dji LIGHTBRIDGE, User Manual

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Page 2: ...is product you hereby agree to this disclaimer and signify that you have understood all points completely When assembling this product follow all instructions carefully The manufacturer and seller assume no liability for any damage or injury arising from the use of this product DJI is a registered trademark of DJI Names of product brand etc appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered tra...

Page 3: ...s the receiver The air system pulls video from the camera and OSD information from the flight controller then modulates it and transmits to the ground system The ground system then receives the information demodulates it and sends it to a monitor or mobile device The DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App available for smart devices is required for an ideal viewing experience When the DJI LIGHTBRIDGE transmits the r...

Page 4: ...ldering 8 Do not rotate gimbal if connected to camera HDMI port using DJI AV gimbal This will cause gimbal or HDMI cable damage 9 Disconnect HDMI cable from the camera when powering on the DJI non HD gimbal Failure to do so might damage HDMI cable 10 Keep HDMI cable away from on board GPS module 11 Do not modify DJI LIGHTBRIDGE Usage Cautions 1 Check that all connections are correct and firm befor...

Page 5: ...ore than 6 GPS satellites are searched 8 Land slowly 1 5m s with the Phantom 2 as rapid landings can cause it to spin Others 1 We strongly recommend using as many DJI parts as possible 2 If you have problems you cannot resolve please contact your dealer or DJI customer service ...

Page 6: ...21 2 3 3 Phantom 2 Mode 23 2 3 4 DIY Mode 24 3 Using DJI LIGHTBRIDGE 26 3 1 Master Slave Mode 26 4 Using DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App 27 4 1 Downloading DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App 27 4 2 Register and Login 27 4 3 DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App Usage 30 4 4 DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App Settings 31 4 5 Using Ground System 35 5 Assistant 36 5 1 Installing Driver and Assistant 36 5 2 Using Assistant 36 5 2 1 Using LIGHTBRIDGE Assistant ...

Page 7: ... PHANTOM 2 connect cable to reserved 6 PIN port on central board for air system power supply and OSD info input DBUS cable 1 Connect to flight control system DBUS port for communication Air system power and CAN cable 1 Connect to Air system GIMBAL port one end for power the other for CAN port AV cable 1 Connect camera s AV output to AV input port HDMI cable D D 1 Connection for camera s HDMI outpu...

Page 8: ...bal control Remote control training cable 1 Connect the red jack to the aircraft remote control to control Training port cables rectangle 2 Remote control training port connection Charger 1 Connect to ground system when charging USB upgrade cable 1 Connect to a PC when upgrading firmware Optional Packet Optional packet 1 HDMI cable D D 1 Ground system holder 1 Smart phone holder 1 Optional packet ...

Page 9: ... CAN Bus cable c DVSB G DVSB video input from DJI HD gimbal 2 DBUS port Connect built in receiver interface to DJI flight control system DBUS port usually located on the main controller labled X2 No other receiver requried when DBUS is used The A2 s built in reciever will automatically be disabled when DBUS port is used 3 Upgrade port Connect to PC to upgrade firmware using DJI LIGHTBRIDGE Assista...

Page 10: ...ormally Normal AV HDMI signal detected Transmission failed Air system or ground system power cycle required No video source detected Check camera and connection Top View 1 Ventilation inlet Do not obstruct ventilation fan outlet to ensure maximum cooling efficiency Side View 1 HDMI In Port Connect to HDMI input device Maximum input rate is 1920 1080 60fps 2 AV Port Connect to AV input including a ...

Page 11: ...JI LIGHTBRIDGE Assistant 3 Control In Port Connect to training port on remote control using remote control cable and rectangle headed training port cable Connect gimbal and aircraft controllers to control both simultaneously 2 4GHz remote controls must be connected to this port with RF switched off to avoid interference Remote controls working at other frequencies cannot be connected to the Contro...

Page 12: ...R Indicator Battery capacity display for ground system Indicator Battery Capacity 87 5 100 75 87 5 62 5 75 50 62 5 37 5 50 25 37 5 12 5 25 0 12 5 0 Solid green Flashing green Off 3 Power Button Power on When battery is off press power button once then again and hold for 2 seconds to power on Power off When battery is off press power button once then again and hold for 2 seconds to power off Show c...

Page 13: ...correctly Other antennas are incompatible 4 Do not unplug the antennas unless it is absolutely necessary Use tweezers to clamp on the metal part of the antennas when unplugging the antennas Do not apply excessive force on the antennas otherwise it may cause damages to the antennas 2 2 Ground System Installation 2 2 1 Installing Antennas Attach two antennas to ground system according to example bel...

Page 14: ...r aircraft and gimbal control through training ports whose RF function should be switched off Ground system will relay signals remote control will act as control system 2 5 8GHz remote controls cannot be connected to ground system Remote control signal is transmitted by the remote control itself Flight control system will communicate with receiver at 5 8GHz Additionally DBUS on air system does not...

Page 15: ...e click LINK button to enter LINKAGE menu Select END POINT b Enter END POINT menu set TRAVEL value of each channel within 100 END POINT 1 3 TRAVEL 1 AIL 135 100 100 135 2 ELE 135 100 100 135 3THR 135 100 100 135 4RUD 135 100 100 135 Note In some cases namely Futaba T8J remote controls actual TRAVEL value may exceed 100 even when set to correctly This inconsistency can be observed by viewing the SE...

Page 16: ...l to the flight controller based on gimbal model This section provides information about the most commonly seen solutions and their connection diagram Follow the connection described in the solutions that best suits your requirements 2 3 1 DJI HD Gimbal When using with DJI HD gimbal such as Z15 BMPCC you can select either single or dual video source By single video source mode it means the air sys...

Page 17: ...ra video feed from the master ground station while the gimbal operator receives DJI HD gimbal video feed from the slave ground station Air system connection 1 Connect Gimbal Port on air system to G7 port on DJI HD gimbal with supplied Gimbal cable DJI HD gimbal 2 Connect HDMI AV port to the FPV camera 3 Connect DBUS port on air system to DBUS port X2 port on flight control system with DBUS cable 4...

Page 18: ...ote control through DJI LIGHTBRIDGE Assistant In single video source mode aircraft operator receives the FPV camera video feed from the master ground station while the gimbal operator receives DJI HD gimbal video feed from the slave ground station Air system connection 1 Connect Gimbal Port on air system to G7 port on DJI HD gimbal with supplied Gimbal cable DJI HD gimbal FPV Camera Gimbal Camera ...

Page 19: ...e connection Ground system connection 5 Connect remote control to the ground station via training port 6 Connect mobile devices or HDMI monitor to the master and slave ground station 7 Launch DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App and configure the Master Slave mode in App Settings It is recommended to use Master ground system to receive FPV video signal and Slave ground system to receive gimbal video signal FPV Cam...

Page 20: ...ote control to reduce interferences Air system connection 1 Connect Gimbal Port on air system to G7 port on DJI HD gimbal with supplied Gimbal cable DJI HD gimbal 2 Connect DBUS port on air system to DBUS port X2 port on flight control system with DBUS cable 3 Refer to gimbal and flight control system manuals to complete connection Ground system connection 4 Connect remote control to the ground st...

Page 21: ...d Gimbal cable DJI HD gimbal 2 Connect DBUS port on air system to DBUS port X2 port on flight control system with DBUS cable 3 Refer to gimbal and flight control system manuals to complete connection Ground system connection 4 Connect remote control to the ground station via training port 5 Connect mobile devices or HDMI monitor to the master and slave ground station 6 Ground station displays DJI ...

Page 22: ...oard battery and CAN bus port on DJI flight control system CAN1 port for DJI A2 users via the supplied air system power and CAN cable 3 Connect DBUS to DBUS port X2 port on flight control system with DBUS cable 4 Connect 5 8GHz receiver to the AUX2 port on the DJI non HD gimbal GCU when using 5 8GHz receiver to control the gimbal 5 Refer to gimbal and flight control system manuals to complete conn...

Page 23: ...and flight control system manuals to complete connection 6 A CAN Hub or iOSD Mark II is required to provide extra CAN ports if there is not enough CAN port 2 3 3 Phantom 2 Mode Due to the absence of trainer port on Phantom remote control it is not possible to connect the standard Phantom remote control to the ground system User needs to replace the standard Phantom remote control with PPM 2 4GHz r...

Page 24: ...th X2 port on the flight controller Note 1 Linking is required when using with PPM 2 4GHz receiver Scenario 8 Phantom 2 with 5 8GHz Remote Control 1 Connect HDMI IN port to HDMI out port on camera with HDMI cable 2 Connect Gimbal Port to EXP port 6 pin port on DJI Phantom 2 central board with Gimbal cable To access the EXP port you will need to remove the top of the DJI Phantom 2 case See below ex...

Page 25: ...ras connect HDMI IN port to the HDMI out with HDMI cable 2 Connect Gimbal Port to onboard battery and CAN bus port on DJI flight control system CAN1 port for DJI A2 users via the supplied air system power and CAN cable 3 Connect DBUS to DBUS port X2 ports on flight control system with DBUS cable 4 Refer to flight control system manuals to complete connection The below example is based on DJI A2 3S...

Page 26: ...ls to the air system Ground systems that have not been linked to the air system are slaves Slaves can only receive video from the air system The example below uses a DJI HD gimbal Legends Video link HD transmission to ground system Remote control signal link Gimbal and aircraft control transmission Note Do not attempt to link slaves to the air system This may compromise the communication between a...

Page 27: ...id Search DJI LIGHTBRIDGE in Google Play Install DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App onto smart device Pay attention to notifications from DJI com and Google Play to keep DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App updated Supported Mobile Devices Android Version 4 1 2 or later Optimus G Pro LG Electronics LG Electronics G2 Samsung Galaxy Note3 qcom N9005 N9006 Samsung Galaxy Note3 Exynos N900 Samsung Galaxy S4 Samsung Galaxy Mega Sony ...

Page 28: ...e a new account a b Note A DJI password can be used with all DJI Assistants and Apps 2 Login Tap Login to enter the login page Enter registered email and password then tap to log in a b Notes 1 Log into your account when time you launch DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App for the first time 2 If you have forgotten your password select Forgot password to begin retrieval ...

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Page 30: ...ge indicator 4 Video signal status 5 Remote control signal status App sounds an alarm if the remote control signal is weak 6 GPS satellite count 7 Aircraft attitude Aircraft relative position 8 Flight altitude 9 Flight distance Distance between current position and recorded Home point Only displayed when GPS signal is normal and Go Home position has been recorded Otherwise N A will be displayed 10...

Page 31: ...elect the channel when the performance of auto selected channel is not optimum Shorter yellow bar indicates better channel signal quality Once the channel is selected manually it cannot auto switch use this function cautiously Mode Description Auto Automatically select the least interfered channel among the 10 channels Recommended Manual Manually select the channel Use cautiously 2 Transmission Mo...

Page 32: ... paring with more than one ground system Master Slave setting is required Master ground system can display video and relay control signal to the aircraft slave ground system can only display video Steps to setup A Tap Master Slave option in DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App of the master ground system make a note of the master ID B Tap Master Slave option in slave ground system enter master ID to connect 4 Vide...

Page 33: ... Single Dual Video Source Setting Video Source Input Remark Single Video DJI HD gimbal Only DJI gimbal video signal will be transmitted to the ground system HDMI AV Only HDMI AV video signal will be transmitted to the ground system Dual Video Source DJI HD gimbal Both DJI HD gimbal and HDMI AV video signals are transmitted to the ground system But only DJI HD gimbal video will be displayed HDMI AV...

Page 34: ...D is not available when AV video input is selected 6 Warning Settings 1 Alarm Enable or disable the alarm If enabled the app will set off an alarm in the following scenarios a The aircraft battery is low b The remote control s transmission signal has been lost 2 Ground system timeout Enable or disable ground system timeout When enabled if the ground system is idle for 30 minutes an alarm will soun...

Page 35: ...ed the tested antennas and replace with the remaining antenna Run the diagnostics procedure above on the remaining antenna 4 5 Using Ground System 1 Power on air system then the ground system Wait until POWER indicator light is on 2 VIDEO link indicator light on ground system will go solid green followed by CONTROL link indicator on air system VIDEO link indicator on air system will then flash gre...

Page 36: ...ollow prompts to finish installation 4 Run Assistant installer and follow prompts to finish installation 5 Double click LIGHTBRIDGE icon on the desktop to launch it Note Installer only supports Windows operating systems Win XP Win7 Win8 32 or 64 bit 5 2 Using Assistant User can upgrade DJI LIGHTBRIDGE firmware distribute the remote control channel and calibrate the remote control through LIGHTBRID...

Page 37: ...n When connected successfully the connection indicator is green and solid on and communication indicator blinks blue 3 Go to Channels page to check both aircraft channels and gimbal channels 5 2 2 Remote Control Channel Settings If you change the remote control it is necessary to set the channels again through LIGHTBRIDGE Assistant so that the remote link function can be use normally Steps to set ...

Page 38: ...t and eight channel on the left are for gimbal control Calibration is required 4 Click Calibration and calibrate the remote control follow the instructions 5 After finish calibration you can map the channel as you need The following is the example for mapping gimbal SHUT channel ...

Page 39: ...ade 1 Click Upgrade icon to check current firmware version and whether installed firmware is the latest version If not click the relative links to upgrade 2 Wait until Assistant displays the finished message then click OK Power cycle the ground system or air system after 5 seconds Once complete firmware is up to date Firmware upgradable items Current firmware version Upgrade link This image is for...

Page 40: ...grade and connect to air system for air system main controller and air system encoder upgrade 2 Internet connection is required for LIGHTBRIDGE firmware upgrade 3 DO NOT power off until upgrade is finished 4 If firmware upgrade fails main controller will enter a waiting for firmware upgrade status automatically Repeat the above ...

Page 41: ... 5 0 0 7dBi 2450MHz Physical Parameters Operating Temperature 10 50oC Dimension no antennas Air system 68mm L X48mm W X21mm H Ground system 125mm L X90mm W X20mm H Gross Weight no antennas Air system 71g Ground system 295g Hardware Functions Supported Antenna Connector MMCX Male air system SMA Male ground system Air System Operating Voltage 3S 6S Ground System Operating Voltage 3S 6S Air System Op...

Page 42: ...tain a distance of 0 5m to 1m between air system and ground system Power on air system then ground system 2 Press LINK button on air system with pin Hold for 5 seconds then release 3 When relink is complete CONTROL link indicator on air system will turn solid green 7 3 Recharging Ground System 1 Connect plug adapter to power adapter before attaching power adapter to ground system Plug power adapte...

Page 43: ...The list below take GoPro Hero3 as example Camera Resolution HDMI Output Supported Remark GoPro Hero3 4k 15fps 1080p60 Restart air system when switching between the resolutions settings 2 7k 24fps 1080p60 1440 30fps N A 1080s 30fps N A 1080 30fps 1080p60 1080 60fps 1080p60 1080 25fps 1080p50 1080 50fps 1080p50 960 60fps 1080p60 720 60fps 1080p60 720 120fps 720p60 720 50fps 1080p50 720 100fps 720p5...

Page 44: ... Remote Control Brand Model FUTABA T8FG T14SG T10CHG T10CG T8J JR DSX9 DSX11 SPEKTRUM DX6I DX18 DEVENTION DEVO 10 The above supported list is non exhausted Your device may be supported if it follows the same PPM signal standard as the devices above ...

Page 45: ...usly control aircraft and gimbal A Yes As long as both of the transmitter have PPM output 6 Q How to solve the issue of aircraft losing control within couple hundred meters accompany with blur screen A Follow the instruction below to resolve this issue a Check if the antenna installation location unobstructed Try to keep both ends of the antennas as far as possible Keep away from metal b Ensure an...

Page 46: ...s work as design 12 Q Green lines appear on screen A Check if the output resolution or format is supported by DJI LIGHTBRIDGE 13 Q Green lines appear on screen Air system VIDEO indicator blinks red after rebooting and also no video output from ground system what should I do A Air system VIDEO indicator blinks red indicating no video output or unsupported video output format Check the following to ...

Page 47: ...roid mobile device What should I do A Follow the instruction below to resolve the issue a Connect ground system to a HDMI monitor to eliminate the possible error from the ground system b Ensure Android OS version is at least 4 1 2 on the mobile device And the Allow USB Debugging option is enabled on your android device c Check the version of your DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App d Launch DJI LIGHTBRIDGE App ma...

Page 48: ...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 followin...

Page 49: ...s with Industry Canada licence exempt RSS standard s Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device Le présentappareilestconforme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitationestautorisée...