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# i OSD (On Screen Display) 

# User Manual

V 2. 10
For iOSD Firmware Version V 3.0 1 & iOSD Assistant V 4.0 *

April 7 , 201 4

* iOSD Firmware V 3.0 1 compatible with iOSD 

### Assistant V4.0

. 

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# Disclaimer

Thank you for purchasing product(s) from DJI Innovations. Please read the instructions carefully before installing the
hardware and software for this product, this will ensure trouble free operation of your i OSD . Please use DJI products in
accordance with the provisions of your local authorities and regulations. As DJI Innovations has no control over use, setup, final assembly, modification (including use of non

- specified DJI parts i.e. motors, ESCs, propellers, etc.) or misuse, no liability shall be assumed nor accepted for any resulting damage or injury. By

the act of use, setup or assembly, the user accepts all resulting liability. DJI Innovations accep t s no liability for damage(s)
or injured incurred directly or indirectly from the use of this product.

DJI and iOSD are registered trademark s of DJI Innovations. Names of products, brands, etc., appearing in this manual are
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owner companies. This product and manual are copyrighted by
DJI Innovations with all rights reserved. No part of this product or manual shall be reproduced in any form without the
prior written consent or authorization of DJI Innovations. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the
product or information contained herein. 

# Contents

Disclaimer

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Contents

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Introduction

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 3

In the Box

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 4
Assembly

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Display Description

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 7

Test

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 9

Assistant Software

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Software and Driver Installation

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Assistant Software GUI

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Assist ant Software Usage

................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 10 Firmware & Assistant Software Upgrade

................................ ................................ ........................... 11 Appendix

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................ 13
Port Description

................................ ................................ ................................ ............................. 13 Specificatio ns

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 14 Trouble Shooting

................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 15 Some Descriptions for the iOSD Version1.0

................................ ................................ ...................... 16 Connection Between iOSD and Autopilot System

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# Introduction

DJI i OSD is specially designed for DJI autopilot system during the FPV flight or other aero

- modeling activates. DJI i OSD

can transmit video and i OSD information in real time, which will help you to obtain the aircraft status information during a FPV flight. It can display power voltage, flight velocity, height, distance from the home point, horizontal attitude, GPS

satellite number, etc. i OSD and video information are superposed on the receiver, making i OSD data clearly visible and
bringing you a more involved flight experience.

DJI i OSD should be used in conjunction with a DJI autopilot system. It supports two video input sources under PAL or

NTSC mode , which can be selected remotely by an R/C transmitter switch. The R/C TX switch can also chang e the

wireless video transmitter channel remotely when us er uses the wireless video transmitter specified by DJI. The i OSD
supports online upgrades. The i OSD has built

- in BEC, which is on one hand for the power supply of the camera, on the
other hand for the power supply of the autopilot system’s main controller to improve the power supply reliability of the

main controller.

Specified autopilot systems for the i O SD

Status Autopilot system & Aircraft
Supported A2
, WKM
, NAZA

- M*
, NAZA

- M V2* , PHANTOM 2
Not yet supported WKH
、 ACE ONE
、 ACE WAYPOINT

*iOSD should be connected to the NAZA

- M or NAZA

- M V2 via the PMU V2 (N AZA

- M V2 Accessory)

. *iOSD should not be connected to the WKM and NAZA

- M / NAZA

- M V2 at the same time

. *NAZA

- M should be upgrade to the firmware version of V3.1 6 (or above)

, with the same assistant software V2.1 6 of

Naza

- M V2

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# In the Box

i OSD Controller ×1

Connect the i OSD controller to your DJI autopilot system via

CAN

- Bus Cable . It communicates with the main controller,

receives data from the main controller, superimposes the data
with the video image, and then transmits the whole information

via a transmitter.



## CAN

- Bus Cable × 2

C onnect the i OSD to your autopilot system through a CAN

- Bus

cable

. 

## Video Input Cable ×1

C onnect the i OSD with video input source ( i.e. camera or DJI Z15) for video input and power supply , with maximum current

of 1A

. If you connect the iOSD to DJI Z15, please use the 4Pin

Audio Head cable.
If connect to other camera, use the 4Pin cable for the

connection in accordance with the wiring diagram. 

## Video Output Cable × 2

Only when you use the wireless video transmitter module specified by DJI, you can use the bi

- port cable to connect the

i OSD with the video transmitter module. Otherwise
, you can
use the one

- port cable for your own connection in accordance with the wiring diagram. 

## 2

- PIN to 3

- PIN Cable ×1

Connect the i OSD with the R/C receiver through this cable

. When there are two video signal inputs, it is used for the

selection of video signal sources. It can be used for the

selection of AVL58 video channel.©2012

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# Assembl y

1. Fix the i OSD controller on your aircraft.

2. Connect the i OSD with the video signal source , wireless video TX module, DJI autopilot system and R/C

receiver

. M ake sure the connection is correct in accordance with the wiring diagram.

3. Setup a 3

- position switch on the R/C TX as the i OSD control switch.

4. Connect your wireless video RX module with the display screen.



### Please refer to DJI autopilot system manual , your TX manual, and your wireless video RX 

### for more details.



## 3

- P osition S witch Control

Choose a 3

- position switch and make sure you connect the correct channel of the receiver to the i OSD switch port.

 Position

- 1  Position

- 2, (hold position

- 2 for 1.5s) : every toggle from Position

- 1 to Position

- 2 increases the

channel of the wireless video transmitter module by 1 (from CH1 to CH8), o nly for the wireless video
transmitter module specified by DJI.

 Position

- 3  Position

- 2 , (hold position

- 2 for 1.5s) : toggle the switch to select the required video input, when
there are two video inputs. Only the toggle from Position

- 3 to Position

- 2 can change the video input source

. AV1 is default.

Position

- 1 Position

- 2 Position

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# Display Description

The i OSD information is displayed on the screen as shown below.



### N O

. Function Display Description

1 Power voltage

、 blink Real time battery voltage of the aircraft power, unit in V. ( For PHANTOM 2 there will be current battery level percentage shown in addition.)

Blink : first level low

- voltage alert
, t he alert threshold is same to the protection voltage value set in the assistant software

.

2 Channel CH1 、 CH2 、 ......CH8 Wireless video transmi tter channel selection.

3 D istance between

aircraft and home
point s When the home point is successfully recorded, this item will show , unit

in m.

4 Height The vertical height between the aircraft and the take

- off point , unit in

m.

5 Control mode ATT 、 M 、 GPS The autopilot system control mode.

 ATT is Atti mode

 GPS is GPS Atti. mode

 M is Manual mode

6 Fail

- safe mode FS 、 APT 、 GHome  FS is in Fail

- safe mode

 APT is in ground station mode

 GHome is in go home status

7 Pitch attitude 

### P 0 o Positive value means the aircraft nose is up; negative value means the©2012

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.

8 Roll attitude 

### R 0 o Positive v alue means the aircraft is right. Negative value means the aircraft is left

. 9 Flight velocity 

### 0.0m/s The aircraft horizontal speed

. 10 GPS satellite Number of GPS satellites acquired.

11 Video input AV1 、 AV2 Video input source selected, AV1 or AV2 can be chosen.

12 Aircraft nose

direction 、 、 Display the relative angle between aircraft nose and home point. The

aircraft nose is pointing to the home point when the i con is in the

middle of the screen, this may help you to bring back the aircraft by
distinguish ing the aircraft nose direction

. For example, when the icon on your display screen is located in the
Orientation

- 3 as shown in the following figure, you can change the aircraft nose direction through operating your R/C TX. When the icon

arrives at the Orientation

- 1 , your aircraft nose is heading the home
point, which can help you pull your aircraft back to the home po int
easily.

13 Vertical velocity

、 : Upward speed

: Downward speed

14 Attitude line Use attitude line for aircraft attitude observation

 craft up :

 craft down :

 craft left :

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- axis attitude of the gimbal when a gimbal is used.

16 C ompass error

indicator blink For NAZA

- M user, Blinking will appear when compass has errors, please calibrate your compass.

17 A zimuth angle Az ( 0 o ~ 36 0 o ) Azimuth angle is a horizontal angle

measured clockwise from the North
base line to the line goes through the
home point and aircraft position.

U sers can locate the aircraft by

calculat ing the aircraft position using

Az
, .

18 Airport alert B link B links when the aircraft enters a no
- fly zone*.

D isappears when the aircraft exits no

- fly zone.



## Notes :

* For more information about the no

- fly zone s , visit www.dji.com and download the Phantom 2 User Manual

.



# Test

Please use the following procedures to test your installation, in order to make sure the i OSD is working properly.

1. Ensure batteries are fully charged for R/C transmitter, i OSD and all the other devices on your aircraft.

2. Make sure all connections and wiring are correct and secure.

3. Make sure the communication between the wireless video RX and TX modules is normal.

4. Switch on the R/C transmitter, and power on the i OSD and autopilot system.

5. Check the LED indicator on the i OSD . The i OSD is power ed when the LED is on.
6. If there are two video inputs, please select an input by toggling the TX 3

- position switch; otherwise , please
skip to the next step.

7. If you us e the wireless video RX and TX modules specified by DJI, please select the channel you require by
toggling the T X 3

- position switch; otherwise, please skip to next step.

8. Observe the display screen to make sure the video and i OSD informati on are displaying o n the screen.©2012

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# Assistant Software
Software and Driver Installation

1. Please download d river i nstaller and assistant software from the iOSD page of DJI website.

2. Connect the iOSD Controller and the PC via USB cable, power on the iOSD Controller system.

3. Run d river i nstaller, and follow the instructions strictly to finish installation.

4. Run assistant software installer, and follow the instructions strictly to finish installation.



# Assistant Software GUI

Assistant Software Usage
Using the assistant software, adjust the display position of the iOSD information, upgrade the firmware and assistant

software are available. In addition, the flight data will automatically be saved as files in the iOSD, which can be view ed by
connecting t o the PC.

1. Power on your computer.

2. Make sure the iOSD is power on . Connect the iOSD Controller to the PC with a USB cable. (If the iOSD is
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### 11 3. Run the iO SD Assistant Software

. 4. If the Data C ommunication I ndicator is Red on, please double check the connections and driver installation;
otherwise if the indicator is blinking Green , go to next step.

5. Select the Main item to adjust the display position of the iOSD information if necessary. And then configure the
warning of GPS Satellite Number, Distance and Height Range if warnings are required.

6. Click the Data V iew item , and follow the tips to get the flight attitude data, main control input and output

information , etc.



## Note:
(1) If you do not configure the Warnings Setting, the iOSD will show warnings in default values.
(2) It will auto detect the firm ware version when you open the assistant software and prompt the c heck for u pdates
window if your version is not the latest one.
(3) If enter the Data View mode, the iOSD controller will temporarily quit the parameter configuration mode , and
act as a USB Device to connect to the PC. You can manually select and read any data file from the USB Device.
If you need to re

- enter the parameter configuration mode, please power cycle the iOSD.
(4) The speed of data loading will be very slow for large files. For the large file on the iOSD controller, please copy

the file to the local hard drives of the PC, and then open the file for viewing.
(5) The Compass Data Recording is added in the iOSD Firmware version V2.00 (or above) ; you can read the
Compass data in the DataView item of the iOSD assistant software V2.00

. 

# Firmware & Assistant Software Upgrade
Please follow the procedure for firmware upgrade; otherwise the iOSD might not work properly.

1. Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet. Please close all the other applications during the
firmware upgrade, including anti

- virus software and firew all.

2. Make sure the power supply is securely connected. DO NOT un

- plug the power supply until firmware upgrade

has finished.

3. Connect the iOSD to PC with Micro

- USB cable, DO NOT break connection until firmware upgrade is finished.

4. Run the assistant software and wait for connection.

5. Select Info  Software and Firmware

. 6. DJI server will check your current software and firmware version, and get the latest software and firmware
prepared for the unit.

7. If there is a software version more up

- to

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new version. Please re

- install the assistant software follow the prompts

8. If there is a firmware version more up

- to

- date than your current ve rsion, you will be able to click to update them.

9. Wait until Assistant software shows “finished”.

10. Click OK and power cycle. Your unit is now up

- to

- date.



## Note:
If firmware upgrade failed, the iOSD will enter waiting for firmware upgrade status automatically, please try again with the above procedures.©2012

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# Appendix Port Description

Power B attery I nput P ort , input voltage range: 11V~26V

Control S ignal I nput P ort , for w ireless v ideo m odule c hannel selection and v ideo input s ource

selection Video Signal Output Port

 AV

- O UT : Video Signal Output , including both video and i OSD information

 AV

- GND : Video Signal Ground

 UART : transmit the wireless channel control signal to the wireless video transmitter ( For
example AVL58)

 B ATT + : it is equate to the Positive Voltage of Battery

 B ATT

- : it is equate to th e Negative Voltage of Battery
Video Input Port , 2 input source s are available , and the default setup is AV1

 AV1 : Video Input Source 1

 AV2 : Video Input Source 2

 P OWER : 11~13V, supply power for video input source with the maximum current of 1A

 GND : Ground

Micro

- USB Port : Connect s the i OSD with PC for f irmware u pgrade

CAN

- Bus : Communicat ion of the i OSD with autopilot system through CAN

- Bus

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# Specifications

Performance Parameter
Video Input Mode PAL/NTSC
Video Output Mode PAL/NTSC 

### Physical
Temperature (V1.0)
(Mark II ) - 2 0~70 o C

- 20~60 o C

Size 52mm X 41mm X 11mm Weight (V1.0)
(Mark II ) 4 2 g

5 6 g 

### Hardware Support ed
Voltage 3S~6S (LiPo s )

Current ( Typical Value) (V1.0)
(Mark II ) 51mA@25.2V ; 87mA@12.6V
60mA@25.2V; 103mA@12.6V

Rated Power 1.2 5W

Controller Supported WKM , NAZA

- M, NAZA

- M V2 

### Software Support ed

Buil t

- in Function s  i OSD Information Transmission

 Video Transmission , 2 Video Signal input Channels/Switchable

 Remote channel selection of the Wireless Video Transmitter Module, when
using the video transmitter specified by DJI

 Built

- in BEC : improv e the reliability of power supply for the main controller

 DJI Z15 Support ed©2012

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# Trouble Shooting

No. What Why How to

1 Only i OSD information
,
video signal l oss

. Video input error

. Make sure the connection between i OSD
controller and video input port is OK.

2 Only v ideo s ignal , i OSD

i nformation l oss

. Connection between

i OSD controller and
autopilot system error

. Make sure the connection between i OSD
controller and DJI autopilot syst em is OK.

3 Both v ideo s ignal and i OSD

i nformation l oss

. Signal t ransmission

e rror

.  Make sure the Wireless Video
Transmitter Channel Setting is correct.

 Make sure the communication between

the video transmitter and the receiver
is working correctly.

4 Both video signal and i OSD

information loss. The video signal cable
to display screen is

unconnected or short

circuit. Make sure the connection of video signal

cable is OK.©2012

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# Some D escriptions for the iOSD V ersion 1.0

There is an adapter for the Version1.0, to solve the problem that the iOSD is incompatible with your camera. If there is
the incompatible problem with your device, please contact your authorized dealer to get an adapter for free. There are two adapter versions, including SA0 and SA0 for Z15. If the iOSD is working with the Z15, please use the
version of SA0 for Z15, otherwise if with your camera, use the SA0. Please c onnect the adapter according to the below
figure. Using the SA0:

Using the SA0 fo r Z15:©2012

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# Connection Between iOSD and Autopilot System

Connection Between iOSD and NAZA

- M /NAZA

- M V2

1. 

### If use with DJI multi

- rotor, you can solder the power cable of the PMU V2 to the power pads on frame

bottom board. Please refer to DJI multi

- rotor manual for details. Then connect the iOSD to a battery.

2. 

### If use with 3rd part aircraft, you can make a connecter by yourself to connect PMU V2 and battery.
(1) NAZA

- M (Fig. 1) : M 

### ake a conne cter to connect the PMU V2 (N AZA

- M V2 Accessory) , iOSD, VU and
battery.
(2) NAZA

- M V2 ( Fig. 2) : M 

### ake a connecter to connect the PMU V2 , iOSD and battery.

Fig. 1 Connection between iOSD and NAZA

- M

Fig. 2 Connection between iOSD and NAZA

- M V2



### Connection Between iOSD and WKM ( Fig. 3)

Fig. 3 Connection between iOSD and WKM

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# AVL58 5.8G Video Link 

# User Manual

V1.0

2012

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# Disclaimer

Thank you for purchasing this product. Please read the instructions carefully before installing the hardware and software for this product, this will ensure trouble free operation of your Video Link RX and TX. Please use this product in accordance with the provisions of your local authorities and regulations.



# Contents

Disclaimer

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 2

Contents

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 2

Introduction

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 2

Contents

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 3

Installation

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 4 Specification

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 5 Trouble Shooting

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 6



# Introduction

The AVL58 includes both Video Link T ransmitter (TX) and Video Link R eceiver (RX), working in the ISM frequency band of 5.8GHz ( 5 645

- 5 94 5MHz MHz). Analogue modulated video signals are sent wirelessly by the TX module to the RX module, and then the video signal will be demodulated and sent to a display.

There are 8 wireless channels can be selected when you are using AVL58

. T hese channels are:
CH1

- 5705MHZ, CH2

- 5685MHZ, CH3

- 5665MHZ, CH4

- 5645MHZ, CH5

- 5885MHZ, CH6

- 5905MHZ,

CH7

- 5925MHZ, and CH8

- 5945MHZ.

The characteristics of the AVL5 8 are: small size, low power consumption and high sensitivity. The AVL58 can be used in many applications requiring wireless video communication. When it’s used in the

aero
- modeling hobby, the Video Link T ransmitter will be mounted to the aircraft and the Video Link

R eceiver is connected to a display screen, allowing video signal wireless transmission.

### 3 

# Contents

5. 8GHz Video Link Transmitter ( TX ) ×1

A nalogue modulated video signals will be sent wirelessly by the TX module , working in the frequency

band of 5.8GHz with 8 channels.



### 5.8GHz Video Link Receiver ( RX ) ×1
Connect to a display screen.
The signal will be demodulated and sent to the display by the RX module , working in the frequency band of

5.8GHz with 8 channels.


### Antenna ×2
Optional, please make purchas e according to your need.

Please refer to the Clover

- Leaf Antenna User Manual for

all antenna details. 

## Video Input Cable ×1

Connect the TX to the video input source, with a port connecting to the battery for power supply,



## Video Output Cable ×1

Connect the RX module to a display screen, transmitting video signal to display on the screen.


### Power Cable 

## ×1

Connect the battery to the RX module and the display

screen through the power cable for power supply.

### 4 

# Installation

STEP1. Please a ssemble t wo antennas to the Video Link Transmitter and Receiver

. STEP2. C onnect the Video Link Transmitter to a video input source, and then connect the Video
Link Receiver to a display screen and battery.
STEP3. Make sure the Video Link Transmitter and Receiver are working on the same channel by using the channel

- selection button; refer to the LED indicator flash pattern.



### Important:

 The a ntenna MUST be connected before power on , otherwise electronics damage may occur

.
 When use a battery to supply power for the RX and the display screen, the battery voltage must not be higher than the input voltage of the display screen; otherwise damage may occur to your display screen.

 En sure there is no obstacle between antennas; otherwise the communication range will be reduced.



### LED Indicator

CH 1 CH 2

CH 3 CH 4

CH 5 CH 6

CH 7 CH 8 Red LED blinks once after pressing the channel

- selection button, indicating successful selection.

### 5 

# Specification

Performance Parameter

Outdoor/RF Line

- of

- Sight Range 1. 0 k m

Transmit Power 500mW
Receiver Sensitivity (1%PER)

- 90dBm 2dBm

Frequency Band CH1

- CH8

 CH1 : 5705MHZ

 CH2 : 5685MHZ

 CH3 : 5665MHZ

 CH4 : 5645MHZ  CH5 : 5885MHZ

 CH6 : 5905MHZ

 CH7 : 5925MHZ

 CH8 : 5945MHZ 

### Physical Parameter
Operating Temperature

- 20~70 o C

Size (No Antenna)  TX: 50cm (length) X30cm (width) X22cm (height)

 RX: 55.5cm (length) X48cm (width) X17cm (height)

Weight (No Antenna)  TX: 39g

 RX: 49.5g 

### Hardware Supported
Antenna Options SMA

Transmitter Supply Voltage 3S~6S LiPo Receiver Supply Voltage 3S LiPo

Transmitter Current 575mA 50 mA(@12V)
Receiver Current 90mA 10 mA (@12V) 

### Software Supported

Built

- in Functions  5.8GHZ Broadband FM Video Transmit & Receive Synchronously

 Analog Video Output to Display

 8 Transmitting and Receiving Channels

### 6 

# Trouble Shooting

No. What Why How to

1 Power supply is
OK, but no video There is problem with the video

input. Please check the video input.

2 No video The RX and TX modules are not

set to the same channel. M ake sure RX and TX modules are on the same channel by using the

channel

- selection button.

3 Video is flashing and rolling. 1. T he video mode of the display

screen set s incorrectly

. 2. The RX and TX modules are

not set to the same channel. 1. Reset the video mode of the
display screen.

2. M ake sure RX and TX modules

are on the same channel

.

4 T he transmission

distance between

the RX and TX is shortening

. 1. T he antenna assembly is

incorrect

. 2. The RX and TX modules are

not set to the same channel. 1. Make sure there is no obstacle

between antennas

. 2. M ake sure RX and TX modules

are on the same channel

.

### Fat Shark 1 RC Vision Systems



# ATTITUDE V2 FPV GOGGLE WITH TRINITY HEAD TRACKING
USER MANUAL

Revision B 12/23/2013 For more product information, please visit: www.fatshark.com All Rights Reserved

### Fat Shark 2 RC Vision Systems


# Contents
Product cont ents ..................................................................................................... 3 Controls ................................................................................................................... 4 Trinity Head tracker ................................................................................................. 5 Downlink Overview (Cam era, TX, Power) ............................................................... 6

Transmitte r .......................................................................................................... 6 Camera ................................................................................................................ 6 Power (via discharge filter supply) ....................................................................... 7 AV in/out Port .......................................................................................................... 7 Recording Video .................................................................................................. 7 Using an external receiver: .................................................................................. 7 Accessori es ............................................................................................................. 7 Pan/Tilt/Roll Mechanism ...................................................................................... 7 1000mA Battery Pack .......................................................................................... 8 Diopter l ens ......................................................................................................... 8 Adjustable Ea rphones ......................................................................................... 8 SpiroNET Circular Po larized An tenna ................................................................. 9 Tiny Telemetry From Immersi onRC .................................................................... 9 Specificat ions ........................................................................................................ 10 Operational advice ................................................................................................ 11 Warrant y ................................................................................................................ 11 Trouble shoo ting .................................................................................................... 12 

# Introduction Congratulations on purchasing the Fat Shark AttitudeV2 FPV video goggles with integrated NexWaveRF 5G8 wireless receiver and Trinity (3 -axis pan/tilt/roll) head tracking technology. To ensure your continued enjoyment, please ta ke the time to thoroughly read through this operating manual before using. 

# Product Compatibility The AttitudeV2 has been designed to adhere to established video standards and is compatible with any product also adhering to accepted video standards. Due to the high number of different manufacturers and variation in quality, it’s impossible to for us to have tested with every product combination and some troubleshooting may be required if mix/matching components. The AttitudeV2 has been thoroughly tested with ImmersionRC gear. For best results and no compatibility issues, Fat Shark recommends ImmersionRC gear for your accessory products. 

# IMPORTANT!!!! Product Warning!!!!! DO NOT LEAVE HEADSET EXPOSED TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT. SUNLIGHT WILL MAGNIFY THROUGH THE OPTICS AND BURN HOLES IN THE LCD COLOR FILTER THIS WILL NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. KEEP GOGGLES IN PROTECTIVE CASE WHEN NOT IN USE

### Fat Shark 3 RC Vision Systems 

# Product contents
Carry case

AttitudeV2 Headset

Data cables - 3.5mm JR - Futaba 6P - ezUHF MiniDIN

AV cable

Downlink kit - 250mW 5G8 TX - 600TVL camera - Filtered battery

2X 5G8 3dBi antenna

Manual

### Fat Shark 4 RC Vision Systems 

# Controls Diagram



# Controls
Brightness/contrast control: pressing left and right increases/ decreases display contrast. Press forward/back increases /decreases brightness. RX power switch: The receiver module power is controlled by this switch. Turn off RX module to avoid video conflict with video source via the AV cable.
Channel select: Rocking the channel select switch forward and back will cause the channel to incrementally increase/decrease. Audio beep sounds on channel change. A long beep sounds on channel top and bottom limits. Note: Fat Shark only guarantees compatibility with Fat Shark or ImmersionRC transmitters.
CH1: 5740 MHz CH2: 5760 MHz CH3: 5780 MHz CH4: 5800 Mhz CH5: 5820 MHz CH6: 5840 Mhz CH7: 5860 MHz
Head tracker menu/reset: Activated by a vertical press on the channel rocker switch. Low battery warning: Audio warning if input voltage drops below 6.8V
Volume control: There is no volume control - volume level is set at high. Please use with adjustable earphone accessory for volume control.

### Fat Shark 5 RC Vision Systems 

# Trinity Head tracker
For a complete and up to date list of compatible RC radios and their setup, a head tracking sticky thread is maintained at www.FPVlab.com under SPONSORS GATE/FAT SHARK Operation notes: Head tracker initiates in pause mode. Head tracker reset button needs to be depressed and held to start camera motion. Default range motion is normal. Your radio may support extended motion but may result in errant behavior.
Menu navigation and settings:
Beep code Mode 1 short beep: P/T/R on ch 5/6/7 2 short beep: P/T/R on ch 6/7/8 3 short beep: Long beep then enter P/T only channel setting sub menu 1 short beep: P/T only on ch 5/6 2 short beep: P/T only on ch 5/7 3 short beep: P/T only on ch 5/8 4 short beep: P/T only on ch 6/7 5 short beep: P/T only on ch 6/8 6 short beep: P/T only on ch 7/8 No selection: exit menu 4 short beep: Long beep then enter reverse servo direction sub menu 1 short beep: reverse pan direction 2 short beep: reverse tilt direction 3 short beep: reverse roll direction No selection: exit menu 1 long beep: adjust servo center point: press to gain manual control of the camera with the headset. Adjust camera to desired center position and press button to set new camera center. Note that if your servos are not near the center point before adjusting, the servo travel may be limited in one direction. 1 short beep: Long beep then enter pan ratio sub menu 1 short beep: ratio = 1:1 2 short beep: ratio = 1:1.5 No selection: exit menu 2 short beep: Long beep then enter tilt ratio sub menu 1 short beep: ratio = 1:1 2 short beep: ratio = 1:1.5 No selection: exit menu 3 short beep: auto pause on/off (if movement exceeds 90 degree, put HT in pause mode) 4 short beep: Long beep then enter motion limits sub menu 1 short beep: standard range = 1.04 ms – 2.0ms (center = 1.52ms +/- 0.48) 2 short beep: extended range = 0.8ms–2.24ms (center=1.52ms +/- 0.72) No selection: exit menu 5 short beep: Long beep then enter cycle time sub menu 1 short beep: standard cycle (8CH PPM, 20ms) 2 short beep: rapid cycle (3CH PPM, 8ms) No selection: exit menu 6 short beep: Restore factory defaults 2 long beep: no selection made, automatically exits menu

### Fat Shark 6 RC Vision Systems 

# Downlink Overview (Camera, TX, Power)
Downlink system comes preassembled and te sted for plug/play with your aircraft. Simply connect the balance lead of your 2S , 3S or 4S (7.4V - 16V) RC battery to provide power to your Fat Shark Downlink and you are ready to fly. The handy balance lead filters RC servo and motor noise from your RC pack for a crisp, clear image.



# Transmitter
Channel select chart: 1 2 3 4 Ch1 5740 MHz On On On N/A Ch2 5760 MHz Off On On N/A Ch3 5780 MHz On Off On N/A Ch4 5800 Mhz Off Off On N/A Ch5 5820 MHz On On Off N/A Ch6 5840 Mhz Off On Off N/A Ch75860 MHz On Off Off N/A

WARNING: DO NOT POWER TRANSMITTER WITHOUT ANTENNA ATTACHED. NO ANTENNA LOAD WILL DESTROY RF AMPLIFIER – NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY 

### Small white connector on back of transmitter is for ImmersionRC Tiny Telemetry. See accessories. 

# Camera 2.8mm lens for wide angle 100 degree FOV; ideal for fixed camera piloting. Camera is NTSC/PAL selectable (PAL defau lt, remove jumper on back for NTSC). Plugs camera directly into TX via included cable (pre assembled).

### Fat Shark 7 RC Vision Systems 

# Power (via discharge filter supply) The discharge filter supply allows you to power your downlink equipment from your onboard RC pack. Connect as shown below:



# AV in/out Port

RCA Connector : Yellow: Video, White: Audio Left, Red: Audio Right 

# Recording Video Connect AV cable to AV out port on right side of headset. Connect recording device to cables and set up as per manufacturer directions. Note: Cables pins are not all the same (see above chart), be sure to connect to headset using the included cable. 

# Using an external receiver:

Use the AV cable to connect headset to t he RCA AV port of external devices. To share the base station power supply with y our goggles, pick up a 3m Dominator AV cable accessory from your retailer. Note; internal receiver must be shut off to properly display external AV. 

# Accessories Pan/Tilt/Roll Mechanism Get the most out of your Trinity head tracker by mounting your camera onto the pan/tilt/roll mechanism. PTR mechanism includes mount for 600TVL CMOS and Fat Shark CCD cameras. Pan axis servo is a true 180 degree metal gear servo for maximum travel motion durability. Super high tolerance tooling and servos ensures no slop or movement for steady camera action. Ground Video AudR AuL

### Fat Shark 8 RC Vision Systems


# 1000mA Battery Pack The Fat Shark dog bone shaped 1000mAh pack seats securely in the headset strap pocket. The battery cable extends out of the top of the pack to avoid contact with head strap. Barrel connector cable features high strand count wire for flexibility and long life. Wire stress is minimized by the additional rubber gasket around the cable exit. No special charger is needed as balance leads have been added for charging with standard RC chargers (battery includes discharge lead adapter for advanced chargers). Note: this battery can still be charged via the barrel connector with the original Fat Shark headset battery charger. 

# Diopter lens For near sighted users, diopter lens insert sets are available that include -2, -4 and -6 dpt. See below inserting location. Lens orientation is not critical.



# Adjustable Earphones For simplicity and minimalist controls, the AttitudeV2 does not have volume control. Audio is outputting at max volume and needs to be adjusted to comfortable level via adjustable volume earphones.

### Fat Shark 9 RC Vision Systems 

# SpiroNET Circular Polarized Antenna The best performance enhancement for your dollar. SpiroNET circular polarized antennae are manufactured to machine tolerances and final tested with top end RF equipment for the best performing CP antenna on the market. CP antennae naturally reject mu ltipathing (biggest cause of 5G8 video breakup) and have no mismatch polarization when your aircraft banks – resulting in no rude range losses during acrobatic flight.



# Tiny Telemetry From ImmersionRC
Conventional OSDs offer a host of feat ures, some of which you don’t need if you’re just flying FPV around your local field or have a small and light FPV plane that can’t really carry a full OSD. All you really want in those cases is for your tracking antenna to point at the plane accurately and have GPS positional data along with vital statistics such as battery voltage and current consumption.
TinyTelemetry is a minimal GPS locator that sends EzTelemetry data for the EzAntennaTracker down one of the audio channels on the audio/video transmitter. The EzAntennaTracker will then track the plane and offer battery statistics on its LCD display as well as other telemetry data such as positional info etc. The new v2.0 EzAntennaTracker will also offer audible warnings for battery voltage and total current consumption.
The Tiny Telemetry plugs into the transmitter’s dongle power supply located on the back of the transmitter.

### Fat Shark 10 RC Vision Systems 

# Specifications

Headset Specifications Optics: FOV 35 degrees diagonal Interpupillary (IPD) distance: 59 – 69 mm (adjustable) Optional diopter lens inserts available in -2, -4, -6 dp Mechanical Ergonomic molded shape. Rubber eye cups for ambient light shielding Weight: 150g Adjustable headband
Audio: Stereo System: NTSC/PAL auto select (interlaced) Two full color micro VGA LCD's (640 X 480 dots), 922k pixels
User Controls Channel selection Display adjustment Head Tracker reset/menu nav Head
Tracker Magnetic, gyro, accelerometer Trinity 9DOF, 3 axis head tracker

Electrical Power supply, 7-13V (2S/3S supply) Power consumption: 350mA Receiver CH1: 5740MHz CH2: 5760MHz CH3: 5780MHz CH4: 5800Mhz CH5: 5820MHz CH6: 5840Mhz CH7: 5860 MHz

Antenna 5G8 3dBi dipole (circular polarized compatible) Interface 3.5mm 4p AV in/out port Power in port (barrel connector. Center pin is +’ve, collar is GND) 3.5mm 3p Earphone port PS/2 DIN data (HT) port 

### Transmitter Specifications (V3):
Electrical Power supply: 7 - 17 V (2S/3S/4S supply) Power consumption 310mA @7.4V Power out (to camera) 5V, 350mA maximum Transmitting power: 250mW Antennae External dipole (circular polarized compatible)

RF CH1: 5740MHz CH2: 5760MHz CH3: 5780MHz CH4: 5800Mhz CH5: 5820MHz CH6: 5840Mhz CH7: 5860 MHz Mechanical: 55 X 26 X 11 mm Weight: 22g (with antenna).



### Camera Specifications:
Electrical Power supply: 3.5 - 5 V Power consumption 60mA @5V Lens 2.8mm IR coated 100°diagonal FOV (ideal for fixed camera)

Imager 1/3” CMOS 600TVL FPV tuned light handling NTSC/ PAL selectable (jumper on = PAL). Mechanical: Square: 21 X 21 X 12mm Lens extrude: 15mm X 14mm diameter Weight: 15g

### Fat Shark 11 RC Vision Systems 

# Operational advice

 For best performance , select a channel that has the least amount of interference. While the transmitter is turned OFF, turn on the video headset and look at the screen as you check each channel. Clear channels will have a consistent stat ic background. Channels with interference will have horizontal static lines.

 Always perform a range test before flying . This includes AV and RC controls. Some RC receivers can be affected by the proximity of other electronic devices particularly the AV TX.



##  Try to space out your components as much as possible to avoid interference to your RC control range (keep stuff away from RX)



##  Until experienced, practice flying in a familiar area to avoid becoming disorientated.



##  Due to antenna characteristics, there is a “null” in line with antenna direction. You may experience excessive video breakup when flying overhead



##  5.8Ghz signal strength drops off very fast, stay safely within solid AV range.

 For maximum distance it is very important that a clear line of sight exists between the transmitter and the video heads et. 2 of the worst causes of interference are human bodies and reinforced concrete.

 Place your TX antenna in open area in a vertical orientation

 Multipathing (reflections off buildings/ tall objects) causes signal cancellation and result in broken video. Fly in open areas away from buildings or other tall structures (i.e. barns, hills).

 5.8Ghz AV with 2.4Ghz RC controllers: 2.4Ghz may cause harmonic interference on Ch2 – Ch7 of the 5.8Ghz AV (Ch1 not affected). The headset has been equipped with a high pass filter that will allow the system to work with CE certified 2. 4Ghz RC controllers. However, the filtering may be insufficient to remove noise from overpowered non CE certified controllers. If you experience interference from your RC radio, change the AV channel to channel 1.

 Although you don’t require any license to operate this device, you are still legally responsible for operating in a responsible manner. 

# Warranty The system can be exchanged for a new unit within 30 days for any manufacturing defects if returned in new condition. The video headset will be warranted for repair for 2 years if no signs of excessive use. Buyer will be responsible for shipping costs. If beyond the warranty period we will provide repair services.

### Fat Shark 12 RC Vision Systems 

# Trouble shooting
If your problem can’t be solved here, please visit our support forum at www.FPVLAB.com under SPONSORS GATE/ FAT SHARK RC VISION SYSTEMS. Any direct support enquires will be first directed to this forum for the benefit of all customers

Observation Possible cause/solution No image, display is completely dark - No power supplied. Check power connections.
No image, display is glowing dark grey - If using wireless module, turn on RX power on bottom of headset. - If using AV in cable, check video source. - Ensure TX is on and camera connections solid - Ensure lens cap is removed from camera - Trying to power a 12V camera with the 5V TX supply (need to connect 12V camera direct to RC pack. Complete white screen LCD driver has failed and needs to be replaced under warranty. Contact your retailer. Lots of interference lines (horizontal lines) - Choose a cleaner channel.

Lots of interference lines (horizontal lines) when using 5.8Ghz receiver Check to see if cause is harmonic interference from 2.4Ghz RC controller (turn radio on/off). - Use CH1 on TX/headset (Ch1 not affected by 2.4Ghz) - check correct frequency antenna is used Head tracker not working but can hear beeps (can enter and navigate beep menu) - Ensure headset is turned on before RC radio - Review controller manual for correct settings - Check servos are plugged into correspondingly selected channels Head tracker not working, and no beeps (can’t enter nor navigate beep menu) - Cable was modified and resulted in voltage applied to signal line (fried HT) - Mated to an aftermarket channel mixer and wired wrong resulting in voltage applied to signal line - Incorrect installation of aftermarket UHF RC system resulting in voltage applied to signal line . Head tracker stops working after short time Auto disengage function activated. Follow menu instructions to turn off. Short range - Ensure 5.8Ghz antenna were installed - Turn off transmitter and check for other sources of interference - Ensure transmitter has clear LOS to headset. Test in wide open area, away from any obstructions Short range (con’t) - Ensure that a compatible antenna is installed. Do not use other manufacture antenna, they may be dual band or may be reverse SMA (no center pin to connect to receiver) White dots on LCD display Goggles lens we re left exposed to sun allowing magnified sunlight to burn off LCD color filter.

# Braincube **Aeromodels**



# FlightLights

Version 5 Owners Manual

### 2 Thank you for purchasing a set of FlightLights, a high performance LED system for model aircraft designed and manufactured in the UK by BrainCube Aeromodels. This manual will describe how to safely use the various features of the FlightLights 5 controller and how to install the controller in a model aircraft. Please ensure you read this manual in full before fitting or operating your lighting system.

It is your responsibility to ensure that you operate the FlightLights 5 controller and BrainCube LED modules within their stated specifications. Failure to do so could result in permanent damage to components, battery packs, property or personal injury. BrainCube Aeromodels Ltd can not be held responsible for misuse, intentional or otherwise, of our products. Please ensure you observe the following safety points:

• The FlightLights 5 controller can reach temperatures in excess of 80°C under high loads (ten light modules or more, total load over 2.5A) and may burn skin or damage heat sensitive components.

• BrainCube lighting modules can reach 60-80°C during operation. This is normal, due to the very high light output and high current operation.

• Disconnect the LED battery when storing your model to prevent over-discharge.

• Do not stare into the light modules or view through optical instruments whilst on - they are intensly bright and may hurt your eyes.

• Always range check your model with the lights running after installation to ensure there is no interference.

If you have any problems, queries or suggestions regarding FlightLights, please do not hesitate to contact BrainCube Aeromodels: BrainCube Aeromodels Ltd, Unit 3 Ballingall Industrial Estate, Brewery Lane, Dundee, United Kingdom, DD1 5QW Web: http://www.braincube-aero.com E-Mail: support@braincube-aero.com UK Telephone: 0845 459 3174 International Telephone: +44 1382 690 151 

# CLASS 1 LED PRODUCT

DO NOT STARE INTO LED OR VIEW THROUGH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS 

### Caution!

Hot

### 3 The FlightLights v5.0 controller is a high performance microprocessor controlled, remotely op

erated LED driver and light sequencer. It contains an integral high voltage, high current switching power regulator and drives four output channels for navigation, landing, upper strobe and lower strobe lights. The controller will convert a wide input voltage range into the 5V supply the LEDs require, and can supply up to 4A of current. The LED power supply is isolated from that of the receiver to pro

tect your radio gear from the high current draw of the light modules. All battery types are support

ed, including Lithium Polymer, with a voltage range of 6 - 42 volts (2-10S LiPo packs). The controller can learn the transmitter signals you want to use to switch the lights, making it easy to integrate with your model (see page 4). There are 10 flash patterns pre-programmed, some of which include Rotating Beacon simulation (see page 5). The controller’s operation is set via the small rotary control dial located on the front top right side of the controller. A small, flat-head screwdriver is needed to move the dial. It can turn approxi

mately 3/4s of a turn between the end-stops - be gentle, excess force will damage the dial

.

The unit should be fixed in position with double-sided foam tape, self-adhesive Velcro or ca

ble-ties so that it can't move around in flight whilst also minimising the controller’s exposure to vi

bration. Try and avoid placing the controller or it’s leads too close to your receiver or receiver aerials to minimise the risk of interference. Remember to range check your model with the lights running. It is important to remember that the controller generates heat during operation, proportional to the number of lights it is running. Mounting it where cooling air can flow over it is required if running more than 10 light modules (2.5A total load). The light modules should be plugged in with the connector vertical and black wire on top. The light modules will only work if the polarity is correct, but they will not be damaged if they are briefly plugged in backwards. There are three sets of pins for the navigation lights, and one pair for each of the strobe channels and landing light channel. The six pairs of output pins will also accept normal servo plugs inserted vertically with the black (negative) wire on top. If you require more lights than there are sockets, you can use standard servo Y-leads, providing you do not exceed the current handling capabilities of the controller. Receiver cable Power cables Status LED Control dial Strobe 2 Strobe 1 Landing light Navigation

### 4 The controller has three modes of operation, which are described in the following sections. The position of the control dial when receiver power is turned on determines which mode the controller starts in. The controller recognises three control dial positions:
Position 1: Anti-clockwise limit Position 2: Center position – slot horizontal
Position 3: Clockwise limit Remember not to force the dial - if you feel resistance you have reached an end-stop.

The controller can learn the transmitter signal levels that you want it to switch at, as well as the safe cut-off voltage for your chosen power source. The learning procedure is as follows:

1. Plug everything in as it will be set-up on the model. Ensure your LED battery is fully charged, and is the same one that you will use in the model.

2. With the power OFF, turn the control dial to position 1.
3. Turn on your transmitter and configure the channel you wish to use to control the lights.
4. Set the transmitter channel to the “lights off” position.
5. Turn on LED power followed by receiver power. All the LEDs will flash 5 times to indicate you have entered learning mode.
6. The controller will measure the LED battery voltage and remember a safe lower voltage limit derived from this (75% of the measured voltage or 3.15V per cell for LiPo batteries).
7. After 6 seconds, the controller will record the “lights off” value and flash all LEDs once.

8. Move the transmitter control to the “nav and strobes on” position. After 3 seconds the con

troller will record this value and flash all the LEDs twice.
9. Move the transmitter control to the “landing lights on” position. After 3 seconds the control

ler will record this value and flash all the LEDs three times.

10. All LEDs will then light for a one second long flash to indicate that you have finished.

11. If you are happy with the settings, move the control dial to position 2 and the controller will store the settings and move to normal operation. If you are not happy with the settings, re

move receiver power without moving the control dial and the new settings will be discarded. If you accidentally save incorrect settings, see page 5 to reset to the factory defaults.

### 5 During normal operation, the controller will switch the navigation, strobes and landing lights based on the stored transmitter signal levels. If you haven't gone through the learning mode, these will default to values that are compatible with a transmitter channel operating from a three position switch, and a 2 cell lithium polymer battery pack. The controller constantly monitors the voltage level of the LED power source. If this level drops below the stored cut-off voltage (by default 6.3V - safe for a 2S LiPo battery), the power supply is placed into standby, the LED modules are turned off and the controller’s status LED will flash twice a second. The LED battery should be disconnected to prevent over-discharge. The controller will go into standby mode if it has been powered up for more than thirty min

utes (even if the LEDs are turned off) to prevent excessive heat buildup. The status LED will flash once every two seconds. Even when the LEDs are off, the power supply draws a small current from the LED battery pack - please disconnect when storing your model. The controller comes with 10 flash patterns programmed, some of which incorporate “rotating beacon” functionality – this simulates a light with a rotating mirror that some aircraft use instead of a strobe light. To select the flash pattern, turn the control dial to position 1 or position 3 to move up and down (respectively) through the flash patterns. Each pattern will run for five seconds before moving on to the next so you have time to see what it looks like. If you want to keep the current pattern, move the dial to position 2 and the controller will store the setting and resume normal operation.

Program Strobe 1 Strobe 2 Notes
1 Long Flash Long Flash
2 Double Flash Double Flash
3 Short Flash Short Flash Out of phase 4 Short Flash Double Flash 5 Long Flash Double Flash
6 Rotating Beacon Double Flash
7 Double R.B. Long Flash
8 Rotating Beacon Rotating Beacon Out of phase
9 Long Flash Double Flash Nav lights pulse off (as per RAF Hawk)
10 Double R.B. Rotating Beacon Out of Phase

Selecting this mode on startup will reset the controller to it’s factory default settings for flash pattern, receiver signal levels and battery cut-off voltage. Use this mode if you accidentally store incorrect settings during the learning mode. The LED output when this mode is selected is a test pattern that is used to ensure the circuitry is fully functional for quality control after manufacture and can be ignored.

### 6 According to the FAA regulations, civil aircraft navigation lights should be positioned thus:

(b) Left and right position lights. Left and right position lights must consist of a red and a green light spaced laterally as far apart as practicable and installed on the airplane such that, with the airplane in the normal flying posi

tion, the red light is on the left side and the green light is on the right side.
(c) Rear position light. The rear position light must be a white light mount

ed as far aft as practicable on the tail or on each wing tip.

- FAR Part 23 Sec. 23.1385
Note that “left” and “right” refer to the aircraft from the pilots view point, not an external observer. The anti-collision strobe lights have the following requirements:

(b) Field of coverage. The system must consist of enough lights to illuminate the vital areas around the airplane, considering the physical configuration and flight characteristics of the airplane. The field of coverage must extend in each direction within at least 75° above and 75° below the horizontal plane of the airplane, except that there may be solid angles of obstructed visibility totalling not more than 0.5 steradians.

... (d) Colour. Each anti-collision light must be either aviation red or aviation white and must meet the applicable requirements of Sec. 23.1397.

- FAR Part 23 Sec. 23.1401

The strobe lights that are supplied in the standard FlightLights set are red, but the white light modules work perfectly well – additional light modules can be purchased individually from the BrainCube Aeromodels website – http://www.braincube-aero.com. Modern military aircraft generally follow the same guidelines. These rules only cover the minimum requirements, a lot of aircraft have significantly more lights. Landing lights, taxi lights, formation lights, livery illumation lights can all be seen on commercial and military aircraft. Older aircraft generally had a more relaxed approach to lighting, and there is little consistency – Google image search can be a big help getting a scale model lit correctly!

### 7 FlightLights v5.0 Controller Receiver Supply Voltage 4V - 13V Receiver Supply Current Draw 100mA LED Supply Voltage 6 - 42V LED Power Output 5V, 4A MAX
Dimensions 75 x 24 x 17mm Weight 35g

BrainCube Aeromodels manufacture a range of high performance LED modules compatible with the FlightLights system. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.braincube-aero.com and look in the section called “Model Lighting Parts”.

## Copyright © 2013 BrainCube Aeromodels Ltd The BrainCube logo, wings device and the BrainCube rendering are trademarks of BrainCube Aeromodels Ltd. “FlightLights” is a trademark of BrainCube Aeromodels Ltd. BrainCube Aeromodels Ltd is a Limited Liability Company, registered in Scotland. All BrainCube Aeromodels products are designed and manufactured in Britain, using quality components and materials sourced from suppliers around the world.©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reserved.

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# Ground Station Wireless Data

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# Disclaimer

Thank you for purchasing product(s) in DJI Innovations . Please strictly follow these steps to install all the

software and hardware products, and make sure your Ground Station and Wireless Data

- link work perfectly.

Please use the wireless data

- link in accordance with the provisions of the local radio control. DJI Innovation s assumes no liability for damage(s) or injured incurr ed directly or indirectly from the use of this product. As DJI Innovations has no control over use, setup, final assembly, modification (including use of non

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DJI parts i.e. motors, ESCs, propellers, etc.) or misuse, no liability shall be assume d nor accepted for any resulting damage or injury. By the act of use, setup or assembly, the user accepts all resulting liability. DJI

Innovation s assumes no liability for damage(s) or injured incurred directly or indirectly from the use of this product.

Google logo is a registered trademark of Google Inc. DJI is a registered trademark of DJI Innovation s. Names of products, brands, etc., appearing in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owner companies. This product and m anual are copyrighted by DJI Innovation s with all rights reserved. No part of this product or manual shall be reproduced in any form without the prior written consent or authorization

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contained herein.



# Profile

Please read this instruction thoroughly for proper operation of your new DJI Ground Station and Wireless

Data

- link. Full featured DJI Ground Station enables 3

- D M ap W ay P oints E diting, F light P at h P lanning,

R eal

- time F light S tate F eedback and A uto T akeoff and L anding. This product is specially designed for the purpose of aircraft operation, BVR (Beyond Visual Range) flying in applications such as surveillance, aerial photography, etc. Working with DJI autopilot system, DJI Ground Station not only ensures stable performance and safety of the aircraft, easy operation for the pilot, but also allows the aircraft to fly along the flight path set before or modified during the flight mission in the Ground Station software autonomously. This manual covers

both Single Waypoint and Ground Station products. Read this manual according to your product package. E.g., if you have WKM Single Waypoint, then you do not need to read section 4.4. Please refer to DJI au topilot

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Flight Simulation      
One Key Takeoff (WKM)   
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Click Go Mode     
Waypoints Editing  200 Waypoints 

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# In Box

Wireless Data

- link Ground End ×1
It connects to your computer. Computer sends commands and receives flight data through it.



## Wireless Data

- link Air End 900MHz ×1 or 2.4GHz ×1
It connects to DJI autopilot system. Autopilot system sends flight data and receives commands from computer by it.



## Ground Station Inst all CD×1
It contains Ground Station and all required software installation

files.



## USB Cable ×1

For connection between wireless data

- link ground end and computer. 

## 4

- Pin Cable ×1

For connection between wireless data

- link air end and autopilot syste m. 

## Warranty Card ×1
It recommends the necessary conditions for using this system and related safety issues. Please fill out the

customer & information card and return to DJI Innovations to register your product warranty.©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reserved.

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# Contents

Disclaimer

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- Profile

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- In Box

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- Matters Need Attention

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- Connection

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- Ground Station Software

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- Install Software

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- Start Software

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- Application

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- Control Mode Switch

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- GUI

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- 1 View Mode

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- 1.1 View Mode Procedures

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- 1.2 System Setting

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- 2 Joystick/Keyboard Mode

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- 2.1 Simulator

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- 2.2 One Key Takeoff

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- 2.3 Joystick and Keyboard Mode

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- 3 Click Go Mode

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- 4 Waypoint(Single Way point User Skip This)

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- 4.1 Waypoint Mode

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- (I) Flight Mission Setting

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- (II) Upload Flight Mission

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- (III) Take off Aircraft

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- (IV) Switch to Autopilot Mode

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- (V) GO!!

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- 4.2 Auto Takeoff and Landing

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- 4.3 F Channel Controller

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- 4.4 General Purpose Servo Action (GP

- Servo Action)

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- 4.5 Six Pre

- Programmed Route Templates

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- 4.6 Photogrammetry Tool

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- Appendix

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- List of Ground Station Shortcut Keys

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- Troubleshooting

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- Data

- link LED Introduction

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- Wireless Data

- link Specification

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# Matters Need Attention

1. 

### The ability of penetrating of radio signal from 2.4GHz wireless data

- link is weak; please make sure the antenna of it is always visible to the gro und end during the flight. Human body, trees, buildings or hills will stop the communication between air end and ground end.

2. 

### You’d better put the ground end at high place. This can guarantee a good communication range.

3. 

### Make sure the antenna head of air end is erect down, and the antenna head of ground end is erect up. Make sure there is no obstacle between antennas; otherwise the communication range will be reduced.

4. 

### Ground end Link

- Alarm red light on is distance alarm, red light off is safe. When it is on, you’d better return your aircraft.

5. 

### When ground end Link

- Alarm green light is off, this indicates the communication between ground end and air end is off, whatever the state of red light.

6. 

### Make sure the driver is installed correctly.

7. 

### Please choose the right com port.

8. 

### Check out the power supply of wireless data

- links before use.

9. 

### Please close the DJI assistant software before open the ground station. Otherwise there will be port conflict.

10. 

### Make sure the distance between 2.4GHz ground end and air end is over 1.5m ; the distance between 900MHz ground end and air end is over 5m.

11. 

### Use the right cable for connection.

12. 

### High voltage servos & FBL systems can drain the flight battery fast. Please make sure your flight pack is sufficient for the flight time intended.

13. 

### About co ntrol modes ( Manual
, Atti.
, GPS Atti.
, GPS Cruise ), please refer to ACE Control Modes in ACE Waypoint User Manual and WKM Control Modes in WKM User
Manual

. 14. 

### Autopilot Mode (auto mode) means: GPS Atti. or GPS Cruise Mode in ACE; GPS Atti.
Mode in WKM.

If yo u have any problem you cannot solve during installation and usage, please contact our
customer service.©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reserved.



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# Connection©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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# Ground Station Software

Install Software

 Operating system requirement: Windows XP(Needs to instal l sp2 patch), Vista, Windows 7 ,Windows 8 (32

- bits, 64

- bits, basic version needs to install sp3 patch);

 Adobe® Reader® is required for user manual reading;

 Please follow the following install procedure strictly to install all required software.

Insert the CD to CD

- ROM, auto

- run window will appear.

1. Check if .Net Fr amework 3.5 has been installed. If not, click Install .Net Framework 3.5 to install. If yes, go to step 2.

2. Check if Internet Explorer 8 has been installed. If not, click Install Internet Explorer 8 to install. If yes, go to step 3.

3. Click Install Google Ear th Plugin For DJI to install Google Earth.

4. Click Install GS Radio USB Driver to install driver.

5. Click Install DJI Ground Station to install GS.

6. Click Exit to finish installation. Step 6 Step 1

Step 2

Step3

Step 4

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# Start Software

Start Window (1)Start the Application of GS

 Network Detection, if the Network connection fails, it will go offline mode automati cally.

 You also can go into offline mode by clicking the OFFLINE MODE button. 

## (2)Connect to Main Controller

 Click Connect button on the upper right corner to connect to DJI a utopilot main controller.

 If errors are showed, it means there may be some problem on connection, please check.©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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# Application

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# GUI

GUI Instruction

1. Joystick :
 Stick : Choose your input equipment.

 Choose Calibration : Joystick cali bration.

 Channel Mapping : Joystick channel mapping.

2. ToolBox :
 Click Go Mode : A real

- time single waypoint function.

 F_ChannelController : Customize F channels function of Main Controller.

 Relative Coordinates Editor : Add a new waypoint relative to curren t waypoint.

 Route Template : Route library.

 Action Config : General purpose servo action configuration.

 Photogrammetry Tool : Photogrammetry toolbox.

3. Sys_set  Options :
 Basic Setting :

 Sound: Turn on or off the sound.

 Instrument Board Style: C hoose differ ent style of the Instrument Board.

 Action Setting: Action number display interval.

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-  Target Line: Line between aircraft and current target.

 Data Link Setting :

 The waypoint number of one package.

 Upload one package.

 Retry one package timeout.  NetWork Setting :

 GS VPN : VPN switch

. O N : If ON is selected, the V PN auto connnect when you launch the GS.
OFF: If OFF is selected, the VPN not auto connect when you launch the GS. Sys_set  Altitude offset : Set up the altitude offset.

 Height: Height mode.

 Elevation: Elevation mode. Sys_set  Data Record Folder : Include both Log and Mission Folders, for saving log files and flight

route files.

4. Language( 语言 ) : Click to change language, English or Chinese.  中文

.  English

. 5. Help :  Check for Update : Update software here.  About : Check your DJI Ground Station version here.

6. Enter location : Go to the location of your input

. 7. Fly Trace : Click to show the trace of aircraft.

8. PathExtrude : Click if you want to see flight Path Extrude during mission editing.

9. Map Details : Click to see map details

. 10. Instrument Board : Click if you want to display instrument board.

11. Editor : Click if you want to display mission ed itor.

12. Continue : I f you switch into autopilot mode from waypoint mode, click Pause then click Continue
, the aircraft will continue the remaining ( Unfinished) mission.

13. Pause : Mission pause.

14. Serial port selection.

15. Connect : Click to connect to main control ler

. 16. Aircraft : Click to find aircraft location.

17. Real

- time coordinates of aircraft, you can copy the data.

18. One Key Takeoff : Click to take off the aircraft.

19. Home Point : Find your home location

. 20. Real

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21. Set Home Point : Change your home point

. 22. Go Home : Click to go home.

23. To show Real mode or Simulation mode

. 24. Signal strength : Shows the connection state between controller and ground station.

25. GPS : Real

- time GPS signal quality.

26. ATTI : Real

- time attitud e quality.

27. MODE : Real

- time control mode.

28. Other state parameters : T he autopilot system d ecide s

.  WKM :
 MotorVoltage : Battery voltage.  ACE :
 ServoVoltage : Servo output voltage.

 Pitch% : Real

- time pitch percentage.

 Throttle% : Real

- time throttle percentage.
29. Download and upload progress bar.

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- Fig 1 A ACE 

# 1 View Mode

1.1 View Mode Procedures

1. Check Signal Strength: shows no communication between GS and MC, please check Troubleshooting in Appendix

. is constructed, can go to next step.
2. Aircraft : Wh en GPS signal is good enough, click Aircraft will show LATI
, LONGI and ALTI of aircraft, then the aircraft logo will be showed on the map; if the aircraft logo can’t be found, please double click

Aircraft

. 3. AltitudeOffSet : Click AltitudeOffSet from Sys_set
, you can just use the value recommended, and click
OK . Read the paragraph below to get more details.

4. Switch Height or Elevation Mode: Height mode shows relative height, and the 0 meter is the aircraft height when you choose Height mode, above 0 is positive and below 0 is negative. Elevation mode shows height above sea level, figure is showed in Fig 2

5. Home Point : Home point can be found only when GPS signal is good enough. If WKM, Home Point is 20 meters above the aircraft position where user pus hes the throttle stick first time; while ACE is 30

meters.

6. View Fly Trace
, Instrument Board and State Information: For displaying flight track and aircraft state. Contents are decided by autopilot system. Fig 1 A will be displayed if you are using ACE ; Fig 1 B will be displayed if WKM

. Instrument Board is showed in Fig 3

.



### 1.2 System Setting System Setting includes Options Setting
, Altitude Offset Setting and Data Record Folder

. 

### (1) Options Fig 3 Fig 1 B WKM

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## Tips:

Click DEFAULT to retrieve default parameters.

The Options setting includes both Basic Setting and Data Link Setting

. 

### Basic Setting

 Sound : If switch on , there will be alarm sound when the radio signal is bad.

 Instrument Board Style : Choose different instrumen t board style.

 Action Setting : Set action number display mode. For example, 3 means that a mark will be displayed every three action intervals.

 Pause Mode Control Interval : Time interval of sending commands to the MC when use joystick or keyboard in paus e mode , t he smaller interval, the more fine control

.

 Target Line : Display a line between aircraft and current target when switch on

.

 UI Float Tips Show : If selected, the corresponding item(s) will real

- time display in the main form

. Voltage of ACE is Ser vo Voltage while WKM is Motor Voltage. 

### Data Link Setting Setting parameters for the communication between MC and GS. Usually just keep DEFAULT parameters.

 The waypoint number of one package

 Upload one package retry times

 Retry one package timeout

UI Float Tips with WKM UI Float Tips with ACE©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- (2)Altitude Offset Setting

 GIS database (Google EarthTM) is not precise, while Flight Path Mountain and other obstacle/building collision checking feature performed based on this database, which is not real

- time or up

- to

- date. Google EarthTM plug

- in i s only for the purpose as a general landscape browser, for quick way points positioning without much safety guarantee.

 P ressure sensor is used for altitude sensing, leading the result varies according to weather. Therefore, you might have different altitud e values on the same location at different times. However, its relative height may be far from precise than absolute altitude information in GIS.



###  Due to above problems, the following method for relative flight height calculation would be most reliable. 

### 1) Rec ord the aircraft altitude before take

- off, as L Gound 

### 2) Way point altitude = Relative F light H eight + L Gound Please keep in mind that this method is the most reliable way for flight path collision precaution.



###  The Altitude Offset value given is only for the pu rpose to avoid visual confusion, such as Case 1 in fi g. 1 shown below. The aircraft represented by the red point was located on the ground in real world but floating in the sky within 3D

- Map. You have to give a negative offset value to reduce the aircraft altitude for visual effect only. The calculate altitude offset function will give you a suggestion for offset setting but not guaranteed to be correct. Because if the aircraft is landed on the roof of the building as in Case 2 in figure shown below, and the building information will not appear in GIS database, which means you
cannot use the same method as in Case 1. You should calculate this offset value with a known or estimated building height. 

## Tips:
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- (3) Data Record Folder

 Log Folder: Ground Station data recording function which is for recording all data transmitted and received by radio module. You can open the log files in this folder by notepad. You can send th e log files to DJI customer service for analysis if you have any usage problems.



###  Mission Folder: Auto saves each flight route. You can open these files by Editor

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# 2 Joystick/Keyboard Mode

Joystick/Keyboard mode is the 2 nd permission for users, and Fly Simulation, One Key Takeoff and Joystick/ Keyboard functions can be operated.



### 2.1 Simulator

Pre

- Flight Simulation aims to help you getting familiar with the Ground Station software. A successful flight under simulation mode does not guarantee your aircraf t to work successfully in real world, since it is only a virtual environment based on the assumption that your aircraft is working under perfect condition with infinity power supply, favorable weather, and also that the GIS & GPS are providing 100% correct and precise information. The aircraft physical model in simulator might not perform the same flight characteristic as your

real aircraft. 

## Notices:
ENSURE the following requirements whenever during/before Simulation Mode: 1) You MUST NOT take off your aircra ft. 2) You MUST NOT turn on your aircraft engine/motor. 3) You CAN disconnect the power supply for electric motor, or disconnect the throttle control servo motor for fuel engine. Otherwise, incorrect operation could result in serious personal injuries.

Pleas e follow the steps strictly for Simulation Mode use:
1. Connect the whole main control system completely, including IMU 、 GPS, etc.

2. Hold Ctrl then Right click , you will see simulate , and the aircraft logo will be at the current mouse position.

3. Click simulate
, y ou will see a “Warning” window.

4. Click Yes to turn on Simulate Mode

. Now GS is in Simulate Mode !!!



## Notices:

 W e HIGHLY RECOMMEND Simulation Mode fo r practicing purpose for flight mission edit, try to get familiar with all the operations of your Ground Stat ion as much as you can.

 The simulation model requires a complete main control system connection , and you can reference

to Assembly in DJI autopilot system user manual

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- 2.2 One Key Takeoff



## Notices:
One key takeoff is a function especially for WKM, that can be used only in autopilot mode and when GPS signal is good.

Messages may be showed as follows: 

### Successful takeoff message

"The aircraft is auto Takeoff!" 

### Error messages "Auto Takeoff failure, GPS is not ready!" “The aircraft is Takeoffing!"

"Au to Takeoff failure, the aircraft is already flying!" "Auto Takeoff failure, please switch to auto mode!"©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- 2.3 Joystick and Keyboard Mode Please ensure GPS signal is good enough, the aircraft is already flying in air, and the control mode is autopilot

mo de; then click Pause , choose joystick or keyboard mode, Fig. 1 shows that keyboard is chosen, and then

you can use keyboard control the aircraft , and drag the cursor to change roll, pitch and rudder control value, the higher the cursor, the b igger the control value.



### Keyboard Mode

Use keys W
, S
, A
, D
, ↑ , ↓ and ← , → to control the aircraft. A
, D for Roll, W
、 S for Pitch
, ← , → for Rudder

and ↑ , ↓ for Throttle . For example, use helicopter to be aircraft model, shown as Fig. 2

.



### Joystick Mode
 Requirement
Joystick control based on a third party hardware controller, you can choose your preferred device based on the two types of joystick indicated below (Fig 3 ). Type 1: Traditional R/C style flig ht simulation controller; or your R/C Tx with a third party simulator link

. Type 2: Linear single stick 3D controller

. Fig 2 图 1

Fig 3 Fig 1

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-  Technology Requirements

 A t least 4 linear control channels are necessary; otherwise the joystick function will not work properly.

 Use USB connection.


###  Connection
Joystick  Choose Joystick Refer to the user manual of the specific controller / Joystick you choose, and ensure the USB cable is properly

connected. 

## Notices:

Please 

## ENSURE t he Joystick is properly connected physically, do not d isconnect the joystick connection when Joystick Mode is activated.



###  Calibration
Joystick  Calibration

Steps Joystick (Type1) Type1 Type2

Step 1 Place all trim levers (for physical fine turning) in their neutral, or centered position.
Click Next

. For Type 2 controller, might not have these physical fine turning levers. Click Next

.

Step 2 Center all the sticks. Click

Next to continue. Center all stick including

throttle stick . Click Next to

continue.

Step 3 Move all sticks through their

motion ra nge completely

several times. When completed, click Finish

. Move the sticks through their

3D motion range complete ly several times, including pitch. When completed, click Finish

. Fig

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-  Channel Mapping
Joystick  Channel Mapping

 Each control channel can be re versed, and mapped to one of the control function s listed in corresponding drop down boxes.(Fig 1 )

 These control function are ‘Roll’, ‘Elevator’, ‘ Yaw ’&‘Collective Pitch’, they represent the cyclic and rudder control of your aircraft

. use helicopter f or example , shown in the figures below (Fig 2 )

. Where the ‘+’ represents positive channe l value, ‘

- ’ represents negative channel value.

 Push your joystick, and the channel value feedback will tell whether it matches with suggested joystick control direction or your own settings, and then make your adjustments. For Type 1 controller, please r efer to the controller’s manual.

Fig 1 Fig 1

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# 3 Click Go Mode

Click Go Mode is a real

- time single waypoint flight mode. Under this mode, you can send a waypoint to your aircraft immediately.

1. Please ensure GPS signal is good enough, the aircraft is already flying in air, and the control mode

is Autopilot Mode (ACE is GPS Atti. or GPS Cruise Mode , WKM is GPS Atti. Mode )

.
2. Click ToolBox  Click Go Mode to open the window as the figure shows.

3. Click Enter Click Go Mode

. Now the aircraft will go into hovering stat ion

.
4. Inp ut the waypoint Altitude and aircraft Speed

.
5. Hold the Space key on the keyboard, move the mouse in the 3D map, left click to set the waypoint.

Then the aircraft will fly toward this waypoint immediately. You can also set a new waypoint during the flight

.

6. C lick Exit Click Go Mode
, the aircraft will hover again

.

7. Click CONTINUE button to continue the previous flight.



## Notices:

 The aircraft will go into hovering stat ion while the MC isn’t receive a heartbeat package from the GS
in 5 seconds;


##  The aircraft w ill go into auto go home while the MC isn’t receive a heartbeat package from the GS in
a minute. 

## Tips:

When in the Click Go Mode , all Tx control sticks are disabled. To regain control using the Tx, flip the mode

switch to Manual mode , and then to other co ntrol modes (ACE: Atti
, GPS Atti , or GPS Cruise mode ;
WKM: Atti
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# 4 Waypoint(Single Waypoint User Skip This)

Waypoint package includes Waypoint Mode, Auto Takeoffing/Landing, F Channel Controller, General Purpose
Servo Action, 6 P re
- P rogrammed R oute T emplates and Photogrammetry Tool.



### 4.1 Waypoint Mode See the flow chart to get the information about Waypoint mode operation.



## Mission Editor©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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## Instructions
1) LOG to print info. Such as: upload success, up load failed...
2) Waypoint list : You can click icon + before Editing Mission to show all waypoint s in the table.
3) You will see Mission properties if 14) selected.

 Mission properties

 MissionTimeLmt : If the flight

- time exceeds the value (>=60sec), it will go h ome automatically

.
 Route : The mission execution mode selection : includes both modes of Start_to_End and
Continuous

.
 StartWayPoint : Define the first way point that the aircraft goes to after click ing GO . Select the proper way point index number listed.

 V erticalSpeedLimit : Vertical speed for up or down direction, u nit is m/s

.  Set Mission properties



###  SetAllWPsAlt : Set a ltitude of all waypoints.



###  SetAllWPsSpeed : Set speed of all waypoints.



###  SetAllWPsTurnMode : Set turn mode of all waypoints: StopAndTurn
, Ban k_turn , Adaptive_Bank_Turn and None 。 

###  SetAllAction : Setup the parameters of a set of repeat actions.
4) Description of selected item.
5) Altitude change 10m or 1m per click

. 6) Add new way point by click + , and then left click on the map. Or left click on the map with C trl

. C lick

to delete the selected point s

. 7) Clear : C lick the Clear button to delete running mission or editing mission on the map

. 8) Save and Open the mission.
9) Cancel all edited way points.
10) Upload the mission to Main Controller.
11) Click Go to execute assign ed mission, including Auto Take off as assigned.
12) Show Waypoint properties

. A ny item in Editing Mission selected is writeable; Assigned Mission is
read only.

 Latitude & Longitude : Units are in degree.

 Altitude : Unit is in meters.

 TurnMode : Set the turn mode individually.

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 HeadingDegree : Heading degree facing this way point, unit in degree.

 HoldTime : The time to stay at this way point, unit in second.
13) Waypoint A ction properties

 Period : (Unit: second) Setting the time period of the action.

 RepeatTime : Setting the repeat time of the action assigned.

 StartDelay : (Unit: second) Setting when to activate assigned servo actions if the flight arrives
this way point.

 RepeatDistance : (Unit: meter.)Setting the repeat action in distance.
15) Set the editor box transparent.
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- ( 

## I ) Flight Mission Setting

STEP1: 

### Click to open the mission editor, see fig. 1

. STEP2: 

### Click New to edit a new mission.

STEP3: 

### Ad d way points.



##  Add way points
There are two way s on adding way points

. A maximum of 200 way points can

be added in the ACE waypoint mode, and a maximum of 5 0 way points can

be added in the WKM waypoint mode. I f selected
, t he waypoint will change to be green, see fig. 2

. 

### (1)Add P oint by P oint

STEP1: Click + , or press Ctrl
。 STEP2: Left click on the 3D

- Map where the locations you want to add a way point. 

## Tips:
Repeat above procedure if you wish to add more new way points. The initial waypoint index will be 0, incremented by 1 each new way point is added. If you want to insert a point before another point, you can move the mouse over the point then press Ctrl with Left click

. 

### (2)Using Relative Coordinates Editor
After the first waypoint, you can use Toolbox

- > Relative Coordinates Editor to add new points.

1. Select one waypoint, then press Shift + P you will see the input window shown as f ig. 3

. 2. Use Tab to switch between these two input frames.

3. I nput the relative coordinates: Angle is the relative angle to the north of current waypoint; Distance is the relative distance to the

current waypoint.

4. Press Enter
, then you will see a new waypoint a fter the current waypoint.



##  Delete Way Points

1. Select way point either in m ap or in Editing Mission Menu , and t he selected waypoint is in green ;
2. Click

- or press delete to delete all the way points added.



## Tips:
Repeat above procedure to delete more. Click C ANCLE to delete all the way points added. Fig 1

图 2

图 3

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##  Waypoint Properties Editing
Select the way point in 3D

- Map or in the Editing Mission Menu . See figure as following, Altitude
, TurnMode
, Forward Flight Speed
, HeadDegree and HoldTime can be set, then p ress Ent er to confirm.



### ( 1 ) Altitude

The altitude (unit m), if pointed to height mode, means relative height; otherwise altitude mode means the waypoint altitude.  Edit the altitude of each waypoint by clicking
the

.  Type in the precise a ltitude in the box.



### ( 2 ) Tur nMode There are three different turn mod es for the aircraft at each way point: StopAndTurn
, Bank_Turn and Adaptive_Bank_Turn . The default turn mode in the system is StopAndTurn

. C hange it according to the following steps.
The Hold Time in way point property is deactivated if Bank_Turn or Adaptive_Bank_Turn is chosen.  Make a selection from the drop down box
after TurnMode for mission execution
mode.



### ( 3 ) Forward Flight Speed This Speed is the air speed of aircraft flying to specific way point editing. (Unit in m/s). In Waypoint Mode, the default speed is 4m/s, and the maximum speed allowed is 25m/s.  Type in the precise Forward Flight Speed in the box.



### ( 4 ) HeadDegree

When the aircraft arrives at a given point where to head towards a certain direction, you can use this value. (Unit in degree).  Input the degree value in the item.

 Right click waypoint and hold on
, then move wheel or press ↑ , ↓ to change head degree. 

### ( 5 ) HoldTime Sets the time to stay in a particular waypoint, not
for Bank_turn , only for StopAndTurn (In second).  Ty pe in the time to stay in a way point
after the TimeHold in the box. (1)

(2)

(3)
(4)

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- 

##  Mission Properties Editing

Click Editing Mission and the M ission properties figure shown as following . Please set MissionTimeLmt
, Route selection
, StartWayPoint
, erticalSpeedLimit and Set Mission properties , and press Enter to confirm

.



### ( 1 ) MissionTimeLmt If the aircraft’s flying time exceeds the value, it will g o
home automatically. (Default value is 65535sec. Min value is 60sec, Max value is 65535sec.)  Type in precise time in the box after

MissionTimeLmt

.


### ( 2 ) Route

Selection route modes: Start_to_End or Continuous

. Start_to_End : execute once from start point to end point; Continuous : repeat from start point to end point. ( D efault setting is Start_to_End .)  Make a selection from the drop down box

after Route for mission execution mode.



### ( 3 ) StartWayPoint

Setting for start waypoint from the existing way point

indexe s. ( D efault start way point is 0.)  Make a selection from the drop down box

after StartWayPoint from the existing way point indexes. 

### ( 4 ) VerticalSpeedLimitSetting This Speed limit is the absolute velocity of aircraft in vertical direction, up or down (Unit in m/s)

. The default vertical speed limit is 1.5m/s and the maximum speed

allowed is 5.0m/s.  Type in the precise speed in the box after VerticalSpeedLimit

.



### ( 5 ) Set Mission properties

 SetAllWPsAlt

 SetAllWPsSpeed

 SetAllWPsTurnMode

 SetAllAction The propertie s setting above, once set, then all the destinations will change and be the same; if a single waypoint’s properties are set individually, then the corresponding waypoint properties will change.
 Examples for Way Point turning mode: Shown as figure A1/A2 as following. (1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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-  Examples for Mission/Way Point properties setting : B1/B2 Selection for the state of Route , and StartWayPoint

.

 Examples for path of way point:



###  Mission Save & Load

Mission Save

1. Click SAVE to save mission edited.

2. Choose a name with extension ‘.awm’. For Example: DJI_Mission_20100101.awm.


### 3. Mission Load

4. Click OPEN to load mission saved; choose mission file with extension ‘.awm’. 

### Notices:

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- 

## (II ) Upload Flight Mission
Final Check & Mission Transmitting: Click UPLOAD on the upper bottom of the m ission Editor to send flight

mission to DJI a utopilot main controller. Here a mission review table as following example will appear for

mission final check. Press OK

. T he mission is ready to be executed after synchronized successfully

.

Example of “Mission Review” table under 3 waypoints mission
Waypoint Latitude Longtitude Altitude Speed T urn Mode Altidiff Action Module
0 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx 4 StopAndTurn

- 10 NULL

1 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx 6 StopAndTurn 20 In meter

2 xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx 15 StopAndTurn 25 In second



## Tips:

After synchroniz ation, if missio n is re

- edited, you should re

- do the synchroniz ation.



## (III) Take off Aircraft
After finishing all the above steps, take off the aircraft in one of three takeoff modes. If you want to use Auto Takeoff and Landing function, please skip the step III and go to Step IV directly. You can take off your aircraft in

Manual Mode , please hover it at a suitable height.



## (IV) Switch to Autopilot Mode
Switch to any autopilot mode on your TX. Ground station is able to control the aircraft only after switching to
autop ilot mode !



## Notices:
Making sure sufficient G PS satellite signal is acquired. 

## Tips:

Refer to DJI Autopilot System User Manual for Manual
, Atti.
, GPS Atti.
, GPS Cruise switching of your autopilot system, and also the Manual of your R/C Transmitter (Tx).©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- 

## ( V ) GO !!

Click Go in the m ission Editor , and the aircraft will fly automatically according to the path set in the flight

mission. 

## Tips:

 U sing EDIT to re
- edit the mission , w hile a mission is in process . Please click EDIT in mission Editor

to do so. Then the mission editor will return to the state explained in previous section Flight Mission Setting

 U sing PAUSE to pause the mission
, w hile a mission is in process. Please click PAUSE , and the aircraft will slow down and stay hovering. C lick CONTINUE and the ai rcraft will resume the

un
- finished mission.

When you set the waypoints for the aircraft to climb a mountain, please make sure that you leave enough

distance between the aircraft and the mountain , in order to avoi d collision caused by aircraft air speed.

Plea se note that when you set a way point above water such as lake/sea/river, the default altitude the map

shows will be at the bottom of the water body. Please be careful in setting altitude over water.©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- 4.2 Auto Takeoff and Landing Please read this carefully in order to work properly. It is imperative that you understand the procedures outlined before executing auto takeoff and landing functions.



## Tips :
ACE u sers need to obtain Semi Auto Takeoff and Landing permission. WKM has this function built

- in.



## Auto Takeoff
Only after assign ing or edit ing all waypoints, the mission is ready to tak e off

. 1. Place transmitter throttle stick to the lowest position. Otherwise, a tip The aircraft is on the ground,

but the throttle is not in the lowest position, please do not switch to manual mode! will be shown.

2. Flip the flight mode switch to either GPS

- Cruise or GPS

- Atti mode.

3. Press Go command on the Editor , the aircraft main rotor wi ll begin to spool up. 

## Notices:

Aircraft is ascending to waypoint altitude, please place throttle to mid

- stick ! This warning will go away after you place the throttle stick at mid

- point, a safety feature in case you accidently bump the mode switch

to Manua l mode or GPS Atti mode

.



## Auto Landing

After mission completing or the aircraft return ing home, and the aircraft

h over s within visual contact. Use G round S tation keyboard for auto landing (Press pause button then select keyboard control). Auto Landing button will be available. Use W / S (Pitch), A / D (Roll), ↑ / ↓ (Throttle) and ← / → (Rudder) to navigate to decent landing zone, or allowing Ground Station automatically provided a landing zone is clear of any obstacles , in order to decent the aircraft

. Use one of the methods bellow to land the aircraft. (1) C lick Auto landing , aircraft will auto land then stop engine by itself. In the latter situation, to terminate auto
landing, please press ↑ or ↓ , or deselect the keyboard control button 

. (2) U se ↓ to land the aircraft. After landing, keep holding ↓ until engine stop s

.



## Notices:
Please p ress pause button and select keyboard mode, before auto landing operation.©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- 4.3 F Channel Controller

U se G round S tation to customize the MC’s F channel control, so that you can control the external pa yloads such as camera and gimbal.

1. 

### Click ToolBox  F_ChannelControl , he setup window shows as the follow figure.

2. 

### Click the small box beside channel name to choose the channels will be use d

. 3. 

### Click the button with letter, then press key shown and you need to ch oose a new control key

on the keyboard.

4. 

### Setup the channel measuring range in the number boxes.

5. 

### Usually, the slide left endpoint represents the minimum value. However you can tick the
Reverse box to reverse the measuring range.

6. 

### Click Exit and Holding to exi t and keep the range value; Click Exit without Holding to exit and forget the range value.



## Tips :
ACE support s F1, F2, F3 and F4;

WKM support s F1 and F2 only 。©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- 4.4 General Purpose Servo Action (GP

- Servo Action)
GP

- Servo Action is supported by one of the servo output channels in the transmitter, which will work as an

interface between DJI a utopilot system and external devices. This feature allows DJI autopilot to operate your external devices automatically during basic aircraft waypoint mission.



## GP

- Se rvo Action Setting

1. Click ToolBox  GP Servo Action Config to open the General Purpose Servo Action Config
windows;

2. Click the box Action Mode OnOff to enable the GP

- Servo Action function;

3. For ACE, the GP

- Servo uses the output channel F4 in the MC; for WKM, the GP

- Servo uses the output channel F1 in the MC.



## Notices:
The servo position value is from

- 1000 to 1000; t he Stay Time is in second.

The software aims to let you program four different servo positions, use servo for example.

 Initial servo position an d three specific servo working positions.

 Timing of each servo transition in one GP

- Servo Action cycle.

 The repeat time of a GP

- Servo Action assignment on a particular assigned way point.

 Time gap between each GP

- Servo Action assignments. Please assign a d efault position for servo in n atural status, and others 3 positions as well as the time to stay in

such positions for servo to work as assigned. After all settings (click Set to save the settings), then click Trigger you review the GP

- Servo Action, as we e xplained in One GP

- Servo Action Cycle

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- 

## Way point Action Editing

F ind and set the w ay point action properties according to the following procedures:

1. Click , the Mission Status will show Editing Mission label u pon the Mission Editor

. 2. Edit flight mission.

3. Select the way point either in 3D

- Map or in the EditingMission m enu , and get Waypoint action,
shown as Fig.

. 4. Give the proper parameters explained in Editor : Period
, RepeatTime
, StartDelay , and RepeatDistance . Set RepeatTime and RepeatDistance zero to disable the GP

- Servo Action.



## Tips:

U se SetAllActioninMission properties to setup the sequence interval. For example: 0 means action property is applied to no waypoint; 1 means action property is applied to every waypoint; 2 means action property is applied to every two waypoints; 3 means action property is applied to every three waypoints,

etc.

Fig. 1 Fig. 2©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- 4.5 Six Pre

- Programmed Route Temp lates Use one of the six Route templates to generate points automatically.

1. Open the Template Form Toolbox  Route Template , shown as F ig

. 1

.

2. Click Add Area button to add an area, shown as F ig

. 2

. 3. Choose the waypoint icon of the c hosen area, and drag it to change the area size.

4. Left click mouse to rotate the area, rotation 30 o per click; click / to adjust the area rotation angle and rotation 0.1 o per click
, as Fig. 3 shown. 5. Click one Template to gen erate waypoint(s), for example , choose Scan
, as Fig. 4 shown.
6. Click Import to Edit List to do template edit, for example , choose Scan
, as Fig. 4 shown. 

## Tips:

 You can exchange and redo STEP3 and S TEP4, until get an area needed.

 Dragging the waypoint icon also can move the area, and the chosen icon shows green.

 More than one area can be add ed ; operation will effect on every chosen area, if more than one area
is chosen

.  L eft click mouse to choose or not choose an area, green area is chosen, and red is not.

 You need to choose the area if you want to delete it by click Delete Area

.
 Click Scan button once or twice, the r oute waypoints will be assigned vertically or horizontally

 Mouse on Param shows param eter meaning, row numbers for Scan and points for others.

 You can set sea level at Alti , and ensure that the altitude is higher than the aircraft altitude.

 Edit waypo ints after clicking Import to Edit List button

 5 Waypoints station will not enable Scan mo de.

F ig. 4 F ig. 5 F ig. 1 F ig. 2 F ig. 3©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- 4.6 Photogrammetry Tool Photogrammetry tool is for creat ing the professional maps by aerial photography easily. In order to do that, you need to setup the servo action and mission path correctly as follows. 

### Tips:

This tool is actual ly a functions combination. It simplifies the parameters setup procedure for the aerial photography.

Fig. 1 Fig. 2

Fig. 3

1. Click ToolBox  Photogrammetry Tool to open the set ting window , sh ow n as Fig. 1

. 2. Click Config the shooting action to setup the servo action for the camera shooting action , reference

to section 4.4

. 3. Click Reference Photo to see if the camera is working as you want

. 4. Fill in the right Focal Length
, Sensor Heig ht , and Sensor Width according to the camera

. 5. Fill in the Fly Height
, H Overlap and W Overlap as you like

. H Overlap and W Overlap represent the overlap percentage across the sensor height and width

. 6. Fill in the flight horizontal and vertical speed in H Sp eed and V Speed separately

. 7. Choose turn mode between Adaptive_Bank_Turn and Stop and Turn

. 8. Click Click to draw a region which you want to scan to choose an area , reference to section 4.5 to change the area

. 9. Click Preview to preview the mission plan
, shown as Fig. 2

. 10. If everything is OK, click Generate to ge nerate all waypoints. Now you will have a flight mission generated automatically in the Editor
, shown as Fig. 3

. 11. Use the GPSExplorer to export the attitude data w hen the aircraft take a photograph

. P lease
download this tool from our CD , or from http://download.dji

- innovations.com/downloads/groundstation/GPSExporter.zip©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- Tips: You can edit any waypoint in the Editor after generate all waypoints

.©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- 

# Appendix

List of Groun d Station Shortcut Keys

Operation Function
View Mode

Left Key + Up/Down/Left/Right to move the map

↑ , ↓ , ← , → Up/Down/Left/Right to move the map

Left Key + Up/Down/Left/Right to rotate the map

Ctrl + Mouse Roll Up
, Ctrl + Mouse Roll Down Left/Right to rot ate the map
Shift + Mouse Roll Up
, Shift + Mouse Roll Down Up/Down to rotate the map

Double click Left Key or Mouse Roll Up Zoon In the Map

Double click Right Key or Mouse Roll Down Zoon Out the Map 

### Joystick/Keyboard Mode

Ctrl + Right Key Start Simulator 

### Keyboard Mode

D
, A Roll

W
, S Pitch
↑ , ↓ Throttle

← , → Rudder 

### Keyboard Mode

Blank + Left Key Set the Target Waypoint 

### Waypoint

Ctrl + Left Key Add New Waypoint Left click waypoint

then Mouse Roll Up or Mouse Roll Down Head Degree Setting

Left click waypoint then ↑ or ↓ Head Degree Sett ing Left click waypoint then then Shift + P Open the Relative Coordinates Editor©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- 

# Troubleshooting

Ground Station Launching Failure



Solution : Choose “run as administrator” when you right click the Ground Station icon in Windows 7.

 In English version Windows XP, if customer cannot open the program and the following error is reported: system

. Format exception

. Solution :
Start  Control Panel  Date, Time, Language and Regional Settings  Regional and Language Options  Regional Options (change to English), senior (change non

- Unicode program language into English).



Solution : Since some areas set restriction to network access, t he GS cannot access to the Google sever , which leads to the failure in opening the map. P lease use the VPN mode to launch th e GS, by click ing the “ VPN

Mode ” button signed by the red line.

 Connect button is gray and can’t be clicked after launch the Ground Station.

Solution: Please take the following steps to uninstall the Google Earth plugin, Start  All Program  Go ogle

Earth  Uninstall Google Earth Plug

- in , and then use the installation CD to re

- install the Google Earth plugin for DJI.

 Connect button.

Solution :

 Please choose the right COM port, and make sure that the driver is installed correctly.©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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-

 Make sure the transmitter and the receiver of the station are powered on.

 Make sure the transmitter and the receiver are matched; do not change the setup of switches on the

radio station.

 Close the Assistant Software to avoid the por t confliction.



### Instrument Board Failure

 The Ground Station launching failure when you click to open the instrument board; the reason is that your computer can’t support the OpenGL.

Solution : You may choose the Style2 (shown in Fig. 1

, 2 ) in System Setting  Options before you open the

instrument board.



### Ground Station Software Crash
 Ground Station Software Crash will not affect the aircraft under mission execution. The aircraft will keep going on the flight mission edited even the Ground Station Software crash. The Ground Station

Softw are can be launched again, but loss of the following information will happen: Altitude Offset
value, Aircraft tracks and Way points

. Solution :
Click on the DOWNLOAD button, to retrieve the previously set way points from the DJI Autopilot main

controller

.



### Launch Flight Failure

 Aircraft doesn’t execute mission after click on GO

. Solution:

 If aircraft is in the air, please ensure it is in Autopilot Mode, and there is no need to set center Fig 2 Fig 1©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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-

position.

 If aircraft is on the ground and does not takeoff, pl ease use Assistant Software to setup the center position and the throttle servo working range.

 If Auto Takeoff fails, you may take off the aircraft and then land manually in autopilot mode, then wait until throttle cut off automatically; or reboot the auto pilot system to initialize the controller.



### Action Usage Faults

 If there is no output change on F4 channel when click on the Trigger in the Action Setting window

after connect to main controller.

Solution:

 Please ensure the receiver has been connected.

 Please ensure it is under the Autopilot Mode or Waypoint Mode.

 The action will not be valid unless the value of hold time is more than one second.



### When Wireless Data

- Link Doesn’t Work
 If your Ground Station cannot be connected with the main controller, please check the following
issues.

Solution :

 Make sure radio driver have been installed.

 If the Antenna is broken, the communication distance cannot be guaranteed.

 Two Wireless Data

- Link Terminals had been placed too close. The valid communication distanc e
between 2.4GHz wireless data

- links should be longer than 1.5 meters; the valid communication

distance between 900MHz wireless data

- links should be longer than 5 meters.©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- 

# Data

- link LED Introduction

Function Introduction
Ground End

LINK

- ALARM Distance Alarm Light on indicates distance warning.

LINK

- ALARM Network Light Light on indicates communication is on with air end.

DATA

- POWER Power Light Light on indicates working well.

DATA

- POWER Data Light Light flash indicates data transmit and receive.


### Air End

Link Data Light Light on indic ates communication is on.

Power Power Light Light on indicates working well.

TX Transmit Light Light on indicates data transmit.

RX Receive Light Light on indicates data receive.©2012 DJI Innovation s . All Rights Reser ved.



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- 

# Wireless Data

- link Specification

2.4GHz 900MHz
Performance

RF Data Rate 700kbps 100kbps Indoor/Urban Range ≤500m ≤1Km

Outdoor/RF Line

- of

- Sight Range ≤3km ≤10Km

Transmit Power 130mW 1000mW Receiver Sensitivity (1%PER)

- 95dBm

- 110dBm

Power Consumption Ground end: 460mW

Air end: 460mW Ground end: 1600mW

Air end: 1500mW


### Features
Frequency Band 2.4GHz(2400MHz ~2483MHz) 900MHz(902MHz ~928MHz)

Serial Data Rate 115200 bps 115200 bps Antenna Options SMA SMA Operating Temperature

- 40°C ~+85°C

- 40°C ~+85°C Operating Humidity 0~95% 0~95%

Size (No Antenna) Ground end: 70x48x17mm

Air end: 51x37x10mm Ground end: 78 x47.8x17mm

Air end: 73x42x10mm

Weight (Has Antenna) Ground end: 55g

Air end: 20g Ground end: 100g

Air end: 60g 

### Power Requirement
Supply Voltage 4.5V~12V 4.5V~12V

Transmit Current 220mA 1300mA

Receive Current 62mA 100mA 

### Regulatory Approvals
FCC (USA ) Yes Yes IC (Canada) Yes Yes©2012DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.1Retractable Landing Gearfor Spreading Wings S800V 1.22013.01.24 RevisedIntroductionThe retractable landing gearis designed for the S800 frame in order to provide a better perspective inaerial-filming / photography work. By using a 2-position switch channel of the R/C transmitter, you cancontrol the landing gear to retract remotely. The retractable landing gearwill not block the view of thecamera lens, making smooth shooting in all directions possible.Disclaimer & WarningThank you for purchasing this DJI product. Please regularly visit the S800 web page atwww.dji-innovations.com. This page is updated regularly. Any technical updates and manual corrections willbe available on this web page. Due to unforeseen changes or product upgrades, the information containedin this manual is subject to change without notice.Please strictly follow the manual to assemble and use the retractable landing gear. As DJI Innovations hasno control over use, setup, final assembly, modification or misuse, no liability shall be assumed nor acceptedfor any resulting damage or injury. By the act of use, setup or assembly, the user accepts all resultingliability. DJI Innovations accepts no liability for damage(s) or injuries incurred directly or indirectly from theuse of this product.DJI and S800 are registered trademarks of DJI Innovations. Names of product, brand, etc., appearing in thismanual are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owner companies. This product andmanual are copyrighted by DJI Innovations with all rights reserved. No part of this product or manual shallbe reproduced in any form without the prior written consent or authorization of DJI Innovations. No patentliability is assumed with respect to the use of the product or information contained herein.©2012DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.2Assembly & ConnectionThe part with the control board attached is defined as left, the other part is right. Make sure to make adistinction between the left and the right servos.STEP1Servo Installation(If the servos have already been installed, please skip this step.)1. Define and mark twoHS-7954SHservos fromHitecas left servo and right servo.2. Connect the left servo to the[L]port on the control board, and the right servo to the[R]port.3. Keep pressing the SET button with the aid of a small tool, and then power on. You will see the yellowLED flashes quickly, and then wait until the servos have finished their position initialization.4. Make sure the servo arm is parallel to the servo’s center line (shown in the following Fig).5. Power off, and assemble the left and right servos to the left and the right parts of the landing gear.Tips: If you use your own servos, it is recommended to use dedicated programmer from Hitec to enlargethe servo travel from 120° to 150°, and then install servos by the above steps. Servos from DJI have beenenlarged servo travel.STEP2Mechanical Assembly1. Assemble the left and the right parts respectively, and then fix the screws at the joints with appropriatescrew thread lock.2. Connect the left and right parts with the connecting rod.3. For safety reasons, make sure to connect the springs to both parts.4. Assemble the battery Bracket, referring to the “S800 User Manual”.STEP3Electrical Connections1. Plug the cables from the servos into the correct ports on the control board. Make sure the right servo isconnected to the[R]port, and the left servo to the[L]port.2. Connect the required 2-position switch channel of the R/C receiver to the[IN]port.ControlBoardRINLServoArmCenterLineServoSer voArmInstallationFinishedSer voAssemblyRight art of the anding earP   L GLeftServoRightServoDANGER!!!DO NOT TOUCH!LeftServoRightSer voSETButtonLEDReceiverChannelLeft art of theP   L Ganding earGimbalF Dront irection©2012DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.3Travel CalibrationIf the Landing Gear you got has been installed with the servos, please skip this step. Otherwise, calibrate thesystem using the following procedure.1. For safety reasons, please keep your hands away from any link mechanism to avoid injury.2. Make sure the[R],[L]and[IN]connections are correct and firmly connected.3. Hand the Landing Gear in the air during calibration, as the landing gear will move.4. Keep pressing the SET button using a small tool and power on. You can see the LED flashes YELLOWquickly, and then press the SET button once again. The system begins auto calibration with theindication of the LED flashing YELLOW slowly.DO NOTobstruct any moving part during autocalibration.5. First the left-part is calibrated, the left link mechanism first moves up then moves down automatically.Then the right-part is calibrated, the right link mechanism first moves up then moves down automatically.6. After calibration, both left and right parts are in the[Lower]position, and the LED is on solid GREEN.Then the landing gear will work normally.Notes:If the LED is on solid YELLOW when calibrating, then it means that there is something wrong with thecalibration, please re-do the Servo Installation of the Assembly & Connection section, since the servoarm might be installed with a wrong angle.Please avoid any obstruction when calibrating. If the landing gear is blocked from moving, pleaserecalibrate the landing gear by the above steps.If the[R]and[L]servo cables are reversed, the travel will not be measured correctly. Please connectcorrectly and recalibrate the landing gear using the above steps.If the LED flashes slowly GREEN after power on, please re-calibrate the system using the above steps.R/C Transmitter (TX) SettingSelect a 2-position switch channel (default setting is OK) on theTX as the control input of the landing gear, and then make surethe corresponding port of the receiver is connected to the[IN]port on the control board.Fig. 1Fig. 2Tips:If the switch channel on the TX has fail-safe function, set the fail-safe value to[Lower]position, so thatthe landing gear will be in[Lower]status when the receiver enters fail-safe, to land the aircraft safely.To avoid false switch triggering, you can use the slide lever or other trim as the landing gear’s controlswitch.Retracted:Toggle the switchto this position to retract thelanding gear (Fig.1)Lower:Toggle the switch tothis position to lower theLanding Gear (Fig. 2)©2012DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.4UsageThe landing gear can be used by following the steps below after assembly & connection.1. Make sure the transmitter & receiver batteries are fully charged.2. Toggle the switch to the[Lower]position, and then turn on the transmitter.3. Make sure the[R],[L]and[IN]connections are correct and firmly connected.4. Make sure the Landing Gear is at the[Lower]position, and then power on the system. If the greenLED is on solid, then this is a normal start. If the LED will flash GREEN slowly, please re-calibrate thesystem according to the procedure of Travel Calibration.5. Make sure to toggle the switch to the[Retracted]position only AFTER you takeoff the aircraft.6. When the aircraft is landing, please toggle the switch to the[Lower]position for a safe landing.TipsThe system will turn off the servo power temporarily within 3 seconds after the landing gear hasreached the target position.When powering on the system, if the TX switch is in the[Retracted]position, which is the unsafe signalfor the landing gear, the LED will quickly flash RED. Please toggle the switch to the[Lower]position.If there is an abnormal signal or no signal input intothe[IN]port the LED will slowly flash RED. Pleasecheck the receiver and the connections.If the power consumption of the servos is too large when in use, the LED will be on solid RED. If thisstatus lasts more than 4 seconds, the landing gear will lower and the LED will flash GREEN slowly.Please re-calibrate the system.LED IndicatorSystem works normallyHasn’t been calibratedNeed re-calibrationWrong calibrationEnter the calibration modeSystem is calibratingMotor stallInput signal is unsafe when power on the TXInput signal is abnormalSpecificationsParameterRangeParameterRangeWorking Voltage3S~6S (LiPo)Input SignalPWM (High-Pulse Width 800us~2200us)Working CurrentMax 1A@6SOutput SignalPWM(Neutral Position is 1520us) in 90HzWorking Temperature-20~70oCOutput Voltage6VTotal Weight875gServo Travel150o(Minimum120o)©2012DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.5Spare Parts ListS8033401S8033501S8033701S8033801S8031601S8032001S8031604S8034501S8034601S8034801S8034901S8035001S8035002S8035101S8035201S8035301S8031501S8031502S803 0515S803 0315S803 0415S803 0615S8031507S8031506S8031507S8032201S8032202S8032204S8032203S8031505S8031506S8031505 S8031507(2)S8031603S8031604(1)HC_M2 5x10.M3 0x6 7x1 3x1...M2 5x5x1 3x1. .HC M2 5x8_ .HC M3 0x22_ .M3 0x6 7x1 3x1...HC M3 0x8_ .M25x5x1 3x1. .S8031602S8031603S8031801S8031901Note:(1)Left and right T-Frame are different;(2)Left set, middle set and right set of carbon tube bracket aredifferent.NO.NameComponents34 Retractable Module(Left)S8033401、S8033801、M2.5X5X1.3X1、M3.0X6.7X1.3X135Retractable Module(Right)S8033501、S8033801、M2.5X5X1.3X1、M3.0X6.7X1.3X139 Screw PackageHC_M3X8、HC_M2.5X8、HC_M3X22、HC_M2.5X5、M2.5X5 X1.3X1、M3.0X6.7X1.3X1、M2.5X851HITEC Servo(Left)S8035101、HC_M2.5X10©2012DJI Innovations. All Rights Reserved.653 HITEC Servo(Right)S8035301、HC_M2.5X1056SpringS8033701、S8033801、S8034501、M3.0X6.7X1.3X157 Control Board ModuleS8034801、S8034901、S8035201、M2.5X5X1.3X158H FrameS8034601、S8035001、M3.0X6.7X1.3X116 T-Frame(Right)S8031601、S8031602、S803160317T-Frame(Left)S8031601、S8031602、S803160418 T-Frame Nonslip Damper (4pcs) S803180119T-Frame Silicone Rubber Damper(4pcs)S803190120 Bi-pod Carbon Tube S803200122Battery TrayS8032201、S8032202、S8032203、S8032204、M2.5X5X1.3X123 Carbon Tube Bracket(Left Set)S8031501、S8031502、S8031503、S8031504、S8031505、HC_M3X824Carbon Tube Bracket(Middle Set)S8031501、S8031502、S8031503、S8031504、S8031506、HC_M3X825 Carbon Tube Bracket(Right Set)S8031501、S8031502、S8031503、S8031504、S8031507、HC_M3X8Note: The parts from 16 to 20 and 22 to 25 are the same as the product of S800.

# MANUAL FOR RX700 LR and NR

2013, November 11

## 1



# Revision/ updates
Date, updates, and person Affected pages, ETC Revision 1

. 2 03

- 12

- 2013, By Patrick M ALL



# Content

Revision/ updates

................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 1

Preface

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 2

Technical specifications NR

................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 2

Technical specifications LR

................................ ................................ ................................ ............. 3

Binding

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 4

Failsafe preface

................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 4

The 3 Failsafe in detail

................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 4

Ch12/PPM options

................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 5

RSSI output

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 6

Connectors Servo

................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 6

Seria l Debug Output

................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 6

Special Features Configurations

................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 8

Antenna Setup

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 9

Firmware upgrading

................................ ................................ ................................ ...................... 12

Option Board for RX LR 7.01

................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 15

LED indicators

................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 16

## 2



# Preface

Before reading this manual please read our TX manual. S everal repeated sections are c ommitted from this

manu al and are only explained once in the TX manual.



# Technical specifications NR

T he receiver board is 26 x 54 mm

W eight: 6.5 gr. w ithout antenna wire

- 8.5 gr . With antenna wire.

Sensitivity:

- 102dBm

Input supply voltage range: 4

- 10V

Servo signal pulse output: 3.3V positive

.

Radio band: 433 & 444Mhz multi band and multi frequency hopping system.

Temperature range:

- 40C to +70C tested

Receiver 8ch

- o ptimized input filter so it can co

- exist with strong 2.4Ghz on board video transmitters.

Wire an tenna mounted directly on the Rx

.

T he extra pin in ch 12 connector is RSSI out . C h 12 connector is also PPM out when < 12ch are used

.

PP M out is the sa me as sum

- signal and this is of course fully compatible with M ikro K opter cont roller board,
all RX have this SUM and RSSI out

.

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# Technical specifications L R

Improved input filter, now even better attenuation for 900

- 1300

- 2400 video transmitters virtually impossible to jam

. Improved distance of the servo connectors, now all 12 can be mounted at the same time and no bending or problems.

The receiver have the following dimensions:

W idth 34 mm

.

Length 62 mm. including angled connector

Height 10 mm.

Weight: 16 gr.

Double LNA Low Noise Amplifier frontend with fast signal switch for the best signal.

Two MCX connector coax dipole wire ante nnas come with each RX t

- W eight 5.4 gr ams each.

The extra pin in ch 12 connector i s RSSI out . It’s now buffered so loading of the RSSI out is uncritical, 1k ohm Zout, It is also filtered to avoid less jumpy OSD readings

.

CH 12 connector is also PPM out when < 12ch are used (auto mode is the default)

.

PPM out is the same as sum

- signal and this is of course fully compatible with M ikro K opter controller board
and all RX types and models have this.

Sensitivity:

- 113dBm to

- 114dBm Input supply voltage range: 4

- 6V (rx uses 134mA at 5V) Servo signal pulse o utput: 3.3V positive
Radio band: 433 & 444Mhz multi band and multi frequency hopping system.
Temperature range:

- 40C to +70C tested

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# Binding

The binding function stores the TX signal unique ID code and PPM frame rate and number of servos into the

recei ver ; this must be done every time the number of servos is changed on the RC unit. (or another RC system is used with this system) . The b inding procedure is explained in the TX manual.



# Failsafe preface

The push button on the top of the TX is used both for binding and to store Failsafe into the receiver. When the button is pressed , while the TX is powered on the unit is binding

. When the TX is in normal flight

m ode, the button is used to store failsafe

.

The different modes of failsafe in the receiver manual are:

 T he “Normal”

 The “Sequential”

 The “None”

All kinds of FAILSAFE storing and testing should be carefully performed with the plane firmly grounded.
It’s normally good use full failsafe style to program the plane to shut o f f the motor and turn slowly to the
left side. Some FPV/UAV systems can use other settings; the user should know what is best for his usage. Always test if it’s working as expected before a flight

– Test if recall the wanted function and r ecover again when the TX is powered back on.



# The 3 Failsafe in detail

Link to binding guide on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BO

- uwYcfys

The normal kind of failsafe is one set of servo positions store d in the receiver . T his set ting will be recalled and used when the radio signal is lost for about 1 sec ond

. To store a set of servo positions, push and hold
the button for 1 sec ond and then release it . Please be sure not to push it again the next 5 sec onds

.

The “Sequential” works almost the same way. The difference is that you push the button a gain under 5 sec
and then release to store the next set of servo positions. This can be repeated 3 times to use all 3 servo

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memories. They are recalled in same order as stored and when/if the radio signal is recovered the return to normal flight is the reverse way.

The procedure is as followed :

The radio signal is lost

- recall 1, recall 2, recall 3.

R adio signal is back,

- recall 2, recall 1, live.

It will run scan mode which means, if a good package is received while it is in recall 2 state, it will go directly
to recall 1 and then back live. Each recall state take s about 0.3 sec onds then it recall the next state. This special kind of f ailsafe can be used to handle special features on some multi rotor flight controller boards to activate the RTH or safe landing procedures, depending on how you moved your switches while you stored
the fail safes.

The “None” is when the receiver doesn’t h ave any positions stored at all. In this way not hing will be
recalled and it will simply hold last known good position of all servos. To clear the failsafe memory, hold the
button for 5 sec.

A little side note on failsafe storing. The Receiver will lo o se radio link and recall failsafe settings , while yo u activate a storing. The reason for this is the ki nd of memory used for this is a bit slow and whil e the CPU

waits for the saving it’s not able to mai ntain a perfect hoping sequence. This is perfectly normal b ut it is not normally seen when you only store one set of positions, since the values you recall while you hit save are mostly the same as your active positions.


# Ch12/PPM options

Th e signal CH12/PPM

- I f you use under 12ch you will always get PPM out of the ch12 connector . H owever
if you need PPM out and use 12 channels then you simply configure it to be in PPM OUT (S ee s pecial
f eatures c onfigurations for guidelines how to do this ).

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# RSSI output

Link to guide on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo0Mu1N

- okI

The little extra PAD over the CH1 2 connector is the RSSI output. T his is an analog voltage that reveals how strong the signal is from the TX. Many OSD types can use this voltage to display a calibrated 0

- 100%
read out on the screen display. The minimum and maximum voltages are a little bit different from RX to RX, so you must perform a new calibration if you swap a receiver in your system.



# Connectors Servo

Look carefully at the connector pins and the PCB. T he edge r ows are all GROUND, the centre row are +5V and all top pins are the servo channels out.


# Serial Debug Output

The upgrade connector pin out 1 = GROUND (2, 3, 6 are not connected) 4 = Radio data (do not connect anything to this pin in flight mode)

5 = Debug data output The debug out is a 3.3V serial signal, can be used for OSD or onboard flight recorders, The data format is very simple, 9600 Baud 8N1

. T he data you will get are:
G: number of Good data packages received

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B: number of Bad data packages rece ived

F: number of F ailsafe recall ed

Valu es are counted from RX power up and will be zeroed again at next power up, so it is possible to land,

connect to a PC via serial port converter and see the values for the flight , before you power off the RX.
The serial debug can also be use full to test failsafe storing and recalling, it write s in clear text what it is doing. And it is also active during power up and under special mode setting configurations.

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# S pecial Features Configurations

Link to binding guide on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LkoTTGNRUg

The receiver can be configured to do a few things other than normal.

H ow to configure (if you don’t need to configure, just power it up as normal )

POWER OFF

C onnect a 2.54 mm 2 pin jumper (a short circuit connection)

O n servo channel 6

- 7 (YES between the two signals, they are now shorted together)

P ower up the RX

S ee LED D1 is lit, this one is closest to same side as ch6

N ow you stored a permanent setting: PPM out even if you use 12channels

. P ower off , r emove jumper , c onnect your servoes , t est all works

.

POWER OFF

C onnect a 2.54 mm 2 pin jumper (a short circuit connection)

O n servo channel 7

- 8 (YES bet ween the two signals, they are now shorted together)

P ower up the RX

S ee LED D2 is lit, this one is closest to same side as ch8

N ow you stored a permanent setting: servo ch 12 out, if you use 12channels

. P ower off , r emove jumper , c onnect your servoes , t est all works

.

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I f you use under 12ch, you will of course always get PPM out of the ch12 connector , after a setting change,

or PPM timing change or number of channels assigned , you must always perform a bind and store failsafe and test all settings works.



# Antenna Setup

The ground wire must be separated a bit from the coax

. There are no rules of how much of a distance, but 3

- 5 cm is normally used.

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RX antennas always have to mount with a 90 degree from each other. With this setup there will be no lost

s pot s. S ee this example with a n airplane.

- The antennas are the red lines.

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Also some general rules

. Mount all types of receivers as far away from transmitters and cameras. All types of metal, carbon, wires, electronics, must be ke pt away from antennas and its ground wires, too close located wires can " s hort

- circuit " an antennas function.

Do not lay down the V flat horizontally , like on a delta wing

. T his will be the most easy thing to do, but it is the worst result possible for long range, since the TX antenna is normally pointed up, vertically

.

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# Fi rmware upgrading

Use the 6 pin female connector it is clearly marked with UPGRADE or FIRMWARE UPGRADE, note the arrow to pin 1 and also the upgrade text i s located closest to pin 1. A ctually any USB interface with FTDI232 chipset can be used

- the Arduino bootloader type or our own called TSLRS

- USB. They both fit directly into this 6 pin row.

F irst install FTDI virtual com port driver http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm

Then dow nload mcuboot original version ( some users might find version 1.3 works better if win7 or win8 ) http://webx.dk/rc/uhf

- link3/mcuboot.e_x_e

If this version doesn’t work with your version operating system, please try this mcuboot version 1.3 http://webx.dk/rc/uhf

- link3/mcuboot13.e_x_e

Rename e_x_e extension to exe, this mcuboot.exe is made using B orland some PC's might need some DLL files, in that case you wi ll be notified about their names, if so, ask support or search for them on the

internet.

Select right comport

- check your virtual comport number is right if you use USB, click OK

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Browse to the HEX file you got via email, using OPEN.

R emember the TX hex is for TX uni t, and the RX hex is for the RX.

File is accepted and loaded, pull down the window so you can see the black status area , click CONNECT

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M cuboot now ins truct you to cycle powersupply it means actually you POWER UP RX or TX unit NOW

Now you should be connected to the "secret" bootloader program

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Click Program and look on the screen and status area checksum bytes

.

A fter 7 sec your unit is upgraded

. The Bo otloader will exit and mcuboot will say Programming done, now
check that firmware is working and new features work as expected. Y ou MUST read about the features of your new sof tware so you know how to use it. Y ou must expect to perform new bind and new store failsafe after an upgrade.



# Option Board for RX LR 7.01

The option board contains a data modulator, so live flight data from the OSD is modulated into audio that is then transferred to ground station via the video links audio channel. This option board is ONLY compatible
with RX LR 7 .01 and up.

THIS SECTION WILL BE UPDATED WHEN THE OPTION BOARD IS RELEASED



## .

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# LED indicator s

The NR has got one LED it simply indicates valid supply voltage.

The LR has got two LED’s one located near each antenna connector.

The normal operation of the LED’s are during flight and installation to show what antenna signal is the strongest, since that is the selected signal.

FAST Blinking LED during power up indicate s search mode.

FAST Blinking LED during flight , indicates fails afe is recalled and search mode is now running.

# MANUAL FOR TX700

2013, November 11

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# Revision/ updates
Date, updates, and person Affected pages, ETC Revision 1.1 03

- 12

- 2013, By Patrick M ALL



# Content
Revision/ updates

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Technical specifications

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 3
Inputs/Output connectors

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 3
Hardware specifications

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 4
Physical Dimensions

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Legal Information

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Adapter wireing

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Binding

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Change unique ID code

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 8
Output Power selection button

................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 9

Failsafe

................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 9
Compatibility TX

- RX

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Compatible RC's

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Head Tracker

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Compatible Headtrackers

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Option Board

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Modem Setup Option Board

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How to get best range

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LED indicator

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Range Check

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Known Limitations

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Abbreviations

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FPV general trouble shooting guide

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Radio Technical stuff

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Warning and Disclaimer

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# Technical specifications

RF Output power : 500mW/1000mW/2000mW RF Output connector BNC female. The power of the transmitter is user selectable via easy to access 3 way switch. ( We recommend to use as little as possible power, so power up is possible in case an out of range situation is experienced) 

## The Transmitter can handle full power, continually no time limit.
The Antenna o utput is designed for 50 Ohm load; however the transmitter stage is specially protected and can handle full power at both open and shorted antenna.

I t is normal to perform range check with antenna removed and 500mW setting.



## The PPM input signal can be eit her constant frame repeat time or variable, Positive or Negative polarisation, the special double speed Futaba PPM signal is also accepted, Auto detects and auto handle.
The Main PPM signal must contain from 4

- 12 servo channels , if main PPM signal has unde r 4 ch it will be
refused. Note Graupner call each way a servo travel for a channel, so in Graupner terms a 24 Channel setting handle 12 servoes and is what we call a 12 channel signal.



# Inputs/Ou t put connectors

DIN 3 pin female screw type for POWER and MAIN

- PPM input

1 PPM

2 POWER

3 GROUND

The female DIN connector seen from outside the TX

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Stereo Jack for Audio Demodulator input and H eadt racker PPM input

The top of the connector is Head

- Tracker PPM input (short ed HT) The Ring of the connector is AUDIO input from the wireless video system receiver. Ground is common for both signals.
Shielded cables are r ecommended to avoid cross talk. 

# Hardware spec ifications
Supply voltage 5

- 25V for 500mW power Supply voltage 6

- 2 5V for 500mW

- 1000mW

- 2000mW power Supply power usage is 3 times the transmit power.

Supply current at 20V (500mW x 3 = 1.5W / 20V = 0.075 Ampere) Supply current at 10V (500mW x 3 = 1.5W / 10V = 0.15 Ampere) Supply current at 6V (2000mW x 3 = 6W / 6V = 1 Amp ere)

Battery life

- The TX unit draw about 1.5W as mentioned at 500mW out, to find the current it draw s we use
ohm law. Like in the examples, w att / s upply v olt = Current, the supply voltage can be anything from 6

- 25V. Example with a 3S lipo: 1.5W / 11V = 0.126A

To find the time you can run with a given battery size, take your battery mAh and divide with current usage
also in mA. Example: 1000mAh / 126mA = 7.9 hrs, remember to keep a good safe margin, some batteries
like LIPO do not like to be totally empty.

When using the power

- up feature , inp ut supply power will also go up. The unit ha s about 30

- 40% efficiency, so an easy rule is the input usage is 3 times as much power as the output power. At 2W RF out ;
the TX unit consume almost 6W, this means 4W i s radiated as heat.

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The TX unit can deliver 500mW out at only 5V as supply voltage; it will stop working at 3.3V or under. For 1W and 2W output, you need supply voltage of at least 6V. Maximum is 25V !

Peak operating heat sink temperature

- 40 C to + 80 C

S uggested Operating heat sink range

- 20 C to + 60C

PPM input both , main PPM and HT PPM level 1.5Vpp to 10Vpp

AC or DC coubled, this means it is also JR and Grau pner student signal compatible, however for serious stable long range flight, it is recommended to use a 3

- 5V DC coupled PPM signal for best stable signal to noise margin.



# Physical Dimensions

Height 32mm
Width 74mm Length 100mm Weight 280 grams



# Legal Information

The radio system is using frequency hopping, random sequence, and very short timeslots, the time p e r channel is only 15mS, this means it apply to the 10mW pr average channel regulation in EU and many other

areas, t his means the 500mW peak setting can be used legally without any radio amateur licence.



# Adapter wireing

Futaba JR/Graupner Multiplex

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# Binding
The binding function stores the TX signal unique ID code and PPM frame rate and number of servos into the

receiver ; this must be done every time the number of servos is changed on the RC unit. (or another RC
system is used with this system)

To bind

1. P ower o f f T x and R x.

2. P owerup the TX, (we assume right plane memory is recalled on your RC unit)

.

3. H old down bind button on TX while connection adapter cable.

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4. R emove finger from the bind button

.

5. P ower up receiver, make sure both antennas are connected and within 20 meter distance

. 6. W ait 1

- 2 sec, see the RX LEDs go from lit into fast blink mode

.

7. P ower off T x ( R x is still on)

.

8. P ower on T x ( R x is still on)

.

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9. T est all servo functions on plane works and have ultra fast and smooth response

. 10. W ith TX on, try to power OFF, and ON the rx and prove it lock to the tx very fast after power on.

Instruction video on how to bind and store failsafe

- http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS2wXoorQHQaYmoSLE5_esg



## I f you use external battery for the LRS TX, then the binding procedure is a little bit different

. L eave the RC

unit on all the time and connected to the LRS TX, the power on / off to the TX as mentioned in the binding procedure is only the LRS TX , now it will work, the binding mode is only activated when button is held down
while power to the LRS TX is applied. 

# Change unique ID code

Remove the top lit, inside the TX unit you wil l find a DIP switch with 8 tiny white slide up/down buttons,
note the text ID code next to it. If you need to create a take

- over mission, then the two TX units must have
the same ID code to be accepted by the RX. If you need to fly side by side with a frie nd, just be sure you use
different ID code. After ID code change, a new bind must be performed.

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# Output Power selection button

The 3 way transmit power switch is located near the antenna connector on the top

. I t ’ s most easy to access while in flight. Move the connector close to the antenna connector for low power mode. It is recommend to use as little as possible power, so power

- up is possible in case an out of range situation is experienced, this way it is possib le to regain control and fly back home.



# Failsafe
The same push button on the top is used both for binding and for storing f ailsafe into the receiver.

 When the button is pressed while the TX is powered on it’s in the binding process.

 When the TX is in norm al flight mode, the button is used to store failsafe

.

Link to binding guide on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BO

- uwYcfys

Read about the f ailsafe store and different modes of failsafe in the receiver manual. 

# Compatibility TX

- RX

All versions of TSLRS RX units can be binded and work together with any versions of TSLRS TX units , because the over air signals are kept the same from the very start. The TSLRS system parts is NOT TX

- RX compatible wit h any other brands of long range systems, we all use our own radio modulation system.



# Compatible RC's

Any Radio Control remote system with PPM output should be able to use, che ck your manual for student

out and if it is compatible with PC simulators and other types of RC systems, then you know you got a PPM signal and not a special un

- compatible digital signal. The PPM signal can be any polarity and also variable speed and even the special Futaba double speed mode is supported.

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# Head Tracker

The Head tra cker input must be 6 channels PPM. It accepts positive or negative polarization, variable or
fixed frame rate auto detect and auto handle. Channel 5 and 6 are the two HT (PAN/TILT) signals. They are
added after the used MAIN

- PPM channels. In case the main PPM signal has 12 channels , there are no free channels to use. Then the two HT signals will be merged into channel 10 and 11, leaving channel 12 free to
use for the main PPM . The reason for this is easy to understand, look at the receivers: T he channel 12 connector can be either PPM out or servo channel 12 out, the different output mode is con figured on the

RX. I n case you need PPM out and use a HT at the same time, of course you need the HT signals to be on ch

10

- 11 where normal servo connectors exist.



# C ompatible Headtrackers

The Fat Shark, M.I.G. Tracker, Magnetic Inertial Gyro o r any other type with the required signals, see Heat
Tracker section above.



# Option Board

The extra add on board called Option

- Board can be installed by the user.

The extra featu res are:

 Firmware upgrade via USB conn ector.

 Both the TX main board and the Option board CPU can be upgraded with this option board.

 Data D emodulator and PC USB interface for UAV systems. (live 2 way data is then possible)

 Vo ltage monitor with audio alarm

.

THIS SECTION WILL BE UPDATED WHEN THE OPTION BOARD IS RELEASED.

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# Modem Setup Option Board

The a udio signal is 1200 Baud FSK from a video receiver, the level can be from 200mV to 2000mV adjustable from the upgrade board trimmer, adjust trimmer for carrier LED LIT, find the two points where the LED is not lit and set it in the middle of that for best margin to both sides. Install FTDI232 VCD driver on the PC, run your UAV control software to display live flight parameters.

THIS SECTION WILL BE UPDATED WHEN T HE OPTION BOARD IS RELEASED.



# How to get best range

Archived range is only the result of the wanted signal to noise ratio. Local noise emitters are the most common way to ruin good receiver’s capabilities to pick up weak signals at long range. The system has got a
transmitter to receiver calculated line of sight range of over 100 km. We know at least one customer who actually performed a full flight over 100 km out and back. To be able to get the full possible range this system can deliver, you need to be very sure nothing on your plane emit noise in the used frequency band, if it does it will affect the range.. This means also it is very easy to detect using range checks.



# LED indicator
Constant light = PPM OK, POWER SUPPLY OK Blinking LED = Power supply o k, but no valid PPM No Light = No power supply voltage 

# Range Check

C an be done just like any conventional RC systems, i n this case simply unmount the TX antenna, and set it to low power, then expect 4

- 10 meters of range, then check you have same (short) ra nge with motor on/off, and with video cams and video transmitters on/off, if no change in the range result, then mount TX antenna again and fly. If any unit on your plane affect your range, you are supposed to seek and fix it, if you
want to take full adva ntage of the systems capabilities or at least obtain a system with best possible signal to noise margin.

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# Known Limitations

Landscape variations and noise pollution in the flight area is known to shorten the range of any wireless
link. Use at least 1/10 of the distance as height. F or example at 3 km distance stay 300 meters up to get full

range. Standard transmitter with 500mW and the standard quarter wave antenna will give you a 3

- 5km range in normal city area may be much longer in area s with no noise po l lution.



# Abbreviations

N ames often used on UHF LRS pages and when talking about radio control and video links and FPV.

RC

- Radio Control, remote wireless control of something

. RC unit

- The radio control unit you hold in your hand, can be a Futaba, JR, Graupner, Multiplex or other.

Servo

- when connected to rudders/ailerons/elevator they steer a plane.

Servo pulse

- is a digital pulse width that hold position information, 1.5mS is centre position.

LRS

- Long Range System, often a sh ort for this system sometimes also called UHF LRS

UHF

- Ultra Height Frequencies, is 300

- 3000MHz, but radio amateurs often call UHF = 70CM band, also
know n as the 430

- 470MHz area

TX

- Transmitter used to transfer a signal to a receiver

RX

- Receiver used t o receive the radio signal and output the signals, pulses, audio, video, data

RC RX

- Radio control receiver, can be any type any brand and any coding system, they all output standard servo pulses

LRS TX

- the metal box containing the 500mW transmitter use d for this long range system.

LRS RX

- the receiver located in the plane, this receiver is connected directly to servoes and 5V supply

RSSI

- received signal strength indication, is often an analog voltage that goes up or down depending of radio signal lev el in a receiver
Video TX

- Video transmitter , located on a plane, car, boat or helicopter often using 900

- 1300

- 2400MHz
Video RX

- Video receiver, located on ground, when connected to a TV screen you can see live pictures
from the Video TX Video Splitter

- is an amplifier that will allow the user to distribute a video signal to several things at the

same time.

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PPM

- Pulse Period Modulation, is the pulse system used in trainer/student systems, it contain s high
resolution information on all servo positions as signed.
PPM inverted

- the pulse can be normal or inverted, some older systems do not handle both when connected as student/trainer

LOS

- Line Of Sight is the distance from ground to a plane with nothing in the way, not even ground. Long Range

- is normall y not defined, but when a plane is not visible by direct sight it is normally called long

range
BNC

- is the connector name/type used for the TX and Booster for the LRS, same connector is used on Ethernet systems.

Booster

- is an amplifier that will take r adio signals and boost them up to a more powerful level.

LNA

- Low Noise Amplifier is used in receivers as the front end stage, they improve the sensitivity and therefore also the range Diversity

- is often a double antenna and/or double receiver system wi th auto switching to the best signal, this improves the useable range a lot.

GPS

- often we use a GPS receiver on planes to feed speed, position, and height information to OSD
systems.
OSD

- On Screen Display, will overlay interesting information to a live video signal. Logger

- will record data or measurements for playback / view later, some OSD systems can lo g some
information s too.
Modem

- Modulator Demodulator, encode data into sound, and back again, can use audio line in a wireless video system to transfer data like GPS positions

. Head Tracker

- a unit mounted on a person’s head, will then control remote located servos so a remote camera follow head movements, gives V irtual Reality experience to FPV.

FPV

- First Person View, like pilot view out the front window.

UAV

- Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, a UAV is a fully computer guided plane, not a radio controlled plane,
if RC'ed it is an FPV or just a normal RC plane

. Trainer

- Most advanced RC units have trainer connectors with PPM in/out so they can be connected via a
cable to a student RC unit.
Student

- Most advanced RC units have trainer connectors that can be configured to output PPM signals for
a PC simulator or trainer R C unit or LRS.
Patch

- A patch antenna is a directional antenna that will when pointed to a plane improve the range

. Yagi

- A Yagi antenna is a directional antenna that will when pointed to a plane improve the range

. Dish

- A Dish antenna is a directional antenna with highest possible gain, will when pointed to a plane

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improve the range

. Gain

- antenna gain is often named in db, the more db the more gain, and also a more narrow beam, so pointing correctly is harder with high gain.

RF

- Radio Frequency, any frequency that is not directly hearable audio
RF module

- often a plug in box or module or printed circuit board that can be changed/added in RC units, normally a transmitter

. BEC

- Battery Eliminator Circuit, is a 5V

- 6V regulator often linear type that ma kes supply for RC RX and

servos

. SBEC

- Switching Battery Eliminator Circuit, is a 5V

- 6V regulator switch mode type handles more input voltage and have lower loss

. RC Receiver Battery or Supply , is normally 4 or 5 NIMH cells providing 4.8 or 6V of steady a nd stable supply, such a battery must be able to handle all servo max currents and still provide sufficient stable voltage, do not use spring loaded battery cassettes or weak current capable cells like normal alkaline
types, t oday more new and fancy batter y types like lipo and lion and such can also be used if receiver
and servoes can handle the different voltage range they provide. Fading

- when the distance and positions and angles of a wireless system is changed , the radio signal will also change

. Multip ath Fading

- a direct signal and a reflected signal hit the receiver antenna with

- 180 deg phase, creating a zero signal level

. Nulling

- is the same as Multipath fading

. FHSS

- Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum, a way to send data using many different frequencies, makes a system immune to noise and jamming proof.

## 15



# FPV general trouble shooting guide

Please r ead this first and try some of this before asking around

.
Any FPV system a car, plane , or helicopter is often a compact system, containing: T ransmitters, receivers, sensors, hi gh power pulsed electrical, vibrations, microcontroller electronic boards, vi deo camera, switch mode supply to be able to combine all this into a tiny lightweight platform is a huge challenge and to make all units perform perfectly without interfering each other is often an almost impossible task, even for skilled electronic educated persons.

Here are a few design hints:

Plane size small planes are cheap and easy to transport, but they are not optimum FPV platforms. The smaller type the more compromised performance you must expect to get

.

Receivers must be located as far away from transmitters as possible, at least a distance that can prove no degrade of the receiver system range when the Tx is operating or not.

It is advised to keep receivers away from all electronics in general, speed controllers and switch mode supplies are known to be able to jam.

Electric Motor controller a range check must prove no degrade/change when motor is off, halve, full power, this also app ly for gasoline and methanol engines

.

Transmitters for live video or data back telemetry will always have harmonics like 2x 3x and so on

. Of their wanted frequency the level might be low and under demanded levels, but when located near a receiver that may operate on a x2 or x3 frequency it is doomed to fail

. Plan your frequency bands to avoid using any channel at the exact harmonic of any other system you use.

GPS are often small module receivers, designed to be cheap and just cheap!! That is what we like, but cheap come s a problem

. They are not designed to be working near transmitters; some cannot handle anything not even if it is even GHZ away. S o a SAW frontend is a must too and a good high level capable
front end is a must too and even then some GPS modul es do not like to be located near 900 or 1300MHz video transmitters first harmonic of 900MHz is 1800Mhz, a GPS works at 1575MHz its front end system is often several hundred MHz wide, even if they have a SAW, so 1300 and 1800 can jam it. A 2.4GHz video

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tra nsmitter is harmonic at 4.8GHz , so it is no big problem , it is a known fact that most 2.4Ghz video transmitters are most likely better with most GPS units.

V ide o stripes is often seen when a power supply is not clean or ground / signal wires are shared with power or other units on the plane, note if the stripes are constant or change with motors or servos or other items moving or operation, try to touch camera or video transmitter, s ee if any change in the stripes.

Grounding items with analog signals spe cially video signals are super sensitive to grounding problems . Y ou cannot supply a pulsing current on a ground wire to a video connected device, if this ground wire is the
same for the video signal, it is quite difficult to explain how to split signal gro und with power ground. A “Star” kind of grounding ha s a zero current / zero voltage in the centre point.

Power supply cleanness

. T ry to mount external battery on different items and be sure they are supe r clean

a nd is smart to try to locate a problem

.

Switch mode , it is often seen SBEC or other switch mode regulators are designed to be cheap and they
don’t have no really good filter, extra 100uH coils and 470

- 1000uF on the input and output might help, input is just as important as the output.

S hielding some devices radiate magnetic pulses, specially SBEC and cameras, if they are contained in a
closed metal case the problem will be less, but weight will go up, iron cases are better for low frequency magnetic problems.

Camera some types radiate radio noise , uncased types are the worst

. C ased types can also do it, the case is maybe painted and therefore not fully shielded, the wires from it works like radiating antennas, ferrite
torrid and a luminum

- foil is a good solution and distance to GPS and other receiv ers is a good idea tool.

Servos some RC servos types are only designed to be used near receivers, clear enough, but when located near a transmitter they can be jammed, moved or stopped or other strange things even periodic problems have been seen. Tricks/solutions : A luminium

- foil around the servo, wire turned on ferrite torrid.

Electrical motors are also inside servos and they will also radiate magnetic pulses when they move. Some systems like video transmitters and cameras and OSD systems do not like to be near this field.

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Vibrations is a normal problem for receivers and transmitters, their coils and crystals and filters have microphone behaviour, packed in foam and they also avoid loud sound

SWR a video transmitter with a badly matched antenna and/or badly grounded will have high frequency currents going on it s signal and power cables

.
When having range or interference problems, try to isolate the different items, like turn it off or change
their position dramatically or bypass its function until you find a change in your problem, then you have
found the noisy item.



# Radio Technical stuff

Any wireless radio system contain s of a transmitter side antenna and a receiver side antenna.

Both sides must ha ve the same polarization to perform most optimum , the most common polarizations are horizontal, vertical, circular left or right.

If a horizontal is “talking” to a vertical, the link loss will have an added extra loss of 26dB

If a circular left is “talking ” to a circular right, the link loss will have an added extra loss of 26dB

If a circular left is “talking” to a vertical or horizontal, the link loss will have an added extra loss of 3dB This is why it is smart to combine a horizontal or vertical often mou nted in a plane, with a circular receiver on the ground, then the 26dB drop can nearly be avoided.

Pointing a whip style antenna to a plane is the worst thing you can do . I magine looking into the end of the whip, It is almost impossible to see from a dista nce, radio waves work this way too, make s antenna most visible and right polarization.

It is normal that radio links have a 26dB extra margin in its link budget / range calculation so you will not
loose contact

- when one antenna is rotated in an unlucky a ngle, a diversity system will take full advantage of its link budget, so the resulting useable range is almost 10 times as much as a non diversity system, if no other parameters are changed.

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A downlink diversity system also solves one other problem, fading and nulling, the most perfect diversity system would have 3 antennas to handle signals from any angle perfect, but the gain from doing this is often minimal and cost and complexity is big, a 2 anten na diversity is the most common compromise.

All cellular systems use diversity on the receiver side and brute transmitter power on the tx side to perfect the link, a cell side tx is over 26dB more power full o ver the handset transmitter to obtain an equal quality link, also handset side have a cheaper receiver w ith less sensitivity, we do not have space for a diversity antenna system on a cell phone.

W avelength and frequency

- a double frequency will have half the wavelength. Long wavelength cannot

pass through small holes, like take a 27MHz walkie

- talkie and try to use it inside two cars, (cars are made of metal, and the window holes are much under the wavelength) the useable range is then really bad, now go out of the cars and see you will have 10 times the range, at higher frequencies you don’t have the car

win dow problem, but air attenuation is higher with higher frequencies, so a longer range is easier to get using lower frequencies

.

Gain

- A dding more antenna gain will only make the beam more narrow, point the antenna right and you get more range, point the a ntenna wrong and you lose signal, a ny gain over 8

- 10dB will be hard to point to a moving target like a plane, you need a tracker system or a cheap friend that will work for free to point the

antenna.

An 18dB gain yagi antenna on the receiver side and 500mW 2.4GHz video transmitter with 0dB antenna, have a proven LOS of 51km when both polarizations are right.

Range and dB

- I mproving a systems link budget with 10dB will increase the range by a 3 times factor, 10dB power is the same as 10 times the power.

20d B more power gives 6 times the range, 100 times more power, combining more power with more gain
is of ten the way to get longer range and also improving receiver side sensitivity is a good way to go.

Bandwidth vs . range

- V ideo transmitters with audio, ster eo and mono exist, the video signal is 5MHz wide,
and the audio is 5KHz wide , A factor 1000 in bandwidth, so in theory the same range will be achieved on
the audio as the video link with only 1/1000 of the power, that is why those systems have a much lower power in the audio, often see

- 20dBc to

- 30dBc, dBc means dB under the main Carrier

- 30dBc is the same as 1/1000

.

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# Warning and Disclaimer

W hen using any wireless RC system bad things can happen, batteries can fail; hardware can fall out of planes and many other things

. W hatever bad happens, no one at Scherrer UHF or Danish Aviation Systems or any of our s uppliers or r eselling companies cannot be held directly or indirectly financial or per sonal responsible. We strongly suggest all our users to follow any lo cal laws, and perform good safe and serious FPV and UAV flights. Y ou agree to this by purchasing and using this system!

# Users’ Manual for Eagle- Multi ( MTMK )

Series ESCs with SimonK Firmware

‐ 1 ‐ 

## Disclaimer: ● All the contents of this manual is from the Internet. MAYTECH only try to collect and summarize it to provide accurate information to the end user, but will not promise the information completely meet your requireme nts. This manual only allows end users for free reference, in the use of Simon K firmware, and does not allow for any commercial activities, als o not as commercial activity informati on and basis of MAYTECH and its de alers. ● Although SimonK firmware released under GUN license, MAYTECH do not make any modifications to the source code. So we cannot not guarantee SimonK firmware is entirely suitable for MAYTECH ESCs. ● MAYTECH firmware has its own intellectual property rights. Al l Electronic Speed Controller (ESC) are with MAYTECH firmware. Only if custo mers require ESCs to be flashed with Simon K firmware, MAYTECH will flash it to the ESCs voluntarily. We DO NOT charge any cost. Besides, Simon K firmware sources are provided by customers or end users. The so urces include, but not limited to, blogs, microblogs, e-mails, links, or other instant message tools etc. 

## I. What is Firmware? According to Wikipedia, firmware is the combination of persiste nt memory and program code and data stored in it. Generally speaking, it can be c onsidered to be a built-in progr am and command in electronic products. After MCU powered up, firmware will control MCU proc ess signal. It is the soul of the hardware. As the factory will download firmwar e to MCU Flash memory, many people call this process Flash. In RC model industry, such products need to flash firmware, as ESC, receiver, digital servo, battery charger, etc.


## II. What is Simon K Firmware? According to Google, Simon K firmware is a series of ESC firmwa re developed by Simon Kirby. This firmware has the advantage of rapid response, easy handling and good compatibility, which greatly enhances multirotor performance. Simon K firmware is continuously optimized and upgraded since i ts birth. At the beginning, only ESCs with an ATMEL micro controll er can be upgraded. Now, it can also support SiLabs and Intel 8051 MCU. Besides, the firmware codes are open. You can modify the codes yourself. 

## III. Why do I need to flash Simon K firmware? A). Continuous exploration. This is the common interest of RC model enthusiasts. If you want t o know about the principles and hardware structure of the ESC, y ou can start by flashing Simon K firmware, which will allow you to learn the MCU download proces s. B). Pursuit of changes. When you are tired of one ESC “personality”, you can update it by flashing Simon K firmware. C). When troubles come out. When your ESC cannot power up your new motors, but your c ompanions’ can. You need to implement Simon K firmware to y our ESC. Simon K firmware has excellent compatibility. It can st art almost every motor, excep t for damaged ones. D). New reasons you can find...


## IV. How to flash Simon K firmware? Maybe you once downloaded firmware to the microcontroller in your college laboratory. But t hat does not mean you can flash Simon K firmware into ESC’s MCU. First, pls ensure that your ESC support Simon K firmware. Second, pls meet follo wing requirements. A). Hex or Bin file The firmware for the ESCs is ava ilable in a .hex or .bin file. One file contains the complete firmware for one ESC. B). Interface Software (eg. AVR Studio) Depending on your platform you will need dedicated interface software installed on your comput er to flash your ESC with the new firmware. C). MCU programmer (eg. JTAG or USB ASP) D). PIN-header or micro-clips t o connect programmer to MCU Then you can flash the ESC with the video and other information on internet. Note: You can flash your ESC multiple times but only the last flashed firmware is active on t he micro controller. If the wron g firmware is flashed, you may end up with a damaged ESC when it' s powered by the battery supply. It's important to safely test yo ur ESC after the firmware upgrade. 

## V. How to get Pre-flashed ESC s with Simon K firmware? Flashing your own ESCs is not so easy as you download music to your iPhones. It takes time, a fla sh tool and some research. For modelers who do not have any knowledge about MCU, the flashing process is difficult. Or some model flyers just need t heir models fly well and do not care about flashes. If you are in on e of them, you can choose MAYTECH to flash them for you. Without any extra cost or time, you can enjoy the excellent performance of Simon K firmware.


## VI. MAYTECHTM ESCs VS. Simon K firmware ESC MAYTECHTM ESCs usually come with MAYTECHTM firmware. This firmware has more functions than Simon K firmware, such as Helicopter governor mode, set Ba tt. type, set Brake type, Timin g mode, Low-voltage protection, etc. If you need ESCs specially for multirotor application, as many functions are realized by the fli ght controllers. You only need a high quality ESC. Your best choice is Simon K firmware ESC. All MAYTECH TM ESCs (Harrier-Suprem TM \ Harrier-eXtrem TM \ Harrier-EconomicalTM\ Falcon-ProTM Series, etc.) can be flashed t o Simon K firmware, and the Harrier-SupremTM 8A to 85A ESCs are recommended. But If you like us flash Simon K firmware to other series ESCs, pls contact us, we are very glad to do it for you. MAYTECHTM Eagle-MultiTM (Abbr.MTMK) series ESCs are flashed to Simon K firmware on the basis of MAYTECHTMHarrier-SupremTM series ESCs. 

## VII. Install your ESCs We believe it is easy for you to install ESCs to multi-rotor pl atform. We still kindly remind you to make sure the correct and solid connection of each connector to silicon wire, battery wire to p ower distribution board, power distribution board to ESC, ESC to mot or. Pls refer to the pic below:



## VIII Simon K firmware ESC start-up tones All ESCs make the motors sing, so does Simon K firmware ESC. When connected to power, you need firstly unlock the flight controller. Then ESCs make 3 beeps ( di da di ), to tell you self-detection finished. If fli ght controller also makes contro l instructions, a long beep ( di---- ) will tell you ESCs have received throttle signal from flight controller and ready to start. Then pull up the throttle stick, motor s tarts to run. OK! Let's go!


## IX. How to do throttle calibration Normally, you do not need to do throttle calibration for new multicopter ESCs. However, in some special cases, you still nee d to do it. Remove your props, a nd disconnect the battery. Push y our radio throttle to maximum , connect the flight battery, wait for the 3 beeps( di da di ), wait for 1s, you will hear a short beep( di ). Then

# Users’ Manual for Eagle- Multi ( MTMK )

Series ESCs with SimonK Firmware

‐ 2 ‐ immediately lower the throttle to minimum . You will then hear another unique 2 beeps ( di di ), indicating you are setting the low value. If you hear a long beep, it means the low throttle set. Disconnect the battery, throttle calibration is done. If you he ar a short beep, it means low throttle set failed. You need to do th e calibration again. If still no success, pls contact us.


## X. Simon K ESC breakdown Simon K firmware ESC has big starting-up torque, if your flight controller algorithm is not reas onable or motor quality is not high, too much throttle increment will cause burst current too high t o burn ESC. We all do not want it happen. To avoid it, we give you the following suggestions: 1), Choose low-heating ESCs for your multikopter. 2), Choose ESCs continuous curr ent higher than maximum current of the motor. 3), Ensure good heat-radiat ion of the multikopter. If your ESC damaged during flight, please contact MAYTECH, we will solve the problem for you as soon as possible.

MAYTECH Eagle

‐ MultiTM (MTMK) Series ESCs (base on Harrier ‐ Suprem TM with SimonK Firmware, Recommended)

NO. Model No. Cont. Current Burst Current (10sec) BEC Li

‐ Po Net Weight(g) Size(mm) (L × W × H) Golden Connector

1 MT8A

‐ BEC

‐ MK 8A 10A 5V / 1A 2

‐ 4Cells 9 27×22×7 NO 2 MT10A

‐ BEC

‐ MK 10A 13A 5V / 1A 2

‐ 4Cells 9 27×22×7 NO 3 MT12A

‐ BEC

‐ MK 12A 16A 5V / 1A 2

‐ 4Cells 9 27×22×7 NO 4 MT20A

‐ BEC

‐ MK 20A 30A 5V / 2A 2

‐ 4Cells 19 42×24×13 NO 5 MT25A

‐ BEC

‐ MK 25A 35A 5V / 2A 2

‐ 4Cells 19 42×24×13 NO 6 MT30A

‐ BEC

‐ MK 30A 40A 5V / 3A 2

‐ 4Cells 27 56×25×8 NO 7 MT35A

‐ BEC

‐ MK 35A 50A 5V / 3A 2

‐ 4Cells 27 56×25×8 NO 8 MT40A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK 40A 60A 5.5V / 4A 2

‐ 6Cells 35 65×26×10 with 3.5mm 9 MT45A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK 45A 65A 5.5V / 4A 2

‐ 6Cells 35 65×26×10 with 3.5mm 10 MT50A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK 50A 70A 5.5V / 4A 2

‐ 6Cells 41 73×30×10 with 3.5mm 11 MT55A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK 55A 75A 5.5V / 4A 2

‐ 6Cells 41 73×30×10 with 3.5mm 12 MT60A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK 60A 80A 5.5V / 4A 2

‐ 6Cells 51 66×26×15 with 3.5mm 13 MT65A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK 65A 85A 5.5V / 4A 2

‐ 6Cells 51 66×26×15 with 3.5mm 14 MT70A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK 70A 90A 5.5V / 4A 2

‐ 6Cells 48 65×25×14 NO 15 MT75A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK 75A 95A 5.5V / 4A 2

‐ 6Cells 48 65×25×14 NO 16 MT85A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK 85A 100A 6V / 5A 2

‐ 6Cells 57 58×35×9 NO 17 MT8A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 8A 10A NO BEC 2

‐ 4Cells 8 27×22×7 NO 18 MT10A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 10A 13A NO BEC 2

‐ 4Cells 8 27×22×7 NO 19 MT12A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 12A 16A NO BEC 2

‐ 4Cells 8 27×22×7 NO 20 MT20A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 20A 30A NO BEC 2

‐ 4Cells 17 42×24×13 NO 21 MT25A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 25A 35A NO BEC 2

‐ 4Cells 17 42×24×13 NO 22 MT30A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 30A 40A NO BEC 2

‐ 4Cells 24 56×25×8 NO 23 MT35A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 35A 50A NO BEC 2

‐ 4Cells 24 56×25×8 NO 24 MT40A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 40A 60A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 31 65×26×10 with 3.5mm 25 MT45A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 45A 65A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 31 65×26×10 with 3.5mm 26 MT50A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 50A 70A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 37 73×30×10 with 3.5mm 27 MT55A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 55A 75A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 37 73×30×10 with 3.5mm 28 MT60A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 60A 80A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 47 66×26×15 with 3.5mm 29 MT65A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 65A 85A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 47 66×26×15 with 3.5mm 30 MT70A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 70A 90A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 44 65×25×14 NO 31 MT75A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 75A 95A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 44 65×25×14 NO 32 MT85A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK 85A 100A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 53 58×35×9 NO



### MAYTECH SimonK Firmware ESCs base on Harrier

‐ eXtremTM (MTMKHX) Series

NO. Model No. Cont. Current Burst Current (10sec) BEC Li

‐ Po Net Weight(g) Size(mm) (L × W × H) Golden Connector
1 MT20A

‐ BEC

‐ MK

‐ HX 20A 30A 5V / 2A 2

‐ 4Cells 18 36×29×9 NO 2 MT25A

‐ BEC

‐ MK

‐ HX 25A 35A 5V / 2A 2

‐ 4Cells 18 36×29×9 NO 3 MT30A

‐ BEC

‐ MK

‐ HX 30A 40A 5V / 3A 2

‐ 4Cells 25 51×29×8 NO 4 MT35A

‐ BEC

‐ MK

‐ HX 35A 45A 5V / 3A 2

‐ 4Cells 25 51×29×8 NO 5 MT40A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK

‐ HX 40A 60A 5V / 5A 2

‐ 6Cells 45 70×30×11 with 3.5mm 6 MT45A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK

‐ HX 45A 65A 5V / 5A 2

‐ 6Cells 45 70×30×11 with 3.5mm 7 MT60A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK

‐ HX 60A 80A 5V / 5A 2

‐ 6Cells 55 70×30×11 with 3.5mm 8 MT65A

‐ SBEC

‐ MK

‐ HX 65A 85A 5V / 5A 2

‐ 6Cells 55 70×30×11 with 3.5mm 9 MT20A

‐ OPTO

‐ MK

‐ HX 20A 30A NO BEC 2

‐ 4Cells 16 36×29×9 NO 10 MT25A ‐ OPTO ‐ MK

‐ HX 25A 35A NO BEC 2

‐ 4Cells 16 36×29×9 NO 11 MT30A ‐ OPTO ‐ MK

‐ HX 30A 40A NO BEC 2

‐ 4Cells 23 51×29×8 NO 12 MT35A ‐ OPTO ‐ MK

‐ HX 35A 45A NO BEC 2

‐ 4Cells 23 51×29×8 NO 14 MT40A ‐ OPTO ‐ MK

‐ HX 40A 60A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 41 70×30×11 with 3.5mm 15 MT45A ‐ OPTO ‐ MK

‐ HX 45A 65A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 41 70×30×11 with 3.5mm 16 MT60A ‐ OPTO ‐ MK

‐ HX 60A 80A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 51 70×30×11 with 3.5mm 17 MT65A ‐ OPTO ‐ MK

‐ HX 65A 85A NO BEC 2

‐ 6Cells 51 70×30×11 with 3.5mm



### MAYTECH SimonK Firmware ESCs base on Harrier

‐ Economical TM (MTMKHE) Series

NO. Model No. Cont. Current Burst Current (10sec) BEC Li

‐ Po Net Weight(g) Size(mm) (L × W × H) Golden Connector
1 MT20A

‐ BEC

‐ MK

‐ HE 20A 25A 5V / 2A 2

‐ 3Cells 23 51×25×9 NO 2 MT25A

‐ BEC

‐ MK

‐ HE 25A 30A 5V / 2A 2

‐ 3Cells 23 51×25×9 NO 3 MT30A

‐ BEC

‐ MK

‐ HE 30A 35A 5V / 2A 2

‐ 3Cells 26 51×25×9 NO 4 MT35A

‐ BEC

‐ MK

‐ HE 35A 40A 5V / 2A 2

‐ 3Cells 26 51×25×9 NO 5 MT40A

‐ BEC

‐ MK

‐ HE 40A 45A 5V / 3A 2

‐ 4Cells 36 66×27×11 NO 6 MT45A

‐ BEC

‐ MK

‐ HE 45A 50A 5V / 3A 2

‐ 4Cells 36 66×27×11 NO 

## Remark: MAYTECH SimonK Firmware ESCs base on Falcon

‐ ProTM (MTMKFP) Series ESCs Specification, pls contact MAYTECH Sales Team

SHANGHAI MAYTECH ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Address: RM418, BUILDING A, HUAMAO INDUSTRY ZONE, NO.6785, ZHONGCHUN R OAD, SHANGHAI, CHINA, 201100 Tel: +86-21-2992 2998 Fax: +86-21-2992 2989 Email: maytech@maytech.cn Web: http://www.maytech.cn 

## XI. MAYTECH Eagle-MultiTM(MTMK) Series ESCs Specification

XII. MAYTECH Other SimonK Firmware ESCs Specification