Prepare Product

The user manual for each product should be reviewed to understand the full product setup (visit http://www.dji.com and navigate to the downloads page for each product). This section details some of the key points to remember.

Charge Batteries

Generally, all batteries of a product should be charged before running an application for best experience. This can include aircraft batteries, remote controller batteries, handheld gimbal batteries, and aircraft mounted gimbal batteries (for the Ronin MX). When a battery is too low, an aircraft may return home or land early in the application, or might not take off at all.

Activate Product

Any new product will need to be activated through DJI GO/DJI GO 4 before being used for the first time. DJI GO 4 is available on the iOS App Store and Google Store and can be used to activate a product.

Redirect to DJI Go Apps

If SDK applications need to redirect to DJI Go Apps to do actions like activate DJI Products, you can use the following code to implement it:

iOS

• Redirect to DJI Go 4 App : Use URL scheme "djiVideoNew://"

• Redirect to DJI Go App : Use URL scheme "djiVideo://"

Android:

• Redirect to DJI Go 4 App:

Intent launchIntent = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("dji.go.v4");
if (launchIntent != null) { //null pointer check in case package name was not found
    startActivity(launchIntent);
}

• Redirect to DJI Go App:

Intent launchIntent = getPackageManager().getLaunchIntentForPackage("dji.pilot");
if (launchIntent != null) { //null pointer check in case package name was not found
    startActivity(launchIntent);
}

For more details, please check the Github Sample Code: iOS SDK Github Sample, Android SDK Github Sample.

Upgrade Product Firmware

Aircraft, remote controller and/or handheld controller firmware should be updated to the most recent release before beginning application testing and debugging. Different products sometimes have different processes for checking firmware version and upgrading firmware. Each product's page at http://www.dji.com has instructions in the Downloads section for upgrading firmware.

Remote Controller Flight Mode Switch

For aircraft, the remote controller FAP or ASP flight mode switch needs to be in a specific position to accept SDK commands that change flight orientation and automate flight. Remote controllers and aircraft can sometimes be interchanged making the FAP/ASP switch configuration have several options.

Internet Connectivity

Any SDK application will need internet connectivity the first time it runs to register with DJI and get authorization to use the SDK. After the first successful registration, the authorization will be stored locally, and internet connectivity will not be required for registration.

Connect Mobile Device and Run Application

There are several connection configurations between mobile device and product:

• Mobile device -> USB -> Remote Controller -> Lightbridge/OcuSync -> Aircraft
• Mobile device -> WiFi -> Remote Controller -> WiFi -> Aircraft
• Mobile device -> WiFi -> Handheld Gimbal

There are several ways to initialize all products and run an application. An example for USB and WiFi connection scenarios is given below.

USB Connection Procedure

Mavic Pro, Phantom 4, Phantom 4 Professional, Phantom 3 Professional, Phantom 3 Advanced, Inspire series, Matrice Series:

1. Turn on the Remote Controller.

• Turn on the Aircraft and wait until the Remote Controller has connected with the Aircraft.
• Connect iOS/Android Mobile Device to the Remote Controller using a Lightning (iOS) or USB (Android) cable.
• Run Application on the Mobile Device.

Note:

If using an Android device, the DJI Remote Controller needs to support AOA . All recent versions of the firmware support AOA. AOA is supported if when the Sample Application connects with the Android device, a dialog similar to that below appears:

To learn how to change the default app for USB accessory, please check these two FAQs: Android Device, Samsung Device.

WiFi Connection Procedure

Phantom 3 Standard, Phantom 3 4K, Spark:

1. Turn on the Remote Controller.

• Connect Mobile Device to the WiFi network created by the Remote Controller.
• Turn on the Aircraft and wait until the Remote Controller has connected with the Aircraft.
• Run Application on the Mobile Device.

Osmo, Mavic Pro, Spark:

1. Turn on the product (Osmo or aircraft).

• Connect Mobile Device to the WiFi network created by the product.
• Run Application on Mobile Device.