Output signal settings for M+ and Canon 700D

Reach Module / M+ / M2 Hardware integration
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Hi,

I’ve been trying to connect my reach m+ to a canon 700D dslr camera through the hotshoe but without success. Camera says there is no gps connected and triggering doesn’t work. Can anybody share the m+ output signal settings for such a camera? I have it on UART - nmea- 9600 now, but tried many things without success. Would be great if I can make sure I have the right settings before modifying any hardware.

Thanks!

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Hi Harm,

Reach can only log time marks over hot-shoe. To trigger the camera, it’s better to use AutoPilot or camera’s time-lapse feature.

Still, it’s possible to trigger Reach from the camera. However, I’m afraid, we don’t provide a ready solution for this. To do that, you can make your own cable connecting GND and Trigger pin from Reach to the camera: I hardly can advise on which port should be used from the camera side as it may vary depending on a model.

Reach M+ pinout shown in this docs entry.

I’d also recommend checking that events are recorded when you take a photo manually. You can confirm that in the Camera Control tab of ReachView: each time you take a photo, the Last time mark field should be updated.

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Hi Tatiana,

thanks for this clarification! Indeed the event are logged, so in fact it was working all the time. It was just my misunderstanding of what should happen :slight_smile: I was just confused by camera trigger function in the camera control screen.

We use time-lapse for the camera now, so we’ll keep using that.

Thanks for the quick response, very helpfull!

Harm

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Glad to know it helped :slightly_smiling_face:

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