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# GimbalManagerInformation (UORB message)

**TOPICS:** gimbal_manager_information

## Fields

| Name             | Type      | Unit [Frame] | Range/Enum | Description                            |
| ---------------- | --------- | ------------ | ---------- | -------------------------------------- |
| timestamp        | `uint64`  |              |            | time since system start (microseconds) |
| cap_flags        | `uint32`  |              |            |
| gimbal_device_id | `uint8`   |              |            |
| roll_min         | `float32` | rad          |            |
| roll_max         | `float32` | rad          |            |
| pitch_min        | `float32` | rad          |            |
| pitch_max        | `float32` | rad          |            |
| yaw_min          | `float32` | rad          |            |
| yaw_max          | `float32` | rad          |            |

## Constants

| Name                                                                                                                | Type     | Value  | Description |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ------ | ----------- |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_RETRACT"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_RETRACT                             | `uint32` | 1      |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_NEUTRAL"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_NEUTRAL                             | `uint32` | 2      |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_AXIS"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_AXIS                         | `uint32` | 4      |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_FOLLOW"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_FOLLOW                     | `uint32` | 8      |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_LOCK"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_LOCK                         | `uint32` | 16     |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_AXIS"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_AXIS                       | `uint32` | 32     |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_FOLLOW"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_FOLLOW                   | `uint32` | 64     |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_LOCK"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_LOCK                       | `uint32` | 128    |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_AXIS"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_AXIS                           | `uint32` | 256    |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_FOLLOW"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_FOLLOW                       | `uint32` | 512    |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_LOCK"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_LOCK                           | `uint32` | 1024   |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_SUPPORTS_INFINITE_YAW"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_SUPPORTS_INFINITE_YAW         | `uint32` | 2048   |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_CAN_POINT_LOCATION_LOCAL"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_CAN_POINT_LOCATION_LOCAL   | `uint32` | 65536  |
| <a id="#GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_CAN_POINT_LOCATION_GLOBAL"></a> GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_CAN_POINT_LOCATION_GLOBAL | `uint32` | 131072 |

## Source Message

[Source file (GitHub)](https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/main/msg/GimbalManagerInformation.msg)

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```c
uint64 timestamp						# time since system start (microseconds)

uint32 cap_flags

uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_RETRACT = 1
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_NEUTRAL = 2
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_AXIS = 4
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_FOLLOW = 8
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_ROLL_LOCK = 16
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_AXIS = 32
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_FOLLOW = 64
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_PITCH_LOCK = 128
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_AXIS = 256
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_FOLLOW = 512
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_HAS_YAW_LOCK = 1024
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_SUPPORTS_INFINITE_YAW = 2048
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_CAN_POINT_LOCATION_LOCAL = 65536
uint32 GIMBAL_MANAGER_CAP_FLAGS_CAN_POINT_LOCATION_GLOBAL = 131072

uint8 gimbal_device_id

float32 roll_min # [rad]
float32 roll_max # [rad]

float32 pitch_min # [rad]
float32 pitch_max # [rad]

float32 yaw_min # [rad]
float32 yaw_max # [rad]
```

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