Modern, easy DIY Head Tracker build that costs less than $30!

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github.com/dlk...
headtracker.gi... for the instructions now
Here is a list of the other things I've used - you can get them from lots of places:
Ardunino 33 BLE board: store.arduino.... (you can get them from lots of places)
6mm x 6mm PCB momentary switch: uk.farnell.com...
2s Balance Connector for power: bit.ly/3tabS4s
3.5mm Stereo PCB mounted jack (optional): uk.rs-online.c...
Link to the 3D printable case I made for it: www.dropbox.co...
My video on setting up head trackers in OpenTX: • Head Tracker setup on ...
My video on setting up head trackers in INAV: • Setting up Pan and Til...
My 3D printable pan and tilt setup:
• My new FPV Pan and Til...
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@philbarrett3739 3 года назад

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I had so many mixed results with the old way of doing it I gave up. Can't wait to give this a go. Still baffled why no companies aren't making rc headtrackers.

@matthew04101 2 года назад

i just asked a company and they say they would do it. probably come out next year.

@luciduous 2 года назад

@@matthew04101 I bought my first one 10 years ago about. Can't believe the fall of the art. Flytron doesn't even sell his anymore. Can't wait for more options, but this solution in this video sounds AWESOME. Kuddos to Painless and the guy who heads this project

@matthew04101 2 года назад

@@luciduous are you talking about the wireless solution, from head tracker to radio ? that sounds nice, but i'm worry about latency. servo is already slow and adding wireless latency might make things worse. i guess it should be ok for rc plane and cars. i'm planning on using it with quadcopter, so latency is very critacal.

@joenaylor34 2 года назад

Not sure how to connect 3 outputs (pan tilt roll) to 2 servos (pan and tilt)?

@AviationNNO 3 года назад

This is the project we were all waiting for. Thanks Lee!

@EssentialRC 3 года назад

Nice job sir. That will help a lot of folks aspiring to get that full on immersive FPV experience in fixed wing RCs. Cheers - Dom (Essential RC)

@fpvcrumudgeon4576 3 года назад

Fantastic. Those kids that we complained about spending all their time in front of a computer are just killing it now! I noticed on the github link they also have a link for a wireless PWM module for the transmitter connection. (personally, the section for a TX16s is a gift!). These hobbyist single board computers have allowed us to programmatically interact with the physical world, e.g. head tracker. The 33 BLE Sense, in addition to the 9-axis IMU have pressure and temperature. All one needs to do a DIY flight controller is one was crazy enough to do it. (Going to be hard to beat Matek!)

@Painless360 3 года назад

I'm guessing you are not a regular viewer. Check out the video I did recently on the wireless link working on a Tx16s.. Happy flying

@fpvcrumudgeon4576 3 года назад

@@Painless360 Pretty regular and a supporter, lol, but must have missed that one. I'll find it. Cheers.

@InoFughaul 3 года назад

Thank you mate. You kinda just accidentally helped me out with another project. I have been wanting to put an artificial horizon and compass on 2.5" displays in the cockpit of my 1/4 scale 20cc affordaplane but put it on hold because the form factor was just too large. The 33 BLE seems to be the way to go. Thanks! PS, I'm still using Fatshark/Trinity.

@Everything_E-Bike 4 месяца назад

I built one a couple of years ago and it’s still works flawlessly!

@Retset 3 года назад

Thanks so much for doing this. I had no idea such an Arduino was even available. I shall be building one for sure.

@James_Roth 3 года назад

Wow, what a great project! I'm definitely going to build this little beauty. Thanks Lee.

@khylmcmullan4097 3 года назад

Time to do some shopping and to spin up the 3D printer, thanks Lee 👍

@RcAircraft 3 года назад

I like little diy electronic projects like this, Thanks for posting.

@AerialWaviator 3 года назад

Nice little project. Thanks for sharing these DYI resources. A quick easy case would be to use some larger diameter heat shrink tubing. Could warp PCB in a piece of thin cardboard to square off profile before adding the heatsink.

@ruftime 3 года назад

Perfect timing Lee. Incredible, only $22 USD shipped direct, for a genuine nano BLE from Italy to SoCal, so picked up a few😎 Thank you!

@jeffjorczak 3 года назад

I did the wireless version with the 2nd arduino hooked to the sbus port. It works great.

@19AndreasL90 3 года назад

Ordered the parts half way through the video. :)) I wanted to re-use my Trinity HT for the DJI goggles but that would have been much more complicated than this.

@MCsCreations 3 года назад

Really, really interesting, Lee! And pretty easy to build! 😃 Thanks a lot!!! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

@kennethuttenthal5748 3 года назад

Thanks Lee. Really happy you decided to make this video. I'm going to make one 💪🏼

@fly2me2day Год назад

Followed the build and replaced my Quanum (failed) HT. Excellent, went like a dream... I think it's better. More stable etc. Nice STL too!

@user-rx8qq8sk9ydv1ce5ib 6 месяцев назад

Awesome! Now after almost 2 years I wish there is a video for pnp or ready to use head tracker to use with spektrum NX series and dji goggle, would be great too if there known sellers out there. Unfortunately I am very bad with soldering. Thanks

@johnmansley9534 3 года назад

Great addition for fpv fliers. 👍

@motome8 3 года назад

I want to add one of these to any fixed wing.. this is AWSOME thank you.

@silberrucken6187 3 года назад

Mega ! Hab mir gleich alles bestellt und bin gespannt ob ich es auf die Reihe bekomm- Danke für das Video !!!

@grokscience8673 3 года назад

Fantastic! Exactly what we needed! Thank you.

@qcrctv2409 3 года назад

Im sure alot of people are interested on buying this as is. Someone should definitely sell this pre-made

@carbidedge 3 года назад

Thanks Lee, a lot of good work has gone into that. Great video

@jeffbluejets2626 3 года назад

Brilliant...... built the old style way back when and had no problems with that. This is many times easier. Edit:- Looked up the price of the Arduino Nano 33BLE and at between AU$70 and AU$90, I think it will go on hold until some clone chips are produced. Present old Arduino pro mini unit cost me around $20.00 total and will do the job for now.

@skullcraftcustoms Год назад

I am building a Bogie bot chassis with a head tracker paintball gun. This is great as I was just contemplating purchasing a ready to roll one. Being I am how I am I wanted to do my own instead!! So glad I subscribed to your channel!

@Painless360 Год назад

Thank you for subscribing! So many don't :D

@skullcraftcustoms Год назад

@@Painless360 I am about learning new things, and I appreciate the details and ease of watching when it comes to your videos and I am always looking forward to your content

@sleepingbearffg5008 3 года назад

Been looking forward to this 👊👊💪💪 another Great video 👍👍

@litterbug4023 3 года назад

This is great, but I am really surprised no one has come up with Headtracking Firmware to use on old Flight Controllers.

@sptrader6316 7 месяцев назад

How fast tech changes. Head tracking is now built-in to the DJI Goggles2, as a menu option.

@badhammermotorworks810 2 года назад

Man this is fascinating, thank you so much. I am sure I'll never get the hang of it though for lots of reasons, PTSD mainly. My head just doesn't work the way it used to :(

@RCstagram Год назад

I made this head tracker. Thanks a lot. Please make a little bit bigger case 3D printing model :). If the case has more room inside, it would be much easier to assemble.

@Painless360 Год назад

I don't forget you can increase the size of the print in your slicer... Happy flying

@Purusotaman 3 года назад

Just completed my DIY u360gts Antenna Tracker, will Start this Head Tracker soon....

@Firebird356 3 года назад

This is fantastic! Thanks for the vid.

@hydrojedi 3 года назад

That was very helpful! Thanks for posting

@philthayer4087 Месяц назад

Nice building one to make a AER hand wand

@Warlock485 2 месяца назад

I have an issue i have the arduino nano 33 ble rev2 i uploade the fiemware and head tracker v2.2 but there is no imu output i spent hours trying to fig it out and no luck...

@k.o.0 2 года назад

Curious you mentioned Jumper and OpenTX. Does the protocol really matter? Based on your information I assume all you need is any radio that has PPM capability? Protocol is irrelevant. The bottom line is the pan/tilt are simply going to chew up 2 channels from your radio and that’s all. Am I correct? Thanks for making this video. I am seriously interested to do it considering the simplicity of this setup and low cost.

@Painless360 2 года назад

The protocol doesn't matter as long as there are a few spare channels for the head tracker stuff... Happy flying

@modellbau-scalecarstrucksd122 2 года назад

I love your videos. Always good things to learn from you. Thank you for sharing it with us. ❤

@dg9bfc 2 года назад

now add those 3 channels to your kwad and fly with only moving your head sounds to be a cool idea (and be a complete new fpv experiance ... grin) ... only throttle input by hand and rest is done with moving your head ... select an easy flight mode at the beginning (i would like to see vanny with such a google and only a throttle stick left hi hi)

@Painless360 2 года назад

Not sure about that but some have used project alike this to make a joystick that works by movement to fly the model... Happy flying

@excellenceinanimation960 2 года назад

This is so aweseom! I wanna try this sometime soon! I need to build some better aircraft platforms first.

@joemason9187 3 года назад

totally awsome

@twinturbostang 3 года назад

I've built one. It works great!

@daleyoung87 3 года назад

Is it drift-free? How does it compare to the Quanum and Trinity? I have an old mig V5 trinity that drifts like crazy...

@Painless360 3 года назад

Seems to be performing well. Cheap enough to buy the parts and try... Happy flying

@CosmicSlopVibrations 7 месяцев назад

Drifts badly on pan axis

@EndiHamid 3 года назад

Awesome info. Thanks Lee 👍🏾

@kolanks1 2 года назад

Fantastic video and thank you!

@tdogrc 3 года назад

This is great Lee, thanks for the video and links. Definitely going to have a crack at this!

@alvinrc7634 3 года назад

Exactly what I needed!!

@ndcapper 3 года назад

Excellent video Thank you for the great content!

@tiag0pint0 Год назад

hi like a help. I made this headtracker however I have a problem. When I connect it to my Radiomater TX16S the channels assigned to the headtracker start to move from -100 to +100 without moving the arduino I believe the problem is in the connections between the arduino and the stereo connector. Could you tell me which pinout you used on the stereo connector to connect to pin D10?

@Painless360 Год назад

I soldered mine as per the diagram shown at 8:17...best of luck

@larsulrich3356 Год назад

Crossfire head tracking has been achieved

@Painless360 Год назад

EXPRESSLRS wireless head tacking maybe on the way too... Happy flying

@larsulrich3356 Год назад

Oh? Is this something that they are aiming to accomplish or is this something you are? I don't use that system at least yet. How many channels does it have?@@Painless360

@Painless360 Год назад

Stay tuned ;)

@silberrucken6187 Год назад

Hello - I also built one. thanks to your guide it wasn't difficult. function is also correct. unfortunately I constantly have a drift on Pan. At the beginning everything is in the middle, but if I make a few movements with PAN, the head tracker starts moving out of the middle. What am I doing wrong ?

@Painless360 Год назад

Could be a few things. Temperature changes, bad calibration. I'd recalibrate shem it's warmed up... Happy flying

@CosmicSlopVibrations 7 месяцев назад

Same been getting drift for weeks making it almost unbearable. Tried dialing in calibration on powered goggles with and without magnetometer. Making sure to take time to do it as perfectly as possible. Still getting drift

@brightontilifly 3 года назад

great video

@rickbrasche8781 2 года назад

working on this as a project now, finally got the BLE board, now all I need is to see if I still have push buttons and print the case.

@Painless360 2 года назад

Best of luck!

@rickbrasche8781 2 года назад

@@Painless360 Im having some issues with the case stl. there's a box assembly with a lid, and a 3rd part that holds the board-but that board holder is longer than the case assembly with its closed off ends, and not sure where the lid would go at all. I assume Im missing something here with the case assembly?

@WarlockSRB Год назад

This can easily be used for game HeadTracking via OpenTrack program... as far as I can see, this module has BT module... Thanks for video, cheers...

@starsstripesjacket 3 года назад

Super clean little device :)

@nandorfelegyhazi-kiss5305 4 месяца назад

Hi. I would like to know how you assembled the FPV on the rc plane? Because I also want to do this, I just don't know how. Can you help me?

@Painless360 4 месяца назад

Yes, check out my INAV for beginners builds or ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2FUDB2lHfMc.html best of luck

@theartandscienceofflight9239 3 года назад

Looking forward to seeing where you take this from here! I was fortunate enough to buy a Skyzone Cobra that has HT built in.

@jimmynoname4089 3 года назад

Ditto. Those cobrax goggles has a ton of features for cheap

@StickJockeyFPV 3 месяца назад

Would you say the Ardunino 33 BLE is still the best option for an inexpensive head tracker in 2024? By the way I just wanted to say that I do appreciate how responsive you have been to my questions in the past! I'm sure you get a lot them.

@Painless360 3 месяца назад

I've not seen anything better - so far...

@y_us_12 4 месяца назад

Great useful video!!!! Already ordered Arduino. Could you also teach us how to transmit live audio. And please don't say to use analog fpv for that

@Painless360 4 месяца назад

If you are referring to the lack of audio with HD FPV, I've not found another solution.. Happy flying

@emmanuelsab1095 Месяц назад

hello, many thanks for your video; i was wondering if it was possible to use the dji google2 nativ headtracker to drive a diy gimbal; is it possible to get the signal directly through the O3 air unit? or may be it does not make any sense???

@Painless360 Месяц назад

I'm playing with the new Walksnail gimbals here so don't know about the DJI stuff... Best of luck

@michalp.4975 3 года назад

Brilliant!

@thomasnahrath5753 3 месяца назад

Hello, coming back to the firmware flashing issue. I was lucky to get hands on an old ble 33 board (rev1). WIth that board everything works just fine. I then also tried the ble 33 sense (rev2) board. This also works perfect. Turns out the rev 2 board without proximity sensor is problematic. Even with the latest pre release version (finding it on github was a project in itself) was not successful. However, I have two boards working, problem solved 🙂

@Painless360 3 месяца назад

Thanks for posting this answer... Happy flying

@fpvcrumudgeon4576 2 года назад

It appears the nano 33 ble is no longer available. Any ideas why. I suppose we could return to the nano with gyro board configuration?

@Painless360 2 года назад

Stock on a few places expected at the end of the month.. Fingers crossed

@deon91 4 месяца назад

Is it possible to catch the built in head tracking signals from the DJI googles? then just relay to servo/gymbal setup instead of using a seperate board to capute these signals?

@Painless360 4 месяца назад

I'm not sure. Dji don't like to make stuff easy for hobbists to use their stuff in innovative ways... Happy flying

@scimitar_fpv 3 месяца назад

Firstly, apologies for commenting on a 3 year old video! I have a question about head trackers and pan/tilt gimbals. I noticed on my first flight trialling this exact kit that when I'm banking left or right, the gimbal stays in its original position and doesn't move with the aircraft. Ideally it would need to stay orientated to the direction of travel unless I move my head to look around. Would you know how to resolve this? Cheers

@Painless360 3 месяца назад

That is how head trackers work, they only move when you move your head. What you are looking for is a gimbal. Check out CAMSTAB mode in things like Betaflight and INAV... Best of luck!

@YumYouYesEyeSee Год назад

Hi I am getting an entry point not found error while running the headtracker gui. Any solution?

@Painless360 Год назад

I've not seen that but lots of help about. See ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FsAQylReRTc.html for example. Best of luck

@hspeed3656 3 года назад

Thanks for sharing Lee. Jeff

@tonyyimbo 6 месяцев назад

I’m in the middle of making this and while the head tracker gui is waiting for programming port I get a programming failed message . I refreshed the driver and tried different cables to no avail . Any advice ?

@Painless360 6 месяцев назад

I've not seen that, when you figure it out please let me know what the issue was... Best of luck

@tonyyimbo 6 месяцев назад

@@Painless360 sounds good

@flipfpv 3 года назад

Dangit! I just bought a trinity head tracker last week to do exactly this - lol. I swear, I buy everything at the exact wrong time.

@Painless360 3 года назад

Make sure you are following me on Instagram and Twitter. I post on upcoming content on there..

@kevinlancaster3200 3 года назад

I ordered the parts a few days ago. The button and socket have minimum order quantities, so I have a few spares if anyone would like them?

@adamadnan7054 2 года назад

nice controller👍🏻

@paulbizard3493 3 года назад

Tx for the video. Tx you so much!

@taimanka9637 2 года назад

Can you tell me what type of jack ts, trs or trrs thank my TX is Zorro thank

@CertsUAsPilot 2 года назад

If the Arduino Nano 33 BLE is flashed with firmware version that requires for connecting it to the radio trainer via a barrel plug, can it be re-flashed again later on with a firmware version which allows it to connect to the radio controller wirelessly via blue tooth? Thanks.

@Painless360 2 года назад

You can re-flash it as many times as you want. Best of luck!

@ahalim73 Год назад

Sir, why can’t we use the built-in head tracking capability in the DJI Goggles 2? Why do we need the Arduino BLE instead? Regards

@Painless360 Год назад

I've not got the DJI 2 goggles here so probably not the best person to ask.. Best of luck

@tanercanseven1719 2 года назад

Thank you for your help . excellent project. something stuck in my head. You suggested the cable 3.5mm Stereo PCB mounted jack. however, the cable looks two-way, not 3-way in the illustration on head treacker page. Which should be taken into account....

@Painless360 2 года назад

Both work, stereo can be easier to find.

@modellbau-scalecarstrucksd122 2 года назад

Thanks for your video. My HT is not working on my frsky taranis x9d lite. I use the TR7 and TR8 but there is not input on the Dsc port.. do i have to set something other in my open tx? Thank you

@Painless360 2 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-_p8_1v9-3D8.html shows how I do it.

@bakerm99 2 года назад

Hi not sure you will see this but just wanted to say thank you I'm going to look into doing this but just wanted to ask will I be able to use my turnigy 9xr or flysky fs-i6. Both have stock fw just encase this changes anything

@thomashelfer2263 2 года назад

Great job … did get mine working on the PC, but I have trouble to connect it to the Futaba T14SG with the teacher cable. Anything I have to consider especially? Do you know on what channel they are … do I need to consider a mix. Any help is appreciated

@Painless360 2 года назад

I don't know how to setup futaba radios for the trainer function... Best of luck

@joshuabidwell2614 10 месяцев назад

I have no idea what I'm doing here, could you pin a coin cell battery 3V like CR2032 to the 3.3V pin and ground on the Nano 33 BLE?

@Painless360 10 месяцев назад

If it does, let me know. The way that worked for me is shown in the video. Best of luck!

@alexandroszachariadis 2 года назад

Is there any replacement options instead of Ardunino 33 BLE board. I cannot find it anywhere!

@Painless360 2 года назад

If there are, it'll be listed on the project link in the description.. Happy flying

@iMacPeter 2 года назад

Hey painless360 ive done the projekt but my Spektrum nx10 wont recognize the ppm input from the arduino Board, what can i do?

@Painless360 2 года назад

Does that radio work with other radios in trainer mode?

@iMacPeter 2 года назад

@@Painless360 yess and the setup is correct. I dont know what can i do?

@Painless360 2 года назад

Sounds like something isnt working on the HT. Remember to enable the outputs in the HT setup.. see the documentation.. best of luck

@mrfpv 3 года назад

Fantastic thanks for this 😊

@tomaspavardenis888 3 года назад

Helo, mebe samwon can help how conet this head tracer with FrSky Q X7

@michaelmoses7998 Год назад

No idea what I’m doing wrong, but no matter what I do it tells me unable to determine board type???

@Painless360 Год назад

What troubleshooting have you already done?

@larsulrich3356 3 года назад

I hate to bother you again but I ran into a problem with my radios not including a trainer port. Without having a trainer port is it possible to get one of these DYI headtrackers operational?

@stevanardilaacero4785 Год назад

Hola Que tal tengo problemas para calibrar mi arduino ble 3.3 sense Que podria hacer

@Painless360 Год назад

Lo actualizaría y lo intentaría de nuevo. No he visto eso aquí. ¡Toda la suerte!

@Cacique809 3 года назад

I got lost on the wiring everything up part brother. Especially the power up plug and how it's soldered and powered. Im going with the wireless method but do i still have to add the button? I noticed the Nano has a reset button. Can that be used to reset? Sorry for all the questions but im a complete noob to the hobby. My apologies..

@Painless360 3 года назад

The button is used to reset the position so recommended for both.. Full diagrams for the connections in the linked project pages

@ceciliaorkid8068 3 года назад

can it be use on radiolink rc6gs for rc car please help

@smiffy788 2 года назад

Hi Painless, i have built one of these units but can't get it to work with my Radiomaster 16S? I've checked the board on the computer and everything works fine. I've set the trainer functions up on the TX as per your other video but the radio doesn't show any input from the board although it tells me the trainer lead is connected?

@Painless360 2 года назад

I'd try every TR channel on the radio in turn until you find the HT signals... best of luck

@smiffy788 2 года назад

@@Painless360 Thanks, i' will keep trying.

@smiffy788 2 года назад

Hi Painless, managed to sort the issues out with the MK1 Radiomaster 16S, all working now.

@Painless360 2 года назад

What was the problem?

@smiffy788 2 года назад

@@Painless360 The tip on the trainer jack on the Mk1 TX is NC its the second ring on the jack that carries the PWM output (the Mk2 TX the tip carries the output) You need a long enough jack to make sure the rings line up in the TX, i used the Radiomaster trainer lead. The second issue was the multiplier on the trainer function was set to zero instead of 1.0

@fabianrestrepo82 2 года назад

what happened to the actual camera on the frame?? How do I integrate the tracker and the camera?

@Painless360 2 года назад

See my other head tracker setup videos for full instructions... Best of luck

@belarmuful 2 года назад

big thanks god bless you

@Man13471 3 года назад

Hi, thanks for the nice video of this cool project...I already made mine with BLE Nano Sense board, I connected it with BT to my X10S and all the things inclusing proximity cetering is working good. The only problem I face is the jerky movement of the servos (feels like loose signal connection). I dont have this issue with same servos when I use the trinity head tracker on wire! any idea what the problem is?

@Painless360 3 года назад

No idea, I've not seen that. Let me know if you find the cause.. Best of luck