Airpixel AIR Commander Entire User manual

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Before using this product, carefully read all product documentation and retain it for future reference.

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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). WiFi control will be lost during
USB connection (after takeoff and after landing). Entire will re-establish WiFi connection back
once USB will be disconnected.
-Photo triggering available via MavLink bus for the Pixhawk drones, or via PWM for DJI drones.
-IR commands are also available for cameras with IR port (whole Sony A7 series)
oISO, Exposure correction, MENU (and navigation), Photo review, Zoom, Video start/stop
-No matter if Direct(EXIF) or SD Card mode is selected, text backup version is copied to SD
card of the Entire (if inserted). file is also copied to
SD card of the Camera.
configuration (CONTROL - .
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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. Missing photo will cause overrun and wrong information on all next photos. We have two
options for the user.
-mode - suggested option. Additional bracket is used to sense the photo trigger
from the Flash connector on the camera body. Extremely accurate in time precision and also
avoids missed captures.
-mode - less accurate option, which actually does not sense if the real
capture has happen. 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.
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Wired GeoTagging connection - DJI
For the GeoTagging mode the AIR Commander Entire must be connected to the Camera via Sony
Multiport Cable (this is frequently mismatched, please check photos at the end of the manual), and also must be
connected to the DJI Flight Controller API connector. Cable set for API connection is available at the
Shop. There are few options about triggering of the camera during mission.
a) Using DJI Remote (RSS) (suggested) in this option you MUST use the HotShoe sensor and you can skip lines
marked *.
b) Using the Entire internal functions of timed triggering or distance trigger functions (also suggested). You can skip
lines marked *.
c) Using F port triggering. In this mode you have to follow all lines of bottom process.
-Step 1(DJI) - Wiring
oRemove the top plastic cover of DJI M600 Center Frame
o*Connect SBUS cable to the F3 port of your A3/N3
oConnect API cable to the API connector of your A3/N3
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-Step 1 (PixHawk) Wiring
oConnect the PixHawk cable to the Cube Telem 1 or 2
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-Step 1a Wiring
oThread the cables down through the body of the drone
-Step 2 (DJI) Wiring
oSBUS 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.
oDATA port of the Extension BOX needs to be connected by UNI cable to
the Entire
-Step 2 (PixHawk) Wiring
oAt PixHawk you have two options depending on used flight stack
(ArduCopter/PX4).
oFor ArduCopter you need to connect the only the Telem1 or Telem2 to
the Extension BOX. Triggering and camera control can be done via
MavLink or HereLink buttons (Solex app).
oFor PX4 flight stack camera trigger needs to be done via PWM from
flight controller. Use SBUS/PWM Cable for connection to PixHawk.
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-Step 3 - Wiring
oUNI 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.
oBecause 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.
oJoining units also does a safety guard to avoid wire interruption.
-Step 4 Extension BOX
oRemember to configure PORT A, B or C (depending on your
selection) in the Entire
oOnce Extension BOX is properly connected and configured in the
Entire, STATUS LED of the Extension BOX will start blinking GREEN
and Entire overview page will show selected port highlighted as
-Step 5 HotShoe sync (optional)
oInsert HotShoe connector into HotShoe of your Camera
oConnect HotShoe cable to EXT port of the Entire
oRed wire from the cable connect to the pin of HotShoe connector.
oIR LED should be mounted at the Camera IR sensor. If not necessary, you can
disconnect pins of the LED from the EXT connector and use single red wire only.
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-Step 6 (DJI) Configure SDK
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oConnect the drone via USB to DJI Assistant
oSelect A3 / N3 unit
o
oConfigure Baud rate 230400 (default)
oAttitude Quaternions 100Hz
oPosition 100Hz
oRTK 100Hz (If RTK is used)
oGimbal Data 100Hz
oFlight Status 100Hz
o
oClick to Enable API if not enabled
-Step 6 (PixHawk) Configure Telem port
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oConfigure proper Telemetry port to the budrate of
115200bps
oConfigure proper Telemetry port to the MavLink1 protocol
oSee page 11 for optional (suggested) configuration
(GeoTagging conenction Pixhawk)
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-Step 7 (DJI) - *Assign F port for Shutter
o*
o*Switch
o*Select port F3 as Shutter
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-Step 8 (DJI) *Configure Shutter*
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o*
o*Configure
Shutter Trigger PWM to 1900
Shutter Default PWM to 1000
Shutter PWM frequency 50Hz
Shutter PWM Active 400ms
o*PWM signal connection is suggested to
UNI-1 port of the Extension BOX
*for DJI M300 PWM triggering is not available
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-Step 9 - Check the connection
o
oOpen configuration page
oOpen MENU -> Miscellaneous
oFrom the
oIn the popup you should get similar data if the
GPS / RTK has enough signal.
oData preview popup is real-time and should
change as drone / gimbal moves.
-Step 10 Configure Entire
oSwitch UNI-2/3 or 4 to DJI mode (depending on
your selection of DJI API connection)
o*Switch UNI-1 to PWM mode
o*Open Menu SBUS mapping
o*
o*Assign Cannel to #1 (channel one is PWM
input)
o*Configure trigger to upper half of the range
o*White arrow will move slightly. When shutter
button on DJI Transmitter is pressed, white arrow
should move into blue part of slider and the
Entire should now trigger photo.