Students will use python to control a Tello
hobby drone, and fly around an obstacle course. The drone can be purchased from the DJI Store
for $99.00. This particular drone is programmable in Python, with sample code in GitHub.
- Future version will require building a h264 video decoder library.
- For now, just clone the repo and create your local virtual environment.
- flashing blue: charging
- solid blue: charged
- flashing purple: booting up
- flashing yellow fast: wifi network set up,waiting for connection
- flashing yellow: User connected
- Open wifi connections list
- Tello drone power on with side button
- Wait for wifi signal, then connect direct to TELLO-xxxxx wifi
- Run the
tello_test.py
program - Drone will takeoff and fly a 1-meter triangle pattern, and then land.