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1 Revision History Revision A B C D E Date Comments 6/23/2019 Initial release 07/17/2019 Modified the FCC and added the IC regulatory statement 08/09/2019 Updated the SkyStation statistics definitions and modified for uav files updating 08/12/2019 Updated the FCC and IC statements per the TCB 08/28/2019 Updated the RF exposure limits per the TCB UAV-1003064-001 Rev E Page 3 | 45
2 Limited Warranty uAvionix products are warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for one year from purchase. For the duration of the warranty period, uAvionix, at its sole option, will repair or replace any product which fails under normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor, provided that the customer shall be responsible for any transportation cost.
3 Contents 1 Revision History ................................................................................... 3 2 Limited Warranty.................................................................................. 4 3 Contents .............................................................................................. 5 4 Introduction .......................................................................................... 7 5 Specification ....................................................
8 Appendix B HERE2 GPS Sharing ......................................................
4 Introduction MicroLink is an aviation grade, miniature, Beyond Visual Line Of Sight (BVLOS) data link radio specifically designed for long range, robust, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) telemetry data links. Ideal for size, weight, power and performance sensitive applications, MicroLink operates in the 902-928MHz license-free ISM band.
5 Specification 5.
5.2 Regulatory Statements 5.2.1 FCC Statement FCC ID: 2AFFTC2XISM This device meets the FCC requirements for RF exposure in public or uncontrolled environments. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes : 1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage; 2) l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.
5.3 Ground Radio System (GRS) – SkyStation • All-Weather Network-Ready MicroLink GRS • TCP and UDP Power Over Ethernet (POE) connectivity. • IP67 grade enclosure.
5.4 Airborne Radio System (ARS) • Transparent serial user data interface • Plug and play with Ardupilot PixHawk autopilot • Dual MMCX antenna connectors • Supports NMEA/UBX GPS Sensors such as HERE2 and truFYX USER Interface Timing/Position, Control Interface Pin Type Physical Port 1 5V 5V 2 RXD IN Telem 3 TXD OUT Telem 4 RXD IN GPS 5 PPS IN 1PPS 6 GND Pin Type Physical Port 1 5V 5V 2 RXD IN GPS 3 UTC IN 1PPS 4 RXD IN Control 5 TXD OUT Control 6 GND 5.
Ordering Part Numbers SkyStation UAV-1003057-001 MicroLink UAV-1002868-001 GPS Options truFYX kit UAV-1002500-001 HERE2 kit UAV-1002956-001 Replacement Parts SkyLink Dipole Antenna UAV-1003060-001 MMCX 100mm UAV-1003063-001 MMCX 200mm UAV-1003063-002 GH 6p Cable UAV-1003061001 GH 8p Cable UAV-1003062-001 UAV-1003064-001 Rev E Page 13 | 45
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6 Configuration 6.1 SkyStation Connect SkyStation to a POE switch or POE power injector.
6.2 Connection to the POE Network POE Specifications: Parameter Standard Maximum power Voltage Range Maximum Current Maximum Cable Resistance Supported Cabling Supported Modes Power Management Maximum Cable Length Value 803.3af (802.3at Type1) 15.4W 37 – 57V 350mA 20Ω Shielded Cat 3 and Shielded Cat 5 Mode A (endspan), Mode B (midspan) Power Class 0 100 meters ! Caution! Absolute maximum DC voltage +57 V.
6.3 SkyStation Start-up and Connection 6.3.1 Apply POE power to the SkyStation At power-up an IP address will be assigned to the SkyStation by the local DHCP server. By default, the SkyStation will start broadcasting the Control Channel information on port 30012. 6.3.2 Run SkyLinkApp.exe SkyLinkApp.exe will be listening for incoming Control UDP data on port 30012. When the data arrives, SkyLinkApp.exe will begin graphing the radio link statistics.
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6.3.3 Connect to Mission Planner in TCP mode Download and install Mission Planner from: http://firmware.ardupilot.org/Tools/MissionPlanner/ http://ardupilot.org/planner/docs/mission-planner-installation.html Verify that the flight controller and SkyStation are powered and running and that SkyLinkApp.exe is receiving data. Run Mission Planner and select the communications drop down menu. Select TCP as the communication mode and hit the Connect button on the upper right-hand corner.
Enter the SkyStation IP address as found earlier in SkyLinkApp.exe and click OK. Enter port 30011 which is the SkyStation default TCP port for Mission Planner and click OK.
The TCP connection will now take off and you will see the system retrieving parameters as follows for the flight controller. The SkyStation is now in place and ready to host missions. 6.3.4 SkyLinkApp.exe SkyLinkApp.exe is the uAvionix Control channel monitoring application. It is used or showing Status, Maps and Configuration information. It can be connected to the SkyStation in TCP or UCP modes and the ports are configurable for network flexibility.
There is also a KML logging feature for importation into mapping software. 6.3.5 Status Tab The status data is shown for both the local and the remote radios. It contains both transmit and receive information for the local and remote radios. This information includes memory queue depth information, transmit and receive data rates, frame rates, dropped frames and data totals.
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Radio throughput and statistics detail shown below. RSSI detail shown below. 6.3.6 Maps Tab SkyLinkApp.exe has a mapping tab for mapping the local radio SkyStation radio as well as the remote aircraft radio. It includes latitude, longitude, altitude, GPS fix type, Slant Range and SV count.
6.3.7 Configuration Tab SkyLinkApp.exe also contains a Configuration page. This page is used for device settings and setup as well as system selecting the hop table scheme for the system.
6.3.7.1 ARS Configuration Connect as shown below then run the SkyLinkApp.
Select Port and set the App Baud to 115200.
6.3.7.2 GRS Configuration Connect as shown below then run the SkyLinkApp.
Select Port and set UDP / TCP as configured.
6.4 SkyStation Configuration and Health Webpage SkyLinkApp.exe will give the IP address of the SkyStation. The SkyStation IP address can be also be determined without SkyLinkApp.exe by accessing the local DHCP server and reviewing the connected devices or by using industry accepted network scanning tools. Directions for each DHCP server, router, or network scanning tool differ. Refer to the instruction manual for these devices or tools to help determine the IP address assigned to the SkyStation.
Displays Health statistics, position and version information. Use to program the target UDP address and Port number. • SkyStation status URL: http://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/api/v1/stats Displays the status json sentence/ • SkyStation update URL: http://nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn/update Provides ability to update firmware. The base URL displays configuration items as well as dynamic SkyStation health statistics. The defaults for the User and Control channel connections is shown.
6.4.
Configuration Item User Connection Type User UDP IP Address User UDP Port User TCP IP Address User TCP Port Control Connection Type Control UDP IP Address Control UDP Port UAV-1003064-001 Rev E Description These checkboxes indicate a connection type of UDP or TCP to the SkyStation on the User connection. The default will be TCP for the User connection. The User connection is typically a connection to the aircraft ground station software.
Configuration Item Control TCP IP Address Control TCP Port Static IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway IP Address DNS Address Reset Factory Defaults Description datagrams will be sent with this port specified in this field. The default for the Control UDP port is 30012 When the User Connection Type is TCP, this will be the IP address the Control connection will use to connect to the aircraft configuration and health ground software. This field will not usually be used and will default to 0.0.0.
Statistic User Serial Total KB Received UAV-1003064-001 Rev E Description This is the total number of bytes received on the User serial channel in Kilobytes Page 36 | 45
User Serial Byes/s User TCP Bytes Received User UDP Bytes Received Control Serial Total KB Received Control Bytes/s Control TCP Bytes Received Control UDP Bytes Received TCP Received TCP Transmit TCP Drops Free Space Allocated Space Version This is the current number of bytes per second on the User serial channel This is the total number of TCP bytes received on the User channel when the User Connection type is TCP This is the total number of UDP bytes received on the User channel when the User Connection
Select the “SkyStation.uav” file to upload by pressing the “Choose File” button. Press to start the upgrade process. There will be an update % status at the bottom of the page.
When the upgrade is complete you need to press the button to restart the SkyStation. It is recommended that you now power cycle the SkyStation before proceeding.
7 Appendix A Quick Start Guide • Connect your SkyStation to your command and control network and power it up. • Connect the User radio port which is the top port on the radio to the Telemetry 1 port on your Pixhawk2. • Connect the Control radio port which is the bottom port on the radio your truFXY GPS. • Power on your aircraft flight control system. • Launch the SkyLinkApp.exe application available at www.uavionix.
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• Connect Mission Planner to the SkyStation using a TCP connection to the SkyStation IP Address and the default SkyStation TCP port of 30011.
• Use the IP address of the SkyStation obtained from the SkyLinkApp or from your list of DHCP connected devices. • Use the SkyStation default port of 30011.
• Once connected and all the parameters are downloaded you are ready to plan your mission and fly! UAV-1003064-001 Rev E Page 44 | 45
8 Appendix B HERE2 GPS Sharing HERE2 GPS Sharing shown below.
