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- Page 1 DroneScout Bridge - Manual November 2024 - version 1.0 The latest version of this manual is located here: https://download.bluemark.io/ds_bridge.pdf 1/18 DroneScout Bridge manual - version 1.0 November 2024 - © BlueMark Innovations BV 2024...
- Page 2 Disclaimer: we are not responsible or liable for errors or incomplete information in this document. Version history version date description November 2024 Initial release 2/18 DroneScout Bridge manual - version 1.0 November 2024 - © BlueMark Innovations BV 2024...
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Page 3: Quick Start
Once powered, a blue LED will be solid on. Configuration After the DroneScout Bridge is powered, press the configuration button. The blue config LED is now flashing blue (on, off, on , off, ...). Connect to the DroneScout_Bridge WLAN network (no password needed) ... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
1.7 Open Drone ID ................................. 11 2 Configuration ..................................12 2.1 Configuration page ..............................12 2.2 Firmware ..................................15 3 Troubleshooting ................................... 16 4 Warranty ....................................17 5 More information ................................. 18 4/18 DroneScout Bridge manual - version 1.0 November 2024 - © BlueMark Innovations BV 2024... -
Page 5: Introduction
1.1 Audience This document is intended for users that want to use the DroneScout Bridge ds100/ds101 . This can be users that want to use it to enhance RemoteID detection on their smartphones, or users that want to install the product on their drone and connect it to their flight controller to detect nearby drones. - Page 6 The detection range depends on several factors such as the receiver antenna gain, transmission protocol, weather conditions, flying height, receiver height line of sight etc. Non-compliant RemoteID transponders have typically much less detection range. 6/18 DroneScout Bridge manual - version 1.0 November 2024 - © BlueMark Innovations BV 2024...
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Page 7: What's In The Box
1.3 What's in the Box The following package contents should be present: 1x ds100 or ds101 DroneScout Bridge including external IPEX3 WLAN/Bluetooth antenna (ds100) 7/18 DroneScout Bridge manual - version 1.0 November 2024 - © BlueMark Innovations BV 2024... -
Page 8: Installation
Figure 2 - Connect an USB-C cable to DroneScout Bridge to power the device. Connect a USB-C cable to the DroneScout Bridge and power it by an USB power bank, your phone or other USB host device. Once it receives, power, a blue LED will be on. - Page 9 USB-host USB-C cable Figure 4 - Connect a USB-C cable to DroneScout Bridge to power and receive RemoteID messages multiple cascaded DroneScout Bridge devices DroneScout Bridge devices can be connected in the receiver and receiver USB mode. Multiple DroneScout Bridge devices can increase the RemoteID detection performance. For instance by configuring one device to Bluetooth detection, the other one to WLAN detection at channel 6 etc.
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Page 10: Using Dronescout Bridge
DroneScout Bridge detects nearby RemoteID devices. (Default configuration.) If you use DroneScout Bridge as wireless relay, see section 1.6 for Android/iOS apps that can be used for RemoteID detection. If you are connecting it to a flight controller and use ADSB vehicle output format, see this ArduPilot page: https://ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-ads-b-receiver.html... -
Page 11: Open Drone Id
1.7 Open Drone ID DroneScout Bridge uses the Open Drone ID framework to receive and wireless relay Remote ID signals. The framework can be found on this page: https://www.opendroneid.org/ 11/18 DroneScout Bridge manual - version 1.0 November 2024 - © BlueMark Innovations BV 2024... -
Page 12: Configuration
ONFIGURATION The DroneScout Bridge be configured via a web-interface. To active the configuration mode follow these steps: Power on the DroneScout Bridge ( blue LED is on). Press the configuration button, the blue LED is slowly flashing. Connect to DroneScout_Bridge WLAN network (no password needed) ... - Page 13 DroneScout Bridge uses component ID: MAV_COMP_ID_ODID_TXRX_1 self ID message and RemoteID compliance basic checks When the “ Insert self ID message ” is ticked, DroneScout Bridge will insert a SelfID message in wireless bridge mode. Messages can be: DS WIFI B <RSSI>...
- Page 14 Figure 6 - configuration page 14/18 DroneScout Bridge manual - version 1.0 November 2024 - © BlueMark Innovations BV 2024...
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Page 15: Firmware
Upload the file and press Flash image to upload new firmware. Upgrading firmware has been tested with Chrome and Firefox. If upgrade fails, please try again or try another browser. Figure 7 - Firmware upgrade page 15/18 DroneScout Bridge manual - version 1.0 November 2024 - © BlueMark Innovations BV 2024... -
Page 16: Troubleshooting
2.4 GHz, but in some (less common) cases, it can broadcast in the 5 GHz. RemoteID signals in the 5 GHz can not be detected by DroneScout Bridge. In the first half of 2025 we intend to launch a dual-band version of DroneScout Bridge. (We need to wait for a specific chip to be available.) -
Page 17: Warranty
Please email or call us first with a description of the problem. Typically, the customer is responsible for transportation costs to our office. For post-warranty cases contact us too; we will try to do our best to find a solution. 17/18 DroneScout Bridge manual - version 1.0 November 2024 - © BlueMark Innovations BV 2024... -
Page 18: More Information
+31 53 711 2104. All contact information can be found at the DroneScout contact page: https://dronescout.co/contact/ Postal address: BlueMark Innovations BV Bruggenmorsweg 10 7521ZV Enschede the Netherlands 18/18 DroneScout Bridge manual - version 1.0 November 2024 - © BlueMark Innovations BV 2024...
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