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Controlling the UAV Gimbal

Note: 1. No functions are started immediately after the UAV is powered on. 2. First connect the ground station to the UAV. 3. The following streaming examples demonstrate how to…

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Note:
1. No functions are started immediately after the UAV is powered on.
2. First connect the ground station to the UAV.
3. The following streaming examples demonstrate how to control the gimbal after starting the corresponding UAV's QR-code landing function from the ground station's function demos.

Control the G1 Gimbal from the Prometheus Ground Station

  1. Open Main Interface in the navigation bar.
  2. Click Video Monitoring in the side navigation bar.
  3. Manual Control indicates that gimbal control is available. Select Manual Control.
    • Gimbal pitch control: Drag up or down with the left mouse button.
    • Gimbal yaw control: Drag left or right with the left mouse button.
    • Gimbal roll control: Left-click one of the four corner points. Drag left to roll the gimbal clockwise; drag right to roll the gimbal counterclockwise.
  4. This shows that dragging the mouse left commands the gimbal to move left.
  5. Double-click the Stop button. The gimbal recenters and returns to its initial position.
  6. The gimbal speed information is controlled with the mouse.
Description

Control the GX40 Gimbal from the Prometheus Ground Station

  1. Open Main Interface in the navigation bar.
  2. Click Video Monitoring in the side navigation bar.
  3. Manual Control indicates that gimbal control is available. Select Manual Control.
    • Gimbal pitch control: Drag up or down with the left mouse button.
    • Gimbal yaw control: Drag left or right with the left mouse button.
    • Gimbal roll control: Left-click one of the four corner points. Drag left to roll the gimbal clockwise; drag right to roll the gimbal counterclockwise.
  4. This shows that dragging the mouse left commands the gimbal to move left.
  5. Double-click the Stop button. The gimbal recenters and returns to its initial position.
  6. The gimbal speed information is controlled with the mouse.
Description

Control the GX40 Gimbal with the H16 Remote Controller

GX40 Gimbal Introduction

  • Open a browser (it must be set to compatibility mode) and enter "http://192.168.144.108" in the address bar.

  • On the page that opens, enter the username and password (the default username is user and the password is 0000).

Note:
1. Do not turn on the nose spotlight or the GX40 gimbal's night-vision fill light while it is pointed at people.
2. Reduce the resolution of video streamed to the remote controller to reduce communication-link bandwidth usage.
3. Watch the following video tutorial in detail before using the product.
  • In the following video tutorial, the RTSP live-video stream URL in QGC uses 3840x2160 @30fps.
    • If the H16 remote controller must retrieve an RTSP stream while the UAV is flying, 352x240 @20fps is recommended.
rtsp://user:0000@192.168.144.108:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
  • Main stream (default: 3840x2160 @30fps; corresponds to the fourth stream in GCU):
rtsp://user:0000@192.168.144.108:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0
  • Auxiliary stream 1 (default: 352x240 @20fps; corresponds to the auxiliary stream in GCU):
rtsp://user:0000@192.168.144.108:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=1
  • Auxiliary stream 2 (default: 1920x1080 @30fps; corresponds to the main stream in GCU):
rtsp://user:0000@192.168.144.108:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=2
Control Position GX40 Gimbal Functions Controlled by the H16 Remote Controller
AUX2 knob at the counterclockwise leftmost position Move the X3 stick left Turn the gimbal left Turn AUX1 clockwise to zoom in Double-click the silver button in the lower-right corner to recenter the gimbal
Move the X3 stick right Turn the gimbal right
Move the Y3 stick up Turn the gimbal up Turn AUX1 counterclockwise to zoom out
Move the Y3 stick down Turn the gimbal down
AUX2 knob at the clockwise rightmost position
The nose spotlight turns on automatically and the gimbal recenters		 Move the X1 stick left Turn the gimbal left Turn AUX1 clockwise to zoom in Release the stick to recenter the gimbal automatically
Move the X1 stick right Turn the gimbal right
Move the Y2 stick up Turn the gimbal up
Move the Y2 stick down Turn the gimbal down Turn AUX1 counterclockwise to zoom out
Move the X2 stick left Rotate the entire gimbal left
Move the X2 stick right Rotate the entire gimbal right