OpenIPC Steam Deck Groundstation
Overview Installing OpenIPC software on camera module Unlocking Steam Deck & installing dependencies Acquiring/compiling wfb_ng binaries & libraries Share key pairs betsween gs/drone Launch gst-launch1.0 command to decode stream Streamline usage on Steam Deck Latency test methodology & result TODO
If Steam Deck performs a system update, some or all changes may be lost and have to be redone (to be tested). To overcome this, rwfus can be used: https://github.com/ValShaped/rwfus (not tested)
Steam Deck LCD with rtl8822ce (tested working, show rssi in wfb-cli gs) Ugreen rtl8812bu (tested, working. Does not show rssi in wfb-cli gs) ssc338q+imx415 (NOR16MB) GK7205V300+IMX335 to be tested
- Setup viable majestic configuration
- Setup viable wfb_ng configuration
- unlock rootfs
- unlocking 70hz screen
- Launch in Desktop Mode
- Launch in Game Mode
144hz arzopa portable monitor https://www.arzopa.com/products/z1fc-16-1-fhd-144hz-portable-monitor 100hz Asus external monitor 70hz overclocked Steam Deck LCD 60hz Steam Deck LCD Samsung S22 SUPERSLOWMO capture (960fps according to samsung) OpenIPC high resolution timer (https://openipc.org/tools/high-resolution-timer)
majestic.yaml iq.ini imx415_fpv.bin wifibroadcast
Test description | GS | CAM | WiFi | Resolution | FPS | Monitor&HZ | Frame1 | Frame2 | Frame3 | Frame4 | Frame5 | AVG |
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Nice resolution 1 | SD | ssc338q+imx415 | Drone@rtl8812au->GS@rtl8812bu | 1920x1080 | 30 | Steamdeck 60hz | x1 | x2 | x3 | x4 | x5 | avg |
Nice resolution 2 | SD | ssc338q+imx415 | Drone@rtl8812au->GS@rtl8812bu | 1920x1080 | 30 | Steamdeck 70hz | x1 | x2 | x3 | x4 | x5 | avg |
Nice resolution 3 | SD | ssc338q+imx415 | Drone@rtl8812au->GS@rtl8812bu | 1920x1080 | 60 | Asus 100hz 60hz | x1 | x2 | x3 | x4 | x5 | avg |
Nice resolution 4 | SD | ssc338q+imx415 | Drone@rtl8812au->GS@rtl8812bu | 1920x1080 | 60 | Arzopa Z1FC 144hz | x1 | x2 | x3 | x4 | x5 | avg |
FPV 1 | SD | ssc338q+imx415 | Drone@rtl8812au->GS@rtl8812bu | 1280x720 | 90 | Steamdeck 60hz | x1 | x2 | x3 | x4 | x5 | avg |
FPV 2 | SD | ssc338q+imx415 | Drone@rtl8812au->GS@rtl8812bu | 1280x720 | 90 | Steamdeck 70hz | x1 | x2 | x3 | x4 | x5 | avg |
FPV 3 | SD | ssc338q+imx415 | Drone@rtl8812au->GS@rtl8812bu | 1280x720 | 90 | Asus 100hz | x1 | x2 | x3 | x4 | x5 | avg |
FPV 4 | SD | ssc338q+imx415 | Drone@rtl8812au->GS@rtl8812bu | 1280x720 | 90 | Arzopa Z1FC 144hz | x1 | x2 | x3 | x4 | x5 | avg |
https://github.com/OpenIPC/wiki/blob/master/en/gpio-settings.md gpio set/clear/toggle 23/24 https://github.com/OpenIPC/mavfwd https://github.com/OpenIPC/wiki/blob/master/en/fpv-step-by-step-guide.md https://openipc.org/majestic-endpoints https://docs.qgroundcontrol.com/master/en/qgc-user-guide/getting_started/download_and_install.html
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Arch_User_Repository https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/qgroundcontrol
pacman -S ... iwconfig ... ifconfig ... nw ... systemctl daemon-reload start/stop wifibroadcast@gs ... wfb-cli gs
Include the option to use external USB rtl8812au network card Connect directional antenna (Eachine Stingpad) to steamdeck network card (will not do this, but theoretically possible) Create script to facilitate wfb_ng installation Someone need to test on OLED Steam Deck