ESP8285 support for Mavlink_Switch

[AaryanL]

Thanks a lot for the great project!
Can be ESP8285 support also added? If it's already supported are there any changes in setup of FW needed?

[zs6buj]

Hi RM-FPV,

I would need to get an ESP8285 board to test, but I guess it would be relatively easy to add it in as a variant.

[AaryanL]

Hi zs6buj!
This is a nice module, if you are looking for the one
https://aliexpress.com/item/32877575176.html

[zs6buj]

Hi, that particular offering on ali wanted $48 for shipping to my home base, so I ordered this one instead. I'm in another country until the end of April, so I'm hoping the board gets to me before I leave for home.

[AaryanL]

Hi, the module you found looks even better because of external antenna!

One more question please - when transferring mavlink to wifi, will it be also possible to connect notebook to this module to use some groundstation SW for displaying plane position on a map?

[zs6buj]

Yes you can connect several wifi clients, like gcs or tracker or whatever else.

[AaryanL]

That's really great!
Thanks a lot!
Just waiting for 8285 version.

[AaryanL]

Hi zs6buj!
Have you received your modules? Would be nice to know any news about the FW.
Thanks.

[zs6buj]

Hi RM-FPV, yes I did receive a module, but I unfortunately have very little free time right now. I'll earmark this issue and get back to it as soon as I can.

[AaryanL]

Got it! Thank you for reply!