Contents Important Notice................................................................ 1 Product Introduction.......................................................... 1 Safety Precautions............................................................ 1 Charging............................................................................ 3 Use a Battery Indicator to Detect the Battery Level........................................ 3 Precautions for Use of the Charger...........................................
Start the Aircraft............................................................................................... 22 Direction Control.............................................................................................. 23 Go Home and Shut down the Aircraft.............................................................. 25 Control the Flight with the Ground Station ....................... 26 Functions and Features of the Ground Station...............................................
Important Notice AEE unmaned aircraft system combines multiple technologies to provide superior performance, but improer use this product will lead to serious damages. Please see the following statements : * Do not use this product for any illegal activities. We are not responsible for any consequences caused by use this product for any illegal activities. * This product must not be used in forbidden area. Shenzhen AEE Technology CO.
* Without authorization from SHENZHEN AEE TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD, do not disassemble or modify AEE UAS products.. * During outdoor flying, the aircraft can be started only when the GPS signal strength indicator is greater than or equal to 6. Forced take-off when the GPS signal strength indicator is lower than 6 may result in the following consequences: a. When it is beyond the operating range, it may be impossible for the aircraft to go back to the take-off position; b.
download new map data, the user can first enter Google Satellite Map. After it is confirmed that Google Satellite can download new maps, enter Google Earth again to download new maps. If this problem still exists, please contact our Customer Service Department.
After connection, the battery indicator first displays the total voltage, and then displays the voltage information of each battery cell in sequence: ALL (total voltage), No. 1, No. 2. No. 3, No. 4… Precautions for Use of the Charger 1. During charging, do not put the battery near inflammable matters. 2. Charging should be carried out in a dry and ventilated environment at room temperature. 3. Put the battery on a nonflammable utensil, such as ceramic plate, for charging.
Step 3: Loosen the tie and take out the battery. * Take out the battery of the remote control: Step Illustration Description Rotate to open the battery cover according to the direction of arrow Step 1: shown in the figure, and then remove it. Power plug Disconnect the power plug and take Step 2: out the battery.
Step 3: Complete connection. Connect the charger to AC 220V power supply with the supplied power cord; 4 LED Step 4: indicators of the charger will be on and then you can set the parameters of the charger. 3 Set Parameters and Start Charging After the battery is connected to the charger, set the parameters for the charger as follows: Battery Range of current Recommended Number Voltage capacity regulation charging current of cells Battery Battery of remote control 5000mAh Charging mode 0-3A 2.0-3.
; press DEC INC at this moment to decrease or increase the current value; STATUS press START for confirmation after the current is adjusted to the proper value. ENTER ; 4) After confirmation of the current value, the voltage value begins to pulsate: DEC press INC to select the corresponding voltage of the battery; press STATUS START for confirmation after ENTER the voltage is adjusted to the proper value.
4) After confirmation of the current value, the voltage value begins to pulsate: press DEC INC to select the corresponding voltage of the battery; press STATUS ; START for confirmation after ENTER the voltage is adjusted to the proper value. 5) After setting all parameters, hold START for 2 seconods, and the charger begins to detect the battery; ENTER after successful detection, press START to start charging, or press BATT TYPE to cancel charging.
5. Do not charge the battery near fire or in the sun; 6. Do not impact or drop the battery; 7. Do not use the battery when it is severely damaged or deformed; 8. Do not charge the battery in reverse polarity or over-discharge it (Reverse charge or over-discharge can cause the battery drum kits, leakage, batteries breakdown, or explosion, etc.) ; 9. Do not connect the battery in reverse polarity; 10.Any waste battery should be recycled in an environment-friendly way; 11.
Remote control strap: 1pc Video antenna: 2pcs Radio antenna: 2pcs AV output cable of remote control (optional): 1pc USB data cable (8-pin) of camera: 2pcs USB data cable (5-pin) of remote control: 1pc Wrench: 1pc Adaptor of ground control station: 1pc High-gain dual-band directional antenna: 1pc (including 2 feedback lines and 1 tripod) Vehicle-mounted charger clamp cable for ground station (optional): 1pc AV output cable for ground station (optional): 1pc Accessory box: 1pc CD-ROM: 1pc Instruc
Propeller Undercarriage Airborne camera A propeller with "P" should be installed on a support arm with "P". USB port Battery cover Power switch of aircraft ON OFF Video antenna Radio antenna Install Propellers There are two clockwise propellers and two counter-clockwise propellers. The letter “P” on a propeller indicates it is a counter-clockwise propeller which should be installed on a support arm with “P”.
( ) to clockwise tighten the propeller holders ( ). A propeller with “P” should be installed on a support arm with “P”. Install Battery 1. First remove the protective cover at the bottom of the aircraft: squeeze the two sides of the cover to remove the protective cover. 2. Take the battery out of the packing box, install it in the battery case at the bottom of the aircraft, and tighten it with a fixing strap. 3.
Preparations before Take-off 1. Remove the lens cap of the airborne camera. 2. Check the batteries of the aircraft and the remote control to see if the battery level is high enough (the recommended voltage for the aircraft is above 16V, and the remote control above 12V); in case of low battery level, please replace the battery. 3. Check the propellers of the aircraft to see if they are tightened. 4. Make sure that the manual/automatic flight switch of the remote control is in the manual flight mode. 5.
Radio antenna LCD display (touch screen) Local recording button Menu/return button Throttle (up, down) / course (left, right) joystick Course fine adjustment button Zoom out button Airborne recording stop button Power switch Local recording indicator Throttle fine adjustment button Video antenna Airborne recording indicator Power switch indicator Airborne recording button Shutter button USB port Strap hole Pitch fine adjustment button Manual/automatic flight switch PTZ control button Zoom in button
Airborne camera The airborne camera begins recording when it is pressed video recording once. Press it to take a photo (during recording of the airborne Shutter device, the snapshot function is available in three resolution modes: 1080p/25f, 960p/25f and 720p/25f). The airborne camera stops recording when it is pressed Stop recording once. Press “M” to enter the main menu of remote control.
Radio antenna (longer) Video antenna (shorter) “Radio” is indicated here “Video” is indicated here Video Radio Install the antennas shown below in the corresponding positions of the remote control and clockwise tighten them. Radio antenna corresponds to: Radio Video antenna corresponds to: Video Notice: Please make sure that the video and radio antennas have been properly installed to avoid influence on the flight and video receiving distance or damage to the transmitter modules.
Indication of airborne recording status Heading Indicator Indication of local recording status of remote control Indication of battery level of aircraft Indication of GPS signal strength Indication of battery level of remote control Horizon instrument (indication of roll and pitch attitudes) Indication of speed value Longitude and latitude of take-off position Indication of altitude Throttle fine adjustment Pitch fine adjustment Course fine adjustment Longitude and latitude of current position 10
switch and rotate the PTZ control knob, and the relevant indication bars will pulsate correspondingly; the functions of roll, pitch, throttle, course, automatic flight switch and angle adjustment of airborne camera can be checked. Notice: During servo checking, please make sure that the aircraft power switch is in the OFF state, in order to avoid accidental startup of the aircraft.
PAL-system 1920 × 1080i 1920 × 1080P 1280 × 960P 50f 16:9 25f 16:9 25f 4:3 • Zooming is not supported in the mode of 848x480P 100f. • Time indication is not supported in the mode of 1080I/50f.
Photo Shooting Settings 1)Image resolution of photo shooting 3.0M (2048×1536 4:3) 5.0M (2592×1944 4:3) 8.0M (3200×2400 4:3) 2)Selection of Shooting Mode: Single shooting: In the one shooting mode, the system will take one photo when “Shutter” is pressed once. Continuous shooting (three): In this mode, the system will take three photos continuously when “Shutter” is pressed once.
Notice: The continuous shooting (three) mode and the automatic continuous shooting mode cannot be enabled simultaneously. Local Settings of Airborne Camera Touch to enter the interface of “Local Settings of Airborne Camera”: 1) Loop Recording: ON, OFF When “Loop Recording” is ON, recording is saved as a segment file by each 10 min; if the space of the memory card is not enough, the first recording file will be overwritten automatically.
3) Formatting The airborne camera can be formatted to remove all files in it. Make sure you do not need the data before formatting! Yes 4) Restore Factory Settings This operation will restore all settings of this device to the factory settings. Yes 5) Date Setting a. Touch “Date Setting” to enter the setting interface of “Time Indication on Image”: b. Touch “ ” or “ ” corresponding to settings of “Year, Month, Day, Hour, and Minute”, to complete the settings of Year, Month, Day, Hour, and Minute. c.
1. Press “M” to enter the interface of “Function Setting” of the remote control. 2. Touch “Language Selection”. · Language options: English 3. After selecting the desired language, touch “Save” to complete setting. * Information of Software Version Start up the Aircraft * Start the Aircraft Notice: During outdoor flight, please make sure that the figure of GPS signal strength indicator is greater than or equal to 6.
Direction Control Directions of the aircraft are defined in the following figure: Front (aircraft nose) Right Left Rear See the following table for details: Joystick Attitude of aircraft Climb Upwards The motor speed and the propeller speed increase. The climbing speed Turn the left joystick forwards, increases with the joystick Horizon and keep the right joystick in the amplitude increases. original position. Go downwards The motor speed and Horizon the propeller speed decrease.
Rotate the nose clockwise Turn the left joystick rightwards, Rotate the nose rightwards (rotate clockwise) and keep the right joystick in the original position. Rotate the nose counter-clockwise Turn the left joystick leftwards, and keep the right joystick in the original position. Rotate the nose leftwards (rotate counter-clockwise) Fly forwards The nose tilts downwards; the aircraft inclines forwards and flies along the nose direction.
Fly rightwards The aircraft inclines rightwards At this moment, it is needed to slightly push Horizon T u r n t h e r i g h t j o y s t i c k forward the throttle to adjust the flight altitude rightwards, and keep the left joystick in the original position. so as to realize horizontal flight of the aircraft.
Turn the left joystick to the bottom left corner Turn the right joystick to the bottom right corner Notice: During flying of the aircraft, the above startup and shutdown operations are forbidden; or else, unpredictable consequences may be resulted in. When operation is completed, please timely turn off the power switch of the aircraft and take out the battery to avoid continuous consumption of the battery.
No. Name Function description 1 Support rod It is used to support the screen panel when the ground station panel is open; it can be taken in when the panel is closed; use a screw to fix it. 2 Main power indicator 3 Charge indicator It is red during battery charging and green when the battery is fully charged. 4 External DC power interface Connect to an external power adapter to supply power to the system or charge the battery. 5 Main power switch Turn on/off the main power.
17 18 19 Airborne photo shooting Press the airborne camera once to start photo shooting button Stop airborne recording button Keyboard and mouse Press the airborne camera once to stop recording Carry out relevant operations of the industrial computer 20 Zoom “-” Zoom control of camera: zoom out 21 Zoom “+” Zoom control of camera: zoom in 22 AV interface 23 Reserved button The airborne camera on the aircraft sends back video output in a realtime way Reserved button (no function) Preparations fo
on the right side; clockwise rotate and fix the antennas after they are aligned with the corresponding interface: Radio⬉ৄ㒓 antenna 5DGLR Video antenna 㾚乥㒓 9LGHR For short-distance operation, it is suggested the metal antenna should be used; for long-distance control, it is suggested the high-gain dual-band directional antenna should be used. * Connect Power Adapter Before use, please first check if the battery level of the ground control station is high enough.
Introduction to Main Interfaces of the Ground Station Software After startup, double-click the icon of the ground station software to open the ground station software. The main interface of the software is as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 8 9 11 12 1. “File” Menu • • Load Mission: Load local-stored flight missions. Save Mission: Save the currently edited flight mission. 2.
Connect or close serial ports, load mission, save mission, display track, etc. 7. Video Management Window (Please see the section of “Functions of Video Management Window in Ground Station Software” for details.) 8. Navigation Map Display real-time maps. 9. Navigation Bar Zoom in, zoom out, change or move map locations. 10.Flight Mission Editor • • Green indicates the current status of the mission.
Instruments Display Bar Altitude indicator Airspeed indicator Attitude indicator Heading indicator Status Bar Display such information as longitude and latitude of the aircraft, number of GPS satellite, and battery level in a real-time way; search, name and locate map data. Execute Manual Fly Missions with the Ground Station Flight missions can also be executed through manual operations with the ground station.
control. Execute Auto Fly Missions with the Ground Station An auto fly mission can be executed according to the following steps: Start the ground station GS software Switch to the “Auto Fly” mode Connect serial port and send joystick data Power up the aircraft to receive satellite signals Edit the flight mission You can continue to edit a completed Complete mission editing mission, and then click “Finish Editing”.
Station An One-button Auto Fly mission can be executed according to the following steps: Start the ground station GS software Switch to the “Auto Fly” mode Connect serial port and send joystick data Power up the aircraft to receive satellite signals Edit the flight mission You can continue to edit a completed Complete mission editing mission, and then click “Finish Editing”.
map type and click “OK”, and maps will be loaded automatically. If maps cannot be loaded normally after the ground station software is opened, please restart the software, connect to the network and try loading again. 2 Connect Serial Ports Connect serial port COM1 (ground station connects to the communication serial port) Find [COM1 Connect] on the toolbar; please select serial port COM1, and click “Connect”. A dialog box showing “Serial port opened” will pop up on the screen.
After connecting serial port COM2, calibrate the joysticks according to the following steps. The calibration function is mainly used to adjust the maximum, minimal and median values of the joysticks. Click “Calibration”. Rotate the left and right joysticks by 360° until the progress bars of 4 channels pulsate. Push the left and right joysticks, and observe whether there is corresponding pulsation on the progress bar of each channel. If the calibration is inaccurate, please repeat the above steps.
this moment, the map will locate to the current position of the aircraft. After the ground station software is started, the default position displayed on the map is the last added position. As to undesired positioning information, you can also delete it by clicking “Delete” after selecting the location name. The ground station software has the offline positioning function. Notice: 1. Maps of Google Satellite and Google Earth for the same area are not universal; please add maps separately. 2.
Notice: After selection, the color of waypoint icon changes to green selected and can be edited. , indicating this waypoint is Change waypoint position: Method 1: Use the left mouse button to drag the waypoint to the desired position. Method 2: Edit longitude and latitude in the Flight Mission Editor. Input the desired longitude and latitude in the corresponding attribute values, then the waypoint will automatically move to the corresponding position.
6 Upload Mission After finishing waypoint editing, click [Upload Mission] to upload the current flight mission to the aircraft. 7 Download Mission After the mission is successfully uploaded, click [Download Mission] to verify if the mission uploaded is correct; the following dialog box will pop up after “Download Mission” is clicked: Select “Yes” to save the current flight mission; select “No” to exit without saving.
Step 2: After “Save” is clicked, the ground station software will automatically save the information of the current flight mission (including track, waypoint altitude, speed, hold time, etc.). Flight missions edited with Google Earth are in .KML files; flight missions edited with Google Satellite are in .XML files. To call a saved flight mission, follow the steps below: Step 1: Load the local-stored flight missions through Menu File Download Mission.
1) During outdoor flight, please make sure that the GPS signal strength indicator is no less than 6. 2) Check if the indications of the heading indicator and the attitude indicator are consistent with the current status of the aircraft; in case of any inconsistence, please contact us immediately. 9 Display Track / Clear Track 1) After starting the aircraft, click “Display Track” to display the real-time flight track of the aircraft during its flying along the air route (Fig.
Select the waypoint you want to fly to in the Flight Mission Editor (the color of the selected waypoint is green); then click [Fly to] on the toolbar, and the aircraft will fly to this waypoint; after reaching this waypoint, the aircraft will hover. Only one target waypoint can be added every time. 3) Edit Flight Mission in the Air You can continue to edit the flight mission after the aircraft enters the hover state.
Place the aircraft in a horizontal posion (do not place the aircraft on a sloped ground for take-off); the “One-button Auto Fly” button will be lightened and become effective only after adding waypoints, uploading waypoint and downloading-waypoint-for-verification have been carried out in the ground station software.
2 Screenshot Click [Screenshot] on the toolbar to capture the current screen and save the screenshot file to the ground station computer; the system will automatically pop up a dialog box indicating the image store path: 3 Zoom in / Zoom out Click “Zoom in” / “Zoom out” to adjust the focal length of the airborne camera.
Resolution Visual Angle Bit Rate 7 Photo Shooting Setting Image Size Shot Mode - 46 -
Continuous Shot Mode 8 Camera Setting TV-out Format Only PAL can be selected • Average metering: use this mode when the luminance difference between the photograph subject and the background is relatively slight and steady. • Metering Mode Central area metering: It is the default mode, applying to scenes when there is certain luminance difference between the photograph background and the subject or the photograph subject relatively accords with the background.
When “Loop Recording” is ON, recording is Loop Recording saved as a segment file by each 10 min; if the space of the memory card is not enough, the first recording file will be overwritten automatically. Time Indication Show or hide time display. 9 Loading Setting Click [Loading Settings] on the toolbar to load the current settings of the airborne camera. 10 Save Settings Click [Save Settings] on the toolbar to save the current settings of the airborne camera.
Important notice: Before use of map backup, first open the ground station GS software in the Windows system, and make sure maps of Google Satellite and Google Earth have been downloaded and can be used.
The system will pop up a dialog box indicating successful backup: Generate backup data: 4 Data Recovery Select the map data to be recovered (selected data is in orange background), and click “Data Recovery”; the system will pop up a dialog box indicating successful recovery: Before data recovery, please first back up data; otherwise, data recovery cannot be performed.
6 Exit from Google Maps Data Management: Click “Exit” at the top right corner of Google Maps Data Management software to exit the software. 7 Log out of the Ubuntu system, click at the top right corner of the screen to select “Shutdown”. Map backup editing is completed at this moment. Video Files After startup, the aircraft will automatically enter the recording state. The user can preview the video on the screens of the remote control and the ground station.
3 Level 2 alarm for low battery of remote control 4 Level 1 alarm for low battery of remote control 5 Level 2 alarm for low battery of ground station 6 Level 1 alarm for low battery of ground station Beep --- beep beep --- beep --- beep beep… (fast) continuous Beep --- beep beep --- beep --- beep beep… (slow) repeat once every 2min (approx.) Beep --- beep beep --- beep --- beep beep… (fast) continuous Beep --- beep beep --- beep --- beep beep… (slow) repeat once every 2min (approx.
(1) Check the mainboard power switch of the aircraft (2) Check the battery of the aircraft to see if there is (1) Make sure the aircraft is placed on a flat ground (2) Use the pitch and roll joysticks of the remote Self-checking of the aircraft fails after it is powered up (the buzzer beeps all the time) to make sure it is in the ON (powered up) state any poor contact Speeds of four motors are obviously inconsistent with each other after startup (some run fast, while some run slowly) The aircraft
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