Control Gimbal from QGC

PX4 Autopilot Development 👨‍💻
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Hi. I have recently bought an SIYI A8 mini gimbal camera. I am connecting it through the telem1 port. Now, is there any way to control the gimbal or take pictures using QGroundControl or RC Transmitter?

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Well, the SIYI cameras can be controlled easily with their radios like the MK15 or MK30.
There is also a SIYI custom made version of QGC which has those control functions integrated.
I believe also Mission Planner has those functions build in.
See also:

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Have a look at this:

https://docs.qgroundcontrol.com/master/en/SetupView/Camera.html

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@hrbjoern
That info might not work for that particular camera as it requires special type of control signal. Not the standard RC signal.

5

I can use the camera and control the gimbal through ardupilot. However, does anyone know if I can access the SD card of the camera while flying? I can obviously use an SD card reader to access it. However, it would be best if I could set a serial connection between the SIYI a8 mini camera and Rasberry Pi and access the SD card from there. TIA

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To my knowledge you can’t access SD card whilst flying.
But you might find more info here: