Foxtech Argus V3, User Manual

Page 1: ...Argus V3 user manual ...

Page 2: ...t after the operation in rainy or humid environment so as to avoid mildew of electronic components and lens attention Complete equipment To ensure the quality of image acquisition please keep the lens clean Please use the lens carefully The internal circuit connection is complex please do not disassemble the tilt camera system without authorization so as to avoid problems such as failure and short...

Page 3: ...erval exposure control and external PWM Or high and low level the level control is changed by software signal control Connect the photo jack at the main control end of the control line to the main control signal output port The photo control port must be connected to the corresponding main control signal port different master control output ports are different please connect according to the corre...

Page 4: ...Meet Argus V3 ...

Page 5: ...MSCAM_R TF card 5 Data wire type C 4 MSCAM_B TF card 6 Camera indicator light 5 MSCAM_L TF card 1 MSCAM_D indicator light 9 TF card 2 MSCAM_F indicator light 10 HUB module 3 MSCAM_R indicator light 11 HUB indicator light 4 MSCAM_B indicator light 12 Data wire type C3 0 5 MSCAM_L indicator light 7 Photo trigger PPK Feedback signal wire ...

Page 6: ... V3 3 power supply 8 Installation to UAV Drone 8 Installation of DJI PSDK 8 Installation of quick mounting pan tilt 8 Using Argus V3 9 Power on state 9 indicator light 9 Trigger control 10 Read data 10 working condition 11 trigger mode 11 USB connection to MS CCS Pro 11 Software operation 12 MS CCS Pro operation interface 12 1 software settings 12 ...

Page 7: ...ial photos 14 3 1 refresh camera storage link 14 3 2 selection of sorties 14 3 3 empty photos 14 3 4 storage path 14 3 5 perform export 14 4 data processing 15 4 1 POS import 15 4 2 image import 15 4 3 preview of sorties15 4 4 KML import 15 4 5 pix4d photo archiving 15 4 6 writing photo information 16 4 7 export POS file 16 4 8 generating KML 16 Introduction to field skills 17 Overlap degree 17 ...

Page 8: ...pply line Argus V3 to connect with the external battery or UAV DJI SKYPORT adapter ring can directly power the camera Power on 30v 12v and on off Argus is powered by external power interface or external battery After the power supply interface is connected the blue light of the fuselage power indicator is always on When the power line is pulled out the DJI SKYPORT adapter ring is disconnected or t...

Page 9: ...ition of the aircraft center of gravity by tightening the screws of Argus V3 pan tilt Before flight operation check that Argus V3 has been correctly installed on the Argus V3 at the aircraft end and adjust the center of gravity to ensure that the Argus V3 quick mount latch pops up and is stuck into the hole of the quick mount plate Be sure to adjust the center of gravity when Argus V3 is not power...

Page 10: ...3 cameras and the power indicator is used to show whether the power supply is normal Indicates that the LED is off It indicates that the LED lamp flashes regularly during the indication process Indicates that the LED is always on during the indication Process Camera LED Power LED Status Power not plugged in Power plugged in Camera on Camera records data Trigger control The DJI psdk UAV is installe...

Page 11: ...an support psdk installation through SKYPORT adapter ring Normal UAV flight control needs to support level signal or PWM signal trigger PWM trigger signal specification Trigger 1900ms Reset 1050ms Signal duration 500ms 1000ms Level signal specification Trigger falling edge rising edge 3 3 0v Signal duration 10ms USB connection to MS CCS Pro Please make sure that the control software MS CCS Pro is ...

Page 12: ...oordinate system Set the geographic coordinate system of the original pos data 1 2 UAV Drone type Select the type of UAV when grouping sorties the multi rotor will use 30 seconds to group and the fixed wing will use 120 seconds to group 1 3 Language settings Switch between Chinese and English ...

Page 13: ... Import the original pose data and select the folder where the pose file is located 2 2 UAV Drone type Select the UAV type corresponding to the imported pose data If the current imported pose data is not supported you can configure it by yourself through the pose template 2 3 Export selected log Export the selected log to the destination folder ...

Page 14: ...s 3 3 Empty photos 3 4 Storage path 3 5 Perform export Get camera photos generate sorties and export to local Read camera photos and generate sorties Select the sorties that need to be exported locally Delete all photos of the camera Select the save path for the export sorties ...

Page 15: ...ort data files that pix4d 4 1 Pos import Import the mslog generated in the geotagging phase 4 2 Image import Import the sorties generated in the aerial photo archiving stage 4 3 Sortie Preview 3D display of pos data 4 4 KML import Import KML file to eliminate useless photos ...

Page 16: ...CSV file containing photo name and pose data if merge CSV is checked during export the five shot CSV file will be merged into one CSV file 4 8 GenerateXML Check one or more sorties to generate XML files Introduction to route planning skills Basic route planning requirements Overlap degree The overlap degree is divided into course overlap degree and side overlap degree The course overlap degree ref...

Page 17: ...f the model However if the overlap degree is too large it will reduce the field efficiency and increase the amount of data processing in the later stage and the increase of model accuracy is not obvious so please make reasonable adjustment according to the actual needs Flight altitude In order to ensure the integrity of data acquisition the general flight altitude can refer to a standard altitude ...

Page 18: ...der type stratified flight can be adopted to ensure the overall model accuracy and ground resolution Flight area planning First of all it is necessary to determine the key flight area Due to the acquisition method of oblique photography the 3D image data of the edge area are generally lack of data with poor accuracy Therefore we must put the key area in the center of the flight area when planning ...

Page 19: ...route It is calculated according to the ideal state of uniform speed However due to the speed change and distance error in the actual flight process of UAV there will be a certain gap which is a normal phenomenon Please match the number of images with the number of POS and delete the start up self test photos and other non active triggered photos There is a difference in the number of photos betwe...

Page 20: ...cameras The solution to the problem can adjust the duration of the external control signal to the standard time specified in the manual which can generally ensure the complete triggering of all movements 3 Due to insufficient external power supply there is not enough power to drive the synchronous exposure of five movements Generally when the voltage of the aircraft is too low during flight the po...

Page 21: ...ing state of five channel camera real time display Storage capacity 640G can be added Data access mode Unified access Data export speed 350MB S working temperature 22 55 Attitude information Read the uav original log to generate attitude information PPK optional The default refresh rate of centimeter level positioning is 5Hz and the maximum is 20Hz Feedback signal Support five independent feedback...

Page 22: ... Skyport Yes Five independent POS support free image control point 1 500 support App camera working state feedback support DJI Terra support Pos Storage mode Local TF card Time synchronization support Five way photo app display support M300 carrying endurance About 45min Weight 610g Imaging data ...

Page 23: ...3mm 14 9mm Sensor specifications APS C Photo size 6000x4000Pix Setting parameters Shooting mode M ISO Auto 100 800 Aperture F5 6 External battery Type Lithium polymer power cell LIPO Battery capacity 12600mah Voltage 24V Charging ambient temperature 10 50 Operating ambient temperature 20 75 ...