Mainlink MF18 Automatic Antenna Tracking System

Mainlink MF18 Overview

The Mainlink MF18 is an automatic antenna tracking system designed to enhance the capability of wireless signals for ultra-long distance UAV or model aircraft systems. This high-gain directional antenna improves the receiving ability of wireless signals and constantly adjusts its angle to maintain alignment with the UAV, ensuring optimal performance.

Mainlink MF18 Key Features:

• WiFi Distribution: Facilitates WiFi signal distribution for better connectivity.
• SBUS Forwarding Extended Range: Enhances the range of SBUS signals for remote control.
• Customized Directional Antenna: Tailored to maximize signal reception and stability.
• 360° Rotation: Provides full rotational capability for comprehensive coverage.
• External GPS Module: Supports accurate positioning and tracking.
• MAVLink Protocol Support: Compatible with MAVLink for seamless integration with UAV systems.

Mainlink MF18 Technical Specifications:

Applications:

• Ultra-Long Distance UAV Operations: Enhances communication for UAVs operating over long distances.
• Model Aircraft Systems: Improves signal reception and control for model aircraft.
• Industrial and Commercial Drones: Ensures reliable data transmission for various industrial applications.

The Mainlink MF18 Automatic Antenna Tracking System offers a high level of integration, real-time positioning, and improved signal reception, making it an essential tool for advanced UAV and model aircraft operations.

In ultra-long-distance drone or model aircraft systems, using high-gain directional antennas significantly enhances the reception of wireless signals. Higher gain in directional antennas results in a smaller lobe width, necessitating real-time alignment as the drone's position continuously changes. To address this, we have developed the Mainlink MF18, a fully automatic antenna tracking platform. This system features high integration and excellent tracking performance, making it an ideal companion to our Maestro series of video transmission systems, offering users a comprehensive system-level solution

Extremely high integration

MF18 contains multiple functional modules,which satisfy batch application requirements of ultra-long-distance drone .

Low-latency 2.4G/5.8G dual-band WIFI

Stable and reliable,convenient and useful

MF18 has the function of wireless video and data distribution.Through dual-band wifi function component,HD video streaming and data can be transmitted to the host computer,
making the ultra-long-distance drone system more reasonable and convenient.Users can obtain drone data and video through the standard network interface of the tripod head base.
MF18 adopts TCP or UDP method to transmit data and TCP、UDP、RTSP to transmit video.

SBUS forwarding and extended range module

Remote control,handy control

MF18 has a SBUS forwarding and extended range module.Customers can use MF18 together with Maestro HD image transmission to connect the SBUS interface of the remote control receiver to the SBUS interface of MF18 to realize remote control of drone or mount.

High-gain directional antenna

Strong signal reception ability

Strong signal reception ability，It support for customizing different bands and effectively<br>improve the transmission distance and stability of the wireless link.

Automatic tracking system

360°high-precision tracking

It support Mavlink protocol analysis to extract the latitude,longitude and altitude of drone ,
making customers know the real-time position of the drone  preciously.
If the flight control return substandard Mavlink protocol data，we can provide customized solution.

Use MF18 and M52 together

The drone uses Pixhawk flight control,the ground terminal of M52 receives the flight data of the drone .transmit the Mavlink of the flight control to the protocol analysis component of MF18 through UART1 or the real-time video and flight control data to low-delay wifi distribution components. The customers’ host compute are supposed to connected to the wifi hotspot,and open the Mission Planner or QGC ground station software, then obtain the video and flight data via UDP/TCP/RTSP and control the drone .