Ground control station

Notoxytech GCS — Android

GCS-A v4.0 · Universal ground control station on the Android remote controller or tablet

A universal ground control station for drones and other MAVLink vehicles (ArduPilot and PX4), running on the Android remote controller or tablet you fly with.

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Live camera view with crosshair, laser range and on-screen display

Mission planning: waypoints, upload and start

Points tab: fire correction and deviation

Overview

One app for every MAVLink UAV

Notoxytech GCS for Android shows flight data, the map and the camera picture on one screen, and controls the vehicle, the gimbal camera and the laser rangefinder.

It runs on Android 7 or newer — remote controllers with a screen and tablets — and connects to the drone through the remote’s datalink automatically, or over UDP, TCP or a USB radio. The vehicle is flown with the remote controller’s sticks, with an optional gamepad.

It can share video, telemetry or the full ground station to a laptop or TV — VLC, Mission Planner, or Notoxytech GCS Companion for Windows.

Configurations

SUBSCRIPTION · One key per controllerTied to the controller’s Device ID; online activation; end date shown in the app.

DEMO · One 10-minute sessionOne demo per controller, from the activation screen.

What it does

One screen

Flight data, the map and the camera picture together, with instruments and quick flight buttons.

Universal MAVLink

Works with ArduPilot (Copter, Plane, QuadPlane / VTOL, Rover, Sub) and PX4 vehicles.

Gimbal and laser control

Aim, zoom, switch day / thermal, track a target and fire the laser rangefinder.

Targeting and fire correction

Target position by laser or flat-ground calculation, captured points, add / drop and left / right corrections.

Indian grid formats

Lat/Long, UTM, MGRS, Indian Grid (Everest) and DSM (India NSF LCC) coordinates.

Offline maps

Download named map areas and fly without an internet connection.

Specification

PLATFORM

Runs on: Android 7 or newer: remote controllers with a screen, tablets
Connects to the drone: Through the remote’s datalink (automatic), UDP, TCP or USB radio
Flown with: The remote controller’s sticks; optional gamepad
Subscription: Subscription key per controller, online activation, 10-minute demo

SUPPORTED HARDWARE

Autopilots: ArduPilot (Copter, Plane, QuadPlane / VTOL, Rover, Sub), PX4
Remote controllers: SIYI MK15 (Enterprise, Agriculture), MK32, UniRC 7 / 7 Pro / 10 Pro; Skydroid G12, G30; CubePilot Herelink; any Android remote
Radio links: SIYI HM30 and MK-series ground units, ExpressLRS (RadioMaster Ranger / Nomad) in MAVLink mode, SiK telemetry radios, Herelink, any MAVLink UDP / TCP / USB link
Gimbal cameras: Skydroid C11, C12, C14; SIYI A8 mini, A2 mini, ZR10, ZR30, ZT30, ZT6; Reebot UniPod MT11; any MAVLink gimbal through the flight controller
Video: H.264 and H.265 over RTSP or MPEG-TS, low delay
Gamepads: Xbox, PlayStation, PS2 adapters, generic USB / Bluetooth

FLIGHT CONTROL

Take off: Arms and climbs to a chosen height (multicopter, VTOL; planes in TAKEOFF mode)
Land / return home / pause: Land where it is; fly home and land; stop and hold position
Flight modes: All modes of the vehicle type (LOITER, POSHOLD, GUIDED, AUTO, RTL, SMART RTL, BRAKE, LAND …)
Arm / disarm: With confirmation; warning when the vehicle seems airborne
Fly here: Sends the vehicle to a point on the map at a chosen height (GUIDED)
Change altitude: Climbs or descends where it is
Gamepad flying: Sticks as RC override, 25 times a second; camera on buttons; automatic return home 3 s after the gamepad is lost

MAP AND MISSIONS

Live map: Vehicle, home, flown path, line to home with distance, camera target, waypoints and saved points
Map sources: Google, Bing, Esri, OpenStreetMap / OpenTopoMap, Mapbox, custom; satellite, hybrid, street, terrain
Offline maps: Download named areas for flying without internet
Mission planning: Waypoints by tap or typed coordinates; take-off, loiter, loiter turns, speed, RTL, land; edit, move, reorder
Survey area: Zig-zag lines over a drawn area with spacing, angle, height and overshoot
Upload / download / start: Sends the mission, reads it back, starts it in AUTO
Mission files: Save and load; Mission Planner / QGroundControl .waypoints

CAMERA, GIMBAL AND VIDEO

Live video: Low-delay camera picture with OSD; map and video swap, split or picture-in-picture
Photo and recording: Photos and MP4 recordings with the OSD burned in; recording on the camera card
Day / thermal: Switch EO / IR; thermal colour palettes
Zoom: Hold to zoom in or out
Aiming: On-screen joystick, buttons, exact tilt / pan angles, centre, look down
Target tracking: Camera follows a target chosen by tap or box
Laser rangefinder: On / off, single shot, continuous; distance on the picture
Grid lines: Nine-box framing grid on the live picture only

TARGETING AND COORDINATES

Target position: Position, height and distance of the point under the crosshair, by laser or flat-ground calculation
Capture points: Save the target or the vehicle position with a name
Fire correction: Left / right and add / drop corrections from falls of shot, also in grid east / north
Deviation: Distance and direction between points
Coordinate formats: Lat/Long (decimal, D M S), UTM, MGRS, Indian Grid (Everest, zones I–IVa), DSM (India NSF LCC, 18 sectors, automatic)
Export: Points as CSV (Excel) and KML (Google Earth)

SAFETY AND MONITORING

Preflight checklist: Live automatic checks plus hand checks; at start-up and on demand
Link quality: Both directions of the link, per link type, with a 2-minute graph
Battery: Voltage, current, capacity used, percentage, reserve warning
Messages: Autopilot messages, errors and warnings
Voice: Spoken warnings and status (if enabled by the manufacturer)
Instruments: Height, speeds, distance, artificial horizon, compass, camera tilt

SHARING, RECORDING AND FILES

Photos and videos: Pictures/NotoxytechGCS and Movies/NotoxytechGCS on the remote
Share to laptop / TV: Video (with or without OSD) for VLC, telemetry for Mission Planner, full ground station for the Windows Companion
Points and plans: CSV, KML and .waypoints files

What you get

Notoxytech GCS for Android app
Subscription key for your controller
User manual and function catalogue (PDF)

The OEM functions (autopilot parameters, sensor calibration, link, camera, gimbal and display setup) are password-protected and reserved for the manufacturer of the drone system.

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