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- Page 1 Phantom 4 Single Sensor User Manual...
- Page 2 This document will set you up for success, regardless of your current skill level Advice: Set aside 1 day to become comfortable using your system. Questions? Contact Sentera Support at: +1 (844) SENTERA (844.736.8372) | International Direct Dial: +1 612.204.2000 | Support@Sentera.com...
- Page 3 Co n t en t s 1. Getting Licensed & Part 107 5. Looking at Your First Dataset & FieldAgent Desktop 2. Manual Flight Practice Selecting Images for Import • Navigating the Import Process • • Getting to know your Drone Making Annotations •...
- Page 4 Remote Pilot Certificate as outlined in the FAA Part 107 Rules. This involves studying, registering for and passing a written exam. To learn if your situation requires a Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, or other general information about the exam, visit: Sentera’s Part 107 Explanation Page sentera.com/Part-107-Explanation/ Section...
- Page 5 S e c t i o n 2 M a n u a l F l i g h t P r a c t i c e AT LEAST 10 We recommend all users take their drone out to complete successful manual flights before performing an autonomous mission with FieldAgent.
- Page 6 Match BLACK or GREY rings to motors NEVER obstruct this area Push and rotate to lock Battery into place Power on/off by pressing the circle once and then again for 2 seconds. Sentera NDVI DJI Color Single Upgrade Camera Gimbal Section...
- Page 7 Setup & Flight Controls Spin up Motors & Take Off: Setup: Connect Mobile Device using Launch DJI USB Cable Go 4 Power On Vehicle Power On Controller Left Stick Right Stick Basic In Flight : Controls Forward (Increase Altitude) Land & Turn Off Motors Right Left Rotate...
- Page 8 Incremental Practice Flights 1. Take-off. Hover at 10ft. Let go of sticks for 3 5. Rotate clockwise (CW) and counterclockwise (CCW) Left stick only! seconds and then land. Left stick only! 6. Fly a rectangular flight path facing one direction. 2.
- Page 9 A c t i v a t i n g Y o u r F i e l d A g e n t A c c o u n t Each Sentera sensor includes a 1 year FieldAgent subscription...
- Page 10 & F i e l d A g e n t M o b i l e In the iOS App Store, search for "Sentera" and download the FieldAgent App. iOS App Launch the app and log-in with the credentials you provided when creating your FREE FieldAgent account in the previous section (3).
- Page 11 Launch the FieldAgent App and select the icon of the drone in the lower left. Check for a green dot and the word “Healthy". If your 'dot' is red, tap the dot, and correct the issues listed. If you have questions, contact Sentera Support @ 844-Sentera. Section...
- Page 12 Preparing for the Field Packing List: Drone (including propellers) 1 SD Card in the side of the drone 1 SD Card in the green Sentera Single Fully charged drone battery(ies) Fully charged Hand Controller Fully charged iOS device w/ FieldAgent...
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Page 13: Preparing To Fly
Preparing to Fly SENSOR LIGHTS No SD Card/Error/Trigger Set up your drone & controller in a safe location for flight. Yellow Ensure the hand controller is in P-mode Blinking = Waiting Solid = Ready for Flight (Top left toggle on the hand controller) Green Powered Launch FieldAgent on your Mobile Device and tap... - Page 14 Preparing to Fly Select “DSM/Ortho” and set Altitude & Speed Note: These settings will yield good results for your first flight. You will most likely change these settings in the future to better match your use case. This is covered in section 6 of this document, “Fine Tuning for Your Specific Use Conditions”...
- Page 15 Monitoring your Flight Watch your drone throughout the If an emergency occurs and the flight. It will fly the planned route and mission must be suspended: return to land almost exactly where it 1. Press & Hold the took off. Fine tune the landing spot RTH Button: Located on the with the control sticks if necessary.
- Page 16 Checking for Images You've performed your first autonomous flight! To check for images before leaving the field, remove the SD card from the green Sentera Single and insert it into your computer. Navigate to the folder containing the SD card and select snapshots >...
- Page 17 F i e l d A g e n t D e s k t o p • When you get back on Wi-Fi, download FieldAgent for desktop by visiting: FieldAgent Install Page installs.sentera.com/fieldagent • Follow the download process to install. • Launch FieldAgent and login. Section...
- Page 18 Selecting Images for Import Click in the upper right to get started. A window will open. Insert the SD card from the green Sentera Single into your computer and click Navigate to the SD card folder labeled, “snapshots” and select the folder containing the images from your mission.
- Page 19 Navigating the Import Process Click to populate photo dots on your field. Note: Clicking dots will remove associated images from import. Click again, and then to name your field. Fill out the field name, click next for a final time to start processing your images. Finally, in the summary screen, click on the map pin icon ( ) to go to your field.
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Page 20: Making Annotations
Making Annotations To view full resolution images from a specific location in the field, click a colored dot on the field. These are called “Photo Dots” ( Switch between Right click to add photo types from an annotation to the same location the image on the field Share the image... -
Page 21: Viewing Maps
Viewing Maps De-select . from the “Image Layers” section on the left Select You’ll notice a map created from your data populate on the screen. You can also select QuickTile™ NDVI to populate a health map on your screen. NDVI Section... -
Page 22: More Resolution
Adjusting Your NDVI Heath Maps To further analyze the health of your field, select . in the top left of the map. Use the sliders and bin count to inspect your field. If management zones are desired , select . . To export, select . 2 Bins (Colors) 4 Bins (Colors) Less... - Page 23 QuickTile and useful in combination with variable rate technology. To order mosaics of your survey, click here* Mosaic QuickTile Notice the difference in the irrigation ditch *Sentera offers a free stitching software for compatible Section computers. Click here to see if your computer qualifies.
- Page 24 S e c t i o n 6 F i n e T u n i n g P a r a m e t e r s t o W o r k F o r Y o u In section 3 a flight designed for ordering mosaics was completed.
- Page 25 Flight Considerations Altitude 2.1 in. 200 ft Desired Resolution: The NDVI camera’s Ground Sample Distance 3.3 in. 300 ft (GSD)/pixel is shown right. Alter flight altitude accordingly. 4.3 in. 400 ft Wind Speed: If the wind is near the upper limit of your vehicle’s operating limit (22mph for the Phantom), set a lower flight speed (~10mph).
- Page 26 Questions? Visit us: sentera.com/support Email us: support@sentera.com Call us: +1 (844) SENTERA (844.736.8372) | Direct Dial: +1 612.204.2000 Copyright ©2019 Sentera, Inc. All Rights Reserved...
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