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   * Sensor readings: GPS, compass, altimeter, speed, orientation   * Sensor readings: GPS, compass, altimeter, speed, orientation
   * Battery charge level   * Battery charge level
 +
 +Three sets of data to be communicated
 +  - flight commands, radio to drone
 +  - Telmetry, drone to GCS
 +  - Video stream, drone to GCS
 +
  
 ===== Three transmission types ===== ===== Three transmission types =====
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 AT (Attention) commands, were created by Dennis Hayes for his 300 baud modem in 1981. AT (Attention) commands, were created by Dennis Hayes for his 300 baud modem in 1981.
 +
 +Tutorial: Use an ESP8266 to control an LED over the internet \\
 +https://maker.pro/esp8266/tutorial/esp8266-tutorial-how-to-control-anything-from-the-internet
 +
 +== ESP8266 Development Board ==
 +
 +There are several "development" boards available which include an ESP8266 plus additional components.
 +  * Wemos D1 Mini
 +  * NodeMCU
 +  * Adafruit Heather Huzzah
 +  * ESP8266 Thing Development Board, has onboard FTDI USB-to-Serial chip
  
  
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 Create an Access Point (AP) that allows only one connection. \\ Create an Access Point (AP) that allows only one connection. \\
 Not used as a hub, but used for point-to-point communications between two devices. Not used as a hub, but used for point-to-point communications between two devices.
 +
 +===== Speeds =====
 +
 +Hz - hertz, a measure of bandwidth \\
 +bps - bitrate, limited by bandwidth and SNR \\
 +
 +
 +==== RC ====
 +
 +72 MHz (older analog RC gear in the US)  \\
 +35 MHz (older analog RC gear in Europe)  \\
 +433 MHz (RC and telemetry, in Europe)  \\
 +900-915 MHz (video and telemetry, in the US)  \\
 +1.3 GHz (video)  \\
 +2.4 GHz (digital RC gear, video and telemetry)  \\
 +5.8 GHz (video)  \\
 +
 +https://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/some-tips-on-picking-frequencies
 +
 +==== Cellular =====
 +
 +2G  \\
 +3G  \\
 +4G  \\
 +5G - theoretical max: 10 GHz  \\
 +
 +=== 5G vs 5GHz ===
 + 
 +5G - 5th generation cellular networks, a marketing term designed to be vague and misleading \\
 +5 GHz - a wifi band at 5000 hertz, as opposed to the alternative 2.4 GHz \\
 +
 +
 +==== Wifi ====
 +
 +2.4 GHz  \\
 +5 GHz
 +
 +
 +
 +
 +==== ESP32-C5 ====
 +
 +The ESP32-C5 comes with dual-band WiFi 6 (802.11ax) and still has the backward compatible 802.11b/g/n.
 +
 +//Has this been used with Arduino at 5 GHz?//
 +
 +https://www.espboards.dev/blog/connect-esp32-to-5ghz-wifi/
 +
 +
 +==== Espressif ====
 +
 +The company that makes the ESP chips and boards.\\
 +Open source. \\
 +IPO on Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) in June 2019.\\
 +
 +https://www.espressif.com/en
 +
 +
 +
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