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In this mode the 6X ingests triggering commands and GPS/Altitude/Attitude from the drone to capture and geotag imagery. This is the most common operational mode.
DJI M300/350
DJI Skyport
DJI M200/210
DJI Skyport
Freefly Astro
Freefly Astro Gimbal
Inspired Flight IF1200A
Inspired Flight IF1200A
Inspired Flight IF800
Inspired Flight IF800
6X Series Sensors Standard Operating Procedure - Auto-Height Overlap
Assemble aircraft.
Install 6X & Light Sensor/GPS.
Power aircraft
Verify a session has started.
Verify overlap settings on 6X via webpage user interface.
Verify camera model, altitude, overlap, and flight speed settings in flight app.
Aircraft must be flown East facing.
Capture calibration images (optional).
Fly.
Offload data (Optional).
Assembly the aircraft per manufacturer instructions.
Attach 6X to the aircraft.
Attach the light sensor/GPS to the aircraft.
Connect the light sensor/GPS to the 6X using the provided USB-C to USB-C cable.
Secure the USB-C to USB-C cable to the aircraft.
Power the aircraft on.
Let the 6X boot (solid status red LEDs).
Verify the 6X has started a session (solid green status LEDs). This take about 1 minute and requires a GPS fix.
Connect USB-C cable to the USB-C port on the 6X.
Connect the other end of the cable to a laptop.
Open the webpage user interface.
Select Configuration.
Under Trigger verify the overlap is set to the desired percentage.
Unplug the USB-C cable from the 6X.
Verify the camera model/parameters, flight speed, survey altitude, and overlap settings.
The side overlap setting in the flight planning app should match the overlap setting on the 6X. This ensures the aircraft will fly with the appropriate spacing between transects that the 6X is expecting.
Aircraft must be flown in an East facing direction.
Place the reflectance panel on a flat surface in direct sunlight.
Pick up the aircraft and hold it waist high with the 6X directly over the reflectance panel.
Press the button on the light sensor to start the calibration image capture.
Hold the aircraft over the panel until the image capture is complete.
Set down aircraft and pick up panel.
Prepare the aircraft for launch, then fly.
Offload the data after aircraft has landed or fly again.
6X Series Sensors Standard Operating Procedure Introduction
The 6X can operate in two different modes. Each of these modes has a slightly different Standard Operating Procedure.
In this mode the 6X ingests triggering commands and GPS/Altitude/Attitude from the drone to capture and geotag imagery. This is the most common operational mode.
Supported Aircraft:
DJI M300/350
DJI M200/210
Freefly Astro
Inspired Flight IF800 & IF1200
In this mode the 6X 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 6X may required a modified standard operating procedure.
6X Series Sensors Recommended Flight Settings
These settings should be used as a starting point. Adjustments should be made based on background, time of year, location, weather, and other factors.
These flight settings are based on the global shutter monochrome imagers performance. The RGB imager can capture at 5FPS but is subject to electronic rolling shutter (ERS) effect. If you are capturing data for RGB maps then using a conservative flight speed is recommended.
Check out our free web based mission parameter calculator to find your ideal flight settings:
The maximum capture rate of the 6X Series Sensors is 5 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 6X. This means no clouds (clear), mostly clear, or completely overcast.
Flying in foggy, rainy, or snowy conditions is not advised.
For more in-depth flight settings for 6X and 6X Thermal visit the Sentera Product catalog.
To ensure the gimbal steering for the 6X Series Sensors will work for Inspired Flight aircraft two things need to be checked:
Verify that the 6X 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.
Size
32GB
Format
FAT32
UHS Speed Class
Class 3
Video Speed Class
Class 30
Application Performance Class
Class 1
Bus Interface
UHS-I
DJI Inspire 1
Sentera GPS
DJI Inspire 2
Sentera GPS
DJI M100
Sentera GPS
OEM 6X Sensor
Sentera GPS
50 to 150
5 to 15
70 to 85
150 to 400
15 to 45
70 to 85
6X Series Sensors Standard Operating Procedure - Commanded Triggers
Assemble aircraft.
Install 6X & Light Sensor/GPS.
Power aircraft
Verify a session has started.
Capture calibration images (optional).
Verify camera model, altitude, overlap , and flight speed settings in flight app.
Fly.
Offload data (optional).
Assembly the aircraft per manufacturer instructions.
Attach 6X to the aircraft.
Attach the light sensor/GPS to the aircraft.
Connect the light sensor/GPS to the 6X using the provided USB-C to USB-C cable.
Secure the USB-C to USB-C cable to the aircraft.
Power the aircraft on.
Let the 6X boot (solid status red LEDs).
Verify the 6X has started a session (solid green status LEDs). This take about 1 minute and requires a GPS fix.
Place the reflectance panel on a flat surface in direct sunlight.
Pick up the aircraft and hold it waist high with the 6X directly over the reflectance panel.
Press the button on the light sensor to start the calibration image capture.
Hold the aircraft over the panel until the image capture is complete.
Set down aircraft and pick up panel.
Verify the camera model/parameters, flight speed, survey altitude, and overlap settings.
Prepare the aircraft for launch, then fly.
Offload the data after aircraft has landed or fly again.
