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Follow and RC movement
Those parameters in Basic tab are fine, I believe, since I knew they're important and don't usually touch them. Again, “normal” mode still works perfectly... The problem is certainly weird, because Follow mode's Speed is apparently o…
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June 2015
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Follow and RC movement
But are they both supposed to work fine when the two Speeds are set higher than 0? I mean, can you guys do it without problems? I had LPF at 3, tested with other values, and I ended leaving it at 3. I spent like three hours today testing practica…
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June 2015
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How to set camera angles after calibration?
No, it doesn't...
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June 2015
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Video of me trying to Tune the new Pilotfly H1+ - Any Suggestions?
I want to make soon a little video and post it in one of my threads here, showing my gimbal and some stabilization results right now. (Sorry, Dave, for “stealing” your thread!) :) Currently the stabilization is fairly good, but there's some ho…
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Octovisuals
June 2015
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Video of me trying to Tune the new Pilotfly H1+ - Any Suggestions?
Thank you very much for the reply and the advice, Garug. It's true D looks weirdly high, but after all these hundreds of tests I did, using all types of tuning possible, and looking at the graphs, they seem to be the best values... I paramete…
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June 2015
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Video of me trying to Tune the new Pilotfly H1+ - Any Suggestions?
@Garug After some testing I've discovered that the power for my roll axis (for example) must be 180, which is pretty high, I think (I'm using a 3 S battery). Lower than that the axis would lose steps in slightly harsh conditions (especiall…
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June 2015
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SimpleBGC camera shake
@AndrewSupport While it's usually desirable P is higher than D, some gimbals do require higher D, like mine. Otherwise, a lot of oscillations are present. @palin Try to use Autotune as AndrewSupport suggested, but one axis at a time. Before th…
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June 2015
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How to set camera angles after calibration?
Do you mean roll and pitch get to some set angle everytime the controller is started? I would like also to know how it's done, if it could be done to begin with. I've seen offset for follow mode, but although the manual seem to point tha…
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June 2015
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Upgrade to 32-bit or not to upgrade?
Thank you very much, Garug, as always. I was wondering another question: does Autotune give good results usually, or does it tend to require some manual tuning anyway (given everything is OK and well balanced)? Does Autotune by itself make worth up…
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June 2015
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Upgrade to 32-bit or not to upgrade?
OK, thanks a lot for the answers and the advice. I'm still fixing and improving the gimbal design right now and I keep trying to achieve the perfect tuning. I may purchase 32-bit if I'm not happy with the end result since it's not s…
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June 2015
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Auto Tune returns 0.00 for "I" in Yaw axis.
You could try manual tuning, as we always did (and some still do, like me with my 8-bit board). That requires a lot of knowledge and testing, though. But it can result in the best tuning.
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May 2015
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USB and Lipo connected simultaneously, is it OK?
Too bad... Anyway, tell us how the repairs go! Best regards.
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May 2015
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USB and Lipo connected simultaneously, is it OK?
My board is 8-bit and I ALWAYS connect first the battery and then the USB. Why? Because I read all over the Internet using just the USB power might burn the controller, and because without battery, my motors can't supply enough power to hold t…
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May 2015
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Caution when soldering motor wires!
Thanks, tompa, for your altruistic interest in helping others. I'm sure this is and will be very useful for many persons. Best regards.
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May 2015
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List of Gimbals that Work
I purchased a DIY-Cinestar-copy brushless gimbal like two years ago with 8-bit SimpleBGC. The most difficult part is achieving a good stabilization when you are so noob because these systems require pretty much knowledge, but with will, time, patien…
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May 2015
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Unwanted roll during yaw
Thanks, Gerbert, for your altruistic interest in helping others. I'm sure this is and will be very useful for many persons. Best regards.
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May 2015
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Roll affects yaw and vice versa
Confirmed, it does not affect video, luckily. In fact, it only happens when the gimbal is standing with the legs, and the yaw/roll motor lose steps and transmit the movement through the carbon fiber. This does not occur when the gimbal is lifted by…
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April 2015
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Roll vibrations...
Hi, wzbart_pl. I'm still working on it, brushless gimbals are very sensitive and complex, and if they are not worked enough stability and performance are the first victims. I'm thinking for some months already my gimbal's occasional r…
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April 2015
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Roll affects yaw and vice versa
OK, Garug, thank you very much, appreciated. I'm more confident now about the small imperfections. I'm still testing thoroughly to see if it can affect the video in some way. Fortunately, I don't think it does for what I've seen…
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March 2015
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Yaw question
The yaw shouldn't move. What do you mean by “not start”? Have you tried looking at the firmware settings to see if something's wrong? You could post a video for us to see what happens exactly. :) Before anything, you may want to update …
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March 2015
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Roll over compensates when I roll far, then move back (video link to see)
All brushless gimbals need to be perfectly balanced mechanically. Then try to tune PID/Power the best you can... I think your gimbal shouldn't be doing that.
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March 2015
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Differences between 2.3, 2,4 and 32 bit 2.4
Very interesting info. I guess it's just patience, knowledge and much testing to get the perfect PID values. Does the news 32-bit Autotune work mostly well or it always requires manual tuning anyway? I hope they get rid of something in 8-bit …
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Octovisuals
March 2015
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Roll vibrations...
@Garug Hi, Garug, thank you so much again for the reply. It's really encouraging to see that someone is always ready to help... My board is 8-bit with just one IMU attached with screws to the horizontal pitch boom. Firmware is 2.4 b7. Vibrati…
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Octovisuals
March 2015
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Roll affects yaw and vice versa
Is this interference normal or am I missing something? What can you tell me about your gimbals, guys? Maybe if yaw moves during agressive flying or in windy conditions the roll would be affected, so I must know more about this issue. Thanks.
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Octovisuals
March 2015
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Roll vibrations...
@GregorPQ There are so many possible setting combinations I'm still testing and trying to achieve the level of stabilization I wish to achieve someday without spending like 10 000 € in a brand brushless gimbal. I think that's what I'l…
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March 2015
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Roll motor stiffness
I think my gimbal is good enough, but some parts are not stiff enough. I'm still trying to get the PID/power settings perfectly right, and see if it still doesn't give me the stabilization I'm looking for. If that's the case, I…
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March 2015
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Alexmos "Auto Tuning"
Totally agree with Mrimstad... It is a genuine PITA trying to achieve a perfect enough PID stabilization with 8-bit... Especially when you must go outside to fly to test the settings every time... I think Autotune or something is a must for 8-bit …
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March 2015
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Sudden gimbal freakout!
Yeah, try what soulpatchfilms suggest, make sure all wirings are OK, and your gimbal is really balanced in all axes. If physically it's good enough the firmware settings should be much easier to configure, and then achieve a great stabilizatio…
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Octovisuals
June 2014
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Normal physical limitations?
@soulpatchfilms Thank you very much! I understand perfectly, I really appreciate the assistance. Some pictures could come in handy for further reference/details, though. I thought about doing that arm rotation fix, although I didn't think it w…
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Octovisuals
June 2014
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Normal physical limitations?
I'll definitely try raising the camera center of gravity by changing or moving the pitch part, or by making new holes to it to lift the parts, or something, whichever works best. Thanks a million, Garug. You're of huge help, seriously. Yo…
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June 2014
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