As the channel 7 release didn’t work as I expected it to I removed the linear pot I had installed and replaced it with one of these.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Axis-An...-with-button-Arduino-Compatible-/121476413191
I dare say you can buy one of these without the PCB which is rather large from mouser or the likes but I didn’t fancy the £12 postage for just this item.
Ideally a single axis joystick would have been ideal but this works fine.
If you don’t remove the PCB about the only place this will fit into the TX is on the front under the right joystick or on the back. If you remove the PCB it can fit more or less where you want it. For me I was most comfortable with it top right.
I removed the PCB to leave just the joystick, it’s a little fiddly and takes a while. You only need the 3 pins on one of the pots so had I thought about it before I would probably have just snipped all the other connections and only unsoldered the 3 on the pot I wanted to use.
I won’t go into the wiring as it’s just the same as connecting any pot up and there are numerous threads already with that information in. Here’s the first one I found searching but there are others... http://www.phantompilots.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1496&hilit=potentiometer
To fix the joystick in place where I wanted it I used Sugru, If you ever want to remove it as I did to get the old pot out of my TX it’s easy to get back off. I love that stuff, there’s so many things you can do with it.
When finished you get perfect control over the channel 7 tilt using the new updates. The more you push the joystick the faster the camera moves, let go anywhere and it stops. You can just touch the joystick lightly and the camera moves so slow you got to look twice to see if it is really moving.
I was more concerned with getting the job done than creating a “how to” so please excuse the well out of focus shots and managing to get an antenna smack in the centre view but you get the idea which is the main purpose
I did try uploading the video to here but the site thrown a wobbly and crashed every time it got to about 90% done so I stuck it on youtube but it's still loading by the look.
Hope it helps somebody or gives inspiration for improvements, have fun.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhCJT_Ofdv8[/youtube]
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-Axis-An...-with-button-Arduino-Compatible-/121476413191
I dare say you can buy one of these without the PCB which is rather large from mouser or the likes but I didn’t fancy the £12 postage for just this item.
Ideally a single axis joystick would have been ideal but this works fine.
If you don’t remove the PCB about the only place this will fit into the TX is on the front under the right joystick or on the back. If you remove the PCB it can fit more or less where you want it. For me I was most comfortable with it top right.
I removed the PCB to leave just the joystick, it’s a little fiddly and takes a while. You only need the 3 pins on one of the pots so had I thought about it before I would probably have just snipped all the other connections and only unsoldered the 3 on the pot I wanted to use.
I won’t go into the wiring as it’s just the same as connecting any pot up and there are numerous threads already with that information in. Here’s the first one I found searching but there are others... http://www.phantompilots.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1496&hilit=potentiometer
To fix the joystick in place where I wanted it I used Sugru, If you ever want to remove it as I did to get the old pot out of my TX it’s easy to get back off. I love that stuff, there’s so many things you can do with it.
When finished you get perfect control over the channel 7 tilt using the new updates. The more you push the joystick the faster the camera moves, let go anywhere and it stops. You can just touch the joystick lightly and the camera moves so slow you got to look twice to see if it is really moving.
I was more concerned with getting the job done than creating a “how to” so please excuse the well out of focus shots and managing to get an antenna smack in the centre view but you get the idea which is the main purpose
I did try uploading the video to here but the site thrown a wobbly and crashed every time it got to about 90% done so I stuck it on youtube but it's still loading by the look.
Hope it helps somebody or gives inspiration for improvements, have fun.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhCJT_Ofdv8[/youtube]
