Herelink Blue Overview
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Herelink Blue is created in a partnership between NW Blue LLC (a USA owned and operated company) and CubePilot PTY LTD (an Australian owned and operated company). The Herelink Blue offers the same features and functions as the original Herelink Black, however the Herelink Blue is assembled and supported in the United States of America by NW Blue LLC.
Herelink Blue is an integrated remote controller, ground station and wireless digital transmission system designed to be used with the Cube Autopilot, Ardupilot, or PX4. HereLink Blue allows RC control, HD video, and telemetry data to be transmitted up to 20km between the ground station and air unit. NW Blue has also partnered with Solex to include a custom version of Solex TX application installed on the Herelink Blue. Both Air Unit and Ground Controll Unit feature an integrated 8 core SOC for custom application development.
Herelink Blue v1.1 is based on the original platform and functions of Herelink Blue v1.0. The controller improved the display brightness up to 1000 nit. Moreover, an additional Ethernet interface is available on Air Unit v1.1 to support more peripheral devices and adapt to more applications, a SD card slot is available on the Air Unit v1.1.
Processor
Soc - Pinecine S1
SOC
4 *Cortex A53, 2.2GHz / 4 * Cortex A53, 1.4GHz
GPU
4 Core, Mali-T860
SDR
A7 + DSP
Memory
Air unit LPDDR3 1GB | Controller LPDDR3 2GB
Storage
Air unit EMMC: 4GB | Controller EMMC：8G
Transmission Distance
FCC 20km | CE / SRRC / MIC 12km
Video Delay
110 ms
Image resolution
720p@30fps | 1080p@30/60fps
Frequency Band
2.4GHz ISM
Receive sensitivity
-99dBm@20MHz BW
Recovery
< 1s
Herelink Blue Controller Unit
2A4BZ-HLBC-1001
Herelink Blue Air Unit
2A4BZ-HLBA-1001
Case Material
6061 Aluminum / Cerakote coating
Weight
Herelink Blue 1.0: 961g | Herelink Blue 1.1: 725g (including 2 antennas)
Size
240x110x40mm (not including external antennas and joy-sticsk)
Screen
5.46 inch，1080P，16 million colors, capacitive touch screen
Screen brightness
Herelink Blue 1.0: 600nit | Herelink Blue 1.1: 1000nit
Audio
Built-in speaker × 1, built-in microphone × 2
Remoter
Hall affect gimbals with removable sticks x 2, scroll wheel × 1, bottom button × 6 with backlight, top button × 1 (right)
Wireless Communication
Bluetooth / WIFI / 2.4 GHz map transmission ground / 5.8 Ghz WiFi
Indicator light
Tricolor LED *2 (Up right and left corner)
Interface
MicroUSB × 1, Micro SD × 1 (supports maximum 64GB)
External Antenna
omnidirectional antenna (3dBi) *2 detachable
Build-in Antenna
built-in wifi antenna
Power
Build-in 4950 mAh Lipo Battery
Charging
Support micro USB port 5v 2A current charging
Power Consumption
The average power consumption does not exceed 4W (only picture transmission work, medium screen brightness, WiFi off, GPS off)
Case Material
6061 Aluminum / Cerakote Coating
Weight
92g
Size
79x30x21mm
Signal Bandwidth
20MHz / 10MHz
Power Consumption
The average power consumption does not exceed 4W
Micro HDMI 1
Camera video signal input (Recommend)
Micro HDMI 2
Camera video signal input
Power Input
Recommended supply voltage 7V: minimum 6V, maximum 12V and avoid sharing BEC with servos
UART Interface
3.3V UART
S.bus Interface
Dual RC out, S.bus1, and S.bus2
Micro USB
Used for debugging and upgrading, support OTG mode **(need external power for USB device)**
Button
Used for pairing and state reset
Indicator light 1, 2
Used to indicate state for pairing and video transmission
MMCX antenna jack 1, 2
Used for signal transmission and ground communication
Case Material
6061 Aluminum / Cerakote Coating
Weight
68g
Size
78x30x17mm
Signal Bandwidth
20MHz / 10MHz
Power Consumption
The average power consumption does not exceed 4W
Micro HDMI 1
Camera video signal input (Recommend)
Micro HDMI 2
Camera video signal input
Power Input
Recommended supply voltage ~7V: minimum 6V, maximum 12V and avoid sharing BEC with servos
Power Output
200mW (stock)
UART Interface
3.3V UART
S.bus Interface
Dual RC out, S.bus1 and S.bus2
Micro USB
Used for debugging and upgrading, support OTG mode **(no need external power for USB device)**
Button
Used for pairing and state reset
Indicator light 1, 2
Used to indicate state for pairing and vedio transmission
MMCX antenna jack 1, 2
Used for signal transmission and ground communication
SD Slot (only supported by Air unit 1.1）
For future usage
ETH Interface (only supported by Air unit 1.1)
Network protocol device access
1
Power
Power IN，7V - 12.6V max (3s Lipo supported）
2
GND
Ground pin
1
RXD
RX of air module, 3.3V TTL
2
TXD
TX of air module, 3.3V TTL
3
GND
Ground pin
1
S. bus out 1
RX for control signal
2
GND
Ground pin
3
S. bus out 2
RX for Gimbal signal
4
GND
Ground pin
1
TX+
AUTO MDIX
2
TX-
AUTO MDIX
3
GND
Ground pin
4
RX+
AUTO MDIX
5
RX-
AUTO MDIX
HereLink Air Unit *1
HereLink Controller *1
Omnidirectional antenna *2
GPS antenna *1
Airunit antenna *2
Joy-stick *2
HDMI cable *1
Power cable *1
Telemetry cable *1
.S.bus cable *1
Ethernet cable *1
USB cable *1
Fan *1（available in Herelink Blue v1.1)
Air Unit mounitng plate *1
Silicon o-ring *8
M1.6 x 16mm screw *4
M1.6 x 3mm screw *4
M1.6 washer *4
M3 x 10mm screw *2
M3 nut *2
Neck lanyard *1
Neck lanyard clips *2
Wall charger *1
Waterproof storage case *1
Solid Green Light
Receiving HDMI 1 Signal
Solid Red Light
Receiving HDMI 2 Signal
Solid Yellow Light
Receiving flight control data signal
Green and Red light flickered alternately
Receive 2 video stream signal
Green Yellow, and Red light flickered alternately
Receive 2 video stream signal and flight control signal
No Light
Receiving no valid video signal or flight controller signal
Green light flickered
Pairing
Solid green light
Receiving valid control signal and power is normal
Solid Yellow light
Unpaired/no valid signal received
Red light flickered
Unstable power
No Light
Air unit is not powered
Controller/Air Unit pairing and enter upgrade mode
Upper Left Wheel
Control gimbal (configurable)
Upper Right Button
Take photo (configurable)
Button A
Configurable
Button B
Configurable
Power Button
Power on/off and unlock screen
Home Button
Return to Land options (configurable)
Button C
Configurable
Button D
Configurable
Flashing Red
Critical battery power
Solid Yellow
Medium battery power
Solid Green
Sufficient battery power
