User's Guide

Unifly Operator App User Guide Rel. 2.3
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For the very first Bluetooth connection to the mobile device it is possible you will be required to
reconnect to the BLIP as the BLIP is initially not in the list of known Bluetooth devices of your mobile
device.
o Firmware upgrade for BLIP hardware R2.1
Make sure the BLIP R2.1 is using firmware v1.8.30 or higher. Upgrade the firmware manually if
required.
If you are using a BLIP R2.1 (see label on the back) the current Unifly Operator app will automatically
prompt to upgrade to firmware v2.1.5.
4.3.1 BLIP Boarding Mode
Boarding mode is activated once you authenticate the device by tapping the mobile app's “Connect” button.
Once the Bluetooth connection is established, the BLIP’s GNSS module is activated and starts acquiring the position of
the BLIP.
The app displays the “GNSS Connecting” status message and the GNSS LED blinks yellow to indicate the BLIP is
acquiring its position.
Also, the LTE module is activated to establish the communication link with the Unifly cloud services at the start of the
flight.
Figure 9 BLIP initialisation
• Notes:
o There is a 30 minutes timeout on this mode: if the BLIP doesn’t transition to Flight mode within this
period, the BLIP automatically falls back to Standby mode. Do note this timeout is disabled as long as
there is an active Bluetooth connection between the BLIP and the Unifly Operator app.
o When activating a BLIP for the first time the initial GNSS satellite acquisition can take up to 5 minutes.
This can also happen when the BLIP has been moved to a new location.