This document summarizes a webinar discussing DJI Matrice 200 series drones and FLIR Zenmuse XT2 payloads. It provides an overview of the M200, M210, and M210RTK airframes, differences between them, and recommended applications. Technical details of Real Time Kinetic (RTK) technology are explained. The new M200 V2 series and improvements are outlined. XT2 payload options, models, and features like temperature alarms and tracking are covered. Example imagery from each XT2 camera is shown at different distances and fields of view are compared. Application selection guides help choose the best drone and camera combination.

1. FLIR and Transcat
UAS Webinar

2. Agenda
• Differences between the DJI M200, M210, M210RTK airframes
• What airframes are recommended for various applications
• Technical details of the airframe (battery life, range, what is RTK)
• Payload mounting options on the airframes
• XT2 IR payload
• Selecting the proper version for your application
• Imagery examples from each camera
• Field of View/Resolution
• Solar Field Inspection Case Study

3. M200 V2 Airframes
M200 M210 M210RTK
• Airframe
• 2 TB55 Batteries
• Remote Control
• Single Payload
• 7.8” Crystal Sky Tablet (FLIR adds)
• Airframe
• 2 TB55 Batteries
• Remote Control
• 7.8” Crystal Sky Tablet
• Power Onboard Devices
• Dual Payload or Optional
Top Payload
Same as 210 Plus:
• RTK Components

4. M200 V2 Payloads & Mounting Options
M200 M210 M210RTK

5. Zenmuse X4S -
1” CMOS sensor with
mechanical shutter to
counter in-flight rolling
shutter effects
Super 35 sensor
camera with multiple
DJI DL lens options for
cinema-quality image
30-times optical zoom
with additional 6 times
digital zoom
High resolution thermal
imaging with secondary
4K visual camera
High sensitive
thermal imaging
sensor
VERSATILITY
Zenmuse X4S
(EOL Last Year)
4/3” CMOS sensor
with 20.8MP effective
pixels
Zenmuse X5S Zenmuse X7
Zenmuse XT (with gimbal adapter) Zenmuse XT2 Zenmuse Z30
 

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Matrice 200 Series V2 supports
varieties of gimbals* for different
using scenarios. The aircraft flight
time may be affected due to different
weights of the payloads and various
weather conditions.
FLIGHT TIME

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What is Real Time Kinetic (RTK)
RTK is a secondary GPS signal providing location data to the
drone from a base station away from RF/EMI or with clear view
of the sky
Benefits of RTK
• RTK can provide pinpoint (centimeter) accuracy of the aircraft
during flight.
• RTK provides protection from interference from radio
frequency (RF) and electromagnetic fields (EMF).
Interference of this kind may occur when flying your aircraft
close to power lines, radio towers, large metal structure, etc.
• Another useful feature of RTK is the accurate geotagging of
the information the aircraft captures. This includes both
images and video which will be tagged with the aircraft’s
location for future use.
https://www.heliguy.com/blog/2017/10/04/benefits-of-rtk/
Source: David Atkinson- Heliguy Blogger

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Matrice 200 V2 Series Improvements
CENDENCE S RC
Featuring OcuSync 2.0 system supporting
automatic dual frequency band switching and
extends flight range to up to 8km.
Calibration
Adjust the drone’s center of gravity in the
DJI Pilot app based on the payload
configuration.
Anti-Collision Beacon
Top and bottom anti-collision
beacons, the V2 drones are visible at
night or in lowlight conditions.
1-Click Upgrade
The remote controller, drone, payloads (Excluding
XT2), RTK module/base station can be upgraded
simultaneously in DJI Pilot or DJI Assistant 2

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Noteworthy Changes
• M200 V2 Series DOES NOT support TB50 batteries. TB55 high capacity is the only battery supported
• CENDENCE RC’s are not interchangeable between V1 and the V2 Matrice 200 series.
• Matrice M200/210/210RTK only works with original Cendence
• M200 V2 Series only works with Cendence S with OccuSync
• All three M200 V2 Series ship with the Cenence S
• M210/M210RTK V2 Series DO NOT include the upward gimbal connector or external GPS modules that were
included in V1 kits. These are now optional accessories.

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M200 V2 Kit- What’s in the box
Airframe
2 TB55 Batteries, charger,
cables, 64GB Micro SD, 4
propellers, other cables and
accessoriesXT2 Gimbal
7.8” Crystal Sky + battery
FLIR Thermal Studio Software
CENDENCE S RC + battery
Mobile device holder &
Crystal Sky adapter
WB37
Battery
DJI Case

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M210/M210RTK V2 Kit- What’s in the box
Airframe
2 TB55 Batteries, charger,
cables, 64GB Micro SD, 4
propellers, other cables and
accessories
XT2 Gimbal
7.8” Crystal Sky
FLIR Thermal Studio Software
CENDENCE S RC
Mobile device holder &
Crystal Sky adapter
(2) WB37
Battery &
charging hub

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Drone and XT Selection Guide by Application
Airframe XT2 Model- All Models Radiometric, 30hz or 9Hz Based on Region
M200 M210 M210RTK 640 13mm 640 19mm 640 25mm 336 9mm 336 13mm 336 19mm
First Responder
Search and Rescue     
Suspect apprehension     
Fire-Structure    
Fire- Wildland   
Building
Roofing or Structure
Moisture   

Energy Efficiency    
HVAC roof top systems
systems    
Manufacturing Plants     
Utility
Solar     
Transmission,
distribution, substations
substations      
Cell & Radio tower   
Utilty Plant- smoke
stacks, cooling towers,
towers, hot spots in
stock piles     
Other
Above ground mining    
Conveyor belt/bearings
belt/bearings    
Concrete delamination
delamination     
Large Campus (steam
pipes)    
Wildlife Management     FLIR recommended  Highly Recommended

13. Zenmuse XT2

14. New XT2
• XT2 Camera Visual
• 1/1.7” CMOS
• 12MP
• 4K video
• XT2 Camera Thermal
• Advanced Radiometric Thermal Sensor
• <50 mk @ f/1.0
• 30 Hz or 9 Hz
• 640x512 or 336x256
• Multiple FOV’s
Two products in one package
640x512
High Gain -25° to 135℃
Low Gain -40° to 550℃
336x256
High Gain -25° to 100℃
Low Gain -40° to 550℃

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New Kits with V2 & XT2
M200 V2 XT2 R
336-9mm
• M200 V2 Airframe
• XT2 336x256
• CENDENCE™ S
• 7.85” Crystal Sky
• 2 TB55 Batteries
• FLIR Thermal Studio
M200 V2 XT2 R
640x512-13mm, 19, or 25mm
• M200 Airframe
• XT2 640x512
• CENDENCE™ S
• 7.85” Crystal Sky
•2 TB55 Batteries
•FLIR Thermal Studio
M210 V2 XT2 R
640x512-13mm, 19, or 25mm
• M210 Airframe
• XT2 640x512
• CENDENCE™ S
• 7.85” Crystal Sky
•2 TB55 Batteries
•FLIR Thermal Studio
M210 V2 RTK XT2 R
640x512-13mm, 19, or 25mm
• M210RTK Airframe
• XT2 640x512
• CENDENCE™ S
• 7.85” Crystal Sky
•2 TB55 Batteries
•FLIR Thermal Studio
1st Responder
Home Inspection
1st Responder
Building Inspection
Utility
1st Responder
Building Inspection
Utility
Dual Camera Opps.
Utility
Structure Inspection
High Precision GPS
Dual Camera Opps.
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XT2 Intelligent Features
Temp
Alarm
Heat
Track
NEW
FLIR MSX
Temp
Check
NEW
Quick Track
Isotherms Color
Palettes
NEW
PiP Options

17. MSX from a
DRONE!
ZENMUSE XT2

18. Zenmuse XT2
Visual and Thermal

19. Picture in
Picture
ZENMUSE XT2

21. XT2 Camera
Comparison
IN DEPTH IM AGE COM PARISONS

22. FOV
Comparison
336 VS 640 XT2
The following images represent two views of a house
from the same relative positions to demonstrate field
of view with each camera
200ft
(66m)
15ft
(5m)
100ft (33m)

23. Visual Camera
Visual Camera is identical in both the 336 and 640 XT2’s
336 x 256 XT2 Visual 640 x 512 XT2 Visual

24. 100ft (30.5 meters) to target straight on
X T2 336 X 256 9MM X T2 336 X 256 13MM X T2 336 X 256 19MM

25. X T2 640 13MM X T2 640 19MM X T2 640 25MM
100ft (30.5m)to target straight on

26. 200ft (61 Meters) AGL looking down
X T2 336 X 256 9MM X T2 336 X 256 13MM X T2 336 X 256 19MM

27. 200ft (61m)AGL looking down
X T2 640 13MM X T2 640 19MM X T2 640 25MM

28. ~650 ft (200m) to front corner of school at 200ft (61m)
AGL
X T2 336 X 256 9MM X T2 336 X 256 13MM X T2 336 X 256 19MM

29. XT2 640 13MM XT2 640 19MM XT2 640 25MM
~650 ft (200m) to front corner of school at 200ft (61m)
AGL

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FOV Comparison with Identical Spot Size Ratio
336 X 256 13MM- SPOT SIZE RATIO 765 640 X 512 13MM- SPOT SIZE RATIO 765
Both cameras deliver the same resolution per pixel but 640 x 512 provides 3.8X more data in each image. If you
were flying a solar field or roof, with the 336 x 256, you’d have to take 4X the images and fly much longer over a
smaller pattern to collect the same data as the 640 x 512

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The other side of the story-
336 X 256 9MM 640 X 512 19MM
What if we just want the house in the image? Then the 640 delivers 3.8x more pixels on the house than the 336
with similar effective FOV. Both images were captured from the same location

32. Experiment-
Visibility of
hot/cold items
from each XT2 at
50ft (15m), 100ft
(30m), 200ft (61m),
350ft (107m) AGL
XT2 IR CAMERAS
Ambient Temperature 38F, (3C) no wind
Note: All images are unaltered
raw pictures directly from the
SD card in the XT2

33. 336 9mm
336 19mm
336 13mm
336 9mm
336 19mm
336 13mm
336 9mm
336 19mm
336 13mm
336 9mm
336 19mm
336 13mm
50ft (15m) AGL 100ft (30m)AGL 200ft (61m) AGL 350ft (107m) AGL

34. 336 9mm
336 19mm
336 13mm
336 9mm
336 19mm
336 13mm
336 9mm
336 19mm
336 13mm
336 9mm
336 19mm
336 13mm
50ft (15m) AGL 100ft (30m)AGL 200ft (61m) AGL 350ft (107m) AGL

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640 13mm
640 25mm
640 19mm
640 13mm
640 25mm
640 19mm
640 13mm
640 25mm
640 19mm
640 13mm
640 19mm
640 25mm
50ft (15m) AGL 100ft (30m)AGL 200ft (61m) AGL 350ft (107m) AGL

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640 13mm
640 25mm
640 19mm
640 13mm
640 25mm
640 19mm
640 13mm
640 25mm
640 19mm
640 13mm
640 19mm
640 25mm
50ft (15m) AGL 100ft (30m)AGL 200ft (61m) AGL 350ft (107m) AGL

37. 336 vs 640 13mm lens at 200ft (61m) AGL640 delivers 3.8X more pixels and data in the image with larger FOV
336 x 256 640 x 512

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Just for fun! Did you notice
The electric cord in the images to the heater?
Plug
The splice where I had cut it
with the hedge trimmer and
fixed it?
The 6 XT2 boxes that were stored in the house and hold residual heat? It
was just above freezing when I conducted these tests with no wind. These
boxes show up in the larger FOV images as hot spots. Extra white spot is 2
batteries after being flown
The warm spot where
my wife pre-heated
the car for 15 minutes
on the driveway?

39. Appendix

40. Solar Field Inspection
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY

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Traditional Commercial PV Inspections
Methods
• I-V curve tracing and site walkdowns
• Handheld thermal imaging
• Incomplete documentation
Challenges
• Labor intensive
• Large areas (10–1,000+ acres)
• Safety risks
• Geographically spread out
Credit: Raptormaps.com

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Drone Solutions save time?
• Inspection time minutes/hours versus
days/weeks
• Single person can perform the work
• AI software to pinpoint problem areas
• Easily access remote areas
Performing a solar inspection with hand held IR and test
equipment is like painting the San Francisco bridge. Once
you got done, you’d need to start over!

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What can you see from a drone?
Credit: Raptormaps.com

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Drone IR Inspections are utilized for
• Routine operations and maintenance
(O&M)
• Commissioning
• Troubleshooting
• Warranty claims
• Asset transfer
Credit: Raptormaps.com

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Who uses the data?
• Financiers
• Asset Owners
• Performance Managers
• Performance Analysts
• Field Technicians
Credit: Raptormaps.com

46. Flying
BEST PRACTICES

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What Makes Data “High Quality”
Planning
• Proper equipment
• High irradiance
• Decent weather
Execution
• Low glare, no motion blur
• Collected radiometric jpeg
• Correct ground resolution
• Good flight overlaps
• Complete site coverage
Bonus Optimizations
• Time in field
• Number of batteries
File format: Radiometric JPEG (preferred)
or thermal TIFF
Credit: Raptormaps.com

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Thermal Images: Target Resolution
Cell level anomaly identification: 2” (5 cm) /pixel or less
Module level anomaly identification: 6” (15 cm) /pixel or less
Cell level with Zenmuse XT 640x512 13mm
g = 0.164 feet/pixel (5 cm/pixel)
p = 640 pixels
𝜃 = 45° (0.785 radians)
h = 127 feet (39 meters)
g: target resolution
p: number of pixels
𝜃 = field of view
h: altitude
Credit: Raptormaps.com

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Data Worksheet
FLIR
Camera
# of Pixels
Horizontal
# of Pixels
Vertical Pixels
Horizontal
FOV (deg)
Vertical FOV
(deg) IFOV (mrad)
Elevation
Over Roof
Spot Size (in)
(single spot)
Horizontal
FOV (ft)
Vertical
FOV (ft)
# Images to
achieve 80%
overlap
Distance
between
Images Horz
(ft)
Distance
Between
Images Vert
(ft)
640 9mm 640 512 327680 69 56 1.889 69.000 1.56 83.5 67 17 13
640 13mm 640 512 327680 45 37 1.308 100.00 1.57 83.5 67 447 17 13
640 19mm 640 512 327680 32 26 0.895 145.000 1.56 83.5 67 447 17 13
336 6.8mm 336 256 86016 49.1 37.4 2.519 52.000 1.57 44 33.5 9 7
336 9mm 336 256 86016 35 27 1.889 69.250 1.57 44 33.5 9 7
336 13mm 336 256 86016 25 19 1.308 100.000 1.57 44 33.5 1696 9 7
336 19mm 336 256 86016 17 13 0.895 146.000 1.57 44 33.5 1696 9 7
FLIR Duo 160 120 19200 57 44 6.22 21.00 1.57 20.9 15.67 7634 4 3
Let’s go for min 4 x 4 pixels on our smallest target area

50. Solar Inspection
10 Acre Site
660ft x 660ft
(200m x 200m)
CASE STUDY
Max Recommended Flight Speed at 39m (130ft) AGL:
5 m/s (16.4ft/s) or 18kph (11mph)

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Camera Orientation: Perpendicular
• Align long axis of camera with the solar row
Correct Not ideal
Credit: Raptormaps.com

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Thermal Image Overlap
• 80% front overlap
(direction of flight)
• 20% side overlap
• 5cm/pixel (130 ft AGL)
Flight Direction
80% front overlap
20%
Overlap

53. Solar Inspection
63 images
No overlap
640 X 512 13MM 120FT AGL
1.98 PIXEL/INCH

54. Solar Inspection
~335 images
80% Horiz.
Overlap
20% Vert. Overlap
11- passes
~10-11 minutes
640 X 512 13MM 130FT AGL
1.98 PIXEL/INCH

55. Solar Inspection
~670 images
80% Horiz.
Overlap
20% Vert. Overlap
22- passes
~20 minutes
336 X 256 13MM 120FT AGL
1.98 PIXEL/INCH 120FT AGL

56. 6,345 Images
47 Passes
25ft Altitude
160X120 IR AT 1.98
INCHES/PIXEL

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Solar Summary
Drones With Thermal Cameras Are Becoming Standard
Practice
• Increasing Efficiency at All Stages of PV Lifecycle
• Rapidly Detect Cell-level to Inverter-level Issues
• Follow Best Practices to Collect High-Quality Data
• Make Your Data Actionable and Accessible
• Machine Learning Makes Your System Standardized
and Scalable- Visit Raptormaps.com for more
information on processing images with applied machine
learning.
Topaz Solar Farm (Credit: First Solar Inc.)
Credit: Raptormaps.com

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Questions or Comments?
Email Nicole VanWert-Quinzi
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