2. Getting started, step-by-step
To get your Pano360 up and running you will need:
•
a PC with Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8,
•
a micro USB cable (most modern mobile phones have this type of cable for charging),
•
a camera that can be triggered by cable or by infra-red signals,
•
a set of hex keys,
•
a tilt head (preferably a Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1 or Nodal Ninja R10),
•
a shutter cable with mini jack (2.5 mm) on one side and a camera matching connector on
the other side or an infra-red transmitter module (optional for purchase),
•
a multirotor such as DJI S800/S1000 with a radio transmitter (for examples: HiTec Aurora9,
Futaba 8J, JR P00634 etc.) and a RC receiver (for example: HiTec Optima, Futaba R3008SB,
JR PR790 etc.),
•
at least one cable with 3 pin female header on both sides (aka. servo cable),
•
a soldering iron to solder the power cables.
There are 5 steps
you go trough to run Pano360:
1. Install the software on your PC
(refer to
2.1
)
2. Mount the Pano360 you the H-frame of your multirotor
(refer to
2.2
)
3. Connect the cables
(refer to
2.3
)
4. Configure the device parameters and make a test run
(refer to
3.
)
5. Configure your RC radio transmitter
(please refer to the manual of your transmitter).
2.1 Software installation
Let's start with software installation.
•
The latest software can be found here:
www.invendyne.com
•
Download InvendynePano360Setup.exe.
•
Run InvendynePano360Setup.exe (double click the file).
•
You may be asked if you want to install the software by an unknown publisher, click
Run
.
•
You may also be asked if you want to install the program by an unknown published, click
Yes
.
•
The installation wizard will pop-up, click
Next
.
•
Click
Next
again (you may optionally enter a different folder for the installation).
•
Click
Install
.
•
Click
Finish
.
•
Pano360 GUI and USB drivers are now installed.
2.2 Mechanical setup
Pano360 has a hub (
Fig.1-F
) which has a set of holes that can be used to mount a tilt head, a ¼''
UNC thread adapter or any other device that has a set of matching holes. M5 holes with a spacing
of 22 mm are typically used to mount Nodal Ninja tilt heads. A common use for M3 holes with a
spacing of 19.55 mm is attaching a ¼'' UNC thread adapter (
Fig.
1-B
).
