Parrot minidrone - wifi vs bluetooth connection

Hello,

I'd like to connect my Parrot Mambo and Rolling Spider minidrone to my laptop to go through the Programming Drones with Simulink steps as described here - https://www.mathworks.com/videos/programming-drones-with-simulink-1513024653640.html . Connection using the bluetooth is descibed on the mentioned link.

But I found also these guidelines - Connect to Parrot Mambo Drone Over Wi-Fi descibing connection via the wifi.

So may I ask you which way is currently prefered? I tried it briefly and it seems that only bluetooth works for me.

Thank you

Answer 1

[Arun]

Hi @Oldrich,

I understand that you need information regarding the preferred method for connecting the Parrot Mambo Drone, specifically choosing between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

MathWorks provides support packages for Parrot Mambo Drone, which facilitate different connection methods:

1. MATLAB Support Package for Parrot Drones: This provides enables to connect to connect the drone to a computer via a Wi-Fi connection. For information refer this link: https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/supportpkg/getting-started-with-matlab-parrot-drones.html
2. Parrot Minidrones Support from Simulink: This provides allows to deploy algorithms wirelessly over Bluetooth Low Energy. Please refer this link for more information: https://www.mathworks.com/hardware-support/parrot-minidrones.html

Since you are using Simulink, this is the reason why only Bluetooth connection is working. Depending on the use-case one can choose between the two support packages for Parrot Drone.

Hope this helps!

Regards

Arun

[Oldrich]

Thank you very much for your reply