installing-qgc.md

Installing QGC

Installing SDK Platform-Tools

Ensure you have latest platform-tools installed on your computer system.

If you do not have the SDK "platform-tools" installed on your computer, download it from this link and keep track where the the "platform-tools" folder is located:

{% embed url="https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools" %}

Connect the HereLink Blue to a computer

Enable "Developer Mode" on the HereLink Blue by navigating to Settings->About Phone->Build Number and tap at least 7 times on "Build Number."

Enable Settings->Developer options->USB debugging

Using a USB to Micro USB cable, plug the DataLink into a computer and open the computer's terminal command line

Open the Terminal

For Windows, navigate to the "platform-tools" folder. In this folder, hold down Shift and then right-click. From the menu select the “Open Command window here” option. If the option to open the command window is not available, then click on the "open PowerShell window here".\

For Mac, navigate to the "platform-tools" folder. Right Click the folder and select Services->New Terminal at Folder

Check if the unit is connected

Using the computer's terminal, check it the device is connected via the adb command protocol:

Mac:

adb devices

Windows:

.\adb devices

Download QGC APK

Click the link below to download the Android 64 bit QGC .apk to your computer:

{% embed url="https://qgroundcontrol.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/latest/QGroundControl64.apk" %}

Move the .apk file to the SDK "platform-tools" folder on your computer

Installing QGC to the DataLink

Install QGroundControl using adb install QGroundControl64.apk in your computers terminal

Mac:

adb install QGroundControl64.apk

Windows:

.\adb install QGroundControl64.apk

QGC should now appear in the app launcher's list.