Photohigher skyline rsgs

[Efliernz]

No disrespect to your 6 years experience Pete, but you mentioned you had a nasty crash before Christmas with pitch oscillations or something? Perhaps there was something that happened in that crash to caused the skyline (wiring) or the servos to behave differently. I see you rebuilt the gimbal, looks good. A week ago it worked, now it doesnt? I had the same thing, and found that the startup skip/movement needs to be free to do its little quick thing unrestricted. My gimbal has some wires that were catching on the back of my tray that caused the skyline to fail out. Only suggestions mate. Got me wondering.

Hmmmm a bit of resistance might be it. Good thinking

I've just flashed 1.6. It just did the calibration without me screaming. A good start - but the resistance thing might be it.

As for the crash - the skyline was above the copter at impact time! Yup... dome down.

Pete

 

[nicwilke]

Yup... dome down.

Ouch!!!!! Let me know how 1.6 goes, doing it tonight.

 

[Efliernz]

Well... it went like this.

I was just finishing the calibration and travel distances when my netbook did the "blue screen of death" for the first time. Now after a restart, I cant start Skyline software - or remove it! I'm stuffed!

The skyline starts up and behave ok but I don't have the travel angles correct. The Skyline software wont work on my old laptop. It struggles with the comms ports.

It is turning into another one of those days... I might have a quick fly with it just with the Gopro - but the wind is building.

Pete

 

[Efliernz]

Ignoring my travel distance issues... a good test was had with just the Gopro2 in 10-15mph winds. I have had a pitch jitter problem right from the start which I have just fixed I appears the servo-speed-adjuster I have been using (to slow my pitch transitions) doesn't like digital servos.

The video is loading... nearly there. With all my whinging... this has been my best result. I am not flying a 10Kg beast but a 3Kg Droidworx VM-6 with a diy mount in 10-15mph winds...
I am looking forward to flying my RX100 (once repaired) as the optical stabilization is awesome.

13 minutes and counting...

Pete

... and here it is. As I have said, less than perfect conditions...

 

[photohigher-b]

Well... it went like this.

I was just finishing the calibration and travel distances when my netbook did the "blue screen of death" for the first time. Now after a restart, I cant start Skyline software - or remove it! I'm stuffed!

The skyline starts up and behave ok but I don't have the travel angles correct. The Skyline software wont work on my old laptop. It struggles with the comms ports.

It is turning into another one of those days... I might have a quick fly with it just with the Gopro - but the wind is building.

Pete

If the skyline software is the only Click Once application installed you can remove it by deleting everything under %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Apps\2.0 You should then be able to reinstall.

 

[Efliernz]

If the skyline software is the only Click Once application installed you can remove it by deleting everything under %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Apps\2.0 You should then be able to reinstall.

Awesome - thanks

 

[Efliernz]

If the skyline software is the only Click Once application installed you can remove it by deleting everything under %UserProfile%\AppData\Local\Apps\2.0 You should then be able to reinstall.

That worked... but something that may be a problem with 1.6 - or it might be just me
When I look at the "monitor" tab, I get the "blue screen of death" each time on my Acer netbook.

Anyone else?

Pete

 

[vinnygogo]

Hello Brendon,

Thanks for your reply. I am quite shure skyline was level, also did everything twice over again, same results. But I will try 1.6, let's see hownthat goes.

Vincent

 

[tahoelight]

I am having issues with 1.6.
I loaded firmware. Set xy and Z levels. Hit Auto tune and nothing happened, It said Servo Tune Routine in lower right corner.
I tried again after unplugging and replugging and got the tune sequence to occur.
I noticed the Tilt axis was off a few degrees and spirit level was no longer centered. I attempted to set gain but no mater what I changed the number to, there was no difference in response. So I decided to try the set-up again.
Same process. Set levels and save. Hit Auto Tune and no Response. I have tried a 10 times. I even got the Blue screen of death on one and had to restart my computer. I was not able to get any servo response when I tried to arm the RSGS without the set-up. After another firmware load, I can turn it on and get servo response, but the tray tilts up to it's limit and I unplug.

What now? This kind of sucks. 2 + hours and I went from a functional Gimbal to crashing computers and an unusable Gimbal.

 

[Efliernz]

What PH didn't tell you... but I worked thru it this afternoon...

I went into the 'transmitter' tab where all tabs are set to 'off' by default. I am not using the AUX cable so I set them as follows.
I am not using pan, so I set the down, neutral/default,up boxes to 'Roll &Tilt Stabilized /Pan off'. I think all axis are disabled by default.

I hope that helps.

This firmware is very different to the previous and needed some release notes IMHO.

Pete

 

[tombrown1]

Installed 1.6 last night. Everything went smoothly and seemed quite stable in my living room. Going for a test run today. Cautiously optimistic.

 

[tahoelight]

I was able to get through the Auto tune. BUT.....

There are some quarks.
It arms but the tray is slightly off center each time and in no particular consistency. Also, tilt slowly creeps forward as I let it sit.
Also, the tilt servo center is way off so when I input tilt it slowly drifts back the other direction until the endpoint is reached, like it is in slew mode, but too slow. Without a pot, how do I adjust the servo center? I need more information than is given.

I can't move forward until I figure this out. This is frustrating.

 

[Efliernz]

Test #2 - again, just the Gopro. Using V1.6

Pete
I might look at flying the LX3. Although it has no stabilization in video, it will show the horizon better than the Gopo

 

[tahoelight]

I was able to get through the Auto tune. BUT.....

There are some quarks.
It arms but the tray is slightly off center each time and in no particular consistency. Also, tilt slowly creeps forward as I let it sit.
Also, the tilt servo center is way off so when I input tilt it slowly drifts back the other direction until the endpoint is reached, like it is in slew mode, but too slow. Without a pot, how do I adjust the servo center? I need more information than is given.

I can't move forward until I figure this out. This is frustrating.

Sorry, my bad. I had old sub-trim set and I had to change it to fix the tilt drift. It still does not arm level, so have to figure that out, and now when I pan the roll moves. Hmmm.

 

[Macsgrafs]

Sorry, my bad. I had old sub-trim set and I had to change it to fix the tilt drift. It still does not arm level, so have to figure that out, and now when I pan the roll moves. Hmmm.

From what I gather you have to level the actual RSGS & NOT the camera tray...god knows how one gets a spirit level on the RSGS!!!!!

Ross

 

[tahoelight]

I have mine lined up the best I can with the tray. I leveled the try then used two screws located where the RSGS is attached to reference to level the RSGS in relation to the tray, so both are level. The two are lined up the best I can get them. The instructions need some serious work. I remember seeing something about setting a 3 way switch for all on, pan off, all off. Trying to figure that out right now.

 

[Efliernz]

One way of checking alignment is... on the bench, tilt the mount full down with your tx tilt control and the mount shouldn't roll at all. Mine did (about 5 deg) until I got it aligned properly.

The instructions need some serious work - the new client software has changed significantly...

Pete

 

[nicwilke]

Just level the tray. When you set level in software, that tells the skyline where you want the actual level to be. It calibrates the skyline to level out. If you had (for example) the skyline at 10 degrees forward and clicked level, 10 degrees forwards would be level.

 

[Efliernz]

My Skyline is on a 3mm threaded pivot out the side so it is possible for mine to be not lined up perfectly parallel to the side of the tray. That is where the tilt-test helped me align my my RSGS.

Pete

 

[nicwilke]

Firmware 1.6 is a lot better. I'm not experiencing so much roll drift on a pan now. my gains are running about 50 to 70 above the stock settings, so they have it close for how I want it setup. I flew it in a park on Saturday, and from the ground tests (looking at gimbal position while flying like a drunk) it looks good. I was not filming...