RCCC v1.1 - SmartFPV
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1. When device is powered it starts waiting for valid control signal from RC receiver indicating this state by slowly flashing LED ala After valid signal from RC receiver is detected LED goes OFF If battery monitor is enabled LED flashes number of times according to LiPo cell count detected WARNING Maximum voltage for RCCC board is 5 5V Use 5V ESC or BEC CONFIGURING DEVICE If you are using sum PPM signal from RC receiver for first time device automatically enters Setup mode This is indicated with fast flashes after RCCC detects signal from RC receiver Ban ss Sa eae een ne Jumper Setup mode also can be enabled by connecting CH2 and CH3 signal pins and then powering on RCCC Setup mode is slightly different if using sum PPM or regular servo connection to RC receiver PPM input In PPM Setup mode Enable channel is used to enable or disable options It is recommended to use one of RC transmitter sticks with auto centering Enable channel is set after entering setup mode fast flashes 1 Move 4 times stick on RC transmitter from one end to other until LED on RCCC board flashes one time 2 Set state of Enable channel stick to state that will be Disable state and hold until LED starts flashing Opposite stick end will be Enable state After Enable channel is set LED flashes one time long indicating Step 1 of configuration Configuration is done in 2 sections Channel setup and Additional setup Chann2. 0 Idle GoPro OFF OFF 50 Focus Strobe 100 Shutter GoPro ON Steady ON Setup Jumper on CH2 CH3 signal pins Channel setup PPM Regular servo output PWM Set Enable channel Shutter control Video source control High current switch control Additional setup Default Information GoPro mode GoPro toggle mode Low battery detection Solder jumpers SU SU SU 5 TVI UO UO U SO Bat QU Bat OU Bat Sac Bat OT CH3 uo Video ME Video migg Video mig Video ED oe CU E UI LEY 1 2 3 4 5 1 5V power Switch output for 5V LEDs Don t connect battery to Bat connector Don t short circuit Bat connector 2 Battery power Video connectors and Switch output WARNNG 3 5V powers Video connectors Battery powers Switch output Do not solder together both jumpers 5V and Don t connect power to Video connectors V bat if battery connected to Bat connector 4 5V powers Video connectors and Switch output Don t connect battery to Bat connector Don t short circuit Bat connector 5 CH2 and CH3 powers RCCC board
3. change its power state each time when switch is changed from OFF to ON state This is usable if you have momentary switch on your RC transmitter like Trainer switch Pushing switch will turn GoPro ON pushing switch one more time will turn GoPro OFF Video devices V1 his Vout G S G S nnn nun on a ama mm G Ground G S F Power V2 S Video Connect video sources video camera photo camera to video input connectors V1 V3 Connect video transmitter to video output Vout You can use 3 state switch to switch between all 3 video sources or 2 state switch to select between 2 video sources Video source is selected based on video control channel value 0 1 0ms V1 50 1 5ms V3 100 2 0ms V2 Video inputs V1 V2 and video output Vout connector power pins middle are connected together so you can feed power for your video camera or video transmitter to one connector and have powered other connected video devices You can also choose to power cameras and or video transmitter mw YW by soldering jumpers in bottom of board a SU That will connect according power source to video connector U Bat power pins A Pa 7 MN e 5V 5Vfrom RC receiver SU from e Vbat voltage from battery input O ICH2 CH3 Please read video camera and video transmitter manuals to find A A voltage needed to power them WARNNG Do not solder together both jumpers 5V and V bat if battery connected to Bat connector
4. AGE SOLDER JUMPERS Solder jumpers are located on bottom of device PCB There are 4 pads located close to each other They expose contact area of 3 different voltage circuits e 5V 5 volts powering RCCC board from RC receiver e V Bat voltage connected to Bat connector e Video middle pin of V1 V2 and Vout video connectors used to power video camera or transmitter You can solder neighbor pads to have different voltage connections Ok oe pei tj deo ul Ui deo 1 2 3 4 1 5V power Switch output for 5V LEDs Don t connect battery to Bat connector Don t short circuit Bat connector 2 Battery power Video connectors and Switch output 3 5V powers Video connectors Battery powers Switch output Don t connect power to Video connectors 4 5V powers Video connectors and Switch output Don t connect battery to Bat connector Don t short circuit Bat connector WARNNG Do not solder together both jumpers 5V and V bat if battery connected to Bat connector RCCC 1 1 QUICK GUIDE TOP components soldered on V1 2 Vout Shutter G V S G V S Com Foc Shu aa fee ae eu Ses se S G V S G Bat CHI CH3 V2 Bat cable Facing input connectors Facing output connectors BOTTOM no components CH1 Shutter sum PPM Bat Battery connector CH2 Video source Sw Switch output CH3 Switch Vout Video output v1 Video in 1 Shutter Shutter connector V2 Video in 2 V3 Video in 3 Control channels Control value
5. High current switch ess nnn an eee nnn nm G Bat Connect battery to Bat connector Connect load LEDs to be powered to switch output Sw You can use 2 or 3 state switch to control switch output Switch has 3 states depending on control channel value 0 1 0ms Switch OFF 50 1 5ms Switching like strobe 2 impulses every second 100 2 0ms Switch Steady ON Switch output has permanent connection of pin from Bat connector pin Ground pin is switched Switch can handle 3A continuous current and 5A current for 20s WARNING Please follow polarity RC inputs cen f crs 3 PPM input Connect your RC receiver sum PPM output to RCCC CH1 connector RCCC can accept 16 PPM channels Up to three of them will be used NOTE If used first time please see how to configure device 3 PWM inputs To use device with regular servo outputs from RC receiver PWM connect RCCC to according channels of your RC receiver RCCC channel Function CH1 Shutter control CH2 Video source control CH3 High current switch output START USING DEVICE RCCC is powered from CH1 input that is connected to RC BR JA receiver If you want to power board from CH2 or CH3 connectors solder together pads of solder jumper shown in SU picture under board U Bat Do not use 6 volt BEC or ESC to power RC receiver and SU RCCC board Maximum voltage for RCCC board is 5 5V You en E have to use 5V BEC or ESC U from CH2 CH3
6. RC Camera Control User Guide v1 3 RCCC v1 1 11 7 2012 kristaps_r RCGroups INTRODUCTION RC Camera Control board RCCC is multifunctional control board designed to for aerial photography or First Person Video flying RCCC has following features e Camera shutter release control Focus Shutter and GoPro mode e Video source selection switch one of 3 video inputs to video output e High current switch output Turn On Off LEDs e LiPo battery low voltage alarm e Sum PPM or 3 PWM input from RC receiver Shutter Video source Switch CAUTION There is no reverse polarity protection and it is physically possible to connect connectors reversed Please be careful with connections Isolate bard from short circuits if placing near metallic elements All connectors have GND pin on left side if facing connectors and board with components on top Ground Common TOP components soldered CH2 V1 Sw Vout Shutter sus aus jen ss ven js CH3 V2 Bat CH1 cable Facing input connectors Facing output connectors BOTTOM no components Shutter sum PPM Bat Battery connector Video source Sw Switch output Switch Vout Video output Video in 1 Shutter Shutter connector Video in 2 Video in 3 CONNECTING Camera shutter Shutter Default mode GoPro mode CES C Common C Ground F Focus F Mode S Shutter S Not used 08 CET Er Connect camera shutter cable to RCCC board If you use cable
7. el setup PPM Step 1 Shutter control Step 2 Video source control Step 3 High current switch control Additional setup Step 4 GoPro mode Default OFF page 3 Step 5 GoPro toggle mode Default OFF page 3 Step 6 Low battery detection Default OFF page 6 First 3 steps are for Channel setup In each of those 3 steps you must do following 1 Toggle 4 times switch on RC transmitter you want to be used for that function after that LED flashes fast step number 2 After that you have 2 seconds to put switch in position that will be OFF state for that function 3 LED flashes long indicating number of next step If you don t want to use some control channel you have to move Enable channel stick to Disable state At end of Step 3 channel settings are saved and you can turn OFF device if you don t want to proceed with Additional setup In Additional setup steps you must move Enable channel stick to position according to your choice Enable or Disable After you move stick LED flashes long indicating number of next step You must return stick to center At end of programming LED flashes fast and then enters normal operation mode and device can be used Regular servo inputs PWM If you use regular PWM RC signals and after you enter setup mode by connecting jumper on CH2 and CH3 signal pins you have 30 seconds to disconnect jumper and connect cables from receiver to CH2 and CH3 This is indicated by fast flashing LED for 30s W
8. hen 30s ends device remembers current PWM channel states as OFF states Then setup begins from Step 4 Additional setup Step 4 GoPro mode Default OFF page 3 Step 5 GoPro toggle mode Default OFF page 3 Step 6 Low battery detection Default OFF page 6 You must do following for each step 1 Choose enable or disable option a enable set Video source channel to V2 or V3 b disable set Video source channel to V1 OFF state 2 To accept your choice change Shutter channel switch state At end of programming LED flashes fast and then enters normal operation mode and device can be used NOTE Remember to remove jumper used to enter setup mode LOW BATTERY DETECTION If enabled in setup device will automatically detect LiPo battery cell count on power up if battery is connected to Bat connector and flash LED and toggle Switch output number of times equal to LiPo battery cell count detected RCCC can measure LiPo batteries from 1S to 45 During operation RCCC board monitors voltage of battery If battery voltage falls below warning level Switch output will be toggled approximately once per second When voltage falls below critical level Switch output will be toggled rapidly If LED strips are connected to Switch output then you can see low battery warning from ground while you are flying Warning level is 3 5V per cell and critical warning level is 3 33V per cell So for 3S LiPo battery that will be 10 5V and 10V VOLT
9. s from kristaps_r then connect them so that connector contacts are seen if looking from top of the board like in picture Use 3 state switch for Focus and Shutter control or 2 state switch for immediate Shutter control You can use RCCC shutter function with all C3 plug and 2 5mm plug Canon cameras Nikon cameras GoPro HERO and HERO2 HERO3 not tested and other cameras NOTE For GoPro cameras you have to configure RCCC in setup mode You can also make your own cable for camera shutter Cable camera end ade A i A rd For GoPro connect pin 30 to Common pin 12 to Focus Canon C3 Canon 2 5mm Shutter Shutter Focus Focus Common 3 Common Cable RCCC end Some information about shutter connector pin outs http www cameraaxe com wiki index php title CameraCables http www doc diy net photo remote pinout GoPro mode To enable GoPro mode you have to configure it in setup step 4 Shutter control in GoPro mode turns ON and OFF GoPro camera To start recording after power ON you have to put GoPro in One Button Mode see GoPro user manual It is possible to change way you turn GoPro ON and OFF by enabling GoPro toggle mode in setup If GoPro toggle mode is disabled GoPro follows state of RC transmitter switch dedicated to control GoPro camera If switch is ON then GoPro will turn ON if switch is OFF then GoPro will turn OFF If GoPro toggle mode is enabled then GoPro will
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