Network Topology
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flowchart LR
%% Styles
classDef drone fill:#4a7fc4,stroke:#7cb9ff,stroke-width:2px,color:#ffffff
classDef ground fill:#f9a873,stroke:#ffbc7a,stroke-width:2px,color:#000000
classDef antenna_5g fill:#4ac485,stroke:#7cffb3,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5,color:#000000
classDef antenna_2g fill:#ff9999,stroke:#ffcc99,stroke-width:2px,stroke-dasharray: 5 5,color:#000000
subgraph Drone [UAV Airframe Architecture]
direction TB
PI[Raspberry Pi 4] <-->|USB| WIFI_AIR[RTL8812EU Module]
FC[SkyStars H7] <-->|UART| ELRS_RX[RP4TD-M Receiver]
WIFI_AIR --> ANT_A1((5GHz Dipole<br>Vertical Mount)):::antenna_5g
WIFI_AIR --> ANT_A2((5GHz Dipole<br>Horizontal Mount)):::antenna_5g
ELRS_RX --> ANT_E1((2.4GHz T-Antenna)):::antenna_2g
end
subgraph RF Link [Wireless Propagation]
direction TB
L1{OpenHD Video + MAVLink<br>5.8 GHz Band<br>MIMO Broadcast}
L2{Manual RC Override<br>2.4 GHz Band<br>CRSF Protocol}
end
subgraph GroundStation [Ground Station Architecture]
direction TB
WIFI_GND[RTL8812EU Module] <-->|USB| PC[Ubuntu AI Laptop]
TX[Radiomaster TX Pocket]
ANT_G1((5GHz 14dBi Patch<br>Directional)):::antenna_5g --> WIFI_GND
ANT_G2((5GHz 5dBi Omni<br>Close-Range)):::antenna_5g --> WIFI_GND
TX --> ANT_E2((2.4GHz Omni)):::antenna_2g
end
%% Connections
ANT_A1 <-.-> L1
ANT_A2 <-.-> L1
L1 <-.-> ANT_G1
L1 <-.-> ANT_G2
ANT_E1 <-.-> L2
L2 <-.-> ANT_E2
%% Separation Note
note1>Critical Design Rule: Physical Separation >15cm between 5GHz and 2.4GHz antennas on Airframe]
Drone -.-> note1
class Drone drone
class GroundStation ground