Introduction

Learn more about operating the 65R sensor, what flight settings should be used, and how to offload data.

Standard Operating Procedure

Recommended Flight Settings

Status LEDs

SD Card

Data Offload

About

In this mode the 65R ingests triggering commands and GPS/Altitude/Attitude from the drone to capture and geotag imagery.

Default Configuration

Orthomosaic

Mission Parameter Calculator

Check out our free web based mission parameter calculator to find your ideal flight settings:

Capture Performance

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.

Capture Rate Versus Altitude - Constant Speed

Capture Rate Versus Flight Speed - Constant Altitude

Environmental Considerations

Time of Day

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.

Cloud Cover

Flying with uniform lighting conditions is optimal for 65R. This means no clouds (clear), mostly clear, or completely overcast.

Precipitation

Flying in foggy, rainy, or snowy conditions is not advised.

Sentera Product Catalog

Learn how to use the gimbal steering functionality for the 65R on various platforms:

General Instructions

1. Assemble aircraft.

2. Install the 65R.

3. Power the aircraft.

4. Verify a session has started.

5. Verify camera model, altitude, overlap , and flight speed settings in flight app.

6. Fly.

7. Offload data (optional).

Detailed Instructions

Assemble Aircraft

Assembly the aircraft per manufacturer instructions.

Attach 65R

Attach the 65R to the aircraft.

Power Aircraft & Wait for Session Start

1. Power the aircraft on.

2. Let the 65R boot (solid status red LEDs).

3. Verify the 65R has started a session (solid green status LEDs). This takes about 1 minute and requires a GPS fix.

Verify Flight Settings

Verify the camera model/parameters, flight speed, survey altitude, and overlap settings.

Fly

Prepare the aircraft for launch, then fly.

Offload Data (optional)

Getting Started

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

Manual Gimbal Control

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.

Automated Gimbal Control

To set a gimbal angle for a mapping mission do the following:

1. Navigate to the Plan screen
2. Select Survey (or other mission type)
3. Select the Waypoint option from the left hand menu
4. Place a waypoint into the flight plan
5. In the waypoint mission item on the right hand side of the screen select the camera drop down menu.
6. Check the gimbal options box, then enter your desired gimbal pitch angle.
7. 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.

For use with the PHX see the 65R PHX Payload User Guide:

Red Solid

The 65R is booting/not ready.

Green Solid

The 65R has booted and a session has started.

White Flash

The 65R took a picture.

Red Flashing

the 65R has detected an error.

Operational Modes

The 65R can operate in two different modes. Each of these modes has a slightly different Standard Operating Procedure.

Integrated Mode

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

Stand Alone Mode (Sentera GPS)

In this mode the 65R uses GPS data from the light sensor/GPS module to determine when it should trigger the camera.

Notes

Purpose

The Micro SD card is used for recording diagnostic log file data.

Specifications

Provided Card

SD Card Formatting Tool