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Is it actually possible to fly FPV with that much of a delay?
by shoggs 12y ago
Is it actually possible to fly FPV with that much of a delay?
- Phlarp 12y agoIt's probably possible, but it won't be easy or at all fun compared to a non-packet-switched analog feed.
- zo1 12y agoWhy would there be large delay? Am I missing something that you'd care to fill us in on?
- Phlarp 12y agoMost hobbyist multi-rotor flyers use an analog video feed over 1.2ghz or 5.8ghz radio, which has very minimal lag. Converting the video to a digital signal typically introduces 500-1000ms of delay, which is enough to make flying by the camera difficult or nearly impossible. Transmitting the signal over an IP switched network would likely introduce more lag in addition to the digital conversion. Ultimately it will depend on which you value more-- response time or resolution.
- mavkhimenia 12y agoThe delay with Raspberry Pi camera module and proper LTE\WiFi link is much less - it's around 100ms.
- lacksconfidence 12y agoDo you all have any plans to shave that further? What might be considered the ideal maximum latency for things like flying obstacle courses(fpv racing)? landing from fpv?
- mavkhimenia 12y agoThe delay is not that big, around 50-100ms depending on the setup, that is mostly okay.