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Gremsy and Pixhawk comunication
Gremsy and Pixhawk comuncation
1. Introduction
The Gremsy's Gimbal that can communicate with Ardupilot (Copter) using Mavlink
NOTE: Support for this Gimbal is include in Copter 3.3 (or higher) for gimbals running
• T1: gremsyT1_v605 or above
• T3: gremsyT3_v605 or above
• S1: gremsyS1_v605 or above
• Pixy: gremsyF_v605 or above
• gTuneDesktop: gTuneDesktop_v135_Beta or above
2. What's New
• Support Ardupilot (Copter) remote in Single mode
• Support the advance features likeautomated aiming of the camera at a Region of
Interest (ROI).
• Support DO_MOUNT_CONTROL (Ardupilot will send angle requests to gimbal)
• Drift free horizon
•
Gimbal (or mount) send a
MAVLink component. Additionally, it can send feedback about the angles it's
pointing using the message MOUNT_ORIENTATION.
3. Connecting the gimbal to the Pixhawk
Connect cable from COM2 port on Hyper Quick release to Telem2 or Telem1 on
Pixhawk.
Baurate on Pixhawk should be set at :
HEARTBEAT
(e.g. every second) just like any other
- 115200bps,
- 8 Data bits
- No Parity,
- 1 Stop Bit (8N1)
-1-
Ver1.1 beta
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- Page 1 Gremsy and Pixhawk comunication Gremsy and Pixhawk comuncation 1. Introduction The Gremsy’s Gimbal that can communicate with Ardupilot (Copter) using Mavlink NOTE: Support for this Gimbal is include in Copter 3.3 (or higher) for gimbals running • T1: gremsyT1_v605 or above •...
- Page 2 Ver1.1 beta Gremsy and Pixhawk comunication NOTE: The remaining 3 pins (VCC, RTS, CTS) of the cable should not be connected 4. Set-up through the Mission Planner (Mavlink protocol) Through your GCS (i.e MP’s Full Param List or Tree) set the following parameters: ❖...
- Page 3 Set the MNT_ANGMAX_PAN, MNT_ANGMAX_ROLL, MNT_ANGMAX_TILT and MNT_ANGMIN_PAN, MNT_ANGMIN_ROLL, MNT_ANGMIN_TILT to match the range of gimbal (S1, T1, T3). For examble, the screenshot below shows setup in which the gimbal S1 has: ▪ PAN axis control: MNT_ANGMIN_PAN = -160 to...
- Page 4 Ver1.1 beta Gremsy and Pixhawk comunication ▪ TILT axis control: MNT_ANGMIN_TILT = -135 to MNT_ANGMAX_TILT = +90 ▪ ROLL axis control: MNT_ANGMIN_ROLL = -45 to MNT_ANGMAX_ROLL = +45 5. How to control gimbal This introduction assume that gimbal have already been connected and configured ❖...
- Page 5 Ver1.1 beta Gremsy and Pixhawk comunication 6. How to configure gimbal ❖ Smooth Smooth out the camera movement by adjusting this parameter. The higher the value is the smoother camera move but at the expense of more delay in following the movements GTUNE →...
- Page 6 Ver1.1 beta Gremsy and Pixhawk comunication 7. How to run application When the first turn on the motor, make sure the pan axis is aligned with the forward direction of the copter in order for the gimbal to calculatethe attitude correctly.
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