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Install

This guide takes you from a sealed box to a provisioned GCS + aircraft pair, ready for the mandatory pre-first-flight update.

Outline — IOC operator-guide skeleton

This is the day-0 structure for the public install guide (a hard IOC deliverable). Sections are seeded with the real steps and filled in as each install path is finalized.

What you need

  • Your tl-starnav GCS — the Windows GCS application (provided by Tyr Laboratories) on a Windows 11 PC (x86-64 or ARM64).
  • Your tl-starnav aircraft unit — the aircraft hardware shipped with your order.
  • A Starlink dish with an active subscription, connected to the aircraft.
  • An ArduPilot-based autopilot (Cube Orange+, Pixhawk 6X, or similar) connected to the aircraft over MAVLink.
  • Your Tyr Laboratories account and license (see your welcome email).
  • Internet access on both the GCS PC and the aircraft during setup.

1. Install the GCS application

  1. Download the tl-starnav GCS installer from your account portal.
  2. Run the installer and launch the application.
  3. Sign in with your Tyr Laboratories account.
  4. The app verifies your license and joins your organization's private network.

2. Connect the aircraft hardware

  1. Connect the Starlink dish to the aircraft's WAN.
  2. Connect the autopilot to the aircraft's LAN (MAVLink).
  3. Power the aircraft and confirm it reaches the internet through Starlink.

3. Provision (bind) the aircraft to your GCS

  1. Put the aircraft on the same local network as the GCS PC for first-time provisioning.
  2. In the GCS app, open Binding and discover the aircraft.
  3. Bind — the app exchanges trust material and joins the aircraft to your private network.
  4. Confirm the aircraft shows as bound and reachable.

4. Verify the install

  • The GCS dashboard shows the aircraft online.
  • The bridge link comes up (transport state healthy).
  • Navigation status reports a position.

Next step

Proceed to the Mandatory Update before any flight.