WiFi Drone (ESP32)

It creates an interface between the WiFi (WebSocket) and IBus bus.

Example

How to Build a ESP32 Drone controlled by Web browser

Features

• 14 channels
• Web server on port 80 serve your html file like this one on / route.
• Controller is running on /control and waiting on control GET HTTP requests.
• Ibus transmission is activated by the first received request. If no request arrives within 2 seconds, Ibus will deactivate.

How to Use it

1. Clone project

   git clone git@github.com:MichalSchwarz/wifi-drone-esp32.git

2. Create header file with WiFi SSID and password in src/ folder. By this example.

3. Add Controller header file like this one into src/ folder.

4. Add ESP32 library https://github.com/espressif/arduino-esp32.

5. Connect IBus reciever to ESP-32, pin 27 (GPIO17, TX2).

6. Compile and upload this project to ESP-32.

Planed modifications to build an FPV Drone:

Done:

• Add platformio support
• Use esp32cam module
• Disable debug messages and change serial port to UART0

ToDo:

• Add libs for reading images from CAM
• Display video stream in control html
• Add video capture capability to store video on sd card