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Summary of Contents for GBL-T3

Page 1: ...Adjusting the gimbal parameters GBL T3 Airpeak gimbal setting guide ...

Page 2: ...otor control presets all at once Manual adjustment of motor parameters 3 If the motor parameters of the gimbal do not match due to the difference in weight when the camera is equipped with accessories such as a hood a filter etc or the individual differences in the gimbal you need to manually adjust the motor parameters This section will teach you how to do this Calibration 13 Normally it is not n...

Page 3: ...tapping the value on the right side and entering the value via the on screen keyboard that is displayed 2 Apply preset at once 1 Tap Settings at the top right of the Airpeak Flight app screen 2 Tap Gimbal from the displayed setting menu 3 Tap Main Tuning to display the parameter setting screen for motor control 4 Tap Start in Apply a preset menu at the top of the motor parameter setting screen 5 S...

Page 4: ...ol the horizontal stability of gimbal Min 0 Max 255 A higher value causes gimbal oscillation while a lower value causes decreased stability This value varies depending on the model of camera and lens used Gyro Filter Output Filter It is a parameter to control the effect on gimbal oscillation control Min 0 Max 10 A higher value can suppress oscillation but will sacrifice horizontal stability Hold S...

Page 5: ...g motor parameter adjustment With the power source of Airpeak turned off disconnect one side of the control cable as shown in the image below Airpeak gimbal setting guide I Manual adjustment of motor parameters 4 Control cable Note Pull out this lock while pinching the top and bottom 3 Turn the aircraft on 4 Turn the camera on to avoid a position change of the focus unit in the lens 5 Connect your...

Page 6: ...sy T3 then press the CONNECT button Airpeak gimbal setting guide I Manual adjustment of motor parameters 5 2 After connecting the screen will switch to SETTINGS Press the Lock button at the top left of the screen Note All subsequent operations must be performed in Lock mode 1 2 2 1 ...

Page 7: ...ERT setting with the slide button on the center of the screen BASIC SETTING STIFFNESS TILT 20 ROLL 20 PAN 20 FILTER GYRO FILTER 1 OUTPUT FILTER 6 EXPERT SETTING HOLD STRENGTH TILT 50 ROLL 40 PAN 50 GAIN 180 Table of Motor parameters for initial setting Except ILCE 7C Table of Motor parameters for initial setting ILCE 7C BASIC SETTING STIFFNESS TILT 20 ROLL 20 PAN 20 FILTER GYRO FILTER 1 OUTPUT FIL...

Page 8: ...ITOR button to switch to the MONITOR screen B Press the arrow button on the right side of the MONITOR screen to renew the graph Airpeak gimbal setting guide I Manual adjustment of motor parameters 7 Monitor screen Graph C Press the SETTINGS button on the originally open screen to return to the BASIC setting screen D Place the SETTINGS screen and the graph screen side by side BASIC setting screen G...

Page 9: ...the gimbal C If an overshoot happens increase the TILT value on the SETTINGS screen and move the TILT axis 10 degrees again then check if the overshoot is eliminated The recommended incremental value is around 5 D Repeat steps B C until there is no overshoot Search for the minimum value as gimbal oscillation will occur when the value is too high E Do the same sequence with the opposite direction 1...

Page 10: ...tes to the lower side so called overshoot NO Overshoot Overshoot Hint In the left figure below there is no overshoot in the positive direction but there is in the negative direction Increase the TILT value to eliminate the overshoot in both direction as shown in the figure on the right Overshoot NO overshoot No Overshoot NO overshoot 4 Adjust motor parameters on each axis continued ...

Page 11: ...quence as TILT axis adjustment tune the parameter in PAN axis While holding the aircraft so that it doesn t move push the gimbal in PAN axis until it reaches 10 degrees Increase the PAN value in BASIC setting until the overshoot is eliminated Search for the minimum value as gimbal oscillation will occur when the value is too high 10 10 10 10 Hint PAN value in the BASIC setting screen would change ...

Page 12: ... or flying slowly try the following adjustments Increase STIFFNESS value by 5 to 10 Decrease HOLD STRENGTH value Do not set the value lower than 40 If you change the HOLD STRENGTH value you need to adjust the STIFNESS value as well Decrease GAIN value Do not set the value lower than 150 If you change the GAIN value you need to adjust the STIFNESS value as well 6 Trouble shooting Here are hints for...

Page 13: ... image resolution gets lower If the image quality gets lower while hovering or flying slowly try the following adjustments Decrease STIFFNESS value by 5 to 10 Decrease HOLD STRENGTH value Do not set the value lower than 40 If you change the HOLD STRENGTH value you need to adjust the STIFNESS value as well The image is distorted or undulate With quick acceleration or high speed flight image may be ...

Page 14: ...o not touch or move the aircraft or gimbal while calibration is in progress Do not select ACCEL in the center of IMU screen Calibrating the Gyro of the IMU sensor 1 Connect the gimbal to the aircraft and turn it on 2 Once the gimbal gets active connect the gimbal to PC with supplied microUSB cable 3 Run gTuneDesktop Select Gremsy T3 in the menu then press CONNECT button in the bottom right 4 Scree...

Page 15: ...eration mode menu Tilt the left stick left and right to balance the gimbal horizontally Software gTuneDesktop is a PC software developed by Gremsy By connecting to Gremsy gimbal the software can Change parameters Calibrate the sensor Check the position of gimbal Update firmware Get USB derive and software from following websites Installers 1 USB Driver Download Universal Windows Driver from below ...

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