How can I select thermal camera for a mission?

Edited October 12, 2020 17:54
11 comments

Hi everybody!

I want to use my DJI M2ED to mapping with my thermal camera. How can I select thermal camera for that mission? I got success in that mission but was with the RGB camera.

Thanks a lot.

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11 comments

Jim McAndrew Dronelink Staff
- October 12, 2020 19:00
There is no way to show the thermal camera in the flight dashboard right now, but you can try issuing commands to it on channel 1 maybe (expand advanced settings)

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Akiles Systems
- Edited October 13, 2020 08:05
Thanks Jim for the answer but I really want to use to take photos with the thermal camera, I don´t need watch thermal camera in the flight. What is the way to set thermal camera to take photos? Set Channel 1?

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Jim McAndrew Dronelink Staff
- October 13, 2020 10:47
That's what I meant. Try changing the channel to one maybe?

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Akiles Systems
- October 13, 2020 11:25
I understand it but when I want to change the channel of the camera in a Map Component I don`t have the option. I tried to put a new Stop and Start Camera (Channel 1) before start Map but Map Component always take Camera Channel 0.

How is the way to change the channel inside Map Component?

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Jim McAndrew Dronelink Staff
- October 13, 2020 11:51
Right, forgot about that. The Map component doesn't support selectable channels right now. I will add it to the roadmap as a feature request.

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Akiles Systems
- October 13, 2020 14:32
Ok, Nice Jim! Thanks a lot.

I think this is really important to be Dronelink useful with Thermal Cameras.

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Jim McAndrew Dronelink Staff
- October 13, 2020 14:58
As a work-around for now you could set the map to Capture Mode "none" and then just start the camera in intervalometer mode before the map. You would have to calculate your own speed to get the overlaps you want.

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Akiles Systems
- October 13, 2020 15:57
Yes, I will try that. I was checking before and you can do it but that needs to be more careful about: speed, route, overlaps...

When you can include it in the Map Component it will just be perfect. ;-)

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Akiles Systems
- October 17, 2020 21:55
I tried a simple mission to take a photo with thermal camera (ch 1) and that failed. It seems that Dronelink can`t connect with thermal camera anyways.

You can check here: https://app.dronelink.com/akiles-drone-security-systems/mission/MPKkSA9JiaZW9MeosXZ3

Any other idea to use thermal camera?

Thanks.

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Jim McAndrew Dronelink Staff
- October 18, 2020 11:26
Not sure what else can be done. It sounds like you will have to wait until we add proper support.

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Akiles Systems
- October 20, 2020 09:33
Yes, It seems I have to wait. I hope that you can develop this soon.

Thanks a lot for your help.

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