Homemade handheld Camera Gimbal

[Earpo44]

Knowing now that everyone on this forum has at LEAST 6 spare gimbals packed away in their closet, is there a way to make a DIY handheld gimbal to use with the goPro? at $40 for the solo gimbal, I feel like a lot of bang for your buck could be had with the Karma Grip running at $299
I know that it would need power, does it need communication with the solo board to level properly?
Hmmmmmm...

 

[Eagle1]

Knowing now that everyone on this forum has at LEAST 6 spare gimbals packed away in their closet, is there a way to make a DIY handheld gimbal to use with the goPro? at $40 for the solo gimbal, I feel like a lot of bang for your buck could be had with the Karma Grip running at $299
I know that it would need power, does it need communication with the solo board to level properly?
Hmmmmmm...

Brilliant idea, good question


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[RickP]

The IMU that provides the reference for gimbal correction is most likely in the camera holder. The connection to the gimbal from the Solo is for things such as power, HDMI feed, gimbal angles and camera control etc. I would think the power requirement plus perhaps a reconfiguration of the motor wiring and IMU calibration might be needed depending on how the gimbal is oriented (how it is mounted). Disclaimer: I am talking in general terms as I have never cracked open a Solo gimbal. There are open source gimbal projects as well as individual hand-held gimbal efforts that are ongoing.

 

[evangelionhd]

You could essentially use something like this, FPV Brushless PTZ Brushless Gimbal Controller for GoPro 3 Camera DJI Phantom | eBay and get a dslr camera holder or make some support with pvc and run a power bank to power it. I saw a video on youtube about how this guy was making it work with a 9v battery. Al tought in the specs they ask for 12v

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[evangelionhd]

Or buy something like this... Look at this on eBay 2-Axis Bluetooth Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for iPhone Samsung Smartphones K3Z9 | eBay

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[hackbard23]

The IMU that provides the reference for gimbal correction is most likely in the camera holder. The connection to the gimbal from the Solo is for things such as power, HDMI feed, gimbal angles and camera control etc. I would think the power requirement plus perhaps a reconfiguration of the motor wiring and IMU calibration might be needed depending on how the gimbal is oriented (how it is mounted). Disclaimer: I am talking in general terms as I have never cracked open a Solo gimbal. There are open source gimbal projects as well as individual hand-held gimbal efforts that are ongoing.

you are wrong, gimbal uses IMU info from Solo´s PH2 connected via Mavlink

maybe i will find some time to connect a serial to USB adaptor and dump some Mavlink communications or even dump it with an arduino "on the fly"

gimbal teardown by Cyberblitz:

GIMBAL TEARDOWN - SORT OF (and now with some rebuild)

 

[RickP]

you are wrong, gimbal uses IMU info from Solo´s PH2 connected via Mavlink

maybe i will find some time to connect a serial to USB adaptor and dump some Mavlink communications or even dump it with an arduino "on the fly"

gimbal teardown by Cyberblitz:

GIMBAL TEARDOWN - SORT OF (and now with some rebuild)

Nice documentation on the gimbal teardown. I need to read up more on the Solo architecture to see where things fit.

 

[hackbard23]

good start is the Solo developer guide:

Architectural Overview | 3DR Solo Development Guide

 

[sputnik378]

I had the same idea... I hope it comes to fruition sometime.

 

[yt lee]

Unless you can take the gimbal control board out from Solo, you can't use the solo gimbal as a hand held unit.

For hand held unit, you can by a cheap DJI gimbal for $45
Brushless-Gimbal-With-Controller-For-DJI-Phantom-GoPro-3-p-908068.html
plus 2 speed control
EK2-0907 Updated Servo Tester Server Electronic Speed Controller - US$2.98 - Banggood Mobile

 

[annihil8ted]

Maybe contact this person to see what they did.

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