Here is what I have working
- APM 2.6 with GPS
- Camera gimbal is working well both Tilt and Roll
Here is what I want to have working like my NAZA-M does so well and simple.
I simply want to control the Tilt from the dial of my Tx so I can look up and down with my camera by adjusting the angle.
Step 1) First I added a cable between RC5 Input (AKA A5) and my Dial Aux output in my Rx (Aux3)
(TX Aux3 ->APM RC5 (AKA A5))
Step 2) Went to Camera Gimbal on MP Selected Input Channel RC5(AKA A5)
Step 3) I moved the dial around and the Tilt did nothing at all, basically it did not work at all.
Aux Step 4) I tried RC6(AKA A6), it just jitters and still nothing at all.
Desperation Step) Next I thought maybe it means Input 6, not A6, but that did not work, although it seemed to jump around when I moved the dial and I can see it move in the MP when I change the dial setting.
Does this option even work on the APM 2.6 or more than likely am I just not connecting it correctly?
I attached a couple screenshots.
2 days later and i'm out of ideas, please help :-D
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I did push to have the wiki/documentztion updated about the confusion between Ax and RCx and InputX and OutputX. Gary has made some improvements but obviously it remains confusing for most people. We should review the doc again...
On the Radio Calibration page, can you see the Radio 6 bar move with the knob on your radio? Make sure you do a radio calibration and get the extents of channel 6.
After enabling RC6 as tilt control, did you do the step of setting Ch6 Opt to "CH6_NONE"?
Here is a simple diagram of what I have related to the gimbal and knob tilt, is this correct?
There has always been a bit of confusion about what can be connected to the 'A' side, but I have had good success just using the output connections.
Plug in the servo or pwm (you haven't said whether your using servos or brushless) and select in mission planner and the pass through works straight away.
Unless, of course, your running an Octa.