[Paparazzi-devel]Re:CAM_MODE in flightplan missing in DTD

[Guillaume Sanchez]

Thanks Pascal, this is crystal clear :-)


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> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:43:56 +0200
> From: Pascal Brisset <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Paparazzi-devel] Re: CAM_MODE in flightplan missing in
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> Guillaume Sanchez wrote:
> > But, it looks to me that the control of the camera has been removed from
> > the flight_plan in the up-to-date version of CVS.
> > - Am I wrong, and do I miss something?
> >   
> 
>  You are almost right. There is no longer built-in features in the 
> flight plan language to control a mobile camera.
> However, since you can set any variable 
> (http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/index.php/Flight_Plans#Set) or call any 
> function (http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/index.php/Flight_Plans#Call) 
> from the flight plan language, it is a way to control the camera/
> 
> > - Is it no longer possible to control the camera?
> >   
>  It is possible, as explained in my previous message, setting the 
> cam_mode variable to the chosen mode (sw/airborne/cam.h)
> and the corresponding input variables. These variable assignments can be 
> done
>  - from the GCS using the cam.xml settings file;
>  - from the flight plan using "the" set instruction;
>  - from a user C function (implemented in an extra module) which can be 
> called from the flight plan using the "call" instruction or the
> "pre_call" and "post_call" features 
> (http://paparazzi.enac.fr/wiki/index.php/Flight_Plans#Blocks)
> > - Is there another way to control the camera that is not described in
> > the wiki?
> >   
>  No, it is currently not described in the wiki.
> 
> --Pascal
> > Cheers,
> > Guillaume
> >