# PixyPilot: reconstructing EMEET PIXY camera control on Linux

> PixyPilot implements Linux control of the EMEET PIXY camera using V4L2 ioctls and decoded vendor HID commands. Its research documents HID report layouts, captured commands, and UVC extension-unit investigation, while the app provides PTZ controls, preview, recording, and capture import.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Protocol
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-08
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-08
- Original resource: <https://github.com/Romonaga/PixyPilot>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/Romonaga/PixyPilot/blob/85afaaf6a5f8d99153b52f579a1987e1703a51b1/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/pixypilot-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/pixypilot-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/pixypilot-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Ubuntu 24.04 or later and an EMEET PIXY camera; HID smart controls need write access to its hidraw node.
- **Limits:** Raw UVC extension-unit selectors remain read-only while their meanings are investigated.
- **License:** No licence file in the repository.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/Romonaga/PixyPilot/blob/85afaaf6a5f8d99153b52f579a1987e1703a51b1/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/Romonaga/PixyPilot/blob/85afaaf6a5f8d99153b52f579a1987e1703a51b1/docs/EMEET_PIXY_REVERSE_ENGINEERING.md>

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