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  • Page 1 Wired Geotagging r3 (Gremsy)
  • Page 2 AIR Commander GeoTagging overview GeoTagging mode is enabled via MENU -> Logging mode, where you can select “SD Card” option for saving GPS/RTK data to the SD card in the Entire’s microSD slot, or “Direct (EXIF)” for direct upload of coordinates into the EXIF of photos in the camera.
  • Page 3 AIR Commander Capture detection Accuracy of the exact capture time is highly important. AIR Commander Entire triggers the capture via multiport USB or IR commands (user selectable). Even the trigger is highly reliable, in the real world there is still option of failure of camera AF or other system, which causes missing photo in the log row.

  • Page 4: Wiring Overview

    AIR Commander Wiring overview:...
  • Page 5 AIR Commander Wired GeoTagging connection – DJI/PixHawk 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 6 AIR Commander Step 2 – Entire mount (Gremsy T3v3) Mount the Entire unit at the other side of the bottom of gimbal. SD Card should be aimed outside of the gimbal for easy handling in the fields. Use double self-adhesive tape or self-adhesive zipper is suggested.
  • Page 7 AIR Commander Step 3b – Wiring AUX Cable has two separate twisted groups of cables. One has red wire included and is connected to UNI-B of the Entire. Second group of cables with single wire connectors at the end are unused AUX pins. Unused pins of AUX port (black wires) can be used for any additional connection same way as original AUX cable included to the gimbal.
  • Page 8 AIR Commander Step 4 – Wiring Clean up wires under the gimbal by Zip Tie. Step 5 – Camera mount & connection Mount the Camera and connect Multiport cable to the USBMULTI connector of the Entire...
  • Page 9 AIR Commander Step 6a – HotShoe sync & IR commanding mount Entire is able to control the camera instead of USB also via IR commands. IR commands are the only way to access and navigate in the MENU, also IR commands allows user to use shortcuts (user mappable in the camera MENU) at LEFT/RIGHT/DOWN arrows.
  • Page 10 AIR Commander Step 6b – HotShoe sync & IR commanding mount Insert HotShoe connector into HotShoe connector of the Camera Connect the red wire from EXT cable to the HotShoe connector Mount top bracket of the gimbal to the rest of HotShoe of the Camera...
  • Page 11 AIR Commander Step 7 - Interconnection board mount Entire uses multiple simultaneous connections to access all necessary data for geotagging. At the top of the gimbal we need to provide you back the rest of unused AUX port pins and also interconnect the COM port.
  • Page 12 AIR Commander Step 8 – Extension BOX wiring Extension BOX is very important in our design. This little unit is used to transfer multiple data signals via only two wires to the Entire. Extension BOX has four UNI ports which are multiplexed to the DATA connection and transferred to the Entire.
  • Page 13 AIR Commander Step 9 (DJI) – Flight controller connection Remove the top plastic cover of DJI M600 Center Frame Connect SBUS cable to the F3 port of your A3/N3 Connect API cable to the API connector of your A3/N3 SEE THE PICTURES ...
  • Page 14 AIR Commander Step 11 (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 port UNI-3 for DJI API cable. Step 11 (PixHawk) – Wiring At PixHawk you have two options depending on used flight stack (ArduCopter/PX4).
  • Page 15 AIR Commander Step 12 (DJI) – Configure SDK Connect the drone via USB to DJI Assistant Select A3 / N3 unit In the MENU select “SDK” Configure Baud rate 230400 (default) Timestamp 1Hz Attitude Quaternions 100Hz Position 100Hz RTK 100Hz (If RTK is used) Gimbal Data 100Hz Flight Status 100Hz All other fields set as “Do Not Send”...
  • Page 16 AIR Commander Step 13 (DJI) - Assign F port for Shutter In the MENU select “Tools” Switch to “Function Channels” Select port F3 as Shutter...
  • Page 17 AIR Commander Step 14 (DJI) – Configure Shutter* Switch to “Shutter” page 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 *for DJI M300 PWM triggering is not available Step 15 –...
  • Page 18 Firstly check if Entire is running latest firmware (MENU – Firmware) at: https://shop.airpixel.cz/entire-firmware/ Entire FW update can also contain firmware update for the Extension BOX. If does, the Entire will update FW in the Extension BOX automatically. Process takes only few seconds, however during the update Extension BOX is available and STATUS LED is OFF.
  • Page 19 AIR Commander Step 17 – Entire configuration – DJI / PixHawk (PixHawk only) Open MENU –> Miscellaneous (Other) –> Mavlink baudrate set to 1 500 000. Click to “UNI port 3” bar and in new window select DJI or MavLink (depending on your flight controller).
  • Page 20 AIR Commander Step 19 – Entire configuration - PWM If your usage scenario includes PWM input (depends on steps above) click to UNI port 1 bar and select PWM Open Menu – SBUS mapping Select “Trigger photo” in “Functions” section Assign Cannel to #1 (channel one is PWM input of UNI1 connector) Configure trigger to upper half of the range...
  • Page 21 AIR Commander Step 21 - Entire configuration – Calibration Optionally you can preset the offset of the camera Open the MENU->(Geotagging)Settings Scroll down to GeoTagging features And insert X, Y, Z offsets. When GPS is used, offset is counted from body center (if correct offset is configured in the FC) When RTK is used, offset must be counted from Antenna A Offset is in millimeters!
  • Page 22 AIR Commander Before you will do a test flight - 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. Presumptions: a.
  • Page 23 AIR Commander 6. During the flight: a. 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). b.
  • Page 24 AIR Commander Camera control & geotagging at once for Sony USB connection of Sony cameras can be used for Geotagging (in MASS STORAGE mode), or for control in PC REMOTE mode. Not both. If you will use only USB (Multiport) connection and IR commanding for geotagging, you will get Photo trigger (multiport), Video trigger (multiport), Zoom (multiport), MENU access and navigation (left/right/up/down/OK) via IR commands.
  • Page 25 AIR Commander Option 2) (Suggested) Full control and geotagging via SmartPlug & USB This feature is available only at cameras with support for external control via battery-grip. A7 series (all cameras from series) For cameras with NP-FW50 battery use A7 SmartPlug For cameras with NP-FZ100 battery use A9 SmartPlug A9, A1 series (all cameras from series) Use A9 SmartPlug...
  • Page 26 AIR Commander 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 27 AIR Commander Controlling of ISO and Exposure correction in Geotagging & SmartPlug mode (option2) SmartPlug A7 or A9 can directly control rotation of front wheel, rear wheel, press C1 and C2 buttons and trigger halfpress and fullpress of shutter button. Following lines shows how to control ISO and Exposure correction with these functions directly, without necessity to enter menu and toggle there.
  • Page 28 AIR Commander 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. 2,5cm (1 inch). ...
  • Page 29 AIR Commander 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 30 AIR Commander Mission Planner plugin Download our Mission Planner plugin Unzip and copy all files to Mission Planner plugins path Path: “C:\Program Files (x86)\Mission Planner\plugins” Open Mission Planner application 4. In few seconds new tab will appear...
  • Page 31 AIR Commander HereLink internal Android application – MavCam for HereLink If you have HereLink as remote controller for your drone, you can use MavCam for HereLink - our new Android application. 1) Unzip file MavCamHL.apk 2) Copy file to microSD card 3) Insert SD card to your Herelink 4) Click to notification - "New SD card detected"...
  • Page 32 AIR Commander MavCam for HereLink – tips and tricks MavCam for HereLink is easy app, however there are few features which are not clear at first look. Main handle is used as shortcut to other menus via Swiping: SWIPE RIGHT - MavCam configuration SWIPE UP –...
  • Page 33 AIR Commander MavCam for HereLink – Using with external control (QGC / MissionPlanner / UgCS / etc.) MavCam uses UDP port 14552 in the HereLink so this port cannot be shared with external application. For these cases, where external control needs to be gained, MavCam forwards all data to new UDP port 14562.
  • Page 34 AIR Commander MissionPlanner external configuration for cases of share in local network (not directly connected to the HereLink hotspot) Open MissionPlanner Connection mode UDPCI Click Connect Fill IP of your HereLink in local network Fill port 14562 Confirm OK UgCS external configuration for cases of share in local network (not directly connected to the HereLink hotspot) Open UgCS configuration file (“C:\Program Files (x86)\UgCS\bin\vsm-ardupilot.conf”) Search for part beginning #Vehicle can be connected via UDP.
  • Page 35 AIR Commander Android application (HereLink) If you have HereLink as remote controller for your drone, you can also use our new Android application for Entire control. open our manuals page and download MavCam – our Android control app. Install app to your phone / tablet Power up your HereLink unit and enable HereLink’s WiFi hotspot Manage your phone WiFi to connect HereLink’s hotspot Once connected launch MavCam application...
  • Page 36 AIR Commander DJI LB2 control You can use your DJI controller to manipulate your camera remotely. The Entire’s configuration is basically the same as for any other SBUS input. For full camera control via DJI LB2, you have to use DJI Expansion KIT, which is connected to the DJI Transmitter via CAN and expands the amount of “sticks”...
  • Page 37 AIR Commander LightWare range finder connection For some usage scenarios is important to have information about distance of photographed object from the camera. For example, when you need to measure length of cracks in the concrete dam. For this purpose we’ve implemented LightWare rangefinders compatibility and direct geotagging of the distance value to the EXIF during geotagging.
  • Page 38 AIR Commander 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 39 AIR Commander  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 and photo name in format “DSC1234.ARW”...
  • Page 40 AIR Commander This MANUAL is not complete. If you are missing some information please feel free to write us to: Info@airpixel.cz...

  • Page 41: Warranty

    AIR Commander 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 Na výsluní 25 Made in Czech Republic Prague 10 100 00 Czech Republic...