CUBE PILOT
MIO
Last updated
MIO
Last updated
Instruction Step:
We recommend connecting the Gimbals’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:
to “4” for “SToRM32 MavLink”
to “115” for 115200 bps. “SERIAL2” can be replaced with another serial port (i.e. SERIAL1) depending upon the physical connection
to 2 for “MAVLink2”
to 10
to 10
The gimbal’s maximum angles can be set using these parameters:
to -3000 to allow leaning left up to 30deg
to 3000 to allow leaning right up to 30deg
to -9000 to allow pointing 90deg down
to 3000 to allow pointing 30deg up
to -18000 to allow turning around to the left
to 18000 to allow turning around to the right
To control the gimbal’s lean angles from a transmitter set:
Gremsy’s instructions can be found below:
The gimbal should work without any additional configuration but to improve performance you may need to adjust the gimbal’s gains to match the camera’s weight
Connect the gimbal to your Desktop PC using a USB cable
Push the “CONNECTION” button on the left side of the window, then select the COM port and press “Connect”
Select the “CONTROLS” tab and ensure “SYNC” is selected so the gimbal communicates with the autopilot using MAVLink
Select the “STIFFNESS” tab and adjust the Tilt, Roll and Pan gains so that the gimbal holds the camera in position without shaking
Disconnect the USB cable connecting your PC to the gimbal
Powerup the vehicle and gimbal
Move the transmitter’s channel 6 tuning knob to its minimum position, the camera should point straight down
Move the ch6 knob to maximum and the gimbal should point upwards
Note
The RC’s channel 6 input can be checked from Mission Planner’s Radio calibration page
The ROI feature points the vehicle and/or camera to point at a target. This can be tested by doing the following:
Ensure the vehicle has GPS lock
If using the Mission Planner, go to the Flight Data screen and right-mouse-button-click on a point about 50m ahead of the vehicle (the orange and red lines show the vehicle’s current heading), select Point Camera Here and input an altitude of -50 (meters). The camera should point forward and then tilt down at about 45 degrees
Video tutorial
to 6 to control the gimbal’s tilt (aka pitch angle) with the transmitter’s Ch6 tuning knob
to some input channel number to control the gimbal’s roll angle
to some input channel number to control the gimbals’ heading
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