DJI Phantom 4 – VISIONARY INTELLIGENCE ELEVATED IMAGINATION

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DJI Phantom 4 - REVOLUTIONARY MATERIALS AND REFINED AERODYNAMICS

REVOLUTIONARY MATERIALS AND REFINED AERODYNAMICS

A new, specially designed, magnesium core increases the stiffness and rigidity of the Phantom 4 without compromising weight. Working in tandem with the battery, it lifts the center of gravity closer to the level of the props which increases agility and responsiveness. This is all placed within a sleek and aerodynamically efficient shell.

DJi Phantom 4

MULTIPLE FLIGHT MODES

The Phantom 4 is flexible enough to meet different flying demands. In Position mode you can use satellite and Vision Positioning, TapFly, ActiveTrack and Intelligent Flight Modes. Sport mode adds extra agility and speed, reaching 45mph (72kph) while maintaining satellite and Vision Positioning systems. Atti holds the Phantom’s altitude and level but switches off satellite positioning making it ideal for smooth film making movements.

DJI Phantom 4 extended flight time

FLY FAR FOR LONGER

High efficiency motors and a custom designed large capacity battery offers 5350mah of power, giving the Phantom 4 a 28* minute flying time. Integrated power management, balanced charging capabilities plus smart charge and discharge protection keep the battery easy to charge and ready to fly at maximum capacity.  Integrated Lightbridge technology allows you to see what the Phantom sees in 720p HD at up to 3.1mi (5km)** away. This low latency video transmission technology is extremely resistant to interference, giving you more control over your flight.
*In calm conditions with constant speed.
**Maximum range tested in unobstructed areas free of interference and may vary depending on local regulations.

DJI Phantom 4 sense and avoid

SENSE AND AVOID

We all use our eyes to see and interact with the world. A forward Obstacle Sensing System gives the Phantom 4 it its own pair of eyes, empowering it to see in three dimensions and to react. In Normal Mode if it sees an obstacle coming close it will stop and hover. In TapFly, ActiveTrack and Smart Return Home modes it will avoid the obstacle, or hover to avoid a collision. It also gives you warnings so you always know what is happening to the Phantom. The downward facing Vision Positioning module contains dual cameras and dual ultrasonic sensors to offer five times more positioning accuracy than previous systems. Used indoors, it provides a GPS-like flying experience, giving you the confidence you need to fly indoors.

DJI Phantom 4 Tap and Fly

TAPFLY

In TapFly mode, all you have to do to fly is tap on the screen of your smartphone or tablet. To change the direction of flight, you can simply tap the screen to fly anywhere. Flying using control sticks and maintaining altitude, course and speed can be challenging, so TapFly takes over all of these controls for you leaving you to focus on your shot. Using its Obstacle Sensing System, the Phantom 4 can fly places you might not have gone before, to create dynamic and inspiring footage. Through DJI GO you can also activate Smart Return Home which allows the Phantom to avoid obstacles as it returns.

DJI Phantom 4 - Activetrack

ACTIVETRACK

ActiveTrack makes science fiction a reality. Whether you are running, driving, rafting and more, the Phantom 4 uses an advanced combination of computer vision, object recognition and machine learning to track you as you go. Circling a moving object used to only be achievable by the most seasoned of pilots, now everyone can do it with a flick of the thumb. The entire time that ActiveTrack is running obstacle avoidance is too, so it will decide whether it should continue following, avoid an obstacle or simply stop.

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GBM110 – 150T Largest Most Powerful Brushless Gimbal Motor

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Looking for the ultimate brushless pan motor? With a payload capacity of 11lbs to 17lbs, iPower GBM110 – 150T is largest most capable brushless gimbal motor in the market.

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FxPro XL Custom motor cage for GBM110-150T motor, designed to house this large gimbal motor for handheld or jib arm applications.

Motor cage for GBM110-150T
Motor cage for GBM110-150T

Alexmos New Firmware Release 2.56B7 – Basecamelectronics

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2.56b7

GUI (Windows, OS X, Linux): SimpleBGC_GUI_2_56b7.zip (8Mb 20.01.2016)
User Manual (English): SimpleBGC_32bit_manual_2_5x_eng.pdf (1Mb 24.12.2015)

New hardware

  • Support of ICM20608 gyroscope+accelerometer sensor.
  • New option “I2C high-speed”. Use it carefully: high-speed mode may cause I2C errors.
  • Support for saving and restoring of calibration data to the IMU’s EEPROM (if present).
  • Support of analog encoder (rotary position sensor) on YAW axis in the regular firmware.
  • New option “Advanced” ? “Order of hardware axes” that supports several configurations besides the standard “Camera – PITCH – ROLL – YAW” configuration.
  • Support of magnetometer sensor (compass) to prevent drift of gyroscope. Can be combined with the frame IMU or the main IMU.

Control algorithms:

  • New setting: “RC” -> “Order of Euler angles” that allows extending the possible trajectories of a camera and the range of working angles.
  • Improved the precision of RC control in the “Follow” mode
  • New option “Follow” – “Apply an offset correction when an axis is not following.”
  • New option “Follow” – “Follow rate inside dead-band” to apply very soft control to keep camera always in the center of the dead-band.

Sensors calibration:

  • Regular calibration of Accelerometer and gyroscope does not discard the results of temperature calibration but improves it.
  • ACC calibration at “normal” Z-top position does not discard the results of 6-point calibration.
  • Magnetometer (compass) calibration was significantly improved:
    • you do not need a GUI connection (allows to calibrate in the field by menu button);
    • an ellipsoid approximation is used;
  • New option to skip gyro calibration if gimbal is not fixed well during startup: it allows to start with fresh calibration for best quality, or to start immediately with the previous calibration.

IMU improvements:

  • Advanced algorithms for correction of mutual drift in both IMUs.
  • “2nd IMU above YAW” position is more reliable now.
  • New option “ACC low-pass filter” that helps to improve the stability of the IMU angles. Under dynamic conditions like motion with short lateral accelerations.

Other functionality:

  • New adjustable variables GYRO_HEADING_CORRECTION and FRAME_HEADING_ANGLE that helps to manually correct YAW axis drift.
  • New option “Advanced” – “Set to the normal position on profile switch”.
  • Better handling of high-speed control from scripts.
  • Improved the range of working angles in 1- and 2-axes systems, making use of 2nd IMU or encoders; all possible 2-axes configurations are supported now.
  • New menu command: “Untwist cables”.
  • New checkbox “Advanced” – “Upside-down PITCH auto-rotation” to turn camera when turning frame upside-down.
  • New option “Follow” – “Use frame IMU, if possible” to use 2nd IMU for the “Follow Mode” control, to make it more reliable.
  • New menu command: “Center YAW axis” to move a camera to the neutral position by YAW.
  • New menu command: “Level Roll, Pitch to the horizon”.
  • New option “Service” – “Blink profile number” – onboard LED will show currently selected profile.
  • Proper handling of “gimbal lock” condition – when YAW and PITCH motor axes are parallel.
  • (GUI) New “Emergency stop” option (stop motors in case of the big rate of I2C errors).
  • (GUI) Serial-over-UDP connection is supported to configure remote devices via a network (WiFi, Ethernet, Internet).
  • Menu button pressed 12 times in series will reset “Serial speed” setting to default value 115200.
  • OuterP, OuterI gain increased 5x times.

Encoder-enabled firmware:

  • Option to emergency stop if the motor angles reported by the encoder differs a lot from the angle reported by the 2nd IMU.
  • Encoder-to-motor gearing ratio can be adjusted.
  • In the case of geared setup, the uncertainty of the motor or the frame angle detection at startup can be removed with the help of 2nd IMU.
  • Option to enable Briefcase position auto-detection on-the-fly when in “Follow” mode: just hold the camera by hand and turn frame 90° degrees.
  • More reliable soft limits; option to enable/disable them for each motor independently.
  • Back-EMF compensation is applied at full battery voltage amplitude. It allows getting the maximum speed from the motor (that is limited by the Kv parameter of a motor) even with the low “POWER” setting.

Serial API

  • CMD_CONTROL command with the extended format allows specifying different control modes for each axis.
  • CMD_AHRS_HELPER command allows accessing internal IMU attitude in DCM form, to use it in the external system or to replace or correct it by the information acquired from the high-grade external IMU.

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FAA 333 Approved

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We are proud to announce the approval of FAA 333 Exemption to operate Umanned Aircraft System (UAS) to

  • Conduct aerial data collection
  • Closed-set film and television production
  • Flight instruction
  • Repair and build testing
  • Advertising
  • Research and development
  • Demonstrations
  • Market surveys.

Exemption No. 13567
Regulatory Docket No. FAA–2015–3174