Connecting to your Receiver / Flight Controller
Connect the servo cable by following the polarity markings on Seagull MAP2 and connect the other
end of servo cable to your Receiver / Flight Controller, with the correct polarity.
("Otherwise the magic smoke escapes!! - don't worry, it's protected against reversed connection ")
Please refer to the manual of your specific R/C radio system or Flight Controller to find out more
about how to
connect accessories and what ports to utilize.
NOTE:for Pixhawk users –#MAP2 is powered by Pixhawks’ power rail ( the middle pin + ).
Ensure that the rail is powered by BEC or other power source ranging from 3.5-5.5 Volts
in order for #MAP2 to function properly.
Camera ON / OFF
If you wish to integrate camera turn ON or OFF into your Survey/Mission plan via use of Ground control or Mission Planner
software, simply follow the steps below.
In this scenario we want to turn on the camera after the take-off.
NOTE: Make sure to let the signal be on for some period in the mission plan when doing DO_SET_SERVO command, in order for MAP2 to read it correctly.
Repeat the sequence at the end of the mission in order to retract the lenses to protect the mechanism before landing. Very helpful on plane platforms as well
as multirotor platform in order to prevent dust coming into the lenses.
Keep-alive
This mode is specially designed for Sony QX1 users to prevent the camera from shutting off during flights or mission flights.
In the example above, channel 9 would be moved to PWM 1700 (Keep-alive), then after 50 seconds, back to ”Neutral mode”
( which is set to 1500 in the RC9_TRIM parameter ), after another 60 seconds it would be moved to 1700 (Keep-alive) again,
then finally after 50 more seconds it would be moved back to ”Neutral mode”. This loop will continue depending on how
many repetitions you have set to repeat the signal.
