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Qualcomm Flight RB5 Reference Drone SDK Overview

Install and use the VOXL SDK services on the Qualcomm Flight RB5.

VOXL SDK for RB5 Flight

Update 2022-07-20: the Qualcomm Flight RB5 vehicle is now supported by the VOXL SDK! It requires RB5 Flight System Image 1.3 or newer.

Information about a Platform Release that includes both an updated system image and the VOXL SDK for is available here

Now, the VOXL2 and RB5 Flight share a similar system image and SDK.

the recommended software stack is the VOXL SDK.

RB5 SDK Overview

Name	Description
rb5-camera-server	Publishes camera frames and meta data to named pipes
rb5-streamer	Video streaming management
rb5-qvio-server	Publishes VIO data to named pipe
rb5-voa-to-px4	Publishes VOA data to PX4
rb5-chirp-server	Publishes depth data from chirp sensors to named pipe
rb5-modem	Manages 5G modem connection
rb5-utils	Various Qualcomm Flight RB5 Utilities
rb5-opencv	32-bit and 64-bit OpenCV libraries
rb5-mv	32-bit support libraries to use Qualcomm MV SDK on 64-bit system

Version	Changelog
Qualcomm Flight RB5 SDK (1.1.3)	- barometer driver bug fixes - default PX4 parameter fixes - ability to set custom QGC IP and Port - rb5-streamer: ability to set bitrate - rb5-modem: auto-reconnect if cellular connection lost - rb5-bind: new command line tool for binding Spektrum radio*
Qualcomm Flight RB5 SDK (1.0.5)	Initial Release

* rb5-bind (rb5-utils) utility requires M0094 Spektrum Bind Board, included with Qualcomm Flight RB5 as of 2/2/22.

Below captures the image sensor data paths at a high level.