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Downloads & guides
Datasheets, manuals and guides for UAV thermal integration.
Every specification sheet and user manual in one place, alongside selection guides and application notes written for operators, integrators and procurement teams.
Product documentation
Gimbal Systems
Official specifications and user manuals for each model. Variant documents are available on the individual product pages.
| Model | Series | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| AX-20T | AX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| AX-20D | AX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| AX-20S | AX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| AX-40D | AX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| AX-40T | AX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| AX-200T | AX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
Product documentation
Payload Cameras
Official specifications and user manuals for each model. Variant documents are available on the individual product pages.
| Model | Series | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| MV-1M | MV Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| MV-1P | MV Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| MV-2M | MV Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| MV-2P | MV Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| MV-4M | MV Series | See product page |
| MV-4P | MV Series | See product page |
| MV-4X | MV Series | User Manual |
| OP-80U | OP Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| OP-80N | OP Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| OP-80R | OP Series | See product page |
| OP-80T | OP Series | See product page |
| OP-80P | OP Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| OP-80A | OP Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| OP-90D | OP Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| OP-90N | OP Series | See product page |
| OP-90P | OP Series | Datasheet |
| OP-90A | OP Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| OP-125A | OP Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| LX-6C | LX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| LX-6N | LX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| LX-6R | LX Series | See product page |
| LX-6U | LX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| LX-8RB | LX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| LX-8RC | LX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| LX-9A | LX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
| LX-9B | LX Series | Datasheet · User Manual |
Guides & articles
Selection methods and application notes.
Practical reading for choosing, integrating and operating UAV thermal payloads.
- UAV Thermal Camera Calibration: Chambers, Blackbodies and ChecksTest chambers, blackbody sources, NUC and annual verification solve different problems. Here is what each one is for, and which of them an operator actually needs.
- Choosing a Thermal Payload for ArduPilot or PX4 AircraftIf your aircraft is not a DJI, most published payload comparisons do not apply to you. Here is what to check on an independent thermal payload, in the order it matters.
- FLIR Vue TZ20-R: Dual-Thermal Payloads and the AlternativesThe TZ20-R pairs a wide and a narrow 640×512 Boson in one 640 g unit. What that design solves, what it costs you
- Multi-Sensor Drone Payloads: Do You Use Every Module?Five-in-one payloads bundle wide, zoom, thermal, rangefinder and NIR into one fixed unit. Every flight carries all of it.
- DJI H20T vs an Independent 640×512 Thermal PayloadBoth land on the same 640×512 thermal sensor class. What separates them is the airframe they bind to, the weight you must carry, and how the cost is bundled.
- Zenmuse H30T Alternatives: DJI Airframe or Independent PayloadThe H30T only mounts on DJI aircraft, so the real choice is not payload vs payload. It is an integrated airframe against building your own around an
- Night Flight Lighting and Compliance for Thermal Drone OperationsWhat thermal drone crews need to know about night operations: anti-collision lighting requirements, visual line of sight at night, illumination that interferes with thermal, and crew procedure.
- Wind, Vibration and Exposure: The Flight Factors That Decide Image QualityHow wind speed, airframe vibration and exposure time interact to determine usable image quality from a UAV gimbal payload — with a wind-versus-zoom usability table.
- Annual Verification: When a Thermal Payload Needs RecalibrationHow to know when a UAV thermal payload has drifted out of specification: verification versus calibration, trigger conditions, a simple field check and what a certificate should contain.
- The Thermal Payload Pre-Flight ChecklistA 22-point pre-flight checklist for UAV thermal payload operations, covering mechanical, electrical, imaging, radiometric and mission-specific checks — with the reasons each item exists.
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