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Setup For A 2-axis Gimbal that can't look forward
Hello, 1. Normally, system should know where the camera looks, so ROLL, PITCH and YAW angles defines the camera orientation and ROLL,PITCh=0 when camera is horisontan. But for your particular case - geo target tracking with 2 axis, the only solutio…
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alexmos
May 2020
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realtime data 'current'
Hello! Maybe you calculated offset for this data not correctly? Check the neighbor bytes. IMU temperature is always measured and always sent in this command.
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alexmos
May 2020
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Arduino Serial API questions
Hello. If you mean external control in angle and speed mode, - yes it is possible to have different control modes for each axis in the extended version of CMD_CONTROL, where MODE is array of 3 bytes. Serial API library may be highly outdated, it w…
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alexmos
April 2020
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How to receive Mavlink IMU attitude
Hello. In the User Manual https://www.basecamelectronics.com/files/v3/SimpleBGC_32bit_manual_2_6x_eng.pdf, there is a section which describes messages that SBGC32 controler can send to FC over the Mavlink: "For developers: a list of supported…
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alexmos
April 2020
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Emergency Stop: Battery voltage is higher than expected at startup sequence
UPD: if there are problems with the power switch, connect battery to output rather then input, and make voltage sensor calibration this way.
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alexmos
March 2020
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Emergency Stop: Battery voltage is higher than expected at startup sequence
In the "Service" tab, you have to specify the working voltage level: http://ybex.com/d/s2gvjvnj9fmzxwz7lpl3o7u2l7qv4jnfg2rl0e8e.html (even if you not need a compensation, CAN_MCU uses this information)
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alexmos
March 2020
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Emergency Stop: Battery voltage is higher than expected at startup sequence
Hello! Try to re-calibrate the voltage sensor in the "Service" tab. If this not help, please reach our helpdesk with this problem.
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alexmos
March 2020
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Help! Issue when roll is +/- 90 degrees on power-on
Could you attach a video? It's unclear to me, how camera moves up or down if it has only single ROLL axis? Also what you called 0 degrees, seems does not match the convenient 0 degrees meaning leveled position. Also show on video how it SHOU…
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alexmos
March 2020
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Encoder activation problems
Hello! I advise to upgrade firmware to the latest beta version 2.69b4 and check calibration there. If anything goes wrong, it would be much easier to find and fix problem there rather then in such old versions as 2.60. Regards, Aleksey
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alexmos
March 2020
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Actual CMD_ERROR(cmdid 255) description skipped in Serial API Description
Hello! I advise to upgrade firmware to the latest beta version 2.69b4 and check corresponding Serial API commands. The 2.63 is too outdated so I can't figure out why some strange things happen there. Serial API documentation is very well sync…
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alexmos
March 2020
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RC setting and Gimbal motor controls using arduino
The best way of control is using Serial API. You can setup internal filters and control in speed mode, angle mode or like RC does. There is documentation and Arduino examples: https://www.basecamelectronics.com/serialapi/ For object tracking, spee…
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alexmos
March 2020
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Controlling directly BLDC motors using standard GUI
Hello, Zip. SimpleBGC32 Tiny and Regular have similar funcionality excepting the size of motors which they can handle. For small gimbals (smarthones or small mirrorless) Tiny is enough. Then you have to communicate with it using Bluetooth EDR / BL…
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alexmos
January 2020
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MODE_SPEED doesn't work for yaw,MODE_ANGLE doesn't work for roll
Hello, This mode should works equally for all axes. May be you made a mistake in command formatting? Send us hex-dump of a sample command that does not work. Regards, Aleksey
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alexmos
December 2019
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SimpleBGC - Mavlink Connection
Hello, Ensure that UART2 is enabled in the "Hardware" tab. It is not enabled by default. Also, pay attention to "SWAP RC_SERIAL-UART2" - it shoule be enabled or disable based on where you physically connected serial cable. Rega…
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December 2019
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Unable to load any profiles
Regarding GUI error, we had no similar bugreports before. If app was working and then stop working suddenly - maybe you had updated java or something in OS that made app unfunctional. In this case it would be useful info, too (like Java JRE version)…
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alexmos
December 2019
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Unable to load any profiles
Hello, If controller becomes bricked, it needs a recovery first. The recovery procedure is described in the User Manual. First, you have to switch controller into boot mode (run default ST bootloader), then upload recovery firmware which can be fo…
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alexmos
December 2019
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Logging onboard
Hello, The SBGC32 controllers do not have any logging possibilities. You can request a necessary data using the Serial API interface and then transfer it to the ground (to GUI) or write to SD card using your own device onboard. Also, we have a …
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alexmos
October 2019
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Can you support DJI A3 Can bus protocol control
Sefedi: If gimbal control is not required, the DJI's telemetry signals may be read by an extra MCU and converted to the Serial API commands. Such device may be built using existing open-source libraries like in the link you provided. We will …
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alexmos
September 2019
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Limting angle of camera
Hello, It is possible only in the encoder-enabled firmware. If you use encoder instead of the on-board IMU, you can set a working range.
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alexmos
July 2019
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MAVLink AHRS correction
Hello. 1) External IMU correction in our SBGC32 controller is working, it allows to solve most IMU-related problems, but all depends on the external IMU quality 2) GPS_IMUv2 is going well, will be released in 2-3 months. Yes, it uses GNSS position …
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alexmos
July 2019
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Pitch speed mode not working
Hello, Pixhawk linked to gimbal by MavLink protocol has only one command to control gimbal, that sends setpoint angles. Setting speed mode in SBG32 GUI will not have any effect for this command. The only solution is to disable control from Pixawk …
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alexmos
July 2019
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How can I write my own code on BGC?
Hello. Unfortunately, gimbal controller has different schematics and can not be used as ESC controller, even if you write your own code.
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alexmos
July 2019
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Documentation on the gui dials, what does it all mean?
User Manual, page 15 "Gauge Panel — graphic visualization of gimbal orientation angles in three axes. Black arrows are displaying the angles, blue arrows are a 10x time magnification to provide higher precision. Red marks show target angles t…
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alexmos
July 2019
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SimpleBGC32 Extended doesn't work with VN200
Hello, 1,3) I see only one thing that may be the cause of all problems: you considered external IMU VN200 as a replacement for the main IMU, but it is not true. External IMU works only as companion, it does not replace the main IMU! We still need i…
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alexmos
July 2019
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Payload structure, value key for CMD_MAVLINK_INFO (250)
Hello, look at the Java code that decodes this message (sorry for picture, forum does not allow to paste code) http://ybex.com/d/zmvxhiq82g27lx0vp5qf2tfyyzdexvja00u4efvr.html
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alexmos
July 2019
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SimpleBGC and USB to TTL converter
Hello, Which board version you have? All our boards except "Tiny" have USB-to-TTL onboard, so you can start testing using this converter, just by plugging USB. Also, good way to test it, is to send commands in a manual mode from the GUI, &…
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alexmos
July 2019
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BaseCamBGC Pro - 10.40A
Hello, Please measure the actual current that gimbal takes. Does the "BAT" value is correct? It might be that board is damaged, but I have no ideas which component actually it may be. Current is measured by ADC, so if ANY of ADC inputs i…
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alexmos
June 2019
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“Follow Yaw” in Rate control mode
Hello! 1) The "Follow" mode and serial control mode in MODE_SPEED, MODE_ANGLE and MODE_SPEED_ANGLE are concurrent. So, you can not enable both modes and mix them. Once you start sending CMD_CONTROL, follow mode is turned off. If you nee…
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alexmos
June 2019
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MAVLINK does not work with 2.68b9
Hello! Tested 2.68b9 with "Regular" board and RC_SERIAL port, works well. Please send your profile file to let us reproduce the same configuration.
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alexmos
May 2019
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3 PIN - SPI Encoder (AS5048a)
Hello, I marked PWM inputs on the picture http://ybex.com/d/6aty3xp98yzh25qv5tzbbrv79lzzi98mx1che8bl.html
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alexmos
May 2019
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