Drone Stick Expander

Description

Multi-Stick Inputs

Veronte Stick Expander has the exclusiveness of being the unique joystick converter product in the market with the possibility of integrating up to 4 USB joysticks into a single PPM or RS232 signal. Depending on the drone operation or the UAV control station layout, the multi-joystick feature can be enabled or a single controller can be used for drone control, being possible to combine multiple kinds of joysticks & pedals to recreate an aircraft flight cabin or creating any custom drone operation GCS.

It accepts any USB device for piloting the UAV or the unmanned vehicle, from joysticks to throttle handle, pedals, etc. being an easy way to adapt the drone GCS to the pilot & drone requirements. In addition, the Veronte Stick Expander can work as USB to PPM or USB to RS232 joystick converter. The state of the art of flight management & joystick controls in UAV operations!

Multiple Channels

The Veronte Stick Expander is configured to accept up to 16 control channels coming from the USB joysticks connected. The operator can design a system where those 16 channels are combined into a single PPM or RS232 output. It permits to use commercial USB sticks for drone & UAV control.

Following the steps of our Veronte Autopilot 1x, it permits to control any vehicle with a wide variety of options. Manual, semi-autonomous & fly-by-wire control is possible. Regardless if the drone is a multirotor, fixed-wing, VTOL or if it has a custom layout. For example, a helicopter can be controlled using cyclic joystick, collective lever & pedals to control it as if the pilot were inside a real cabin.

Configurable

One of the main advantages of this system is its easiness & flexibility of configuration. Configuration via WIFI allows to develop a perfect & quick customization to any kind of platform (fixed wings, multirotors, helicopters, hybrids …). In addition, its adaptability enables to work with joysticks of any brand & with the possibility of a direct connection between Joystick & transmitter.

The operator is able to trace every channel to one joystick input (stick or button) & it is possible to view the final schema. Furthermore, the channel’s configuration can be downloaded for later use or to export it to a different drone GCS.

Stand Alone

Veronte Stick Expander has its own operating system, allowing it to work independently from a PC. The fact that it doesn’t need a PC adds redundancy to the system, thus in case of a PC failure, the manual control will remain operational. Software is designed & optimized for this specific mission, avoiding delays, bugs or any other factors that could affect systems reliability.

It can work with Veronte Autopilot systems or third-party solutions. The PPM or RS232 output is readable from any kind of receiver or autopilot system using a PPM or RS232 joystick input. On the other hand, its aluminium enclosure & high-quality software makes it a robust solution.