50km of HD video. 30ms of latency.
Long-range 5.8GHz broadcast protocol for HD video, not standard WiFi. H.264 encoding on the companion computer, ground station relay to any browser via WebRTC. Plus a real-time control link for telemetry and flight commands.
Protocol
Not WiFi. Broadcast.
Air Side
Camera captures frame. Companion computer encodes H.264. Broadcast protocol transmits on 5.8GHz with forward error correction. No handshake, no association, no IP addresses. Pure one-way broadcast. Packets that arrive, arrive. FEC recovers the rest.
Ground Side
Ground station receives broadcast packets. Decodes video. Two output paths: HDMI for direct low-latency display (goggles, field monitor), and WiFi AP with WebRTC relay for any browser on any device.
Hardware
Ground station in a box
Lite
Single receiver, WiFi AP, browser relay. Built for solo operators who need reliable video on their phone or laptop.
Pro
Dual diversity receivers with best-signal-per-packet selection. HDMI output for goggles and field monitors. Optional 4G uplink for cloud relay.
Both tiers run the same ADOS Drone Agent software in ground-station profile. Same config, same API, different hardware.
Control
Bidirectional control
Telemetry protocol streams from flight controller to companion computer over serial. Companion computer relays to ground control via WebSocket (field mode) or MQTT (cloud mode). Gamepad and HOTAS input at 50Hz with sub-100ms round-trip in field mode. Cloud fallback adds 200-500ms but works from anywhere with internet.
Modes
Three modes. Same link.
Field Mode
Direct broadcast. No internet required. Sub-100ms latency. Best for active flight operations.
Cloud Mode
MQTT relay through tunnel infrastructure. No port forwarding needed. 200-500ms latency. Monitor from anywhere.
Hybrid Mode
Both simultaneously. Field control with cloud telemetry overlay. Best of both worlds.
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