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Airpixel Air Commander Entire User Manual

Wired geotagging r3
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  • Page 1 Wired Geotagging r3 Before using this product, carefully read all product documentation and retain it for future reference.
  • Page 2 AIR Commander Entire USER GeoTagging overview GeoTagging mode is enabled via MENU - coordinates into the EXIF of photos in the camera. No USB camera control is available (only Infra-Red commanding) in geotagging modes. Direct (EXIF) mode & SD Card mode is available in this mode for newer Sony cameras (A7R3, A7R4, A6600, RX100V, RX100VI).
  • Page 3 However especially for the multiport triggering the time accuracy is pretty good. GPS / RTK selection AIR Commander Entire selects automatically the RTK coordinates if they are available at the DJI API input. If they are not available, GPS is used automatically.
  • Page 4 AIR Commander Entire USER Wired GeoTagging connection - DJI For the GeoTagging mode the AIR Commander Entire must be connected to the Camera via Sony Multiport Cable ( ), and also must be this is frequently mismatched, please check photos at the end of the manual connected to the DJI Flight Controller API connector.
  • Page 5 AIR Commander Entire USER Step 1a Wiring Thread the cables down through the body of the drone Step 2 (DJI) Wiring SBUS and API Cables threaded through the center frame now must be connected into the Extension BOX. Use UNI-1 for SBUS (PWM) and any of ports UNI 2/3/4 for DJI API cable.
  • Page 6 AIR Commander Entire USER Step 3 - Wiring UNI Cable from the Extension BOX DATA port needs to be connected to the Entire r3 port UNI A, B or C. For the Entire r2 only PORT A is suggested. Because UNI Cable is usually not long enough to pass the distance from the drone body to the gimbal, you can use Joining unit to interconnect two UNI cables.
  • Page 7 AIR Commander Entire USER Step 6 (DJI) Configure SDK Connect the drone via USB to DJI Assistant Select A3 / N3 unit Configure Baud rate 230400 (default) Attitude Quaternions 100Hz Position 100Hz RTK 100Hz (If RTK is used) Gimbal Data 100Hz...
  • Page 8 AIR Commander Entire USER Step 7 (DJI) - *Assign F port for Shutter *Switch *Select port F3 as Shutter...
  • Page 9 AIR Commander Entire USER Step 8 (DJI) *Configure Shutter* *Configure Shutter Trigger PWM to 1900  Shutter Default PWM to 1000   Shutter PWM frequency 50Hz Shutter PWM Active 400ms  *PWM signal connection is suggested to UNI-1 port of the Extension BOX...
  • Page 10 AIR Commander Entire USER Step 9 - Check the connection Open configuration page Open MENU -> Miscellaneous From the In the popup you should get similar data if the GPS / RTK has enough signal. Data preview popup is real-time and should change as drone / gimbal moves.
  • Page 11 AIR Commander Entire USER Step 11 - Calibration Optionally you can preset the offset of the camera Open the MENU -> Miscellaneous Scroll down to GeoTagging features And insert X, Y, Z offsets. When GPS is used, offset is counted from...
  • Page 12 AIR Commander Entire USER Geotagging overall wiring scheme (Higher resolution image online)
  • Page 13 AIR Commander Entire USER GeoTagging conenction Pixhawk - Connection issues The Entire needs GPS data stream from the Pixhawk for geotagging purposes. Entire is able to request GPS data stream from the PixHawk automatically per each session. This process is however sometimes problematic. Instead of automatic communication establishment, you can setup GPS data stream manually.
  • Page 14 AIR Commander Entire USER GeoTagging process Once all setup is done, you are ready for first tests. You can use a Simulator feature in the DJI Assistant application to check if all works all expected. 1. Presumptions: Sony Camera is connected to the Entire via Multi-Port cable ->...
  • Page 15 AIR Commander Entire USER 6. During the flight: You can trigger photos automatically (in planned Mission mode) or manually via DJI trigger (PWM) or via AIR Commander Link or via SBUS. If you use HotShoe sync, you can also trigger camera by any other third-party trigger (DJI Remote RSS).
  • Page 16 AIR Commander Entire USER GeoTagging accuracy Accuracy of whole process has been kept in each step of the creation process.  Capture sensing accuracy HotShoe sensor has maximum delay of 5ms. If the drone flies at speed 5m/s, error will be approx.
  • Page 17 AIR Commander Entire USER MavLink control Instead of AIR Commander Link system and SBUS input for controlling of the Entire you can also use MavLink. If you have PixHawk as drone flight controller, you can use MavLink telemetry channel for remote commanding of the Entire (and Camera). Our plugins are compatible with QGroundControl and Mission Planner application.
  • Page 18 AIR Commander Entire USER Mission Planner Download our Mission Planner plugin 2. Unzip and copy all files to Mission Planner program path 3. open Mission Planner application 4. in the left bottom part of program select tab named 5. click to "...
  • Page 19 AIR Commander Entire USER Cables for wired geotagging DJI API cable PixHawk cable UNI cable (4pin) EXT cable (3pin) SBUS/PWM cable (4pin) (only 3pin connected) (only 3pin connected) (two lengths available) HotShoe connector Multiport USB cable (Entire connector is fully connected at Multiport cable!)
  • Page 20 AIR Commander Entire USER  GeoTagging starts properly ( Entire is blinking green slow), however after landing the Entire turns to error (red blinking) This kind of issue is mostly related to the file name and folder naming in the camera. The Entire is prepared to the default setting with folder name DCIM/100MSDCF reconfigure it back to the default.
  • Page 21 AIR Commander Entire USER  (PixHawk question) TriggerCameraNOW command does not work even the Entire has PixHawk(MavLink) connection as active and GPS coordinates in the This issue is usually related to telemetry protocol configuration. The Entire is able to read GPS data from both MavLink1 and 2. However, the...
  • Page 22 AIR Commander Entire USER This MANUAL is not complete. If you are missing some information please feel free to write us to: Info@airpixel.cz...

  • Page 23: Warranty

    AIR Commander Entire USER Warranty All warranty and post-warranty service provides manufacturer at www.airpixel.cz. If any malfunction or non-usual behavior occur, stop using device and contact manufacturer at info@airpixel.cz. Manufacturer AIRPIXEL.CZ Na výsluní 25 Made in Czech Republic Prague 10...

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