VOXL Software Functional Overview
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Please refer to VOXL SDK for an overview of our software
Overview
VOXL is a robotics development platform with hundreds of different features. The goal of this functional overview is to describe the most popular features by function, and provide links to the appropriate resources.
Function Matrix
| Function | Description | Binary | Source Code | Usage Instructions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight Control - PX4 | PX4 Open Source Flight controller | Firmware Guide | Flying with VOXL | |
| Flight Control - Snapdragon Navigator | 1.4.1 (snav-modalai_1.4.1_8x96.ipk) | Developer Website | Source N/A | Snapdragon Navigator Usage |
| ROS | ROS setup instruction and hardware access nodes | voxl-nodes | Setup ROS on VOXL VOXL Nodes Guide | |
| Camera Calibration for Computer Vision | A ROS environment to calibrate stereo and fisheye cameras | Gitlab | Guide | |
| Autonomous Flight | PX4 Avoidance and GPS-denied Navigation | VOXL Vision PX4 | Guide | |
| Stream Video - UVC Camera | Guide | |||
| Stream Video - USB Camera (like DSLR) | Source | Guide | ||
| Stream Video - MIPI Camera | •voxl-streamer •voxl-camera-server •hellocamera Example •hellovideo Example •libCamera API | voxl-streamer Guide Usage Guide | ||
| Video Encoding - MIPI Camera | hellovideo Example | voxl-streamer Guide | ||
| Connect to LTE | voxl-modem | voxl-modem | LTE Instructions | |
| Connect to Microhard | voxl-modem | voxl-modem | Microhard Instructions | |
| Connect to Wi-Fi | voxl-wifi | Source | Wi-Fi Instructions |
Developer Tool Matrix
| Function | Description | Binary | Source Code | Usage Instructions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Programming for CPU | VOXL Emulator for development and cross-compile Dockers | Hello World | Instructions | ||
| Programming for GPU | Use on-board GPU for hardware acceleration of algorithms | OpenCL Example | |||
| Programming for sDSP | Sensors DSP | Current: Hexagon SDK v3.0 Planned: v3.4.2 | Instructions | ||
| Programming for aDSP | Apps DSP | Current: Hexagon SDK v3.1 Planned: v3.4.2 | Instructions | ||
| Programming using Python | Scripts to compile and package Python 3.6.9 for the VOXL platform | Gitlab | |||
| Programming Computer Vision - Deep Learning (AI) | Example using OpenCV and ARM-CL to perform deep learning tasks on live video feed | hellovideo example | |||
| Programming Computer Vision - ARM Compute Lib | opencv-3-4-6 | VOXL ARMCL AlexNet Example | |||
| Programming Computer Vision - OpenCV | opencv-3-4-6 | ||||
| Programming Computer Vision - Qualcomm MV SDK | |||||
| Linux Kernel |