THIS! This is tha thing! I just have to try it too. :D I use walksnail but I love this project. I have something similar in my mind for a long time, but I don't have so much experiences and skill to actually source it and do it!
You will find everything you need for the ground station in the video description. There will be many videos that explain how to install the software on the Air unit. Stay tuned. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Imaging now on a 64gb card. My 32GB card was just few bytes smaller than yours. lol. I bought some cams, wifis, and an NVR and joined Telegram groupsI I'm still in the process. Stay tuned!
Ok. So you are saying that what i need is only this camera, usb stick and some WiFi module? Thats it? Can I just plug this to my SpeedyBee F405 FC with Betaflight and fly??
Officially it's not supported but there are members who managed to install the driver (ko file). Then you need to load it in the startup (search in the /etc/init.d folder for information). This is quite advanced process and we can help you on that only on our Telegram channel. Thank you for your support!
Open a terminal and type iw interface set freq frequency. Where interface = your WiFi adapter(wlan0 for example) and frequency = the desired frequency(5805 for example) Cheers mate!😊🍻
That is correct. And if you have a laptop with good GPU and high Hz monitor you will get ultra low latency. The decoding is done directly on the laptop. Awesome, right? Cheers mate!😊🍻
Hi Mario, do you think in add a patreon link to your channel to give us a more detailed instuctions to install this system in our drones with Inav or betaflight?
Advantages: 1) No need Raspberry Pi or any other SBC to encode the video 2) Cheapest digital FPV system in the world 3) Future proof system because it’s open source with many hardware options to choose 4) Supports H.264 AND H.265(!) encoding which is insane for £12 Air Unit 5) Big international community with kind and very helpful developers always available Disadvantages: 1) It’s a bit harder to setup because it requires very basic knowledge of Linux. Honestly I can’t think of any other disadvantages! Cheers mate!😊🍻
Yes of course. The only thing I need to test is if the Pi4 can actually decode h265. It’s in my future plans and I will upload a video soon. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Latest WFB-ng from GitHub. Or you could use my Pi Zero2 image for Air Unit that has enabled the internal WiFi. Search for my video tutorial and download the image from the video description. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Mario, is it possible to create a torrent file of this image? II have a bad connection and is not downloading well fron googledrive - getting broken zip file...
@@mariofpv I am actually running that on raspberry pi 4 with the alfa awus036ach, but the image file was downloaded from the github but no light appears in the wifi module, it seems the driver is not working. I would like to heartily request you to make a video with the alfa awus036ach installation and raspberry pi and if you could explain a bit, we are working in university lab and we are interested to use the communication for further development.
Wow! As good video as I have on Dji. I read somewhere this system also have support for 4g sticks too for video, control and telemetry. Is it true? Does it work well? Thx!
Excellent Mario !
Thank you for all the support! God bless you! 🙏
THIS! This is tha thing! I just have to try it too. :D I use walksnail but I love this project. I have something similar in my mind for a long time, but I don't have so much experiences and skill to actually source it and do it!
You will find everything you need for the ground station in the video description. There will be many videos that explain how to install the software on the Air unit. Stay tuned. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Awesome job as usual mario
Cheers mate!😊🍻
Excellent job, Mario!
Cheers mate!😊🍻
Imaging now on a 64gb card. My 32GB card was just few bytes smaller than yours. lol. I bought some cams, wifis, and an NVR and joined Telegram groupsI I'm still in the process. Stay tuned!
Good luck with your project. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Ground station only notebook? Is there any option to use a smaller device which can be placed on the head?
Yes, I’m using a Jetson Nano with a lightweight carrier board. I have already reviewed this tiny carrier board a couple of years ago. Cheers mate!😊🍻
That's a decent 14 year old laptop! I hope you give it the extra-ram-plus-an-ssd treatment.
This is really cool! Do you also have a link to where we can buy the receiver for the laptop?
You can use any compatible adapter. Search for rtl8812au on Aliexpress. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Hello Mario, can we add zoom and gimbal on it ?
Nice video! How do you get such low latency?I tried 720p@50fps, h265 encoding on g2s module, but only get about 200ms.
Depends on your GPU and other factors such as the monitor fps. Every single detail counts and everything has to be sinked. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Ok. So you are saying that what i need is only this camera, usb stick and some WiFi module? Thats it? Can I just plug this to my SpeedyBee F405 FC with Betaflight and fly??
How do I change the Wi-Fi adapter type to rtl8812bu?
Officially it's not supported but there are members who managed to install the driver (ko file). Then you need to load it in the startup (search in the /etc/init.d folder for information). This is quite advanced process and we can help you on that only on our Telegram channel. Thank you for your support!
It is very successful, we will just have to wait for the hardware to be replaced with smaller ones.
Some photos of OpenIPC micro cameras have already been posted. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Can’t make it work using asus-ac56 network card
Join our Telegram group to help you. It’s impossible through CZcams. Cheers mate!😊🍻
realistic range then?
We did 55km but we didn’t have more battery. There are records of 100+km! Cheers mate!😊🍻
@@mariofpv noice!
How to change frequency in GS mate? Because my neighbor use 5.8 wifi adapter and it destroy video quality. I want to use 2.4 instead 5.8 ?
Open a terminal and type iw interface set freq frequency.
Where interface = your WiFi adapter(wlan0 for example) and frequency = the desired frequency(5805 for example)
Cheers mate!😊🍻
Very nice
Cheers mate!😊🍻
Excellent work, so with this set up i could use my laptop as my fpv feed instead of using normal fpv Goggles?
That is correct. And if you have a laptop with good GPU and high Hz monitor you will get ultra low latency. The decoding is done directly on the laptop. Awesome, right? Cheers mate!😊🍻
Is there a way to build a stand alone HDMI out ground station that can be small and portable?
Yes. Use Jetson Nano and the nano carrier board that I reviewed in previous video. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Hi Mario, do you think in add a patreon link to your channel to give us a more detailed instuctions to install this system in our drones with Inav or betaflight?
I think it wouldn’t be fair for the OpenIPC developers. Why don’t you join us on telegram or Facebook? You can ask any questions there. Cheers mate!😊🍻
What are the advantages/disadvantages of Open-IPC over the previous solutions you've demonstrated on the air side?
Cheap AF
Advantages:
1) No need Raspberry Pi or any other SBC to encode the video
2) Cheapest digital FPV system in the world
3) Future proof system because it’s open source with many hardware options to choose
4) Supports H.264 AND H.265(!) encoding which is insane for £12 Air Unit
5) Big international community with kind and very helpful developers always available
Disadvantages:
1) It’s a bit harder to setup because it requires very basic knowledge of Linux.
Honestly I can’t think of any other disadvantages!
Cheers mate!😊🍻
Thank you for the replies! No need for SBC is a great plus when it comes to weight. And also several other great advantages!
@@mariofpv wish it supported av1
Hi, will it works with AR9271?
Yes. Cheers mate!😊🍻
what range did you get?
WFB can have up to 100km range. Cheers mate!😊🍻
So.. could you use a raspi as a ground station going to your hd goggles via a hdmi cable? Just for space saving tracking stuff around?
Yes of course. The only thing I need to test is if the Pi4 can actually decode h265. It’s in my future plans and I will upload a video soon. Cheers mate!😊🍻
@@mariofpv looks like it can, 4k 60fps.
Would be amazing on my long range planes, any idea how far this link will go?
We have done 55km but there are records of 100+km! You will need big patch antennas and an antenna tracker.
That is crazy for a hd link! I'm talking 20k max so I think I'm good. Thank you for getting me on to this.
So cool. Do you know the power xonsumption of the air unit?
The camera and the WiFi consume 1.5Amps at maximum output power. Cheers mate!😊🍻
@@mariofpv thanks, its considerable. But worth it! Keep it up
if i'm using this with normal wfb ng airunit (no openIPC), wich versione of wfb-ng i should use with this usb stick image?
Latest WFB-ng from GitHub. Or you could use my Pi Zero2 image for Air Unit that has enabled the internal WiFi. Search for my video tutorial and download the image from the video description. Cheers mate!😊🍻
@@mariofpv thanks mate! For now i am using wfb ng 22.09, i am still troubleshooting to get it work
Please update. It’s really easy.
@@mariofpv okay, i will try 👍
When can we expect video of alr side? Thanks
Probably next month. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Can you link all the items please, I cant find them.
Search in the video description of the next video. Cheers mate!😊🍻
No pi on the air side?
Exactly, no pi on the air side. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Hi Mario I just wanted download link,could you please share this 🎉
It’s in the video description. Cheers mate!😊🍻
@@mariofpv Thank you so much
Mario, is it possible to create a torrent file of this image?
II have a bad connection and is not downloading well fron googledrive - getting broken zip file...
I’m sorry but no time for this anymore. Maybe someone else can do it for everyone. Cheers mate!😊🍻
how did you unzip and merge the files?
I used 7z. Cheers mate!😊🍻
thank you@@mariofpv having problem with the files here. Will re-download and try again.
looking foward for this project.
Which lens did you pick?
17mm. Cheers mate!😊🍻
@@mariofpv thank you!
you have the same laptop
Lenovo T520. Cheers mate!😊🍻
how to connect it to pixhawk?🎉@@mariofpv
hi, hardware (wfb-ng wifi module) link please.
Here you go. Cheers mate!😊🍻
a.aliexpress.com/_ExXVuAj
@@mariofpv That's an interesting bit of hardware. Is that for the ground side or the air side or potentially both?
Air side.
@@mariofpv thanks mate!
by the way, any suggestions for the ground side?
It is awesome, but had tried multiple time and failed to install. No clue on how to do it.
Did you download and extract all 5 files on C:/?
@@mariofpv I am actually running that on raspberry pi 4 with the alfa awus036ach, but the image file was downloaded from the github but no light appears in the wifi module, it seems the driver is not working. I would like to heartily request you to make a video with the alfa awus036ach installation and raspberry pi and if you could explain a bit, we are working in university lab and we are interested to use the communication for further development.
Please join Telegram group for further support. It’s much easier and more direct. Cheers!😊
I've still got to take the plunge myself...🙄
What do you mean mate?😄
@@mariofpv sorry i used deepl 😀. I still have to install it on a plane or quad. "je dois sauter le pas"
Wow! As good video as I have on Dji. I read somewhere this system also have support for 4g sticks too for video, control and telemetry. Is it true? Does it work well? Thx!
Yes it is true but I don’t have a 4G stick to test it. Also 4G will add more latency.
@@mariofpv Thx! Do you know anyone who flyes this system on 4g? Is there any info or howto on this topic?
Лучше было сделать раздачу торрент одним файлом. Благодарю за iso-образ.
Good idea! I’ll try to do that. Cheers mate!😊🍻
Exellent Mario! Thanks a lot for job and video.
Which lenses do you use?
The link is in the video description. I chose the 1.7mm option. Cheers mate!😊🍻