dji phantom 5.8ghz av install guide
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DJI PHANTOM / 5.8gHz AV Tx install guide – Phantom Upgrade Board
1. Cut the 3.5mm AV jack approx. 2-‐3cm from connection. *Refer pic 1
2. Expose the bare copper ground wire & yellow video wire roughly 1.5cm in length. * Refer pic 1
3. Using the “video out” (Brown, Red & Yellow) cable that was supplied with the Phantom Upgrade board, expose the Brown (ground) & Yellow (Video) wires roughly 1.5cm in length at the bare end of the cable opposite end to connector. Bend the Red (Active) cable back out of the way and keep out of the way with electrical tape. *Refer to pic 2 *Red (Active) is not required when using the DJI 5.8gHz Av system.
4. Cut the deans connector off of the DJI 5.8gHz AV system and expose the two wires roughly 0.5cm in length. Clearly identify which is “active” & which is “ground”. Ground will be identified as the cable that has a grey stripe running the length of the cable. Active will be the solid black cable. *Refer pic 3
5. Feed both the power cable and the Video/Ground cable of the DJI 5.8gHz system into one of the entry holes at the rear and underneath the Phantom Shell. It will be a tight fit but it is possible. Pull the wires through until the junction box of the wire is at the base of the entry hole. *Refer pic 4
6. Having identified the correct “active” (+) & “ground” (-‐) wires of the 5.8gHz power system, solder the “ground” wire to the ground port of, for example, ESC number 3. Then solder the “active” wire to the “active” port of, for example, ESC number 4. We do this to share the load of drawing additional power from just one ESC. *Refer pic 5
7. To connect the AV signal out of the Phantom upgrade board to the AV signal of the 5.8gHz system you will need to join the Yellow cable of the 5.8gHz to the Yellow cable of the AV out from upgrade board. The same is to be carried out with the Brown and exposed cable of both the upgrade and 5.8gHz cables. You can twist the same wires together, as referenced in pic 6 & 7, and then apply solder to the joined cables to ensure a strong connection. Ensure that the “ground” & “video” cables are separated clearly and that they cannot come in contact with one another after the Phantom is reassembled. Use heat shrink or electrical tape to ensure separation. *If ground or video wires touch at any time during flight video signal will be lost, & if flying FPV that is the last thing you want or need. **Refer pic 6 & 7
8. Plug the 5.8gHz cable into the back of Tx unit (refer to instruction manual), connect gopro to Zenmuse H3-‐2D Gimbal and power up Phantom. Have FPV screen/goggles connected to 5.8gHz Rx system and check for video signal. *Ensure you have correctly installed all components.
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Pic 1. Cut 3.5mm jack connection & expose “ground” & “video” wires of 5.8gHz.
Pic 2. Expose the “ground” & “video” wires from AV out of Phantom upgrade board. Tape “active” out of the way.
Pic 3. Cut Deans connector off & expose both wires. Black/grey cable is “ground” & solid black cable is “Active”.
Pic 4. Feed 5.8gHz cable into Phantom shell from below. Pull wires until junction box is at base of hole.
AV Video
AV Ground
AV Ground
AV Video
Ground Power
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Pic 5. Solder the “ground” (black/grey cable) to the “GND” port Phantom of ESC, & solder the “active” (black cable) to the “VCC” port of a different Phantom ESC. *Triple check that you are soldering to the correct ports, wiring to the wrong signal will reverse the polarity and burn out the upgrade board.
5.8gHz Active/ESC 5.8gHz Ground/ESC
Pic 6. Connect “Video” signal from Upgrade board & 5.8gHz system. Repeat with “Ground” wires.
Pic 7. Carefully apply solder to joints & ensure separation of Video & Ground wires. Use either heat shrink or electrical tape to ensure separation between connections.
Solder “Ground” wires
Solder “Video” wires