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UPGRADING FIRMWARE

Only USB connection allows upgrading firmware. Refer to Section

“01. GETTING STARTED” for USB connection.

Make sure Silab USB driver is already installed. The driver
can be found at:

www.gremsy.com -> supports -> product support

NOTE

Summary of Contents for PIXY F

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Page 2: ...ESCRIPTION Notes are used to highlight special operating conditions or steps of a procedure Warnings are used to highlight procedures which if not strictly observed may result in personal injury or lo...

Page 3: ...an Design Internal Wiring Built for Aerial Work Specifications 9 PIXY F I O Connectors 10 Hyper Quick Release Connectors Pinouts Camera Interfaces What s In The Box 13 Hyper Quick Release 14 Mounting...

Page 4: ...Steps To Connect 25 Follow Mode Settings 26 Speed Smooth Window Tilt Lock Rotation Limit Up Limit Down Limit Window IMU SENSOR 28 Gypro Calibration 29 Accelerometter Calibration 29 REMOTE CONTROL 30 S...

Page 5: ...GETTING STARTED...

Page 6: ...bal in a PIXY line gimbal optimized for FLIR DUO PRO R in terms of weight small form factor Moreover PIXY F features ease of use and Hyper quick release with integrated HDMI a variety of I O interface...

Page 7: ...ports on QR allow quickly interface with multiple devices such as 3rd party flight controller remote control auxiliary I O No balancing nor tuning is required Ability to start up in 2 seconds enable t...

Page 8: ...data and motors correction are updated as fast as 2000 times per second to enable incredibly smooth footage CLEAN DESIGN INTERNAL WIRING No exterior wires more solid This clean design helps the PIXY F...

Page 9: ...form Supported Single Operator Dual Operator Pan Range Tilt Range Roll Range Pixy F 3 Axis Digital Gyro Stabilized 0 81 lbs 370 g Flir Duo Pro R All Aluminum 14 52V 12V 5A Static Current 400mA 12V Dyn...

Page 10: ...CAN COM1 is a serial protocol UART port which is used to interface with computer via USB CAN is to interface with DJI Flight controller Connector type SM06B GHS TB LF SN COM2 COM3 COM2 COM3 are serial...

Page 11: ...o SBUS PPM port on the gimbal controller AUX Provide 12V output 1A max to power camera and accessories S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 0 25A max together with 12V output are used for interfacing with Flir Duo Pro R...

Page 12: ...era Connector type HDMI micro USB To interface with computer or upgrade firmware Connector type Micro USB type B CAMERA INTERFACES Accessory cable This cable allows camera interfacing which is interna...

Page 13: ...13 GETTING STARTED USER MANUAL HDMI Micro This cable allows HDMI video output from the camera to the HDMI Micro connector on the QR...

Page 14: ...Micro USB Cable B 12V Power Cable Backup C UBEC D Cable For DJI E Cable For Pixhawk F AUXILIARY Cable 8 pin G SBUS Cable H Allen key I M2 5x5 J Camera Screws x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x1 x6 x2 01 02 A B C...

Page 15: ...TING HYPER QUICK RELEASE Using 4xM2 5 to mount the top part onto the frame or damping isolator Pay attention to the arrow on the hyper quick release which indicates the home position or forward positi...

Page 16: ...tom part must be aligned The mark on the ring should be aligned with the unlocked icon as shown in the first picture STEP 2 Keep everything aligned and attach the bottom part to the top part STEP 3 Ro...

Page 17: ...NG STARTED USER MANUAL DISCONNECT STEP 1 Rotate the ring counterclockwise STEP 2 When the mark on the ring aligned with the unlock icon the PIXY F can be detached from the top part of the Hyper Quick...

Page 18: ...PRO R Loosen the screw on the side of tilt crossbar Place the camera on the tilt crossbar Using 2 provided camera screws to secure the camera Once the camera is installed connect the HDMI cable and Ac...

Page 19: ...19 GETTING STARTED USER MANUAL Tighten the screw on the side of tilt crossbar...

Page 20: ...he power supply correctly Next let s mount the gimbal to the Hyper Quick Release it will be automatically powered up Wait about 2 seconds do not touch the gimbal or camera If the status LED is blinkin...

Page 21: ...01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Low Battery System Error Motor or IMU Calibrating System Boot System Ready Lock Mode Follow Mode Remote with Lock Mode Remote with Follow Mode Blink Solid Blink Solid Blink...

Page 22: ...abilization mode where the camera maintains orientation independently of the rest of the gimbal and the orientation can be changed by an external control signal from remote control FOLLOW MODE in this...

Page 23: ...gimbal it will automatically detect if the gimbal is in inverted operation or normal operation based on pan motor position During working switching to other working operation made easy by changing pan...

Page 24: ...ode ON Lock Mode ON Motors OFF Using software NOTE If there is a remote control signal changing modes or turning motors on off by other methods such as using the function button or software will not t...

Page 25: ...oad at www gremsy com Support Product Support Pixy F INSTALLING SOFWARE Make sure the Silab USB driver is already installed The driver can be found at www gremsy com Support Product Support Pixy F NOT...

Page 26: ...PS TO CONNECT 1 Power ON the PIXY F 2 Connect USB cable from gimbal controller to Mac PC 3 Run the gTuneDesktop software 4 On Connection Tab select the Serial option 5 Select the correct COM port in t...

Page 27: ...Defines how fast camera will follow the movement Smooth out the camera movement by adjusting this parameter The higher the value is the smoother camera moves but at the expense of more delay in follo...

Page 28: ...ll axis in 1 degree unit The default values are 90 for Tilt and 45 for Roll Set the Roll offset in 0 1 degree unit is only applicable when there is no remote control signal since remote control will o...

Page 29: ...the temperature inside is controlled around 50 C with 0 2 C accuracy Thanks to this feature gyro calibration is no longer required in most situations The PIXY F controller has a special algorithm to...

Page 30: ...e temperature inside IMU remains constant around 50 degrees However if you notice drift during operation in extreme weather below 20C or above 50C please re calibrate the gyro CALIB AT STARTUP this fe...

Page 31: ...act Gremsy Support Engineers Accelerometer sensor was calibrated properly at the factory to achieve accurate horizon level with special and precise equipment Users do not need to do this unless it s r...

Page 32: ...is but will also cause a delay SPEED MODE when speed mode is selected the speed of the corresponding axis will depend on how far the stick position is from the neutral position It is recommended that...

Page 33: ...ot use external power supply to power the receiver at the same time Doing so may damage the electronic inside the gimbal WARNING There are 6 channels to assign MODE TILT ROLL PAN TILT SPEED PAN SPEED...

Page 34: ...EED could be assigned to the same channel and should be assigned to throttle stick dial or other non centering control on the transmitter Below is an example of channel assignment to the Futaba T8FG C...

Page 35: ...Choose 10 bit or 11 bit type resolution on the software and assign proper channels as per SBUS settings Connect satellite receiver to the JR port on the hyper quick release as shown in the picture Mak...

Page 36: ...nly USB connection allows upgrading firmware Refer to Section 01 GETTING STARTED for USB connection Make sure Silab USB driver is already installed The driver can be found at www gremsy com supports p...

Page 37: ...select Serial option on connection tab 05 Select the port in the list 06 Click on the Connect button 07 Go to Upgrade tab 08 Browse to firmware file from your computer 09 Make sure the RF receiver if...

Page 38: ...ly USB connection allows upgrading firmware Refer to Section 01 GETTING STARTED for USB connection Make sure Silab USB driver is already installed The driver can be found at www gremsy com supports pr...

Page 39: ...or cable or encoder cable is loose Pan motor cable or encoder cable is loose IMU sensor cable is loose Excessive gyro drift SOLUTION Recharge battery Check camera balancing Check in software for IMU s...

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