November 2020
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Default + trigger by HTTP API
With this configuration, instead of automatically capturing with an automatic triggering mode,
the HTTP API (see below) is used with an onboard computer to trigger the camera at intervals
determined by your computer. See examples of the HTTP API here: Integration examples for
MicaSense sensors.
MAVLink with PixHawk or similar flight controller
The RedEdge-MX can be triggered with a PixHawk flight control system using the serial API.
MicaSense cameras currently use the MAVLink v1.0 messaging protocol for the serial API,
which the camera uses to interact with PixHawk. You can read more detailed information here:
Guide for MicaSense Sensors and PixHawk.
DLS 2 with Aircraft GPS
For more control, advanced users can communicate with RedEdge-MX by HTTP (Ethernet,
Wi-Fi) or serial (MAVLink) using the MicaSense APIs (Application Programming Interfaces). The
APIs can be used in lieu of the DLS 2 GPS to provide the sensor with a position and attitude
data (from the aircraft GPS, for example). Anytime GPS data is sent to the sensor via the API
commands, it will be written to the image metadata, overriding the DLS 2 internal GPS data for
five seconds (or until another update is sent via the API).
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