# openipc-web
Rust crate and generated npm package for browser/WASM OpenIPC applications.
The Rust crate is published as `openipc-web` on crates.io. Its build script
generates the npm package `@openipc-rs/web`, which contains the `.wasm`,
JavaScript glue, and TypeScript definitions used by browser apps.
This is the browser SDK layer. It exposes the Rust OpenIPC transport pipeline to
JavaScript:
- Realtek USB RX transfer parsing
- WFB session/decryption/FEC handling
- RTP depacketization
- H.264/H.265 Annex-B frame output for WebCodecs
- Recovered raw payload bytes for the default MAVLink downlink convenience tap
via `mavlinkPayloads`
- Adaptive-link feedback helpers
- WebUSB Realtek device access
- Realtek diagnostics and calibration hooks: false-alarm counters, PHYDM DIG
watchdog ticks, RTL8812 power tracking, RTL8812/RTL8814 IQK, C2H packets,
RTL8814 TX-status reports, and optional bad-FCS packet retention
It does not include a UI or video renderer. Applications are expected to feed
the encoded frames into WebCodecs, MSE, a worker pipeline, or another renderer.
## Install
For browser applications, install the generated npm package:
```sh
bun add @openipc-rs/web
```
Rust workspace users can depend on the crate directly when building the WASM
package from source:
```toml
[dependencies]
openipc-web = "0.1"
```
## Basic Shape
```ts
import init, {
OpenIpcReceiver,
WebUsbRealtekDevice,
supportedUsbFilters,
} from "@openipc-rs/web";
await init();
const filters = JSON.parse(supportedUsbFilters());
const usbDevice = await navigator.usb.requestDevice({ filters });
const radio = await WebUsbRealtekDevice.fromWebUsbDevice(usbDevice);
const receiver = OpenIpcReceiver.withKeypair(
channelId,
keypairBytes,
minimumEpoch,
);
await radio.initializeMonitorWithOptions(
channel,
channelWidthMhz,
channelOffset,
false,
);
while (running) {
const transfers = await radio.readRxTransfers(32768, 4);
for (const transfer of transfers) {
const batch = receiver.pushRxTransferProfiledWithOptions(transfer, false);
for (const frame of batch.frames) {
// frame.data is encoded H.264/H.265 Annex-B data.
// Feed it into WebCodecs as an EncodedVideoChunk.
}
for (const payload of batch.mavlinkPayloads) {
// payload.data is raw recovered bytes from the OpenIPC MAVLink RX port.
// The SDK does not parse or forward MAVLink for you.
console.log(payload.channelId.toString(16), payload.data.byteLength);
}
}
}
```
The `mavlinkPayloads` field is named for the default OpenIPC downlink port that
the browser SDK watches. The underlying Rust core is generic: `PayloadPipeline`
can recover bytes from `RadioPort::MavlinkRx`, `RadioPort::DataRx`, or
`RadioPort::Custom(n)`. Parse MAVLink, MSP, CRSF, IP, or vendor data in your app
layer.
Use `fromWebUsbDeviceWithOptions(device, txEndpointOverride)` if a hardware
variant needs a specific bulk-OUT endpoint. Pass `-1` for the default endpoint
selection. For a custom VID/PID not in the built-in table, request the device
with your own WebUSB filter and call `fromWebUsbDeviceAdvanced(device, -1, vid,
pid)`.
Use `initializeMonitorAdvanced(...)` for bring-up experiments:
```ts
await radio.initializeMonitorAdvanced(
channel,
channelWidthMhz,
channelOffset,
false, // acceptBadFcs
false, // skipTxPower
false, // forceIqk
false, // disableIqk
"kernel", // RTL8814 firmware path: "kernel" or "rtw88"
-1, // RTL8814 chunk override; -1 means default
);
```
## WebCodecs Rendering
The Rust/WASM side outputs compressed H.264/H.265 frames. Pass those frames to
WebCodecs and render the decoded `VideoFrame` objects.
```html
<canvas id="video"></canvas>
```
```ts
import init, {
OpenIpcReceiver,
WebUsbRealtekDevice,
supportedUsbFilters,
type OpenIpcVideoFrame,
} from "@openipc-rs/web";
const canvas = document.querySelector<HTMLCanvasElement>("#video")!;
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d", { alpha: false })!;
let waitingForKeyframe = true;
let baseRtpTimestamp: number | undefined;
let baseTimestampUs = 0;
function timestampUs(rtpTimestamp: number): number {
if (baseRtpTimestamp === undefined) {
baseRtpTimestamp = rtpTimestamp >>> 0;
baseTimestampUs = Math.round(performance.now() * 1000);
}
const delta = (rtpTimestamp >>> 0) - baseRtpTimestamp;
return baseTimestampUs + Math.round((delta * 1_000_000) / 90_000);
}
function renderFrame(frame: VideoFrame) {
try {
const width = frame.displayWidth || frame.codedWidth;
const height = frame.displayHeight || frame.codedHeight;
if (canvas.width !== width || canvas.height !== height) {
canvas.width = width;
canvas.height = height;
}
ctx.drawImage(frame, 0, 0, width, height);
} finally {
frame.close();
}
}
async function ensureDecoder(frame: OpenIpcVideoFrame): Promise<boolean> {
const codec = frame.codecString;
const key = `${frame.codec}:${codec}`;
if (decoder && decoderKey === key) {
return true;
}
const config: VideoDecoderConfig =
frame.codec === "h264"
? {
codec,
avc: { format: "annexb" },
hardwareAcceleration: "prefer-hardware",
optimizeForLatency: true,
}
: {
codec,
hevc: { format: "annexb" },
hardwareAcceleration: "prefer-hardware",
optimizeForLatency: true,
};
const support = await VideoDecoder.isConfigSupported(config);
if (!support.supported) {
return false;
}
decoder?.close();
decoder = new VideoDecoder({
output: renderFrame,
error: (error) => {
console.warn("VideoDecoder error", error);
waitingForKeyframe = true;
},
});
decoder.configure(support.config ?? config);
decoderKey = key;
waitingForKeyframe = true;
return true;
}
async function decodeOpenIpcFrame(frame: OpenIpcVideoFrame) {
if (!(await ensureDecoder(frame))) {
return;
}
if (waitingForKeyframe && !frame.isKeyFrame) {
return;
}
waitingForKeyframe = false;
decoder!.decode(
new EncodedVideoChunk({
type: frame.isKeyFrame ? "key" : "delta",
timestamp: timestampUs(frame.timestamp),
data: frame.data,
}),
);
}
await init();
const filters = JSON.parse(supportedUsbFilters());
const usbDevice = await navigator.usb.requestDevice({ filters });
const radio = await WebUsbRealtekDevice.fromWebUsbDevice(usbDevice);
const receiver = OpenIpcReceiver.withKeypair(
channelId,
keypairBytes,
minimumEpoch,
);
await radio.initializeMonitor(channel, channelWidthMhz, channelOffset);
while (running) {
const transfers = await radio.readRxTransfers(32768, 4);
for (const transfer of transfers) {
const batch = receiver.pushRxTransferProfiled(transfer);
for (const frame of batch.frames) {
await decodeOpenIpcFrame(frame);
}
}
}
```
## Adaptive-Link Feedback
The browser SDK can also send the ground-station adaptive-link feedback path.
Use epoch milliseconds for the feedback clock, matching the station app.
```ts
import { OpenIpcAdaptiveLink } from "@openipc-rs/web";
const linkId = channelId >>> 8;
const adaptive = new OpenIpcAdaptiveLink(linkId, keypairBytes, 0n, 1, 5);
await radio.setTxPowerOverride(channel, uplinkTxPower);
while (running) {
const nowMs = Date.now();
const transfers = await radio.readRxTransfers(32768, 4);
for (const transfer of transfers) {
adaptive.recordRxTransfer(transfer, nowMs);
const batch = receiver.pushRxTransferProfiled(transfer);
adaptive.recordReceiverCounters(receiver, nowMs);
for (const frame of batch.frames) {
await decodeOpenIpcFrame(frame);
}
}
await adaptive.tickAndSend(radio, nowMs, channel);
}
```
## Driver Diagnostics
Browser apps can call the same WebUSB driver hooks used by the station UI:
```ts
import { WebUsbPhydmWatchdog, WebUsbPowerTracking8812 } from "@openipc-rs/web";
const fa = JSON.parse(await radio.readFalseAlarmCounters());
await radio.runIqk(channel);
const dig = new WebUsbPhydmWatchdog();
const digReport = JSON.parse(await dig.tick(radio));
const pwr = new WebUsbPowerTracking8812();
await pwr.init(radio);
const pwrReport = JSON.parse(await pwr.tick(radio, channel, channelWidthMhz));
```
The bad-FCS flag is intentionally explicit. Normal video receive should pass
`false`; diagnostics and experiments can pass `true` to keep corrupted RX
frames surfaced by the Realtek descriptor.
Diagnostics are explicit calls rather than background pollers. In a browser app,
schedule them with your own timer, animation frame, or worker if you need one.
That keeps WebUSB transfers predictable and avoids a library-created loop
competing with video RX/TX.
## Browser Requirements
- HTTPS or localhost secure context
- WebUSB support
- WebCodecs support for playback in typical browser apps
- A supported Realtek 802.11ac USB adapter
## Build From Source
From the repository root:
```sh
bun run --cwd crates/openipc-web build
```
The build generates the publishable package in:
```text
crates/openipc-web/pkg
```
Generated files are not committed to Git.