Completely agree. Hopeful for some sort of update to make it compatible, but wouldn't be holding my breath.
Personally, it would be nice to control the whole line up on the smart controller. I still carry my mini, because there are times I need a smaller or more agile drone to get the shots I need, or would rather risk a cheaper drone vs an expensive one.
What you said; the smart controller V1 thing needs to sort itself out. The competitive landscape is heating up and I can throw money towards a DJI Mavic Pro Cine with the O3 Smart Controller or get my V1 smart controller and Evo II Airframe swapped and buy the Nano and Lite+.
100% agree, would love to see an ecosystem whereby one "Smart" controller could be used across your entire fleet, but currently that is only a reality in the open-source world of UAS. DJI is close to it with their current SC being compatible amongst their consumer and prosumer offerings, but a divide still remains in their commercial/enterprise offerings. It has also taken some time and future aircraft generations for their SC to be compatible across many aircraft series, it wasn't that way from the start.
Having enjoyed Devention on my Devo 12S, certainly not the level of radio of DJI or Autel, it lets me appreciate the advantages of software defined radio.100% agree, would love to see an ecosystem whereby one "Smart" controller could be used across your entire fleet, but currently that is only a reality in the open-source world of UAS. DJI is close to it with their current SC being compatible amongst their consumer and prosumer offerings, but a divide still remains in their commercial/enterprise offerings. It has also taken some time and future aircraft generations for their SC to be compatible across many aircraft series, it wasn't that way from the start.
Back to the open-source world...today this ecosystem remains quite a bit behind the curve of what proprietary and "closed" system manufacturers provide in their UAS offerings, feature sets, payloads and capabilities. A quick glimpse of this is shown by the Blue UAS platforms. Some of these systems rely on open-source flight control software and some open-source handheld GCS. We are seeing great advances in the "open" world of sUAS, but the offerings aren't in line with the systems we see from the likes of DJI, Autel, Parrot, Skydio, etc. In addition, the hardware in the open ecosystem in itself prices higher than fully developed proprietary solutions, and from there you've still got configuring, coding, and developing to achieve the solution you need with the hardware components in play. Systems that are fully baked, RTF (ready to fly), and commercially available off the shelf that are in the "open world" currently price 2X that of the proprietary offerings, and that is with less feature set.
Following the "leaks" on the imminent DJI Mavic 3 and new DJI Smart Controller, it will be interesting to see how compatible DJI's second gen Smart Controller will be across their product lines.
Yes the GCS I use as a subcontractor for some specialized commercial work, drives me nuts!! It's huge and works half as well/takes me twice as long as the DJI/Autel equipment does with ease.100% agree, would love to see an ecosystem whereby one "Smart" controller could be used across your entire fleet, but currently that is only a reality in the open-source world of UAS. DJI is close to it with their current SC being compatible amongst their consumer and prosumer offerings, but a divide still remains in their commercial/enterprise offerings. It has also taken some time and future aircraft generations for their SC to be compatible across many aircraft series, it wasn't that way from the start.
Back to the open-source world...today this ecosystem remains quite a bit behind the curve of what proprietary and "closed" system manufacturers provide in their UAS offerings, feature sets, payloads and capabilities. A quick glimpse of this is shown by the Blue UAS platforms. Some of these systems rely on open-source flight control software and some open-source handheld GCS. We are seeing great advances in the "open" world of sUAS, but the offerings aren't in line with the systems we see from the likes of DJI, Autel, Parrot, Skydio, etc. In addition, the hardware in the open ecosystem in itself prices higher than fully developed proprietary solutions, and from there you've still got configuring, coding, and developing to achieve the solution you need with the hardware components in play. Systems that are fully baked, RTF (ready to fly), and commercially available off the shelf that are in the "open world" currently price 2X that of the proprietary offerings, and that is with less feature set.
Following the "leaks" on the imminent DJI Mavic 3 and new DJI Smart Controller, it will be interesting to see how compatible DJI's second gen Smart Controller will be across their product lines.
Not really insight but we do know for certain (as things currently stand) that the Autel Smart Controller for EVO II (V1 or V2) will not be compatible with the newly released EVO Nano and Lite models.
Yea, Zero chance there. You must love the Xbox controller it comes with... and be prepared to buy a new tablet mount...
Thank you. Until this response, I did not realize the V2 controller was not compatible with the Nano and Lite either; I was wondering about the triple frequencies implications on the compatibility of a two frequency controller working with them.
If I've read the PR material correctly, the Evo Lite has a 1" sensor and 20MP camera. So, what are the differences...besides size...between the Evo Lite and Evo II pro 6K?Advexure in partnership with Autel Robotics is pleased to introduce two new little friends to the Autel EVO lineup – EVO Nano and EVO Lite.
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The smallest addition, EVO Nano comes in two options, the Nano which features a 4K/48MP 1/2" CMOS camera sensor and the Nano+ which features a 1/1.28" CMOS camera sensor.
You can pick one of four color options for the Nano – Classic Autel Orange, Blazing Red, Arctic White and Deep Space Gray.
Falling between the EVO Nano and EVO II is the new EVO Lite, which comes in two options. The Lite which features a 1/1.28-inch CMOS sensor capable of 50MP stills and 4K video and the Lite+ which features a 1" CMOS camera sensor capable of 6K video and 20MP stills.
You can pick one of three color options for the Lite – Classic Autel Orange, Arctic White and Deep Space Gray.
Flight Times
EVO Nano: 28 minutes
EVO Lite: 40 minutes
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The EVO Lite+ will have less avoidance sensors but will be pretty comparable in most ways to the EVO 2 Pro. Its going to make the price of the EVO 2 Pro hard to swallow and virtually guarantee that the EVO 3 which is rumored to have big upgrades like a 4/3 camera and Skydio style avoidance, arrives sooner... not later.
evo 2 pro = smart controller
An Evo 3 bundle with a 4/3 sensor could be just the thing to keep me from getting a Mavic 3 Pro Cine. Information and time will tell.
My one question is:Advexure in partnership with Autel Robotics is pleased to introduce two new little friends to the Autel EVO lineup – EVO Nano and EVO Lite.
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The smallest addition, EVO Nano comes in two options, the Nano which features a 4K/48MP 1/2" CMOS camera sensor and the Nano+ which features a 1/1.28" CMOS camera sensor.
You can pick one of four color options for the Nano – Classic Autel Orange, Blazing Red, Arctic White and Deep Space Gray.
Falling between the EVO Nano and EVO II is the new EVO Lite, which comes in two options. The Lite which features a 1/1.28-inch CMOS sensor capable of 50MP stills and 4K video and the Lite+ which features a 1" CMOS camera sensor capable of 6K video and 20MP stills.
You can pick one of three color options for the Lite – Classic Autel Orange, Arctic White and Deep Space Gray.
Flight Times
EVO Nano: 28 minutes
EVO Lite: 40 minutes
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No, the Autel Nano and Lite models will run on a new app called "Autel Sky", not Autel Explorer.
It is coming with the new Autel Sky app.... no telling how limited the settings will be in its initial release. The only thing I noticed was the addition of the long missing Dronie quickshot. They are calling it the Fade Away..... not exactly a power feature but fills a hole nevertheless. I have become an expert at doing Dronie style shots manually and like the added control over the distance I'm traveling away from a subject, however this will help the newer pilots.
