yannsolo2001

YAW keeps on spinning
All right! I think I'm getting somewhere! I feel like a fool about the Roll Motor. Actually, I just forgot to tighten the screws on the shaft. Now it works as a charm. I still have some doubts about Yaw, because when I lift it, it works fi…

Comment by yannsolo2001 February 2017 permalink
YAW keeps on spinning
Arh!!! This thing drives me crazy! I believe you might be right. I thought there was a problem because when I lifted the rig it all started to jitter a lot as if it was fighting really hard to point straight forward. But then I increased P and D an…

Comment by yannsolo2001 February 2017 permalink
YAW keeps on spinning
I did something else also. I checked the realtime data from the GUI. Disabled the Roll and Tilt motors to picture the Yaw only. The Yaw Acc and Yaw Gyro both seem to react as they should. However the little blue arrow keeps on spinning on it's…

Comment by yannsolo2001 February 2017 permalink
YAW keeps on spinning
Hi Garug, I've taken off the driving wheel, just to be certain the problem doesn't have anything to do with it. And just to be sure it had nothing to do with any electromagnetic field, I've expanded the wires and put them away from th…

Comment by yannsolo2001 February 2017 permalink
YAW keeps on spinning
Do you mean the big wheel? That's the way the rig is designed, it's an Indirect Drive. Roll and Tilt work the same way. Plus Yaw was working, and then stopped working. The problem doesn't have anything to do with the design, imho. I&…

Comment by yannsolo2001 February 2017 permalink
YAW keeps on spinning
Hi guys, I was so disappointed about this problem I didn't touched my rig for a year! I'll give it a week, and if I don't solve this, I guess I'll dump everything. So. Problem remains. You can check this video I made this mornin…

Comment by yannsolo2001 February 2017 permalink
SBGC 8-bit Yaw extension card blinks
Thanks! I was afraid it might mean i2c errors or something. Well, that's reassuring. A bit anoying though, because it flashes in my eyes when I move the camera around, but I can live with that.

Comment by yannsolo2001 December 2015 permalink

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