DJI FPV Goggles V2

DJI FPV Goggles V2 - Overview Of The Updates (5 min 49 sec)

This is an updated V2 set of goggles only and not a V2 FPV system as a whole.

The New V2 FPV Goggles feature

Dual band 2.4 and 5ghz Video Transmission capability*
Increased Refresh rate 144hz on screens
Increased 810P live Feed Resolution from 720p.
Live View Mode: Low-Latency Mode (810p 120fps)
High-Quality Mode (810p 60fps)

The FPV Goggles V2 are also supplied with a New DJI external Battery that is 2S 1800mah.

The overall goggles form factor remains unchanged as is the main specs such as the LCD resolution ect .


Air Units

The DJI FPV Air units remain unchanged and remain 5ghz only.

Both the V1 and V2 goggles remain compatible with both the standard DJI Air Unit and the Caddx Vista for the FPV system.

We believe it’s new firmware to increase resolution that will be release shortly.


DJI FPV Remote

The DJI FPV remote remains the same with no changes.

Notes
*2.4ghz mode not compatible with DJI FPV air units and for future use .
*810P only for future use.

Overall this is a minor update brings some additional features and support for future use.

Some FAQ

Q: Why are there no 2.4ggz air units ?

A: 2.4Ghz is reserved for future use as I understand it.

Q: Is the Vista compatible with the V2 Goggles ?

A: Yes, air unit compatibility is the same as before.

Q: Can DJI FPV Air units be upgraded to support both bands as I read they have it lock on firmware ?

A:Currently they are certified for 5ghz use only.

Q: Do the FCC and 1200mw hacks still work on the V2 Goggles ?

A:This is not currently known at this time.

Q: Are there any changes to the DJI FPV Remote ?

A: No this remains the same as before

Q: Can the V1 Goggles be upgraded to get 2.4Ghz Support ?

A: No V1 remains compatible with the current Airunits only.

FAA Remote ID

In this video I cover ins and outs of the new Remote ID that a come into force and that all drones and model RC will need to comply with over the next few years.

I explain the full situation in this video and what you need to do to comply.

FAA Remote ID - A Complete Overview For Drones & Model RC (14 min 17 sec)

FatShark Shark Byte Digital FPV System

Having spent nearly 2 months with this system I have put together a overview and review of this new FPV system from FatShark.

FatShark Shark Byte Digital FPV Review - A Lot To Like (32 min 21 sec)

In the description is timing marks as listed below

00:00 Start
01:06 Main Spec
01:39 Hardware Overview
04:13 Air Unit Soldering
04:52 Receiver Goggles Setup
08:27 System Menu and Display
13:54 OSD
14:41 Flight Footage From System
19:00 Footage Comparison to DJI
20:43 Final Thoughts on Ground Unit
22:29 Final Thoughts on Air Unit
25:38 Final Thoughts on Shark Byte System As A Whole

Since its release Herelink has become one of the most accessible and simplest ways of integrating a wireless digital video & remote controller ground station into your drone or UAS system. Designed for hobby, professional and system integrators Herelink features long range low latency wireless HD video with upto 20km range and supports Mavlink communication for both Ardupilot and PX4 flight software.



Herelink has a built-in remote controller, an 5.4” 1080P Android based smart device with both Solex TX and QGC open source software installed that allows for advance mission planning. The Air unit supports multiple camera options with dual 720P/1080P HDMI inputs, Mavlink telemetry and Sbus control signal. UAS Manufactures and system integrators can also take advantage of the built in S1 SOC for custom applications as well as dedicated OEM support features.


This week Cubepilot have announced that upcoming firmware will add the ability for 2 Herelink controllers to communicate with one air unit for dual operator missions and a new dual live video streaming feature. Alongside this Cubepilot added that Herelink has a new lower price of $699.

Herlink remains one of the best value fully integrated ground station systems on the market that supports both Ardupilot and PX4. Being part of the Cubepilot ecosystem alongside the Cube Orange Autopilot means Herelink benefits from dedicated manufacture support forums and an active community following.

For more information on Herelink you can go to https://cubepilot.org/#/herelink/features
More info on upcoming firmware releases and support can be found at https://discuss.cubepilot.org/

In this video I am giving an overview of the new Here 3 CAN based GPS with M8P Chipset for RTK Rover capability from Cubepilot

We look at the info and spec as well as walk you though setting it up on Ardupilot and Mission Planner with the CAN settings.

More info at
www.cubepilot.com

The Here 3 GPS From CubePilot For Drone & Rover - Overview & Setup Tutorial (15 min 0 sec)

DJI Go 4 Security Concerns - Is It Safe ?

DJI Go 4 Security Concerns - Is It Safe ? (8 min 44 sec)

Today Synacktiv, a security and research company has released a report on their findings after taking a deep dive into the current and passed DJI Go 4 App on Android.

As part of their investigations they have highlighted some areas that raise some fairly large concerns with the potential behaviour and risk within the Go4 App.

Specially these include the facility to remotely trigger an update to the app outside of the Android Play Store safety net.

Concerns around the Weibo integration with in Go4 that could allow apps to be installed on users devices and issues with the app not closing down correctly or starting to run in the background on its own.

The information and findings of this have been backup and verified by GRIMM.

Further to this DJI have now released a statement as well questioning some of these findings as well as denying others altogether.

Users of the Android version of the app should look at the data for them selves and make up their own mind of what they feel is necessary from a safety and data security point of views.

In the attached video this is all explained in a little more detail as to what this is all about should people be interested in knowing more.



More info at the source here https://www.synacktiv.com/en/publica...-analysis.html

The remote USB port deiced to let go on my Mavic 2 remote.
In this video I walk though repairing the RC by stripping it and soldering the port back on.

DJI Mavic 2 Remote USB Repair - How To (17 min 14 sec)

Ardupilot Copter Build Series


I have started a new Ardupilot copter build series where I will be walking though the steps to setup a Copter based hex from start to finish.

In this series I will also be deep diving into some of the more complex hardware setup with multiple GPS, Mag sensors as well as other external sensors.

The series consists of

Video 1 - Basic Hardware - Frame,Motors & Power System

Video 2 - GPS - Serial and CAN as well as multiple GPS blending options

Video 3 - Compass - Mag setup and overview of the new Compass configuration in Ardupilot

Video 4 - RC Types and Setup - Looking at Herelink, Sbus and other RC options.


More Videos to follow.

Video 1 Basic Hardware

Ardupilot Drone Build How-To Series Part 1- Basic Hardware (30 min 40 sec)

Video 2 GPS Setup

Ardupilot Drone Build How-To Series Part 2- GPS Setup (17 min 57 sec)

This week I have released the first in a new series of videos I will be doing on test equipment on the channel, the first was an overview of the Rigol DS1202Z-E Oscilloscope.

Scopes used to the tool of choice for the lab tech and well out side the reach of the average person however today they are cheaper and more accessible than ever. You can now get a feature rich scope for under £/$350 helping you to improve your electronics diagnostics and repairs.

A scope is an extremely handy tool for any bench and regardless of if your building or repairing RC equipment, building UAS or just tinkering on the bench a scope is a very handy tool to have .

Please check out my overview of budget model

Oscilloscope Overview - Rigol DS1202Z-E Features & Demo (29 min 27 sec)

The Cube Autopilot

What’s the next big thing after Pixhawk? Why wait to find out! You already know

The Cube Autopilot offers a powerful autopilot ecosystem for use in a wide range of applications with Ardupilot and PX4.




The Cube’s foundations are based on a Cube module with a growing ecosystem of carrier boards and accessories that allow users to design a system that best suits their application and needs.
For future upgradability every Cube module is fitted with the same connector ensuring full backwards and future compatibility.

On this, Philip Rowse CTO of Cubepilot says

Your companies future is secured with a cube at its heart, from the day that ProfiCNC came up with the concept of the Cube in 2013, to today, we have promised our users that they are future proof. We will maintain this promise, ensuring that your legacy platforms remain current with 100% plug in upgrades to the latest technology!



Hardware Redundancy


The Cube’s design helped set the standard for sensor redundancy in an autopilot, all models apart from the Purple feature triple IMU sensors of which two are located on an internally vibration isolated temperature controlled module.

This week ProfiCNC and Hex Aero released the first major update for their Herelink digital FPV system that brings a number of major improvements and features, these include a free custom version of Solex TX.


Digital Long Range FPV Remote System



Herelink is an integrated remote controller, ground station and wireless digital transmission system designed to be used with the Cube Autopilot, Ardupilot or PX4. Herelink allows RC control, HD video and telemetry data to be transmitted upto 20km between the ground station and air unit. The herelink remote controller features custom Solex TX and QGC applications and both the air unit and ground station feature an integrated 8 core SOC for custom application development.

Main Features

Here is my overview and review of the DJI Robomater S1 Educational Robot.

DJI ROBOMASTER S1 - Educational Battle Robot Overview & Review (30 min 34 sec)

Last week at CES Autel announced the Evo 2 drone, this new model is going to be available in 3 versions, a Standard model, Pro and Duel.
The Standard Model according to Autel has a 1/2" 48MP 8K resolution HDR camera. The Pro is fitted with a 1" 20MP Variable Aperture and the Duel model has a FLIR Boson coupled to the same sensor as the Standard model.

What is interesting about this release is the Standard model camera appears to be a massive step ahead of pretty much every other drone by a long way yet its cheaper than the Pro model thats got less mega pixel. So while the Autel spec says this is a massive step forward is this the whole truth ? In the video I explore whats really going on and its apparent Autel are using some tricks some of the phone manufactures tried last year.


I made a video explaining this in more detail

Autel EVO 2 Series Drone 48MP 8K - But Is It Really 8K ? (16 min 19 sec)

Not all things are equal





On the Evo 2 Standard Autel appear to be using the Sony IMX586 Sensor, this is fitted a Quad Bayer Filter and is the reason for this 48MP number for the sensor resolution, however this is not as clear cut as it seems.

The Ardupilot team have announced an update due a critical I2C Storm bug being found in some versions of Ardupilot.

More Info https://discuss.ardupilot.org/t/copt...or-older/50130

In Copter versions 3.6.10 and Plane 3.9 or earlier thisI2C bug has the possibility to cause an Autopilot to lock up mid flight.

It is advised all users Upgrade Copter to 3.6.12 and Plane users install Plane 4.0 or later.

The Dev team state

Copter-3.6.12 has been released as the official default software for MultiCopters and Helicopters.

For those flying 3.6.10 (or earlier) the upgrade is Critical to avoid possible lockups due to I2C storms. These situations are rare but we have seen enough of them that we strongly recommend upgrading.

For those flying 3.6.11, your vehicle is probably safe but we still recommend upgrading to 3.6.12 because it includes a fix to another rare case of I2C storm lockups caused by extreme interference on the bus. We have one reported case which involved a serial port inadvertently connected to an I2C port.

The upgrade from earlier versions of 3.6.x should be relatively painless with no re-calibrations required unless you see pre-arm checks prompting you to do so.

The two new changes in 3.6.12 are in the ReleaseNotes 6 and copied below.

Fix ChibiOS I2C DMA error
COMPASS_SCALE param to allow manual correction of compass scaling
The second issue allows users to work around a compass scaling issue with the Hex Here2 GPS/compass unit. The Here2 compass unit’s scaling is off by about 17% meaning setting COMPASS_SCALING = 1.17 should improve accuracy. The accuracy can be checked before and after this change by:

fly the vehicle in any mode but ensure the flight includes chaning the vehicle’s heading
download the dataflash log and check the NKF4.SM values which are the compass’s “innovations” (the difference between the expected values and actual values). Lower is better so hopefully Here2 users will see lower values after setting the COMPASS_SCALING value to 1.17.
Note: beta testing of Copter-4.0.0-rc3 will resume next monday (Dec 16th).

Prowler Rover Ardupilot Build



I am in the process of building a Ardupilot based rover on my channel and here I will also post the videos as well as some of the other issues and progress I make on this project.






Specification

ServoCity Prowler Rover Chassie
Dimension Engineering Sabertooth 2x32 DC Motor Controller
ProfiCNC/Hex Aero Cube Purple Autopilot
ProfiCNC/Hex Aero Herelink FPV RC System
GoPro Hero 7 Camera System
TFmini Plus Range Finder


Prowler Build Video Pt 1

New Prowler ArduRover Build Series - Pt1 Intro (2 min 54 sec)

Prowler Build Video Pt 2

PROWLER ROVER BUILD PT 2 - ASSEMBLY,TEST + SABERTOOTH 2x32 DRIVER OVERVIEW (23 min 34 sec)

Below is all of my review and how-too videos on the DJI Digital FPV system, I will continue to update this as more are published.

Review Overview

DJI Digital FPV System - Complete Overview & Menu Walk Though (23 min 51 sec)

FCC HACK

DJI Digital FPV System Force FCC Mode Hack

DJI Digital FPV System Force FCC Mode Hack (5 min 10 sec)

DJI Black Friday Sale - Mavic 2 Pro , Ronin S and OSMO Action Deals Now On (7 min 14 sec)

The DJI Black Friday deals have started and there are decent discounts on a number of products such as the OSMO Pocket and OSMO Action as well as Ronin S and Mavic 2 Pro in the USA.

Below are the ones I think are good deals in this sale and worth a look if your looking to purchase.


The OSMO Action



DJI OSMO Action has some decent reductions being down to $279 in the USA and £249 in the UK.

The OSMO Action is a very good action style camera and holds up very well against the GoPro models and has some massive benefits over the 7 Black and 8 such as the front facing screen and the simplicity of its menus and smart app.

Below is my review of the OSMO Action as well as a link to the Black Friday deal.

https://click.dji.com/AFHjvacDRN1Fwd...m=link&as=0006

OSMO Action Review

DJI OSMO ACTION Review & Full Overview Of Features (17 min 10 sec)