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Page 2: Table Of Contents
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com Manual: v.01 Table of contents 1. DISCLAIMER & WARNING ..................................3 2. TECHNICAL OVERVIEW ..................................4 3. GIMBAL OUTPUTS AND CONNECTORS ..............................5 4. BOX CONTENTS ....................................8 5. MECHANICS ASSEMBLING ................................... 8 6.
Page 3: Disclaimer & Warning
THE PRODUCT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 18. HD Air Studio is not liable for: 1. Damages caused by the misuse of the product.
Page 4: Technical Overview
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com 2. TECHNICAL OVERVIEW Gimbal weight 632g/552g including/excluding Orbit damping system Supported cameras Up to 800g weight (Sony RX100 I-IV, Sony A6000 Sony A6300, and All similar) Maximum camera size Height: 75mm; Width: 130mm (depending on balancing); Length: approximately 60mm (camera body;...
Page 5: Gimbal Outputs And Connectors
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com 3. GIMBAL OUTPUTS AND CONNECTORS...
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Page 7 InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com RC yaw : Brown – GND Green - +5V Yellow - Signal InfinityMR-S2 connection diagram...
Page 8: Box Contents
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com 4. BOX CONTENTS Gimbal 2. “Orbit” damping plate 3. Connection diagram 4. USB cable 5. Camera bolt 6. Velcro tape (pair) 7. RC_yaw cable 8. RC_pitch cable 9. JST cable 5. MECHANICS ASSEMBLING For the final mechanics assembling, please connect the Orbit damping plate to the yaw motor.
Page 9: Gimbal Balancing
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com After mounting the Orbit anti-vibration plate to the yaw motor, connect the gimbal to your multirotor frame. For this you can use 12mm aluminum tube clamps (recommended). 6. GIMBAL BALANCING Satisfactory stabilization performance is possible only with a properly balanced gimbal. In order to balance your gimbal in all 3 axes, follow the rules below: Mount the gimbal on your multirotor - it is crucial for a proper balancing and tuning process.
Page 10 InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com 5. Unscrew little thumbscrew to balance the roll axis. a) By moving camera box to the left and to the right, find a place where a camera can stay put in every position of the roll axis (e.g.
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Page 13: Alexmos Controller
InfinityMR-S2 is equipped with a well-known AlexMos controller. It is advised that you will get to know AlexMos controller manual before using the InfinityMR-S2 gimbal. HD Air Studio does not take responsibility for damages of a product caused by the ignorance of AlexMos manual.
Page 14: Getting Started
8. GETTING STARTED 1. With a camera installed on the gimbal, connect the battery to the gimbal (red JST power plug). HD Air Studio recommends to use a fully charged 4S LiPo battery as power source. 2. Make sure that your gimbal can freely rotate in all axes.
Page 15: Using Ppm-Sum, Futaba S-Bus Or Dsm2/Dsmx Receiver
10. NOTE: To change any setting of AlexMos controller refer to the manual available at www.basecamelectronics.com 11. HD Air Studio recommends not to change any settings in „Encoders” tab without good knowledge of AlexMos controller manual. 4S 1000mah Lipo battery allows to use a gimbal for 35-90min depending on the camera weight.
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Page 17: Tips For Tuning The Alexmos Controller With Encoders
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com 11. TIPS FOR TUNING THE ALEXMOS CONTROLLER WITH ENCODERS For a proper tuning of InfinityMR-S2 gimbal please refer to the AlexMos controller manual. 2. Make sure that encoders are calibrated properly. Remember - for tuning encoders you don’t need a very good stabilization, big precision is not required.
Page 18: Profile Setup
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com HD AIR STUDIO SUPPORT: support@hdairstudio.com 12. PROFILE SETUP InfinityMR-S2 is equipped with button that allows you to change profiles. You can save up to 5 profiles. Each profile allows to set different follow mode or assign any other action from menu. Each profile is applied by number of clicks.
Page 19: Alarms And Battery Monitoring Settings
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com 13. ALARMS AND BATTERY MONITORING SETTINGS Connect InfinityMR-S2 to GUI using USB cable supplied with gimbal (see chapter 8) 2. Measure voltage level of your battery using multimeter (not supplied) 3. Go to service tab on GUI 4.
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Page 21: Offset Adjustment
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com 14. OFFSET ADJUSTMENT If You need to change initial position of camera you can do it in 3 ways: CHANGING OFFSET BY CALIBRATION Connect InfinityMR-S2 to GUI (chapter9). Go to Encoders tab, make sure that motors are switched off. Put camera in desired position and press 2.
Page 22 InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com CHANGING POSITION OF CAMERA BY MANUAL SET InfinityMR-S2 is pre-set to remember position of camera after one second for PITCH and YAW axis, and two seconds for ROLL axis. You can adjust those values by connecting to GUI and changing “Manual set time, sec.” for each axis. After each adjustment press “WRITE”...
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Page 24: Software Version Check And Upgrade
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com 15. SOFTWARE VERSION CHECK AND UPGRADE Connect InfinityMR-S 2to GUI and go to upgrade tab, make sure that you are in Automatic sub tab. You can find there your current version. Press [CHECK] to check if there is newer version of software (higher number). Press “UPGRADE” button and update will run automatically.
Page 25 InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com 7. When calibration is done ‘ok’ marks will appear next to each axis. 8. Repeat this operation for each axis (6 positions from Photo 1) 9. Close “sensor calibration helper” window and press “WRITE” button.
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Page 28 InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com 18. TIME-LAPSE SETTINGS (NEW FEATURE !) To make TIME-LAPSE motion you need to: Connect gimbal to GUI (chapter 9) 2. Go to Firmware Upgrade tab and make sure you have firmware version 2,61 or higher. If you can`t see newer version check for beta version too.
Page 29: Maintenance
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com Photo 2 17. MAINTENANCE InfinityMR-S2 gimbal is almost maintenance-free, you don’t have to do anything else then keeping it clean and dry. There is few tips how can you prevent it from damage. After work in dusty (pollen) conditions clean your gimbal with compressed air and soft cloth 2.
Page 30: Frequently Asked Questions And Troubleshooting
InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com 18. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING Horizon drifting – camera slowly turns in roll axis it is advisable to proceed with temperature calibration of the IMU (it is described in AlexMos manual). You can also try to set “gyro trust”...
Page 31 InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com connected. If you have to use it without receiver change RC settings to PWM or set up no input 10. During movement on yaw axis picture from camera is not smooth Tight thumb screws mounting yaw motor Check if there is any loose screws mounting yaw motor How can I make backup of my software ? Connect gimbal to GUI (Chapter 9) click board tab –...
Page 32 InfinityMR-S2 – Universal 3 axis Gimbal www.hdairstudio.com There is possibility to switch off calibration at every startup – to do it you need to connect to GUI (Chapter 9) go to basic tab and mark option ”skip gyro calibration at startup”. When option “skip gyro calibration at startup”...