Comms to-do list for OCT

Owned by Yuchen Lin
Last updated: Oct 29, 2022
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To-do:

Properly config both the rover end’s router and the ground station-end router (test it can communicate)
Have to have 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz setup and maybe 5 GHz
Identify the POE port and non-POE port
Write documentation on the process of setting up the comms system and how to send data bi-directionally
Read the documentation for the edge router: https://dl.ubnt.com/guides/edgemax/EdgeOS_UG.pdf and identify the function that we need
Talk to software and firmware about what type of data needs to be sent(struct to be sent and protocol used), what are the speed requirements and the maximum loss rate (do we use the checksum to validate the data)
Test the current system to its limit
Talk to other University URT teams to see what to expect in the previous comp
Read through the comp manual and think about whether we need a rotating antenna system or not
Think about the possible improvements for the system and what are the solutions for it. (will document on confluence)

 

Questions:

  1. can we use omni-directional to directional? what is the performance impact of it?

  2. is it possible to only have one receiver connected with multiple antenna frequency?

  3. What is the best orientation for the antenna?

  4. what will be the best testing platform for testing the network?

  5. Why computer connect to router to login into 192.168.1.1 is super slow compare to the tutorial which is fast?

  6. compact system vs open system. tendency