[TheOtherCliff]

Looking for my first 2D brushless gimbal.  I found some cheap reasonable hardware with no controller.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-Axis-Brushless-Gimbal-CNC-ALU-Camera-Mount-w-Motor-for-Gopro2-3-DJI-Phantom-2-/111658042808

I have a spare CC3D and was wondering whether anyone around here had used a CC3D for a brushless gimbal controller.

Basically mount the CC3D on the camera platform, use some ESCs set up to run forward or reverse with neutral in the middle; use Attitude mode and adjust the PIDs (I know there would be an issue with continuous coordinated circles).

I am guessing that the sticking point would be the ESC firmware.  I know that standard ESC firmware like SImonK and BLHeli have an option for "forward and reverse with center neutral", but does a gimbal ESC need firmware optimized for gimbal use?

[TheOtherCliff]

I wound up ordering this 2d brushless gimbal with controller for $31 shipped (and quick delivery).  Some eBayers say it stops working after a few flights, but others are using it.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OCDAY-2-Axis-Brushless-PTZ-Control-Gimbal-for-Gopro3-4-DJI-SJ4000-SJ5000-US-C1E4-/391549330046

[zukenj]

Theothercliff,

What is the GB controller. I use to have a BGC V1.3 two axis controller, and I burned one of the outputs on a crash. The controlller try to stabilaze the gimball and because it was againt the floor, it just burned the ouitput. I bout a Storm32 controller. Much better, I disable one of the motors output, so it is working fine with two motors.

2-Axis
http://www.banggood.com/BGC-3_1-2-Axis-Brushless-Gimbal-MOS-Controller-with-Mini-GY6050-Sensor-p-957358.html?rmmds=search

Better Controller Storm32 3-Axis
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251865363574


Now I am looking in to posible using an Arduino Nano with an MPU6050 and see how that will perform...

 

[TheOtherCliff]

It comes with an 8 bit SimpleBGC 2.2 controller I think (I haven't adjusted it at all).  It works pretty well but even sitting on the ground (motors off) I see it jump a tiny amount at a fixed interval.  You can even see it in this flight.  It is not perfectly smooth.

I flew a waypoint flight with it yesterday.  The waypoint flight does a direction reversal (some significant bank angle) at about 3:00, but the gimbal stays level.  It barely cleared the wires at about 4:25 because the altitude was set to 15 instead of the 20 it was set to on the way out.  :O  I watched carefully with my finger on the FMS. 

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