UAV Video Link Drone Video Data Transmitter and Receiver
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UAV Video Data Link FAQ
1. What is UAV Video Link?
UAV Video Link is a pair system with a video data transmitter in the uav drone and a video data receiver in the ground control device.
Its role is to establish an invisible video data wireless link system in the air. The real-time video collected by the transmitter and camera at the far end can be quickly downloaded to the display screen at the receiving end with zero delays.
The operator can also issue commands to control the aircraft and camera at the receiving end, which can operate the drone’s forward direction and adjust the camera angle to complete the drone’s Long-distance control better.
UAV video image data control integrated high-definition digital image transmission system, A highly integrated data transmission system with a built-in data link, video link, and RC.
2. What frequency does the drone Video Link use?
There are 800Mhz, 1.4G and 2.4G recommended for UAV Video Link transmitter and transmission frequency.
3. How long distance does the UAV Video Link transmission support?
Support 10km 20km 30km 50km 80km 100km and 150km.
4. Does the UAV Video Link support placing a relay repeater in the center between the transmitter and receiver?
Support.
5. What words are abbreviated as UAV?
UAV Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, drone, also named Remotely Piloted Vehicle, Unmanned Aircraft System. Unmanned Air Vehicle, Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle, Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle, Unmanned Airborne Vehicle, and Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle.
6. Do you have a UAV system to transmit video data on a 100km route one repeater system like in the image？
7. We are looking forward to connecting for the Long Range power Amplifier requirement on 2.4 GHz range, to transmit/receive videos over desired 55 km range, with Wi-Fi & Ethernet connectivity features.
1). Connect 4 HD PTZ cameras and 2 handheld HD movie cameras with the vehicle wireless network for live coverage and recording. 2). One Drone HD Camera also connects with the vehicle. 3). Same video stream to another ground station simultaneously. 4). Requirement of Hotline with command and control vehicle to ground station.
Kindly suggest the wireless equipment (Tx/Rx) which should have a range between 20Km NLOS.
iVcan.com reply: Even with the latest technology, it is hard to support a 20km NLOS distance. Except that you used the drone as the relay (center, repeater as forwarding signal)
UAV Video Link Drone Wireless Video Data Transmitter Receiver new 2023-replay repeater for wireless video transmitter and receiver
Please check the above picture, the target area and receiver have obstacles, (NLOS), so the center drone will forward the video signal.
9. How do you pack and protect the FRP antenna?
We will put the FRP fiberglass antenna inside the PVC water pipe, which is very strong, please don’t worry about the fiberglass antenna being damaged during transportation.
The power supply of this transmitter and battery both are 3A@28V. At the normal time, the battery we used for tested is 7AH, it can work for 2~4 hours. If you buy15AH chargeable battery, it can work continuously for about 4~8 hours.
There is three frequencies to choose from 800Mhz, 1.4G, and 2.4G.
But there is no 10W Power Amplifier for 150km at 2.4Ghz. So if the buyer want to support 150km transmission distance, only 800Mhz and 1.2G can be chosen.
Not only switch the frequency at the web UI parameter easily, after changing the frequency, it also needs to change the Power Amplifier inside and the same frequency transmitter and receiver antenna. So buyer should confirm which frequency you need before delivery. The antenna is customized according to this frequency.
Regarding the RF cable, our engineer doesn't recommend that you used it so long. There will be a reduced 0.5dB for one meter RF cable. For 3 meters RF cable, the signal strength will be reduced by 1.5dB. In order to support long-distance, It is better that you use the RF cable less than 1 meter? In fact, the transmitter is very smaller, it is better to keep a short distance from the transmitter to the transmitter antenna. The power supply cable for the transmitter and ethernet cable from the camera to the transmitter can be longer as there are no losses like RF cable.
Yes, the default video input is IP RJ45 ethernet port, if your camera is HDMI or SDI or AHD, just plus one small encoder box to solve this problem. Please check the below model.
If your area has a DVB-T or DVB-T2 digital television signal, the TV frequency range is 170-860Mhz, it has including 800Mhz, so choose 1.4G is better.
Because the GPS antenna receives the GPS signal and the GPS direction on the drone is up, our transmitter antenna is pointing down to send the signal to the ground. As a result, the 1.4G frequency effect on GPS is negligible.
Regarding frequency hopping, the engineer has some suggestions for you.
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As the system frequency range is 20Mb, if your bandwidth is chosen 20Mb, then it can not hop (only one point). If the bandwidth is chosen 10Mb, then you have two points to hop, if the bandwidth is chosen 5Mb, then you have 4 points to hop.
If 1410Mhz has jammed, then 1420Mhz also has jammed, as the frequency is too close.
When hopping frequency, the data or video transmission will be disconnected, and your video will be frozen.
At the normal time, it is better to choose hopping is NOT.
If your transmission distance is less than 15~22km, then we have another option to choose from, the frequency has 110Mb, and even if you choose 20Mb bandwidth, it has 5 points to choose from for frequency hopping.
If you need to support S.bus, then please tell us before shippment, and we will modify our RS232 to TTL.
Our TX900 has three RS232 ports. If you need it to support S.bus, just need plus one small converter from S.BUS to RS232 is ok. ( Mini SBUS Conversion Module Uart to Sbus, Sbus to Uart ).
The serial port of our wireless video transmission is transparent, and no data is actively sent to the flight controller. This is controlled by the ground station.
It won't send the failsafe command, but you can see the link status light from the signal indicator.
Here is the link status signal strength indicator means
Not Bright: Indicates that the wireless link of the module is not connected
Red: Indicates that the wireless link of the module has been connected, but the wireless signal strength is very weak
Orange: Indicates that the wireless link of the module has been connected, and the wireless signal strength is medium
Green: Indicates that the wireless link of the module has been connected, and the wireless signal strength is very strong
We understand that you hope to have this function, If aircraft loses signal during flight it will not return to home because flight controller will not understand that rc link is lost.
You need to see the link status LED light, if it is Orange or Red, you should control the plane back in advance.
At the normal usage, one node as the transmitter, another node as the receiver. If you need to support long range or over a mountain top, like the below picture, yes, please buy 3rd nord as the reapter. You just need to put the 3rd node in the middle and set the 3rd node be a 2D3U then ok.
replay repeater for wireless video transmitter and receiver
How to set 3rd node be 2D3U?
Set with AT command: at+cfun=0 at^dstc=0 at+cfun=1 Restart the link device after the operation
AT command operation postion UAV Video Link Drone Wireless Video Data Transmitter Receiver new 2023-
4K video is supported. 4K video stream generally has more than 8Mbps, and 1080P video generally has more than 2M, so the distance of our wireless video transmission when transmitting 4K video will be shorter than that of 1080P.
In one word, the higher the definition of the video, the shorter the transmission distance. The video compression is smaller, and the transmission distance is supported farther.
In the process of video transmission, if there is data loss, the picture will appear mosaic or stagnation, freeze and other phenomena.
There will be a limited number of retransmissions at the wireless link level (of course, data errors will also occur if the situation is not good). The upper-layer application on the end will not be aware of it, nor will it ask the sender to retransmit.
If the signal of the wireless link is not good at a certain point after the distance is extended, and there are always bit errors, it is impossible to design it to be retransmitted all the time, so that the end user experience will be very poor.
The wireless link layer has a limited retransmission mechanism. We have tested the tcp protocol for transmission at the video transmission layer (trying to retransmit on the upper layer through the tcp protocol), but the test found that there is no obvious improvement, and it will also lead to uncontrollable delays.
The heat generated by the aircraft side is much larger than that of the ground side. If the fan is running, check whether the air inlet and outlet of the lower fan (the positions of the heat sinks at both ends) are blocked
Try changing the power supply of the air unit transmitter from 24V to 12~18V (the transmit power will be reduced to about 35~36DB)
Slightly reduce the transmit power of the aircraft by the below AT commands: AT^DSSMTP="23" Reboot after setting
Question: Are these settings maximum power of the module? (24 dBm)
Answer: 24dBm is the maximum output power of the link Module, and the gain of the PA (about 14dBm) needs to be added. The actual transmission power after the 24V power supply PA output is about 38dBm.
If you don't want to connect the receiver ethernet cable directly to the computer. Then it is not easy to access the receiver at your local network.
Here is two solutions for you.
1. Add the IP address of the 192.168.1.x network segment on the PC side (the PC can be configured with multiple network segment IP addresses)
2. Modify the IP of the wireless video data receiver from 192.168.1.12 to the address of the 10.220.20.x network segment to meet your local network.
For further questions and solutions, please talk with your local area network workmate or engineer, our receiver is like a computer with IP address, it should keep the network segment IP address at the same, for example, 192.168.1.xxx.
