Given that the X-Star is now a legacy product, with no SDK, and no new cameras, is there anyone here that would be interested in exploring the exposed interfaces and hardware for the benefit of all X-Star owners?
There are several topics that I have already ventured into:
1. Battery Teardown/Rebuild/Repurpose. If I cannot get cell replacements, I can harvest the connector for bench power to the drone.
2. NuttShell (nsh) console supported commands. If you plug the drone to PC via usb, you can use a terminal emulator like PUTTY to access the command console of the drone. Baud rate is 115200.
3. Gimbal interface plate Pinout. If we can sniff out the signals, itmay be possible to integrate other cameras.
4. Firmware extraction and decompiling. I have already been able to extract the contents of the BIN file, but there is a single .zlib bundle in there. I have not found the right way to inflate this into individual files yet.
5. Brain Surgery. If all else fails, stick a NAVIO2 in the body, and convert to use standard LiPo batteries.
There are several topics that I have already ventured into:
1. Battery Teardown/Rebuild/Repurpose. If I cannot get cell replacements, I can harvest the connector for bench power to the drone.
2. NuttShell (nsh) console supported commands. If you plug the drone to PC via usb, you can use a terminal emulator like PUTTY to access the command console of the drone. Baud rate is 115200.
3. Gimbal interface plate Pinout. If we can sniff out the signals, itmay be possible to integrate other cameras.
4. Firmware extraction and decompiling. I have already been able to extract the contents of the BIN file, but there is a single .zlib bundle in there. I have not found the right way to inflate this into individual files yet.
5. Brain Surgery. If all else fails, stick a NAVIO2 in the body, and convert to use standard LiPo batteries.