Caddx GM3 3-Axis Gimbal

Caddx GM Series Gimbals - caddxfpv.com/p...
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[@bushcrafter6416]

All this tech coming out, Fun stuff!!!! What a time to be alive!!!!!

[@bonafidepirate]

Definitely! I've always liked learning new things and digging into new tech, and there seems to be no shortage of that lately... lol

[@rcaddict9558]

I love new tech from caddx! Amazing quality and view, great explanation ❤❤

[@fordboyzzzz]

nice, only vid on youtube, saw it here first!! thanks

[@adamsugataghy3199]

Is it possible to fine tuning the gimbal's movement? Watching the on-board video, the camera moves too suddenly, disturbingly...

[@3v1Bunny]

this 4k recording is amazing .. gimbal too but damn with this lighting it is cinematic!

[@bonafidepirate]

Yep, I was impressed too... lol Having the stable image with the gimbal lets the video quality really show through. It makes a nice setup pairing the Moonlight with the Gimbal.

[@tmc-fpv]

​@@bonafidepirateplus you get the full resolution as there's no need for GF zooming

[@AndyRCchannel]

How does the camera mount? Will it take a DJI V1 camera and will the cable work?

[@MCsCreations]

It's probably incompatible, Andy. But I believe Lee showed a gimbal that is!

[@MCsCreations]

Amazing flying and footage, Keith!!! 😃 It looks amazing! Thanks for the review!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@dcabrick]

Awesome gimbal! Top notch video and setup too!

[@mcastells]

What FC are you using here? I have the same issue with jitter and was looking into ardupilot lua scripting to fix it the way you did, but documentation says scripting isn't available on F4 based autopilots unfortunately. Very frustrating but hopefully this gets fixed in a firmware update. Thanks for the videos, I find them very informative and helpful!

[@casper4109]

I hope this will be compatible with the Avatar HD Goggles X's head tracking? That would be a great combo if they implement it smoothly.

[@dronepilot260rc]

This is amazing! I’d love to attach an analog cam for FPV and then a Runcam thumb pro for the 4k

[@nighthawkvs]

Love to have the .stl for the gimbal tray. :)

[@bonafidepirate]

Sure thing! I'll upload it in a bit, remind me of I forget! lol

[@bonafidepirate]

Uploaded here - www.thingiverse.com/thing:6678725 I included two, one with 20x20mm mounting for the VTX, the other with 25x25mm

[@jorgermartinez]

​@@bonafidepiratethanks!

[@nighthawkvs]

@@bonafidepirate Thank you so much. It will be put to work. :)

[@dgfpv1988]

How do you control the gimbal?

[@wtfmimshag]

Great video. I wonder if head tracking through the uart will resolve the jitter once they get that released

[@Thunderbyrd.]

I'd rather listen to you talking about the plane and things than listening to music.

[@bonafidepirate]

Sometimes (most) I run out of things to say though, and feel like I'm just rambling on repeating the same stuff over and over... lol

[@FpvBobcat]

Hey Keith, remember the Haohan firefly? In the models that came with a gimbal, they came with a gimbal called the “c-20t”, which looked exactly like the gm3. Kinda fishy if you ask me, also considering that you can buy that gimbal individually and it came for sale at about the same time as the gm series.

[@bonafidepirate]

Yeah we noticed that too. I'm not sure what the relationship is between Caddx and Haohan, if any. Neither one ever made any comments about it that I've seen. I'd say there's a good chance the gimbal is an OEM product from some other factory, but that's just speculation on my part.

[@jadelfpv3839]

Esto es lo que necesitamos para el Fpv y que de resultados satisfactorios .Ya estaba bien de tanto ocultismo.🤜🤛👌👌👍

[@dominikuskoch8033]

Wow looks amazing. Can I use the Headtracking Feature with my Fatshark Dominator hdo3 ?

[@feelfree.1]

Looks like a great product, but I saw in the specs, that the DJI O3 cam does not fit on this gimbal (20mm width vs. 19mm)

[@HrDux]

Nice gimbal. I almost ordered one until I found out the DJI O3 doesn't fit.

[@chrisshepherd8082]

Thats a great little gimbal way better than the one i got from banggood 6 years ago for about £50 haha

[@Catiadr]

Did you publish the STL for the sled somewhere?

[@bonafidepirate]

www.thingiverse.com/thing:6678725

[@traxfpv]

Awesome video. Always wanted to do a setup like this. Is head tracking available if you use DJI Goggles 2 or only Walksnail?

[@equipeecureuil6690]

I am not seeing any bitrate indicator on the OSD, does that mean this is onboard recorded footage and not goggles DVR?

[@neilburrows6670]

Yeah. He mentioned that somewhere in the middle :)

[@andykirkwood3188]

great video thank you, what osd font are you using?

[@bonafidepirate]

It's one of Sneaky FPV's custom fonts, this is one "Nexus" sites.google.com/view/sneaky-fpv/home

[@planesandbikes7353]

nice. but I only want a very solid 360 pan control. Can the 1 axis be used as pan only?

[@ebikefe]

Can you describe you paired (the wiring) BOTH a 4k Moonlight VTX/DVR board with the standard V1 VTX at 1:46? Edit - found it - wasn't aware there was a separate video board.

[@bonafidepirate]

It's the "stand alone" Moonlight DVR that doesn't come with a VTX, and is meant to be used with a VTX you already have. Check this, the "Moonlight Camera" option. caddxfpv.com/products/walksnail-moonlight-kit?variant=48665283166510&aff=59

[@EnglishTurbines]

Great job m8, looked really nice....Can you smooth out the panning motion using servo slow in Edge TX?....🤔🤔😏🇬🇧

[@terminus2444]

Nice device, but where is the manual? How do you handle the wiring? Does the head tracking work directly through the Avatar/Walksnail telemetry, or do you have to inconveniently send it through the transmitter yourself?

[@terminus2444]

i find zero documenation

[@savagefpv1043]

Where did you get that cool Ardupilot sticker?

[@bonafidepirate]

There was a guy in the Ardupilot group on Facebook making them, he sold them on Etsy but they are unavailable right now, maybe ask and he could make some more? www.etsy.com/listing/1672927182/ardupilot-sticker-decal-pack-of-51020

[@FenderRealm]

Keith, will that gimbal tray fit on the Zohd Altus hatch?

[@bonafidepirate]

It will fit, a couple of spacers between the tray and the hatch will let airflow into the intake in the hatch. Potential problems I see are putting the VTX antennas right on top of the GPS (assuming the GPS is in the intended mounting spot) and maybe CG. I'm not sure how it would work out for balance and if there's room to slide the battery around enough without trying it. imgur.com/K59O4bS

[@FenderRealm]

​@@bonafidepirate Thanks Keith, yes good point regarding the CG. Might not be forward enough to allow it to balance. Might just steal your pan servo idea instead and keep it simple!

[@willay747]

Nice video! Love the Gimbal,, I need one asap! :P Can you share the 3D tray you made to put everything on? Thanks!

[@bonafidepirate]

Yep, uploaded here! lol www.thingiverse.com/thing:6678725

[@willay747]

@@bonafidepirateThanks 😊

[@chrisshepherd8082]

Do you find you can adapt quickly to the stabilisation for landing etc or does it take a while to get rhe hang of it, i know you can see the nose of the aircraft which must help alot.

[@bonafidepirate]

It was a little disorienting flying with the gimbal in stabilized modes at first, but I got used to it after a few flights. It's easy flying in cruise or something like that where the FC does all the hard work... lol

[@MyAceguy]

can you use this caddx gm3 on every flight controller

[@markgerard363]

No disrespect intended, but would you please take this video on a bit more challenging conditions... weather was to darn good!!

[@thijskarreman5497]

Do you have a STL file for the holder of the GM3 and powerpad?

[@bonafidepirate]

www.thingiverse.com/thing:6678725

[@lookingupforjesus]

Hi there Bonafide. It's been quite a bit since I've messed around with R/C flying, and FPV. I still have all my aircraft, but very dated electronics. I have the Eagletree Vector FC, which in my research, isn't supported anymore. I would like to re set up at least 2 of my aircraft to fly again. One is an EyeFly Black Manta Quad, and the other is a Skyhunter. I would appreciate any advice... starting from scratch. Thank you.

[@elouiseeverett3986]

I'll jump in and recommend for fixed wing a Matek flight controller like F405-Wing V2 and Inav 7.

[@theflyingsandalrc]

Even better deal are the speedy bee f405, all the functionality plus wireless configuration

[@jas-FPV]

Pwm input with 4 cables? Are we living in 1980 ????

[@RespekTlakse]

Will it take a DJI O3 air unit caméra ??? Nice vidéo 😎🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟🤟

[@tmc-fpv]

19mm cameras. It comes with the camera backing plate attached

[@zhuguidai]

Where can I find that white plate you have everything attached to?

[@fordboyzzzz]

I just ordered one through your link - it made the price about 15 cheaper, I hope you get a lil bit from them too, cheers again. oh and also keen on stl file please.

[@bonafidepirate]

Thanks! It is an affiliate link so I get credit for it... lol Here's the STL for the printed tray - www.thingiverse.com/thing:6678725

[@ReX_PL_DE]

@@bonafidepirate Danke für die Datei. Hab heute die 2-Achsen Version bestellt.

[@ehsankeshtgar6734]

Thanks for the video. How do you overlay your OSD on the video in this digital system? I have dji airunit and the same process might work for me . Cheers

[@bonafidepirate]

I use a tool from avsaase - github.com/avsaase/walksnail-osd-tool It's made for Walksnail. I don't know if there's anything similar for DJI.

[@dondupuis4007]

Nobody tells us where to get mount plate or 3d file for it, how did you get yours

[@bonafidepirate]

I drew it up and printed it... lol www.thingiverse.com/thing:6678725

[@qwertz2761]

which font are you using? looks dope

[@bonafidepirate]

"Nexus" from Sneaky FPV

[@qwertz2761]

@@bonafidepirate ok I thought that looked different because some of the icons are different but whatever thanks :)

[@bonafidepirate]

@@qwertz2761 Nope, just the stock font from his site. He did change up some of them to share elements between them though at some point, I think those are the "unify" fonts. It's also Ardupilot so might have some different elements if you're used to flying something else.

[@ioannisbatas1614]

Superb !!!

[@riggerss4]

is this compatible with Motionsic Tally-ho 2?

[@philipschell6515]

I can’t get it to work on my goggle X

[@TA-td9gd]

In my copter FC (Speedybee F7 V3) I got 2 free UART left, can I connect the gimbal to one of the free UART to controll it ? (Did not find anything on the Caddx page at this date so far)

[@stevehaynes2857]

I’m looking for this too. I have GM1 just for pitch control, but not sure where to attach the pwm leads. I have TX4 and RX4 free.

[@vincehogg8935]

Interesting regarding the jitter you are getting. It sounds exactly the same as Im getting on the HEQ gport gimbal. As you say, without input it dosent happen. I thought it may be something in PWM signal so I connected a servo on the same output and it was rock solid. Makes we wonder if there are common components/firmware in this and the gport. Look carefully and you can see the jitter. Im also getting terrible level horizon drift on the gport. kzbin.infoNgLc_4MHgZo?si=Lfcn_hI8_7gmd8iT

[@RCCrawlerDroneSC]

SHOW SHOW SHOW

[@slappomatthew]

caddex for the win. just crushing it. so much cool stuff. Suck it dji

[@nucleo1772]

amazing :))