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Equipment described herein is subject to US export regulations and may require a license prior to export. Diversion contrary to US law is 
prohibited. Imagery for illustration purposes only. Specifications are subject to change without notice.  Rev. 110. 

© 2022 Teledyne FLIR LLC, Inc. Approved for public release. Teledyne FLIR Approved [FLIRGTC-SBA-007]. All rights reserved 

 

 

 

 

 

Vue

®

 TZ20-R 

High Resolution, Radiometric, Gimbaled  
Thermal Zoom Drone Payload  

 

USER MANUAL

 

 

Summary of Contents for Vue TZ20-R

Page 1: ... to US law is prohibited Imagery for illustration purposes only Specifications are subject to change without notice Rev 110 2022 Teledyne FLIR LLC Inc Approved for public release Teledyne FLIR Approved FLIRGTC SBA 007 All rights reserved Vue TZ20 R High Resolution Radiometric Gimbaled Thermal Zoom Drone Payload USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...Install 6 4 DJI PILOT APP OPERATION 7 4 1 Menu 7 4 2 FFC 8 4 3 AGC Lock Unlock 8 4 4 Color Palettes 8 4 5 Zoom 9 4 6 Radiometry 9 4 7 Settings 13 5 SD CARDS 14 5 1 File Naming Convention 14 5 2 Tested Micro SD Cards 15 6 RECORDING 16 7 SETTINGS 17 7 1 Image format 17 7 2 Video format 18 7 3 FFC Mode 18 7 4 Scene Dynamic Range 18 7 5 AGC Region of interest 18 7 6 Digital Detail Enhancement DDE and ...

Page 3: ...ing solar farm and other industrial inspectors can zoom into objects of interest identify them with unmatched clarity and take and record radiometric temperature measurements all from a safe standoff distance Emergency response pilots in search and rescue law enforcement firefighting and public safety can search for and observe in silence while using the thermal zoom to reduce false positives and ...

Page 4: ...ective cap from Skyport connector and insert gimbal into gimbal mount on airframe 2 Rotate the Skyport connector to the unlocked position and completely insert into the airframe gimbal mount 3 Rotate the Skyport connector to the locked position to secure it 4 Confirm that the Vue TZ20 R is mounted securely 5 If flying with a second payload confirm both payloads are aimed forward upon start up and ...

Page 5: ...t Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited Imagery for illustration purposes only Specifications are subject to change without notice Rev 110 2022 Teledyne FLIR LLC Inc Approved for public release Teledyne FLIR Approved FLIRGTC SBA 007 All rights reserved 5 FIGURE 2 INSERT AND SECURE THE VUE TZ20 R INTO AIRFRAME GIMBAL MOUNT ...

Page 6: ...2022 Teledyne FLIR LLC Inc Approved for public release Teledyne FLIR Approved FLIRGTC SBA 007 All rights reserved 6 3 DJI PILOT APP INSTALLATION 3 1 Compatible Devices Requires Android 5 0 or above Refer to https www dji com downloads djiapp dji pilot for compatible mobile device s Matrice 300 RTK v1 9 0R Matrice 200 V2 v1 8 0 3 2 How to Install In the Google Play store search DJI Pilot and instal...

Page 7: ...for the Vue TZ20 R appear on the right edge in the DJI Pilot app In the main screen users have the option to toggle between recording modes through the Menu and adjust operational parameters including Flat Field Correction FFC AGC color palette zoom radiometric spot meter and other payload settings The Vue TZ20 R does not support viewing recorded imagery on the SD from the DJI Pilot app FIGURE 3 D...

Page 8: ...facts that may occur during use in dynamic operational conditions The Vue TZ20 R is in auto FFC mode by default but a manual trigger can be initiated by pressing the FCC icon 4 3 AGC Lock Unlock The AGC Lock Unlock allows the image to hold a constant temperature to color pallet in a dynamic moving scene This allows the user to identify objects in the camera field of view with specific infrared rad...

Page 9: ...izes a wide 95 HFOV 640x512 resolution Boson This is referred to as the WFOV Boson Zoom levels 5x 10x and 20x utilize a narrow 18 HFOV 640x512 resolution Boson Zooming from 1x to 5x is a pseudo optical zoom unique to the TZ20 R and places over 327 000 pixels on target at both levels Zooming 10x and 20x is a digital zoom All four zoom levels place four times more pixels on target versus pure digita...

Page 10: ...enter Frame defines the ROI as the full view as displayed on the user interface Center creates and displays a ROI smaller than full user interface The hottest coldest and average temperature within the ROI is displayed for both Frame and Center The hottest measured temperature within the ROI is indicated with the red upward pointing triangle The coldest temperature within the ROI is indicated with...

Page 11: ...y require a license prior to export Diversion contrary to US law is prohibited Imagery for illustration purposes only Specifications are subject to change without notice Rev 110 2022 Teledyne FLIR LLC Inc Approved for public release Teledyne FLIR Approved FLIRGTC SBA 007 All rights reserved 11 ...

Page 12: ...eshold Isotherms are useful in helping in quickly identifying areas or objects of interest within the scene and can be used for inspection search and rescue and more FIGURE 9 5X ZOOM AND ABOVE ISOTHERM HIGHLIGHTS PIXELS HOTTER THAN THE THRESHOLD The Isotherm feature is enabled via the Payload icon on the main user view screen Scroll down to the Isotherm on off feature and select Above or Below opt...

Page 13: ...US law is prohibited Imagery for illustration purposes only Specifications are subject to change without notice Rev 110 2022 Teledyne FLIR LLC Inc Approved for public release Teledyne FLIR Approved FLIRGTC SBA 007 All rights reserved 13 FIGURE 10 ISOTHERM SET UP EXAMPLE FOR ABOVE 78 F 4 7 Settings File format changing can be done in the Settings menu ...

Page 14: ...r a protective cover This port is intended for storing logs by DJI and will NOT save data from the Vue TZ20 R FIGURE 11 INSERT MICRO SD CARD 1 AND 2 TO OPERATE VUE TZ20 R 5 1 File Naming Convention Folders on the Micro SD cards are named with the following convention GPS data is required to sync the date and time If GPS data is unavailable the file names will report a default time of 1970 ex Image...

Page 15: ...oved for public release Teledyne FLIR Approved FLIRGTC SBA 007 All rights reserved 15 5 2 Tested Micro SD Cards The validated Micro SD cards that are supported by the Vue TZ20 R are shown below Working Micro SD cards are not limited to this list SanDisk Extreme PRO U3 XC 64G Kingston C10 HC 8G SanDisk Extreme PRO U3 XC 32G SanDisk Extreme PRO U3 XC 128G SanDisk UItra U1 C10 HC 32G SanDisk UItra C1...

Page 16: ...n be saved in TIFF and RJPEG format TIFF files contain raw data from the Boson thermal camera Both WFOV and NFOV images are saved RJPEG contains a colorized image of what is displayed on screen Standard JPEG compression is applied and the selected color pallet and zoom level will remain Periodic Capture The cameras can capture images at a set interval ranging from 1 to 30 seconds Video Video foota...

Page 17: ...he Payload Settings Icon in the quick menu In this menu the user can modify various capture settings The camera will be set to the follow payload settings by default Image format RJPEG FFC Mode Auto AGC ROI Full Frame Video format MOV SDR Normal ADE ON 7 1 Image format RJPEG Still images are saved onto SD 2 in the Image folder They have gone through AGC and are colorized They are what is displayed...

Page 18: ...reating excessively large files 7 3 FFC Mode The user can toggle between automatic or manual FFC mode In automatic mode the camera periodically triggers an FFC in response typical FFC conditions In manual FFC mode the camera will perform an FFC only upon command 7 4 Scene Dynamic Range This setting changes the scene temperature range gain mode of both cameras Hot Low gain mode Appropriate range fo...

Page 19: ...007 All rights reserved 19 7 6 Digital Detail Enhancement DDE and Advanced Digital Enhancement ADE These setting enable algorithms that can be utilized to help the user find low contrast targets in high dynamic range scenes Similar to a sharpening filter these nonlinear image processing algorithms are designed to enhance the high spatial frequencies edges of targets in the image ADE On is the defa...

Page 20: ...0 R This is especially true when using the 5x 10x or 20x zoom feature Ensure objects are at least 20 feet 6 m from the Vue TZ20 R for best zoomed focus Thermal image quality is best when viewing high contrast scenes where there are object as various temperatures If image quality is lower than expected record images on a high contrast scene to determine if there is a camera problem or simply a low ...

Page 21: ...ght 640 g Zoom 5x optical WFOV NFOV 4x digital Effective zoom 1x 95 5x 10x 20x 4 5 Ground Control DJI Pilot App Airframe Compatibility DJI V2 Matrice 200 series and Matrice 300 Storage 2 Micro SD cards Streaming Video 640 x 512 25Hz ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL Electrical Interface Skyport 2 0 13 6V 2A Mechanical Interface Skyport 2 0 connector X Port DJI gimbal Gimbal 3 axis Pitch 30 to 120 Yaw 270 Powe...

Page 22: ... TZ20 R units that have been repaired or modified in any manner by anyone other than Teledyne FLIR or Teledyne FLIR s authorized designee Defects due to normal wear and tear Customer s failure to properly store install operate or maintain the Vue TZ20 R Operating the payload outside of its specified parameters The buyer is responsible for the costs of shipping the payload to Teledyne FLIR Teledyne...

Page 23: ... solid green when the Vue TZ20 R is powered up and ready to record stream Recording Green flashing slow The LED appears flashing green when streaming video is being recorded to the storage Warning Orange blinking fast The LED will flash orange when there is an error but the Vue TZ20 R is still running Reasons for this kind of warning include Fail to record no Micro SD card or Micro SD card full Ca...

Page 24: ... the Vue TZ20 R unusable 4 The Vue TZ20 R LED will blink purple during the upgrade 5 The Vue TZ20 R will automatically power cycle The LED will flash orange for power up then resume a standard LED operation The LED may continue flashing if only one Micro SD is inserted 6 The update file ITM will be automatically removed upon successful update 11 1 2 Forced firmware downgrade procedure 1 Rename the...

Page 25: ...ate when power cycling the airframe Vue TZ20 R while the RC and app are still active When this occurs restart the DJI Pilot app Power cycling the controller will also resolve the same issue but requires more time 11 3 USB to Boson Application Download the FLIR Boson Application also referred as Boson GUI or GUI at https www flir com support center oem camera controller gui for boson To view the Bo...

Page 26: ...ion purposes only Specifications are subject to change without notice Rev 110 2022 Teledyne FLIR LLC Inc Approved for public release Teledyne FLIR Approved FLIRGTC SBA 007 All rights reserved 26 12 FLIR SUPPORT Visit the OEM support portal at flir custhelp com Click Ask a Question and fill out the form to reach a product specialist FIGURE 14 VUE TZ20 R SUPPORT INTERFACE AT FLIR CUSTHELP COM ...

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