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Sheldon kerr posted a discussion
HelloI'm trying to switch a LED strobe from my transmitter using channel 8. i have a pixhawk running a 3dr x8 and spectrum DX9. i have a gimbal and a camera trigger setup already and want to keep that active. the leds can be plugged straight into…
Jan 22, 2015
Sheldon kerr replied to Jacques Garbi's discussion Triggering an On/Off Switch to turn on/off external led strips using a Pixhawk and a Spektrum DX7s
"Any help on this subject? im trying to do the same thing."
Jan 22, 2015
Sheldon kerr replied to Sheldon kerr's discussion no ch7 opt menu-need help
"Good news. got it working. i didn't realize that i need to power it. I thought the pixhawk would power it. got my camera taking pictures, gimbal working and leds coming on remotely. thanks again for all the help."
Jan 21, 2015
Sheldon kerr replied to Sheldon kerr's discussion no ch7 opt menu-need help
"Understood. 
I'm using a Pico switch to turn on Leds_(first Problem)
i want to use channel 7 input to control it
i will start with  the settings i believe i needed to change for this to work
On the pixhawk i have the relay plugged into…"
Jan 20, 2015
Sheldon kerr replied to Sheldon kerr's discussion no ch7 opt menu-need help
" I feel I'm getting lost on this path to solving the problem. Don't fully understand what you mean. is there any way you can email me? maybe quicker that route. My email is Sheldon.kerr@fmtdry.com  I greatly appreciate all the help. "
Jan 20, 2015
Sheldon kerr replied to Sheldon kerr's discussion no ch7 opt menu-need help
"I thank you for all the help but I'm still stuck. i believe i have it setup right but its not working. at this point I'm just trying to get an led switch to turn on from the remote. i want to use channel  7 on the remote and i have the switch…"
Jan 20, 2015
Sheldon kerr replied to Sheldon kerr's discussion no ch7 opt menu-need help
"i dont see a manual setting. is that RC_Passthru? i have it set up on my x8 quadcoppter where ch_7 on my remote triggers the camera and the autopilot triggers it but i cant seem to figure that out for the plane. "
Jan 19, 2015
Sheldon kerr posted a discussion
I've found how the set up the camera trigger on a pixhawk and have set up a 3DR X8 but i can not find the option i need to setup a plane to take pictures^this is my setup for the X8 ^these are my options for the plane. where is the ch7_opt &…
Jan 19, 2015