Does Matlab support the DJI Tello in the same way it supports the Parrot Mambo?

Now that the Parrot Mambo is discontinued, is Matlab supporting the DJI Tello?

[Christopher Stapels]

We just released the MATLAB Support Package for Ryze Tello Drones. Please let us know what you think!

[Kaden Penner]

Hi Christopher,

Is there any plans to allow for low-level access with this package in the same way we can control the motor speeds individually with the Parrot package? I took a brief glance at the package, and it looks like its just a Matlab version of the existing TelloPy package, where only high level commands such as take-off, land, flip, go forward/back, can be used in control of the drone.

Thanks,

Kaden

[Gokul]

I have the same question as Kaden, I really hope there is a low-level interface to it. Would anyone be able to confirm?

Answer 1

[Srijith Vijay]

Hi Kaden,

We are currently working on supporting the Tello drone in MATLAB and this will be available in an upcoming release.

Hope this helps!

Srijith

[Nayanthara Sajan]

Would you be able to provide a rough ETA for this release?

Thanks!

[Walter Roberson]

You will need to contact your sales person for information about upcoming releases.

[Kaden Penner]

Would this be realized as part of a new Matlab release (eg, 2020a) or would it be developed as a separate package?

[Walter Roberson]

You will need to contact your sales person for information about upcoming releases. Developers cannot talk about the matter until the software is ready to go and signed off on.

[Srijith Vijay]

The MATLAB Support for Ryze Tello drones will be available for download as a new Support Package from MATLAB R2020a.

[Prashanth Dixit]

Does it support DJI Tello or Ryze Tello?

[Srijith Vijay]

Both drones are the same.

The Tello drone is manufactured by Ryze Tech and powered by DJI's flight controller. Hence, interchangeably called Ryze Tello or Dji Tello

[Prashanth Dixit]

Thanks Vijay.

I am planning to work on 'Indoor navigation of Drones' as my M.tech project. Is it ok to go with Tello drone. Sorry to ask this question here. But if you can share your contact details, I can discuss it seperately.

[Srijith Vijay]

I might not be the right person to help you with that. I would suggest you to evaluate the drone capabilities with your project requirements and then make an informed decision.

Tello pilots can be a good forum to get suggestions from people who might have worked on a similar use case with the Tello drone: https://tellopilots.com/

Answer 2

[Walter Roberson]

NO.

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/468682-other-drones-besides-parrot-mambo-fpv#answer_381031

Mathworks is actively evaluating the Tello, but as of this post it is not supported; I have no information as to whether it will be supported or not.