OlliW SToRM32 Instructions Manual Download

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SimpleBGC Gimbal (aka AlexMos gimbal)

The SimpleBGC is a popular brushless gimbal controller that can communicate with

ArduPilot (Copter, Plane and Rover) using a custom serial protocol. More details on the

capabilities of this gimbal can be found at

basecamelectronics.com

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Support for this gimbal is included in Copter 3.4 (and higher).

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Summary of Contents for SToRM32

Page 1: ...unications format that PWM and may be used in the future to provide additional information to the gimbal including centrefugal force corrections leading to better performance during aggressive maneuve...

Page 2: ...in cable to the gimbal controller board as shown above and then plug the other end into one of the Pixhawk s Telemetry ports Telem1 Telem2 Serial4 Note The remaining 3 pins VCC RTS CTS of the cable sh...

Page 3: ...32 BGC wiki the MAVlink heartbeats should be enabled through OlliW s o323BGCTool s Tools Expert Tool screen as shown below Set up through the Mission Planner MAVLink protocol Through your GCS i e MP s...

Page 4: ...SERIAL1_BAUD 115 SERIAL1_PROTOCOL 1 BRD_SER1_RTSCTS 0 If using Telem2 SERIAL2_BAUD 115 SERIAL2_PROTOCOL 1 BRD_SER2_RTSCTS 0 If using Serial4 SERIAL4_BAUD 115 SERIAL4_PROTOCOL 1...

Page 5: ...to enable the SToRM32 gimbal driver the Pixhawk must be rebooted for this change to take effect to 6 if you wish to control the gimbal s tilt aka pitch angle with your MNT_ANGMIN_TIL MNT_ANGMIN_ROL a...

Page 6: ...60 degrees of roll MNT_ANGMIN_ROL 6000 MNT_ANGMAX_ROL 6000 Can point straight down MNT_ANG_MIN_TIL 9000 Can point straight up MNT_ANG_MAX_TIL 9000...

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Page 8: ...ould be set to no heartbeat Testing the gimbal For instructions for testing the gimbal moves correctly please check the similar section for the Tarot gimbal The video below shows the SToRM32 being tes...

Page 9: ...sue Tracker SimpleBGC Gimbal aka AlexMos gimbal The SimpleBGC is a popular brushless gimbal controller that can communicate with ArduPilot Copter Plane and Rover using a custom serial protocol More de...

Page 10: ...r to the Tarot gimbal we recommend using the serial interface connected to one of the flight controller s Serial Telemetry ports like Telem2 as shown above Setup through the Ground Station Set the fol...

Page 11: ...to limit the roll angle to 30 degrees in each direction MNT_ANGMIN_TIL MNT_ANGMAX_TIL to 9000 and 0 to limit the gimbal to point between straight down 90 degrees and straight forward 0 degrees To con...