diff --git a/misc/camera/a8/remoteControl.h b/misc/camera/a8/remoteControl.h
index 6159330..e0d3317 100644
--- a/misc/camera/a8/remoteControl.h
+++ b/misc/camera/a8/remoteControl.h
@@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
 #include <QString>
 #include <QThread>
 
+struct RectangleProperties
+{
+    uint16_t width;
+    uint16_t height;
+    uint16_t middleX;
+    uint16_t middleY;
+};
+
 class RemoteControl : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -21,6 +29,7 @@ private slots:
     void zoomToTarget(QJsonObject &commandObject);
     void restoreOrientation(void);
     void restoreZoom(void);
+    RectangleProperties calculateRectangleProperties(uint16_t top, uint16_t left, uint16_t bottom, uint16_t right);
 
 private:
     void openNamedPipe(void);
diff --git a/misc/camera/a8_remote/main.cpp b/misc/camera/a8_remote/main.cpp
index b39fe7e..a501f3c 100644
--- a/misc/camera/a8_remote/main.cpp
+++ b/misc/camera/a8_remote/main.cpp
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
 
     RemoteControl remoteControl;
-    remoteControl.createNamedPipe();
-    remoteControl.startCommunication();
-
+#ifdef FIFO_TEST
+    remoteControl.startTest();
+#else
+    remoteControl.sendData(200, 200, 400, 400);
+#endif
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/misc/camera/a8_remote/remoteControl.cpp b/misc/camera/a8_remote/remoteControl.cpp
index 7e97684..d377106 100644
--- a/misc/camera/a8_remote/remoteControl.cpp
+++ b/misc/camera/a8_remote/remoteControl.cpp
@@ -13,13 +13,18 @@
 #include <random>
 #endif
 
-RemoteControl::RemoteControl() {}
+RemoteControl::RemoteControl()
+{
+    createNamedPipe();
+}
 
 RemoteControl::~RemoteControl()
 {
+#ifdef FIFO_TEST
     if (mFifoFdIn != -1) {
         close(mFifoFdIn);
     }
+#endif
     if (mFifoFdOut != -1) {
         close(mFifoFdOut);
     }
@@ -29,6 +34,7 @@ void RemoteControl::createNamedPipe()
 {
     struct stat statBuf;
 
+#ifdef FIFO_TEST
     // Open incoming pipe (READ ONLY)
     if (stat(FIFO_FROM_GIMBAL, &statBuf) == 0) {
         if (S_ISFIFO(statBuf.st_mode)) {
@@ -51,6 +57,7 @@ void RemoteControl::createNamedPipe()
     } else {
         qInfo().noquote().nospace() << "Opened pipe: " << FIFO_FROM_GIMBAL;
     }
+#endif
 
     // Open outgoing pipe (WRITE ONLY)
     if (stat(FIFO_TO_GIMBAL, &statBuf) == 0) {
diff --git a/misc/camera/a8_remote/remoteControl.hpp b/misc/camera/a8_remote/remoteControl.hpp
index 581347a..96c5b0f 100644
--- a/misc/camera/a8_remote/remoteControl.hpp
+++ b/misc/camera/a8_remote/remoteControl.hpp
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ class RemoteControl
 public:
     RemoteControl();
     ~RemoteControl();
-    void createNamedPipe(void);
     void sendData(uint16_t top, uint16_t left, uint16_t bottom, uint16_t right);
 #ifdef FIFO_TEST
     void startTest(void);
 #endif
 
 private:
+    void createNamedPipe(void);
 #ifdef FIFO_TEST
     float randomFloatBetween(float min, float max);
-#endif
     int mFifoFdIn;
+#endif
     int mFifoFdOut;
 };