I am building a drone for aerial photography. But i have got absolutely no idea about gimbal integration with the flight controller. I have watched almost every video on youtube related to gimbal setup. Still got no clear idea. Please help. Any help will be highly appreciated
You know multirotors you'll know PIDs. There are very similar, if not the same types of settings when it comes to the gimbal control boards, you can observe them adjusting these parameters in some "Head tracking gimbal" videos. I suspect that's what the more expensive one is being effected by.
I think your drone has no low battery warning to put your drone into auto RTH or to land it safely that is why your drone crashes knowing that it can't operate its board and the gimbal. And maybe it has no GPS signal and you manually operate it to prevent it from hovering away that is why it has a lot of jiggle? It has a lot of vibrating because it's in High Mode, Low Mode is where the drone can fly smoothly. Try using those gimbals on a non DIY assembled drones.
And lastly 12:27 if you want a 3 axis gimbal for real cheap, I think you can firmware upgrade, and make use of the 3rd axis on your current working gimbal once you swap out the controllers. You just need the mounting hardware. You have the gimbal motors you need from the other gimbal!
Hey Andy, I know this video is 5 years old, but I'm thinking about using one of these, I like that the lighter, more expensive, one can pitch all 90 degrees down which is why I am considering it over the other. In the video, there was a whole bunch of jello that I would not want, but, as I have the Hero 7 black, do you think the Hypersmooth would erase all the jitters? Thanks
I agree with the vibration comments, I was looking at these gimbals, I am wondering if they have been updated since you made this? If that is the case the heavier gimbal with newer board is a much better choice
I've bought several of these gimbals, and have found that the screws need tightening right out of the box--- that's the 'play' you may find.. I use fingernail polish on the screws to hold them tight.
I also have the gimball that was the more expensive one, I have had nothing but problems with it. Twitches uncontrollable,spins and just kills my battery so only get 6 mins max flight time. Tried everything to get it sorted but no joy at all so have gone back to the original camera holder for the phantom 1. The gimball is now in a box and will stay there.
The difference seen in how fast they initiate is probably due to the settings. I recently disabled automatic calibration on the gyro on powerup. Now it is fairly instant instead of several seconds. I think the boards are the same, really as long as they are running the same processor and motor controllers, the board version (layout and such) should not make any difference. I think the reason why the 2nd one is not performing as well at 10:15 is that the PIDs are too high, or the power level.
Because the 2nd one is lighter weight, it takes less force to rotate around and correct for errors. So the PIDs need to be lower, since not as much correction force needs to be applied.
Really old video I know, but I can tell you this. If you want stability, mass is your friend. Newtons laws being what they are. More mass is going to take more energy to move, which means it's going to be less susceptible to vibrations, etc.
You need to tune the gimbals to suit the difference in weights of the two camera systems. Building a 3 axis gimbal from scratch (own design machined aluminium plate) - but with any of them you need to tune them and balance them - the xiaomi has a different weight distribution from the GoPro as has the mobius - for the mobius the scratch settings would probably be a bit on the high side. So these gimbals would both definately benefit from a good tuning for each camera system.
16:00 Ha, I had the same total twitching/freaking out behavior out of my gimbal for awhile, it was intermittent and I assumed it was that the software / calibration issue but when I hooked it to the computer and I noticed thousands of 12C errors piling up. That generally indicates a hardware issue. The sensor used, the MPU6050 communicates the data from it over the 12C bus and upon inspection I noticed the green LED was kinda flickery. As it turns out, what had happened is that the ground connection wire broke internally, luckily that was a quick and easy repair to resolder the wire to the connector where it was partially broke.
I did crash mine (cheaper, heavier variant) a while back and smashed everything including it to pieces, I was able to hammer out most of the really bad bends in the material. It will never be as good as new again, but it is still alive and kicking! (though now all the bent portions have accumulated metal fatigue and no where near as strong as before. Certainly will not survive another horrible crash like that.)
I think that the horizon while yawing problem is caused by the firmware. I've got the Martinez board and it did the same with an older firmware. You will have to tune the PID settings on it for differed cameras.
Greg Sobieski the pid values do not affect the horizon it is the imu accuracy that gives a good Horizon I have since discovered that you need a spirit level when calibrating the external sensors
Yes, you are right, I should have mentioned the PID in another comment. The firmware update fixed the horizon. The PID settings depend on the camera used (waight).
i had the same esc thing wich flew my helicopter away into a garden (happend 2) and after the xecond time the trimm is completly off and i cant get it back to work
Thanks for the review. I got the Eachine, the lighter one. I have a feeling with a bit of PID tuning, the right damping balls, the right mounting it might work well. I'll be experimenting in the next few days and I'll post my results in my youtube channel.
***** The ear plugs worked like magic. My web server with the XiaoMiYi_Current.profile has been having issues. I just rebuilt/upgraded my webserver. Give it another try. Keep in mind PIDs are unique to hardware / setups so it may not work as expected for your gimbal.
I s there a way to install this on a bugs 3 and be able to use the tilt control? Can you tap in to the receiver or would you have to use a separate receiver and transmitter, like a flysky fsi6? You would then need a second person to control the tilt, which would be too bad if you were just taking video or pictures. Thanks a million for sharing.
Hi Andy, great review. Just a question, I have seen a cheap gimbal where motors are housed which comes with 5 individual 1pin servo cables. I have read that that it enough to power and control tilt once you connect to the NASA Controller inside. Whats your view on this or anyone? thanks
Hi! First of all, thank you for your videos! I bought that cheaper one from this video. Could you give me some advice? I connected gimbal through APM andgimbal works great! I use potentiometer on my controller to change the position of Pitch. When I change the angle by potentiometer, camera fixes the view relatively to the body of the copter, but I want it to be fixed on the direction of camera view. I mean when I change the angle, camera starts to follow the drone, if it goes backwards, it camera smoothly goes up, then when it flies forward - camera goes down. Do you have any ideas how to fix this? Thank you
Hey Andy, wonderful review! I was intrigued by your use of the Mobius as I have a Firefly Q6 I am looking at putting a gimbal on. Something that came to mind that I have not seen anyone do (and thus figure there may be a good reason for), is mounting the gimbal to the Quadcopter 90 degrees counter clockwise looking down, so the pitch becomes the roll and vice versa. This would give a much easier mounting platform for the Mobius/Legend/Runcam 2/Firefly Q6/808 form factor, it would equalize the weight side to side, and adjusting the front to back would be far easier by giving ample room to pull it forward. Any thoughts anyone?
Good review! What voltage do these gimbals require? Can they be operated on a 2S/7.4V battery? I'm looking for a cheap 2-axis gimbal for a Hubsan H501S, they run on a 2S-2800 battery. If you know of a better sub-$50 gimbal for this quad than these please let me know. Thanks.
I have a drone, Up air one, he suffered a fall and broke the gimbal, there is nothing left of the gimbal, was looking at the Gimbal Eachine Light-2d Brushless Motor Drone, is it possible that I install it?
I found the vibe drama went away when i positioned things differently as in putting bat on frame and legs and cam under frame like yours, infact mine looks just like yours but 550 not 450 and my whole set up is 1.5kg if that helps, Cheers.
mark acker this quad is balanced really nicely in this setup. but the eachine still does not perform. i plan on doing an update vid soon where i tweak them
Will any of the gimbals work using the 7.4v 2S Hubsan 501 battery? Are there any Hubsan 501 firmware mods or spare buttons available that might allow gimbal elevation control during flight?
Hi. Thanks for your effort helping new buddies like me. I have a question. Could te heavy one carry a Samsung G4 to be used as a camera?. I have not found any info on the net. Thanks.
I have used the more cheaper one for months on my TBS Discovery, it was the one selled by FoxtechFPV with a different name but it is exactly the same. I did not have the problem with the IMU touching the screw though. It works really really good but the screws are just crap lol The day i wanted to change one of my motors, it was a nightmare! Thanks for sharing and have a great sunday
AndyRC I found a topic on FPVLab a long time ago. The guy had design his own gimbal for the TBS Discovery and he had a pretty interesting mount which fits with these motors. I contacted him and ask him if he can not just sell me the mount and he accepted. Not sure if he still sell it today. fpvlab.com/forums/showthread.php?15902-Brushless-Gimbal-for-your-TBS-Discovery
I just recieved the cheaper model gimbal. I have no clue how to connect the controller to the quad. 12 volts DC is no problem but can't find out how to connect the cable from the gimbal to the quad so I can control the gimbal with the aux1 switch on the transmitter. I have a Cheerson CX-20. Thanks for any help.
hi there. just quickly. you need to use a channel on your transmitter that uses a variable switch. not a standard on/off switch. then its corresponding channel on your receiver using a link wire from that channel RX output. connect it to the gimbal. look at the gimbal control board. you will see a block of pin connectors. ( some have 4 some 8 some 6 in various layout. but the connection is standard. look at the pins face on from the side of the board. the top row!! the left hand pin is pitch and the on beside it is roll. best not to use roll as you want it to stay level anyhow. sometimes this can be reversed but only use the top row of pins. and start with the furthest left pin.
You didn't use the light weight isolation grommets, you called them really weak as in they would take out all the vibrations you are seeing with the stiff grommet. You should have used the isolation grommets with better dampening, the weak ones, with the light weight gimbal
I've used the light weight one and it didn't last long maybe I was unlucky, I've just fitted a walkera 2d-g yesterday and that ain't great either, maybe I'm unlucky.
I'll report my findings on the lightweight gimbal once I've had a few more flights with it but I am thinking maybe you got a dud Andy. I've done a couple of flights with it and the Yi and mine seemed super stable. Thanks for the great vids. I love the EasyCAP Android phone setup ( talk about a cheap way to get great FPV!!!) and am about to do the cheap FPV goggle setup from your other video next. Cheers!
hi how do you connect these cheap gimbal board to pc ? i have a no name 2axis gimbal and i tryied many different version of SimpleBGCs but none worked :( please help
The cheaper one tkaes longer to initialize because it is probably set to calibrate its gyro in startup, that takes a while and makes a huge difference in startup time. Had the same "problem" with my gimbal when i got it.
muh1h1 Also i am 99% sure you can revive the "broken" gimbal by conecting it to your PC and editing the settings. It has probably lost its PID settings. That has happened to me also after a crash. also never try to use a gimbal without a camera on it. if it is to lightweight, that "twitching" is actually normal, because it dows not have anything weighing it down.
muh1h1 yep you are correct also here. i will be fixing it for the future :) have to say though glb three axis gimbal is now hard to beat as not much more expensive than these
hi AndyRC could you share you cheap gimbal's PID with Gopro?actually i use SJ4000 and balance it with some coins.i think the same balance could use the same PID.thank you a lot!
just bought a JXD 509G quadcopter with a 5.8g FPV system.need to enrich this with a Gimbal to mount a Gopro to have a better video footage while the fpv systems on the go.please do a video regarding this or be king enough to reply me with suitable gimbal options you know.i have alot of questions regarding this such as there are only one JSD connector if we connect gimbal in to it which port will the fpv camera should fit in ?will this reduce the flight time and can we use a external battery to power up the gimble ? please reply or do a video kindly.
Have to remember when buying a pre fab quad that it is set up for the components that come with it. Any additions could result in balance issues, motor strain and/or reduced flight time. I wouldn't recommend adding anything on to it. Better to build from scratch and build a quad that can handle the extra weight.
Buy it here with an *INSANE DISCOUNT* with this link: www.banggood.com/FPV-2-Axis-Brushless-Gimbal-With-Controller-For-DJI-Phantom-GoPro-3-p-908068.html?p=TL0111854575201411Z0
send mecthat bent one and I'll have it for parts. Ive got the sane version. its not too bad but not perfect. i want to use phantom 3 genuine rubber dampers to make it a bit better
Hi Andy, thanks for the great channel, can i use this gimbal on the tarântula x6. i know the walkera g2d plastic version can go on it. what is the diference between this gimbal and the walkera g2d. i also use the xiaomi yi.
Anyone know somewhere I can have a Controller & 2 Axis Brushless Gimbal & 2x DYS 2208 Motors assembled and calibrated? Seems when I bought it online, it came in pieces with NO assembly instructions?
I have MJX x101 quad... Would this setup work on this quad? also how do i connect this gimbal with quad... is there an extra socket on quad whcih connect with gimbal other than battery port?
are there actually any decent mobuis gimbals in existence or are they all crap ? Bonus point for anyone who can tell me the lightest (half decent) 2 axis gimbal for GP knock off *QUAD*
can i convert it into 3 axis? I already bought an extra brushless motor for the gimbal and I want to make it 3 axis. I'll just put header pin on the YAW part of the board to connect my yaw motor? is this right?
I am having trouble with my gimbal, I calibrated it and it seems to work perfectly but when I fly my multirotor it tils to the sides as its center or it starts to point up and then it centers right, ranbomly
Hello, i have the cheap gimbal and unfortunately i changes it's original settings (it's a long story...). Since I've done that i couldn't get it to be stable with my mobius on. Can you post the settings of the chep gimbal so i could try them on my gimbal ?
I consider the Mobius to be a superior form factor in almost all respects and far lighter. I have never used brushless gimbal before and I am not sure why it wouldnt keep any cam attached to the base level.
you are correct on almost every point except the "far lighter" bit. it indeed is far lighter however this is its issue on a gimbal. a gimbal requires a certain amount of weight to counterbalance its corrections. the mobius is too light for the gimbal to do an effective job. and thats why u dont see any decent mobius gimbals.
u can try but i never had much luck with it. the mobius has a sensitive shutter too which shows more vibrations than other cams so even putting the mobius in a gopro type case didnt fetch good results. you will save a lot of money in the long run buying a yi camera
Please consider putting links into your descriptions. Thank you for the videos.
I am building a drone for aerial photography. But i have got absolutely no idea about gimbal integration with the flight controller. I have watched almost every video on youtube related to gimbal setup. Still got no clear idea. Please help. Any help will be highly appreciated
You know multirotors you'll know PIDs. There are very similar, if not the same types of settings when it comes to the gimbal control boards, you can observe them adjusting these parameters in some "Head tracking gimbal" videos. I suspect that's what the more expensive one is being effected by.
I think your drone has no low battery warning to put your drone into auto RTH or to land it safely that is why your drone crashes knowing that it can't operate its board and the gimbal. And maybe it has no GPS signal and you manually operate it to prevent it from hovering away that is why it has a lot of jiggle? It has a lot of vibrating because it's in High Mode, Low Mode is where the drone can fly smoothly. Try using those gimbals on a non DIY assembled drones.
Hey AndyRC, you should add weight to the lighter gimbal to balance it out so it does not vibrate.
And lastly 12:27 if you want a 3 axis gimbal for real cheap, I think you can firmware upgrade, and make use of the 3rd axis on your current working gimbal once you swap out the controllers. You just need the mounting hardware. You have the gimbal motors you need from the other gimbal!
+Power Max Theres also the storm32 gimbal from goodluckbuy if you want an all in one 3 axis :) i plan to do more on gimbals soon
Hey Andy, get a 2-axis gimbal for your hand, a good one! Cheers!
Hey Andy, I know this video is 5 years old, but I'm thinking about using one of these, I like that the lighter, more expensive, one can pitch all 90 degrees down which is why I am considering it over the other. In the video, there was a whole bunch of jello that I would not want, but, as I have the Hero 7 black, do you think the Hypersmooth would erase all the jitters? Thanks
I agree with the vibration comments, I was looking at these gimbals, I am wondering if they have been updated since you made this? If that is the case the heavier gimbal with newer board is a much better choice
I've bought several of these gimbals, and have found that the screws need tightening right out of the box--- that's the 'play' you may find.. I use fingernail polish on the screws to hold them tight.
+Jay Henry yes totally although i found even tightening those there was still play in them :( cheers
I also have the gimball that was the more expensive one, I have had nothing but problems with it. Twitches uncontrollable,spins and just kills my battery so only get 6 mins max flight time. Tried everything to get it sorted but no joy at all so have gone back to the original camera holder for the phantom 1. The gimball is now in a box and will stay there.
You need to mess with the PID settings and such with different cameras. To get rid of shakyness.
Need to get a action cam with EIS or 4K and/or stabilize image in post production. That will totally compensate for the shakiness.
The difference seen in how fast they initiate is probably due to the settings. I recently disabled automatic calibration on the gyro on powerup. Now it is fairly instant instead of several seconds. I think the boards are the same, really as long as they are running the same processor and motor controllers, the board version (layout and such) should not make any difference. I think the reason why the 2nd one is not performing as well at 10:15 is that the PIDs are too high, or the power level.
Because the 2nd one is lighter weight, it takes less force to rotate around and correct for errors. So the PIDs need to be lower, since not as much correction force needs to be applied.
+Power Max yes its the calibration on startup which causes slower start thx
Really old video I know, but I can tell you this. If you want stability, mass is your friend. Newtons laws being what they are. More mass is going to take more energy to move, which means it's going to be less susceptible to vibrations, etc.
You need to tune the gimbals to suit the difference in weights of the two camera systems. Building a 3 axis gimbal from scratch (own design machined aluminium plate) - but with any of them you need to tune them and balance them - the xiaomi has a different weight distribution from the GoPro as has the mobius - for the mobius the scratch settings would probably be a bit on the high side. So these gimbals would both definately benefit from a good tuning for each camera system.
+Victor McAuley yes that is correct. however this is an out of the box test. since this video I have reviewd in depth a storm32 based 3 axis gimbal.
16:00 Ha, I had the same total twitching/freaking out behavior out of my gimbal for awhile, it was intermittent and I assumed it was that the software / calibration issue but when I hooked it to the computer and I noticed thousands of 12C errors piling up. That generally indicates a hardware issue. The sensor used, the MPU6050 communicates the data from it over the 12C bus and upon inspection I noticed the green LED was kinda flickery. As it turns out, what had happened is that the ground connection wire broke internally, luckily that was a quick and easy repair to resolder the wire to the connector where it was partially broke.
I did crash mine (cheaper, heavier variant) a while back and smashed everything including it to pieces, I was able to hammer out most of the really bad bends in the material. It will never be as good as new again, but it is still alive and kicking! (though now all the bent portions have accumulated metal fatigue and no where near as strong as before. Certainly will not survive another horrible crash like that.)
+Power Max I re calibrated mine after the crash and it seems to work now
I think that the horizon while yawing problem is caused by the firmware.
I've got the Martinez board and it did the same with an older firmware.
You will have to tune the PID settings on it for differed cameras.
Greg Sobieski the pid values do not affect the horizon it is the imu accuracy that gives a good Horizon I have since discovered that you need a spirit level when calibrating the external sensors
Yes, you are right, I should have mentioned the PID in another comment.
The firmware update fixed the horizon.
The PID settings depend on the camera used (waight).
Change motors if u still have em,GreatStuff ,just a bit late for it ...hmm is it worth it 2024?
Really Nice and informative, perfect as I'm about to set up for the first time a 2 axis..thx for sharing... :D
No problem. Thanks for watching
Great job Andy! I see you had 12 morons thumbs down your video. LOL. Incredible.
+electronicsNmore 14 now :(
+BBJ gamez
They're just haters. I have them on my channel also. They have nothing better to do.
i had the same esc thing wich flew my helicopter away into a garden (happend 2) and after the xecond time the trimm is completly off and i cant get it back to work
Thanks for the review. I got the Eachine, the lighter one. I have a feeling with a bit of PID tuning, the right damping balls, the right mounting it might work well. I'll be experimenting in the next few days and I'll post my results in my youtube channel.
Dennis Coonich thanks let me know how you get on
***** The ear plugs worked like magic. My web server with the XiaoMiYi_Current.profile has been having issues. I just rebuilt/upgraded my webserver. Give it another try. Keep in mind PIDs are unique to hardware / setups so it may not work as expected for your gimbal.
***** docs.thesystemwerks.com:8080/xwiki/bin/view/Multirotors/Eachine+Light+2D
you think my sjcam m10 will fit in that gimbal?
I s there a way to install this on a bugs 3 and be able to use the tilt control? Can you tap in to the receiver or would you have to use a separate receiver and transmitter, like a flysky fsi6? You would then need a second person to control the tilt, which would be too bad if you were just taking video or pictures. Thanks a million for sharing.
Hi Andy, great review.
Just a question, I have seen a cheap gimbal where motors are housed which comes with 5 individual 1pin servo cables. I have read that that it enough to power and control tilt once you connect to the NASA Controller inside. Whats your view on this or anyone?
thanks
Hi! First of all, thank you for your videos! I bought that cheaper one from this video. Could you give me some advice? I connected gimbal through APM andgimbal works great! I use potentiometer on my controller to change the position of Pitch. When I change the angle by potentiometer, camera fixes the view relatively to the body of the copter, but I want it to be fixed on the direction of camera view. I mean when I change the angle, camera starts to follow the drone, if it goes backwards, it camera smoothly goes up, then when it flies forward - camera goes down. Do you have any ideas how to fix this? Thank you
Hi, how did you power the gimbal as I thought they were 12v, cheers
I am watching in 2018 so now time for 3 axis gimbal which one you recommend for a cheap drone like aosenma cg035 need your expert advise
Hey Andy, wonderful review! I was intrigued by your use of the Mobius as I have a Firefly Q6 I am looking at putting a gimbal on. Something that came to mind that I have not seen anyone do (and thus figure there may be a good reason for), is mounting the gimbal to the Quadcopter 90 degrees counter clockwise looking down, so the pitch becomes the roll and vice versa. This would give a much easier mounting platform for the Mobius/Legend/Runcam 2/Firefly Q6/808 form factor, it would equalize the weight side to side, and adjusting the front to back would be far easier by giving ample room to pull it forward. Any thoughts anyone?
are you aware of any plug and play gimbals like this that can plug into your rx so that you can control pan and tilt with your transmitter?
Good review! What voltage do these gimbals require? Can they be operated on a 2S/7.4V battery? I'm looking for a cheap 2-axis gimbal for a Hubsan H501S, they run on a 2S-2800 battery. If you know of a better sub-$50 gimbal for this quad than these please let me know. Thanks.
It says they need 12V 3S but 7.4V 2S also work, you will need an adapter cable or you could solder a new cable to the board
I have a drone, Up air one, he suffered a fall and broke the gimbal, there is nothing left of the gimbal, was looking at the Gimbal Eachine Light-2d Brushless Motor Drone, is it possible that I install it?
@Bruno Lourenço you get it from www.banggood.com/Bridge-Adapter-Convertor-14-Inch-Mount-Connector-For-Gopro-SJcam-XiaoMi-Yi-p-978185.html
What gimbal u say cheap. Links to exact ones you purchased.
Also camera links
I found the vibe drama went away when i positioned things differently as in putting bat on frame and legs and cam under frame like yours, infact mine looks just like yours but 550 not 450 and my whole set up is 1.5kg if that helps, Cheers.
mark acker this quad is balanced really nicely in this setup. but the eachine still does not perform. i plan on doing an update vid soon where i tweak them
Will any of the gimbals work using the 7.4v 2S Hubsan 501 battery?
Are there any Hubsan 501 firmware mods or spare buttons available that might allow gimbal elevation control during flight?
Hi. Thanks for your effort helping new buddies like me. I have a question. Could te heavy one carry a Samsung G4 to be used as a camera?. I have not found any info on the net. Thanks.
I was wondering if this will work if the whole thing is turned upside down? Thanks
I have used the more cheaper one for months on my TBS Discovery, it was the one selled by FoxtechFPV with a different name but it is exactly the same.
I did not have the problem with the IMU touching the screw though.
It works really really good but the screws are just crap lol The day i wanted to change one of my motors, it was a nightmare!
Thanks for sharing and have a great sunday
I have been thinking of doing this. How did you mount it to your disco? I can't find any front mount adapters for it. Cheers
AndyRC I found a topic on FPVLab a long time ago. The guy had design his own gimbal for the TBS Discovery and he had a pretty interesting mount which fits with these motors.
I contacted him and ask him if he can not just sell me the mount and he accepted.
Not sure if he still sell it today.
fpvlab.com/forums/showthread.php?15902-Brushless-Gimbal-for-your-TBS-Discovery
Brilliant thanks for the link!
AndyRC You're welcome :)
Andy, have you tried that gimbal on 4S?
good video m8, I use zip ties through the rubber grommets so the gimbal doesn't come off on a hard impact.
+joseico90 good tip thanks
I just recieved the cheaper model gimbal. I have no clue how to connect the controller to the quad. 12 volts DC is no problem but can't find out how to connect the cable from the gimbal to the quad so I can control the gimbal with the aux1 switch on the transmitter. I have a Cheerson CX-20. Thanks for any help.
hi there. just quickly. you need to use a channel on your transmitter that uses a variable switch. not a standard on/off switch. then its corresponding channel on your receiver using a link wire from that channel RX output. connect it to the gimbal. look at the gimbal control board. you will see a block of pin connectors. ( some have 4 some 8 some 6 in various layout. but the connection is standard. look at the pins face on from the side of the board. the top row!! the left hand pin is pitch and the on beside it is roll. best not to use roll as you want it to stay level anyhow. sometimes this can be reversed but only use the top row of pins. and start with the furthest left pin.
You didn't use the light weight isolation grommets, you called them really weak as in they would take out all the vibrations you are seeing with the stiff grommet. You should have used the isolation grommets with better dampening, the weak ones, with the light weight gimbal
yes i did.. the result wasnt worth showing.. hence me telling u in the video
looking for some landing legs for my F330 quad cause i was thinking about putting on a gimbal. which would you recommend?
I've used the light weight one and it didn't last long maybe I was unlucky, I've just fitted a walkera 2d-g yesterday and that ain't great either, maybe I'm unlucky.
I'll report my findings on the lightweight gimbal once I've had a few more flights with it but I am thinking maybe you got a dud Andy. I've done a couple of flights with it and the Yi and mine seemed super stable. Thanks for the great vids. I love the EasyCAP Android phone setup ( talk about a cheap way to get great FPV!!!) and am about to do the cheap FPV goggle setup from your other video next. Cheers!
Hi andy, do you think i can fit an olympus stylus though in one of these gimbals? Thank you! (Your videos are great!!!)
+carlos constain no that camera is too big unfortunately
Hello, I was wondering how you put the mobius on the cheaper gimbal, thankyou!
hi how do you connect these cheap gimbal board to pc ? i have a no name 2axis gimbal and i tryied many different version of SimpleBGCs but none worked :( please help
The cheaper one tkaes longer to initialize because it is probably set to calibrate its gyro in startup, that takes a while and makes a huge difference in startup time.
Had the same "problem" with my gimbal when i got it.
muh1h1 Also i am 99% sure you can revive the "broken" gimbal by conecting it to your PC and editing the settings. It has probably lost its PID settings. That has happened to me also after a crash.
also never try to use a gimbal without a camera on it. if it is to lightweight, that "twitching" is actually normal, because it dows not have anything weighing it down.
muh1h1 yep thats the reason, i learned this after messing with gimbals for much longer after this vid :)
muh1h1 yep you are correct also here. i will be fixing it for the future :) have to say though glb three axis gimbal is now hard to beat as not much more expensive than these
AndyRC
Really? i got my 2 axis gimbal for around 50€ or so, where can you find a 3 axis one for a simular price?
goodluckbuy search storm32 on my channel :) its 70 dollars for a premium 3 axis gimbal
Nice video! I am really interested in where to buy a color changing bed sheet like you have one, that'd be awesome!
hello Andy, are you using Arduino to pilot that 2 motors?
hi AndyRC could you share you cheap gimbal's PID with Gopro?actually i use SJ4000 and balance it with some coins.i think the same balance could use the same PID.thank you a lot!
hi,mine was ok for 5mins only. after than it will automatically tilt downward. Do you know how to fix it?how can i install a nee firmwar? TIA
just bought a JXD 509G quadcopter with a 5.8g FPV system.need to enrich this with a Gimbal to mount a Gopro to have a better video footage while the fpv systems on the go.please do a video regarding this or be king enough to reply me with suitable gimbal options you know.i have alot of questions regarding this such as there are only one JSD connector if we connect gimbal in to it which port will the fpv camera should fit in ?will this reduce the flight time and can we use a external battery to power up the gimble ? please reply or do a video kindly.
Have to remember when buying a pre fab quad that it is set up for the components that come with it. Any additions could result in balance issues, motor strain and/or reduced flight time. I wouldn't recommend adding anything on to it. Better to build from scratch and build a quad that can handle the extra weight.
Andy RC what lipo do you use to run your 2 axis gimble?
Hi, where can i get that screw to fix my xiaomi yi into the gimbal?
Thanks
Hello. It's possible also to control rotation and angle by transmitter?
Dr.Haze yeah
can we put it above or in upright position instead under the craft??
Can you share a link to the gimbal you recommend.. Great video as usual.
Adrian Key go to banggood.com and type gimbal. its the first two listed (to this date)
Sorry, I did not understand what the model of the last camera in the white case that was your favorite? Thanks!
xiaomi yi
ambiguation Thanks! It kept sounding like Jeremy Yee to me. The searches kept coming up with nothing!
how much power should i provide the gimbale with through the jst connector?can i conect it to my 3s 11.1v battery?
Good vid! One quick question: If i mount an iPhone below the tray and balance it, will it work correctly?
the motors are not strong enough to balance an iphone. 87g max
+AndyRC Alright. Even if I mounted the iPhone below the tray and balanced it?
the problem is the amount of power the motors require to move the weight. the will stall
+AndyRC alright. It's only 40 bucks so I might try it thanks
Buy it here with an *INSANE DISCOUNT* with this link: www.banggood.com/FPV-2-Axis-Brushless-Gimbal-With-Controller-For-DJI-Phantom-GoPro-3-p-908068.html?p=TL0111854575201411Z0
Hi Andy. Do you know any 3 axis gimbal that the yi camera will fit well ? the original yi i mean
I want to mount one of these on my motorcycle. What kind of power supply is needed?
You can probably use it with a cheap 2s LiPo battery or similar voltage
send mecthat bent one and I'll have it for parts. Ive got the sane version. its not too bad but not perfect. i want to use phantom 3 genuine rubber dampers to make it a bit better
Can this heavy gimbal and it's battery lift by Hubsan h501s?
So overall which gimbal would you recommend?
Andy, when you fly with one of these, what Flight controller do you use?
+owenkilleen this one was actually using the kk2 but i dont like it. I moved to apm and pixhawk. video coming out of that soon
Hi Andy,
thanks for the great channel,
can i use this gimbal on the tarântula x6. i know the walkera g2d plastic version can go on it.
what is the diference between this gimbal and the walkera g2d. i also use the xiaomi yi.
+canim 1973 the G2D is much lighter. I would go with that
What is you battery ?
My X101 does not lift this weight. Can I put some kind of power distribution instead of the extra battery?
Yes u can use a voltage regulator but I don't have that quad so still can't guarentee it will lift
Which, in your opinion, is the best FPV camera with a good zoom on it?
none of them have zoom they are wide angle i like the hs1190 as its got an osd
I bought the same cheap one. how can i change tilt? do you know?
Was interesting to watch. Good comparison.
does it comes pre programmed or we need to programmed it separately ?
Do you have a link to the less expensive gimbal?
Anyone know somewhere I can have a Controller & 2 Axis Brushless Gimbal & 2x DYS 2208 Motors assembled and calibrated?
Seems when I bought it online, it came in pieces with NO assembly instructions?
What battery do you recommend for these cheap CNC brushless gimbals? Thanks
I mean without a quadcopter
I think 2 cell battery enough for it but I am not sure
They are 12v recommended, so a 3 cell.
I have ordered the cheaper gimbal and intend to use my MJX C4008 camera. Will the C4008 camera be too light?
+Leslie Thatcher the gimbal is designed for a camera that weighs 70-80 grams in order to ballance
+AndyRC thanks for the quick reply, so I will have to add some weight?
that should work yes. just get some scales and coins are usually a good way to do it.
hey guys I have purchased a gimbal , but it says the power input of the pcb is 12V and is there a chamce that i can power it with my 7.2V lipo?
I have MJX x101 quad... Would this setup work on this quad? also how do i connect this gimbal with quad... is there an extra socket on quad whcih connect with gimbal other than battery port?
+XtremerJay no they are too heavy for a brushed quad. you need a 330 or bigger to lift these.
ok thanks!
hi, Who is the camera that you use? Thank you
Great video. Glad I have the cheaper one.
Very nice review buddy I kind of love it👍👍
can you give me a link for the cheaper one?
www.banggood.com/2-Axis-Aluminum-Brushless-Camera-Mount-Gimbal-Frame-for-Gopro-Hero-2-3-DJI-Phantom-2-p-1106665.html?rmmds=search&cur_warehouse=CN
DJSOULIS that one doesn't have a controller board, don't buy it.
are there actually any decent mobuis gimbals in existence or are they all crap ? Bonus point for anyone who can tell me the lightest (half decent) 2 axis gimbal for GP knock off *QUAD*
Can you place this on fpv plane upside down?
Please do a test video when you swap over the control boards
***** the. vids coming up soon cheers
can i power these with a regular small 9v battery?
no there is not enough capacity
CAN WE USE A CAMERA (DIGITAL CAMERA) OF WEIGHT 165 GRAMS ???
Just bought the heavy one at BG!
What battery are you using for the gimbal? I have seen several of these but they only say 12v for the battery and jst connector. thanks
+Raymond Isbill (IsbillPhotography) i used a 3s for this one yes
+AndyRC thanks
no problem
hell yhea bro nice vid..i did a board swap on my channel to AlexMos 2.2B board..its the buzz
can i convert it into 3 axis? I already bought an extra brushless motor for the gimbal and I want to make it 3 axis. I'll just put header pin on the YAW part of the board to connect my yaw motor? is this right?
you would need a board that supports 3 axis the one mine came with didnt
what do you mean? My gimbal board is only for 2 axis but I saw a part on the board that I can put header pin for my yaw
this video is 2 years old so mine didnt have any headers for a third axis so you will have to do trial and error to see if it works.
AndyRC oh yeah thanks bro
I am having trouble with my gimbal, I calibrated it and it seems to work perfectly but when I fly my multirotor it tils to the sides as its center or it starts to point up and then it centers right, ranbomly
***** how did u calibrate it? thx
Hello, i have the cheap gimbal and unfortunately i changes it's original settings (it's a long story...). Since I've done that i couldn't get it to be stable with my mobius on.
Can you post the settings of the chep gimbal so i could try them on my gimbal ?
the mobius doesnt work on this gimbal. u are better off getting a xiaomi yi camera its a better form factor doe the weight.
I consider the Mobius to be a superior form factor in almost all respects and far lighter. I have never used brushless gimbal before and I am not sure why it wouldnt keep any cam attached to the base level.
you are correct on almost every point except the "far lighter" bit. it indeed is far lighter however this is its issue on a gimbal. a gimbal requires a certain amount of weight to counterbalance its corrections. the mobius is too light for the gimbal to do an effective job. and thats why u dont see any decent mobius gimbals.
Would it help to put a 50 gram brass base on the gimbal before I attached the Mobius?
u can try but i never had much luck with it. the mobius has a sensitive shutter too which shows more vibrations than other cams so even putting the mobius in a gopro type case didnt fetch good results. you will save a lot of money in the long run buying a yi camera
hi mate iam goingbto order the light weight one on offer from banggood with the new ver
Did you change the defective motor before the video test?
yes i did thx
What battery did you use with the heavyer gimbal?
What is your drone?