Gimbal Testing the RCtimer 2 axis Gimbal IMU board v1.1 with the BruGi 049 firmware

Test of the 2 axis Gimbal IMU board v1.1 from RCtimer with the BruGi 049 firmware

Material

• RCtimer 2 axis Gimbal IMU board v1.1 (http://www.rctimer.com/product_884.html)
• 2 axis Gimbal mechanics from HobbyGaga
• BruGi release 049 Open Source firmware (https://github.com/jlnaudin/x-VTOLdrone/tree/master/Gimbal/_BruGi)

Here a low cost Gimball brushless motor: (http://www.rctimer.com/product_1075.html)

The main controller and Power board The MPU6050 IMU board is placed below the GoPro mount as shown in the photo To control the pitch with the DJI Phantom transmitter, an additional 4.7 KOhms potentiometer has been added on the original transmitter

Then the DJI NAZAM assistant has been used to setup the gimball command for the pitch

Then installed on the DJI Phantom

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The compilation setup for the BruGi firmware, don't forget to select the COM port and the good board

I strongly recommend to do an EEPROM CLEAR before uploading the firmware

• BruGi release 049 Open Source firmware (https://github.com/jlnaudin/x-VTOLdrone/tree/master/Gimbal/_BruGi)

PID setup used for the Gimbal

• The parameters file used:* https://github.com/jlnaudin/x-VTOLdrone/blob/master/Gimbal/params/blg-gimbal_Phantom_GoPro3.txt

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• The Gimbal controller diagram v1.1*

link to the MPU 6050 datasheet: http://invensense.com/mems/gyro/documents/PS-MPU-6000A-00v3.4.pdf

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Test flight with a GoPro 3 on a DJI Phantom

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The VIDEO of gimbal test flight with the BruGi 049 firmware:

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