FlyingGiants - View Single Post - Independent tests prove lack of frequency hopping with XPS

GBR2 · 07-15-2008, 12:02 PM

JD has recently said the following:

"The current hopping code (v1) is done only when there are no communication issues between the units. This is a predictive technique that sees a potential issue and will make a change before a problem arises. A byproduct of this technique is extended range. The new hopping code (v2) adds a reset of the frequency allocation when a complete (not partial) saturation occurs. A third version of the code (v3) will add the ability to use as many backup channels as the user likes, including all of them to provide a psuedo-full time frequency hopping. Individual frequencies will also be able to be assigned to the remote receivers. Since the majority of our hardware has been in-field flashable since October of last year, and all future hardware will be in-field flashable, we have the capability to provide new firmware as these features become available."

Although I believe there might be some issues in actually doing it based on the hardware being used by XPS. XJet would be able to address the question about software/hardware better. Personally, even if XPS came out with new code, it would really have to be demonstrated that it actually does what XPS says it will do before I'd commit any XPS equipment into anything but a foamie. I'd also would like to see some antenna diversity, which XPS said they were going to do but that hasn't materialized yet either.

07-15-2008, 12:02 PM	#1262
GBR2 Gettin' Lower! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 53	Re: Independent tests prove lack of frequency hopping with XPS JD has recently said the following: "The current hopping code (v1) is done only when there are no communication issues between the units. This is a predictive technique that sees a potential issue and will make a change before a problem arises. A byproduct of this technique is extended range. The new hopping code (v2) adds a reset of the frequency allocation when a complete (not partial) saturation occurs. A third version of the code (v3) will add the ability to use as many backup channels as the user likes, including all of them to provide a psuedo-full time frequency hopping. Individual frequencies will also be able to be assigned to the remote receivers. Since the majority of our hardware has been in-field flashable since October of last year, and all future hardware will be in-field flashable, we have the capability to provide new firmware as these features become available." Although I believe there might be some issues in actually doing it based on the hardware being used by XPS. XJet would be able to address the question about software/hardware better. Personally, even if XPS came out with new code, it would really have to be demonstrated that it actually does what XPS says it will do before I'd commit any XPS equipment into anything but a foamie. I'd also would like to see some antenna diversity, which XPS said they were going to do but that hasn't materialized yet either.