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Edited with final, complete instructions:
Really solved the Tilt control for Ch.7 completely!
It took all day, but the forum got it figured out. Thank you for all your help today, the following members were instrumental in getting this done: DirtyBird, Bountyhunter, opassac, Geert, cougar, Mori55, themosttoys (Feb 2009 post), samd012. Thanks!
Here are the steps you need to take to get the Channel 7 (x1) tilt lever working to control your camera’s up/down tilt and no longer have to rely on button pushes for jerky movement in the app:
1. Get a tilt control lever. I got this one: http://www.multicopterwarehouse.com/ind ... uct_id=111
2. Download and install DJI Assitant 3.4 (10/29/14 version - Tuesday's version has been updated). Download and upgrade the firmware to version 3.08. Power cycle the Phantom. Do NOT upgrade the zenmuse gimbal to the latest firmware 1.0.0.6... it will make tilt lever "relative"
3. Once the new firmware is installed, re-connect to the Assistant 3.4, go to the Basic/RC tab, and click the “Upgrade Version” radio button under “Transmitter Version”. Click on “view” and close the assistant software. Power cyclethe Phantom. Turn on the controller and calibrate the x1 lever. Try it out.
****At this point, those that have already have a calibrated x1 channel (you can already fully control the camera through its full tilt motion) should be ready to go. If you have downloaded the "new" 3.4 assistant software (DJI silently updated it 10/29), the rest of this does not apply anymore as you will now have the ability to calibrate x1 in the Assistant software. I you do not have that ability for some reason, feel free to read on with what had to be done before DJI updated the 3.4 Assistant.
4. Go to the droneslinger page http://droneslinger.com/software.html and download the Assistant version 1.08, install.
5. Power on the phantom, connect to the computer, and run the Assistant 1.08 software. Go to upgrade tab. “Upgrade” (actually downgrade) the firmware to 1.08. Power off the Phantom and close the Assistant software.
6. Go to this link and download a RAR file unzipping tool (any RAR unzipping file tool will do this is the free RAR extract frog from CNET) http://download.cnet.com/Free-RAR-Extra ... D=10880743
7. Go to this link and download the Phantom2-tool.rar Use the RAR unzipping tool to unzip it.https://www.dropbox.com/s/icz90nramn56m ... 2-tool.rar
8. Power on the Phantom, connect to your computer (with no DJI Assistant running yet). Run the Phantom2-tool. Select the H3-2D checkbox. Close the Phantom2-tool.
9. With the Phantom still powered on and connected to the computer, now run run the DJI Assistant 1.08 program again. Click the Basic tab, run the x1 calibration. Move the Ch 7 tilt lever through its stops a few times. Click finish. Close the Assistant 1.08
10. Open DJI Assistant 3.4. Upgrade the firmware to version 3.08 again. Be sure to click the Upgraded controller version again. Make sure your zenmuse firmware is NOT updated. Power cycle. You should now be able to use your tilt lever to control camera tilt. You should also be able to re-calibrate your x1 axis in the Basic/RC section.
Note: If you run Assistant version 3.2 for any reason, like for upgrading battery firmware, tilt control mayl no longer work in the vision app for iPhone or android. You must run 3.04 again, cycle back to basic, then upgrade again, then close and it will work fine.
Enjoy!!! I hope this gets you through the process without any issues. The first 8 pages of this thread are posts trying to figure this all out. Whatever comes after page 9 or so comes after this edit has been posted.
Below is the original post for this thread:
I downloaded the new firmware today in my Assistant version 3.2. I was wondering where all the new features are, went on DJI website, and found out I needed Assistant version 3.4
Once I downloaded and installed version 3.4, the new features appeared. Just as advertised by the DJI post earlier.
There is a section the Basic/RC tab that lets you select which controller you are using; either the "upgraded" or the "Basic version" may be selected by radio button. Very exciting.
I have a channel 7 slide installed on my controller (in the hopes that this upgrade was coming). I simply cycled the phantom, turned on the controller and viola! Tilt control. One issue, it doesn't seem calibrated correctly. The camera will tilt up and down, but only a limited amount.
Try as I might, I can find no place to calibrate the Ch 7 tilt control (Phantom axis X1). There doesn't seem to be a place to do so in the Assistant software, so I tried the Remote Assistant software, after checking for an upgrade to that (which there is none). Can't find anything there either.
Once I started the Phantom, and connected to it via WIFI from my iPhone (there is no update to vision app), the Ch. 7 slider was disabled again and would not tilt the camera.
Really solved the Tilt control for Ch.7 completely!
It took all day, but the forum got it figured out. Thank you for all your help today, the following members were instrumental in getting this done: DirtyBird, Bountyhunter, opassac, Geert, cougar, Mori55, themosttoys (Feb 2009 post), samd012. Thanks!
Here are the steps you need to take to get the Channel 7 (x1) tilt lever working to control your camera’s up/down tilt and no longer have to rely on button pushes for jerky movement in the app:
1. Get a tilt control lever. I got this one: http://www.multicopterwarehouse.com/ind ... uct_id=111
2. Download and install DJI Assitant 3.4 (10/29/14 version - Tuesday's version has been updated). Download and upgrade the firmware to version 3.08. Power cycle the Phantom. Do NOT upgrade the zenmuse gimbal to the latest firmware 1.0.0.6... it will make tilt lever "relative"
3. Once the new firmware is installed, re-connect to the Assistant 3.4, go to the Basic/RC tab, and click the “Upgrade Version” radio button under “Transmitter Version”. Click on “view” and close the assistant software. Power cyclethe Phantom. Turn on the controller and calibrate the x1 lever. Try it out.
****At this point, those that have already have a calibrated x1 channel (you can already fully control the camera through its full tilt motion) should be ready to go. If you have downloaded the "new" 3.4 assistant software (DJI silently updated it 10/29), the rest of this does not apply anymore as you will now have the ability to calibrate x1 in the Assistant software. I you do not have that ability for some reason, feel free to read on with what had to be done before DJI updated the 3.4 Assistant.
4. Go to the droneslinger page http://droneslinger.com/software.html and download the Assistant version 1.08, install.
5. Power on the phantom, connect to the computer, and run the Assistant 1.08 software. Go to upgrade tab. “Upgrade” (actually downgrade) the firmware to 1.08. Power off the Phantom and close the Assistant software.
6. Go to this link and download a RAR file unzipping tool (any RAR unzipping file tool will do this is the free RAR extract frog from CNET) http://download.cnet.com/Free-RAR-Extra ... D=10880743
7. Go to this link and download the Phantom2-tool.rar Use the RAR unzipping tool to unzip it.https://www.dropbox.com/s/icz90nramn56m ... 2-tool.rar
8. Power on the Phantom, connect to your computer (with no DJI Assistant running yet). Run the Phantom2-tool. Select the H3-2D checkbox. Close the Phantom2-tool.
9. With the Phantom still powered on and connected to the computer, now run run the DJI Assistant 1.08 program again. Click the Basic tab, run the x1 calibration. Move the Ch 7 tilt lever through its stops a few times. Click finish. Close the Assistant 1.08
10. Open DJI Assistant 3.4. Upgrade the firmware to version 3.08 again. Be sure to click the Upgraded controller version again. Make sure your zenmuse firmware is NOT updated. Power cycle. You should now be able to use your tilt lever to control camera tilt. You should also be able to re-calibrate your x1 axis in the Basic/RC section.
Note: If you run Assistant version 3.2 for any reason, like for upgrading battery firmware, tilt control mayl no longer work in the vision app for iPhone or android. You must run 3.04 again, cycle back to basic, then upgrade again, then close and it will work fine.
Enjoy!!! I hope this gets you through the process without any issues. The first 8 pages of this thread are posts trying to figure this all out. Whatever comes after page 9 or so comes after this edit has been posted.
Below is the original post for this thread:
I downloaded the new firmware today in my Assistant version 3.2. I was wondering where all the new features are, went on DJI website, and found out I needed Assistant version 3.4
Once I downloaded and installed version 3.4, the new features appeared. Just as advertised by the DJI post earlier.
There is a section the Basic/RC tab that lets you select which controller you are using; either the "upgraded" or the "Basic version" may be selected by radio button. Very exciting.
I have a channel 7 slide installed on my controller (in the hopes that this upgrade was coming). I simply cycled the phantom, turned on the controller and viola! Tilt control. One issue, it doesn't seem calibrated correctly. The camera will tilt up and down, but only a limited amount.
Try as I might, I can find no place to calibrate the Ch 7 tilt control (Phantom axis X1). There doesn't seem to be a place to do so in the Assistant software, so I tried the Remote Assistant software, after checking for an upgrade to that (which there is none). Can't find anything there either.
Once I started the Phantom, and connected to it via WIFI from my iPhone (there is no update to vision app), the Ch. 7 slider was disabled again and would not tilt the camera.
Well that sucks! 
