What does firmware mean in drone terminology?
Cristian Randieri
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Cristian Randieri
Forbes Technology Council | NASA - URSA Advisor | Professor @ eCampus University | Innovation Manager @ Ministry of Economic Development | Intellisystem Technologies CEO | EU External Expert | Kwaai EMEA Director
Is the sketch or software loaded into the microprocessor based products’ non-volatile memory. The reason it is referred to as firmware is because it remains in non-volatile memory state even when power is removed. Therefore, it is non-volatile. In the autopilots case, it is an application (App for smart phone users) or program that determines how and what the auto pilot does.