Aviateur

OpenIPC FPV ground station for Linux, Windows, and macOS.

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Aviateur is a high-performance, low-latency FPV ground station specifically designed for the OpenIPC ecosystem. It allows you to receive and display digital video streams from your drone with minimal lag, supporting modern codecs and hardware acceleration.

✨ Features

• Ultra-Low Latency: Optimized for real-time FPV flight.
• Cross-Platform: Native support for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
• Flight Recording: Capture your flights in MP4 or GIF formats.
• Snapshots: Save high-quality JPEG screenshots during flight.
• Hardware Acceleration: Utilizes GPU for efficient video decoding and rendering (Vulkan/OpenGL).
• Audio Support: Real-time audio streaming from the drone.
• Telemetry & Stats: Monitor bitrate and link quality in real-time.

⚠️ Important Notes

• Adaptive Link: Not currently supported on Windows.
• MAVLink: Basic MAVLink telemetry support is on the roadmap but not yet fully implemented.

🚀 Quick Start

Windows

1. Download Zadig.
2. Select your adapter in Zadig (Options → List All Devices).
3. Install the libusb driver.
4. Run aviateur.exe.

   Note: If the application fails to start, install the Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable.

Linux

1. Set up udev rules (required for non-root access):
   • Copy the provided 80-my8812au.rules to /lib/udev/rules.d/. (You can change the vendor & product IDs to those of your own adapter.)
   • Run sudo udevadm control --reload-rules.
   • Reboot your system.
2. Launch AppImage.

   Note: If rules are not set, you must run the application with root privileges.

macOS

1. Build from source (see Build Instructions).
2. Launch executable.

🛠 How to Build

Prerequisites

• CMake 3.18+
• C++20 compatible compiler
• Dependencies: FFmpeg, libusb, libsodium, OpenCV, SDL3

Windows (using vcpkg)

1. Install vcpkg.
2. Install dependencies:

   .\vcpkg install libusb ffmpeg libsodium opencv sdl3

3. Set VCPKG_ROOT environment variable to your vcpkg path.
4. Build:

   git clone https://github.com/OpenIPC/aviateur
   git submodule update --init --recursive -- 3rd/json 3rd/mINI 3rd/SDL 3rd/vecgui
   git submodule update --init -- 3rd/devourer
   mkdir build && cd build
   cmake ..
   cmake --build .

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

sudo apt install cmake libavformat-dev libavcodec-dev libswresample-dev \
                 libswscale-dev libavutil-dev libvulkan-dev libusb-1.0-0-dev \
                 libsodium-dev libopencv-dev xorg-dev libpcap-dev
git clone https://github.com/OpenIPC/aviateur
git submodule update --init --recursive -- 3rd/json 3rd/mINI 3rd/SDL 3rd/vecgui
git submodule update --init -- 3rd/devourer
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install pkgconf libusb ffmpeg libsodium opencv libpcap cmake sdl3
git clone https://github.com/OpenIPC/aviateur
git submodule update --init --recursive -- 3rd/json 3rd/mINI 3rd/SDL 3rd/vecgui
git submodule update --init -- 3rd/devourer
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make

🔍 Troubleshooting

• Windows Build: If CMake fails to find packages despite VCPKG_ROOT being set, the pre-installed vcpkg from Visual Studio might be overriding it. In CMakeLists.txt, you may need to explicitly set CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE to your vcpkg path.
• WSL2: If you are trying to run Aviateur inside WSL2, you will need to map the USB adapter using usbipd. See wsl-map-usb.md for details.

🚧 Roadmap

• Zero-Copy YUV renderer.
• Integrated Ground-side OSD.
• Full MAVLink telemetry support.
• Support for additional Wi-Fi chipsets.

📄 License

Aviateur is released under the GPL-3.0 License.

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Part of the OpenIPC Project