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Step by step commands to run GroundStation on Ubuntu 22.04

Video version: - OpenIPC - Prepare GroundStation: Ubuntu + QGroundControl

Prepare

sudo apt update

sudo apt install dkms git python3-all-dev net-tools virtualenv fakeroot debhelper python3-twisted
 libpcap-dev python3-pyroute2 python3-future python3-configparser python3-all libsodium-dev

Libsodium

git clone https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium --branch stable
cd libsodium
./configure
make && make check
sudo make install

Wifi card driver

git clone -b v5.2.20 https://github.com/svpcom/rtl8812au.git
cd rtl8812au/
sudo ./dkms-install.sh

WFB-NG

git clone -b stable https://github.com/svpcom/wfb-ng.git
cd wfb-ng
sudo ./scripts/install_gs.sh wlan0

Channel configuration

vi /etc/wifibroadcast.cfg

Start WFB CLI

wfb-cli gs

###GS IS READY FOR USE###

Start, stop, restart service

systemctl status wifibroadcast@gs
systemctl stop wifibroadcast@gs
systemctl start wifibroadcast@gs

Qground control manual

• https://docs.qgroundcontrol.com/master/en/getting_started/download_and_install.html

Get last logs from service

journalctl -xu wifibroadcast@gs -n 100

Useful commands

nmcli
ifconfig
iwconfig