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Node Configuration

Every node (a drone agent, a ground agent, or a workstation) exposes one configuration surface, rendered as curated, task-oriented pages rather than a raw list of settings. The same pages are available two ways, at parity: on the node’s own browser dashboard, and in the node’s settings in Mission Control. Same configuration, same layout, both first-class.

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Two surfaces, one contract

Both surfaces read and write the same configuration through the node’s config service. A change you make on the on-box dashboard shows up when you open the node’s settings in Mission Control, and the other way around, because there is one source of truth on the node.

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The pages

The configuration is organized into task pages rather than a flat parameter tree. Which pages appear depends on the node’s profile and capabilities:

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Reliable writes

Every field confirms its write by reading the value back from the node, so a setting that did not take is visible rather than assumed. Secret values (keys and passwords) are redacted on read, so the configuration surface never echoes a secret it stored.

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Three ways to reach a node

A node’s configuration is reachable over each of the paths Mission Control can use to talk to it:
  1. On the node’s network. Open the on-box dashboard directly.
  2. Over the LAN or the cloud. Mission Control reads and writes the node’s configuration whether it is on your LAN or reached over the cloud relay.
  3. Over the radio. A drone reached only through a ground station is configured over a tunnel that carries the configuration request across the radio link and terminates at the drone. This lets you read a config page and change a setting on a drone that has no direct network path to you.

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Where to next

  • Nodes View - the fleet console whose inline feature toggles write these same config keys.
  • Settings - the GCS application settings (a separate surface from per-node configuration).
  • Transitive Enrollment - how a drone reached over the radio becomes a configurable node.
  • Uplink Matrix - the uplink options the network page configures.