Z1400 High-End Gimbal User Manual
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1. a Put THR stick to the bottom position b Move AIL ELE and RUD sticks to middle position c Move CH5 Switch from top position to bottom quickly 3 times This will activate the Z1400 to record your Tx neutral point mid position for each channel e Resetting Attitude Gyro i Due to temperature change e g indoor to outdoor the attitude sensing gyros may drift and resulting in the gimbal moving without stick input In such case resetting the gyros is necessary ii Move THR stick to the bottom the gimbal motors deactivate iii Carry out CSC combined switch command as shown below iV w Keep the sticks at CSC for approx 30 seconds before releasing This will initiate gyro reset Do not move the camera or gimbal at this time The reset procedure takes about 3 seconds v Check gimbal function after reset by leveling the camera manually then push the THR stick to the top The gimbal should now work normally Page 6 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 1 ABOUT THE USB COM CABLE a Download the USB driver and upgrade software from ZERO TECH official website www zerouav com b Use the USB cable to connect the COM port of the Z1400 Gimbal Controller white wire on the top and an USB port of the PC c Install the driver according to your computer requirement 2 FIRMWARE UPGRADE a The operation is the same as that of the YS autopilots b DO NOT power ON the Gimbal controller during firmware upgrade Ensure that your battery is n2. 8 rage lo C The Encoding Disk values of Pitch Roll and Yaw represent the real rotation position of each related motor They should be integers in the range of 0 8191 They should not change if the gimbal keeps static There should be something wrong with the gimbal bus if they do not change when the gimbal is not static D Gimbal Attitude represent the attitude of the independent Attitude Unit or the YS X4 P Autopilot It should change if the independent Attitude Unit or the YS X4 P Autopilot are tilted manually Otherwise there are something wrong with the connection between the gimbal controller and the independent Attitude Unit or the YS X4 P autopilot GIMBAL DEFAULT VALUES Parameter Yaw Roll P 200 P 200 P I 150 I 200 I D 80 D E D Pitch TE Error between gimbal head and aircraft head 0 Matched Transmitter Type Gimbal Controlled by SBUS Transmitter W Test Mode Normal Mode oe Send Default Parameter A The original direction the gimbal head can be adjusted by the Error between gimbal head and aircraft head drag down menu To modify this value click Test Mode button and push the THR stick to a higher position then the gimbal head will turn to the new original direction Click Normal Mode to return to the normal working state And then pull the THR stick to the bottom the motors will be released and the modified parameters will be saved B The PID parameters have been set to a per
3. Z1400 High End Gimbal User Manual Packing list e Z1400 Gimbal x 1 a Includes ZEROUAV motor driver modules b Video cable of camera Note shutter cable not included e Z1400 Gimbal Controller x 1 a Controls Z1400 via Bus Connector b Include 2 high speed cables CLOCK amp DATA rege e Attitude Unit Optional Provide Attitude data for Z1400 Gimbal Controller when it is not connected to the YS X4 P Autopilot Note Attitude Unit cannot control aircraft e Hot Shoe x 1 For mounting camera to the Z1400 Imperial screw x 2 For mounting camera to gimbal Screw 4 12 X1 For mounting camera to gimbal HDMI video transfer cable Video interface between camera amp gimbal PTZ1 PTZ2 PTZ3 dock connector cable x 3 Connect Z1400 to Attitude Unit or the YS X4 P Autopilot Power cable 5 7V power supply for Attitude Unit amp Gimbal Note Pictures are for reference only Hardware outlook may change without notice Page 1 DESCRIPTION OF GIMBAL The Z1400 Gimbal is a professional 3 axis brushless motor gimbal of Panasonic GH3 cameras for AVP application DC brushless motors amp high speed driver modules are used to stabilize 3 axis The Z1400 Gimbal can be combined with the YS X4 P muti rotor Autopilot to offer great stability high accuracy and good sensitivity Gimbal Direction Install Forward Roll Axis Top Mount to Fix the Camera 360 Rotation a Motor Driv
4. ading operation on powering the controller please repeat the upgrade process and re plug the USB connector 3 CONFIGURATION SOFTWARE DATA The values of RUD AIL ELE and THR represent the a Use the USB COM cable to connect Z1400 Gimbal Controller and the PC b Open the Z Gimbal configuration software exe c Select the right COM port click Open COM button Ddjust Gimbal Parameters N Open com Data Parameters RUD YAW ROLL ATL F P o ELE I I THR GYRO Ge E d Power on the gimbal transmitter and the gimbal Click Read button then data and parameters will be shown on the Adjust gimbal parameters window Deta related real stick positions The middle position datais a needed to be collected See Capture the a middle e position if they are not shown as middle when releasing all the sticks GYRO GYRO2 The values of Gyro1 Gyro2 Gyro3 represent the cw angular speed of the Pitch Roll and Yaw They should change a little within the range of 0 1 When they have no any meanings E g they do not change corresponding to the movement of the gimbal then it means there is something wrong with the gimbal bus YAW Encodirg Jisk alue Gindal Atitude connected Seria Numter Farnware Versior Fitch Encocing Disk Value POLL Encoding Disk Value EJ ER ILftO Dni Effective when the AP Attatude Unit is 21675 13061
5. ake sure the arrow of the Z1400 Gimbal and YS X4 P point in the direction of the aircraft head otherwise drifts will appear 5 Normal PCM RC Receiver cannot be used Please upgrade to a receiver with PWM SBUS module Page 3 MOUNTING THE CAMERA 1 Install the hot shoe to the camera s flash slot 2 Use the factory screws to fix the camera to the top mount on the Z2000 Gimbal as shown below Item 1 Top camera mount Screw 2 10 Screw 3 6 Item 2 and 3 have been installed on gimbal Video cable interface 3 Use the factory screws to fix the camera to Z1400 Gimbal Shown as below 4 o Bottom camera mount Screw 4 12 Imperial Screw Screw 3 8 which has been installed on gimbal Page 4 4 Plug both ends of HDMI cable to camera video output interface to the gimbal video interface Note Remove all the camera peripheral hardware such as filters hood etc which can effect the camera COG The COG of the camera after mounting onto the Z1400 Gimbal must be adjusted so that the camera remains balanced does not move after release regardless of the gimbal 3 axis position NORMAL WORKING STEPS a Power your RC transmitter after setting up the system b Power Z1400 Gimbal Controller with 5 7 V power via ZERO TECH s power cable c The RC Receiver gets power from the Gimbal Controller DO NOT power it with any other battery d Select fixed wing mode on your FUTABA transmitter Remove any channel mi
6. e2 gt gt Pitch axis Digram1 Z71400 Gimbal Page 2 CONNECTIONS There are two methods to operate the Z1400 Gimbal METHOD 1 a Z1400 Gimbal works independently via the Independent Attitude Unit b The Independent Attitude Unit s arrow should point in the same direction as the gimbal head c Power to the Attitude Unit must be supplied by the original ZEROTECH power cable It cannot be supplied directly via 6S battery Supply 65 batt Camera Video output Connection of Method 1 Clock Wire Data Cable CONTROLLER FUTABA 5 bus Receiver Please use the factory power cable METHOD 2 a Z1400 is combined with YS X4 P Autopilot b The Attitude Unit not not required All attitude data is via YS X4 P Autopilot c The arrow on the Z1400 Gimbal and YS X4 P Autopilot should point in the same direction as the aircraft head d Power to the YS X4 P must be supplied by the original ZEROTECH power cable It cannot be supplied directly via 6S battery IMPORTANT MATTERS 1 Follow the connection diagramme strictly 2 Z1400 Gimbal must be supplied with 6s battery Anything less than 6S lipo will result in abnormal function 3 Never power the gimbal without camera attached The motors will oscillate continuously which can result in a burnt motor and the driver For longer lifetime function the camera COG should be balanced the camera is balanced when released at any angle before power is supplied 4 M
7. fect effect they need not to be adjusted any more Even if they are modified they will restore to the default values when the gimbal controller is repowered on next time C The Transmitter type item can select gimbal controlled by SBUS transmitter only Page 9 INTERFACE DEFINITION 1 Gimbal Controller CONTROLLER Front CONTROLLER Interface Definition PTZ1 CLOCK Clock Interface of Zero Bus DATA _ Data Interface of Zero Bus S BUS Receiver Interface a an POW Supply to the Gimbal Controller 5 7V 2 Gimbal Attitude Unit Interface ATTITUDE UNIT Interface Definition COM RS232 COM Interface PTZ1 Communication Interface 1 PTZ2 Communication Interface 2 ATTITUDE UNIT PTZ3 Communication Interface 3 Freni S BUS Supply to the Gimbal Controller 5 7V List of cameras and lenses supported by Z1400 Gimbal Gimbal model Z1400 support Lumix G 14mm f 2 5 Lumix G 20mm F1 7 LEICA 25 1 4 OLYMPUS M ZUIKO DIGITAL ED12mm f 2 0 etc Note Z2000 Gimbal provides video output interface and camera shutter control interface but Z1400 provides video output interface only Page 10
8. ot plugged in c Open the firmware upgrade software AP Fwar gee TT Tf rs Sotepl Select COM Port Config COM Open COM Step2 Select Firmware Steps Restart AP Please config the COM port d Select COM port for upgrade if do not know which COM on PC please click with right mouse my computer gt attribute gt device manager gt oort COM LPT to have a check Press open com button to enable it the button open will get to black from gray e Click open button and select the needed gimbal controller firmware xxx arm in the open window Look in O Gimbal Firmware fe ee EJ Pe My Recent Documents Desktop 9 20130616 Enc arm My Documents ra DE My Computer E File name 20130616 Ene arm Open S My Network Files of type arm Cancel Places Page 7 f At this point you can power ON the gimbal controller and then wait for the auto firmware upgrade g Power OFF the controller when Please Restart AP appears AP Firmware U Stepl Select COM Port c7 py tt ets Config Com Open COM Step2 Select Firnware D Gisbal Firmware 20130616 Enc are Step3 Restart AP 00 00 FD 75 13 00 00 00 00 DG00 00 00 00 00 2453 S4 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 WIT W 00 00 00 00 00 03 96 98 3 Ci 9S PS If the upgrade software does not execute the upgr
9. xing All channels should be Normal no reverse e Power the Z1400 Gimbal with 6S battery via the DuPont connector with red wire and black wire of the Power cable Ensure the THR stick is at the bottom for security reason f Rotate the camera at least 360 at each axis Pitch Roll Yaw manually g Level the camera in normal posture DO NOT reverse the top and the bottom then push the THR stick from bottom position to top position and then the Z1400 Gimbal will be stabilized h Pull the THR stick from top position to bottom position whenever the Z1400 Gimbal needs not to be stabilized Always deactivate the stabilization function if you are not taking video E g when taking out the card taking out the camera battery video reply etc i Note the motors can burn if working too long with big payload Page 5 GIMBAL WORKING MODES a Programme your CH5 to change the Gimbal tracking modes Postion Working Mode _ Non Yaw lock The Gimbal head NA NOT follow the ee erm Te STEN a wt Eor Be Middle Yaw lock The Gimbal head will follow WE aircraft mm lima Bottom Semi Yaw lock The Gimbal head will not follow aircraft Position head if the movement is smaller than 5 Anything larger than 5 will activate following operation b Programme your CH6 to adjust the movement speed of the Gimbal head c Programme CH8 for taking shutter control via a two way switch OTHER SETTINGS e Recording Transmitter middle position
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