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To make a long story short, the code is having to be re-written, first to use full floating point calculations, but also to add kalman filtering to the inputs, which is what most FC's do in the first place. This is being caused, we learned, by noise from the acc chip. It has a weird twitch problem, primarily around the neutral point. In short, it is pretty close to the perfect gimbal controller, at least until you get it in the air. You can also adjust how smooth the outputs are, and can open up the travel limits. You can, for instance, set the PWM output rate to 500Hz, for instance, just like the XA FC. It has a mode where you can use it as a standalone gimbal controller, and TC has added a bunch of commands that let you control more than just the basic gimbal gains. Timecop has a nifty little 32-bit Naze32 board that uses ported over multwii code. The difference is quite small, but detectable nonetheless. The gains for our gimbal want to be somewhee between 73 and 74, but you have to pick one or the other.

Timecop naze32 Pc#

The only slight nic against this option is that they use a slider control in their PC app, to set the gains, and you are limited to integer values. With these, you can open up the travel to the full amount the servos can handle, and you can set the output PWM rate to 500Hz, which makes small movements buttery smooth. I've had very good luck using an XA FC/AHRS as a standalone gimbal controller, both the v1 and v2 versions. The FY-30A has tiny little 1/4-turn pots for adjusting the gains, which makes it pretty much impossible to get dialed in properly, but it does work better than the Naza/WK-M.

With effective vibration isolation, the main FC is going to be sending small corrections that the gimbal is just not seeing. Nonetheless, you still will get better results with a separate gimbal controller that is on the isolated side of the gimbal. DJI has totally ignored this problem, or has tried to mask over it. On top of this, the WK-M also has had a problem where once the GPS is initialized, the gimbal outputs start this weird twitching/wandering problem.

This is slow by a factor of 5-8 times what it should be in order to get smooth movement for small corrections.

Timecop naze32 update#

The second issue is that the outputs were originally designed for use with inexpensive small gimbals that use analog servos, so the output update rate is very slow, at around 100Hz. First of all, they have a 90 degree limit on the travel, which translates into only +/-18 degrees after our 2.5:1 belt drive reduction. The problem with the Naza and WK-M gimbal outputs are two-fold. I have tried pretty much everything out there as a standalone gimbal controller, including an FY-30A, XA v1 and v2 FC/AHRS units, one of timecop's Naze32 boards and a HoverFly Gimbal board. I think the only way you can get 'zen-like' gimbal performance is by using a separate gimbal controller that is mounted on the isolated side of the gimbal mount.

Sorry, I really need to spend more time over here. I would like an unbiased opinion of someone who has actually tried this system out themselves. But, as with anything you never know till you try. If you follow his thread over at RC groups and actually look into the specifics of why his system gets the results his demo video seems to show it looks as though this is a good choice for a gimbal. He also suggests to use the XA V2 FC/AHRS for gimbal control instead of the onboard Naza gimbal control due to limitations he has uncovered. This one is designed specifically for the F550 and the guy who designed and built it looks to have really done his research in regards to servo selection, ratios, and overall design. I have done a fair amount of research in gimbals and recently came across this one: I plan on using the Sony NEX-5N as our camera.

Timecop naze32 upgrade#

Soon I plan to upgrade the bird with the Naza add-on GPS and a nice camera gimbal. I understand there are many more 'pro' systems out there than the DJI F550 but it fits the budget of our flegling company right now.Д¬urrently I modded my F550 with some landing gear and a self fabricated antivibration 'hard' camera mount. Its a videography and production company. I recently purchased a DJI F550 for the specific purpose of aerial video for use with a small company I own with a couple buddys. This is my first post actually! I am a long time RC'er, long time heli guy, and mechanical engineer by trade. Hi everyone my name is Neill and I am new to these forums.