Hi

I am currently building a gimbal camera like this:

One of the issues I'm facing is the cables coming from the cameras + IMU causes the gimbal to not function as smoothly as I wanted it, specifically the wire-tensions pushes the gimbal in certain directions. The fix I have is to use the smallest AWG and most flexible wires possible for the USB cables. I considered the Intel Real Sense D435i but the requirement for a thick shielded USB 3.0 cable means I'll suffer from similiar problems.

The Oak D Lite caught my eye when I saw it can operate in USB 2.0 mode. My question is:

  1. What am I sarcrificing other than data transfer?
  2. Since the device uses the USB C sockets, can I use something like a USB C - USB 2.0 male socket breakout board like this from adafruit: https://www.adafruit.com/product/5180 and make my own USB C - USB 2.0 cable?
  3. What is the smallest AWG wires I can use for the power and data lines?

Many thanks

    Hi chutsu

    1. Pretty much just data transfer.
    2. You could, but make sure the power requirements are met.
    3. D-LIte uses around 5W max so 1Amp gauge will be enough. I wouldn't go lower than that.

    Thanks,
    Jaka

      Thanks for the reply. I'll have a go and see what happens 🙂