V40

Multi Function Video&Data&RC Link

User Manual V1.1.3

www.chinowing.com

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 目录
1. Disclaimer...............................................................................................................1
2. Product Precautions..............................................................................................1
2.1 Precautions for use......................................................................................2
3. Product Introduction.............................................................................................3
4. Item List..................................................................................................................4
5. Operation Instructions..........................................................................................5
5.1 Ground Unit Interface................................................................................. 5
5.2 Line Sequence Chart for Aviation Plug of Ground Unit............................7
5.3 Diagram of Ground end Connection.......................................................... 8
5.4 Power On and Power off the Ground Unit.................................................8
5.5 LCD Display Instruction..............................................................................8
5.6 Use of Video Link and Serial Port.............................................................. 9
5.7 Serial Port Configuration Instruction......................................................11
5.8 Wireless Network Connection and Use...................................................15
5.9 LAN Port Use of the Ground Unit............................................................. 18
5.10 Video Link Configuration....................................................................... 19
5.11 Network Function................................................................................... 23
5.12 Item List of Airborne End.......................................................................25
5.13 Link Communication Test.......................................................................27
5.14 Airborne Unit Working Status Indicator...............................................29
5.15 HDMI Operation Instruction.................................................................. 29
5.16 LAN Port Operation on the Airborne Unit............................................ 31
5.17 Fail-Safe Setting.......................................................................................33
5.18 Low Power Alarm....................................................................................35
5.19 Charging the Ground Unit...................................................................... 36
6. Common Questions............................................................................................. 36

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1. Disclaimer

Thank you for purchasing the V40 multi function video&data&RC link. Please use it in

accordance with the local radio control regulations and read this statement carefully

before using it. Once used, it shall be deemed to endorse and accept all contents of this

statement. Please strictly follow this instruction to install and use the product. The

supplier will not bear any legal liability for any result or loss caused by improper use,

installation, final assembly or modification of the product.

2. Product Precautions

1. V40, the ground terminal (hereinafter referred to as ground unit) is used with the

airborne unit (hereinafter referred to as airborne unit)

2. The ground unit has built-in 12V battery (18650 battery 3s), the airborne unit needs

external power input DC7.4 - 12V (lithium battery 2s - 3s), please strictly follow the

specifications to power the radio.

3. Be sure to install the antennas before power-on to avoid damage to the circuit.

4. Make sure the antenna is free from obstacle and bending in the process of use, and also

try to stay away from large metal to avoid communication failure.

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5. Please do not disassemble or modify it by yourself. If you encounter any problems

during installation or use that cannot be solved, please contact Chinowing.

6. Keep the appropriate distance between the electronic devices, so as to minimize the

electromagnetic interference between the devices.

7. Before use, make sure that all wiring is securely fastened and that all components are

working properly.

8. In order to better serve the customers, we have been upgrading and optimizing our

products, and the software and firmware will be upgraded from time to time. There may be

incompatibility between different firmware versions of the ground unit and the airborne

unit. Please refer to our website to get the latest software and firmware version.

9. The software, firmware, drivers, port conversion tools, etc. involved in this manual will

be updated from time to time on our website, so please visit our website to download.

2.1 Precautions for use

1. Before use, please make sure all the wires are connected well, and all the parts are

working normally.

2. After power on, please open the remote control configuration software to check if all

channels are normal.

3. Please check the surrounding environment to make sure there is no interference from

other devices, otherwise the V40 data transmission performance will be seriously affected.
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4. Make sure the antennas are free from obstacle and bending in the process of use, and try

to stay away from large metal to avoid the communication failure.

5. Check the ground power before use. Please stop working when the battery power is too

low. Do not rely on the low battery alarm on the device, it only serves as a precaution and

tells you it is time to recharge. Check the ground unit battery level each time before the use.

It takes about 5-6 hours for the ground unit to be fully charged.

3. Product Introduction

V40 is a multi function wireless transmission module. It can transmit telemetry data and

real-time video stream, and has 2*SBUS ports, able to provide the control of the unmanned

vehicle and the payload.

RF modules of 800M, 1.4G, 2.4G frequency bands are integrated into one model, the

frequency can be modified in the software. With HDMI and LAN video input interfaces and

3 serial ports(TTL&RS232&RS485), 2 channels of HD video and 3 channels of serial port

data can be transmitted simultaneously. As for the communication mode, V40 supports

point to point, point to multi-point communication, the center node can communicate with

any node, which greatly expands the application scenarios.

High integration greatly reduces the power consumption and the dimension of the product,

which can satisfy the requirement of UAV, UGV, USV, etc.

There are 2 models for V40: V40(10km grade) and V40(30km grade).
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4. Item List

Main modules

Ground unit ×1 Airborne unit x 1

Accessories

Charger*1 Aviation plug*4 GH 3pin*2 GH 4pin *6

Power for ground Used for aviation port Used for SBUS port Used for serial port
unit output of the ground connection connection
unit

GH 4pin to RJ 45 LAN
HDMI wire*1 XT 30 * 1 Antennas
wire*2
Used for Used for Power for the ZYJB antenna*6,
connecting camera at connecting PC or IPC by LAN airborne unit Fiber glass antenna*2
the airborne end port

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5. Operation Instructions

The V40 can transmit up to seven channels of signals: two channels of S-BUS data, three

channels of serial data and two channels of LAN data.

There are two methods to access the serial data from the ground unit, one is directly

through the data line input, and the other is through the WIFI. Wired and WIFI

transmission can be simultaneous, no manual setting is required. If your remote control or

receiver only supports PWM signal but not S-BUS, PWM to S-BUS signal module is needed

to purchase.

5.1 Ground Unit Interface

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① PWR Power indicator and power button PWR
Power indicator: power on and power off

② LCD display
To display video transmission signal, transmission range, power, WIFI, serial port, SBUS signal status

③ 2.4G WIFI antennas(on the right side)

Connect SMA 2.4GHz antenna

④ Data link antennas(on the left side)

To connect ZYJB antennas or fiber glass antennas

⑤ Waterproof cover
Waterproof and dust-proof when no use.

⑥ RJ45 port
Used for connection with the computer or other equipment

⑦ S-BUS port
5V, GND, SBUS1, SBUS2

⑧ TTL serial port

Used for data transmission

⑨ RS232 port
Used for data transmission

⑩ RS485 port
Used for data transmission

⑪ GH1.25 SBUS1/SBUS2 signal input

GH1.25 interface

⑫ External power supply port

Used for connecting external battery

⑬ DC charging port
⑭ GH1.25 ports: TTL, RS232, RS485
GH1.25 port

⑮ GH1.25 LAN port

Used for connecting the computer or other devices

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5.2 Line Sequence Chart for Aviation Plug of
Ground Unit

V40 ground unit provides GH interface and aviation plug interface. Only one of the
interfaces can be selected for the same signal when used. The internal line sequence of the
male end of the aviation plug as the following diagram

1) Welding requirements, LoTi temperature 350° ± 10°, contact time can not exceed 4
seconds.
2) Soldering TTL signals, TX needs to be connected to RX of the user device, RX needs to be
connected to TX, and GND needs to be connected to GND.

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5.3 Diagram of Ground end Connection

5.4 Power On and Power off the Ground Unit

1. Power on operation: touch the power button short press plus long press
short press the button, release, within 1 second long press, long press until the buzzer is
over, wait for the display to light up, that means V40 is powered-on.

2. Power off operation:

When long press on the power button, the display will jump to the shutdown interface. At
the end of the progress bar, the shutdown is completed (about 5 seconds). If the button is
released before the end of the progress bar, the shutdown will be quit.

5.5 LCD Display Instruction

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① Signal strength indicator
Used for indicating communications signal strength

② RF power set value

③ WIFI status
WIFI signal display means WIFI is in working status; if no, it means WIFI is not started.

④ Battery level indicator

Stands for 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%

⑤ SBUS1 signal input indicator

ON means signal input, OFF means no signal input.

⑥ SBUS 2 signal input indicator

ON means signal input, OFF means no signal input.

⑦ Serial port data working state

ON means working normally, OFF means no communications

⑧ Transmission range
The transmission range between the airborne unit and ground unit

5.6 Use of Video Link and Serial Port

IP address of video link and serial port

Item IP address
Video link ground unit 192.168.168.16

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 Video link airborne unit 192.168.168.17
Serial port ground unit 192.168.168.18
Serial port airborne unit 192.168.168.19

All of the above IP addresses can be accessed in the PC's browser and able to do the

parameters configuration.

In order to prevent users from having problems such as not being able to search, not being

able to ping, and not being able to open web pages in the application. After the successful

connection of the hardware, pls do the following:

① Turn off your computer's firewall and antivirus software (usually in the control panel).
② Turn off network cards not related to this test and keep only one local connection or
WiFi.
③ The IP of the computer must be set to a static IP in the same network segment as the IP
/*f the V40, e.g. 192.168.168.35.

V40 video link web login: user name: admin123; password: admin123
Serial port web login: user name: admin; password: admin

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5.7 Serial Port Configuration Instruction

V40 serial port baud rate: 115200,

Default IP address: ground unit(192.168.168.18); airborne unit(192.168.168.19)

Operating mode: ground unit(TCP Client); airborne unit(TCP Server)

Serial port operating mode

Item Operating mode Local port External port
10 TTL
Airborne unit TCP Server 20 RS232
30 RS485

Item Operating mode Remote port External port

10 TTL
Ground unit TCP Client 20 RS232
30 RS485

If the user needs to change other configurations, connect to the computer via WIFI or LAN
port.

① The computer's IP must be set to a static IP in the same network segment as the V40's IP.

After connection by WiFi, open the network adapter and select the network adapter

connected to the V40 and set the static IP address, such as 192.168.168.34.

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② Open the browser and enter "192.168.168.18", connect the serial module at the ground
end and enter the web configuration interface.
User name: admin; Password: admin; support Chinese and English switch in the upper right
corner after entering.

③3 serial port settings corresponding to the V40 external interface: port 1 → TTL, port 2 →
RS232, port 3 → RS485; if you need to change the baud rate as shown below, enter the
corresponding baud rate and save the settings, baud rate support 600-230400bps;

④ Serial port operating mode supports TCP Server、TCP Client、UDP、Httpd Client、WEB

to Serial(Websocket), etc.

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Default operating mode:
Ground unit: TCP Client, 3 local ports are: 10, 20, 30；
Airborne unit: TCP Server, Local/Remote 3 ports: 10, 20, 30；

Ground unit(TCP Client) can access any port of the airborne unit (TCP Server), and can
support up to 8 TCP Client mode access at the same time. For example, the user's computer
can access any port at will through WIFI connection, fill in the port number of the remote
(the airborne unit) in the ground unit port.

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If the connection is made through the device's external interface, the serial port signals on
both ends of the V40 need to be identical otherwise communication will fail.

⑤ In the advanced settings, the user can change the module name, user name and
password; the data reset time is 60 seconds by default, please do not change this parameter.

⑥ Video link configuration

Click "jump" of the airborne unit or the ground unit in the configuration of the serial port,
and then automatically jump to the corresponding video link configuration login interface.
The user name of the video link login: admin123; password: admin123

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5.8 Wireless Network Connection and Use

Turn on the computer and wait for WIFI to start, as shown in the figure below, the icon will

be displayed after WIFI is started

1. Open the PC wireless network connection, if the radio WIFI module works properly,
it will scan to the network named "V40_GROUND", the factory default password is
88888888, enter the password to connect to the network

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 2. Once connected to the WIFI network,the data can be transmitted over the radio
serial link via TCP protocol or virtual port (WIFI virtual port tool required).
① Take TTL port 10 as an example, if the user uses TCP protocol for communication,
open Mission Planner GCS software, select TCP communication method, enter the
serial port IP address of the airborne unit: 192.168.168.19, port number(the port
needs to select the corresponding external communication interface at the
airborne end), establish the connection (no need to select baud rate). If you are
using RS232, port number is 20; RS485 port number is 30

② If the user needs to use the external interface of the ground unit to communicate
with the computer, the external port is needed to convert the corresponding level
signal to USB signal in order to communicate with the computer.

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Port 1 requires TTL to USB, port 2 requires RS232 to USB, and port 3 requires RS485 to
USB.
The external interface of the ground unit serial port: GH1.25 and aviation plug interface
for choice. When using the same level signal, only one of the interfaces can be used,
otherwise there will be abnormal communication.

③ To use port without a wired connection for communication, the user needs to use
the WIFI Virtual Port Tool to virtualize the WIFI network connection as a port.
Install the WIFI Virtual Port Toolkit, click Add to bring up the Add Virtual Serial
Port interface, select an unused port number, select Client for the network protocol,
enter the airborne unit IP and corresponding port number for the target IP and port,
click Confirm to see a new port ELTIMA Virtural Serial Port in the Device Manager,
this port is the virtual serial port of the WIFI network

The above is Add TTL Virtual Serial Port for port 1

④ Wired interface (aviation plug, GH 4pin) connection
Select the corresponding interface to connect to the computer, select the corresponding
COM port and baud rate on the computer to communicate.

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 The same signal of the aviation plug interface and GH 4pin interface, only one can be
chosen, otherwise the data transmission will be unstable.
 The TCP Client connected by wired and WIFI can access the corresponding port
communication at the airborne end at the same time.

5.9 LAN Port Use of the Ground Unit

V40 ground unit is with two LAN ports, the user can connect either to the computer to get

the two video streams from the airborne unit

1. Default IP Address
airborne unit: 192.168.168.16; ground unit: 192.168.168.17
2. Connect LAN port of the airborne unit to IPC device
3. Connect LAN port of the ground unit to the computer and make sure the IP address
of the computer's local connection is on the same network segment as the camera.
① Open Computer Network Sharing Center
② Open the Change Adapter option

③ Select the local connection to the V40 ground unit and right-click to view

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 properties
④ Select Internet IPV4 protocol ， set fixed IP that is on the same segment with the
camera. For example, camera IP is 192.168.168.10，set the local IP to 192.168.168.xxx
（0~255）(expect 10). After the modification, click Confirmed.

⑥ Video data is captured and played back using pull streaming software such as VLC
media player.

● If the LAN port is wired connected, the IP address of the V40 can be ignored
when setting the IP to get the video stream . Just change the local IP of the computer to be in
the same network segment as the IP camera.
● It is recommended to set the LAN port network segment of the airborne unit
to 192.168.168.XX, in the same network segment with HDMI, in this way, the video stream
of LAN port and HDMI can be acquired at the same time.
● To get the pull stream video or more info., please refer to our website.

5.10 Video Link Configuration

The V40 video link has been set at the factory, and by default the ground unit and the
airborne unit can be communicated directly. In the following cases, the module parameters
need to be modified.
1. Communication frequency change
2. Multiple pairs of V40 occupy the same secret key resulting in blocked
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communication
3. Have a special requirement for communication bandwidth and RF power.
4. Start the networking mode

Pls follow the below steps to modify the parameters:

First, power on the V40, wait for the module to start (about 1 minute), and connect the PC
to the LAN port of the ground unit through a network cable or through WIFI. Directly access
the airborne unit through the ground unit, or connect the airborne unit to the PC separately
to access.
① In computer network sharing center, set the local IP to static IP, in the same network
segment with the IP of the airborne unit. For example: 192.168.168.34

② Open your browser and enter the IP in the address bar: 192.168.168.16

③ The video link device pops up the login interface, click on the administrator login,
user name: admin123, password: admin123
If the login does not respond or prompts "This browser does not support ActiveObject",
please download another browser (e.g. Sogou Browser or Microsoft Edge) or update
the browser version, and then try it again.

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④ After successful log, module configuration interface will pop up.

 In"Secret Key Settings" the secret key can be set, secret key of the airborne
unit and the ground unit must be the same, they can communicate.

 It is recommended that do not modify the "Wireless parameters settings"--

<master-slave settings> to avoid the possibility of poor communication
quality due to improper settings.

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 In <Wireless parameter setting>, the frequency band, bandwidth, power and
frequency hopping function can be modified. When make the modification,
pls ensure frequency band, bandwidth of the airborne unit and ground unit
must be the same; antenna frequency must be the same with the frequency
chosen in the software. The default configuration: 2.4G antenna. The
antennas with other frequency should be configured by the user.
The power can be modified in the "link group setting", for example, modify
-10dbm to 10dbm, the power range is "-40db ~ 25dbm".

 IP address can be modified in the "Network Parameter Settings", but it is

recommended not to change it randomly.
If you need to modify the IP address, please make sure IP address of the ground
unit and the airborne unit are in the same network segment. Be careful not to set
the IP address in conflict with the serial port or other devices.

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  "Upstream and downstream settings" can modify the ratio of uplink rate and
downlink rate . It is not recommended to modify, if there is not any problem.
If the modification is needed, the airborne unit setting is valid, "4D1U"
means the ratio of downlink to uplink is 4:1.

 In "Serial Port Configuration" interface, clik Jump to jump directly to the

serial port module configuration interface. For more detailed operation, pls
refer to the chapter <Serial Port Configuration>.

5.11 Network Function

The V40 digital link is with networking function and supports point-to-multipoint
communication. The master device supports connecting up to 16 slave devices. The ground
unit can be set as the master device and the airborne unit as the slave device. The ground
unit can connect up to 16 airborne units, and through the TTL port, the ground unit can
transmit the data to 16 airborne units. The airborne unit and the ground unit can receive

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and send data to each other through the network port. Pls follow the below steps for the
setting:
1. Set the ground unit as the main device.

2. Set the airborne unit as the slave device.

3. The IP addresses of the ground unit and other airborne units must be in the same
network segment but not same IP address to avoid IP conflicts and inaccessibility. For
example, the ground unit IP is 192.168.168.1，the IP addresses of other airborne units are
192.168.168.2, 192.168.168.3， …

4. After setting to networking mode, the serial port of the ground unit should be set to
TCP Server mode, each port can communicate with up to 8 TCP Clients.

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 5. The airborne unit accesses devices (such as webcams, etc.) connected to the LAN
ports of other airborne unit via the LAN port IP, e.g.

a. The IP of the webcam connected to the airborne unit is 192.168.167.50,

192.168.168.XX, etc.
b. After the ground unit is connected to the PC, set the local connection to obtain IP
statically, and the IP is in the same network segment as the camera. For example,
192.168.167.34；

c. Use the pull stream software, input the pull stream address corresponding to the
camera, and the video can be played.

5.12 Item List of Airborne End

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① SBUS status indicator
Indicating data status of SBUS1 and SBUS2
② COM serial port module indicator
Serial port module self-check indicator
③ HDMI signal indicator
HDMI signal input status indicator
④ Work self checking status indicator
Self-checking indicator is always on, which means normal operation, OFF means start-up or
failure
⑤ SET button
For out-of-control protection Settings
⑥ POWER indicator
⑦ Data link establishing indicator
Indicator to indicate the data link connection status between the airborne unit and the ground
unit
⑧ Signal strength indicator
Indicator S1, S2, S3 are used for indicating signal strength
⑨ HDMI interface
HDMI video input
⑩ CVBS video input interface
CVBS video input
⑪ LAN port
Used for transmit the video or read the V40 parameters
⑫ SBUS1 interface
For Sbus1 signal output
⑬ SBUS2 interface
For Sbus2 signal output
⑭ TTL port: Full-duplex serial port
⑮ RS232 port: Full-duplex serial port
⑯ RS485 port: Half-duplex serial port
⑰ Power supply interface: support 7.4v-24V input

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5.13 Link Communication Test

After the successful connection, please refer to the following steps to check the connection
status. (This step may vary depending on the different ground end connection or flight
control)

The line sequence of TTL port or SBUS port connected to the user's device.

TTL port SBUS port

5V 5V
RX TX S S
Airborne unit GND GND flight control or other device Airborne unit + + flight control or other device
TX RX - -

The line sequence of RS232 port or RS485 port connected to the user's device.

RS232 port RS485 port

5V 5V 5V 5V
GND GND GND GND
Airborne unit TX RX flight control or other device Airborne unit A A flight control or other device
RX TX B B

4. Connect to a stable 7.4-24V DC power supply, POWER indicator ON, indicating that the
transmitter is normally powered on; when the LINK indicator is on, it means the
connection with the ground unit is successful.
5. COM indicator is continuously ON, which indicates that the serial module starts
normally, WORK indicator is always on to indicate that the airborne unit self-checking
is completed and can work normally.
6. Video input interface is HDMI, if there is video input, HDMI indicator is continuously
on.
7. Open the flight control GCS software, select the corresponding COM port and baud rate
that are connected to the flight control (default:115200, if changing other baud rate, it
is needed to change the corresponding serial port baud rate. Modifying the operation,
please refer to the chapter "serial configuration instructions").
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 If the flight control is connected normally, it means that the serial port module's data
link is connected well. If the connection fails, please check the following points.

 01. Pls confirm whether the baud rate of serial port of flight control, airborne unit and
ground unit are the same. If the ground unit is connected by data cable, the GCS needs
to be connected to the computer by USB to the corresponding serial level signal
module, please refer to the above line sequence table.
①When using the external interface of the ground unit to connect with the computer ,
it is necessary to use a conversion module to convert USB to the corresponding serial port
level. Different serial port, line sequence is not the same, pls refer to the above line
sequence chart.
②If the ground unit uses wireless transmission, there is no need to connect the USB
conversion module, refer to the chapter “Wireless Network Connection Instructions”.
 02. Pls ensure that the serial port data test is made on the condition of the successful
connection of the ground unit and the airborne unit.
 03. Make sure the RX of the flight control corresponds to the TX of the airborne unit,
and the TX of the flight control corresponds to the RX of the airborne unit.

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5.14 Airborne Unit Working Status Indicator

Indicator Status Meaning

Both SBUS1 and SBUS2 have no signal
OFF
transmission
One flash at a time SBUS1 has data transmission.
SBUS indicator
Two flashes at a time SBUS2 has data transmission.
Both SBUS1 and SBUS2 have signal
Continuously ON
transmission
OFF Serial port module to be started or failed
COM indicator
Continuously ON The serial port module can work normally
OFF No video input to HDMI port
HDMI indicator
Continuously ON There is video input to HDMI port
OFF System self-checking or system failure
WORK indicator
Continuously ON Finished self-checking and working normally
RXD indicator Flashing The receiver has data receiving
TXD indicator Flashing The transmitter has data transmitting.
S1, S2, S3 ON Strong signal strength
S1 OFF, S2&S3 ON Medium signal strength
S1&S2 OFF，S3 flashing Weak signal strength

5.15 HDMI Operation Instruction

Connect HDMI video source from the camera or gimbal camera to the HDMI port on the
V40 airborne unit. The HDMI indicator will continuously be ON after the normal video
source input. OFF means no video source input.

The methods to get HDMI video stream

First, connect the V40 ground unit to the computer by WIFI or LAN port, or connect
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 directly the LAN port of the airborne unit to the computer for access.

After the connection of V40 and the computer, check the network setting(TCP/IPV4

properties) and set it to“192.168.168.xxx”(xxx is the middle address value from 0 to 255,

where 192.168.168.15 and 16,17,18,19,13 addresses are reserved addresses, can not be

used)

Take VLC software as an example,

1. The first step to open the VLC software, the second step in the "media" to open the

"network streaming", pls follow the below steps:

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2. The third step is to enter the pull stream target address.

Note: the default IP address of the V40 HDMI module is "192.168.168.13".

Enter the following address：

rtsp://192.168.168.13:554/stream0
After entering the correct URL for the video stream address, the video image can be
obtained.

5.16 LAN Port Operation on the Airborne Unit

The network camera can be connected to the LAN port on the airborne unit using a LAN to
GH 4pin cable for video transmission.

Pull stream operation at the ground end

1. Change the IP address of your IP camera to be in the same network segment with
V40(192.168.168.XX). This will allow you to access the serial, HDMI and LAN devices at the
same time.

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2. After changing the IP address of the network camera, the computer can be connected to
the LAN port of the computer by LAN port or WIFI. After the successful connection, the
computer also needs to change to the same network segment with V40, the user can pull the
video stream.

3. Open the network pull stream player, take VLC for example,
The first step to open the VLC software.
The second step in the "media" to open the "network streaming".
Operation as below photo.

4. Enter the video streaming address of your webcam

rtsp://192.168.168.20:554/user=admin&password=&channel=1&stream=0.sdp?

5. Other characters are filled in according to the camera's setup parameters. The
corresponding cameras are generally equipped with software to view or do the setting ,
such as:
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rtsp://192.168.168.20:554/user=admin&password=&channel=1&stream=0.sdp?

Instruction:

192.168.168.20 This is the IP address of the device being connected.

:554This is the port number of the RTSP service, which can be changed in the network
service of the device

user=admin This is the user name of the device for log.

password= password empty

channel=1 the first channel

stream=0.sdp？is the main code stream

6. Wait a few seconds after input and then get the video normally

5.17 Fail-Safe Setting

The fail-safe protection of V40 link is set at the airborne end. V40 default factory setting:

close the fail-safe protection. If the fail-safe protection is needed, please operate as follows.

The SBUS port at the ground end must be connected to the receiver normally before setting

the fail-safe protection.

1. Set fail-safe protection data

After the successful connection of the airborne unit and the ground unit, long press the

set key on the airborne unit for about 3 seconds.

When the RX, TX, S1, S2 and S3 indicators all ON, release the set key, it enters the setting

mode.
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 At this time, short press the set key to switch on or off the fail-safe protection.

Short press the set key, RX, TX flashing means write fail-safe protection, all OFF means

close fail-safe protection.

After finishing the setting, long press the set key for 3 seconds, when the RX, TX, S1, S2

and S3 indicators are all ON, release the set key, the fail=safe protection mode has been

exited.

When the fail-safe protection is written, the SBUS1 or S-BUS2 signals being transmitted

will be stored in the airborne unit as the fail-safe protection value, and the data will not

be lost after power-off. Please check whether the fail-safe protection data is written

successfully by GCS or servo.

2. Trigger Fail Safe Value

If the airborne unit does not receive SBUS data from the ground unit for 3 seconds, the

airborne unit will keep outputting the Fail safe value written before, and the S1, S2, and S3

signal lights will flash until it receives SBUS data from the ground.

3. Turn off Fail Safe Value

When the Work indicator at the airborne unit is continuously ON, long press the set

button at the airborne unit(about 3S).

When all lights ON, it means it has entered the fail-safe protection data setting mode, and

then release the SET button.

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 After entering, short press SET button to switch write fail-safe protection data or turn

off fail-safe protection.

RX, TX, S1, S2, S3 all indicators OFF means turn off failsafe protection, then continue to

long press SET button until RX, TX, S1, S2, S3 all indicators ON, that means turn off

fail-safe protection data.

After the fail-safe protection function is turned off, if the data link at the airborne end

does not receive the S-BUS signal from the ground unit for a long time, it will keep the last

data output. Please check whether the setting is successful by GCS or servo.

4. Reset fail-safe data

When resetting the S-BUS fail-safe protection data is needed, there is remote control

SBUS data transmission at the ground end, enter the fail-safe protection setting mode.

First, short press the SET button to cancel the previously set fail-safe protection data,

then short press the SET button.

When RX and TX indicators flash, it indicates successful setting

5.18 Low Power Alarm

V40 ground unit, with the built-in battery, can last for 10 hours working.

When the percentage of power icon on the display is to zero, V40 will make a "di - di" alarm.

After the alarm, V40 can be used when charging.

If it is not convenient to charge in the field, V40 supports external battery power supply,
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XT30 interface, 12V 3S battery for power supply..

5.19 Charging the Ground Unit

V40 has a built-in 6800mAH Li-ion battery, which enables V40 to work about 10H at full

load. If the power indicator shows low battery, please stop flying and charge the V40 in

time.

1. Insert the standard adapter of the ground unit into the 220V socket, and plug the adapter

output end into the V40 battery charging port for charging (adapter output :12.6V 2A)

2. When the adapter indicator changes from red to green, it indicates the battery is fully

charged. The user can also check the charging status according to the power indicator on

the V40 display

Note:

 Please use the factory standard adapter for charging, do not use other types of
non-conforming charger charging.
 To extend the working time, external battery can be connected to increase the battery
life

6. Common Questions

01 The ground unit cannot communicate with the airborne unit or communication
breaks.

If more than 2 devices are working at the same time, which causes the interference. Pls

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modify the secret key and frequency.

02 Cannot pull streaming video in Video Player

Please confirm first whether the IP address of the receiver computer is in the same network

segment as the network camera

03 Unable to get the IPC video after connecting to the ground unit by WIFI

Check whether the WiFi card's IPv4 static address is in the same network segment as V40

and IPC

04 Serial port cannot communicate

A. Note that there are three types of the serial port level signals. When using, pls connect
the corresponding level signals.

B. If using TCP Client, it is necessary to set the address and port number of the

corresponding TCP Server

05 Video streaming is seriously stuck

Use decoding software that supports hardware decoding, such as QGC4.0,

MissionPlanner-1.3.70, etc.

06 Serious packet loss and high latency of video transmission

A. Check whether the antennas are properly connected

B. Check whether the module version is consistent

C. Check whether the wireless setting parameters are consistent

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D. Check whether other equipment, equipment connection lines and computer interfaces

are normal

E. Check the settings of video streaming software or change other streaming software to

play the video

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