Comment by Greg Dronsky on January 8, 2015 at 4:05pm

@Jim G i'm glad the post helped you out. 

@Justin Stiltner, Jacob designed the communication board with a friend form polish rc forum, they pulled it through trial and error process with good results. I don't know much about this module, all i know its very light and works fine.

We are still developing this equipment, and when it's ready we will put more info for sure. The gimbal is universal so it can hold many different cameras. We are thinking about offering a plug and play set at a sweet price spot, so it would cut the need of spending a lot of time on trial and error, and calibration for FPV pilots. Just hook it up, and fly with a new quality of FPV experience ;)

Comment by Gary McCray on January 8, 2015 at 6:32pm

Really nice Greg,

Been thinking about incorporating zoom also.

Really nice camera you selected and like how you stripped the factory case and integrated it into your own.

Of course any vibration problems get a lot worse at high zoom, so effective damping is even more necessary, so even with the gimbal, effective damping is going to be really important.

I really look forward to seeing some of your videos from this setup.

Best Regards,

Gary

Comment by Andrew P. on January 8, 2015 at 7:50pm

Sony FCB camera communication protocol: https://pro.sony.com/bbsccms/assets/files/mkt/indauto/manuals/FCB-E... (starting on page 38)

I can post simple code for arduino, which allows to communicate with Sony FCB camera.

Comment by Justin Stiltner on January 8, 2015 at 8:09pm

Andrew, thanks for the link and that would be great if you already have some code!

Comment by Andrew P. on January 8, 2015 at 9:18pm

General idea of serial communication with a camera is about two steps:

Step 1 - define constants/commands

byte zoom_teleVar[6]= {0x81, 0x01, 0x04, 0x07, 0x27, 0xFF}; //Zoom In: 81 01 04 07 2x FF , where x is speed- 0(low)-7(hi);
byte zoom_wideVar[6]= {0x81, 0x01, 0x04, 0x07, 0x37, 0xFF}; //Zoom Out: 81 01 04 07 3x FF , where x is speed- 0(low)-7(hi);
byte zoom_stop[6]= {0x81, 0x01, 0x04, 0x07, 0x00, 0xFF}; //Stop all zooming

Step 2 - send command to a camera

for (int i=0; i<6; i++){
Serial.write(zoom_teleVar[i]);
}

Please note that you have to send 'stop' command in order to stop tele/wide command.

check this out: http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=150264.0

I'll try to post a detailed overview of my setup next week (Arduino, joysticks, Arduino LCD screen, Xbee Pro900 serial modem -> Xbee, Alexmos controller+gimbal,Sony FCB 980S), I just need to find some time write it down all.

Comment by Justin Stiltner on January 8, 2015 at 11:16pm

Andrew,

Thanks for the information, I think I am good to go with what you have given me, but if you want to document for others feel free!

Comment by Tipu on January 10, 2015 at 11:54am

these cameras can do well too.

http://www.goodluckbuy.com/pz-1-fpv-sony-1-3-ccd-30x-zoom-optical-c...

http://www.goodluckbuy.com/fpv-1-4-sony-700tvl-hd-30x-zoom-camera-m...

Comment by Sam Junior on January 11, 2015 at 4:08am

is this Gimbal going to be for sale soon?

Comment by NIK.YAP on January 11, 2015 at 6:20am

I'm very interested in this gimbal. For sale?

Comment by Greg Dronsky on January 11, 2015 at 12:24pm

We are working on a easy to use, plug and play version for sale. I will post some additional info as soon as possible.

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