Rugged Laptop - Getac
After startup, Nexus GCN automatically launches in fullscreen mode. The Getac notebook runs a stock version of Ubuntu 22.04. You can press the Command (Windows) key to exit Nexus GCN and access other applications, using the laptop like any standard Ubuntu system.
Getac Hotkeys
Fn + Esc
Switches the keyboard backlight off or on (with 4-level brightness).
Fn + F1
Switches the RF (radio frequency) radio on and off. Disables WLAN, Bluetooth, WWAN when off.
Fn + F3
Decreases the sound volume.
Fn + F4
Increases the sound volume.
Fn + F5
Switches display output (LCD, Duplicate, Extend, External). Equivalent to Win + P.
Fn + F6
Decreases the LCD brightness.
Fn + F7
Increases the LCD brightness.
Fn + F8
Switches the touchscreen function off or on.
Fn + F9
Switches the touchpad function off or on.
Fn + F10
Switches the system sound output off (mute) or on.
Fn + F11
Switches the display backlight off or on.
Fn + F12
Serves as the lock button
P1
Toggles Blackout mode on or off (screen, sound, keyboard backlight)
P2
Can be customized
Screen recording
To start screen recording you can use either of these approaches
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + R
Fn + Druck
Win + "Take a screenshot" App
After launching the screen recording app, resize the recording window and switch from screenshot mode to screen recording mode. Then, press the middle button to start recording.
To stop the screen recording, press the Win/Cmd key, then click the stop icon in the top-right corner of the screen.
Download recordings from UAV
To download recording from the drone you first have to connect a Micro-USB cable from the Getac laptop to the UAV to establish connection.
Afterwards, to download videos recorded by the drone, start the Airvolute Video Downloader application from the Applications menu. After launching the application, a login window will appear where you need to enter the UAV username and password (provided in a separate document).
Once logged in, you will see a window with multiple options. All videos captured by the UAV will be listed automatically. First, click "Select Destination Folder" to choose the path where the videos will be downloaded on the host PC. Then, tick the check-boxes next to the videos you want to download. Finally, click "Download Selected Files" to begin downloading. The "Download Progress" will show the downloading progress until the files are downloaded.
You can also click "Open Target Folder" to open the destination folder on the host PC containing the downloaded file. To exit the app click either the "Exit" button or simply click "x" on the top right of the window.
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