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# Other AP / GCS Support

## QGroundControl

Follow these next steps to configure QGroundControl for [SmartLink](https://sky-drones.com/smartlink):

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbthu_aaUGg&feature=emb_title>" %}

### Configuration settings

* Connection type: UDP
* Host: smartlink.local
* Port: 14555
* Autopilot UART: 57600 8N1 3V3 TTL

## Mission Planner

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### Configuration settings

* Connection type: UDP
* Host: smartlink.local
* Port: 14555
* Autopilot UART: 57600 8N1 3V3 TTL

### Telemetry

Make sure to select UDPCI as the connection type and click Connect:

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Type in SmartLink IP address (192.168.168.100) or host name (smartlink.local) and click OK:

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Type in SmartLink port number (14555) and click OK:

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The connection will be established and Mission Planner will start reading parameters:&#x20;

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### Video

Right click on the primary flight display and select Video > Set GStreamer source:

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Use the following GStreamer pipeline to start the real time video in Mission Planner:

```
rtspsrc location=rtsp://smartlink.local:8554/camera/0 ! rtph264depay ! avdec_h264 ! videoconvert ! video/x-raw,format=BGRA ! appsink name=outsink sync=false
```

{% hint style="warning" %}
In case your system doesn't support local DNS (smartlink.local addressing) you will need to change smatlink.local to the static IP address of SmartLink: 192.168.168.100
{% endhint %}

Click OK to start the video feed:

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After a few seconds the video feed will appear:&#x20;

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