Precise/Smooth Gimbal Control

How to fine-tune gimbal pointing controls

Position Slow Mode

For the best gimbal pointing control, use Position Slow Mode

Position Slow mode is a flight mode that toggles several things, including zoom rate scaling, adjustable rates, expo, window, and smooth control

When the vertical and horizontal rate knobs are set to maximum, the maximum speeds of the aircraft will match Position mode

Gimbal Control Features:

As of Astro FW 2.0, new features and parameters have been added for smoother and more precise gimbal control!

The gimbal parameters described below can be found in AMC in Advanced Mode under Advanced > Parameters > Component 154.

Feature	Description	When active?	How to adjust?	Range
Tilt Window	Dead zone on the tilt rocker	Position Slow Mode	Parameter: MC_SLOW_WIN_PIT	0-1000
Tilt Expo	Reduces rocker sensitivity around the center for easier small, precise adjustments	Position Slow Mode	Parameter: MC_SLOW_EXPO_PIT	0-100 %
Tilt Smoothing	Smooths out input pitch commands	All flight modes	Parameter: GMBL_P_STICK_SM	0-30
Tilt Rate	Adjust tilt speed	All flight modes		-
Tilt Zoom Rate Scaling	Reduce the tilt rate in proportion to the camera zoom level	All flight modes	-	-
Pan Window	Dead zone on the yaw stick	Position Slow Mode	Parameter: MC_SLOW_WIN_YAW	0-1000
Pan Expo	Reduces stick sensitivity around the center for easier small, precise adjustments	Position Slow Mode	Parameter: MC_SLOW_EXPO_YAW	0-100 %
Pan Smoothing	Smooths out input pitch commands	All flight modes	Parameter: GMBL_Y_STICK_SM	0-30
Pan Rate	Adjust yaw/pan speed	Position Slow Mode		-
Pan Zoom Rate Scaling	Reduce the pan rate in proportion to the camera zoom level	Position Slow Mode	-	-
Max Pan Rate	Set the max yaw/pan rate of the aircraft	All flight modes	Parameter: MPC_MAN_Y_MAX	0-75 deg/s
Tilt Invert	Change tilt rocker direction	All flight modes		-

Pilot Pro can also do input shaping on the commands sent to the gimbal, however we recommend changing the parameters above on the drone side instead. The following settings (defaults) are recommended for Pilot Pro:

• RockLWindow = 2.5

• RockLSmooth = 0