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While Astro can fly in the rain, the Wiris Pro camera does not offer any ingress protection, so we do not recommend flying in any precipitation.
In cold temperatures:
We recommend allowing 3-5 minutes of warm-up time after powering on. This allows the IR sensor inside the Wiris Pro to reach a steady operating temperature for the most accurate temperature measurements. During the warmup time, the gimbal and camera will still work as normal, however the temperature data from the IR sensor may be less accurate.
Make sure your Astro batteries don't get too cold. More info can be found in this section of the wiki.
The Wiris Pro Payload matches Astro's operational temperature range of -20C to +50C
Check that the Wiris Pro Payload is secured in the Smart Dovetail mount and that the safety latch is closed.
When you’re ready to fly, perform the standard preflight checks for Astro (found below).
To remove photos from the USB drive, remove it from Astro and insert it into a computer.
For information on formatting the USB drive, check out this section of the wiki
The USB thumb drive can slow down over time. This can propagate issues throughout the system. Fully reformatting the drive could help resolve this issue, but it is best practice to replace the flash drive if you are experiencing issues after a long period of use.
Do NOT format the SSD of the Wiris Pro when connected to a PC. This can brick the camera and will require it being sent back for repair.
To remove media stored on the SSD, first power the Wiris Pro Payload on the aircraft. Then connect a cable to the micro-USB port on the side of the Wiris Pro. The drive should appear on a computer as ‘Wiris SSD’, with the files organized in folders by date.
Drag the selected media off the Wiris SSD folder on to your computer.
Right-click and 'Eject' the Wiris drive, then power off the drone and gimbal
Make sure to eject the Wiris drive from your computer before unplugging the cable — power cycle the aircraft and gimbal before capturing any additional video or photos.
The video feed may stop after disconnecting from a PC. This is normal, the video will resume after a reboot of the aircraft
Do NOT format the SSD of the Wiris Pro when connected to a PC. This can brick the camera and will require it being sent back for repair.
The formatting option for the SSD of the Wiris Pro can be found in the camera settings under Advanced SSD Options - Format SSD
The will restart the connection to the Wiris Pro and takes about 30-60s to complete. It is normal for video to briefly stop working as the connection is re-established
Learn more about the Astro aircraft here:
The Wiris Pro Payload consists of a Freefly gimbal and an integrated Wiris Pro camera. It is developed for use with Astro and other vehicles that are compatible with the Freefly Smart Dovetail and the Pixhawk Payload Bus standard. More information about how to interface this payload with another aircraft is available here:
The Wiris Pro Payload is only supported in Astro firmware version 1.3.2 or later
Make sure to update the Herelink controller to the latest version too! The Wiris Pro Payload requires version FFARU01230623.
Make sure to use the Astro Isolator, not the Mapping Isolator. Check out the isolator section for more info
Orient the gimbal under the aircraft so that it is facing forward and the Smart Dovetail is facing upwards.
Slide the gimbal Smart Dovetail into the Isolated Dovetail receiver that is on the underside of the aircraft. Slide until you hear an audible click of the safety latch and the connector is fully seated.
Close the dovetail locking lever until tight and the gimbal is secure.
Open the dovetail locking lever so that it is loose.
Hold the safety latch so that it is disengaged.
Slide the gimbal dovetail towards the front of the aircraft to fully disengage from the Smart Dovetail Mount and remove the gimbal.
Listen for the audible ‘click’ when inserting the payload into the Smart Dovetail to ensure it is safely connected to Astro.
Never hotswap the payload. Ensure that Astro is powered off before installing or removing the payload.
We offer an option foam insert for the Astro hard case. It replaces the insert for the Mapping Payload, so you can store Astro with the Wiris Pro payload installed
Start by removing the Mapping Payload insert. There is a velcro strip on the bottom of the foam
Insert the Wiris Pro payload bottom foam. Note the orientation
Install the upper piece of the foam around the gimbal from the front of Astro
To have the images geotagged with the location of the aircraft, attach a USB thumb drive to Astro’s USB-C port and select ‘USB storage’ in the image storage options.
We recommend clearing out extra photos from your USB drive to reduce the time it takes Astro to sync the USB drive files with the gallery when first plugged in
The flight path of Astro is displayed with a red line on the map in AMC, which can be useful for looking at the area the aircraft has already covered
Setting an isotherm to show colors between a specified temperature range can help with identifying areas of interest quicker
Streaming live video from the aircraft to the Auterion Suite is possible with a strong LTE connection. Additional information on setting up LTE on Astro is here:
The Wiris Pro EO camera provides 1920x1080 images and 1280x720 video from a 1-10x zoom lens. When approaching an object of interest, we recommend keeping the aircraft a safe distance away and zooming in as much as needed to see the detail level required for inspections.
When using Slow Speed Mode, camera tilt and pan are scaled with the zoom rate, so the control inputs become less sensitive the more zoomed the camera is.
Be careful not to become disoriented when flying with the camera zoomed in. We recommend resetting the camera zoom to 1x before flying to a new inspection location.
The Wiris Pro Payload currently does not support mapping missions.
Click the link below to download sample images in all possible formats.
When images are saved to the USB drive, they are geotagged with the GPS lat. and long. Gimbal attitude is visible in the gallery, but is not currently included in the image meta data.
These are viewable in the gallery or in the metadata of the image on a PC
Images can be previewed in the gallery in AMC during or after a flight.
Images from the EO camera can be saved in JPEG or TIFF format, and can be opened in most photo software. EO Video is saved as an MP4 file, IR video as a .AVI file.
Images from the IR camera can be saved as a Radiometric JPEG or TIFF. Video can be saved as Thermal Encoded or as Radiometric video. Workswell ThermoLab software is required to view thermal video shot in Radiometric mode, and can be downloaded here:
To download photos from the USB drive, remove it from Astro and insert it into a computer. Then, move the files off
Do NOT format the SSD of the Wiris Pro when connected to a PC. This can brick the camera and will require it being sent back for repair.
To remove media stored on the SSD, first power the Wiris Pro Payload on the aircraft. Then connect a cable to the micro-USB port on the side of the Wiris Pro. The drive should appear on a computer as ‘Wiris SSD’, with the files organized in folders by date.
Drag the selected media off the Wiris SSD folder on to your computer.
Right-click and 'Eject' the Wiris drive, then power off the drone and gimbal
Make sure to eject the Wiris drive from you computer before unplugging the cable. Power cycle the aircraft and gimbal before capturing any additional video or photos.
The video feed may stop after disconnecting from a PC. This is normal, the video will resume after a reboot of the aircraft
Do NOT format the SSD of the Wiris Pro when connected to a PC. This can brick the camera and will require it being sent back for repair.The formatting option for the SSD of the Wiris Pro can be found in the camera settings under Advanced SSD Options - Format SSD
How to fine-tune the gimbal pointing controls
The Wiris Pro payload has zoom rate scaling on tilt. This means that as the zoom level of the EO camera is increased, the tilt rate of the gimbal will be decreased to give more pointing control
The overall gimbal tilt speed (slow/med/fast) can be adjusted under the camera settings
By default, yaw control of the aircraft is unaffected by the zoom level of the camera, however, zoom rate scaling can also be applied to yaw/pan through Slow Speed Mode.
For even more control, the global yaw rate of Astro can also be adjusted if desired. The default global yaw rate of Astro is 75 degrees/second.
This can be adjusted by going to Advanced Mode (tap the Auterion logo in the upper left hand corner 7 times) --> Vehicle Setup --> Parameter --> MPC_MAN_Y_MAX. The units are in degrees/second.
Be careful when changing parameters and double-check what you are doing. Changing the wrong parameter can cause unexpected behavior or lead to a crash!
Slow Speed mode is a togglable flight mode that affects the sensitivity of the aircraft's yaw when the camera is zoomed in.
Slow Speed mode can be toggled on and off while in flight when Astro is in Position mode. It's active when the icon is lit up and you are viewing the EO video stream
Slow Speed mode will automatically deactivate when viewing the IR stream
Slow Speed mode is turned off by default
Only the aircraft's yaw speed is affected, not the maximum translational/vertical speed of the aircraft