Home

manual

1. 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 31 Click Go in the mission Editor and the aircraft will fly automatically according to the path set in the flight mission Tips e Using to re edit the mission while a mission is in process Please click in mission to do so Then the mission editor will return to the state explained in previous section Using to pause the mission while a mission is in process Please click PAUSE and the aircraft will slow down and stay hovering Click and the aircraft will resume the un finished mission ME a i Mountain Mountain When you set the waypoints for the aircraft to climb a mountain please make sure that you leave enough distance between the aircraft and the mountain in order to avoid collision caused by aircraft air speed Altitude G ZE Longitude Please note that when you set a waypoint above water such as lake sea river the default altitude the map shows will be at the bottom of the water body Please be careful in setting altitude over water 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 32 4 2 Auto Takeoff and Landing Please read this carefully in order to work properly It is imperative that you understand the procedures outlined before executing auto takeoff and landing functions Tips ACE users need to obtain Semi Auto Takeoff and Landing permission WKM has this function built in Auto Takeoff Only after assigning or editing
2. Repeat above procedure to delete more Click CANCLE to delete all the way points added 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 2 gt Waypoint Properties Editing Select the way point in 3D Map or in the Editing Mission Menu See figure as following Altitude TurnModel Forward Flight Speed and HoldTime can be set then press to confirm O 1 Way point properties Latitude 22 528799057006836 Longitude 113 9334 1827392573 Altitude 3 TurnMode StopAnd Turn Forward Flight Speed 4 HeadDegree 360 HoldTime 3 Klees 1 Altitude The altitude unit m if pointed to mode means relative height otherwise altitude mode means the waypoint altitude 2 TurnMode There are three different turn modes for the aircraft at each waypoint StopAndTurnl and Adaptive Bank Turm The default turn mode in the system is StopAndTurn Change it according to the following steps The Hold Time in waypoint property is deactivated if or Adaptive_Bank_Turnl is chosen 3 Forward Flight Speed This Speed is the air speed of aircraft flying to specific way point editing Unit in m s In Waypoint Mode the default speed is 4m s and the maximum speed allowed is 25m s 4 HeadDegree When the aircraft arrives at a given point where to head towards a certain direction you can use this value Unit in degree 5 HoldTime Sets the time to stay in a particular waypoint not for Bank_turnl only for StopAndT
3. Sys_set gt Options gt asic Setting Sound Turn on or off the sound e Instrument Board Style Choose different style of the Instrument Board Action Setting Action number display interval E Pause Mode Control Interval Frequency of data packages sent to MC 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 11 o E nE 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved Target Line Line between aircraft and current target gt Data Link Setting el The waypoint number of one package Upload one package Retry one package timeout Sys_set fAltitude offset Set up the altitude offset Height Height mode Elevation Elevation mode Sys_set gt Data Record Folder Include both and Folders for saving log files and flight route files Language 3 Click to change language English or Chinese gt Pod gt English Help gt Check for Update Update software here gt About Check your DJI Ground Station version here Enter location Go to the location of your input Fly Trace Click to show the trace of aircraft PathExtrudel Click if you want to see flight Path Extrude during mission editing Map Details Click to see map details instrument Board Click if you want to display instrument board Editor Click if you want to display mission editor Continue If you switch into autopilot
4. 4 5V 12V 1300mA 100mA Yes Yes 44
5. lo Fig Fig 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 36 4 5 Six Pre Programmed Route Templates Use one of the six Route templates to generate points automatically STEP1 Open the Template Form Toolbox gt Route Template shown as Fig STEP2 Click Add Area button to add an area shown as Fig STEP3 Choose the waypoint icon of the chosen area and drag it to change the area size STEP4 mouse to rotate the area rotation 30 per click click CIS adjust the area rotation angle and rotation 0 1 per click as Fig shown STEP5 Click one to generate waypoint s for example choose Scan as Fig shown STEP6 Click to do template edit for example choose Scan as Fig shown Tips You can exchange and redo STEP3 and STEP4 until get an area needed Dragging the waypoint icon also can move the area and the chosen icon shows green e More than one area can be added operation will effect on every chosen area if more than one area is chosen Left click mouse to choose or not choose an area green area is chosen and red is not You need to choose the area if you want to delete it by click Delete Areal Click button once or twice the route waypoints will be assigned vertically or horizontally Mouse on shows parameter meaning row numbers for and points for others You can set sea level at Alti and ensure that the altitude is higher than the aircraft altitude Edit waypoints a
6. GIS amp GPS are providing 100 correct and precise information The aircraft physical model in simulator might not perform the same flight characteristic as your real aircraft Notices ENSURE the following requirements whenever during before Simulation Mode 1 You MUST NOT take off your aircraft 2 You MUST NOT turn on your aircraft engine motor 3 You CAN disconnect the power supply for electric motor or disconnect the throttle control servo motor for fuel engine Otherwise incorrect operation could result in serious personal injuries Please follow the steps strictly for Simulation Mode use STEP1 Connect the whole main control system completely including IMU GPS etc STEP2 Hold Ctrl then Right click you will see simulatel and the aircraft logo will be at the current mouse position STEP3 Click simulatel you will see a Warning window STEP4 Click Yes to turn on Simulate Model Now GS is in Simulate Model Notices We HIGHLY RECOMMEND Simulation Mode for practicing purpose for flight mission edit try to get familiar with all the operations of your Ground Station as much as you can e The simulation model requires a complete main control system connection and you can reference to Assembly in DJI autopilot system user manual 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 18 2 2 One Key Takeoff Notices One key takeoff is a function especially for WKM that can be used only in jautopilot mod
7. connects to your computer Computer sends commands and receives flight data through it es DI e Wireless Data link Air End 900MHz x1 or 2 4GHz x1 It connects to DJI autopilot system Autopilot system sends flight data and receives commands from computer by it Ground Station Install CDx1 It contains Ground Station and all required software installation files USB Cable x1 For connection between wireless data link ground end and computer 4 Pin Cable x1 For connection between wireless data link air end and autopilot system Warranty Card x1 lt recommends the necessary conditions for using this system and related safety issues Please fill out the customer amp information card and return to DJI Innovations to register your product warranty 2012 Dul Innovations All Rights Reserved 4 Contents Disclaimer EE 2 Seege 2 VIED OX EENEG 4 EE 5 E we NCCC AIG ATION D 6 GOMMECTION EE 7 Ground Station Software EE 8 Stal SONNA EE 8 Start Software 2 0 cecccccseeccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaaseeeeseaeeeesseneeeessaueeseseeeeesaeeseeesaaeees 9 PADDING e NEE 9 ei Meel Mode SWIG WE beatae eee 10 ER 11 TVIEW ele 14 TA WIGW Mode ale e i 14 t2 System le EE 14 2 JOVSLCK KeyOOald MOG E 18 SEENEN 18 22 One Key Tee Gedetegeeg ge iert dEged dee dE 19 2a JOysSiick and Keyboard MOJE ee 20 SR GO MOC EE 22 4 Waypoint Sing
8. mode from waypoint mode click then click Continuel the aircraft will continue the remaining Unfinished mission Pause Mission pause Serial port selection Connect Click to connect to main controller Aircraft Click to find aircraft location Real time coordinates of aircraft you can copy the data One Key Takeoff Click to take off the aircraft Home Point Find your home location Real time coordinates of home location you can copy the data Set Home Point Change your home point Go Home Click to go home To show or Simulation model Signal strength Shows the connection state between controller and ground station GPS Real time GPS signal quality D ES 26 27 28 29 30 ATTI Real time attitude quality MODE Real time control mode Other state parameters The autopilot system decides gt WKM e MotorVoltagel Battery voltage gt ACE ServoVoltage Servo output voltage e Pitch Real time pitch percentage e Throttle Real time throttle percentage Download and upload progress bar Cancel Cancel button 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved hee 1 View Mode 1 1 View Mode Procedures STEP1 Check Signal Strength HEE shows no communication between GS and MC please check Troubleshooting in Appendix ATT is constructed can go to next step STEP2 Aircraft When signal is good enough click will show LAT and of aircraft then the aircra
9. you d better return your aircraft When ground end Link Alarm green light is off this indicates the communication between ground end and air end is off whatever the state of red light Make sure the driver is installed correctly Please choose the right com port Check out the power supply of wireless data links before use Please close the DJI assistant software before open the ground station Otherwise there will be port conflict Make sure the distance between 2 4GHz ground end and air end is over 1 5m the distance between 900MHz ground end and air end is over 5m Use the right cable for connection High voltage servos amp FBL systems can drain the flight battery fast Please make sure your flight pack is sufficient for the flight time intended About control modes Manual Atti GPS Atti GPS Cruisel please refer to ACE Control Modes in ACE Waypoint User Manual and WKM Control Modes in WKM User Manual Autopilot Mode auto mode means GPS Atti or GPS Cruise Mode in ACE GPS Atti Mode in WKM If you have any problem you cannot solve during installation and usage please contact our customer service 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 6 Connection A Ground End e You should have a DJI Ground Station installed laptop Normal connection with ACE autopilot low voltage servo and ACE WKM autopilot system 900M data link connection e Use the USB Cable supplied by us to connect the wireless data
10. Click Exit Click Go Mode the aircraft will hover again STEP7 Click CONTINUE button to continue the previous flight Ju Click Go Mode x Please Enter Click Go Enter Click Go Mode Altitude Exit Click Go Mode Notices e The aircraft will go into hovering station while the MC isn t receive a heartbeat package from the GS in 5 seconds The aircraft will go into auto go home while the MC isn t receive a heartbeat package from the GS in a minute Tips When in the Click Go Model all Tx control sticks are disabled To regain control using the Tx flip the mode switch to Manual model and then to other control modes ACE Atti GPS Atti or GPS Cruise model WKM Atti GPS Atti 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 23 4 Waypoint Single Waypoint User Skip This Waypoint package includes Waypoint Mode Auto Takeoffing Landing F Channel Controller General Purpose Servo Action 6 Pre Programmed Route Templates and Photogrammetry Tool 4 1 Waypoint Mode See the flow chart to get the information about Waypoint mode operation Mission Editor 2 O 1 Way point properties 12 Latitude 22 519174575805664 Longitude 113 89694976806641 Altitude 3 TurnMode StopAndTurn Forward_Flight_Speed 4 HeadingDegree 360 Hold Lime CO 2 Way point action Period RepeatTime EE EE REESEN StartDelay EE RepeatDistance H LtWission properties Latitude MissionTimeLmt 65535 l atithida af tha ca
11. Ground Station Wireless Data link User Manual V 2 7 www dji innovations com 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 1 Disclaimer Thank you for purchasing product s in DJI Innovations Please strictly follow these steps to install all the software and hardware products and make sure your Ground Station and Wireless Data link work perfectly Please use the wireless data link in accordance with the provisions of the local radio control DJI Innovations assumes no liability for damage s or injured incurred directly or indirectly from the use of this product Google logo is a registered trademark of Google Inc DJI is a registered trademark of DJI Innovations Names of products brands etc appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owner companies 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 Profile Please read this instruction thoroughly for proper operation of your new DJI Ground Station and Wireless Data link Full featured DJI Ground Station enables 3 D Map Way Points Editing Flight Path Planning Real time Flight State Feedback and Auto Takeoff and Landing This product is specially designed for the pu
12. Record Folder 1 Options 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 14 Tips Click DEFAULT to retrieve default parameters The setting includes both and Data Link Setting Basic Setting e Round If switch lon there will be alarm sound when the radio signal is bad Instrument Board Style Choose different instrument board style Action Setting Set action number display mode For example 3 means that a mark will be displayed every three action intervals Pause Mode Control Interval Time interval of sending commands to the MC when use joystick or keyboard in pause mode the smaller interval the more fine control Target Linel Display a line between aircraft and current target when switch bnl Data Link Setting Setting parameters for the communication between MC and GS Usually just keep parameters Retry one package timeout Ju System Setting Basic Setting Data Link Setting Target Line ox Gro on orr InstrumentBoard Style Style 1 Style 2 Sound Action Setting action NO show interval ll System Setting The waypoint number of one packet Upload one package retry times Retry one package timeout 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 15 2 Altitude Offset Setting Case 1 Heli stay on the ground Case 2 ar EE Heli stay on the roof l VA e aa ae of building GIS database Google Earth is not precise while Flight Path Mounta
13. all waypoints the mission is ready to take off STEP1 Place transmitter throttle stick to the lowest position Otherwise a tip The aircraft is on the ground but the throttle is not in the lowest position please do not switch to manual mode will be shown STEP2 Flip the flight mode switch to either GPS Cruise or GPS Atti mode STEP3 Press Go command on the Editor the aircraft main rotor will begin to spool up Notices Aircraft is ascending to waypoint altitude please place throttle to mid stick This warning will go away after you place the throttle stick at mid point a safety feature in case you accidently bump the mode switch to or GPS Atti model Auto Landing After mission completing or the aircraft returning home and the aircraft EDIT DOWNLOAD Auto landing hovers within visual contact Use Ground Station keyboard for auto landing Press button then select keyboard control button will be available Use Pitch WD Roll Vj Throttle and 4 Rudder to navigate to decent landing zone or allowing Ground Station automatically provided a landing zone is clear of any obstacles in order to decent the aircraft Use one of the methods bellow to land the aircraft 1 Click Auto landing aircraft will auto land then stop engine by itself In the latter situation to terminate auto landing please press il or Il or deselect the keyboard control TE ve Brel 2 Use to land the aircraft After landin
14. aw Ge daier m E 0 1 ges 0 1 A O S 7 8 CAN d J A Stophere vu ess ii vand stay hovering l N lt Es LA D Y a SE 3 H a 2 Kg CH E Examples for path of way point w i Way point altitude Index number of way point d AY pori d ie 7 Under editing Not selected Path Color Before Mission Execute eas After mission checked If collision happens between way point path and mountain these path will be shown as red ss If path distance longer than 10 kn it will be shown as yellow Blue one is normal Path Color During Mission Execution Projection line of way Point to Point distance exe All the paths including way point index will be point not to scale between two way points shown as dark red during mission execution Mission Save amp Load Mission Save STEP1 Click to save mission edited STEP2 Choose a name with extension awm For Example DI Mission _20100101 awm Mission Load STEP1 Click to load mission saved choose mission file with extension awm Notices The value will not be saved in mission file Please set it every time 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 30 Ii Upload Flight Mission Final Check amp Mission Transmitting Click UPLOAD on the upper bottom of the mission to send flight mission to DJI autopilot main controller Here a mission review table as following example will appear for mission final check Press OK The missio
15. dd waypoints DOWNLOAD Fig gt Add waypoints There are two ways on adding waypoints Amaximum of 200 waypoints can be added in the ACE waypoint mode and a maximum of 50 waypoints can be added in the WKM waypoint mode If selected the waypoint will change to be green see fig Ho 1 Add Point by Point STEP1 Click H or press Ctrl STEP2 on the 3D Map where the locations you want to add a way point Tips Repeat above procedure if you wish to add more new waypoints The initial waypoint index will be 0 incremented by 1 each new way point is added If you want to insert a point before another point you can move the mouse over the point then press Ctrl with Left click 2 Using Relative Coordinates Editor After the first waypoint you can use gt Relative Coordinates Editor to add new points STEP1 Select one waypoint then press Shift you will see the input window shown as fig STEP2 Use to switch between these two input frames STEPS Input the relative coordinates is the relative angle to the north of current waypoint is the relative distance to the current waypoint Angle degree STEP4 Press Enter then you will see a new waypoint after the PEEWWAA MAGIH OK CANCEL current waypoint Fig gt Delete Way Points STEP1 Select waypoint either in map or in Editing Mission Menu and the selected waypoint is in green STEP2 Click or press to delete all the waypoints added Tips
16. e and when GPS signal is good Messages may be showed as follows Successful takeoff message The aircraft is auto Takeoff Error messages Auto Takeoff failure GPS is not ready The aircraft is Takeoffing Auto Takeoff failure the aircraft is already flying Auto Takeoff failure please switch to auto mode 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 19 2 3 Joystick and Keyboard Mode Please ensure GPS signal is good enough the aircraft is already flying in air and the control mode is autopilot mode then click Pause choose joystick or keyboard mode Fig shows that keyboard is chosen and then you can use keyboard control the aircraft A Fig Keyboard Mode Use keys M S IW D i WJ and H Hho control the aircraft W D for Roll WI S for Pitch Kl for Rudder and h Jor Throttle For example use helicopter to be aircraft model shown as Fig fi a SE Elevator Fig Joystick Mode gt Requirement Joystick control based on a third party hardware controller you can choose your preferred device based on the two types of joystick indicated below Fig Type 1 Traditional R C style flight simulation controller or your R C Tx with a third party simulator link Type 2 Linear single stick 3D controller Real Flight InterLink Plus Controller Logitech Extreme 3D Pro Joystick Fig gt Technology Requirements At least 4 linear contr
17. ft logo will be showed on the map if the aircraft logo can t be found please double click Aircraft STEP3 _ AltitudeOffSet Click from Eve sel you can just use the value recommended and click SI Read the paragraph below to get more details STEP4 Switch or Mode mode shows relative height and the 0 meter is the aircraft height when you choose Height mode above 0 is positive and below 0 is negative mode shows height above sea level figure is showed in Fig STEP5 Home Point Home point can be found only when signal is good enough If WKM Home Point is 20 meters above the aircraft position where user pushes the throttle stick first time while ACE is 30 meters STEP6 View Fly Trace and State Information For displaying flight track and aircraft state Contents are decided by autopilot system Fig A will be displayed if you are using WKM Fig B will be displayed if you are using ACE is showed in Fig TT GPS weak ATTI good MODE gps cruise ServoVoltage 5 2 Y Pitch 80 Throttle 0 FigQA WKM papii GPS weak atti good MODE atti MotorVoltage 11 5 v Fig B ACE Real time Real time Ju altitude offset ne e Altitude Last Altitude Offset Current Using Offset Real time Recommend Offset Vertical speed Set Offset AS 1 Height Elevation OK Cancel Fig Compass 1 2 System Setting System Setting includes Setting Altitude Offset Setting and Data
18. fter clicking Import to Edit List button 5 Waypoints station will not enable mode Fig Fig e ee BN Ge ze Ju Route Template Ge Add Area fo om RTE Template Alti Foint Import to Edit List Fig Fig 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 37 7 4 6 Photogrammetry Tool Photogrammetry tool is for creating the professional maps by aerial photography easily In order to do that you need to setup the servo action and mission path correctly as follows Tips This tool is actually a functions combination It simplifies the parameters setup procedure for the aerial photography iT Photogrammetry Tool Config the shooting action Reference Photo Focal Length mm Sensor Himm H Overlap X T Overlap Di Fly Height m Sensor Wimm Shooting Distance m 91 66666 Route Spacing m 150 Fi g 2 H Speed m s E Speed m s Turn Mode Adaptive_Bank_Turn Stop and Turn Click to draw a region which you want to scan ke gt Preview Generate Estimated number of photos 0 Estimated total time 0 Estimated total distance 0 Fig Gi Fig STEP1 Click ToolBox gt Photogrammetry Tooll to open the setting window shown as Fig STEP2 Click to setup the servo action for the camera shooting action reference to section 4 4 STEP3 Click to see if the camera is working as you want STEP4 Fill in the right Focal Length Sensor Height and acco
19. g keep holding UU until engine stops Notices Please press button and select keyboard mode before auto landing operation 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 33 4 3 F Channel Controller Use Ground Station to customize the MC s F channel control so that you can control the external payloads such as camera and gimbal STEP1 Click ToolBox gt F_ChannelControll he setup window shows as the follow figure STEP2 Click the small box beside channel name to choose the channels will be used STEP3 Click the button with letter then shown and you need to choose a new control key on the keyboard STEP4 Setup the channel measuring range in the number boxes STEP5 Usually the slide left endpoint represents the minimum value However you can tick the box to reverse the measuring range STEP6 Click Exit and Holding to exit and keep the range value Click Exit without Holding to exit and forget the range value Tips ACE supports F1 F2 F3 and F4 WKM supports F1 and F2 only If Fi P channel can not be controlled please check off Action Hode OnOff in the general pupose servo action config Exit and Holding page Exit without Holding 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 34 4 4 General Purpose Servo Action GP Servo Action GP Servo Action is supported by one of the servo output channels in the transmitter which will work as an interface between DJI autopilot system and external devices Th
20. he map Up Down to rotate the map Zoon In the Map Zoon Out the Map Start Simulator Roll Pitch Throttle Rudder Set the Target Waypoint Add New Waypoint Head Degree Setting Head Degree Setting Open the Relative Coordinates Editor 39 Troubleshooting Ground Station Launching Failure gt Map loading failure and abort Solution Choose run as administrator when you right click the Ground Station icon in Windows 7 gt In English version Windows XP if customer cannot open the program and the following error is reported system Format exception Solution Star gt Control_Panel gt Date Time Language and Regional Settings gt Regional_and_Language Options gt Regional Options change to English senior change non Unicode program language into English gt The earth map is not shown up when you launch the Ground Station Solution Try again or use Offline Model gt If the button is gray and can t be clicked after launch the Ground Station Solution Please take the following steps to uninstall the Google Earth plugin Star All Program gt Google Earth gt Uninstall Google Earth Plug in and then use the installation CD to re install the Google Earth plugin for DJI gt Communication failure after click the button Solution Please choose the right COM port and make sure that the driver is installed correctly Make sure the transmitter and the receiver of the s
21. ight TX Transmit Light px Receive Light 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved Introduction Light on indicates distance warning Light on indicates communication is on with air end Light on indicates working well Light flash indicates data transmit and receive Light on indicates communication is on Light on indicates working well Light on indicates data transmit Light on indicates data receive 43 Wireless Data link Specification Performance RF Data Rate Indoor Urban Range Outdoor RF Line of Sight Range Transmit Power Receiver Sensitivity 1 PER Power Consumption Features Frequency Band Serial Data Rate Antenna Options Operating Temperature Operating Humidity Size No Antenna Weight Has Antenna Power Requirement Supply Voltage Transmit Current Receive Current Regulatory Approvals FCC USA IC Canada 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 2 4GHz 700kbps lt 500m lt 3km 130mW 95dBm Ground end 460mW Air end 460mW 2 4GHz 2400MHz 2483MHz 115200 bps SMA 40 C 85 C 0 95 Ground end 70x48x17mm Air end 51x37x10mm Ground end 55g Air end 20g 4 5V 12V 220mA 62mA Yes Yes 900MHz 100kbps lt 1Km lt 10Km 1000mW 110dBm Ground end 1600mW Air end 1500mW 9O00MHz 902MHz 928MHz 115200 bps SMA 40 C 85 C 0 95 Ground end 78x47 8x17mm Air end 73x42x10mm Ground end 100g Air end 60g
22. in GIS database which means you cannot use the same method as in Case 1 You should calculate this offset value with a known or estimated building height Tips We highly RECOMMEND you to consider the relative flight height discussed during flight mission editing IN REAL WORLD IN 3D MAP Before set offset After set offset Altitude Longitude Wen zm zm zl zm Altitude Longitude 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 16 3 Data Record Folder Folder Ground Station data recording function which is for recording all data transmitted and received by radio module You can open the log files in this folder by notepad You can send the log files to DJI customer service for analysis if you have any usage problems kel Folder Auto saves each flight route You can open these files by Editon 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 17 2 Joystick Keyboard Mode Joystick Keyboard mode is the 2 permission for users and Fly Simulation One Key Takeoff and Joystick Keyboard functions can be operated 2 1 Simulator Pre Flight Simulation aims to help you getting familiar with the Ground Station software A successful flight under simulation mode does not guarantee your aircraft to work successfully in real world since it is only a virtual environment based on the assumption that your aircraft is working under perfect condition with infinity power supply favorable weather and also that the
23. in and other obstacle building collision checking feature performed based on this database which is not real time or up to date Google Earth plug in is only for the purpose as a general landscape browser for quick way points positioning without much safety guarantee Pressure sensor is used for altitude sensing leading the result varies according to weather Therefore you might have different altitude values on the same location at different times However its relative height may be far from precise than absolute altitude information in GIS Due to above problems the following method for relative flight height calculation would be most reliable 1 Record the aircraft altitude before take off as Leound 2 Way point altitude Relative Flight Height Leound Please keep in mind that this method is the most reliable way for flight path collision precaution The Altitude Offset value given is only for the purpose to avoid visual confusion such as Case 1 in fig shown below The aircraft represented by the red point was located on the ground in real world but floating in the sky within 3D Map You have to give a negative offset value to reduce the aircraft altitude for visual effect only The calculate altitude offset function will give you a suggestion for offset setting but not guaranteed to be correct Because if the aircraft is landed on the roof of the building as in Case 2 in figure shown below and the building information will not appear
24. ing system requirement Windows XP Needs to install sp2 patch Vista 7 32 bits 64 bits basic version needs to install sp3 patch Adobe Reader is required for user manual reading Please follow the following install procedure strictly to install all required software cij F STAT ON 1 Install Net Framework 3 5 A Browse the CD Insert the CD to CD ROM auto run window will appear STEP1 Check if Net Framework 3 5 has been installed If not click Install Net Framework 3 5 to install If yes go to step 2 STEP2 Check if Internet Explorer 8 has been installed If not click Install Internet Explorer 8 to install If yes go to step 3 STEPS Click Install Google Earth Plugin For DJI to install Google Earth STEP4 Click Install GS Radio USB Driver to install driver STEP5 Click Install DJI Ground Station to install GS STEP6 Click Exit to finish installation 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 8 Start Software ef GROUNDS wel eNNOVATIONS COM internet Checking 11 Daijiane Innovations All Rights Reservad Start Window 1 Start the Application of GS Network Detection if the Network connection fails it will go offline mode automatically You also can go into offline mode by clicking the OFFLINE MODE button 2 Connect to Main Controller e Click button on the upper right corner to connect to DJI autopilot main controller If errors are showed i
25. is feature allows DJI autopilot to operate your external devices automatically during basic aircraft waypoint mission GP Servo Action Setting STEP1 Click ToolBox gt GP Servo Action Config to open the General Purpose Servo Action Config windows STEP2 Click the box Action Mode OnOffi to enable the GP Servo Action function STEPS For ACE the GP Servo uses the output channel F4 in the MC for WKM the GP Servo uses the output channel F1 in the MC Notices The servo position value is from 1000 to 1000 the Stay Time is in second The software aims to let you program four different servo positions use servo for example Initial servo position and three specific servo working positions Timing of each servo transition in one GP Servo Action cycle The repeat time of a GP Servo Action assignment on a particular assigned way point Time gap between each GP Servo Action assignments Please assign a default position for servo in natural status and others 3 positions as well as the time to stay in such positions for servo to work as assigned After all settings click to save the settings then click you review the GP Servo Action as we explained in One GP Servo Action Cycle One GP Servo Action Cycle Servo Action Config Initial Position Ju General Purpose Iv he ti on Mode 0 NEF A ti B e S L d N p 3P e Tu ction egin S g ActionDone Natur al Servo Po si ti orn 500 STEP1 STEP2 STEP3 Servo Position S
26. le Waypoint User Skip The NNN ENEE ENNEN 24 AA MV AV DOIN MOG EE 24 P RONEMIBSION SeN E 27 AIS Opload We leet Ge EE 31 E PAGS Geer 31 IVE SWitch 10 AUIODIIOL ee 31 RRE 32 4 2 Auto Takeoff and EAN GING EE 33 Avs FiChanmel COMMONCE EE 34 4 4 General Purpose Servo Action GP Servo Action ccccecseeeeeeceeeeeeeseeeeeeeaeeeeesaeeeeeenseeeeeas 35 4 5 Six Pre Programmed Route Templates nent 37 O PAOD OrA e TOON NEEN 38 PUD CED sree sete setae tac ee e at i e a aa are e 39 List or Ground Station eier d E 39 pie 7b 9 eis aro e EE 40 BAINE RR Mee le ile E 43 Wireless Datalink REI edd 44 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 5 Matters Need Attention 1 o e Np 10 11 12 13 14 The ability of penetrating of radio signal from 2 4GHz wireless data link is weak please make sure the antenna of it is always visible to the ground end during the flight Human body trees buildings or hills will stop the communication between air end and ground end You d better put the ground end at high place This can guarantee a good communication range Make sure the antenna head of air end is erect down and the antenna head of ground end is erect up Make sure there is no obstacle between antennas otherwise the communication range will be reduced Ground end Link Alarm red light on is distance alarm red light off is safe When itis on
27. link ground end to you laptop One end of the USB cable has two heads make sure the communication interface is plugged into LK24 your laptop If the power supply is insufficient using one USB port Any spare CAN 8 d rt on DJI then plug the power interface Into the laptop also a ae Sutopiloteveten gt 900MHz DATA LINK LK900 N ciji 900MHz DATA LINK LK900 N chji ciji L Communication Interface EE e SC spare c AN dn Dn autopilot system port on DJI autopilot system Ah Air End 900MHz wireless data link air end has two CAN ports When you use it with ACE autopilot system and low voltage servo you should connect one CAN port to sparE CAN port on autopilot system and connect another one to a battery whose output voltage is in the range of wireless data link air end working voltage Power Interface 2 4GHz wireless data link air end has only one CAN port Usually connecting one CAN port on air end to any spare CAN port on DJI autopilot system is enough Ground y 3 i WKM user should use it with PMU High voltage servos amp FBL systems can drain the flight battery fast Please make sure your flight pack is sufficient for the flight time intended Make sure the antenna head of Wireless data link air end is erect down then you can have the largest range 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved Ground Station Software Install Software Operat
28. lnctnd memenniet Route Start_to_End StartWayPoint 0 VerticalSpeedLimt 1 5 O Set Mission properties SetAIWPSAIt ___SetAlWPsSpeed O MissionTimeLmt Mission time limit If the aircraft flying time exceeds this value it will automatically go home gt 60 sec SAVE OPEN e m CANCEL UPLOAD GO OOOO o 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 24 Instructions 1 2 3 gt 4 5 6 10 11 12 Vvv A to print info Such as upload success upload failed Waypoint lisi You can click icon H before to show all waypoints in the table You will see if 14 selected Mission properties Mssionfimel mt If the flight time exceeds the value gt 60sec it will go home automatically e Route The mission execution mode selection includes both modes of and Continuous kel StartWayPoint Define the first way point that the aircraft goes to after clicking GO Select the proper way point index number listed e VerticalSpeedLimit Vertical speed for up or down direction unit is m s Set Mission properties SetAlIWPsAIt Set altitude of all waypoints SetAllWPsSpeed Set speed of all waypoints SetAllWPsTurnMode Set turn mode of all waypoints StopAndTurn and None SetAllAction Setup the parameters of a set of repeat actions Description of selected item Altitude change 10m or 1m per click Add new way point by click and then on the ma
29. n and the throttle servo working range If Auto Takeoff fails you may take off the aircraft and then land manually in autopilot mode then wait until throttle cut off automatically or reboot the autopilot system to initialize the controller Action Usage Faults If there is no output change on F4 channel when click on the in the window after connect to main controller Solution el Please ensure the receiver has been connected Please ensure it is under the Autopilot Mode or Waypoint Mode 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 41 E The action will not be valid unless the value of hold time is more than one second When Wireless Data Link Doesn t Work f your Ground Station cannot be connected with the main controller please check the following issues Solution Make sure radio driver have been installed If the Antenna is broken the communication distance cannot be guaranteed Two Wireless Data Link Terminals had been placed too close The valid communication distance between 2 4GHz wireless data links should be longer than 1 5 meters the valid communication distance between 900MHz wireless data links should be longer than 5 meters 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 42 Data link LED Introduction Function Ground End LINK ALARM Distance Alarm LINK ALARM Network Light pata POWER Power Light DaTa PowER Data Light Air End Link Data Light Power Power L
30. n is ready to be executed after synchronized successfully Example of Mission Review table under 3 waypoints mission Waypoint Latitude Longtitude Altitude Speed ue Altiditt Action Mode Module 0 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 4 StopAndTurn NULL 1 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 6 StopAndTurn In meter 2 XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX 15 StopAndTurn In second Number Altidiff is the current relative height from waypoint s to aircraft Number Take Off Point is the relative height from waypoint s to take off location Example shows a possible error at waypoint 0 altidiff 10 m in RED Because the waypoint is 10 meters below ground Take Off Point Ground Tips After synchronization if mission is re edited you should re do the synchronization lll Take off Aircraft After finishing all the above steps take off the aircraft in one of three takeoff modes If you want to use Auto Takeoff and Landing function please skip the step III and go to Step IV directly You can take off your aircraft in Manual Model please hover it at a suitable height IV Switch to Autopilot Mode Switch to any autopilot mode on your TX Ground station is able to control the aircraft only after switching to autopilot mode Notices Making sure sufficient GSP satellite signal is acquired Tips Refer to DJI Autopilot System User Manual for Manual Atti GPS Atti GPS Cruise switching of your autopilot system and also the Manual of your R C Transmitter Tx
31. o End 3 StartWayPoint Make a selection from the drop down box after StartWayPoint from the existing way point indexes Setting for start waypoint from the existing waypoint indexes Default start waypoint is 0 4 VerticalSpeedLimitSetting This Speed limit is the absolute velocity of aircraft in vertical direction up or down Unit in m s The default Type in the precise speed in the box after vertical speed limit is 1 5m s and the maximum speed VerticalSpeedLimit allowed is 5 0m s 5 Set Mission properties The properties setting above once set then all SetAllWPsAIt the destinations will change and be the same if SetAllWPsSpeed a single waypoint s properties are set kel SetAllWPsTurnMode individually then the corresponding waypoint SetAllAction properties will change Examples for Way Point turning mode Shown as figure A1 A2 as following 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 29 Examples for Mission Way Point properties setting B1 B2 Selection for the state of Route and StartWayPoint Way point 1 Stop and Turn Way point 1 Bank_Turn Bank_Turn The aircraft will keen the speed when turning so it will deviate I from its route Adaptive_Bank_Turn The aircraft will slow down so as to follow the route Mission properties nial wg Position Mission properties Position sae s Route gi LC Continuous d ee H r StartWayPoint 1 7 U
32. ol channels are necessary otherwise the joystick function will not work properly Use USB connection 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 20 Connection Joystick gt Choose Joystick Refer to the user manual of the specific controller Joystick you choose and ensure the USB cable is properly connected Notices Please ENSURE the Joystick is properly connected physically do not disconnect the joystick connection when Joystick Mode is activated Calibration Joystick gt Calibration Steps Joystick Type1 gt Channel Mapping 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved Type Place all trim levers for physical fine turning in their neutral or centered position Click Next Center all the sticks Click to continue Move all sticks through their motion range completely several times When completed click Finish Type2 For Type 2 controller might not have these physical fine turning levers Click Next Center all stick including throttle stick Click Next to continue Move the sticks through their 3D motion range completely several times including pitch When completed click Finish 91 Joysticki gt Channel Mapping Each control channel can be reversed and mapped to one of the control functions listed in corresponding drop down boxes Fig These control function are Roll Elevator Yaw amp Collective Pi
33. p Or on the map with Ctrl Click to delete the selected points lest Click the button to delete running mission or editing mission on the map and the mission all edited waypoints Upload the mission to Main Controller Click Go to execute assigned mission including Auto Take off as assigned Show Waypoint properties Any item in selected is writeable Assigned Mission is read only amp Longitude Units are in degree Altitude Unit is in meters TurnModel Set the turn mode individually Forward_Flight_Speed Velocity from previous point to current point is limited to lt 25 m s 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 25 gt gt HeadingDegree Heading degree facing this way point unit in degree Hold me The time to stay at this waypoint unit in second 13 Waypoint Action properties gt gt gt Period Unit second Setting the time period of the action RepeatTime Setting the repeat time of the action assigned StartDelay Unit second Setting when to activate assigned servo actions if the flight arrives this way point RepeatDistance Unit meter Setting the repeat action in distance 15 Set the editor box transparent 16 Set the editor box size 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 26 l Flight Mission Setting STEP1 Click to open the mission editor see fig ee STEP2 Click New to edit a new mission emm Frona STEP3 A
34. rding to the camera STEP5 Fill in the Fly Height and as you like and represent the overlap percentage across the sensor height and width STEP6 Fill in the flight horizontal and vertical speed in and separately STEP7 Choose between and Stop and Turn STEP8 Click to choose an area reference to section 4 5 to change the area STEP9 Click to preview the mission plan shown as Fig STEP10 If everything is OK click to generate all waypoints Now you will have a flight mission generated automatically in the Editor shown as Fig Tips You can edit any waypoint in the Editor after generate all waypoints 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 38 Appendix List of Ground Station Shortcut Keys Operation View Mode carrey Ka 4 a A A Let Key d Mouse Roll Up Ctrl Mouse Roll Down Shift Mouse Roll Up ShifttMouse Roll Down Double click Left Key or Mouse Roll Up Double click Right Key or Mouse Roll Down Joystick Keyboard Mode Ctrl Right Key Keyboard Mode Dia WP h kH Keyboard Mode Blank Left Keyl Waypoint Ctr Left Key Left click waypoint then Mouse Roll Up or Mouse Roll Down Left click waypoint then f or Left click waypoint then then Shift P 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved Function Up Down Left Right to move the map Up Down Left Right to move the map Up Down Left Right to rotate the map Left Right to rotate t
35. rpose of aircraft operation BVR Beyond Visual Range flying in applications such as surveillance aerial photography etc Working with DJI autopilot system DJI Ground Station not only ensures stable performance and safety of the aircraft easy operation for the pilot but also allows the aircraft to fly along the flight path set before or modified during the flight mission in the Ground Station software autonomously This manual covers both Single Waypoint and Ground Station products Read this manual according to your product package E g if you have WKM Single Waypoint then you do not need to read section 4 4 Please refer to DJI autopilot manual for semi auto takeoff and landing 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 2 Production ACE WKM View Joystick 2 Product packages Single Waypoint Ground Station Single Waypoint 5 Waypoints Ground Station Mode Keyboard Mode SS EE RER EI SE E EE Real time Flight Monitoring Ka Flight Simulation One Key Takeoff WKM Kal Joystick Keyboard Mode One Key Go Home Click Go Mode Waypoints Editing 200 Waypoints 5 Waypoints 50 Waypoints Automatic Takeoff amp Landing F Channel Controller General Purpose Servo Action e Six Route Templates No photogrammetry Tool Photogrammetry Tool Ka 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 3 In Box Wireless Data link Ground End x1 It
36. t means there may be some problem on connection please check CONNECT COMA 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 9 Application Control Mode Switch W 5 Mode Mode e Click Go Waypoint Mode Mode D eb s D gt oO wn Cc ab Dn CC UD amp GPS Cruise Mode Manual Mode ei O l l _ E o E o J oO Dd O v O o 1 0 1 o E z 2 x D Fr x x lt Atti Mode e Tx Signal Tx Signal To Lost Resume 25 x D oC vy HOVERING MODE Tx Signal Lost time gt 10s gr AUTOMATIC GO HOME 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 10 e 6 Ju du Sound Btation4 o ToolBox Sys_set Language s Help Katz Real Mode 23 nto locatic FLY TRACE E PATHEXTRUDE Ki MAP DETAILS A instrument BOARD EDITOR CONTINUE PAUSE CONNECT ERAT LONE TILANCIA ALTI 0000 0 M OneKey Takei D i Home Point LONG von ALTI 0000 0 M 19 GUI Instruction 1 Joystick gt Stick Choose your input equipment gt Choose Calibration Joystick calibration gt Channel Mapping Joystick channel mapping 2 ToolBox gt Click Go Model A real time single waypoint function gt F_ChannelController Customize F channels function of Main Controller gt Relative Coordinates Editor Add a new waypoint relative to current waypoint gt Route Template Route library gt Action Config General purpose servo action configuration gt Photogrammetry Tool Photogrammetry toolbox 3
37. tation are powered on Make sure the transmitter and the receiver are matched do not change the setup of switches on the radio station Close the Assistant Software to avoid the port confliction Instrument Board Failure The Ground Station launching failure when you click to open the instrument board the reason is that your computer can t support the OpenGL Solution You may choose the Style2 shown in Fig in System Setting gt Options before you open the instrument board 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 40 8 g ojojolo _ 7 meter Fig Fig Ground Station Software Crash gt Ground Station Software Crash will not affect the aircraft under mission execution The aircraft will keep going on the flight mission edited even the Ground Station Software crash The Ground Station Software can be launched again but loss of the following information will happen value and Way points Solution Click on the button to retrieve the previously set way points from the DJI Autopilot main controller NEW A NEW MISSI OPEN FROM AN EXI DOWNLOAD FROM MAIN Launch Flight Failure gt Aircraft doesn t execute mission after click on GO Solution If aircraft is in the air please ensure it is in Autopilot Mode and there is no need to set center position If aircraft is on the ground and does not takeoff please use Assistant Software to setup the center positio
38. tay Time sec Position Position Position Action Step 1 1000 Action Step 2 Action Step 3 GP Servo Action during flight mission Way point 1GP Servo Way point 2 GP Servo 06 40 Period 5s Period 0 2 Repeat Time S 5 Repeat Time 0 Start Delay S 5s Start Delay 0 Repeat Distance 0 Repeat Distance 40 Set Trigger 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 35 Way point Action Editing Find and set the waypoint action properties according to the following procedures STEP1 Click the Mission Status will show Editing Mission label upon the Mission Editor STEP2 Edit flight mission STEP3 Select the waypoint either in 3D Map or in the menu and get Eton shown as Fio STEP4 Give the proper parameters explained in Editor Period RepeatTime StartDelay and RepeatDistancel Set and zero to disable the GP Servo Action Tips Use properties to setup the sequence interval For example 0 means action property is applied to no waypoint 1 means action property is applied to every waypoint 2 means action property is applied to every two waypoints 3 means action property is applied to every three waypoints etc 0 2 Way point action i Set Period 1 Period o Sequence interval D RepeatTime 13 StartDelay 0 RepeatTime o Sequence interval o RepeatDistance 55 StartDelay p Sequence interval o Period Unit second Setting the period of the action RepeatDistance D Sequence interval
39. tch they represent the cyclic and rudder control of your aircraft use helicopter for example shown in the figures below Fig Where the represents positive channel value represents negative channel value Push your joystick and the channel value feedback will tell whether it matches with suggested joystick control direction or your own settings and then make your adjustments For Type 1 controller please refer to the controller s manual Ji Channel Mapping Channel Fig Elevator Collective Pitch Roll Elevator Collective Yaw Pitch Elevator Fig 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved 22 3 Click Go Mode Click Go Model is a real time single waypoint flight mode Under this mode you can send a waypoint to your aircraft immediately STEP1 Please ensure GPS signal is good enough the aircraft is already flying in air and the control mode is Autopilot Mode ACE is GPS Atti or GPS Cruise Model WKM is GPS Atti Mode STEP2 Click ToolBox gt Click Go Mode to open the window as the figure shows STEP3 Click Enter Click Go Mode Now the aircraft will go into hovering station STEP4 Input the waypoint Altitude and aircraft Speed STEP5 Hold the on the keyboard move the mouse in the 3D map left click to set the waypoint Then the aircraft will fly toward this waypoint immediately You can also set a new waypoint during the flight STEP6
40. urn In second gt Mission Properties Editing 2012 DJI Innovations All Rights Reserved Edit the altitude of each waypoint by clicking ne BEEE Type in the precise altitude in the box Make a selection from the drop down box after urnMode for mission execution mode Type in the precise Forward Flight in the box Input the degree value in the item Right click waypoint and hold on then move wheel or presstf to change head degree Type in the time to stay in a waypoint after the in the box 28 Click Editing Mission and the Mission properties figure shown as following Please set MissionTimeLmt selection StartWayPoint lerticalSpeedLimit and Set Mission properties and press to confirm 1 O Mission properties MissionTimeLmt 65535 Route Start_to_End StartWayP oint 0 VerticalSpeedLimit 1 5 O Set Mission properties SetAlMWPsAIt SetAlWPsSpeed SetAlWPsTurnMode None SetAllAction 1 MissionTimeLmt If the aircrafts flying time exceeds the value it will go Type in precise time in the box after MissionTimeLmt home automatically Default value is 65535sec Min value is 60sec Max value is 65535sec 2 Route Selection route modes or Continuous Giant Io End execute once from start point to end Make a selection from the drop down box point Continuous repeat from start point to end point after for mission execution mode Default setting is Bart j

manual

Contents

Download Pdf Manuals

Related Search

Related Contents