Protocols, not SDKs
REST commands, streaming JSON telemetry, a full MAVLink 2 vehicle, and WHIP/WHEP video. Integrate from Python, ROS 2, QGroundControl, MAVSDK — anything.
Lyrebird
Turn any DJI remote controller into a networked drone server
Lyrebird is an open-source Android application (Kotlin, DJI Mobile SDK V5) that runs on the DJI Remote Controller and exposes drone telemetry, control, and video streaming over a local Wi-Fi network. Any ground station that can speak HTTP, TCP, or MAVLink 2 can fly a DJI drone — no DJI SDK required.
Multi-drone setup: each RC runs Lyrebird and exposes HTTP commands (port 8080), TCP telemetry (port 8081), discovery, and WHIP/WHEP video publishing through MediaMTX.
Explore the docs
Section titled “Explore the docs”Getting StartedInstall the app on your RC, build from source, and connect your first ground station.
Ground StationThe Python interface (DJIInterface) and the multi-drone video dashboard.
HTTP APIEvery control and status endpoint on port 8080, including the two-computer safety model.
TelemetryThe newline-delimited JSON stream on port 8081, field by field.
MAVLink 2Fly Lyrebird drones from QGroundControl, MAVSDK, or pymavlink — no plugin.
ROS 245+ topics per drone under dynamic namespaces, with auto-discovery launch files.
Logs & TroubleshootingFlight logging locations, common connection issues, and the project layout.
Field TestThe procedure for verifying the MAVLink implementation against a real aircraft.
Why Lyrebird?
Section titled “Why Lyrebird?”Multi-drone by design
Several aircraft coexist on one LAN. Auto-discovery finds each drone, and ROS namespaces follow the drone’s own name.
Two-computer safety
A Safety Computer can seize command authority from the Pilot Computer at any time, and only it can hand control back.
Mission-proven
Zebra herd monitoring, wildfire detection (XPRIZE Wildfire finalist), and wind-field profiling.