User`s manual

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1 Introduction 4
1.1 System overview ........................................ 4
1.1.1 X-CSM ......................................... 4
1.1.2 AscTec Hummingbird PowerBoard .......................... 5
1.1.3 AscTec AutoPilot .................................... 5
1.1.4 AscTec 3D-MAG .................................... 6
1.1.5 GPS unit ........................................ 6
1.1.6 Motors ......................................... 6
1.1.7 X-BLDC brushless motor controllers ......................... 6
1.1.8 Propellers ........................................ 7
1.2 Transmitter ........................................... 7
2 Things to do before the first flight 8
2.1 Mounting the propellers ..................................... 8
2.2 Preparing your own battery ................................... 8
2.3 Teach-in of your transmitter .................................. 9
3 Operating the AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot 11
3.1 Status LEDs ........................................... 11
3.2 Acoustic signals given by the AscTec AutoPilot ........................ 11
3.3 Important things to keep in mind ................................ 11
3.4 Learning to fly .......................................... 12
3.4.1 General hints ...................................... 12
3.4.2 First flights ....................................... 12
3.4.3 Enabling height control ................................. 13
3.4.4 Flying in GPS mode .................................. 13
4 On-Board serial interface 15
4.1 Physical interface ........................................ 15
4.2 Data protocol .......................................... 15
4.2.1 Data output ....................................... 15
4.2.2 Command input ..................................... 17
4.3 System calibration ....................................... 17
5 Contact Information 18
A Installing firmware upgrades 19
A.1 Updating firmware on the LowLevel(LL)-processor ...................... 19
A.1.1 Tools required for the update .............................. 19
A.1.2 Uploading firmware to the LL-processor ........................ 19
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