Doodle Labs Data Link

The Doodle Labs Data Link is not included in the Skynode Evaluation Kit and needs to be acquired separately.

Doodle Labs mini-OEM Mesh Rider® Radio

Doodle Labs mini-OEM is supported by AuterionOS 2.12.8 and later. Please refer to the official mini-OEM documentation on how to connect and configure the radios.

The subsequent documentation requires firmware version 2023 05.01 LTS on the Doodle Labs mini-OEM:

11MB

doodle-labs-firmware-lts.bin

Configuring the Air Unit and Skynode

1. Power off the radio and connect its Ethernet interface to J7 (Ethernet) of Skynode. \
2. Set the following environment variable on Skynode. Please refer to our section about environment varaibles for details about how to change environment variables on Skynode. Once this is done, power-cycle Skynode to apply the new configuration.

AP_CONFIGURE_ETHERNET_IP=10.223.0.5/16

In case you want or need to have custom settings for your Doodle Labs Radio Link, the variables to set are the following:

AP_CONFIGURE_ETHERNET_IP=10.223.0.5/16
PAIRING_MNG_ENCRYPTION_KEY=CustomEncryptionKey
PAIRING_MNG_PAIRING_NETWORK_ID=CustomNetworkId
PAIRING_MNG_PAIRING_CHANNEL=2484

Configuring the Ground Unit and the Ground Station

1. Power off the radio and connect it to the Ground Station via Ethernet.

2. Set the IP of the Ground Station to static and set it to 10.223.0.4/16

3. Open AMC

   1. Click on the Connect to vehicle (top-left of the window)
   2. In the Connection Manager pop up window, click on Pair Vehicle
   3. Click on the gear in the new pop up window
   4. Select DoodleLabs from the drop down list and click on Add
   5. Leave everything default and wait for the Ground Station to detect the radio

In case you want or need to have custom settings for your Doodle Labs Radio Link, set the Encryption key, the Network ID and the Pairing Channel accordingly.

Doodle Labs Pairing

After everything has been configured and wired, Skynode can be connected to AMC through the Doodle Labs Radio Link. The connection is managed by AMC.

1. Power Skynode, the Doodle Labs Air Unit, the Ground Station and the Doodle Labs Ground Unit. Wait until everything has fully booted.

2. Open AMC in Fly View (default).

3. Click again on Connect to vehicle

   NOTE: If the pair vehicle icon is not present, select menu > Settings > General, and then select the checkbox: Use Connection Manager. The “Connect to vehicle” button should appear.

4. If no vehicles have previously been paired Mission Control will display the pairing dialog.
5. Wait approximately one minute and your vehicle (in the picture, skynode-000006013) will show up in the pairing window.
6. Press Pair to complete the pairing and to connect to the vehicle.
7. Once the vehicle is connected, Auterion Mission Control will:

   • Display the following dialog, press Done to finish pairing.
   • Display the Skynode as skynode in the top bar.