getting an aux output from pixhawk to gimbal

I ran into a similar problem trying to hook my arducopter build into a Feiyu Mini 3D

You need to be running release 3.3 to get the extra support for channels 9-12. That frees you up to use SBUS or any 12 channel rx.

If you don't have that, then the only other alternative is to use a 12+ channel receiver that can output PPM or SBUS + PWM simultaneously. That way you get your control channels over PPM, then connect the gimbal controls directly into the receiver. That's the route I ultimately went for different reasons. I went with an OpenLRS receiver set to 12 channel mode. 1 wire for PPM stream to cover channels 1 - 8 (control + osd toggle + rssi + flight mode), then used ports 2, 3, and 4 on the rx to output +gimbal mode +pan +tilt

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Lito P November 17, 2016 at 4:58am

I ran into a similar problem trying to hook my arducopter build into a Feiyu Mini 3D

You need to be running release 3.3 to get the extra support for channels 9-12. That frees you up to use SBUS or any 12 channel rx.

If you don't have that, then the only other alternative is to use a 12+ channel receiver that can output PPM or SBUS + PWM simultaneously. That way you get your control channels over PPM, then connect the gimbal controls directly into the receiver. That's the route I ultimately went for different reasons. I went with an OpenLRS receiver set to 12 channel mode. 1 wire for PPM stream to cover channels 1 - 8 (control + osd toggle + rssi + flight mode), then used ports 2, 3, and 4 on the rx to output +gimbal mode +pan +tilt
Muhammad Abdul Hadi November 15, 2016 at 7:40pm

Good luck, I too am following to know more :-)
JMagnuson November 13, 2016 at 3:27am

Steve ... I wish I could help. On mine I went directly to the receiver on a couple Aux outputs to control the gimbals yaw and roll. The gimbal I'm using happens to be the Tarot T 2D. I'm interested in your question though that other members may have an answer.

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