DJI Spreading Wings

What is the Spreading WingsThe Spreading Wings is a collapsible, six to eight-propeller RC helicopter designed to carry a DSLR or similar-sized camera. It is intended to serve as a camera platform, allowing professional videographers and photographers to add dynamic aerial shots to their productions. It is designed to work with either the A2 or WooKong-M flight control systems, which are available separately.

Capable of IOC

OverviewTechnical Specs

Flight Controllers

Transmitters

Channel Mapping

Gimbals

FAQs

Real world questions

Accessories

Looking ahead (M600 and Ronin)

Spreadings Wings FamilyS800 Evo S900 S1000 M600 (New)

Technical Specs Comparison

S900

Type: Hexacopter

Price: Starting $1,400.00

Flight Time: 18 min (@12000mAh & 6.8 kg)

Payload Cap: ~10.8 lbs

Wingspan: 900 mm

Take off Weight: 8.2 Kg (18 lbs)

Max Distance: 2,000 m (1.24 miles)

S1000

Type: Octocopter

Price: Starting $1,900.00

Flight Time: 15min(@15000mAh & 9.5 kg)

Payload Cap: ~23 lbs

Wingspan: 1,045mm

Take off Weight: max 11.0Kg (24.25 lbs)

Max Distance: 2,000 m (1.24 miles)

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1087654-REG/dji_cp_sb_000129r_spreading_wings_s1000_professional.html B&H SPECShttp://www.dji.com/product/spreading-wings-s1000/spec DJI WEBSITE SPECS

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1087654-REG/dji_cp_sb_000129r_spreading_wings_s1000_professional.htmlhttp://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1087654-REG/dji_cp_sb_000129r_spreading_wings_s1000_professional.htmlhttp://www.dji.com/product/spreading-wings-s1000/spechttp://www.dji.com/product/spreading-wings-s1000/spec

Users Professional Cinematographers

Amateurs/Hobbyists

Surveyors, Mappers, Real estate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Viwwetf0gU KILLER DRONE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Viwwetf0gUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Viwwetf0gU

DIY Intensive (Everything must be assembled)Frame Flight Controller Gimbal/Payload

In The Box (Assembly & Frame) Customer assembles Frame

Box contains Airframe only

Flight Controllers, Lightbridge,

Batteries (Sold Separately)

We do not troubleshoot 3rd party

Refer to manual for specs

http://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s1000/en/S1000_User_Manual_v1.10_en.pdf Page 6 MANUAL - IN THE BOXhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNnrFazaIPQ FRAME ASSEMBLY

http://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s1000/en/S1000_User_Manual_v1.10_en.pdfhttp://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s1000/en/S1000_User_Manual_v1.10_en.pdfhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNnrFazaIPQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNnrFazaIPQ

How to assemble FrameEverything is in the manual and video resources

S1000 Manual http://download.dji-innovations.com/downloads/s1000/en/S1000_User_Manual_v1.00_en.pdf

S900 User Manualhttp://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s900/en/S900_User_Manual_en_v1.4.pdf

S800 User Manualhttp://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s800/S800_User_Manual_en.pdf

Assembly:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNnrFazaIPQ

http://download.dji-innovations.com/downloads/s1000/en/S1000_User_Manual_v1.00_en.pdfhttp://download.dji-innovations.com/downloads/s1000/en/S1000_User_Manual_v1.00_en.pdfhttp://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s900/en/S900_User_Manual_en_v1.4.pdfhttp://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s900/en/S900_User_Manual_en_v1.4.pdfhttp://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s800/S800_User_Manual_en.pdfhttp://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s800/S800_User_Manual_en.pdf

Flight Controllers WooKong ($999.00) A2 ($539.00) sale A3 ($899.00)

Output Channels: 8Can-Bus Port: SingleBuilt in Receiver: No

JR/Spektrum receiver: No

Output Channels: 12Can-Bus Port: Dual

Built in Receiver: YesJR/Spektrum receiver: 2

Mobile SDK DeveloperD-RTK GNSS

Triple RedundancyManage 5 aircraft

Flight Controller ComponentsMC - Brains of the aircraft, controls functions

GPS - determines exact location and time 24 hours a day anywhere in the world.

PMU - controls every power consuming function

IMU - contains gyroscopes and accelerometers & measures linear and angular motion

LED - Connection point to connect to assistant software

Verify these setups when you have time (Can be quick solution if all else fails)

Flashing Red Lights GPS, Calibration, Battery level,

System Error

LED INDICATORhttp://wiki.dji.com/en/index.php/A2_LED_Indicator_Description

MANUALhttp://download.dji-innovations.com/downloads/a2/en/A2_Quick_Start_Guide_v1.0_en.pdf Page 26

LED MODULE

http://wiki.dji.com/en/index.php/A2_LED_Indicator_Descriptionhttp://wiki.dji.com/en/index.php/A2_LED_Indicator_Descriptionhttp://download.dji-innovations.com/downloads/a2/en/A2_Quick_Start_Guide_v1.0_en.pdfhttp://download.dji-innovations.com/downloads/a2/en/A2_Quick_Start_Guide_v1.0_en.pdfhttp://download.dji-innovations.com/downloads/a2/en/A2_Quick_Start_Guide_v1.0_en.pdf

Flight Controller on Spreading WingsWOOKONG CONNECTION POINTS

http://wiki.dji.com/en/index.php/WooKong-M_MC_Mounting

A2/S1000 Assembly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNnrFazaIPQ Start 2:49

http://wiki.dji.com/en/index.php/WooKong-M_MC_Mountinghttp://wiki.dji.com/en/index.php/WooKong-M_MC_Mountinghttp://wiki.dji.com/en/index.php/WooKong-M_MC_Mountinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNnrFazaIPQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNnrFazaIPQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNnrFazaIPQ

Flight Controller Assistant Software Wooking and A2 use their own

Firmware updates Channel Mapping (Assigning to Tx) Calibrations

***INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS***

PC AND MAC ARE DIFFERENT for CX

1. Download driver installer and Assistant Software installer from the download page of A2 on the DJI website.

2. Connect the A2 flight control system to a PC via a Micro-USB cable on the LED Module.

3. Run the driver installer and follow the prompts to finish installation.

4. Next, run the assistant software installer and follow the prompts to finish installation.

5. Double click the A2 icon on your Windows desktop to launch the software.

6. The installer in EXE format only supports Windows operating systems (Win XP, Win7, Win8 (32 or 64 bit)).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMN4xosIpdg (Assistant Software Walkthrough)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMN4xosIpdghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMN4xosIpdg

Channel Mapping RC Calibration

Flight movements

Gimbal

Landing Gear

Map Transmitter

Tasks

Transmitters (Tx)No support for 3rd party Transmitters

FUTABA SPEKTRUM

(Software/Hardware) including PPMS, DBUS, Traditional channels as well as notify them to channel map

3rd party manual setup manual We do not provide support

Questions to Ask

Verify the Software is connected (LED)

What is LED Module Indicating?

Is firmware up to date?

What error messages?

When did this start happening?

Need to see setup

Correct Transmitter Channel?

Common Cx Issues

No Video Feed

Controller not responding

Red light and will not start

GPS Error

Not able to calibrate

Cant get past serial #

Firmware/Hardware

Mapping/Freq Type/Hardware

Calib/Hardware/RMA

Hardware/Pro Module

Firmware/RMA

Can click cancel

ISSUES SOLUTIONS

Gimbals

http://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s1000/en/S1000_User_Manual_v1.10_en.pdf Page 21 (Gimbal assembly)

Supported Gimbalshttp://www.dji.com/product/zenmuse-z15-5d-iii-hd

Made for specific DSLR cameras ONLY 4 Gimbals total

Z15-GH4 Installationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQUvKiBvB3A

http://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s1000/en/S1000_User_Manual_v1.10_en.pdfhttp://dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s1000/en/S1000_User_Manual_v1.10_en.pdfhttp://www.dji.com/product/zenmuse-z15-5d-iii-hdhttp://www.dji.com/product/zenmuse-z15-5d-iii-hdhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQUvKiBvB3Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQUvKiBvB3A

Gimbal Software Update Firmware

Configure Parameters

Set transmitter

channels

Roll, tilt, pan

Info & Status

Critical Gimbal Issues

Gimbal not Calibrating

No video feed

Slanted to the left

Working through AV but not Lightbridge

Firmware/Hardware/MA

Firmware/Hardware

Calibration

Lightbridge Firmware/Hardware/Mobile Device

ISSUES SOLUTIONS

Accessories IOSD Mark II - Gives Telemetry Back

Light Bridge - Data Transfer Module

2.4 G Bluetooth Datalink - Video data transfer

Ground Station - Waypoints

Troubleshooting FAQsS900 FAQhttp://www.dji.com/product/spreading-wings-s900/info#faq

A2 FAQE-Learning

A3 FAQE-Learning

Lightbridge FAQhttp://www.dji.com/product/lightbridge-2/info#faq

Ground Station FAQhttp://www.dji.com/product/pc-ground-station/faq

http://www.dji.com/product/spreading-wings-s900/info#faqhttp://www.dji.com/product/spreading-wings-s900/info#faqhttp://www.dji.com/product/lightbridge-2/info#faqhttp://www.dji.com/product/lightbridge-2/info#faq

Real World Issues No video

Flashing red lights

Not connecting to PC

GPS Not working

Tylemmetry not showing

Accessories questions

Erratic Flight

Motors will not start

Nuts/Bolt Size

GPS/IMU/Compass error

Interchangeability

Replacement parts

Troubleshooting Options Software (Firmware)

Channel Mapping

Hardware Setup

Need to verify setup (Videos, pictures)

Calibrations (Compass, GPS, IMU, RC)

RMA

M600 & A3

Developer Platform Can Carry Ronin - MX A3 and Lightbridge 2 Industrial Applications Various Sensors/Gimbals

SDK Triple Modularity Redundancy D-RTK GLNSS SDK/API DJI Assistant Software V2.0

Research Resources

Manuals

Videos

FAQs

DJI Website

E-Learning

DJI Wiki