2. Supported sensors#
2.1. Altimeter#
(used for flight control in True Terrain-Following (TTF) and Grasshopper (GH) flight modes)
Manufacturer |
Sensor name |
Data logging on Skyhub |
Data / control interface |
Power feed from Skyhub |
Power consumption |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nanoradar |
NRA24 |
YES |
UART |
5V |
1.4W |
Max range: 50 m |
LightWare Lidar |
SF30/D |
YES |
UART |
5V |
1.25W |
Max range: 200 m |
Ainstein AI |
US-D1 |
YES |
UART |
12V |
2W |
2.2. Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR)#
Manufacturer |
Sensor name |
Data logging on Skyhub |
Data / control interface |
Power feed from Skyhub |
Power consumption |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radar System |
Zond Aero 500 |
YES |
Ethernet |
12V |
7.2W |
|
Radar System |
Zond Aero 600 |
YES |
Ethernet |
12V |
7.2W |
|
Radar System |
Zond Aero 1000 |
YES |
Ethernet |
12V |
7.2W |
|
Radar System |
Zond Aero LF & NG |
YES |
Ethernet |
12V |
7.2W |
2.3. Magnetometer#
Manufacturer |
Sensor name |
Data logging on Skyhub |
Data / control interface |
Power feed from Skyhub |
Power consumption |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SENSYS |
MagDrone R3 / R4 |
- |
- |
12V |
R3: 6W ; R4: 10W |
GPS feed (GPS-out) from Skyhub |
SENSYS |
MagDrone R1 |
Yes |
USB |
24V |
2W |
|
SPH Engineering |
MagNIMBUS (with QuSpin Gen-2 magnetometer sensor) |
Yes |
UART |
5V for USB; 12V/5V for SwitchCraft |
5W |
2.4. Echosounders#
Manufacturer |
Sensor name |
Data logging on Skyhub |
Data / control interface |
Power feed from Skyhub |
Power consumption |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Echologger |
ECT 400S |
YES |
RS-232 |
12V |
2W |
Optionally USB |
Echologger |
ETF 400S |
YES |
RS-232 |
12V |
2W |
Optionally USB |
Echologger |
ECT D052S |
YES |
RS-232 |
12V |
2W |
Optionally USB |
Echologger |
ECT D032S |
YES |
RS-232 |
12V |
2W |
Optionally USB |
Echologger |
ECT D24S |
YES |
RS-232 |
12V |
2W |
Optionally USB |
SPH Engineering |
EchoNIMBUS MBES (with Cerulean Surveyor 240-16 sensor) |
YES |
Ethernet |
12V |
15W |
|
SPH Engineering |
EchoNIMBUS SSS (with 2 * Cerulean Omniscan 450SS sensors) |
YES |
Ethernet |
12V |
20W |
2.5. Methane detector#
Manufacturer |
Sensor name |
Data logging on Skyhub |
Data / control interface |
Power feed from Skyhub |
Power consumption |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laser Falcon |
YES |
USB |
5V |
7.5W |
||
Laser Falcon 2 |
YES |
UART |
5V |
10W |
||
Laser Falcon Plus |
YES |
Ethernet |
12V |
6W |
||
Axetris |
FluX Aero Methane Sniffer |
YES |
UART |
12V |
2.6. Metal detector#
Manufacturer |
Sensor name |
Data logging on Skyhub |
Data / control interface |
Power feed from Skyhub |
Power consumption |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ebinger |
VEMOS AIR |
YES |
UART |
12V |
4.3W |
2.7. Other sensors and devices#
Manufacturer |
Sensor name |
Data logging on Skyhub |
Data / control interface |
Power feed from Skyhub |
Power consumption |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FT Technologies |
FT742 anemometer |
YES |
UART |
12V |
0.3-24W (depends on heating) |
|
FT Technologies |
FT602 anemometer |
YES |
UART |
12V |
0.2W |
|
Nanoradar |
MR72 obstacles detector |
YES |
UART |
12V |
2.5W |
|
Emlid |
Reach M2 |
YES |
UART / USB |
Externally powered |
||
SPH Engineering |
Water sampler messenger release device |
- |
GPIO / PWM |
Tested with Ruttner water sampler |
||
Geolux |
LX-80 |
YES |
UART / CAN |
For sensor: 12V; For gimbal: 24V |
1.85W(sensor);7.2W(gimbal) |
|
Geolux |
RSS2-300W |
YES |
UART / CAN |
12V |
0.95W |