Hi Ardupilot forum,
I am working on getting a gimbal to work with GPS point tracking through mission planner.
My system setup is:
FC:
Pixhawk 2.1 with Here+, Firmware APM: Copter V3.5.7 Octa, using Mission planner 1.3.56 as GUI.
Gimbal Controller: SimpleBGC Tiny Pro, encoder version, Firmware 2.63 b0 ENCODERS
I have connected TELEM2 from Pixhawk to SimpleBGC Tiny Pro RC Serial AUX3 (Rx) and RC_Yaw (Tx).
My gimbal relevant FC parameters:
MNT_TYPE=4
BRD_SER2_RTSCTS=0
SR2_EXTRA1=20Hz
SR2_POSITION=5Hz
SR2_RC_CHAN=20Hz
(All other SR2_**** is set to 0)
SERIAL2_BAUD=115
SERIAL2_PROTOCOL=1
In SimpleBGC32 GUI:
Mavlink tab:
Serial port=RC_Serial
System Id/Component Id): 1 / 154
Port Settings: 115200, none parity
Options: Send Heartbeat=Yes, Query RC Data=Yes.
Hardware tab:
Serial connection: Swap RC_Serial <-> UART2 Ports =Yes
With the above settings I have connection to mavlink and can control the gimbal with RC API inputs, but I have no control from mission planner.
Status is:
AHRS: OK, GPS: OK, RC: OK, Control: no
I’ve had this exact setup work before (mavlink control with GPS pointing etc.), and I went to turn it off and on again and for some reason it does not work anymore. I have redone the process numerous times but with no success.
Do you have any clues as to what I might be missing?
Thank you