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Do you really need the phone? The dual core 240MHz ESP32 seems to be able to do the job at lower weight and power consumption. Maybe the old phone is better us
by Max-q 2y ago
Do you really need the phone? The dual core 240MHz ESP32 seems to be able to do the job at lower weight and power consumption.
Maybe the old phone is better used as a controller?
- mrtksn 2y agoI got an ESP32 WROOM 32U board that I intent to use it as the flight controller which will keep the drone within its flight envelope and do the maneuvering upon receiving commands from the phone. I find the phone appealing because I want try to make it somewhat autonomous, like im RTS games where you give a unit a command to go somewhere and it figures the path out by itself and avoids obstacles without direct input. The phone has quite a lot of processing power and sensors and IMHO doing it on board will be more interesting. Also, I'm not sure that the connection will be always stable and high bitrate make the drone a thin client.
- jeremyjh 2y agoStill I think I'd just have the phone run an app that talks to a microcontroller by Wifi, even if it is strapped to the drone all the time.
- mrtksn 2y agoI haven't tried it yet but as it appears that will be my choice too. Other options appear to be bluetooth or ethernet tethering over USB.