Ignis Operations Manual
Drone Amplified
Figure 7.8.3e: Gimbal control configuration
Selecting Gimbal control from the Px4 Flight Controller Parameters screen will show
options for configuring how the gimbal is controlled. The options are:
Control signals the flight controller expects to receive from the pilot:
How the pilot
should send signals to the flight controller. We recommend using our MAVLink router
and bypassing the flight controller, in which case you would select "None". If you want to
control the Gimbal via the RC Channels, you would select "RC Channels". If you aren't
using the MAVLink router, you can select "MAVLink gimbal orientations", in which case
the app will send its gimbal commands to the flight controller instead of to the gimbal.
Control signals the gimbal expects to receive from the flight controller:
If you didn't
select "None", then this option will appear. This is how the gimbal expects to receive
control signals. If your gimbal takes PWM inputs and is connected to one of the Aux
ports on the flight controller, then you'd select "Aux". If your gimbal takes MAVLink
messages, and is connected to one of the flight controller's serial ports, then you'd select
"MAVLink".
Gimbal Pitch, Roll, Yaw Aux Channel:
This setting appears if you've selected "Aux".
Controls which Aux channels control which gimbal axes.
Gimbal System, Component Id:
This setting appears if you've selected "MAVLink". These
are system and component id the flight controller will direct its commands to. Figure out
what the system and component id of your gimbal are, and input it here. Typically 1.154.
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