Gimbal controller board

[Redcon1]

Has anyone ever successfully used the Solo controller board with a different gimbal? Are the smart shots controlled by the gimbal board, pixhawk, or a combination? I'd really like to be able to use a different style camera while maintaining smart shots.
Can anyone say weather or not 3DR plans to release the gimbal to open source? I'd love to see

 

[pyrate]

https://3drpilots.com/threads/any-gimbal-builders-on-here.11829/#post-123949

 

[Redcon1]

https://3drpilots.com/threads/any-gimbal-builders-on-here.11829/#post-123949

Yeah, I was actually piggybacking off of that, but was tweaking it some. I want to keep the same controller board and basically run it on heavier duty framework and motors but wasn't sure if it was plausible. I was under the impression that your wanting all new components.
I will admit that I haven't looked back at it in a couple of hours.

 

[pyrate]

there are people already doing this, our own Jublar was the pioneer.
But the current build myself and others are working on, use other gimbals with stock solos, or use the IMX6 computer out of a solo, with solo controller connected to a different Flight Controller and Carrier board
So basically I will fly this like a solo. That is the custom gimbal frame under construction at the bottom with my GX85 target camera

 

[Redcon1]

Yes, that is a super sized version of what I was picturing. You sir are the king, that is probably the coolest machine I've ever seen.

 

[pyrate]

not until it actually flies
search solo grande that Jublar is the king

 

[pyrate]

https://3drpilots.com/threads/solo-grande-a-diy-build-from-solo.8911/

 

[IrishmanPDX]

Ok, fine, I'll take one..... how much?

 

[pyrate]

this is my new carrier board for IMX6 so it connects to the PH2.1 cube
Just waiting on two more motors, that is my Yaw motor and I have decided to go alexmos controller

 

[Redcon1]

Man, I'm going to have to ask a couple of FNG questions here because I'm starting to think that what I thought isn't so.

1) What is the IMX6 board's job? I thought it was basically a combo of a RC TX/RX and an FPV TX/RX.

2) Where do smart shots come from?
Gimbal Controller Board
Pixhawk
Both
Does a stork bring them?

 

[pyrate]

Smart shots are just py scripts that run on the onboard IMX6 and they send commands to the flight controller to move around the sky, land, take off or move the gimbal pitch

 

[pyrate]

Smart shots are just py scripts that run on the onboard IMX6 and they send commands to the flight controller to move around the sky, land, take off or move the gimbal pitch

that is not all it does btw
It also process video feed, sends telemetry and handles control commands
there is no traditional RC/TX on solo. Simply one IMX taking stick and button commands, and over wifi a second IMX on board the bird tells the FC what to do.
The beauty of solo are the two onboard Linux computers over WIFI not Radio

 

[Redcon1]

So the solo gimbal controller board actually doesn't do anything that every other gcb can do then?

 

[brianuc4]

That's an impressive looking machine

 

[pyrate]

So the solo gimbal controller board actually doesn't do anything that every other gcb can do then?

there is nothing super special about the gopro gimbal other than the gopro interface. Best I can tell

 

[Redcon1]

Then why do people keep saying that without the 3DR gimbal, you lose smart shots?

 

[pyrate]

As far as I know, it all works but pitch, and I think someone got that working too, but its not for the RTF gang, it takes a lot of tweaking and cube and master

 

[XevetS]

It's basically a computer running Linux, I'm pretty sure you do not lose smart shots only certain "choreographed" gimbal movements, I believe smart shots do work.... But have never tried myself so not sure?

 

[John Githens]

there are people already doing this, our own Jublar was the pioneer.
But the current build myself and others are working on, use other gimbals with stock solos, or use the IMX6 computer out of a solo, with solo controller connected to a different Flight Controller and Carrier board
So basically I will fly this like a solo. That is the custom gimbal frame under construction at the bottom with my GX85 target camera
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pyrate, that is an impressive machine. When you assemble the rest of your gimbal, don't do what I did one day with my gimbal: almost placed a small metal (not aluminum...) washer over a screw, then I dropped it near a large gimbal motor, to be sucked in by the magnets and the motor was a lost cause.

 

[pyrate]

none of the motors I have are the real open ones
they have pretty protective bells on them
But yeah, I drilled off a prop once, forgot to protect the motor. That one cost me a new motor