Hey guys I have this single axis gimbal Single-axis Camera Gimbal Camera Mount Carbon Fiber with Servo for Multicopter Bumblebee $43.75 Free Shipping @GoodLuckBuy.com and I was told that I needed a BEC to power the servo. I know that the signal wire connects to the pixhawk and it also has a place for a ground wire. But should I run both the ground and the positive wire from the BEC to the servo or just the positive wire?
Flight Controllers Pixhawk gimbal connections
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EyeStation
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Not sure if this will answer your question or not.
http://3drobotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Tarot-gimbal-kit-quady6x8-B.pdf
http://3drobotics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Tarot-gimbal-kit-quady6x8-B.pdf
EyeStation
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On my KK2 I was able to plug it directly into ch 7 or 8.
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This is what the pixhawk instructions say
Connecting the Servos to a Pixhawk
Connect the gimbal to Pixhawk’s auxiliary output pins. Connect tilt (pitch) to aux out signal (s) pin 1, roll to aux out signal (s) pin 2, and ground to an aux out ground (-) pin.
gimbal control connect2
Connecting the Servos to a Pixhawk
Connect the gimbal to Pixhawk’s auxiliary output pins. Connect tilt (pitch) to aux out signal (s) pin 1, roll to aux out signal (s) pin 2, and ground to an aux out ground (-) pin.
gimbal control connect2
This is how I think I have figured this connection out as of right now.
1. Make a "y" splitter from BEC one lead to the servo (Negative and Signal) for Pixhawk control
2. The other lead from the BEC to the servo (Positive & Negative) wire to power the servo
I have now done a bind on my X8R rx in D16 mode to get 16 channels (8 PWM from sbus) and (8 std. channesl from the rx outputs). So now I just run my single axis servo gimbal from the rx. I'm going to try this gimbal and if don't work I"ll try another type.
1. Make a "y" splitter from BEC one lead to the servo (Negative and Signal) for Pixhawk control
2. The other lead from the BEC to the servo (Positive & Negative) wire to power the servo
I have now done a bind on my X8R rx in D16 mode to get 16 channels (8 PWM from sbus) and (8 std. channesl from the rx outputs). So now I just run my single axis servo gimbal from the rx. I'm going to try this gimbal and if don't work I"ll try another type.
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