- Jul 18, 2002
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Hello everyone,
Recently, I bought a drone, the Yuneec Q500+ with CGO2+ gimbal/camera setup. The camera setup apparently runs off of 802.11a. When I use the remote control that came with the drone, I can send the drone up 400 ft into the air and it has no issues communicating a signal.
Onto the problem I'm facing. There's also a steadygrip that came with the drone package. It's a handle you can attach the camera to and put your phone into the holder that is built-into the handle. You can then download an app to connect through wifi to the camera/gimbal. The connection then allows you to see what the camera is seeing through your phone's screen and also control the camera from your phone.
I hooked the camera and my phone up to the steadygrip and connect via wifi, but the connection only holds for about 3 seconds to 3 minutes and then it disconnects. It seems the faster the movement of the camera, the faster the disconnect happens (likely because the data that is being sent is being increased exponentially). I have gone into the service menu of the phone and in the wifi section I have verified I'm connected to the camera with 802.11a but the signal strength is abysmal, very low dB for the phone being right next to the camera. I can move the steadygrip around fast and watch the connection completely just drop off from the wifi service menu. When I surveyed the wireless access points with a surface pro 4, I saw the camera's wifi and it was a very strong signal in comparison.
I should note that I have gone into all the main wifi preferences and turned off all the settings that would connect to stronger access points, allowing the wifi to sleep, and anything else that sounded like it might be an issue that could be causing the problem I'm having. I'm also using Android 5.0, carrier is Sprint, and everything is updated on the phone.
So then I get an idea to test my friend's Iphone 6 and the damn thing works like a charm. I go do the same test with a coworker who has a Note 4 and it does the same thing my note 3 does. The wifi connection just drops off quickly once the camera is moving fast.
So is this a known problem? Is Samsung using some bunk wifi chips that have poor functionality and throughput? It seems so to me, at least in the 802.11a spectrum. I have a co-worker who has a the newest Nexus phone and I'll use it to test on Monday so I'll post my findings, but for now I smell something fishy with Samsung's wifi chips.
Recently, I bought a drone, the Yuneec Q500+ with CGO2+ gimbal/camera setup. The camera setup apparently runs off of 802.11a. When I use the remote control that came with the drone, I can send the drone up 400 ft into the air and it has no issues communicating a signal.
Onto the problem I'm facing. There's also a steadygrip that came with the drone package. It's a handle you can attach the camera to and put your phone into the holder that is built-into the handle. You can then download an app to connect through wifi to the camera/gimbal. The connection then allows you to see what the camera is seeing through your phone's screen and also control the camera from your phone.
I hooked the camera and my phone up to the steadygrip and connect via wifi, but the connection only holds for about 3 seconds to 3 minutes and then it disconnects. It seems the faster the movement of the camera, the faster the disconnect happens (likely because the data that is being sent is being increased exponentially). I have gone into the service menu of the phone and in the wifi section I have verified I'm connected to the camera with 802.11a but the signal strength is abysmal, very low dB for the phone being right next to the camera. I can move the steadygrip around fast and watch the connection completely just drop off from the wifi service menu. When I surveyed the wireless access points with a surface pro 4, I saw the camera's wifi and it was a very strong signal in comparison.
I should note that I have gone into all the main wifi preferences and turned off all the settings that would connect to stronger access points, allowing the wifi to sleep, and anything else that sounded like it might be an issue that could be causing the problem I'm having. I'm also using Android 5.0, carrier is Sprint, and everything is updated on the phone.
So then I get an idea to test my friend's Iphone 6 and the damn thing works like a charm. I go do the same test with a coworker who has a Note 4 and it does the same thing my note 3 does. The wifi connection just drops off quickly once the camera is moving fast.
So is this a known problem? Is Samsung using some bunk wifi chips that have poor functionality and throughput? It seems so to me, at least in the 802.11a spectrum. I have a co-worker who has a the newest Nexus phone and I'll use it to test on Monday so I'll post my findings, but for now I smell something fishy with Samsung's wifi chips.
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