3DR LiveView Kit for GoPro User manual

Brand: 3DR

Model: LiveView Kit for GoPro

Category: Car video systems

Type: User manual

3DR LiveView Kit for GoPro

3DR LiveView Kit for GoPro allows you to view your GoPro footage live on a monitor while flying your drone. The kit includes a video transmitter, a monitor, a splitter cable, mounting hardware, and antennas. The video transmitter connects to your GoPro and sends the video signal to the monitor. The splitter cable connects the video transmitter to your drone's power supply and the monitor. The mounting hardware allows you to mount the monitor to your drone's controller.

The 3DR LiveView Kit for GoPro is a great way to improve your flying experience. With this kit, you can see exactly what your GoPro is seeing, which can help you to fly more safely and accurately. The kit is also great for sharing your GoPro footage with others. You can connect the monitor to a TV or projector so that others can watch your footage live.

3DR LiveView Kit for GoPro

Parts

Monitor

Splitter cable

Mounting bracket

Air antenna

User Guide

LiveView™ Kit for GoPro

Ground antennas (2)

Video transmitter

GoPro video cable

Transmitter Assembly

Attach a dual lock strip to the ﬂat side of the video transmitter to prepare

it to mount to the copter. Connect the air antenna (red) to the transmitter.

Mounting velcro

The transmitter has two ports: a two-wire port and a three-wire port.

Connect the black connector on the splitter cable to the transmitter’s

two-wire port. The transmitter’s three-wire port will connect to the GoPro

video cable. On the end of the GoPro video cable with two connectors,

select the connector with the more widely-set wires. Orient the connector

with the metal pins facing in the same direction as the velcro, and

connect to the transmitter’s three-wire port.

For X8+, do not connect the GoPro video cable; the transmitter will

connect to the pre-installed video output cable on the vehicle.

GoPro HERO Assembly

Select the connector

with the larger space

between the two wires.

GoPro video cable

Complete transmitter wiring

Antenna

Splitter cable

GoPro video cable

For X8+, use the GoPro video cable pre-installed onto the vehicle.

For other vehicles, use the GoPro video cable provided with this kit.

Connect the micro-USB end of the cable to the GoPro’s micro-USB port.

Insert the mounting screw provided with the cable through the cable

plate and attach to the hole in the gimbal marked below. This will secure

the cable to the gimbal.

!Important note: Make sure that the WiFi on your GoPro is

turned OFF at all times when in use with your copter. The WiFi

signal can interfere with the copter’s radio communication and

cause unexpected behavior.

GoPro video cable to GoPro HERO wiring

Secure cable to gimbal

Locate the gimbal power cable on the underside of IRIS, and disconnect

the two red connectors. This is where you will connect the splitter cable

to power both the gimbal and the video transmitter off the ﬂight battery.

Choose a position on the shell to mount the video transmitter, and

attach the second piece of velcro there. You can mount the transmitter

anywhere on the shell where it will not obstruct the propellers or interfere

with the battery door. We recommend placing it between the gimbal

interface place and the battery door; make sure to place it close enough

to the gimbal plate so that the battery door can fully open.

Recommended placement of mounting

velcro on IRIS

IRIS: Disconnect gimbal power cable

Connect the splitter cable to both red connectors. The splitter cable

should now be connected to (1) the red connector on the gimbal power

cable, (2) the red connector on the IRIS power cable, and (3) the video

transmitter. Secure the two velcro strips together.

IRIS, video transmitter, and gimbal:

complete wiring

Attach the second piece of velcro in front of the Pixhawk where the video

transmitter can connect to both the power and video output cables.

Connect the red connector on the X8 to the larger red connector on

the splitter cable. (The splitter cable’s smaller red connector will remain

unconnected.) Connect the X8’s red, white, and black three-wire cable

to the transmitter with the black wire closest to the outside edge of

the transmitter. Secure the two velcro strips together. Either mounting

conﬁguration shown below is acceptable.

X8 and video transmitter: complete wiring X8 and video transmitter: complete assembly

Splitter

cable

IRIS LiveView complete assembly

IRIS+ Mounting

X8+ Mounting

Monitor Assembly

Operation

Power the copter, controller, gimbal, and GoPro normally. Press and

hold the power button until you see a red light to turn on the monitor.

LiveView Kit for GoPro User Guide vE | DCT0039 | ©3D Robotics, Inc. | 2015

Power Mode Down Up PlusMinus

Monitor

To see your video, make two adjustments to your monitor’s settings:

1 Switch the band to E in the RF settings. To do this, open the main

menu by pressing the power button twice and scroll to the RF submenu

using the down arrow button. Press the M button to enter the RF settings,

press the M button again to highlight the Diversity band’s letter selector,

and navigate to band E using the up and down arrow buttons. Press the

power button three times to exit all menus and save your settings.

2 Switch the monitor to channel 8 (+ and - buttons).

»5.8 GHz 200 mW wireless AV transmitter:

»Transmitter frequency / channel amount:

5705-5945 MHz / 8 CH

»Output power: 200 mW/33 dBm

»Frequency control: Built-in frequency &

phase lock loop

»AV input: analog AV signal input

»ANT connector: RP-SMA

»Power supply: DC 7-12 volts

»Current supply: 850 mA

»Size: 68*26*28 mm

»Weight: 60 g (including antenna)

»Gross weight: 85 g

Video Transmitter Specs

To mount the monitor to the controller:

1 Place the elongated silver cap over the controller’s neck strap at-

tachment. Then set the large spacer in the wide side opening and screw

in the smaller screw from the same side using a 2.5 mm hex key.

2 Rest the small spacer in the cap’s adjescent chamber and lower the

curved bracket into line with the spacer. Secure these pieces by screwing

the ﬂat-headed screw into the openings of the bracket and the spacer.

3 To mount the monitor to the controller, insert the larger black screw

into the hinge between the two silver parts. Adjust the monitor’s angle by

screwing in the headless screw from the top of the bracket.

4 Add the black washer to the silver screw, and attach to the monitor

using the threaded insert in the bottom of the monitor. Screw on both

antennas to the top of the monitor.

Mounting bracket parts

Monitor assembly 1

Monitor assembly 3

Power cable Video output

cable

Support

We’re here to help.

online: 3dr.com/support

email: [email protected]

call: +1 (855) 982-2898 (toll free) Support line hours:

+1 (858) 225-1414 (direct) Mon-Fri 8 am to 5 pm PST

Monitor assembly 4

(3 mm hex key)

Monitor assembly 2

(2.5 mm hex key)

Add antennas to

monitor.

3DR LiveView Kit for GoPro User manual

Brand: 3DR

Model: LiveView Kit for GoPro

Category: Car video systems

Type: User manual

3DR LiveView Kit for GoPro

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