walmisAs promised, new modules have arrived, programmed and are now ready for shipment!
You can find the product page here: Here
During the semiconductor shortage our IMU v2.5 became unavailable for some time. Due to unavailability of the main microcontroller I was forced to redesign the board. The new IMUs will be smaller featuring size of only 11.7mm x 17mm. Functionality will be the same as the v2.5 ones. New stock should arrive in a few weeks timeframe.
You can find the product page here: Here
Hello world, I will be going out on summer holiday from 2019-08-02 till 08-20. New orders will be delayed during this time.
Cheers!
Finally the new SToRM32 NT v3.3 boards are available. More details in the product page.
New NT motor drivers are also in development and testing, and will be available soon which will feature 3 brushless motor control in a small package.
I’ve created a new product: Directional Moxon style antenna that the customer can customize during ordering for specific frequency and tube length one needs.
I’m pleased to announce that I have received new NT Motor driver 2.0 PCBs and really happy on how they turned out. First batch of units are produced and tested for preorders which will be shipped out soon!
I’ve been working on new NT motor board design. I’ve reduced the size, made it more streamlined and added a regulator which will allow the board to work directly from 12V input. I also included a selectable voltage output by using a solder jumper, which will allow to pass the power to the next motor module or to pass 3.3V to the IMU module. This will save wires running through the gimbal.
I will fix some minor bugs and will run the board to production and will make preorders available in the shop.
Board dimensions 25mm x 27mm
Hello, and happy new year everyone!
I would like to announce that ENSYS is going on holiday from 2017.01.09 to 2017.01.17 so orders made at that time will be delayed.
WiFI NT Logger (beta)
STorM32 WiFi NT logger is the go-to tool to debug STorM32 based gimbals. It records and sends full-speed raw data which is communicated on NT bus over WiFi. Data is collected with ENSYS Host tool. The host tool records data in .log file format which OlliW’s NTLoggerTool can load for analysis. Later versions of NTLoggerTool by OlliW will support real-time streaming from the ENSYS NT logger.
NT IMU Modules v2.5
The updated design IMU modules now available. It’s now possible to customize the modules further – Choosing the connector type, calibration, including an additional wire.
LED Battery Indicator
The LED battery monitor uses STorM32 controller’s UART port to retrieve battery voltage and display the state of charge using LEDs. This device accounts for voltage-charge non-linearity of lithium-ion/polymer batteries. It also displays the state of STorM32 controller. When the STorM32 is in SETTLE and LEVEL states the LEDs perform nice animations to indicate that the gimbal is calibrating.
Hello, friends!
We would like to announce that we are developing a new gadget that will help the drone flyers and gimbal users. It’s a WiFI camera controller with multiple camera support. Currently we’ve developed support for Xiaomi Yi camera and code for GoPro is on the way. Sony and Panasonic camera support is also on the horizon.
The basic idea is that this unit will be attached on the drone and will communicate short-range with the camera. Basically any camera with WiFI API could be supported. Also camera suggestions are very welcome. Supported camera can have focus, zoom, ISO, aperture, exposure, etc.. controls over WiFI .
Currently the control signals planned are through serial bus (TX, RX) – coming directly from the flight controller over MAVLink (CAMERA_CONTROL packets, and or RC_INPUT, which allow to use RC inputs on MAVLink enabled flight controllers such as Pixhawk), STorM32-NT bus support for triggering the camera, custom simple serial protocol for programmers, controlling the camera from HTTP Web interface, RC PPM/PWM inputs in the future.
The configuration of the module will be done over a web interface.
Once turned on the module will work as an unsecured access point, the user will then need to connect over a smart device and access the configuration page. There he can set the Access Point password, search for other WiFI networks, connect to the camera’s network and the camera should be auto-detected and work out of the box.
Firmware updates will also be super simple. The user will need to connect to a network with internet access and initiate the OTA update process via the web interface.
Specifications:
Power: 3.3V – 5V
WiFI standard: 802.11bgn
Working current: less than 80mA
Firmware updates: OTA over the internet
Size: approx. 4cm x 3cm (less than 20g)
Case: 3D printed small case
Starting price: ~25 Eur
[Photos soon]
Please post comments and suggestions what your use case would be and what camera would you like to control.