Herelink Controller Unit
Herelink Controller Unit puts the remote control, the ground station and the HD video screen in one device. You fly, watch live video and follow telemetry on a bright 1000nit screen, with the link reaching up to 12km under CE rules. Hall effect gimbals, configurable buttons and the Solex TX and QGroundControl apps make it a ready ground station for Cube autopilots, from mapping flights to inspection work.
Herelink Controller Unit — Everything in Your Hands
Herelink Controller Unit is the ground station of the Herelink system. It combines an RC transmitter, a ground control station and an HD video receiver in one device and works with the Herelink HD Air Unit (sold separately) and the Cube autopilot running ArduPilot or PX4. On the 2.4GHz band it carries RC control, HD video and telemetry up to 20km under FCC rules (12km under CE rules), with 110ms video latency. The 5.46-inch 1080p touch screen reaches 1000nit, and the controller runs the Solex TX and QGroundControl apps on an 8-core SoC that is open to your own applications.
Herelink Controller Unit Version 1.1
Herelink Controller Unit 1.1 is based on the original platform and functions of Herelink 1.0. The screen brightness of the controller has increased from 600 to 1000nit.
Herelink Controller Unit Layout
Buttons
- Upper left wheel – gimbal control (configurable)
- Upper right button – take a photo (configurable)
- Buttons A, B, C and D – configurable
- Power button – power on/off and screen unlock
- Home button – Return to Land options (configurable)
Battery LED (left)
- Solid green – battery sufficient
- Solid yellow – battery medium
- Solid red – battery low
- Flashing red – battery critical
On the bottom edge there is a Micro USB port for charging and a microSD card slot.
CubePilot Documentation
The documentation for this product is on the manufacturer's website.
Herelink Controller Unit Specification
System
Processor | SoC – Pinecone S1 |
SoC | 4x Cortex A53, 2.2GHz |
GPU | 4-core, Mali-T860 |
SDR | A7 + DSP |
Memory | LPDDR3 2GB |
Storage | eMMC 8GB |
Max Transmission Distance | FCC 20km |
Video Latency | 110ms |
Video Stream | 720p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps |
Frequency Band | 2.4GHz ISM |
Receive Sensitivity | -99dBm@20MHz BW |
Interference Recovery | < 1s |
Controller
Case Material | Plastic |
Weight | 536g |
Size | 217x106.5x31mm (without external antennas and joysticks) |
Screen | 5.46in, 1080p, 16 million colours, capacitive touch screen |
Screen Brightness | 1000nit |
Audio | 1x built-in speaker, 2x built-in microphone |
Controls and Input | 2x Hall effect gimbals with removable sticks, 1x scroll wheel, 6x bottom button, 1x top button (right) |
Wireless Communication | Bluetooth / Wi-Fi / GPS / 2.4GHz video link ground unit |
Indicator Lights | 2x tricolour LED (upper right and left corner) |
Interface | 1x Micro USB, 1x microSD card slot (up to 64GB) |
External Antennas | 1x directional antenna (5dBi), 1x omnidirectional antenna (2dBi), both detachable |
Built-in Antennas | Wi-Fi, GPS, 1x external GPS antenna port |
Battery | Built-in 4950mAh LiPo |
Charging | Micro USB, 5V 2A |
Power Consumption | Average up to 4W (video transmission only, medium screen brightness, Wi-Fi and GPS off) |
Herelink Controller Unit Package Includes
- 1x Herelink Controller Unit
- 2x Herelink Controller Joystick
- 1x Herelink Omnidirectional Antenna
- 1x Herelink Directional Antenna
- 1x Herelink Setup Tips Card