CC3D Quick Tip - Setting up a Simple Pitch Camera Gimbal
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In this video we configure a the CC3D in OpenPilot to use a regular servo to provide us with a simple gimbal for our FPV camera. This video was created in direct response to a subscriber request.
In this video we:
Introduction (0:02)
What you need to change in Openpilot GCS (3:01)
Tuning and Demo (6:33)
Summary (8:55)
Thanks for watching, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE.
Happy flying!
can the cc3d be a 2 axis gimbal controller , at the sametime a quad's controller board ?
Is their any way to assign the gimbal and camera to a fixed angle and assign two angles to a two position switch so you can toggle through say, a 10degree angle and 20degree angle. Thanks!
Ahhhhhh ! I finally get the mixing procedures for mixing and matching the input on the transmitter to the output on the board! This video made it clear for me,because I couldn't wrap my head around it with the gains video! Oh the possibilities! 3 position switches for everybody!!!LOL
I can not use 5, 6, 7, 8... channels. because this bars disable. becouse does not show options bars. only active is 1,2,3,4 ch. What can I do? Thanks for helps.
Thanks for this! Great video.
How would you set this up to a slider on the radio? I am currently building one of these but am not interested in the autolevel part. I would just like a slider or switch to move from 45 deg angle to horizontal to make landing or slow proximity flying more controllable.
Kim Lindblom This is all covered in the well documented Openpilot pages - wiki.openpilot.org/display/WIKI/Gimbal
You can't have a camera control without some level of stabilisation using the Gimbal module. Simple add an Input Channel to the Pitch section in 'Advanced Settings' directly under the 'Basic 'Settings' section on the 'Camera stabilisation' tab in Openpilot.
Once set, Openpilot will then us that control to adjust the direction of the camera.
Best of luck.
Painless360
Under "Ouput" all channels except 1-4 (motors) are greyed out and can not be adjusted.. Do you have any idea why this is?
I am using OneShot and PPM on my system.
Would you consider doing a update on this video for Betaflight? Looking to do this for the Shendrone Geyser that has a servo for the gimbal. Love the channel!
Hi there, brilliant video, thanks. Simple one i'm sure. Is it possible to add further control to this gimbal. For example, I want to fold away the camera before landing and then stabilise it at a mid point during flight? It's actually to stabilise an aerial but needs to fold away before landing?
Thanks,
Will
Is it also possible to still control the Gimbal in the air? Something like a Dji drone. Thanks for your work
In output tab, 5 and 6 are disabled. Any thoughts? I am using cc3d atom
Ive not used CC3D for a few years so I'm very out of date, see my video on which flight controller should I use from August to see those I recommend now. Best of luck!
i figured out, but some how it always dont work.
So i went to INAV and it works well
Can I do it with the eachine racer 250?...Can I use any servo motor?...Which is the configuration?..Thanks for help me
+Holman Solis if it uses a CC3D then it should!
Very nice and useful video. Thanks!!
Was wondering if you had a X4RSB you could do a servo gimbal setup on with Libre Pilot, instead of OP? OP is outdated and no longer supported.
See the latest CC3D series where we use LibrePilot..
If had ago at this I have the servo set up bit when it comes to using the openpilot I can't activate channel 6 and advice thank you
Thanks to this video I have a super light gimbal... for those who are having the "greyed out" issue I solved it by loading release 14.10. Nice work Painless
It won't let me add 5-6 channel? How can I reset board to factory settings with no quad on it like your board?
I'd reflash the firmware.. Best of luck!
hello. i'm just buy cc3d and i'm a noob with this
i follow ur torturial but i can't set neutral value in output tab
the min max number away display 1000 with grey color :((
Can't u help me with it
Thank a lot
do duy I second that
+do duy I have the same problem
Same!
+do duy Figured it out, go into System -> MixerSettings and set Mixer5Type to CameraPitchorServo2
+Josh Vermast i'm trying this nd once i change it, it changes back to how it was before
Just upgraded the firmware again. Exited out of everything, pretty much have just the updated board and nothing else. All sensors are fine. Went through the video again. My GCS is a bit different I have noticed. I get the Mode as well as the Update rate in outputs. Still not working. In my opinion this CC3D Revolution board is one troublesome board.
See the CC3D and Revo series, if you're not connecting everything then you'll have problems..
Hi Painless !!!
Very good explaint, but i am trying and trying to get it done without success, i have the servo plug in channel 6 of the cc3d board but i cant choose the channel 6 on the gimbal switch side on librepilot it will always go back to NONE !!!
What do i make wrong, can you help me ??
Thank you ! Top Vid !!!!
+Claus-Bernhard Schütze Not sure, this is what worked for us here..
You are awesome , please keep doing tutorial about CC3D.If i use Afro ESC (with liniar BEC) , i will burn esc?
+Dani Radulescu Shouldn't do - see out videos in the 'Introduction to Remote Control' series for more of the bascis.. Best of luck.
Thanks for this! Great video.
The controller looks somewhat large. Can this task be done with a mini ARDUINO maybe? All I need is the tilt or pitch function.
Yep, look at the PWM libraries..
Great videos. Just set up my 3 axis fpv fixed wing. Is there another link for the manuals? The wiki links don't seem to work. Thanks!
Sadly not, the detail is out there but needs a bit of searching. LibrePilot seems to be the most popular successor.. Happy flying!
Thanks! This is perfect for what I want to do on my board with my quad. I downloaded the GCS version 15 0.02 something for Windows and when I plug in my quad copter it says mismatch. I run windows it on my Toshiba laptop which firmware do i need to download. Please help
Richard Rivers Search on the channel for the answer, I did a video on this very topic last week..
Thanks!
After watching the video I have some doubts... I would like to do the same with my eachine racer 250. It has a CC3D board but all channels are already bound. I guess this means that I would need another CC3D board and also another battery?
+Eduardo Agustin Vendrell del Río or you could de-solder one of the unused PWM outputs and have that one coming out of the other side of the board so you can connect a servo to it... Best of luck!
Am I missing something? I've done what you did and still not working. What about the arming? Should that be on Always Armed? And I haven't connected a receiver to this, should I have done so?
See the CC3D and Revo series, without a receiver connected it won't work. if you're not connecting everything then you'll have problems..
Can this be done in mission planer with a apm 3.1 board?
painless I was in a bit of a jam and wondering if you could help? Myself and 5 other guys are attempting to set up a course and upgrade from librepilot to betaflight. Flashing the cc3d with beta flight seems simple enough but, a few including myself would like to add an minimosd. Would the setup be the same as adding osd to cc3d? I know the cc3d is a older FC but we all the gyro and it always gives the option to go back to librepilot. I've had a hard time convincing my buddies that betaflight is better. Is there anyway you could do a video?
+AARON ARRINGTON we've not done all that here but adding a MinimOSD 'should' be the same as as adding one to any other board. Remember to use something like KV_team firmware on it and you may have to try both ports to see which one is happy running telemetry. Best of luck'
Nice one chap. Sorted me a tilting fpv cam!
I am building a tricopter with a F3FC board. Would I be able to do this with that board? Thanks, Tony
+Tony Houk Not Sure, which board are you referring to?
please if i use cc3d with baseflight ( betaflight) the pins for servo will be 5 and 6 or 1 and 2 like with naze 32 and basefligt ? thank you in advance
+Tux Pilniq Possibly, check the documentation. If you want Cleanflight (or one of the current development forks) then get a Naze32 or even better one of the STM32 F3 based boards..
Sir can we use two servos for both "Roll & Pitch" in cc3d so that we want make 2 axis gimbal for action camera..?
If yes how to power cc3d if 4 channels are filled for 4 motors and 2 for two servos
Pleas reply and help me
Thank you sir..
Your best bet is to have a look in the librepilot documentation. The CC3D is a very old flight controller now, and I’ve not touched one for a couple of years. Best of luck
Thanks a lot sir I'll go through it
Can the Radio switch the gimbal to manual, to keep it in a set position for say acro, then back to active for racing? In other words turn it off and on? Hope that made sense? :-)
Not sure, not tried. Give it a go and see. Best of luck!
You are amazing. Thanks
Gracias por este tutorial, justo lo que estaba buscando para mi ZMR250
so many thanks Painless :)
Hi! Good job! Good channel!
i have cc3d
i want to add servo for dropping so
if i remove the last pin from reciver and then pin the servo wire
then will it work
cc3d only need give channel?
one more thing i am using only five channels Aux 0.1.2.3 is dessabled
so if i remove the last pin fo cced from rx then the cc3d will work ?
I'm not sure, I'd have a look at the librepilot documentation. I've not used a cc3d for many years.. best of luck!
A quick question, I readed the whole documentation but I think I didn´t understand it pretty well.
I want a camera stabilized in roll and pitch axis, but I also wanna control the pitch, so we say I have to use 3 extra output channels Right? Then, do I need a 7ch in total? 2 for stabilization and 1 to one potentiometer, or the 2 stabilization outputs are independent from the Input Channels?
Thanks.
No, two connections from the CC3D for the two servos and one extra channel on your radio to control the pitch. Best of luck
Thank you.
thank you
thanks a lot painless you have helped me with apm, pixhawk,pixracer. you are an all rounder .now my fpv landing is smooth because of gimbal
Has anyone tried flying fpv with this setup? If so, how does it preform?
+iannick22 flying FPV with a stabilised camera is very tricky for most pilots as the Tilt of the craft is easily visable if the camera is fixed. Best of luck!
Hi chap . Great vid again . I have the mini atom on my 250 can I still use the same method to set up . Will it still work as well
+andy richards Should do, only one way to find out! ;) Best of luck..
Hi, thanks for video. I´m not a modeller, but I need lightweight 1 axis gimbal (exactly like this) for paragliding. I want to build one, but I don´t know voltage and type of battery, and what is the thing on the wire between battery and CC3D.Thank You for the answer
The CC3D and the servo run on 5v. The 'thing' is a 5v BEC that supplies both. The BEC then plugs into a battery with a higher voltage (2s-3s LIPO usually). Best of luck!
+Painless360 Thank You for fast answer
Did this work on SP Racing F3 on a beta flight?
We've done the same on Cleanflight - we don't actually use this to fly so haven't tried it since. Best of luck with it..
hello can you help me i tryed this setup and when i turn on the board my servo keep rotating and not stoping how can i fix this
All of the steps needed to set it up are in the video, best of luck..
kool vid friend!!
another great video. thank you.
I was wondering if you could help with some advice on the stabilization features of CC3D.
Like how to setup controllable roll and/or pitch stabilization.
When I tried to setup, when I changed to mode, it pitches down really quickly...
Kevin Ray Do you mean for camera or copter stabilisation?
stabilization on a plane/wing
There is a CC3D setup coming on a TekSumo wing - stay tuned!
really?
oh man, you read my mind.
thank you very much.
Your videos are the best.
M trying it on atom cc3d ..its not happening.. Can u show that on atom
I’ve.not used CC3D or Atom for years. best of luck..
Hi,
Do you think it's possible to use brushless gimbal motors instead of servos?
Not using the way shown in the video. You need a gimbal driver to run the motor...
Ok Thanks!
Realy good video!!! : )
After i saw it i directly installed it on my storm racing drone! and it works amazing!
Thank you for the video!
AerialVideo's FPV RubenD Glad it works for you - this is such a simple but cool thing you can do..
Very happy flying!
do you know where does the camera save the recording?
+mann malviya depends on the camera. See our video about if in our 'Introduction to FPV' series..
Hi, how to set when i turn base with camera up or down for longer time to remember this position as a zero level?
Gimbal works but cant control gimbal with transmitter, i've heard that cc3d supports only 5 input channels, is it true? I know that my channel 6 works on receiver, hooked a servo on that pin but in cgs can't set up accessory knob. Need help!!
DiyRun The only way I know of to push a channel out of the outputs is covered in th-cam.com/video/FkUiiVwS4CM/w-d-xo.html
If there is an answer it will be here - wiki.openpilot.org/display/WIKI/Gimbal
Best of luck.
Thanks, but i have pwm type receiver. Why then CC3D have purple colored wire which goes to receiver, when it`s not working in CGS?
I wan´t to make gimbal that i can control only pitch with knob on my transmitter.
I would recommend using a PWN output on the receiver and connecting the gimbal to that.
Best of luck..
Thank you for your precious help! You make our lives much easier (painless)!
+kataigida21 thanks! :D
I have the DX7. Which system would you re omen for me to use. Thanks for great info. 😎
Johan Opperman Hi, not sure what you are asking there..
I have a few Dx7 videos that may be of interest - th-cam.com/play/PLYsWjANuAm4qQUytXBzEO5ogIpSWwwSPE.html
Hi. Sorry. Just wanted to know. Which receiver and which system to use the ppm or the spektrum satellite ! Safe flying.
I mainly use the R615x receiver and use both PWN and PPM (depending on the application and flight controller).
Happy flying!
Is there a way to add a gimbal to a hexacopter (like a F550)?
Is is enough to get the pitch and roll signals from the receiver by adding an Y-calbe? I think if the CC3D is stabilized with attitude mode, it should work.
+paaalm07 I would get a dedicated gimbal and use that. Best of luck..
+Painless360 You said in the video "..this is tricky to do, if you are using any more than 4 motors..". Maybe you can describe this shortly how tricky it is.
Now I fly with a CC3D in my F550, but I've ordered a CC3D Revolution too. So I can take the CC3D only for gimbal. Is that the dedicated way which you have mentioned?
No, something like this - th-cam.com/video/TRBr3VdJ7wA/w-d-xo.html
Ok, thank you!
What BEC (Battery Eliminator Circuit) do you use?
I gave a few, for setups I buy switched 5v/3A ones..
Thanks!
My servo just does Nothing...
I don´t know why I have the latest version but everything I did was like in video... The servo ignores the world .
The way I showed in the video worked for me. What troubleshooting have you tried?
+Painless360 Maybe this Gcs works different but, I tried to reboot and upgrade but.. nothing happened Ill test some things and Ill tell you.
+Painless360 Well I found the problem my gyros and accelerometters just don´t work. You didn´t make any calibration before hand right?
The board was setup and calibrated before I added the camera. It's good practice to calibrate the ACC and MAG as the first steps after flashing the board.
Happy flying!
trying to figure out why when i choose channel 6 for pitch or servo 2 in camera stabilisation and press save it just keeps reverting back to none, any ideas?
+aerialpunkin I'd re-flash the board as step one..
+Painless360 thanks man, i tried that but it didn't seem to help. i did get it working though with a weird work around, in the vehicle tab i set accessory to channel 6, which then allowed me to set min, max and neutral settings in the output tab (which if i didn't do that were greyed out) then in the camera stabilisation tab it would not let me set the pitch output channel to 6, so i had to go back first to the vehicle tab and deselect channel 6 as an accessory...wierd, but it's working great now. maybe if I'd seen Josh Vermast comment below i could have got it working that way.
noticed that the wiki open pilot page seems to have been taken down, do you know if open pilot still being developed or has it been replaced by libre pilot?
Replaced my Librepilot (for all intents and purposes)
Very interesting video dude !
I just have a few questions :
Can we use the CC3D board to control the quad while controlling the servo gimbal ?
Can we program a switch on the transmitter to change the angle manually in flight (for example if I want to see the ground) ?
Yes you can and I've not tried it. :) Best of luck!
Thanks for the tips. I have a Dymond D47 servo, and the EF Hammerhead nano. I'm not a fan of setting the FPV cam tilted up on small craft. I'd rather have it on a tilt, with limited travel to try to keep situational awareness.
+Airplay'n FPV Agreed - me too. I use the position of the horizon as a guide to how pushed over I am! ;)
Let me get straight, I just discovered this new feature, could the gimbal feature of the cc3d compete with a pre made gimbal?
I mean if the quality and the steadiness are nice I could build a homemade 2 or 3 axis gimbal with a couple of good digital servos and connect them to the board, Right? If this system is that good I don´t know why this isn´t destroying the market of premade gimbal you can save a lot of money...
Btw, very good video.
The 'real' gimbals you are thinking of use brushless motors to provide silky smooth, powerful, fast and accurate movement to stabilise the camera.
This method uses servos so the results are nowhere near as satisfactory.
But is is a nice cheap way to help stabilise the camera. And weighs little too.
Happy flying
So you don't think with a couple of very good digital servos, and a pretty decent setup of the gimbal feature in cc3d couldn't match the performance of a brushless gimbal?
It would be nice and interesting to find a video making this experiment between both.
Regards.
Let me know if you try it. Happy flying!
+Painless360 I'll upload a sample video when I get all the parts, I'll take note for send the link to you ^_^
Good luck :)
Thanks for the great video! Can you explain me how I can use it without stabilization? I want to use it for searching on fields but I have no idea. It is not easy as putting it directly into the rx with PWM.
+Fshsh Szahha Not sure what you are asking...
I only want to use it as a servo (with a mounted camera)via the FC. It makes me possible to change the perspective while flying. Do you have an idea?
I'd connect it to the receiver directly or Google passthrough for the CC3D.. Best of luck!
No, connecting directly to rx is impossible due to CPPM. There is no solution on the internet.:-(
Does the Naze 32 have this capability??...
yep, sure does.
Painless360 th-cam.com/video/Py_RLdZwAlc/w-d-xo.html
Happy flying!
Thank you so much for the video and the comments.
I have never thought about not having the camera tilt because you are unaware of what your quad is flying
I fly a 350qx with a GoPro on a two axis gimbal and use FPV with the GoPro. Seems to work well but I am not
Flying fast or through a group of trees. As
With I am planning with the 250 mini quad.
Thank you for all your help in the setup .
For anyone who has had the issue where the pwm adjustment bars are grey, I've got the solution. Configure the board in the wizard as a fixed wing aircraft, and during that setup configure your servo as if it were for an aileron by plugging it into channel 1. Once the setup wizard is finished, you can go to the output tab and can adjust the servo like Painless does in the video. However, if you try to assign gimbal pitch control to channel 1 you'll get an error in the dialogue box at the bottom of the screen saying the channel is already assigned as an aileron channel. So, go to system, settings, mixeroutput, and go to mixer1type and click on the word "servo," which will bring up a selectable list of things you can re-map channel 1 to. Select Camerapitchorservo2, and hit save, which is the button that looks like a hard drive with a red arrow. Then go through the regular gimbal process in the video and it should be working! Took a while to figure out, but basically I'm tricking the system into allowing me to configure the servo, then reassigning the configuration to where I need it.
can you do this on a spr f3
We did it on a Naze32 using Cleanflight so it should be similar.. Best of luck!
Why do you rather use the naze32 for cleanflight than a cc3d?
shawn schroter A lot of it is personal preference - the flight characteristics for the basic boards are very similar.
If you are using a 'full' Naze32 or Flip32 then you can do a LOT more!
Happy flying!
I only have a cc3d. would you prefer cleanflight or openpilot then?
Myself I like Openpilot on the CC3D..
Can use 2axis?
Not sure, I didn't try. The answer will be in the documentation. Best of luck!
hello painless ty 4 the great video. it did wounders for me, i have a ? well there b a video on the set up of the cam on a 3 p switch control, where you can flix the switch up and it is looking up same with middle and down on the 3 p switch? thanks again for this great video
Not for Openpilot and CC3D, we do have one for Naz32/Cleanflight.. Best of luck!
+Painless360 not openpilot it's dRonin...
Same answer ;) Best of luck!
+Painless360 well thanks for everything so far and if I come across a way I'll share so you can use it for a video
to achieve that you need to go to settings --> Mixersettings --> Mixer5type --> set it to Accessory0.
if you have accessory0 assigned to a 3p switch on your Tx then your good to go. (accessory0 in my case as I have a 6CH Tx and only have accessory0 spare 5th CH being flight mode switch).
DO NOT! forget to set the start, neutral, and end points for the servo under the config --> output section as shown in the video above.
hope this helps.
happy flying :)
it does not show me any option to adjust the bars
Same here. All output-bars are gray and can not be set up. :(
Same for me
I'm having this same problem? All grey outputs
Open Pilot seems to be shut down - - what do you think of Libre Pilot
Check out the very first video in the CC3D series for the answer :D We were very sad when Openpilot 'died'..
Painless360 ok then give me a connection to the first CC3D video so I can get the answer
I guess you're new to the channel, at the end of every video we cover how every video is placed into a easy to use playlist, organised by subject, to help you find out about topics you are interested in. This one is where I'd start with this question - th-cam.com/play/PLYsWjANuAm4r-E61stLchCR4bzY3NmDNh.html
you're right I am new, but I see potential for using drones and their cameras for my fly fishing & fly tying interests. So I have to study and ask questions to understand what it is I need. Thank you for your help[
Have a look in the channel, the content is aimed at newer builders and pilots and the 'Introduction to Remote Control' will cover a lot of the basics for you. Best of luck!
aww.. this wasnt done with the Naze32.. :/
vdubs4life1964 This video was created after a subscriber asked for it - are you asking for it on a Naze32 then?
Painless360 YES PLEASE!!!!!! Sorry for yelling.
Painless360 pretty please :D
vdubs4life1964 This should help then ;) th-cam.com/video/Py_RLdZwAlc/w-d-xo.html
Happy flying!
Painless360 Yea! thank you so much!