General
The Silvus Obscura Cam is a high performance video streaming camera. The SOC is capable of encoding in h.264 and h.265. The camera is suitable for low light and FPV use.
Mission Planner Video Streaming
Launch mission planer
Right click on the PFD (HUD)
Go to the Video menu
Select set GStreamer Source
Enter the command below
Change the IP address to the address of the camera as listed in the drone master file (10.x.y.25)
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If the aspect ratio of the window is incorrect (4:3 instead of 16:9)
Right click on the PFD (HUD)
Select change aspect ratio
QGroundControl Video Streaming
Power on the aircraft
Connect directly over ethernet or over the network radio (Doodle, Silvus)
Open QGroundControl
Click in the top left corner to access Settings Menus
Select Application Settings
Find video settings
Set source to RTSP stream
URL: rtsp://10.x.y.25/
Aspect Ratio: 1.777777
Format: mkv
Check low latency mode
Click back in the top left
Look for video stream in the bottom left corner of the window
Move item in frame or move camera to test video for break ups and test latency
Accessing Camera Settings
Note |
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These instructions are for Windows 10 only. Configuration of the Obscura Cam requires Internet Explorer |
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