Architecture

Warning

This section is fairly incomplete.

RFQuack Architecture

RFQuack has a modular software and hardware architecture comprising:

  • a radio chip (usually within a module)
  • a micro-controller unit (MCU)
  • an optional network adapter (cellular or WiFi)

The communication layers are organized as follows:

  • The Python client encodes the message for RFQuack with Protobuf (via nanopb): this ensures data-type consistency across firmware (written in C) and client (written in Python), light data validation, and consistent development experience.
  • The serialized messages are transported over MQTT (which allows multi-node and multi-client scenarios) or serial (when you need minimal latency).
  • The connectivity layer is just a thin abstraction over various cellular modems and the Arduino/ESP WiFi (or simply serial).
  • The message is decoded and handled by a software module