User Manual
XProHeli Silk Gimbal
Silk Gimbal
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5.
SILK SOFTWARE & TUNING
Overview
This section provides information and instructions on the SimpleBGC
Software and how to make specific changes to your software
settings to help with getting the best performance from your Silk.
The 32 bit controller in each Silk comes with a licensed bootloader
from Basecam Electronics (Alexmos). This license allows you to
download and flash your controller with the latest firmware when
new releases are available. Please note that any upgrades or
downgrades to the firmware on your Silk are will most likely require
you to reconfigure all the settings on the controller. Unless you are
an advanced user and are comfortable configuring the sensor and
making the proper adjustments, we do not recommend you
change the firmware.
Future firmware releases will be carefully monitored and test at
XProHeli before making a recommendation to upgrade. If there is a
firmware version that we feel is superior to the original shipped
version we will put together a step by step video on the firmware
upgrade process and necessary adjustments.
Connecting Silk to Your Computer
Connect the board to your computer with a mini USB cable.
The first time you connect the board to your computer, it may
install the drivers automatically. If not, you can download the
latest drivers from the following link:
www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/
usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx
After you install the driver, a new virtual COM port will be
created. You need to choose this COM port in the SimpleBGC
GUI software application to initiate the connection.
Caution: It is safe to connect both USB and the battery
simultaneously, but be very careful not to reverse
the polarity of the battery, because it will burn out the
controller and may damage your PC!
IMPORTANT!
Your Silk comes
preconfigured with a
basic tune that works
very well with
cameras from 400-
750g. Don’t make
changes to the
software unless you
know what you are
doing.
Make sure you
backup your Profile
settings prior to
making any changes!
DO NOT LOAD ‘USE
DEFAULTS’ and
overwrite the
controller!! Doing this
will reset your gimbal
controller completely
and you will have to
perform the setup
recovery procedures.
