UAV Data Collector

soraminds

We plan to deploy ground sensors that will communicate with the Sentinel UAV (drone). Both the sensor module and our command server will function as HTTP clients. The goal is for the sensor module to automatically connect to the UAV’s Wi-Fi access point as soon as it comes within range. Can you confirm if the Wi-Fi system on the Sentinel drone supports this configuration and allows such connections?

Alex Kushleyev

@soraminds , VOXL2 supports SoftAP mode (access point), so you can set up your drone(s) to be access points and that should allow your ground sensors to connect to the drone. See https://docs.modalai.com/sentinel-user-guide-connect-network/ , specifically see usage for voxl-wifi:

voxl-wifi softap
Usage -- voxl-wifi
Description:
    Configure the Wi-Fi mode.

Usage:
    voxl-wifi getmode
        Print the current Wi-Fi mode (softap or station)

    voxl-wifi softap <ssid> [password]
        Set Wi-Fi to 2.4ghz access point mode (ch6). Default password is '1234567890'

    voxl-wifi softap5 <ssid> [password]
        Set Wi-Fi to 5ghz access point mode (ch149). Default password is '1234567890'

    voxl-wifi station <ssid> [password]
        Set Wi-Fi to station mode and connect to the access point with the given
        SSID and password (if provided).

    voxl-wifi factory
        Set Wi-Fi configuration to factory defaults. This will set the Wi-Fi to 
        5ghz access point mode, with SSID 'VOXL-[MAC address]' and password '1234567890'.