dji Datalink Pro User manual

Disclaimer
Thank you for purchasing the Datalink Pro 󰇛hereinafter referred to as product󰇜. Read this disclaimer
carefullybeforeusingthisproduct.Byusingthisproduct,you hereby agreetothis disclaimerand signify
thatyouhavereaditfully.PleaseinstallandusethisproductinstrictaccordancewiththeUserManual.SZ
DJITechnologyCo.,Ltd.anditsaffiliatedcompaniesassumenoliabilityfordamage󰇛s󰇜orinjuriesincurred
directlyorindirectlyfromusing,installingorrefittingthisproductimproperly,includingbutnotlimitedto
usingnon‐designatedaccessories. 
DJI is the registered trademark of SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. 󰇛abbreviated as DJI󰇜. 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withallrightsreserved.Nopartofthisproduct
ormanualshallbereproducedinanyformwithoutthepriorwrittenconsentoforauthorizationfromDJI. 
Thisdisclaimerisproducedinvariouslanguages.Intheeventof variance among different versions, the
ChineseversionshallprevailwhentheproductinquestionispurchasedinMainlandChina,andtheEnglish
versionshallprevailwhentheproductinquestionispurchasedinanyotherregion.

Warnings
. OnlyusetheDatalinkProinthecorrespondingfrequencybandandinaccordancewithlocallawsand
regulations.
. Ensureallmodulesareconnectedandtheparametersareset correctlyinDJI Assistant whenusing
theDatalinkProforthefirsttime.
. DONOTbendorfoldtheantennasexcessively.
. EnsuretheantennasforboththemobilestationandtheBaseStationareunobstructedwhenused.
. OnlyusetheDatalinkProinanopenenvironmentfreefromradiointerference.
. OnlypairtheDatalinkProBaseStationwithamobilestationinthesamefrequencyband.Notethatthe
MDatalinkProandMDatalinkProarenotcompatible.
. Whenupgradingthe firmware, togglethe‐positionswitchtothe COMBO_SWposition,connectthe
moduletothePC,andthenrunDJIAssistant.
. Toavoidinterference,DONOTuseatwo‐waytransceiverorwalkie‐talkieoperatingneartheMHz
bandwhenoperatingtheMDatalinkPro. 
. OnlyusegenuineDJIpartsorpartscertifiedbyDJI.Unauthorizedpartsorpartsfromnon‐DJI‐certified
manufacturersmaycausesystemmalfunctionsandcompromisesafety.
. EnsuretheDatalinkProanditscomponentsarefreefromcontamination󰇛e.g.water,oil,soilandsand󰇜.



Contents
Disclaimer.....................................................................................................................................................................................................
Warnings.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
About...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
PartDescription*......................................................................................................................................................................................
InstallationandConnection..................................................................................................................................................................
Usage...............................................................................................................................................................................................................
LinkingProcedures.........................................................................................................................................................................
ConfiguringParametersUsingtheDJIAssistant.............................................................................................................
UsingtheDJIGroundStation......................................................................................................................................................
WorkingStatusLED........................................................................................................................................................................
Appendix.......................................................................................................................................................................................................
Specifications.....................................................................................................................................................................................
ComplianceInformation.........................................................................................................................................................................
FCCComplianceNotice..................................................................................................................................................................
RFExposureInformation.............................................................................................................................................................
ICRSSWarning................................................................................................................................................................................
KCCWarningMessage..................................................................................................................................................................
NCCWarningMessage.................................................................................................................................................................
EUComplianceStatement..........................................................................................................................................................



About
The Datalink Pro is used for wireless data transmission, including communication between the Mobile
StationandBaseStation.ThereareMandMversionstomeettherequirementsofdifferentregions.
The multi‐functional bidirectional transmission link is perfect for the DJI A flight control system, D‐RTK
andGroundStation.UsefrequencybandsofnearMHzandMHztoavoidradiointerferencewiththe
DJILightbridgeandremotecontroller.Supportformultipleinterfaces,such asUSB, CANand UART,offers
additionalconnectivity.

PartDescription*
BaseStation 
. AntennaInterface
. WorkingStatusIndicator
. LinkingButton
. MicroUSB 
. ‐pinPort
A. CANportwithbaudrateofMbps.
A:Power󰇛DCVinput󰇜 
A:GND
A:CAN‐H
A:CAN‐L

B. UA
R
Tport withbaudrateupto
bps,workinginTTLlevellogicof.–.V
󰇛compatiblewithV,butnotrecommended
toworkatVlongterm󰇜.
B:Power󰇛DCVinput󰇜
B:GND
B:UART‐RX 
B:UART‐TX
. ‐positionSwitch 
C：UART_SW 
C：CAN_SW 
CUSB_SW 
CCOMBO_SW
MobileStation

. AntennaInterface
. Linking Button
. MicroUSB 
. ‐pinPort󰇛Definitionisthesameasthe
Base
Station
󰇜
. ‐positionSwitch󰇛Definitionisthesameasthe
BaseStation 󰇜
. WorkingStatusIndicator
BaseStation Antenna*


MAntenna

MAntenna

MobileStation Antenna *
MAntenna󰇛pcsforstandby󰇜 M Antenna󰇛pcsforstandby󰇜
Accessories

‐pinCablex MicroUSB Cablex

Double‐sidedtape

*TheMandMDatalinkProusedifferentantennasbuthavethesamefunctions.

InstallationandConnection
The following uses the M Datalink Pro, DJI Matrice , D‐RTK and DJI Intelligent Flight Battery to
illustrateatypicalinstallationandconnection.
. AttachtheBaseStationantennaandinstallitontheD‐RTKGroundSystem’sbaseboardwithascrew
󰇛includedwiththeD‐RTKproduct󰇜.ThenconnecttheBaseStationandtheD‐RTKGroundSystemvia
an‐pincable.
. Install the Mobile Station to the DJI Matrice  with double‐sided tape. Attach the antennas to the
MobileStationandfixthemtothelandinggearswithtwoclips.ThenconnecttheMobileStationand
theD‐RTKAirSystemviaan‐pincable.


Notes:
. Besuretotogglethe‐positionswitchtotheUART_SWpositionif usingthe D‐RTK, otherwise the
D‐RTKmayfailtoreceivedatafromtheDatalinkPro.
. RefertotheD‐RTKQuickStartGuidefordetailsifusingtheD‐RTK.

Usage
UsetheDatalinkProinanopenenvironmentfreefromradiointerference.

LinkingProcedures
BaseStationandMobileStationarelinkedbeforeleavingthefactory. 
Notethatfrequencylinkingisrequiredifanydeviceischangedoradded. 
. EnabletheD‐RTKGroundSystem’sbatterytopowerontheDatalinkProBaseStation.
. HoldtheBaseStation’sLinkingButtonforaboutsecondstoenterthelinkingmodewiththeWorking
StatusLEDblinksredandgreenalternatively.
. EnabletheD‐RTKGroundSystem’sbatterytopowerontheDatalinkProMobileStation.
. HoldtheMobileStation’sLinkingButtonforaboutsecondsandwaitforlinking.
. TheBaseStationandMobileStationwillconnectwitheachotherifsuccessfullylinked.
. Followprocedures–tolinkotherMobileStationstosetupasingle‐to‐multiplesystem.



ConfiguringParametersUsingtheDJIAssistant
DJIAssistantshouldbeusedtoupgradetheDatalinkPro.FullDuplexModeandBroadcastModecanbe
switchedinDJIAssistant
. DownloadDJIAssistantfromwww.dji.comandinstallitonyourcomputer.
. Togglethe‐positionswitchtotheCOMBO_SWposition,connecttheBaseStationtothecomputer
withDJIAssistantlaunched,andthenconfigureparametersaccordingtothemessageprompts.

. ConfiguretheMobileStationinthesameway.IfmultipleMobileStationsareused,youmustconfigure
eachMobileStationonebyone.
Notes:
PowercycletheDatalinkPro,FlightControlSystemandD‐RTKafterupgrading.
SupportsWindows󰇛orlater󰇜orMacOSX.󰇛orlater󰇜. 

UsingtheDJIGroundStation
EnsuretheAFlightControlSystem,DatalinkProandD‐RTKareconnectedcorrectlybeforepoweringon.
. ConnecttheBaseStationtothePCviaaMicroUSBcable,andthenruntheGroundStation.
. EnabletheD‐RTKGroundSystem’sbatterytopowerontheDatalinkProBaseStationfirst.
. EnabletheD‐RTKGroundSystem’sbatterytopowerontheDatalinkProMobileStation.

Note:
TheDJIGroundStationsupportsuptofiveAirSystemsinFullDuplexMode.The‐positionswitchshouldbe
settotheCOMBO_SWposition.DownloadtheUserManualfromwww.dji.comtolearnmore.
RefertotheDJIGroundStationUserManualfordetailsifusingtheDJIGroundStation.


WorkingStatusLED
LED  Description
BlinkingRed  Parameter error after powering on. If not resolvedbypower

cycling, contactyourdealer.
BlinkingPurple  Connected totheAssistant successfully.
BlinkingYellow  Upgradingorpreparingforupgrade.
QuicklyBlinkingGreenfor
Second
 Currentsystemsettingissaved 󰇛Runmodechangedsuccessfully󰇜,
orconnecteddeviceinformationisclear.
SolidBlue  MobileStation:WorkinginBroadcast Mode.
Base Station: Working in Broadcast Mode and receiving the data
fromMobileStation.
SolidGreen  MobileStation:MobileStation connected correctly inFullDuplex
Mode.
BaseStation:AtleastoneMobileStationconnectedtotheBase
StationinFullDuplex Mode.
SolidRed  Mobile Station: All Mobile Stations are disconnected in both Run
Modes.
Base Station: All Mobile Stations are disconnected in Full Duplex
Mode.
BlinkingRedandGreen
Alternatively
 Linkinginprogress.
BlinkingYellowTwice  ‐positionswitchistoggledsuccessfully.
SolidWhiteforSecond  Deviceisinitializing,onlydisplays whenpoweringon.

Appendix
Specifications
Type DATALINKPROM DATALINKPRO M
Performance
Outdoor/RFLine‐of‐SightRange Approximately m
TransmitPower China:dBm
Taiwan:dBm
SouthKorea:dBm
CE:dBm
FCC:5dBm
Canada:5dBm
Australia:5dBm
Japan:dBm
PowerConsumption MobileStation: .W
BaseStation: .W
MobileStation: .W
BaseStation: .W
Features
FrequencyBand󰇛MHz󰇜 China:‐
Taiwan:.‐.
SouthKorea:
.‐.

CE: .
FCC: 2‐8
Canada:2‐8
Australia:5‐8
Japan: .‐.
SerialDataRate Max.bps
AntennaOptions Verticallypolarized
SupportedInterfaces USB,UART,CAN
SupportedDJIProducts A,D‐RTK,GroundStation

OperatingTemperature ° to °F󰇛°to°C󰇜
StorageTemperature‐°to °F󰇛‐°to°C󰇜
Humidity%to %,non‐condensing
Dimension󰇛withoutAntenna󰇜BaseStation: mmxmmx .mm
MobileStation: mmx .mmx .mm
W
eight󰇛withoutAntenna󰇜 BaseStation: g
MobileStation: g
PowerSupply
VoltageBaseStation: DCV
MobileStation: DCV
Max.Current󰇛Transmitting
Signal󰇜
mA mA
Max.Current󰇛ReceivingSignal󰇜 mA

ComplianceInformation
FCCComplianceNotice
ThisdevicecomplieswithPartoftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:󰇛󰇜
Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and󰇛󰇜Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,
includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidthe
user’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.

ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuantto
partoftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferenceto
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interferencewillnotoccurinaparticular
installation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbe
determinedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferenceby
oneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:

—Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
—Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
—Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
—Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

RFExposureInformation

ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.In
ordertoavoidthepossibilityofexceedingtheFCCradiofrequencyexposurelimits,humanproximitytothe

ante
n

ICR
S
This
follo
w
inte
r
Lep
lice
n
L'ex
p
󰇛󰇜l
󰇛󰇜
l
susc
e

ICR
a
This
This
This
bod
y
Any
the
u

KCC
W

해
없
습
해

NCC
低
第
十

率
第
十
擾
時
或
工


EUC
SZ
D
req
u
Aco
p

n
nashallnot
b
S
SWarning 
device comp
l
w
ingtwocon
d
r
ference,inclu
d
résent appare
n
ce. 
p
loitationest
a
'appareilned
o
l
'utilisateur d
e
e
ptibled'enc
o
a
diationExpo
s
equipmentc
o
transmitter
m
equipmentsh
y
.
Changesor
m
u
ser’sauthorit
y
W
arningMess
a
해
당무선설비
는
습
니다. 
당무선설비
는
WarningMess
率電波輻射
性
十
二條經型式
認
率
或變更原設
計
十
四條低率
射
時
方得繼續使
用
工
業󵼾科學及
醫
omplianceSta
t
D
JI TECHNOL
O
u
irementsand
o
p
yoftheEUD
e
b
elessthan
l
ies with Indu
d
itions:󰇛󰇜 t
h
d
inginterferen
ilestconfor
m
a
utoriséeaux
d
o
itpasprodui
r
e
l'appareildo
o
mpromettrel
e
s
ureStatemen
t
o
mplieswith I
m
ustnotbeco‐
l
ouldbeinstal
l
m
odificationsn
y
tooperatet
h
a
ge
는
운용중
는
운용중
전
age
性
電機管理辦
法
認
證合格之低

計
之特性及
能
射
頻電機之使
用
用
󵼿前項合法
通
醫
療用電波輻
射
t
ement
O
GY CO., LTD
o
therrelevan
t
e
clarationof
C
cmduringno
r
stry Canada l
i
h
isdevicema
y
cethatmayc
a
m
eaux CNRd'
I
d
euxcondition
r
edebrouillag
it accepter to
u
e
fonctionnem
t
: 
CRF radiatio
n
l
ocatedorope
l
edandopera
t
ot expressly
a
h
eequipment.
전파혼신가
전
파혼신가능
성
法


率射頻電機
能
󵼿
用
不得影響飛
航
通
信，指依電
信
射
性電機設備
之
. hereby decl
t
provisionsof
C
onformityisa
v
r
maloperatio
n
i
cence‐exemp
t
y
notcausein
t
a
useundesire
d
I
ndustrieCan
a
ssuivantes:
e,et 
u
t brouillage
r
ent.
n
exposureli
m
ratinginconj
u
t
edwithmini
m
a
pproved byt
h
능성이있으
므
성
이있음
，非經許可，
公
航
安全及干擾
合
信
法規定作業
之
之
干擾󵼿
ares that thi
s
theR&TTEDi
r
v
ailableonlin
e
n
.
t
 RSS standar
d
t
erference,an
d
d
operationof
t
a
daapplicable
s
r
adioélectriqu
m
its set forth
f
u
nctionwitha
n
m
umdistance

h
eparty resp
o
므
로인명안
전
公
󵼾商號或
使
合
法通信經
發
之
無線電通信󵼿
s
 device is i
n
r
ective.
e
atwww.dji.c
o
d
󰇛s󰇜.Operati
o
d
󰇛󰇜thisdevi
t
hedevice. 
s
auxapparei
l
e subi, même
f
or an uncont
r
n
yotheranten

cmbetwee
n
o
nsibleforco
m
전
과관련된
使
用者均不得
擅
發
現有干擾現
象
低率射頻
電
n
compliance
o
m/euro‐com
p
o
n is subject
t
cemust acce
p
l
sradio exem
p
si le brouilla
g
r
olledenviron
naortransmi
t
n
theradiator
&
m
pliancecoul
d
서비스는
할
擅
自變更頻率󵼾
象
時，應改善
至
電
機須忍受合
法
with the ess
p
liance
t
o the
p
tany
p
tsde
g
e est
ment.
t
ter.
&
your
d
void
할
수
大
至
無干
法
通信
ential