When I wanted to get headtracking with my Skyzone SKY-01, I thought it would be as easy as plug & play. But it's not.
I found a lot of partial information over the internet, and wanted to share with a more complete version.
The configuration has to be done:
- on the Skyzone Goggles AND
- on your Futaba transmitter
Note that I'm using the following setup on my TBS Discovery:
- DJI Naza-m V2
- Zenmuse H3-2D with GoPro Hero4 Silver (no
pan
, onlytilt
)
Skyzone configuration
We begin with the goggles. By default, they use channel 5
for pan
and channel 6
for tilt
.
To change this setting:
- Press and Hold Button "TRACK", then connect power to enter Head Tracker Setup Menu (Release as soon as beep). Head Tracker beeps indicating the current PPM Channel. See details below.
- Short Press "TRACK" Button to select different PPM Channels
Here are the Beep PPM Channel:
- 1 short beep Pan CH5, Tilt CH6 (Factory default)
- 2 short beep Pan CH5, Tilt CH7
- 3 short beep Pan CH5, Tilt CH8
- 4 short beep Pan CH6, Tilt CH7
- 5 short beep Pan CH6, Tilt CH8
- 6 short beep Pan CH7, Tilt CH8
In my case, I wanted to use channel 8
, so 5 and 6 beeps are both valid options.
You can now unplugged the power cable.
Your goggles are now configured!
Futaba configuration
This was the tricky part for me. But now I can explain you how to do.
Trainer
- Long Press on
+
- Go to third screen
- Select
TRAINER
- TRAINER master must be set to
OFF
- Every channel can be turned
OFF
, except channel8:AU2
, which needs to be set toFNC
. It will be used to the Skyzone tilt.
Exit with END
.
P.MIX1-6
Now go to P.MIX1-6
and:
- Create a new mix on the first slot
- Set
RATEL
andH
to-100%
MASTER
toAU2
(we take the tiltchannel 8
)SLAVE
toGER
(we route it to the GER,channel 5
)SW
toSwH
(it is the Trainer Switch of the Futaba T8J)POSI
toDOWN
(when switch will be down, headtracking will be enabled)
Exit with END
, twice.
Tests
To enable your headtracker, you have to push the H switch
. This switch cannot be blocked in the active position without a trick (see bellow).
When you active this switch, you can move your head up and down and your gimbal will follow.
Note that you have a TRACK
button on your goggles. It allows you to reset the center position with a short press.