WOW WOW WOW

[pyrate]

3Dr has just release the source code for the onboard computer and transmitter
this is huge

 

[Marich]

GitHub - 3drobotics/imx6-linux: Linux kernel for the i.mx6 boards

 

[pyrate]

Now if we can get them to release the gimbal code we are well on our way

 

[Texzin]

Yes this is great news!!!

 

[healthyfatboy]

YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! This is excellent news and will ensure developers can keep extending the capabilities for quite some time. Need to check out the repo at some point so I can get a copy. Here's hoping for the gimbal stuff too as was already mentioned.

 

[Cyberblitz]

Yea, I just herd this myself. This is huge.

 

[hackbard23]

OMG, they did it !
With the price of the Solo and the now open platform, this could be the DJI killer
We should spread the news in all the diy forums, big things will come out of this

 

[SPP]

Dang... I wish I am as literate and as smart as you guys when it comes to software & IT........... electrical and GPS & camera me understand.
... this is good news BTW...YIPEE !!!!

 

[hackbard23]

found some interesting things in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c

#define CHAN2G(_freq, _idx) { \
.center_freq = (_freq), \
.hw_value = (_idx), \
.max_power = 20, \
}
#define CHAN5G(_freq, _idx) { \
.band = IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ, \
.center_freq = (_freq), \
.hw_value = (_idx), \
.max_power = 20, \
}

 

[Pedals2Paddles]

This is definitely huge, and moving in the right direction. More to do though. They still need to open up the STM32, which is the sticks and screen on the controller. And they still need to open up the gimbal. Once those remaining things are opened up, things get REALLY epic.

 

[pyrate]

we can only hope, people need to keep asking 3dr politely through every channel that we can

 

[hackbard23]

i think the gimbal communication could be captured, as this is a simple serial port. sniffing at the port when solo is rotated in all 3 axis + tilt, the Mavlink commands can be interpreted.

my guess is 115 KBaud

 

[Cyberblitz]

found some interesting things in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c

#define CHAN2G(_freq, _idx) { \
.center_freq = (_freq), \
.hw_value = (_idx), \
.max_power = 20, \
}
#define CHAN5G(_freq, _idx) { \
.band = IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ, \
.center_freq = (_freq), \
.hw_value = (_idx), \
.max_power = 20, \
}

Um 5GHz... Interesting... wonder if this means it would except 5GHz wifi cards?

 

[Pedals2Paddles]

I seem to remember reading elsewhere that it COULD accept 5ghz WiFi. But it would not be beneficial. While 5ghz is indeed less congested than 2.4ghz, it's range and penetration is remarkably worse than 2.4ghz. That loss would be way worse than the loss due to 2.4ghz congestion.

 

[Cyberblitz]

I seem to remember reading elsewhere that it COULD accept 5ghz WiFi. But it would not be beneficial. While 5ghz is indeed less congested than 2.4ghz, it's range and penetration is remarkably worse than 2.4ghz. That loss would be way worse than the loss due to 2.4ghz congestion.

The code seems to confirm it. Still interesting though

 

[fpvsteve]

So what is you all driving so crazy about it??
The biggest piece of enhancements and innovation for Solo, the rebase to master of the FC code, hasn't even started yet.
So as good as it is that 3DR open up the code, I can not share the excitement about the linux kernel. But maybe I am missing something.

 

[n01kn0ws]

I seem to remember reading elsewhere that it COULD accept 5ghz WiFi. But it would not be beneficial. While 5ghz is indeed less congested than 2.4ghz, it's range and penetration is remarkably worse than 2.4ghz. That loss would be way worse than the loss due to 2.4ghz congestion.

Correct, but in highly congested wifi 2,4GHz area you can use 5,8GHz keeping in mind it's disadvantages ofcourse. Better link, better video feed, less possibility to lose signal etc....
I would like to see some wifi monitor on app and if 2,4GHz frequency is heavily used I could switch to 5,8..

 

[healthyfatboy]

So what is you all driving so crazy about it??
The biggest piece of enhancements and innovation for Solo, the rebase to master of the FC code, hasn't even started yet.
So as good as it is that 3DR open up the code, I can not share the excitement about the linux kernel. But maybe I am missing something.

What innovations specifically are you referring to on the recent FC software for AC3.4?

What people are excited about are being able to customize the OBC that allow Solo to do more advanced things that you can't with any other copter that's not running a separate computer onboard. Sure, you can slap a Raspberry Pi or BBB on something with a Pixhawk but then you have to go through the hassle of doing a lot of other integration, which there are images out there to help with this, and it's going to be more kludgey than what's already built right in to Solo. That's what is exciting for people. At some point, I'm sure we'll be able to update the Pixhawk as well but we can wait for that. We can modify other Pixhawk settings right now if needed anyway.

 

[Tamj]

The code seems to confirm it. Still interesting though

Not necessarily. In the codebase, there's also code for a cd rom. I don't think my Solo can accept a CD out of the box.

If anyone can find the name of the stock wifi card we can check and see if it does indeed support 5 Ghz.

 

[pyrate]

So what is you all driving so crazy about it??
The biggest piece of enhancements and innovation for Solo, the rebase to master of the FC code, hasn't even started yet.
So as good as it is that 3DR open up the code, I can not share the excitement about the linux kernel. But maybe I am missing something.

Who said it has not started yet? last I heard the main guy finally had the solo he needed. That was about a month ago. My understanding was there were only a couple small problems that he felt could be dealt with.

Besides you do know that Philip has been running solo on master for a while right?