PIXHAWK

SET UP

Connect cable from COM2 port on Hyper Quick release to Telem2 (Recommend for flight stack PX4) or Telem1(PX4 does not support) on Pixhawk.

Baurate on Pixhawk should be set at 115200bps, 8 Data bits, No Parity, 1 Stop Bit (8N1)

Connect the Gimbal’s COM2 port to one of the autopilot’s Serial/Telemetry ports like Telem2 as shown above.

Connect with a ground station and set the following parameters:

The gimbal’s maximum angles can be set using these parameters:

To control the gimbal’s lean angles from a transmitter set:

  • MNT_RC_IN_TILT to 6 to control the gimbal’s tilt (aka pitch angle) with the transmitter’s Ch6 tuning knob

  • MNT_RC_IN_ROLL to some input channel number to control the gimbal’s roll angle

  • MNT_RC_IN_PAN to some input channel number to control the gimbals’ heading

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