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Farnk666 Posted at 2018-5-25 18:36
That you feel DJI's business practices are unfair is your issue, no-one else's.
Whining like a toddler will change absolutely nothing in the eyes of DJI's program managers.
No personal attack there Farnk666, just tired of the fan-boy line towing that many do here - the OPs question was legitimate and never answered honestly - or at all. My comment stands, your comment does not make sense and that is not a personal attack.
The question was why and that question was, and is never answered here.
Whining was far from what was taking place; sorry you took it that way. I *love* when someone twists a discussion they do not like into something like whining to minimize the other person’s belief or facts.
The DJI “program managers” are not monitoring this forum, nor will anything listed here change their minds when it comes to how they carry on with their marching orders from above unless it is something that is overwhelming in nature (serious issue or liability) or it fits their business model – can you remember the issues with the 210 and the overvoltage issue interference. No physical changes to the aircraft… no “recall”, just a firmware change that lowered the ability of the M210 in overall performance – but hey, who’s counting that one of many examples?
I have several DJI commercial aircraft and enjoy using them all, but that does not change the fact that DJI intentionally cripples functionality to meet sales ideals - proven in many ways.
I come from 30 years of tech background, including programming hardware and software so the fact is that it can be accomplished, and the OP was simply asking that question - WHY does DJI feel it necessary to intentionally tweak products and firmware so that the end user must purchase an entirely new aircraft when many times (not always), the aircraft in question will work with the sensor in question.
Mind you that the X5S line vs the X5 line as an example either have or do not have an on-board (camera) processor for the sensor and therefore cannot be used across the board – understood. But that is not the case with the XT2, else it would not work with the M600 and the M210. The M600 has no on-board aircraft processor for sensor like the I2 and M210 do, but the XT2 sure works with the M600 – because it is an inspection aircraft that many paid a good deal of money for – including me.
DJI made a conscience decision to support those aircraft and they could for others – IF they wanted to. So it is not whining, nor is it dissention within the ranks, it is a good question that deserves to be answered honestly.
It would be different if these machines were NOT modular, but they are and that is how they were designed. So why make them modular if they are not going to be supported in that manner? Why not make them all like the Phantom with a fixed sensor? The M2xx series and the I2 series are very similar regarding the computer and processing but intentionally different firmware so that one cannot use the I2 to perform the work of the M2xx. E.g. XT2 sensor.
Regarding reverse engineering things… if everything DJI created was open source to include the sensors, similar to that of ArduPilot is for the control system, this conversation would not be taking place – many would have the ability to use DJI products across platforms and other sensors on DJI aircraft.
We make things better by being constructively critical of the products we consume and maybe I was being a bit overly critical, but we should not blindly accept everything stated and pushed our way as consumers, else we are left with a 1976 Ford Pinto.
IF these kits were inexpensive to purchase and maintain, I feel that users here would not be up in arms about these matters. If the complete kits were in some realistic disposable price range, the story would differ, but they are not.
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