Connecting Skydio Flight Deck to TAK servers

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  1. Skydio
  2. Skydio X10
  3. Skydio X10D Offline

The integration of the Skydio X10D Controller and the Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK) allows you to monitor your Skydio fleet seamlessly. ATAK provides geospatial information about your drones and controllers to increase situational awareness in the field. Radios that have been tested with Skydio ATAK offline integration include:

  • Silvus
  • TrellisWare
  • Persistent Systems

[note]ATAK integration is not supported on Skydio X10D SL-5 GHz. 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] 

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 can switch between a 30 FPS and 60 FPS stream, but the stream will pause for viewers. 
To stream video on your network, you must have an RTSP server running. Without this, you will only receive COT data.

 

How to set up ATAK on your Skydio X10D controller

Step 1 - Save any required SSL Trust Certificates files onto a USB-C external storage device
 
Step 2 - Turn on our Skydio X10D and Controller

Step 3 - Plug the external storage device into the USB-C port on the controller
 

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Step 4 - Select the Global Settings

Step 5 - Select Sharing > TAK/CoT > TAK Connections > Add a Connection

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Step 6 - Enter the required fields and select Add Server
 

  • Server name (one word / no space)
  • Server IP address
  • Server Port
[note text="If you do not know the server name, IP address, or port, reach out to your TAK administrator."]
Step 7 - Select Advanced Options

Step 8 - Select SSL/TLS and Configure Trust Store

  • Navigate to and select the Trust Certificate stored on the external drive
  • The Trust Certificate will be saved on the controller
  • Enter the Trust Certificate password if applicable and select Done
  • Select the back arrow
Step 9 - Select the back button > Add Connection
Step 10 - Remove the external storage device

[note]If you need assistance, please reach out to: FedSupport@skydio.us[/note]

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