Clicking “Replay a File...” will bring up a dialog to select previously recorded video data for replay.
Note that SkyLink writes all its recordings to the Recordings Directory in the Trillium Data Folder
as “.ts” files. If “Apply Settings at Startup” is checked, the current settings will be applied at startup
and the communications dialog will not appear at startup. If the box is unchecked, the
Communications Menu will appear as soon as SkyLink starts.
2.2.1 On-Board Application
The On-Board Application section will default to “None” and only when the gimbal is paired with an
external Trillium mapping computer would the user select either “Path Mapper” or “Structure
Mapper”. When an onboard application other than “None” is selected the Video Stream setup is
removed.
2.2.2 Communications
Auto
SkyLink will search the network and any detected Serial interfaces for a gimbal. Skylink will display
a list of detected gimbals for the user to select if multiple units are present, otherwise
communications will be established with the first gimbal to respond.
Static IP
SkyLink will attempt to communicate with the gimbal via the Static IP address entered.
Serial
SkyLink will attempt to communicate with a gimbal on the given serial port with a specific baud
rate. If no serial ports are detected the list will be empty. NOTE: Trillium's gimbals default to
communicate at 115200 baud.
None
SkyLink will not connect to the gimbal this can be used during SkyLink setup or map data
downloads when a gimbal is not connected.
UDP Checkbox
Checking this box will use UDP rather than TCP for connecting to the gimbal over the network. This
will use less bandwidth at the expense of less reliable communications.
Listen Only Checkbox
Checking this box will disable SkyLink from sending any data to the gimbal once communications
are established. When Listen Only checkbox is checked SkyLink will not send the video stream
settings to the gimbal and “- LISTEN ONLY -“ will be displayed at the bottom of the video.
Apply Comms
Clicking this button will apply the current communication settings.