'm busy setting up the cam
would like to operate the cam with taranis
with support from runcam im not getting further
they say it is possible but I can not get it done
while I am working on this now there will be a beeper alarm at startup
My first question is how can I find out what causes this alarm?
Wr Henk

How have you wired up the board for the RunCam Spit 3 Nano to your FC? Is it exactly as per the wiring diagram attachment of your other thread (HERE) where it's connected to the RX6 and TX6 pads on the FC? If yes then can you please post an updated Betaflight dump of your current settings.

As for the beeping, this could be normal depending on the nature of the beeps. A video of the beeps would be helpful. If it's not arming then run the "status" command in the CLI and check what arming flags are present.

hello Snowleopard

have been working on it for a long time now
yes the wiring is the same see pict

 

finally resetted bflght

on Taranis re-enterd/assinged switches

result was that the beeper alarm was gone again

the cam start/stop with Sa switch on Taranis works

scrolling trough the cam menu with Sa switch also works ,if i first start the mode function of the cam first with the small push button on the cam board,but entering the sub menu's not

assigned two more switches on Taranis fore wifi and changing mode's but the dont work

Runcam support refers to a manual of split 1/2 mini and says that there is a oprion in the menu "general" to choose " fc control" in the sub menu

https://support.runcam.com/hc/en-us/arti...zEU-SooI0k




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that sub menu dos not appear in the menu of the split 3 nano see pictures


 
so its a long story but also a big puzzle
latest dump in att

wr Henk

I don't see the images you attached. It looks like you've tried to link to them from your Yahoo account which we probably don't have permissions to.

Your wiring and Betaflight settings all look correct so if you've followed those RunCam guides and then I'm probably not going to be much help. It would need someone else with a RunCam Split 3 who has it working the same way you are trying to set it up but I'm not aware of any other regular members who have the Split 3. I think the.ronin might have a Split 2 on some of his 3" quads but I'm not sure if he set up all the remote options that you are trying to configure.

Are you sure you wired RX to TX and TX to RX. It is a common mistake a lot of people make.

(25-Jan-2020, 05:15 PM)voodoo614 Wrote: Are you sure you wired RX to TX and TX to RX. It is a common mistake a lot of people make.

Yes, that was also the first qu runcam asked
They say now that nano has no wifi and is by default in fc mode
Not that im much wiser by that
Dont know if its worth the effort and i have to push the small buttons on the cam board to change a setting
Start/stop of cam works with a switch on taranis
Thanks for looking

Wr Henk

(25-Jan-2020, 04:11 PM)SnowLeopardFPV Wrote: I don't see the images you attached. It looks like you've tried to link to them from your Yahoo account which we probably don't have permissions to.

Your wiring and Betaflight settings all look correct so if you've followed those RunCam guides and then I'm probably not going to be much help. It would need someone else with a RunCam Split 3 who has it working the same way you are trying to set it up but I'm not aware of any other regular members who have the Split 3. I think the.ronin might have a Split 2 on some of his 3" quads but I'm not sure if he set up all the remote options that you are trying to configure.

You are always a big help!

everything works except operating the Runcam split 3 nano with the Taranis

 because Runcam support keeps saying that this is possible (but not how) I keep looking and give it another try
I have to assign 3 switches on 3 channels to be able to operate the cam: wifi / power / mode ,with a range of 1900-2000 in mode tab of bflght

 I tried this but it does not work

when reading my first build I realized that I have tied the reciever in CH 1-8 option

ch 1(trottle)ch 2(pitch)ch3(roll)ch4(yaw)

because of this, I only have 4 channels left over ,witch i assigned to :
ch 5 (arming,AUX1, switch SD)
ch 6 (failsafe,AUX2, switch SC)
ch 7 (beeper,AUX3, switch SG)
ch 8 (runcam,AUX4, switch SA)

therefore the start / stop of the runcam always worked, but not further

On u-tube i found:


 So it must be possible to assign multiple modes to one channel

The two missing (wifi and modes )of the Runcam) i can assigne also to ch 8,witch i have done

Ch8+(runcam mode,AUX4,switch SB)
Ch8+(runcam wifi,AUX4,switch SE)

tested and there is life !!

now that the part that does not yet is succeed
to organize the mode tabs in bflght and configure the switches on the Taranis so that they works as i like

Hope that there are members who can advise me in this

Wr Henk

Why not just rebind your receiver with more than 8 channels enabled? That would be the easiest and simplest solution without any messing around trying to assign more that one switch to a channel, which we know is do-able, but it's just over complicating things unnecessarily IMO when you have plenty of spare channels you can just make use of.

(29-Jan-2020, 10:10 PM)SnowLeopardFPV Wrote: Why not just rebind your receiver with more than 8 channels enabled? That would be the easiest and simplest solution without any messing around trying to assign more that one switch to a channel, which we know is do-able, but it's just over complicating things unnecessarily IMO when you have plenty of spare channels you can just make use of.

yes,why didn't i think about that !! that is the eye of the master
I will try tomorrow

Snowleopard thanks!

Wr Henk

Why do you have a switch for failsafe? I'd just use that channel for runcam control instead.

(29-Jan-2020, 11:49 PM)senatorperkins Wrote: Why do you have a switch for failsafe? I'd just use that channel for runcam control instead.

Hello Senator

experience with my first construction ,witch i lost
find it a reassuring idea to be able to switch everything off (drop)immediately and quickly with a switch in an easily accessible place SC is also slightly larger

I have switches sa.sb.se assigned to cam

Wr Henk

I just flick the disarm switch if I want my quad to drop in an emergency. That does exactly the same thing as initiating a failsafe (assuming your failsafe set to "Drop"). If you have you failsafe set to "Land" (which isn't recommended for a quad) then I can see the logic for having failsafe on a switch, otherwise it seems a bit of a waste of a switch. If your disarm switch isn't in an easy to reach location when you're on the sticks, then why not just use the switch you've set up for failsafe as the disarm switch?

yes ,setting up switches is still a bit messy
Have to practice at a reasonable hight what drop is doing
do not yet know how "land" reacts in the field
on bench I see no difference
I know repair is better than lost!
Wr Henk

Unless you've set up specific failsafe conditions and options that you want to invoke by manually triggering a failsafe (i.e. throttle values, stick positions, auxiliary switch positions), then failsafe configured as "Drop" does exactly the same as a disarm. Looking at your CLI dump you haven't set any specific conditions for failsafe, so triggering a failsafe manually will do exactly the same as just disarming the quad. So as it stands, you effectively have two switches that do the same thing.

Setting the quad to "Land" in the event of a failsafe means that it will try to slowly descend in a controlled manner. This isn't recommended for a quad because you have no control while it is doing that and it could easily drift a long way in a random direction while descending. Because you have no idea where the quad drifted to or for how long, it will almost certainly be lost forever unless you're in a massive wide open space. Plus it could drift into a populated area and injure someone.

In the event of an emergency it is best to just have the quad drop either automatically during a failsafe condition or manually by flicking the disarm switch. As you say, at least then you have more chance of locating your quad and can repair any damaged caused by it having dropped.