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For vendors, contractors, and external integrators working with OI hardware or software. This page gives you the essential context you need to integrate with our systems.

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System Overview

Overhead Intelligence operates fixed-wing VTOL survey drones built on the MakeFlyEasy Fighter airframe. Each drone carries:

• A CubePilot Cube Orange flight controller running ArduPilot (ArduPlane)
• A Raspberry Pi companion computer (CM4, CM5, or Pi 5) running Raspberry Pi OS Lite (Debian Trixie, arm64)
• Mesh radios (Doodle Labs or DTC Tactical) for primary telemetry
• Sensor payloads (magnetometers, cameras, LiDAR) depending on the mission

Companion Computer Setup

If you're configuring or integrating with an OI companion computer, start here:

• ‣ — the consolidated setup guide for CM4, CM5, and Pi 5

Key Details

• OS: Raspberry Pi OS Lite (Debian Trixie, arm64)
• Default user: droneman
• MAVLink routing: mavp2p (systemd service) bridges the flight controller serial port to UDP endpoints
• Serial ports: CM4/CM5 → /dev/ttyAMA2 (UART), Pi 5 → /dev/ttyACM0 (USB) or /dev/ttyAMA0
• Baud rate: 115200
• UDP telemetry ports: 11000–11010