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Re: Newbie Needs Help

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Originally Posted by itzrobz
We hooked up the TTL adapter and a PWM cable between the camera and the RC, the servos into the PWM outputs, and the camera power into one of the PWM outputs. The thing we don't get is that where the serial cable is supposed to be hooked up to. We hooked it up connecting the COM port of our laptop and the Programming Port on the RC.
Don't hook up both the DB9 cable to the computer and the "PWM" communication cable to the RC at the same time. They'll interfere with each other. Only use the computer if you're controlling the camera with the computer, and only use the cable to the RC if you're controlling the camera with the RC.