Examples version for non-arduino

[SalahuddinAsh]

Hi,

could you please provide a version for the examples for non-arduino computers? I'm using ODroid-XU4 and I'd like to control the gimbal controller from there. Otherwise, could you please give hints how to do that myself?

Thanks in advance

[basecamelectronics]

Hi,
We do not have any other examples. You can start using our library in any device, all you need - to implement UART communication as it's done for Arduino. But the library gives only very basic definitions and commands, just to illustrate the principle. You still need to program most of the commands, listed in Serial API specification: https://www.basecamelectronics.com/serialapi/ by yourselves.

[Kumaron]

Hi, SalahuddinAsh
Have you succeeded in implementing UART communicaiton in ODroid-XU4? Would you like to share the file about how to complement this? I tried to implement this in Ubuntu using ROS's serial package, but failed.
Thanks in advance.

[marklewis3000]

On Ubuntu/Linux, put the following into a file 'sbgcbeep.sh' and run it. It should make your controller beep a couple times. You will need a password to set permission on your serial port. Also you should check the dmesg command to determine which serial port the sbgc is attached to, and possibly modify it in this script. See the SBGC serial protocol document for further details.

#!/bin/bash

sbgcbeep.sh - send command to Simple Brushless Gimbal Controller (SBGC) to make it beep

author M.Lewis 2019-apr-8

SBGC_PORT=/dev/ttyUSB0
echo "Attempting to connect on port $SBGC_PORT"

sudo chmod 666 $SBGC_PORT
stty -F $SBGC_PORT 115200

START_BEEP="3e 59 0c 65 01 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04"
STOP_BEEP="3e 59 0c 65 40 00 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 43"
echo $START_BEEP | xxd -r -p > $SBGC_PORT
sleep 1
echo $STOP_BEEP | xxd -r -p > $SBGC_PORT

[Kumaron]

Hello, @marklewis3000.
Have you used the libraries to implement the control of SBGC in Ubuntu? Do you mind share it?

[marklewis3000]

@Kumaron sorry but I have not successfully been able to control the movement of an attached gimbal using the code in this repo.