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Size
2.5” x 2.78” x 4.19” - 27mm lens 2.5” x 2.78” x 4.46” - 43mm lens
Resolution
9344px by 7000px
Shutter
Global
Metadata
Stamped at time of capture
Weight (sensor only)
330g - 27mm lens 405g - 43mm lens
Weight (with gimbal)
~600g (connector & lens dependent)
Power
12W Typical, 15W Max 10.5 - 26V Input Range
Image Format
JPEG
Capture Rate
3Hz (sustained)
Storage
512 GB Internal SSD (PCIe NVME)
Interfaces
USB-C, Gigabit Ethernet, Expansion Port
Supported Protocols
DJI, MAVlink V1 & V2
Video
Coming 2024!
CMOS Sensor
GMAX 3265
Shutter Type
Global
Sensor Size
29.9mm (W) x 22.4mm (H)
Resolution
65.4 MP 9344px (H) x 7000px (V)
Image Format
8-bit JPG
Pixel Size
Lens Focal Length
27.4mm
Field of View
Lens F Stop
F4
Lens Distortion
< 3.5%
UV/IR Cut Filter Range
390 ±5 nm to 690 ±7nm
CMOS Sensor
GMAX 3265
Shutter Type
Global
Sensor Size
29.9mm (W) x 22.4mm (H)
Resolution
65.4 MP 9344px (H) x 7000px (V)
Image Format
8-bit JPG
Pixel Size
Lens Focal Length
43mm
Field of View
Lens F Stop
F4
Lens Distortion
-
UV/IR Cut Filter Range
390 ±5 nm to 690 ±7nm
The Sentera 65R sensor delivers 65MP resolution, global shutter RGB imagery in a compact package optimized for drone operations. The 65R offers outstanding image quality, fast capture rate, and user-friendly operation. The sensor can be integrated stand-alone or with stabilizing gimbal that is plug-and-play with the most popular drone platforms.
The lens and lens mount are different. The 27mm standard lens was designed from the ground up specifically for the 65R and provides the highest image quality.
The 43mm lens is a Pentax lens that uses a different mechanical mount that increases the size and weight of the 65R. The 43mm Pentax lens also requires a locking mechanism to hold the lens settings in place. The 43mm lens option is intended for users who highly desire the increased GSD and reduced FOV.
These are products that can be ordered via Sentera FieldAgent. The links below will define the required flight settings and the data product deliverables.
Align the white dot on the gimbal connector with the red dot on the drone connector.
The turn until the red dot on the gimbal connector and drone connector align.
Power on aircraft.
For dual gimbal mount setup the 65R should be placed in the correct port for the selected mode of operation (sensor configuration).
Use gimbal slot 1. This will power the sensor/gimbal/light sensor, and allow the sensor to communicate with the DJI autopilot and ingest trigger commands, GPS, altitude, and attitude information.
Please see the page linked below for skyport compatibility information, such as supported skyport firmware versions.
The Sentera gimbal stabilizes the sensor in a dual-axis pitch and roll. Gimbals allow a sensor to continuously point nadir (straight down), while flying faster, covering more ground, with more accuracy, allowing the ability to gather more information, while maintaining high quality tagged images.
Align the white dot on the gimbal connector with the red dot on the drone connector.
The turn until the red dot on the gimbal connector and drone connector align.
Power on aircraft.
For dual gimbal mount setup the 65R should be placed in the correct port for the selected mode of operation (sensor configuration).
Use gimbal slot 1. This will power the sensor/gimbal/light sensor, and allow the sensor to communicate with the DJI autopilot and ingest trigger commands, GPS, altitude, and attitude information.
Please see the page linked below for skyport compatibility information, such as supported skyport firmware versions.
Install 65R gimbal into smart dovetail mount.
Secure latch.
Power on Aircraft.
Current Astro firmware and 6X firmware requires two parameters to be set for seamless operation. Please use the page linked below for instructions on how to set the parameters.
This requirement will be removed in an upcoming firmware release.
The 65R can operate in two different modes. Each of these modes has a slightly different Standard Operating Procedure.
In this mode the 65R ingests triggering commands and GPS/Altitude/Attitude from the drone to capture and geotag imagery. This is the most common operational mode.
Support Aircraft:
DJI M300/M350
DJI M200/210
Freefly Astro
IF800 & IF1200
In this mode the 65R uses GPS data from the light sensor/GPS module to determine when it should trigger the camera.
Operational mode and capture settings are selected using the configuration menu.
Advanced or custom configurations of the 65R may required a modified standard operating procedure.
These settings should be used as a starting point. Adjustments should be made based on background, time of year, location, weather, and other factors.
Check out our free web based mission parameter calculator to find your ideal flight settings:
The maximum capture rate of the 65R is 3 FPS. The charts below show how the camera performs given different altitude, flight speed, and overlap settings.
Fly mid-day when the sun is highest in the sky (solar noon) to reduce shadowing effects. Solar noon will change depending on global location and time of year.
Flying with uniform lighting conditions is optimal for 65R. This means no clouds (clear), mostly clear, or completely overcast.
Flying in foggy, rainy, or snowy conditions is not advised.
Assemble aircraft.
Install the 65R.
Power the aircraft.
Verify a session has started.
Verify camera model, altitude, overlap , and flight speed settings in flight app.
Fly.
Offload data (optional).
Assembly the aircraft per manufacturer instructions.
Attach the 65R to the aircraft.
Power the aircraft on.
Let the 65R boot (solid status red LEDs).
Verify the 65R has started a session (solid green status LEDs). This takes about 1 minute and requires a GPS fix.
Verify the camera model/parameters, flight speed, survey altitude, and overlap settings.
Prepare the aircraft for launch, then fly.
3.2 x 3.2m
57.6x 44.8
3.2 x 3.2m
38.3x 29.2
DJI M300/M350
DJI Skyport
DJI M200/210
DJI Skyport
Freefly Astro
Freefly Astro Gimbal
Inspired Flight IF800
IF800
Inspired Flight IF1200
IF1200
50 to 150
5 to 15
70 to 80
150 to 400
15 to 45
70 to 80
M300 & M350
M200 & M210
PHX Fixed Wing
Astro
IF800
IF1200
Gremsy Hyper Quick HDMI Mount
Smart Dovetail
DJI Z30 Connector
27mm (Standard)
43mm
Learn how to use the gimbal steering functionality for the 65R on various platforms:
The 65R stores the imagery on an internal solid state hard drive that is not removable from the sensor. Use the process outline below to access the collected data.
Imagery is NOT stored on the micro SD card.
Power the 65R using the AC adapter or keep it attached to the aircraft and turn the aircraft on.
Then wait for the LEDS on the sensor to do the following:
AC Power Adapter
Flashing Red
Drone Power
Solid Green (Requires GPS Fix) Solid Red (After 2 minutes w/o GPS)
This verifies that the sensor is fully booted and ready for data offload.
Connect the sensor to the computer using a USB cable.
Use the USB-C port on the sensor not the USB-C port on the top of the gimbal.
Use the USB-C Cable provided with the 65R. This cable gives the best and most reliable performance.
Once the 65R is fully booted it will appear as a network location in the left hand menu of the Finder window.
If the 65R doesn't automatically show up, select the Network option under Locations, as it may appear there the first time the 65R is connected.
If there is a SENTERA-65R-SMB as well, select SENTERA-65R.
If the 65R can't be connected to after a few minutes try the following: - Turn off/disconnect any Wi-Fi or Ethernet connections that have internet access. - Verify the USB cable being used is the provided cable or one of the listed compatible cables.
Session folders are the folders where the imagery is stored for each flight.
If the 65R is not power cycled between flights that are intended to be separate (i.e. not a battery swap) all of the photos from both flights will be stored in the same session folder.
Use the eject button to release the sensor from the OS. This provides the best reliability.
The 65R stores the imagery on an internal solid state hard drive that is not removable from the sensor. Use the process outline below to access the collected data.
Imagery is NOT stored on the micro SD card.
Power the 65R using the AC adapter or keep it attached to the aircraft and turn the aircraft on.
Then wait for the LEDS on the sensor to do the following:
AC Power Adapter
Flashing Red
Drone Power
Solid Green (Requires GPS Fix) Solid Red (After 2 minutes w/o GPS)
This verifies that the sensor is fully booted and ready for data offload.
Connect the sensor to the computer using a USB cable.
Use the USB-C port on the sensor not the USB-C port on the top of the gimbal.
Use the USB-C Cable provided with the 65R. This cable gives the best and most reliable performance.
Open your wifi/network panel from the task bar. Verify that you see "unidentified network - No internet". This is the 65R appearing as a network device.
Navigate to the 65R internal storage by typing \\192.168.42.1 into the address bar of the file browser and pressing enter.
The sensor may need a minute to fully boot before it can be accessed via the file browser.
If the 65R can't be connected to after a few minutes try the following: - Turn off/disconnect any Wi-Fi or Ethernet connections that have internet access. - Verify the USB cable being used is the provided cable or one of the listed compatible cables
Adding this file path to Quick Access can be helpful for repeated use.
Windows will display a network credentials pop-up. The user name is sentera and there is no password. Press OK.
If your user account is controlled by a domain .\sentera may need to be used as the username. If this does not work please see link below on how to resolve issue.
Session folders are the folders where the imagery is stored for each flight.
If the 65R is not power cycled between flights that are intended to be separate (i.e. not a battery swap) all of the photos from both flights will be stored in the same session folder.
If you are trying to offload data and are running into issue's to where its asking for a pin number instead of username and password and are running on a domain controlled account, see image below. Please go through the following steps below.
This is only pertaining to Windows 11 OS with domain based account.
Steps to resolve issue:
Press windows button + L on your keyboard on your laptop or desktop computer. This will then go to the lock screen.
Click on "sign-in options" button underneath the pin, see image below.
Select password, i.e., there should be an icon that looks like a key, select the key button and then type in the windows password to get into the computer.
Go through the data offload process again, this time it should work. see link to page below.
The Micro SD card is used for recording diagnostic log file data.
Images are NOT written to the SD Card. Images are stored on the internal SSD.
Size
32GB
Format
FAT32
UHS Speed Class
Class 3
Video Speed Class
Class 30
Application Performance Class
Class 1
Bus Interface
UHS-I
To ensure the gimbal steering for the 65R will work for Inspired Flight aircraft two things need to be checked:
Verify that the 65R is on firmware version 3.13.1 or higher
Verify that the Inspired Flight compatibility parameters are set on the aircraft
To manually control the gimbal use the rocker wheel on the left hand side of the herelink controller.
Pushing the wheel to the right will point the gimbal downwards (NADIR).
Pushing the wheel to the left will point the gimbal forward.
To set a gimbal angle for a mapping mission do the following:
Navigate to the Plan screen
Select Survey (or other mission type)
Select the Waypoint option from the left hand menu
Place a waypoint into the flight plan
In the waypoint mission item on the right hand side of the screen select the camera drop down menu.
Check the gimbal options box, then enter your desired gimbal pitch angle.
Then plan the rest of your flight as normal. The gimbal will change the pitch angle of the sensor at the waypoint and remain at that pitch angle throughout the rest of the mission. to add additional gimbal pitch changes use the same method between survey mission items, or plan a waypoint mission and add the gimbal change commands as desired.
Data will be deleted during the firmware upgrade process. Make sure to copy the data off your sensor before performing the update.
This Process works on Windows or Mac.
Power the 65R using the AC adapters or keep it attached to the aircraft and turn the aircraft on.
Then wait for the LEDS on the sensor to do the following:
AC Power Adapter
Flashing Red
Drone Power
Solid Green (Requires GPS Fix)
Solid Red (After 2 minutes w/o GPS)
This verifies that the sensor is fully booted.
Connect the sensor to the computer using a USB cable.
Use the USB-C port on the sensor not the USB-C port on the top of the gimbal.
Use the USB-C Cable provided with the 65R. This cable gives the best and most reliable performance.
Open your wifi/network panel from the task bar. Verify that you see "unidentified network - No internet". This is the 65R appearing as a network device.
In a web browser (no internet required) type 192.168.42.1 into the address bar and press enter.
If the sensor is being powered by the AC adapter the screen will appear red with a warning message.
The software update process begins and may take several minutes. Do not turn off the power or disconnect the cable during this process. It may reboot several times during the process.
Once complete, the web page will refresh. You can check the firmware version after the web page refreshes by checking the 'Current Version' at the top of the update page, or the version in the lower left of the web page menu bar.
The 65R uses an internal SSD to store the captured data. This article will describe the file storage structure.
The 65R file structure is as follows:
data > snapshots > session folders > rgb > image files
The session folders are labeled as YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS. Where YYYY-MM-DD is the date that the imagery was collected on, and HH-MM-SS is the UTC time that the session folder created at (when the 6X status lights turned green).
If the 65R is power cycled between flights over a single area, there will be a session folder for each power up and session start of the camera. i.e. the imagery will be split between each folder.
Inside of each session folder is a sub folder labeled rgb. This folder contains the the imagery.
Depending on your current or desired configuration the All Platform Configurations check box may need to be selected to display the option in the drop down menu.
The home page of the 65R webpage displays the sensor status, session control, trigger control, and calibration control menus. This is the default landing page when the webpage is accessed.
The status field displays the telemetry information received from external sources like the aircraft autopilot or light sensor/GPS.
The GPS status displays the GPS information currently available to the 65R.
The attitude information source is dependent on the selected configuration. See the configuration page for detailed information.
Session Control displays if the 65R is ready to take imagery or not. If a session is started, the 65R is ready. If a session is not started automatically the 65R may not be ready. However, a session can be started manually if desired.
The 65R has detected that it is ready to begin collecting imagery. The session start criteria is based on the configuration of the 65R.
The 65R did not automatically start a session.
To start a session manually:
Name the session in the text input box, or leave the default web_session name.
Press the Start Session button.
Verify the status lights on the 65R turn solid green.
Starting a session manually can be useful for ground testing.
Starting a session manually before a flight is not recommended as the 65R may not have the telemetry information necessary for successful data capture.
The 65R can be manually triggered using the Capture Image button in the Trigger Control field. This is useful for ground testing, or when manual image capture is applicable.
Press the Capture Image button (a session must be started) and the 6X will take an image (1 image per imager). The status LEDs on the 65R will briefly flash from green to white.
The 65R can also be manually triggered using the physical pushbutton trigger on the side of the sensor.
This is not used for the 65R sensor. This feature is the result of the shared code base of the 6X series sensors and the 65R sensor. Calibration is not function for the 65R.
Power the sensor using the AC power adapter or install into the aircraft and turn the aircraft on.
Then wait for the LEDS on the sensor to do the following:
This verifies that the sensor is fully booted.
Connect the sensor to the computer using a USB cable.
Use the USB-C port on the sensor not the USB-C port on the top of the gimbal.
Open your wifi/network panel from the task bar. Verify that you see "unidentified network - No internet". This is the 65R appearing as a network device.
Open a web browser (chrome, safari, firefox, etc).
No internet connection is required.
In the address bar enter 192.168.42.1 and press enter/go.
The webpage will appear.
If the webpage can't be connected to after a few minutes try the following: - Verify the sensor has had around a minute to boot. - Turn off/disconnect any Wi-Fi or Ethernet connections that have internet access. - Verify the USB cable being used is the provided cable or one of the listed compatible cables.
If the 65R is being powered with the AC power adapter, the No Gimbal Communication application will appear. This is expected as the gimbal itself is now powered.
The configuration page is used to change:
How the 65R interacts with the aircraft it is connected to.
The triggering method
In most cases the 65R is preconfigured based on what aircraft/system the camera is ordered for and the configuration doesn't need to be changed.
To learn how to change the configuration of the 65R or change the overlap for auto-height overlap mode, see the pages linked below.
The platform and metadata configuration is used to tell the 65R what aircraft it will be used with and where data sources (altitude, GPS, heading, etc) will come from.
The Config File field will display the currently config file. It also contains the change button used for changing the config file.
Depending on the current config file there will be limited config files displayed in the change menu. To display all configuration file options select the "All platform configurations" and/or the "Advanced configurations" radio buttons as shown in the advanced tab below.
The Config Type is tied to the config file and gives more specific instruction about the metadata sources. The config names and data source information are listed below.
Configurations with 65R Sensor Internal IMU as an Attitude source does not contain yaw/heading information and must be flown east facing.
The trigger field is used to set the trigger type and related settings.
The Command trigger type is used when the trigger commands come directly from the aircraft autopilot.
No settings are provided for this mode. The sensor will only trigger if it receives a trigger command from MAVLink, the web page, Payload SDK, or the custom Sentera Protocol.
The attitude status displays the current attitude of the 65R in the .
Latitude
latitude location in decimal degrees.
Longitude
Longitude location in decimal degrees.
Alt
Current altitude in meters (AMSL)
GPS Time
The Coordinated Universal Time as received from the satellites.
Fix Type
Sats
The number of satellites that are detected by the GPS source.
Horz Acc
The horizontal accuracy of the GPS fix in meters.
Vert Acc
The vertical accuracy of the GPS fix in meters.
DOP
The dilution of precision of the GPS accuracy.
Roll
The roll angle of the sensor in degrees.
Pitch
The pitch angle of the sensor in degrees.
Yaw
The yaw angle of the sensor in degrees.
DJI Skyport
DJI Autopilot
DJI Autopilot
DJI Autopilot
M300 M350 M200 M210
Sentera GPS
Sentera External GPS
65R Sensor Internal IMU
65R Sensor
M300 M350 M200 M210
Astro IF800 IF1200 Custom
Freefly Astro Gimbal
Astro Autopilot
Astro Autopilot
Astro Autopilot
Astro
IF800
IF800 Autopilot
IF800 Autopilot
IF800 Autopilot
IF800
IF1200A
IF200 Autopilot
IF200 Autopilot
IF200 Autopilot
IF1200
MAVLink-V2
MAVlink Autopilot
MAVlink Autopilot
MAVlink Autopilot
Custom MAVlink Autopilot Systems
Sentera PHX
PHX Autopilot (MAVlink V1)
PHX Autopilot (MAVlink V1)
PHX Autopilot (MAVlink V1)
PHX
DGR Dual Fixed - Primary
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
M300 M350
DGR Dual Fixed - Secondary
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
M300 M350
DGR Dual Gimbal - Primary
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
M300 M350
DGR Dual Gimbal - Secondary
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
M300 M350
DJI M300 DGR
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
Sentera DGR Sensor Package
M300 M350
Rising Edge
The trigger input must be stable for 50 milliseconds to register as a commanded trigger. This is also known as the mechanical switch debounce period.
Falling Edge
The trigger input must be stable for 50 milliseconds to register as a commanded trigger. This is also known as the mechanical switch debounce period.
Low PWM
The lower value of the PWM TRIGGER input in milliseconds.
High PWM
The higher value of the PWM TRIGGER input in milliseconds.
Please contact support@sentera.com for more information.
USB-C Cable
Power Supply or Aircraft Battery
Laptop/Computer (Windows & Mac compatible)
External Hard Drive
FieldAgent
Pix4D
Metashape
USB-C Cable
Power Supply or Aircraft Battery
Laptop/Computer
AC Power Adapter
Flashings Red
Drone Power
Solid Green (Requires GPS Fix) Solid Red ( After 2 minutes w/o GPS)
The settings on this page can be applied while a session is currently running and no reboot of the camera is needed.
After modifying one or more values, click the ‘Apply’ button in the lower right corner of the page. The settings will be updated for the next trigger.
If a session is currently running, the ‘Capture Image’ button will be enabled on this page to allow more rapid testing of settings changes. Sessions can be started from the `Home` page if one isn’t currently running.
Large changes to auto-exposure will apply right away, but the camera may take 10+ seconds to stabilize on the new exposure settings. Other settings changes are reflected in the images much quicker.
Brand new 65R sensors should come pre-configured for the aircraft/installation that it is expected to be used with. This information is provided when the 65R is purchased from Sentera.
This means that the camera configuration should not need to be changed.
If a 65R has been used before and the configuration is unknown the camera configuration should be verified and changed as required.
The most common configurations are:
Gimballed - DJI Skyport
DJI M300/350 DJI M200/210
Freefly Astro Gimbal
Freefly Astro
IF800
IF800
IF1200
IF1200
65R image settings are set by default for the best settings in most use cases. There is also the ability to alter some of the color and exposure settings for custom applications.
Changing these values is not necessary for most applications and may prevent standard analytics from being run.
In most normal usage, the exposure should not need to be adjusted, however if your images are consistently too bright or too dark, the auto-exposure settings can be modified. These settings will change how bright / dark the image is, as well as the shutter speeds and gains used to capture the image.
0 - 255
60
Sets the average pixel value across the entire frame that the auto-exposure attempts to achieve. It is the highest 8 bits of any imager, and is calculated before any ISP corrections are performed. This means that the final image will likely have an average brightness much higher than this target due to vignetting and gamma correction being applied in later steps. Due to this, in general the target value should be kept lower than 100.
200 - {Shutter Max}
400
This value is the shortest shutter speed in us (microseconds) that will be used before the camera drops to a lower ISO. If the camera is already running at the lowest ISO, then the shutter speed will go faster until it hits the limit of the sensor.
{Shutter Min} – 25000
2000
This value is the longest shutter speed in us (microseconds) the camera will use before increasing the ISO to attempt to stay below this value. For most flights, you should not see a longer shutter speed unless the field has insufficient lighting, forcing the shutter to go longer (see Shutter Unlock). It is recommended to keep this value lower than 3ms (3000us) to avoid motion blur caused by the groundspeed of the UAV.
100 – 12800
600
If the ISO gets set to this value or greater by the auto-exposure, then the shutter max value is ignored, allowing the shutter speed to go slower. This is to prevent the camera from using very high gains, which can have worse effects on image quality than the motion blur from a slow shutter speed . It is also useful for taking images indoors, where lighting is insufficient to capture images otherwise.
These settings allow adjustment to the overall brightness, contrast, and saturation of the image without modifying the exposure. They should be used for fine color adjustment if the default settings are not giving the quality of image needed for your application.
0.0 – 2.0
1.0
Adjusts the difference between the light and dark values. This effectively multiplies every value by X. So setting this to 1.1 will take 1.1x each pixel value. For example, if you have a value of 20 and 200 (180 apart) normally, setting contrast to 1.1 will change the values to 22 and 220 (198 apart) effectively increasing the contrast between bright and dark.
0.0 – 2.0
1.0
Adjusts the vibrancy of the color in the image. This will affect the color and changing this by too much can result in imagery with less ‘true’ color. This increases the ‘contrast’ of each color. For example, if something is bright green, increasing saturation adjusts it to be even more green than a darker green in the same image.
There are several onboard processing steps that the sensor performs to provide the best data product possible. While we recommend leaving these at their default settings, each of the processing stages can be disabled to get completely unmodified imagery from the sensor.
Enabled
This enables use of the internal color correction matrix on the sensor. The purpose is to compensate for the exact response of the sensor and produce an image with correct color and white balance. Disabling this is not recommended, as the resulting images will appear ‘greenish’ due to the sensitivity profile of the imager.
Power 65R using aircraft battery or AC power cable.
Connect 65R to a computer using the provided USB-C cable.
Open a file browser.
In the address bar type \\192.168.42.1 and press enter.
Login into the sensor. Enter the user name sentera and press okay. There is no password.
Select the data folder.
Select the snapshots folder.
Select the session folder with the correct data and copy it to the computer or an external hard drive
Everything needed to install the 65R sensor will be included in the case. This is the best place to start with a new 65R.
It is recommended to install the 65R and related equipment onto the aircraft in a controlled environment like an office before your first flight to ensure that everything fits and powers on as expected.
Install the 65R onto the aircraft.
Power the aircraft.
1
VCC
PWR
10.5 - 26V Input 1A @ 12V Typical
2
VCC
PWR
10.5 - 26V Input 1A @ 12V Typical
3
GND
PWR
N/A
4
GND
PWR
N/A
5
SDA
I/O
6
SCL
I/O
1
UART2_TX
O
3.3V UART Output - Primary UART
2
UART2_RX
I
3.3V UART Input - Primary UART
3
UART3_TX
O
3.3V UART Output - Secondary UART
4
UART3_RX
I
3.3V UART Input - Secondary UART
5
PPS
I
3.3V Pulse Per Second Input - RTK
6
EVENT_OUT
O
3.3V Event Output - RTK
7
TRIGGER
I
3.3V Trigger
8
RSVD1
I/O
Reserved for future use
9
GND
PWR
N/A
10
GND
PWR
N/A
1
TX+
BI_DA+
GRN/WHT
2
TX-
BI_DA-
GRN
3
RX+
BI_DB+
ORG/WHT
4
RX-
BI_DB-
ORG
5
N/A
BI_DC+
BLU/WHT
6
N/A
BI_DC-
BLU
7
N/A
BI_DD+
BRN/WHT
8
N/A
BI_DD-
BRN
Used for data transfer to/from sensor.
External Power input
10.5 - 26V Input 1A @ 12V Typical
User for recording diagnostic log file data.
There are multiple options available for users to interface with the 65R. These interfaces support the following hardware devices:
Sentera external GPS based triggering/metadata
DJI Skyport based systems (plug and play gimbal mount)
Freefly Dovetail based systems (plug and play gimbal mount)
MAVLink based systems (3.3V UART)
Sentera based systems (Ethernet)
Customized ICD options, available upon request
Gremsy HDMI Hyper Quick Mount based systems (plug and play gimbal mount)
Cables to interface to the sensor can be purchased directly from Sentera upon request. Contact support@sentera.com.
Current Astro firmware and 65R firmware requires two parameters to be set for seamless operation. This requirement will be removed in an upcoming firmware release. Please use the page linked below for instructions on how to set the parameters.
Power on Astro and hand controller & Connect
Open AMC
Enter advanced mode by rapidly tap on the Auterion logo in the upper left hand corner until a dialog box appears.
Press Switch to Advanced
Press the Auterion logo in the upper left hand corner and press Advanced
Scroll down to Parameters on the left hand menu
In the search bar search "baud"
Change SER_EXT2_BAUD to 115200 8N1 and press Save
In the search bar search "MAV"
Change the MAV_MODE from GIMBAL to Normal and press Save
Turn the aircraft off
Connect the sensor to the aircraft
Power on aircraft
Restart AMC
Verify the lights on the sensor turn solid green
For Inspired Flight systems that were not purchased through or configured by Inspired Flight or Sentera use the following instructions to configure your aircraft for Sentera sensors.
Power on aircraft and hand controller
Open IGC/QGC and verify connection to aircraft
Tap the IGC Icon in the upper left hand corner and enter the vehicle setup menu
Scroll down in the left hand menu and select Parameters
In the search bar search "CAM2_TYPE"
Set CAM2_TYPE = 5 and press Save
Repeat this process for the following parameters listed in the table below
Once all of the parameters are set power down the aircraft
Connect the sensor to the aircraft
Power on the aircraft
Verify the lights on the sensor to turn solid green (requires a GPS fix)
The shoulder wheel on the hand controller should now also control the gimbal pitch of the camera.
DJI Skyport operation is available on DJI Skyport equipped hardware:
To have the 65R sensor operate in this mode, the camera must be set up for the DJI Skyport, Gimballed configuration:
If the 65R is not configured for this mode, follow the instruction to update the configuration:
In this mode, the 65R is tightly integrated with the DJI airframe. This allows for gimbal control and image triggering from the DJI hand controller (e.g., using the FieldAgent iOS application). All data necessary for metadata population is available and automatically written to generated imagery.
DJI has produced two versions of Skyport hardware, designated as Skyport-V1 and Skyport-V2. A Sentera gimbal built with Skyport-V2 hardware will contain an etching or sticker on the back of the assembly:
A Sentera gimbal built with Skyport-V1 hardware will not contain a corresponding etching or sticker. DJI aircraft only support specific versions of DJI Skyport hardware. The list of compatibility follows:
Contact Sentera if desiring to fly a Sentera gimbal on an incompatible DJI airframe. It's possible for Sentera to modify a gimbal (e.g., Skport-V1 -> Skyport-V2), but this requires significant hardware modification.
Stand alone Sentera GPS mode can still be used if operating on an incompatible airframe. Additional setup will be required though (e.g., configuration of 65R overlap percentage) as the camera is no longer tightly integrated with the airframe.
DJI aircraft require a specific version of DJI Skyport firmware to operate successfully. The following list identifies this required firmware:
The version of DJI Skyport firmware can be viewed and upgraded using the DJI Assistant 2 application. See DJI documentation for detail and instructions.
CAM2_TYPE
5
SERIAL4_PROTOCOL
MAVlink 2
SERIAL4_BAUD
115200
SR4_EXTRA1
10
SR4_EXTRA3
2
SR4_POSITION
4
SR4_EXT_STAT
10
MNT1_Type
Gremsy
MNT1_RC_RATE
60 deg/s
MNT1_PITCH_MIN
-90 deg
RC5_OPTION
Mount1 Pitch
RC5_DZ
20 PWM
M200/M210 V1
Skyport-V1 only
M200/M210 V2
Skyport-V1 only
M300 RTK
Skyport-V1 and Skyport-V2
M350 RTK
Skyport-V2 only
M200/M210 V1
v01.03.00.09
-
M200/M210 V2
v01.04.00.00
-
M300 RTK
v01.04.00.00
V01.03.05.00
M350 RTK
-
V01.03.05.00
Only U-Blox and MAVlink GPS messages are supported for GPS data input.
The following tables list pin descriptions of the sensor connectors. All 3.3V UART and 3.3V I2C interfaces are not 5V tolerant. For additional detail on sensor interfaces contact Sentera Support.
The sensor can auto-negotiate the Ethernet speed. Therefore, only four pins are required for a slower 10Base-T or 100Base-T speeds. All eight pins are required for communication at a 1000Base-T speed. Depending on your host platform, your power connection method may vary.
Onboard Connector
JST
GH
BM06B-GHS-TBT
Mating Connector
JST
GH
GHR-06V-S
Onboard Connector
JST
GH
BM10B-GHS-TBT
Mating Connector
JST
GH
GHR-10V-S
Onboard Connector
JST
GH
BM08B-GHS-TBT
Mating Connector
JST
GH
GHR-08V-S
Power Distribution (PD)
No
USB3.1
Yes
Onboard Connector
Same Sky
PJ-044AH
Mating Connector
Same Sky
PP3-002A
Sleeve: GND
Pin: VCC
eXFAT Support
No
UHS-I
Yes
UHS-II and above
No
SD Express
No
The 65R gimbal with the HDMI Hyper Quick mounting configuration can be used with the Gremsy Hyper Quick receiver.
For HDMI Hyper Quick configurations the serial lines are connected the TX2/RX2 lines on the Gremsy receiver.
2
TX2
3
RX2
6
GND
The ethernet lines from the gimbal are connected to AUX S1, S2, S3, S4 on the Gremsy receiver. AUX S5 is connected to PPS.
5
PPS
6
RX_N
7
RX_P
8
TX_N
9
TX_P
The 65R gimbal with the Smart Dovetail mounting configuration can be used with Smart Dovetail equipped aircraft.
The 65R has Serial, Ethernet, and PPS I/O available on Smart Dovetail hardware.
2
PPS
4
Payload RX
6
Payload TX
7
VBAT
8
GND
9
RX_N
11
RX_P
13
VBAT
14
GND
15
TX_N
17
TX_P
See further information here:
The mounting patterns can be found here:
Sentera offers a kit for mounting 65R with a DJI XT30 connector for use with 6X gimbals with Skyport mounting hardware.
The input voltage range is 12-16VDC and the typical power draw is 20 watts.
This mounting method only supports powering the 65R, gimbal, and external GPS. Triggering must be accomplished via stand alone mode.
SKU: 21229-00
Gimbal Interconnect
Vibration Dampeners
Power Cable
The kit can be attached to the air vehicle using the mounting hole pattern shown.
Inspired Flight IF1200
0.57in / 1.44cm
400ft / 120m
80%
12-07-2023
No
0x010F
Make
Sentera
0x0110
Model
21030-00_65MP-GS-0001
0x011A
XResolution
1168
0x011B
YResolution
1168
0x0128
ResolutionUnit
Inches
0x0131
Software
3.7.0-21030
0x0132
ModifyDate
2022:11:22 15:03:57
0xA420
ImageUniqueID
2022-11-22_15-01-41_11
0xA431
SerialNumber
003
0xA434
LensModel
27.4mm-0001_0031
0x829A
ExposureTime
1/1712
0x829D
FNumber
4.0
0x8827
ISO
100
0x9000
Exif Version
0230
0x9003
DateTimeOriginal
2022:11:22 15:03:57
0x9004
DateTimeDigitized
2022:11:22 15:03:57
0x9101
ComponentsConfiguration
Y, Cb, Cr, -
0x9202
Aperture Value
2.4
0x9207
MeteringMode
Average
0x920A
FocalLength
27.4 mm
0x9211
ImageNumber
11
0x9290
SubSecTime
634033
0x9291
SubSecTimeOriginal
634033
0x9292
SubSecTimeDigitized
634033
0xA000
FlashpixVersion
0100
0xA001
ColorSpace
sRGB
0xA002
ExifImageWidth
9344
0xA003
ExifImageHeight
7000
0xA20E
FocalPlaneXResolution
3125
0xA20F
FocalPlaneYResolution
3125
0xA210
FocalPlaneResolutionUnit
cm
0xA402
ExposureMode
Auto
0xA406
SceneCaptureType
Standard
0x0000
GPSVersionID
2.2.0.0
0x0001
GPSLatitudeRef
North
0x0002
GPSLatitude
44.783905°
0x0003
GPSLongitudeRef
West
0x0004
GPSLongitude
93.163460°
0x0005
GPSAltitudeRef
Above Sea Level
0x0006
GPSAltitude
350.26484 m
0x0007
GPSTimeStamp
15:03:57.63403
0x0008
GPSSatellites
13
0x000A
GPSMeasureMode
3-Dimensional Measurement
0x000B
GPSDOP
1.5
0x0012
GPSMapDatum
EGM96
0x001B
GPSProcessingMethod
3D / RTK Fixed / RTK Float
0x001D
GPSDateStamp
2022:11:22
0x001E
GPSDifferential
Differential Corrected
0x001F
GPSHPositioningError
0.031834 m
Camera
AboveGroundAltitude
60.32
Camera
CalibrationPicture
0
Camera
CaptureUUID
11
Camera
FlightUUID
2022-11-22_15-01-41
Camera
GPSXYAccuracy
0.031835
Camera
GPSZAccuracy
0.050411
Camera
IsNormalized
0
Camera
ModelType
perspective
Camera
PerspectiveDistortion
-0.128,0.129,0.078,0.000,0.000
Camera
PerspectiveFocalLength
27.400
Camera
PerspectiveFocalLengthUnits
mm
Camera
Pitch
-2.374041
Camera
PrincipalPoint
14.760,11.326
Camera
RigCameraIndex
0
Camera
RigName
Sentera 65R
Camera
RigOffsets
0.000, 0.000, 0.000
Camera
RigRelatives
0.000, 0.000, 0.000
Camera
Roll
0.817388
Camera
Yaw
-105.986984
Camera
BandName
Red*Green*Blue
Camera
CentralWavelength
660*540*450
Camera
WavelengthFWHM
180*120*110
Sentera
AboveGroundAltitudeSource
PSDK
Sentera
AutoExposureEnabled
1
Sentera
AutoExposureMaxUs
2000
Sentera
AutoExposureMinUs
400
Sentera
AutoExposureTarget
60
Sentera
AutoexposureUnlockISO
600
Sentera
Brightness
-15.000
Sentera
CalibrationAGL
60.0000
Sentera
CaptureTimestampRosNs
1661288823099520462
Sentera
ColorMatrixEnabled
1
Sentera
Contrast
1.100
Sentera
GammaEnabled
1
Sentera
Saturation
1.050
Sentera
SaturationThreshold
240
Sentera
SharpeningEnabled
1
Sentera
VignettingEnabled
1
Sentera
VignettingBlackLevel
0
Sentera
ColorMatrix
1.460*-0.025*-0.463*-0.421*1.138*-0.419*0.010*-0.347*1.869
Sentera
ColorMatrixOffset
0.0*0.0*0.0
Sentera
SaturationColorMatrix
1.616*0.000*0.000*0.000*1.000*0.000*0.000*0.000*1.801
Sentera
SaturationColorMatrixOffsets
0.0*0.0*0.0
Sentera
SharpeningCoefficients
-0.0249000005*-0.0197999999*-0.0131999999*-0.0099999998*-0.0082999999*0.0060999999*0.0126999998*0.0305000003*0.0414999984*1.0487999916
Sentera
VignettingCenter
4619.40*3493.30
Sentera
VignettingPolynomialBlue
0*5.17e-09*0*4.52e-16*0*-7.54e-24
Sentera
VignettingPolynomialGreen
0*7.1e-09*0*3.42e-16*0*-5.35e-24
Sentera
VignettingPolynomialRed
0*6.44e-09*0*4e-16*0*-7.04e-24
Gremsy HDMI Hyper Quick Receiver
65R Gremsy Hyper Quick
Smart Dovetail Receiver
65R Smart Dovetail
XT30 Mounting Kit
65R Skyport V2
Sentera PHX
0.57in / 1.44cm
400ft / 120m
80%
11-17-2023
No
Sentera PHX
0.57in / 1.44cm
400ft / 120m
80%
11-17-2023
No
IF800
0.28in / 0.72cm
200ft / 60m
75%
06-25-2024
No
A constant GSD comparison of the Sentera 65R, DJI P1, and Sony A7R4. The altitude values from each sensor will vary based on their lens.
Sentera 65R
M300
0.28in/0.72cm
200ft / 60m
75%
10mph
No
JPEG
12.3GB
439
DJI P1
M300
0.28in/0.72cm
185ft / 56m
75%
10mph
No
JPEG RAW
18.0GB 55.3GB
655
Sony A7R4
Astro
0.28in/0.72cm
150ft / 46m
75%
10mph
No
JPEG
6.35GB
271
Sentera 65R
57.9
45.1
27mm
65MP 9344x7000
3 FPS
DJI P1
54.5
37.8
35mm
45MP 8192x5460
1.5 FPS
Sony A7R4
73.3
55
24mm
60MP 9504x6336
0.5 FPS
RGB Mosaic
DSM
Raw Images
Stitching Report
If you want to download the raw images and process yourself, download the Raw Images.zip file from each folder location.
DJI P1
Sentera 65R
Sony A7R4
A constant altitude comparison of the Sentera 65R, DJI P1, and Sony A7R4. The GSD values from each sensor will vary based on their lens.
Sentera 65R
M300
0.28in/0.72cm
200ft / 60m
75%
10mph
No
JPEG
12.3GB
439
DJI P1
M300
0.30in/0.77cm
200ft / 60m
75%
10mph
No
JPEG RAW
14.9GB 48.1GB
569
Sony A7R4
Astro
0.38in/.95cm
200ft / 60m
75%
10mph
No
JPEG
6.6GB
280
Sentera 65R
57.9
45.1
27mm
65MP 9344x7000
3 FPS
DJI P1
54.5
37.8
35mm
45MP 8192x5460
1.5 FPS
Sony A7R4
73.3
55
24mm
60MP 9504x6336
0.5 FPS
RGB Mosaic
DSM
Raw Images
Stitching Report
If you want to download the raw images and process yourself, download the Raw Images.zip file from each folder location.
DJI P1
Sentera 65R
Sony A7R4
MAVLink is a very lightweight messaging protocol for communicating with drones, as well as between onboard drone components. It is a very commonly used protocol in the open source drone community.
65R supports image metadata tagging and sensor triggering using MAVLink V1 messages. The required serial port configuration for the MAVLink controller is 460800, 8-N-1, and it must be connected to 6X connector J2, pins 1/2 (UART2 TX/RX) with 3.3v signal levels.
The gimbaled 65R supports image metadata tagging and sensor triggering using MAVlink V2 messages. The MAVlink messages are ingested into the gimbal hardware and automatically forwarded to the 65R.
A custom camera configuration is generally required for MAVlink implementation with a gimbal. Contact support@sentera.com for more information.
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_SYSTEM_TIME
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_GPS_RAW_INT
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_ATTITUDE
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_GLOBAL_POSITION_INT
MAVLINK_MSG_ID_COMMAND_LONG::MAV_CMD_DO_DIGICAM_CONTROL
Please see the compatibility settings if you are using a fully integrated platform:
These are generic MAVlink settings for use with the 65R sensor.
For non-gimballed sensors use the listed baud rates. For gimballed sensors a baud rate of 115200 or greater is recommended.
TRIG_INTERFACE
MAVlink
Sets MAVlink messages as the trigger commands.
TRIG_MODE
Distance Based (Survey Mode)
Distance-based on command (Survey mode)
MAV_X_CONFIG
TELEM2 (or any other configurable UART)
Sets the configuration of the desired MAVlink stream on a serial/UART port.
MAV_X_RATE
0 b/s
PX4 Default (half of theoretical max).
MAV_X_MODE
Gimbal or Normal
Sets the MAVlink message set.
MAV_X_FORWARD
Enable
Enables forwarding of MAVlink messages on the configured MAVlink stream.
SER_X_BAUD
460800 8N1
Baudrate for the configured serial port.
SERIALX_BAUD
460800
Baudrate for configured serial port.
SERIALX_PROTOCOL
MAVlink 1 (OEM) MAVlink 2 (Gimballed)
MAVlink protocol for configured serial port.
SRX_EXTRA1
10
Rate for attitude messages (10Hz).
SRX_EXTRA3
2
Rate for UTC time messages (2Hz).
SRX_POSITION
4
Rate for GPS position messages (4Hz).
SRX_EXT_STAT
10
MAVLink Stream rate of SYS_STATUS, POWER_STATUS, MCU_STATUS, MEMINFO, CURRENT_WAYPOINT, GPS_RAW_INT, GPS_RTK (if available), GPS2_RAW_INT (if available), GPS2_RTK (if available), NAV_CONTROLLER_OUTPUT, FENCE_STATUS, and GLOBAL_TARGET_POS_INT
CAMX_TYPE
5
How to trigger the camera to take a picture