ArduIMU+ V3 camera gimbal stabilizer on IndieGoGo

My original blog post offering a bounty on software for the ArduIMU v3 to make it into a very good standalone camera gimbal stabilizer attracted alot of criticism and at the same time alot more support.  There are many people who have joined my cause, and pledged to either match my bounty or contribute towards the bounty.  So many pledges that it has become hard to track.  One member suggested using Kickstarter. However as a non-US resident I was not able to create a project on Kickstarter so one has been created on IndieGoGo.

http://www.indiegogo.com/ArduIMU-Camera-Gimbal-Stabilizer?a=489994

Don't forget that whilst the $10 contribution is appreciated, and you contribute as much as you like, matching my $100 bounty is even more appreciated.  And for $225 I'll get a ArduIMU and solder the connectors and flash the firmware for you.

[EDIT: The 30 March deadline has now been extended until 11 May or until the bounty is claimed, which ever comes first.

It looks like this is getting pretty big with a number of contenders and backers, ie. more than just my $100 reward.  Whilst my offer for a $100 reward plus bonus still stands for the FIRST person to deliver code that meets the specification;  I would like to propose that the contributions/backers/funders on IndieGoGo vote at the end of the project (11 May) who should receive the funds raise on IndieGoGo (less the 9% fee that IndieGoGo charge).

So essentially there will be the $100 plus bonuses from me for the FIRST app, and the IndieGoGo pool for the BEST app.

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Tags: arduimu, camera, gimbal, stabilization

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Developer
Comment by jasonshort on March 12, 2012 at 9:53pm

My v3 is in the mail. Maybe it will get here in time to claim the prize... 

Jason


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Comment by Michael Oborne on March 13, 2012 at 7:13am

source code can be found here
http://vps.oborne.me/Gimbal.zip

 


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Comment by Hai Tran on March 14, 2012 at 7:28am

I need to find my DIYdrones FTDI cable so I can load this on my new arrived ArduIMU.  Anyone able to test this yet?

Comment by Matt White on March 22, 2012 at 6:22pm

Has anyone tried Michael's code yet? I don't have an ArduIMU yet, though I do have an oilpan + APM combo that I've been considering building the same thing for. I wonder if with a few small changes you could actually use Michaels code on that hardware as well?


Developer
Comment by Michael Oborne on April 24, 2012 at 4:53pm
Comment by Cliff Gill on May 1, 2012 at 2:48pm

OK, I'm giving it a try, but getting errors. Using arduino 0.22 relaxpatch IDE, I verified Michael's code and found the requirement for copying code from another site. I copied that variable declaration into the 'gimbal' code, and tried to verify again, but got this:

Parameters:16: error: var_info causes a section type conflict

Any suggestions?

Comment by Marc Puig Pasarrius on May 14, 2012 at 3:57pm

Same error: Gimbal.cpp:1457:34: error: var_info causes a section type conflict


Developer
Comment by Michael Oborne on May 14, 2012 at 4:28pm

Marc, in the bit you copy and paste

remove the word from the start

PROGMEM


Developer
Comment by Michael Oborne on May 14, 2012 at 4:28pm

so in a nut shell

download the code

change your sketchbook path

copy the code from the website

remove PROGMEM from that copied code

 

select a 328 board

and upload.

Comment by Marc Puig Pasarrius on May 14, 2012 at 4:36pm

Thanks, it worked!

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