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Gyro Logger user Manual

Technical data

  • Input Voltage: 2 - 6S
  • IMU type: BMI270
  • Max log frequency: 1.2kHz
  • Log type: Betaflight Log
  • optional external trigger: momentary switch, PWM
  • LED indicator: RGB LED

LED status indicator

New versions of our logger (start 05.2023) utilize a custom Betaflight Firmware to display the current BlackBox status. The following colors are used for each BlackBox State if you choose ARM State as LED function (default config):

  • Running is green but can be changed via Betaflight Config
  • Disabled, Stopped, Paused, Shutting Down is red but can be changed via Betaflight Config*
  • Prepare Log File, Cache Flush, Start erase is blue and can't be changed
  • Send Sysinfo, Field, GPS and Slow Headers is yellow and can't be changed
  • Erasing and Start Erasing is orange and chan't be changed

*To change these colors head to the Betaflight LED Config and set the colors you want under ARM State called “Armed” and “Disarmed”.

Mechanical setup

Naked BMPCC 4k/6k

  • best placement: Behind the lens
  • Gyroflow IMU orientation: yXZ
  • Coldshoe mount, SD card pointing forward.
  • Gyroflow IMU orientation: XYZ

RED Komodo

  • best placement: Use ¼” screw on top of the camera / smallrig case, SD card pointing forward.
  • Gyroflow IMU orientation:

Generic

  • best placement: use ¼” screw on top of the camera, SD card pointing forward.
  • Gyroflow IMU orientation: depends on camera model.

Operation workflow

  1. Power on the logger/drone/camera
  2. After powerup, the logger must initialize. This takes roughly 2 seconds of time during which is has to be steady (similar as with the drone flight controller powerup)
  3. After the initialization the logging automatically starts
  4. After landing, turn of the logger by flipping the switch
  5. Remove the SD card and transfer the logs to your computer
  6. Import the Video, Lens profile and Log file into Gyroflow
  7. Select the correct gyro orientation
  8. Estimate gyro offset by comparing liftoff time in Log and Video (Blackbox explorer helps!)
  9. Press auto sync and the video and log file should be synced

Firmware Download

betaflight_4.4.2_stm32f7x2_gyrologger_pinio_led.hex

diff_custom_led_blackbox_firmware_pinio.txt

Instructions for Firmware Update

  1. Download the .hex and .txt file that you'll find above to your computer
  2. Download and install Betaflight Configurator
  3. Open up the Gyrologger and connect via microUSB cable to computer
  4. Open Betaflight Configurator and connect to the flight controller by selecting the right COM-Port and clicking on the “Connect” Button
  5. Click on the “Activate Boot Loader / DFU” Button
  6. Click on the “Update Firmware” Button
  7. Click on the “Load Firmware [Local]” Button and select the downloaded .hex file
  8. Click on the “Flash Firmware” Button and wait till flashing is finished
  9. Connect to the flight controller by selecting the right COM-Port and clicking on the “Connect” Button
  10. Click on the “CLI” Menu in the bottom left corner
  11. Copy the content of the downloaded .txt file into the command line and hit enter
  12. Now type save into the command line and hit enter
  13. Your Gyrologger has been updated
public/loggermanual.txt · Last modified: 2024/12/09 18:01 by admin

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