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DJI Matrice 4T: Drone configuration and flight execution with DJI Pilot 2

DJI Matrice 4T: Drone configuration and flight execution with DJI Pilot 2

The Matrice 4 Drone models are fully compatible with Volafly app! Please use Volafly for data acquisition with these models.

 

The following settings are mandatory to successfully carry out Survey measurements in CSP/PV plants and must also be considered before doing the camera calibration

The DJI handbook for the M4T can be found here

Flighthub and Firmware

Start by turning on the drone and the controller. 

  1. Make sure you have access to the flight hub account and your plant/project

  2. Do Firmware update if available, but not directly before the flights (updates make take very long)

  3. Enter Camera view

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Preflight Check

  1. Check flight mode is N

  2. Check battery capacity

  3. Check SD card storage. It is recommended to format SD card before an new analysis

  4. Set Max flight distance (depends on size of the solar field)

  5. Set Max Altitude (100 - 180 m (depends on legislation limits, elevation model of the plant and start position of the drone)

  6. Set Obstacle Avoidance to Brake

  7. Set Signal Lost Action to Return To Home

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Camera Settings

Change Record mode to Video

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Video Streams to record: CVI (all)

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Visual Camera Settings

EV (Exposure componsation): -1.7

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  1. Keep AE unlocked

  2. Keep Auto camera

  3. Keep AFC

 

Encoding Format: H.264

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Turn ON Video Caption and Turn OFF Timestamp

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  1. Keep White Balance Auto

  2. Keep Electronic Dehazing Off

  3. Kee Night Scene mode Off

 

IR Camera Settings

Set Gain Mode to

  • CSP: Low Gain

  • PV: High Gain

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Infrared Color Palette: WhiteHot

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Leave alone SBS and FFC

 

Turn ON Video Caption and Turn OFF Timestamp

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Inspection Scene Default, Auto FFC ON, UHR Infrared Image OFF

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Sun Burn Protection OFF

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Flight route execution

  1. Click Routes

  2. Select Cloud

  3. Select the corresponding route from your project

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Check that you launch the drone from the starting point “S” of the flight route. This is very important in solar fields with a large heigt differences! It can lead to unsuitable altitudes above the modules and in extreme cases danger when flying too low