GeoCue TrueView 435 Installation manual

TrueView 435 Hardware User Guide
10/26/2021
GeoCue Group, Inc
10/26/2021
Version 1.0.2
Updated for Firmware Version 3.0.7.1

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Contents
About GeoCue Group, Inc. ......................................................................................................................4
About TrueView® 435 ............................................................................................................................. 5
A TrueView Cycle.................................................................................................................................... 5
TrueView Hardware Integration Kit (M600) ............................................................................................6
Installing the Top Plate and Controller Box .........................................................................................6
Installing the Ronin Mount ................................................................................................................ 10
TrueView Hardware Integration Kit (M300) ................................................................................ 12
Installing the Controller Plate, Antenna Mast Base .............................................................. 12
Installing M300 TrueView Mounting Bracket..................................................................................... 14
TrueView 3DIS Installation.....................................................................................................................17
TrueView Battery.................................................................................................................................. 21
TrueView Data Storage Devices............................................................................................................22
UMS..................................................................................................................................................22
Camera SD Cards .............................................................................................................................. 22
System Configuration File (SCF)........................................................................................................22
Core Configuration File (CCF)............................................................................................................ 23
CCFSection6 –POS ....................................................................................................................... 23
CCFSection8 –Camera..................................................................................................................24
CCFSection11 –Configuration Laser.............................................................................................. 25
CCFSection15 –Battery.................................................................................................................26
CCFSection16 - Cycle .................................................................................................................... 27
CCFSection17 –Storage Auto Delete ............................................................................................ 28
TrueView 435 Field Operations .............................................................................................................28
1. Base Station ..............................................................................................................................28
2. Pre-Flight ..................................................................................................................................29
3. Disable Obstacle Avoidance ...................................................................................................... 30
4. Center of Gravity (GC) Calibration ............................................................................................. 31
5. Controller Box LEDs .................................................................................................................. 32
6. Heading Alignment Maneuver................................................................................................... 35
7. After Landing ............................................................................................................................ 36

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TrueView EVO ...................................................................................................................................... 37
Logging in To APX15............................................................................................................................. 37
Configure TrueView Wi-fi.................................................................................................................. 37
Log in to APX-15 ............................................................................................................................... 39
Download T04 Files....................................................................................................................... 39
Measuring GNSS Lever Arm Offsets .....................................................................................................40
Z Offset............................................................................................................................................. 41
X Offset.............................................................................................................................................42
Y Offset............................................................................................................................................. 43
TrueView 3DIS/M600 Pro –Mission Checklist .......................................................................................44
Hardware Maintenance......................................................................................................................... 45
Dust Filter ......................................................................................................................................... 45
FAQ ...................................................................................................................................................... 47
Support.................................................................................................................................................48

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About GeoCue Group, Inc.
GeoCue Group was founded in 2003 by a group of engineers with extensive experience in developing
hardware and software solutions for primary remote-sensed data acquisition. Our initial products were
aimed at reducing schedule and cost risk in geospatial production workflows by providing
organizational, productivity and data management tools for base geospatial data production. These
tools have been realized as the GeoCue product family. Today GeoCue workflow management tools are
used by a majority of North American geospatial production shops. In 2005, GeoCue began selling and
supporting Terrasolid tools for kinematic LIDAR data production. This was followed in 2009 by our
acquisition of QCoherent Software LLC, the creator of the point cloud exploitation toolset, LP360.
Today GeoCue is the largest supplier of kinematic LIDAR processing tools in North America and LP360
is the world’s most widely used tool for exploiting point cloud data. In 2014, GeoCue Group started a
division focused on using small Unmanned Aerial Systems for high accuracy mapping. Leveraging our
expertise in production, risk reduction, and point cloud processing tools, we are continuing to bring new
services and products to market to provide surveyors and other geomatics professionals exciting tools
for geospatial data extraction using low cost drones including Loki, our plug-and-play PPK direct
positioning system, and now our new TrueView LIDAR/Imagery fusion sensors. To learn more, visit
www.geocue.com.

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About TrueView® 435
The TrueView® 435 is GeoCue’s latest addition to our LIDAR/camera fusion platform designed from the
ground up to generate high accuracy 3D colorized LIDAR point clouds. Featuring dual GeoCue Mapping
Cameras, Hesai PandarXT-16 laser scanner and Applanix Position and Orientation System (POS), the
result is a true 3D imaging sensor (3DIS). With its wide 120° fused field of view, the TrueView 435
provides high efficiency 3D color mapping and will redefine LIDAR wire extraction and dense vegetation
penetration applications for all- purpose grade sensors.
A TrueView Cycle
All TrueView sensors write their various data streams to a standard file folder structure called a “Cycle.”
The original meaning of cycle was an on/off cycle of the sensor. It is possible to have multiple collections
(flights, in the case of a drone) in a single Cycle, so it is not necessarily correct to think of cycle as being
synonymous with a flight.

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TrueView Hardware Integration Kit (M600)
The TrueView 3DIS was designed to be used with the GeoCue TrueView Integration kit, which includes
an antenna mounting plate and a DJI Ronin gimbal mount with vibration dampeners. If your TrueView
3DIS and M600 were purchased through GeoCue, the antenna mounting plate and Ronin mount were
installed by a GeoCue technician. If you purchased your M600 from a third party, you will need to install
these components before using your TrueView system. The following steps explain how to install your
TrueView integration kit.
Installing the Top Plate and Controller Box
1. To install the top plate and controller box you will need the following components:
a. Top plate with antenna mast. (Figure 1)
Figure 1 –Top Plate with Antenna Mast
b. Controller box without LED Readout (Figure 2) or with LED readout (Figure 3)
Figure 2 –Controller box without readout display

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Figure 3 - Controller Box with readout display
c. Set Screw (4) (Figure 4)
Figure 4 –Set Screws
d. 50mm Spacer (4) (Figure 5)
Figure 5 - Spacers
e. Hex Driver –1.5mm and 2mm (Figure 6)
Figure 6 –Hex Driver
2. On the drone, remove the four screws indicated below (Figure 7). These screws will be used to
attach the mounting plate later, so save them for Step 5.

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Figure 7 –Prepare for mounting
3. Apply Loctite to the four Set Screws and install in the empty screw spaces from Step 2 using a
1.5mm hex driver (Figure 8). WARNING - Do not overtighten. If screws are too tight, they will
press into the plastic plate below and could cause the plate to crack.
Figure 8 –Install set screws
4. Install the four 50mm spacers on top of the set screws (Figure 9).

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Figure 9 –Install spacers
5. Line the plate up on top of the spacers. Apply Loctite to the four screws removed in Step 2
(Figure 10) and secure the plate to the top of the spacers (Figure 11).
Figure 10 –Loctite the removed screws
Figure 11 –Install the controller box
6. Install the controller box on to the top plate with the LEDs facing out away from the center of
the drone. The controller box is designed to fit into the antenna mounting plate without the
need for additional hardware.

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Installing the Ronin Mount
1. On the drone, remove the three screws on each leg of the stock mount (Figure 12). Keep the
screws, they will be used again.
Figure 12 –Remove stock mount screws
2. On the Ronin Mount, loosen the screws that hold the legs to the rails enough so that they can
be rotated (Figure 13).
Figure 13 –Loosen leg screws
3. Rotate legs so that the mount stands off the drone (Figure 14).

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Figure 14 –Rotate Legs
4. Using the screws removed from the drone in Step 1, apply Loctite to each screw and install the
mount with the red lever facing the back of the aircraft (Figure 15).
Figure 15 –Install mount

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TrueView Hardware Integration Kit (M300)
The TrueView 3DIS was designed to be used with the GeoCue TrueView Integration kit, which includes
an antenna mast base and a TrueView mounting bracket for M300 with vibration dampeners. If your
TrueView 3DIS and M300 were purchased through GeoCue, the antenna mast base and TrueView
mounting bracket were installed by a GeoCue technician. If you purchased your M300 from a third
party, you will need to install these components before using your TrueView system. The following
steps explain how to install your TrueView integration kit.
Installing the Controller Plate, Antenna Mast Base
1. To install the controller plate and antenna mast base you will need the components listed
below.
a. (1) Antenna Mast Base (Figure 16)
Figure 16 –Antenna Mast Base
b. (1) Controller Plate (Figure 17)
Figure 17 –Controller Plate
c. Torque screwdriver set to 5.7 Inch-Pounds (INLB) (Figure 18)
Figure 18

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d. Threadlocker –Removeable Blue 242.
e. (2) M3 x 0.5 - 8mm length screw
f. (2) M3 x 0.5 - 10mm length screw
g. (2) 4mm Spacer
Apply Threadlocker to all screws and tighten to 5.7 inch pounds. Figure 19 shows the installation
diagram.
Figure 19

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Installing M300 TrueView Mounting Bracket
i. M300 TrueView mounting bracket (Figure 20) with slanted TPU spacer (Figure 22)
attached.
Figure 20 –M300 TrueView bracket
j. (2) M3 x 0.5 - 10mm length screw
k. (2) M3 Nylon Washer
l. (2) M3 x 0.5 –20mm length screw
m. (2) Slanted TPU Spacer

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1. Invert the drone so the bottom is facing up.
2. Apply threadlocker to the M3 x 0.5 –10mm length screws and install on the front two hole of
the bracket and aircraft body. The M3 nylon washers go between the M300 body and the
TrueView bracket (Figure 21). Tighten screws with torque wrench using 5.7 inch-pounds of
torque.
Figure 21
3. Place TPU spacers between the bottom of the aircraft and the TrueView bracket. The angle of
the spacers matches the aircraft body (Figure 22).

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4. Apply thread locker to the M3 x 0.5 –20mm screws and install the screw into the TrueView
mounting bracket and aircraft body (Figure 22). Tighten screws with torque wrench to 5.7 inch-
pounds.
Figure 22

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TrueView 3DIS Installation
The TrueView 3DIS mounts using a standard DJI Ronin mount on the DJI M600. The instructions below
describe how to install the TrueView 410 on the M600 when you are ready to use the system to collect
data.
1. Place the drone on a stable surface with the landing gear down.
2. Turn the red lever (Figure 23) on the Ronin mount until it is loose, but do not remove it
completely.
Figure 23 –Ronin mount locking lever
3. Align TrueView so that the battery compartment is facing forward on the drone and the laser
scanner is towards the back.
4. From the back of the drone, lift the TrueView up to the mount from the left side and slide the
TrueView mount into the Ronin mount (Figure 24). Slide until the TrueView dove tail is in the
center of the Ronin mount (Figure 25).
Figure 24 –Ronin mount

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Figure 25 –TrueView 410 in Ronin mount
5. Tighten the red lever until the TrueView is tightly locked in place.
6. Loop the safety lanyard through the upper metal plate of the TrueView and around one of the
bars of the payload mount and close the safety lanyard (Figure 26).
Figure 26 –Safety lanyard
7. Connect the USB or CAT6 cable to the controller box (Figure 27) and route it down to the
TrueView unit. Be sure to secure any excess cable but leave enough slack to prevent tension on
the connector. The cable type depends on your controller firmware.

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Figure 27 –Control box cable
8. Attach the USB or CAT6 cable to the TrueView unit (Figure 28). Be sure to secure any excess
cable but leave enough slack to prevent tension on the connector.
Figure 28 –Control box cable into TrueView
9. Attach the GNSS antenna cable to the TrueView unit (Figure 28) and screw the antenna onto
the antenna mount (Figure 29) or insert into the revision 2 antenna mount. Do not use the
integral mount on the readout controller box if your control box has one as this feature has
been deprecated. Be sure to secure any excess cable but leave enough slack to prevent tension
on the connector.