Tarot Gimbal Software For Mac
I see that this is an old post but wondered if someone had found a solution to adding a Tarot T4-3D gimbal to a Pixhawk. Ideally I would like to be able to have control from mission scripts as well as manually from the TX. The gimbal can be configured to accept 2 channels of PWM or SBUS. SBUS would be preferable but I am not sure of I can use the SBUS out from the Pixhawk. I know that I can use the AUX outputs to have the Pixhawk control the tilt and pan but the SBUS would allow me to have a 3rd channel to change the mode to PAN or FPV. Reply by on July 5, 2017 at 10:27pm. I had a T4-3D gimbal connected to my pixhawk and was able to control either 2 or 3 axis (I can't remember if the Tarot configurator allowed me to control all axis).
MB Free Astrology Tarot is a new software that shows the association of tarot cards with astrology. This software gives the Tarot card associated with your Sun Sign and Ruling Planet and also the Tarot suit related to your Element. Current situation though is the position of the gimbal is past 90 degrees straight down upon startup. I've got a blinking blue light which means ready and connected to autopilot. I have what I think is a connection via the Tarot software (ZYX-BMGC v1.5) although I can not upgrade the firmware or load a config.
I ran sbus from my rc rx to pixhawk. I connected the sbus out port from pixhawk to the sbus in at the tarot gimbal controller.
I was worried about compatibility, etc, but it worked just fine. Note that you need to configure sbus passthrough in Mission Planner and, as far as MP's concerned, there was no gimbal to control - pixhawk just acted as a sbus passthrough for certain channels from my receiver to tarot gimal controller. Reply by on July 6, 2017 at 6:19am. Thanks Will, I did get it to work after some trial and error. I am using a FrSky X8R receiver and have its sbus out connected to the RCIN of the Pixhawk. The Sbus out of the Pixhawk is connected to the Sbus in of the Tarot T4-3D gimbal which is setup to use sbus channel 10 for tilt, 11 for FPV/Pan follow and 12 for pan. To have the same channels pass through from he receiver I had to set the parameter BRDSBUSOUT from 0 to 1, RC10FUNCTION, RC11FUNCTION and RC12FUNCTION from 0 to 1.
I also had to press the safety switch to get it to work. Now if I change RC10FUNCTION to 7 it looks like tilt can be controlled from the mission scripts but I need to make some more tests.
Will Masters said. I had a T4-3D gimbal connected to my pixhawk and was able to control either 2 or 3 axis (I can't remember if the Tarot configurator allowed me to control all axis).
I ran sbus from my rc rx to pixhawk. I connected the sbus out port from pixhawk to the sbus in at the tarot gimbal controller. I was worried about compatibility, etc, but it worked just fine. Note that you need to configure sbus passthrough in Mission Planner and, as far as MP's concerned, there was no gimbal to control - pixhawk just acted as a sbus passthrough for certain channels from my receiver to tarot gimal controller.
Reply by on February 1, 2018 at 1:51am. SERVO10FUNCTION:7 SERVO12FUNCTION:6 are these relavent to the SBUS out of the pixhawk to control the gimbal? If I recall correctly the X in SERVOXFUNCTION should match with the channel that you are have setup in the Tarot gimbal software. These parameters are set in the Camera Gimbal menu under Optional Hardware of the Initial Setup tab. In my configuration I had setup the gimbal software to use SBUS using channel 10 for tilt and 12 for pan. I also used the same channel numbers for the RC input.
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So on my TX I have a slider mapped to channel 10 and a pot mapped to channel 12. The RC input channels to use are also configured in the Camera Gimbal menu and set the MNTRCINTILT and MNTRCINPAN parameters to the channels used.
In my case the are set to 10 for tilt and 12 for pan. This way I was able to first test the gimbal with it directly connected to the sbus out of the receiver and didn't have to change the channels when connecting to the Pixhawk.
I've been having all sorts of problems w/ my Tarot T-2D gimbal since it arrived. I wish I had recorded some of the odd noises and strange positioning but can try to explain. The noises 'magically' resolved themselves recently, but it had started screaming at me, in it's own language, every time I powered up the Pixhawk. This after several flights w/out incident. That and some odd motor noises at different times from the very begining. The only thing I can imagine that brought it on was that I've been trying to configure my Aux 3 (Spektrum DX8) control to the tilt function of gimbal. That alarm noise has gone away after not changing anything that I'm aware of, only retrying a few more times in order to diagnose.
Current situation though is the position of the gimbal is past 90 degrees straight down upon startup. I've got a blinking blue light which means ready and connected to autopilot. I have what I think is a connection via the Tarot software (ZYX-BMGC v1.5) although I can not upgrade the firmware or load a config.
I'm including a screen shot of that b/c it shows the camera tilt past 90 degrees I mention and proves I have connected to it I think. Do I have a bad gimbal? Is there anything to that DSM2/DSMJ/DSMX connector that I should be using considering I'm using a Spektrux DX8 and the DSM connection on the Pixhawk for my satellite Rx? According to that diagram, I assume my connections to the bottom (or top, depending) of the Tarot board are good for battery and Receiver/Camera Control Connector. Hard to see w/ it put together. Are we not to use the other connectors for DSM, Motor Driver or Gimbal Controller unless updating firmware?
Roll and Tilt Motors are also connected as well. This probably relates more to the Tx control of gimbal and not the odd start up situation the Tarot T-2D is displaying, but I'm hoping there may be some relation. Reply by on May 29, 2014 at 12:08pm. David, I have tried that, and am attempting to confirm, but that program continually goes into a 'not responding' mode and I have to kill it. And now, my connectors are starting to get loose. I'm loosing confidence quickly that even assuring stick position mode is set and the motor firmware is upgraded to v1.5 that this thing will be good.
I'm sure this was tested before it left 3DR, but I've spent way too many hours on this RTF kit just to get operational. I have to call it quits for today at least, and it might be a couple days before I can get back at it. Reply by on May 29, 2014 at 7:34pm. Keith, That sounds like a good option and not the first time I've heard to try bypassing the Pixhawk. Unfortunately, my receiver is the w/ a single connection to the DSM port on the Pixhawk. I'm thinking I should go w/ a full fleged Rx on this but was trying to keep it simple according the the 3DR recommendations.
I'm a little worried my channel mixing and mapping could get screwed up. I think all of the above is for the actual control (tilt) of the gimbal.
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I'm still not convinced there isn't something wrong w/ the gimbal itself considering the spastic startup movements it continues to exhibit. If I can ever manage to upgrade the motor firmware to 1.5, maybe I could rule that out. Reply by on May 30, 2014 at 9:58am. Taking the Pixhawk out of the picture worked to avoid the 'seizure' on power up.
Now, I'll have to scare up another cable to connect new Rx to both Pixhawk and servo directly. Still having a very rought time w/ the Tarot software on the motor config. At the least, when I'm able to connect the motor port to the PC's COM port, which is rare, the firmware upgrade goes nowhere. At the worst, I've been sent to a blue screen of death on more than a couple occasions. The saga continues. ‹ Previous. 1.
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