How to set up ATAK with the Skydio X10 Controller
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Integrating the Skydio X10 Controller and the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) app allows you to monitor your Skydio fleet seamlessly. ATAK provides geospatial information about your drones and controllers to increase situational awareness.
Getting Started
| When switching between the color and thermal camera feed, viewers of the stream must restart streaming. | |
| Surround View is not supported when streaming to an ATAK server. | |
| The operator maintains the ability to switch between a 30 FPS and 60 FPS stream, but the stream will pause for viewers. | |
| You must have an RTSP server running on your network to stream video. Without this, you will only receive COT data. |
[note]You must have an RTSP server running on your network to stream video. Without this, you will only receive COT data. Refer to the ATAK User Guide for more detailed information, such as how to add or search for a video stream. [/note]
How to start the ATAK app
| Step 1 - Select the Global Settings menu | |
| Step 2 - Select Connection then ATAK |
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| Step 3 - Select Start ATAK App | |
How to add a TAK server
| Step 1 - Select Network Connections | |
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Step 2 - Select Add a Server |
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Step 3 - Enter the required fields and select Add Server
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[note text="If you do not know the server name, IP address, or port, reach out to your TAK administrator."] |
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Step 4 - Once connected, the server will appear under Known ATAK Servers |
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[note text="To view the servers you are currently connected to, select the System Status icon."]
How to publish telemetry data
When Publish Telemetry is enabled, telemetry data will be published to any configured and enabled TAK servers.
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Step 1 - Select Publish Telemetry |
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Step 2 - Toggle on Publish Telemetry |
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Step 3 (optional) - Enter the Vehicle Call Sign and Operator Call Sign |
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| [note text="By default, the Vehicle Call Sign will show the serial number of your drone, which can be found by navigating to INFO and selecting your drone's name under Devices. By default, the Operator Call Sign will show the unique ID of your Enterprise controller. Call Signs with special characters and spaces are not supported."] | |
How to enable Live Streaming
Real-time streaming Protocol (RTSP) is a network protocol used to coordinate media streaming between two devices. Before flying, you must enable streaming to view your drone's live stream in the TAK app.
[note text="You must have an RTSP server running on your network to stream video. Without this, you will only receive COT data."]
To configure your RTSP settings:
| Step 1 - After starting the ATAK App, select Live Streaming |
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Step 2 - Toggle on Stream Enabled and complete the required fields
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| [note text="The Stream Name is unique to you and cannot be duplicated. Stream Names with special characters and spaces are not supported. Choose an alphanumeric name, such as the name of your drone, when creating your stream. You may edit your Stream Name at any time."] | |
[accordion heading="What should I do if my stream isn't working?"]
If your stream is not working, navigate back to the RTSP menu. Toggle Stream Enabled off, then on again and retry streaming.
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[accordion heading="What should I do if I can't see the telemetry information?"]
If your telemetry information is not publishing to your connected TAK server, first ensure you have Publish Telemetry enabled by navigating to Global Settings > Connection > ATAK > Publish Telemetry. Select the toggle next to Publish Telemetry to enable.
If it has been enabled and you still do not see your telemetry information, try toggling the Publish Telemetry off and then on again. Check your stream to see if the issue has been resolved.
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