A Xacti gimbal camera reports an error

What ArduPilot says:

• … time …set
• … CAMN failed to set param
• … motor op …
• … control …
• … motor …
• … change optical zoom

A Xacti camera gimbal talks to the flight controller over DroneCAN, and these lines are its answers. “Xacti: failed to take pic / record / change zoom …”: the camera refused that command. “Xacti: media error”, “lens error”, “motor init error”, “motor op error”, “control error”, “temp warning”, “time not set”: the camera's own status changed; the same lines ending in “ok” say the fault has cleared. “init failed” and “DroneCAN subscribe failed” come at boot: the driver could not start.

What to do, most likely first

1. “media error”, or a refused picture or recording: the memory card is missing, full or faulty.

   FixInsert or replace the card and format it in the camera.

2. “motor … error” or “control error”: the gimbal could not move freely when it started.

   FixRemove the lens cap and transport lock, make sure nothing touches the gimbal, and power it again. A motor error also makes “Mount: not healthy” and stops arming.

3. “DroneCAN subscribe failed” or “init failed”: the CAN port is not set up for DroneCAN, or memory ran out.

   FixSet CAN_P1_DRIVER to 1 and CAN_D1_PROTOCOL to 1 (DroneCAN) for the port the gimbal is on, and reboot.

“time not set” clears by itself once the flight controller has the time from GPS: the driver then sends it to the camera (“Xacti: datetime set …”).

Parameters to look at