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  • Daniel RyuD Offline
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    Daniel Ryu
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    Screenshot from 2021-07-06 15-55-10.png

    ffmpegs is working but I am still unable to stream to QGC. I'm using the same ip of QGC that is in voxl-vision-px4.conf that allows the drone to even connect to QGC in the first place. Here are all my settings.

    Screenshot from 2021-07-06 15-57-24.png

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    • Daniel RyuD Daniel Ryu

      Screenshot from 2021-07-06 15-55-10.png

      ffmpegs is working but I am still unable to stream to QGC. I'm using the same ip of QGC that is in voxl-vision-px4.conf that allows the drone to even connect to QGC in the first place. Here are all my settings.

      Screenshot from 2021-07-06 15-57-24.png

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      @Daniel-Ryu Are you able to see the video in another viewer, like VLC?

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      • Eric KatzfeyE Eric Katzfey

        @Daniel-Ryu Are you able to see the video in another viewer, like VLC?

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        @Eric-Katzfey Yes, I can get the video to stream following the instructions here https://docs.modalai.com/uvc-streaming/

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        • Daniel RyuD Daniel Ryu

          @Eric-Katzfey Yes, I can get the video to stream following the instructions here https://docs.modalai.com/uvc-streaming/

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          Also, could https://docs.modalai.com/voxl-m500-gimbal-user-guide/#streaming-to-qgroundcontrol this guide have a link to this guide here https://docs.modalai.com/uvc-streaming? I came across the second one quite by accident, despite them accomplishing similar purposes

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            One more question: there's a config file referred to in this guide which is supposed to demonstrate how the gimbal can be controlled from the RC. Which one is it? https://docs.modalai.com/voxl-m500-gimbal-user-guide/#streaming-to-qgroundcontrol

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              Here's a video that can help: https://youtu.be/eYr8nyFid0E?t=26

              PX4 params here: https://gitlab.com/voxl-public/flight-core-px4/px4-parameters/-/blob/master/helpers/gimbal_dx8_config.params

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                My DX8 looks and behaves differently from the one in the video. Is there a way to confirm that the knob and the switch right next to it are indeed channels 8 and 7, respectively?

                Image from iOS.jpg

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                  You can get a good feel from the radio configuration setup in QGC, where you can see the channel assignments -> roughly here https://docs.modalai.com/configure-rc-radio/

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                    I'm still having trouble working out the controller and the gimbal. Here's a video of what I did. The channel monitor acknowledges one switch as channel 6 (which I set to RC_MAP_AUX1) but doesn't seem to respond to the dial. https://we.tl/t-HWHzLeJ46h

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                      Solution: sometimes when just binding the RC controller, the inputs aren't shown. Make sure to restart drone after rebinding. Additionally, I've found different controllers have different lever/switch inputs, so its good to use QGC to look for the responsive switches and assign the ones you want accordingly

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