# E88 / E99 Drone: reconstructing Wi-Fi flight control and video access

> E88 / E99 Drone PC Control reconstructs the Wi-Fi control and video exchanges of an E99-labeled toy drone with an E88D board and FlyUFO app. Its Python client sends documented UDP stick and heartbeat packets, receives telemetry and presents an RTSP-derived MJPEG stream in a browser.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Juliii-p/e88-drone-pc-control>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Juliii-p/e88-drone-pc-control/blob/f671f5874c62b229baa14c0c487388b071415d60/PROTOCOL.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/e88-e99-drone-pc-control-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/e88-e99-drone-pc-control-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/e88-e99-drone-pc-control-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Python 3.8+, a Wi-Fi adapter connected to the drone and ffmpeg for video or snapshots are required.
- **Scope:** The console keyboard controller is Windows-only.
- **Limits:** The protocol was derived from the app and partially confirmed with live captures; other drone variants may need changes.
- **License:** MIT license.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Juliii-p/e88-drone-pc-control/blob/f671f5874c62b229baa14c0c487388b071415d60/PROTOCOL.md>
2. <https://github.com/Juliii-p/e88-drone-pc-control/blob/f671f5874c62b229baa14c0c487388b071415d60/README.md>

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