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  • Download and install MavProxy https://ardupilot.org/mavproxy/docs/getting_started/download_and_installation.html

    • This tutorial was tested on Windows but Linux should work the same

  • To test if you are able to receive MavLink messages from the drone, enter the command mavproxy --master=udp:xxxx.x.x.x:port_number with xxxx.x.x.x:port_number replaced with the ip and port number that the MavLink messages are being sent through.

  • You should now see a connection with data about the drone in the mavproxy GUI

  • We will now forward the MavLink messages to other devices in our network. You can exit out of

  • MavProxy by using ctrl+c on the terminal until it's closed

  • Ensure that your devices are connected to the same network that the device running MavProxy is connected to.

  • Enter the command mavproxy --master=udp:xxxx.x.x.x:port_number --out xxxx.x.x.x:port_number with the first xxxx.x.x.x:port_number again replaced with the ip and port number that the MavLink messages are being sent through, and the second xxxx.x.x.x:port_number replaced with the IP of the device that the data is being forwarded to and any free port on that device.

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