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dji Zenmuse Z15 User Manual

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Zenmuse Z15
User Manual
V2.0
2013.03.27 Revision
www.dji-innovations.com
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©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

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  • Page 1 Zenmuse Z15 User Manual V2.0 2013.03.27 Revision www.dji-innovations.com ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 2: Warning & Disclaimer

    This product and manual are copyrighted by DJI Innovations with all rights reserved. No part of this product or manual shall be reproduced in any form without the prior written consent or authorization of DJI Innovations. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the product or information contained herein.

  • Page 3: Product Profile

    Command —— Linearity Note1: Gimbal pointing means gimbal PAN rotation direction. Note2: Attitude stability means that gimbal’s ROLL/TILT will not follows the aircraft’s ROLL/PITCH. Note3: Gimbal rotating maximum velocity is corresponding to TX 100%end-point. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 4: In Box

    Mounting Bracket ×4 For gimbal and bi-pod connection. Camera Mount Screw×1 For camera mount. Lens Retaining Ring Screw×1(Z15-N) For fixing the lens retaining ring to the gimbal. Hot Shoe ×1(Z15-G) For fastening the camera to gimbal. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 5 For adjusting parameter and upgrading firmware via CAN-Bus Cable×1 Use CAN-Bus to power and communicate with the autopilot system. Spare Package×1 Damping units, Spare Screw, and Mounting Bracket. Note: there are different between Z15-N and Z15-G. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TEST ..........................25 APPENDIX ........................27 ......................27 ILOT OLUTION ......................28 ILOT OLUTION ......................29 ESCRIPTION LED I ....................... 30 IMBAL NDICATOR ....................30 IMBAL ABEL ESCRIPTION ......................31 ROUBLE HOOTING ........................32 PECIFICATIONS ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 7: Matters Need Attention

    S800 and Gimbal power supply.  Different camera or lens should use special component.  Prevent the Gimbal from the power cable; otherwise it may lead to the short circuit of the Gimbal. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 8: Gimbal Description

    Lens Retaining Ring Shim Camera Mount　Screw-hole Roll Shutter Control Module ±40°　 (±360° mechanic continuous rotation) HDMI-AV Module Gimbal LED Indicator IMU Module Servo Driver Module Port ±360° continuous rotation Motor Command Input Port Encoder Private Port Tilt ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 9 Hot Shoe Roll Camera Mount　Screw-hole Shutter Control Cable ±40°　 (±360° mechanic continuous rotation) Gimbal LED Indicator HDMI-AV Module IMU Module Servo Driver Module Port ±360° continuous rotation Motor Command Input Port Encoder Private Port Tilt ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 10: Camera Setup

    HDMI Resolution: Should be set to 1080i. Panasonic GH2  Please set Shot Mode as Manual Exposure M.  MF/AFC/AFS Select: Select MF。  Using the MOTION PICTURE Mode Menu, set the REC MODE as AVCHD(1080i)。 ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 11 Tips: In the Menu settings, the mandatory values are in red italic font while recommended values in blue. Notices： Flashing image output may occur if not follow the recommended settings. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 12: Mount

    Mount Hot Shoe (Z15-G) Step1 Step2 Step3 Quick Twist Screw for Hot Shoe Hot Shoe Camera Step1: Insert the hot shoe into the camera. Step2: Adjust the hot shoe and fix the quick twist screw. Step3: Finished. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 13 Z15-G： Quick Twist Screw for Camera Camera Mounting Screw Step4: Mount the camera into the gimbal. Step5: Adjust the camera and tighten the camera mounting screw. Step6: Tighten the quick twist screw for camera. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 14 Do not unplug any cable attaching to the gimbal ports, or even change the mechanical structure.  Make sure the wiring is correct, otherwise may lead to gimbal abnormal work or even out of control. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 15: Camera Wiring/Shutter Control

    Connect the gimbal HDMI-AV module to camera HDMI port with a HDMI-AV connection cable. Step2: For Z15-N, make sure the infrared signal emission unit is aligned to the remote sensor. For Z15-G, connect the camera shutter control cable to the camera. Notices: ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 16 SHUT HDMI-AV Module Switch Switch Channel Wireless 3-Pins Cable Internal Cable Camera Shutter Camera Shutter Control Module Control Signal Shutter Control Signal Shutter Z15-N Infrared Unit Wireless 2-Pins Cable Camera Shutter Control Cable Z15-G ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 17: Video Signal Transmission

    HDMI HDMI-AV module Gimbal Video HDMI-AV cable 8-Pins cable Power Cable Wireless video Wireless video Monitor transmission transmission module module Wireless signal AV signal AV input Air end Ground end 5.8G/2.4G/1.2G Self-prepared by user ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 18: Gimbal Controller Wiring

    Reset Mode (AUX2), and also one for Z15-N video control switch(AUX3). · Please refer to WKM/ACE ONE/ACE Waypoint User Manual for aircraft control setting. · Connect the receiver to GCU correctly. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 19 If PPM receiver is used, it should be connected to AUX3 port. Following table shows the corresponding relationship between the GCU and the S-Bus/PPM channels. S-Bus/PPM Channels GCU Channel ROLL TILT MODE SHUT AUX1 AUX2 AUX3 ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 20: Working Modes/Hdmi/Aux2/Aux3 Switch Setup

    Whichever 2-position switch selected as HDMI switch, wire the right channel of receiver to AUX1 port. You may assign: Position-1 to ON; Position-2 to OFF; or reverse the assignment. 2-position switch Notices: The camera HDIM will be on if AUX1 and RC receiver is disconnected. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 21 Notices:  Only Z15-N gimbal needs to set the AUX3 channel when using the camera for video recording.  Z15-G gimbal controls the camera to record video by setting the camera to“Manual Video”. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 22: Assistant

    · Green LED On: Connected with PC Communication indicator · Blue LED On: Without communication · Green LED Blink: Communicating with PC Text Description · Mouse over each item will display the corresponding content ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 23 Fill in the SN and then click Write button. If you filled in an invalid SN over 30 times, your product will be locked and you have to contact our customer support. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 24 Cursor slide right Cursor slide left ROLL axis rotation MODE: Toggle the 3-position switch, the corresponding slider of cursor will turn red Function SHUT/AUX1/AUX2/AUX3 ：Toggle the 2-position switch, the corresponding slider of cursor will turn ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 25: Test

    Roll, Tilt and Pan to feel if your gimbal moves to the corresponding direction. If not, go back to Gimbal Working mode Switch Set to correct your settings. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 26 Notices: If the gimbal is abnormal (unlike the diagram shows) after initializing, please turn to Trouble Shooting in Appendix. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 27: Appendix

    Choose one 3-position switch/channel as Z15 Working Modes switch (MODE). · Choose one 2-position switch/channel as camera shutter control switch (SHUT), and one as HDMI switch (AUX1). · Connect the receiver to GCU and Autopilot System MC correctly. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 28: 2-Pilot Solution

    RC Receiver (Futaba / Hitec) 8-Channel Prepare 2 TXs and 2 RXs. TX1 and RX1 are for gimbal control. TX2 and RX2 are for aircraft control. Please refer to Gimbal Controller Wiring for more details. ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 29: Port Description

    Micro-B USB port: PC connection for configuration and firmware upgrades CAN-Bus port: Use CAN-Bus to connect GCU to the autopilot system Gimbal HDMI-AV Port To Camera HDMI port Motor Command To GCU G6 Input Port 8-Pin Cable Port To GCU G8 ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 30: Gimbal Led Indicator

    Gimbal LED Indicator Description LED Indicator Camera and gimbal connected Camera and gimbal disconnected Gimbal Label Description Camera Type _ Lens Type For example 　　　NEX5N_16 Camera Type Lens Type SONY NEX-5N E 16mm f/2.8(SEL16F28) ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 31: Trouble Shooting

    Gimbal green LED is on (2)Wrong power supply for (2) Ensure the power supply for but without video display wireless video transmission wireless video transmission unit is unit ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 32: Specifications

    Dynamic current: 400mA (@25V)  Locked-rotor current: 4A (@25V) Operating Temperature -10° C ~ 50° C  Weight Z15-N 1.25Kg  Z15-G 1.3Kg Dimensions 200mm ×200mm ×230mm  Frame Dimensions For Camera (Inside) Z15-N 115mm ×75mm ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 33 Roll axis: ±30° /s Controlled Rotation Range Pan axis control: ±360° continuous rotation Tilt axis control: ± 360° continuous rotation Roll axis control: ±40° (±360° mechanic continuous rotation) Regulatory Approvals FCC (USA) IC (Canada) ROHS(EU) ©2012 DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.

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