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Guide to the Phantom 2 Vision & Vision+

V. Dec-04-2014 – By Fantomas

What to Do & Not to Do First .....................................................................................................2

What to do After any Software/Firmware Update OR After a Crash.......................................4

Good to Know before you Go....................................................................................................5

Starting/Stopping the Motors ....................................................................................................6

DJI Vision Camera & Radar Function........................................................................................7

Know your S1/S2 switches ........................................................................................................8

Flight Environment Requirements ..........................................................................................10

Pre-Flight Checklist/Tips & Tricks/Notes................................................................................11

Inspection........................................................................................................................................... 11

Power UP ............................................................................................................................................ 11

DJI Vision Apps.................................................................................................................................. 12

Ready to Fly........................................................................................................................................ 13

Always be prepared for the Worst.................................................................................................... 14

A- Lost Orientation and/or Location...............................................................................................................14

B- Lost Video/Telemetry Feeds.......................................................................................................................14

C- Baby, Come Back ........................................................................................................................................15

D- Failsafe (RTH) ..............................................................................................................................................16

E- GPS Lost.......................................................................................................................................................17

F- Flyaway .........................................................................................................................................................18

G- Vortex Ring State (VRS)..............................................................................................................................18

H- Low Battery ..................................................................................................................................................19

Landing............................................................................................................................................... 20

Side Notes .......................................................................................................................................... 21

Led Status (Phantom, RC & Extender)....................................................................................23

Battery Status (RC & Extender & Smart) ................................................................................26

Compass Calibration................................................................................................................28

Take Good Care of your Compass ..........................................................................................29

How to avoid Flyaway...............................................................................................................30

Recovering from a Flyaway .....................................................................................................31

Naza-M and IOC: Why and How...............................................................................................32

Failsafe ......................................................................................................................................

IOC Flight - Course Lock & Home Lock..................................................................................37

Flight Limits ..............................................................................................................................40

Ground Station..........................................................................................................................41

Preventative Maintenance Checklist.......................................................................................45

Lipo Battery – Safety Advisory Notice....................................................................................46

Phantom and RC Assistant......................................................................................................47

Camera update..........................................................................................................................49

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Guide to the Phantom 2 Vision & Vision+ V. Dec-04-2014 – By Fantomas What to Do & Not to Do First ..................................................................................................... 2 What to do After any Software/Firmware Update OR After a Crash. ...................................... 4 Good to Know before you Go .................................................................................................... 5 Starting/Stopping the Motors .............................................
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What to Do & Not to Do First - Never, Never, Never, start flying Right Out of the Box OR after a Firmware Update!!! You WILL Crash, Hit Something, Hurt Someone or Hurt Yourself!! Too many times I’ve heard: “I just bought one, in 15 minutes I was flying and…crashing”. So PLEASE, people! Did I say NEVER? I’m gonna say it again: N . E . V . E . R .! - Start by reading the manuals.
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You are now ready, but please allow yourself some flight training before attempting more advanced or adventurous flight maneuvers. Start out in a wide open field, far from trees, buildings and power lines. Run through the DJI Pilot Training Guide and get all of the techniques down. The important part here is to learn what the sticks will do in every flying directions. After some good practice, turn on the Naza-M and IOC(Intelligent Orientation Control).
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What to do After any Software/Firmware Update OR After a Crash. Don’t forget to ALWAYS Remove the Propellers/Gimbal Clamp and Camera Lens Cap when using the assistants. For obvious reason, make sure all your batteries are fully charged before doing any firmware update. 1- Start Phantom RC Assistant Software: - Turn On Remote Control & Range Extender - Connect Remote Control to PC/MAC using USB cable. - Update Firmware as needed. - Calibrate the Sticks/Switches (follow on screen instructions).
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Good to Know before you Go Flight Control System IMU or Inertial Measurement Unit An inertial measurement unit, or IMU, is an electronic device that measures and reports on a craft's velocity, orientation, and gravitational forces, using a combination of accelerometers and gyroscopes, sometimes also magnetometers. IMUs are typically used to maneuver aircraft, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The altitude part is the barometric altimeter that measures altitude based on air pressure.
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Starting/Stopping the Motors Need to Know: You DO NOT have to worry about pulling the throttle all the way down for more than 3 sec while in the Air (not recommended anyway because of VRS, more on that later): so NO, it won’t shut down the motors if you do it while flying. The Phantom will NOT shut down until it feels it's not losing altitude for about 3-5 seconds (aka it's on ground now). The only thing I wouldn’t try is to execute CSC while in the air.
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DJI Vision Camera & Radar Function The Radar Function is VERY useful to track down where your Phantom is heading or its relative location.
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Know your S1/S2 switches (Naza-M/IOC only) The following only applies if you have switched your Phantom to Naza-M, activate IOC (Intelligent Orientation Control and have S1 bottom position set to FAILSAFE and NOT Manual. See the “Naza-M and IOC: Why and How” section for more info.
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An issue with traditional RC flight is once the craft gets far enough away (or flies into the sun) it’s VERY easy to lose track of how it's oriented...is it facing toward me, or away from me? Once you lose orientation your only recourse is to give a command and see how it reacts - could mean disaster. The other issue with traditional RC flight is reversing your control. When the craft is flying away from you, all's right with the world. If you want to go to your right, you push the right stick right...
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Flight Environment Requirements - Do not fly inside your house/office/store unless you really want to trash it. Why? Just have a quick look a the “Failsafe” section then measure the height of your ceiling. But if you really need to fly inside, watch this: Flying your DJI Phantom inside? Some things to consider... - Note wind direction and weather conditions (actual and forecast). Do not use the aircraft in severe weather conditions. These include wind (more that moderate breeze), snow, rain and smog.
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Pre-Flight Checklist/Tips & Tricks/Notes (Big thanks to everyone for some very good ideas & additions) Inspection (Someone has to do it) - Remote Control (TX), Smart Battery(Battery), Range Extender(REx) and Smartphone(Phone) are fully charged. - Attach Propellers Guards. Not recommended, unless you have good reasons to use them (they’re “ok” if you are learning to fly); Prop Guards - Pros and Cons.
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Need to Know: Always turn on the Remote Control BEFORE powering on the Phantom and keep it on until the Phantom battery is powered off. After landing, always turn off the Phantom BEFORE turning off the power on the Remote Control. You don’t want the Phantom to think it has lost connection to the Remote Control and take off heading to the last recorded home position. NEVER install or remove the battery when it is turned on. - Watch Phantom LED startup sequence for abnormal indications.
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Ready to Fly (Are you sure, really sure?) - Ensure the antenna of Remote Control is perpendicular to the ground (pointing upwards) and Range Extender is angled properly (Front Flat Face pointed toward Phantom). Try to always keep them pointed at the Phantom and AVOID Line of Sight obstacles (->Signal Lost) - Phantom is ready to take-off. BUT ONLY if Rear Led are still slowly blinking green and you still have 6+ satellites. Satellites lock drop in and out sometimes until finally staying stable.
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Always be prepared for the Worst Besides hardware/software issues, it is YOU, the operator, who is responsible to ensure the system is functioning properly prior to take-off.
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If both Video and Telemetry are off, and your nose was pointing directly at or away from you when it happens, "turn" your phantoms nose left or right a little, even though you can't see it rotating, it is. The Phantom has greater FPV range with it's side facing you and your video/telemetry feeds may return. if nothing happens immediately then fly a little forward or backward, you may just be flying over a small patch of radio interference that once you pass-over the video may return.
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Need to Know: In FAILSAFE(3) mode, the aircraft speed is really slow and if you are low on battery it may be an issue, where HL(2) returns much faster. GPS signal is not ok: 2- If you’re not sure you still have GPS signal(no telemetry) but you remember your Home Orientation: flip the S2 switch to CL and maneuver the Right Stick till you get back Connection or have the Phantom in sight then Flip S2 to Off.
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Need to Know: The Phantom cannot avoid obstacles during Failsafe. So it might be a good idea to try Regaining Control as soon as you can. Need to Know: In FAILSAFE mode, the aircraft speed is really slow and if you are low on battery it may be an issue! 2- Regain Control: This will depend on the position of the S1 switch (GPS or ATTI) when the Failsafe was triggered. S1 was on ATTI: You will get back control as soon as signal is recovered.
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F- Flyaway. The worst nightmare of all pilots...! A flyaway is a scenario where the Phantom pilot will suddenly lose control of the Phantom during a flight resulting in lost or damaged units. If your Phantom starts flying away ignoring your input, try these steps, only progressing if no success: Need to Know: If you lose GPS while flying, the Phantom will enter ATTI mode and MAY get blown away (drifting in the direction it was flying before losing GPS). This is not a Flyaway, it is normal.
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At the first signs of VRS something like the following make a good escape plan: 1) Release throttle. 2) Push Forward or Sideway at full thrust to get clean air and try to "punch out" of the vortex. If possible, punch out into or across the wind (upwind or crosswind). 3) Flip to ATTI mode. 4) If uncontrolled yaw/rotation is occurring, apply opposite yaw to stabilize heading. Avoiding VRS Of course, none of this guarantees you WILL escape VRS, so it's highly preferred to avoid VRS altogether if possible.
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Landing (What? You are still in the air…You’re Goodddd) Need to Know: Pay particular attention to the Vortex Ring State (VRS) while descending (discussed earlier). - To land, hover over a level surface and gently pull down on the throttle gently to descend. To minimize flip over (especially if it’s windy), try to avoid unnecessary Forward, Backward and Lateral movement when landing.
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Side Notes - It is recommended to redo the pre-flight inspection again after your last flight of the day just to make sure you'll be ok for your next one. You wouldn't want to drive all the way up to your favorite flying location (1-2 hours away) just to find out something broke during your last flight and...spare parts are back home or you just need to tight up a few screws but...didn't bring a screwdriver. - Take proper care of your battery. Let your battery cool down before charging.
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If you really, really want to fly over/near water, maybe you should consider buying a “ better safe than sorry” device like the “GetterBack”. Have a look here How To Recover Dji Phantom After Crash Landing In Water? and here Dji Phantom Water Recovery GetterBack, - Beware: The Gimbal System on the Vision+ is ridiculously fragile!! The camera does a fantastic job of stills and video. However, the first hard landing you have or collision with an object, consider the gimbal system and camera toast.
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Led Status (Phantom, RC & Extender) Phantom Front/Rear Led Page 23
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Remote Control Power Indicator Range Extender Page 24
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Phantom/Naza-M (NAZA mode LED light signals - what's the difference?) If the Warm Up waiting is longer that 2 minutes (Green/Yellow Flashing), power off for 10 minutes, cold start, and then connect the assistant software, Enter the “Tools” -> IMU calibration, carry out the Advanced calibration.
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Battery Status (RC & Extender & Smart) Remote Control (old/new) Range Extender Smart Battery Page 26
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Compass Calibration Compass Calibration is very important; otherwise the flight control system will not work properly. The compass is very sensitive to electromagnetic interference, which can cause abnormal compass data leading to poor flight performance or even flight failure. Regular calibration is required for optimum performance.
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Take Good Care of your Compass According to DJI one possible cause of a fly-away is a conflict between Compass & GPS data as a result of an improper compass calibration. It's been theorized that the conflict generates an error which accumulates until the Autopilot attempts to reorient and/or reposition the aircraft towards the erroneous "correct direction" or "correct position" resulting in the now infamous spin-out or fly-away.
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How to avoid Flyaway A flyaway is a scenario where the Phantom pilot will suddenly lose control of the Phantom during a flight resulting in lost or damaged units. (Quote from Visioneer) “Every new technology must have a boogey-man, and for the Phantoms it's "flyaway". The classic flyaway is described as follows, "I did everything right, and was having a great flight. Then it started acting hinky and I couldn't get it to respond.
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Recovering from a Flyaway (Text from BenDronePilot) So you're flying your Phantom on a nice or not so nice day. Enjoying your flight and suddenly the worst happens. It begins to do things it's not supposed to do and or takes off on its own. Following these helpful tips should set you straight. 1) Take a deep breath 2) Don't panic 3) If it begins to fly away you can panic now. (just kidding) please refer back to steps one and two.
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Naza-M and IOC: Why and How This is one (if not) the best description of Naza-M and IOC. Source: http://www.pattayadays.com/2014/03/naza-mode-on-the-phantom-2-vision/ The Phantom 2 Vision is a fine machine. But the documentation can be sparse in places, and hard to track down.
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The middle position is less obviously useful. It’s called Course Lock and when it is enabled, the Phantom will respond to the sticks as if it is aligned in the direction it was facing at time of take off. So if your Phantom was facing East when you took off and is now pointing North, pushing the right stick forward will send it north. Flick onto Course Lock and pushing the stick will send it East.
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Make sure you have selected Failsafe; which triggers the Return to Home mode. Another option is Manual, which removes all the limits of the flight system and allows advanced pilots to perform rolls and other aerobatics, and pilots like me to convert my Phantom to a pile of plastic in a couple of seconds. Unless you’re a very experienced flyer, you probably don’t want to try Manual mode. Need to Know: After switching to Naza-M, you must also activate IOC.
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Failsafe Manual Failsafe (Always give extra elevation before you hit Failsafe!!!) Switch S1 into the bottom "Failsafe" position (Just turning off the Remote Control will accomplish the same thing). Phantoms tail lights turned rapid Yellow flashing followed by it ascending to 20m/66 feet or to your manually set RTH altitude (If its height is higher than that, it will stay at that height), flying over its original "Home Point”(RTH), pausing a bit before descending (~15 sec).
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This was taken from the Naza-M Guide.
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IOC Flight - Course Lock & Home Lock Page 37
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Recap: It’s possible to manually change the Home Point and Course Lock direction after take off and while in flight. Course Lock Direction reset is S2 Top-Middle-Top 3-5 times; Home Point reset is S2 Middle-Bottom-Middle 3-5 times. Make sure you do not cycle through all three positions (Top through Bottom). Doing all three positions may result in the resetting of both CL and HP. Obviously, if you want to manually set a new Home Point, you need to turn off Dynamic Home Point (see below).
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Flight Limits (Check User Guide for more info) Page 40
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Ground Station You must have the latest Firmware & DJI Vision apps AND have the Ground Station Enabled in Settings to be able to use it.
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(Text mainly from Bob Asbury) - You have to program the altitudes as you plan your mission and you MUST always be mindful of obstacles and altitudes between waypoints. The aircraft will fly from the ground to the first waypoint (or between waypoints) altitude gradually. I have found that the easiest way to avoid trouble is to make the first waypoint very close to me and very high.
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Preventative Maintenance Checklist (Text mainly from Pull_Up) EVERY WEEK or EVERY 10 FLIGHTS, WHICHEVER SOONER: - Check for damage, wear and crack on all the parts. - Check tightness of motor retaining screws and shell retaining screws in case some needed to be tightened up a bit. - Check motors move freely when spun by hand; - Turn motors shafts with your fingers and verify they are smooth without excessive play or binding (missing E clip? Loose bell housing screw? Bad bearings?).
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Lipo Battery – Safety Advisory Notice Be very careful with your LiPo battery and make sure you follow this Safety Advisory Notice. The LiPo is an extremely hazardous battery if mishandled. Not convinced? Watch this: World's Most Dangerous Battery! and this LiPo on fire in a Cashbox.
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Phantom and RC Assistant - ALWAYS Remove the Propellers/Gimbal Clamp and Camera Lens Cap when using the assistants. - For obvious reason, make sure all your batteries are fully charged before doing any firmware update. - When Using Vision+ Assistant, make sure RC/Extender are ON and USB is connected to the Phantom(ON). - For RC Assistant: Only the RC/Extender need to be ON and connected using USB. - Close the Software before disconnecting any devices.
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Camera update Using the DJI Phantom 2 Vision Assistant, check the current firmware version of your FC200 Camera. Then, check if there’s a new firmware update for the Phantom 2 Vision FC200 Camera on DJI web site. If a firmware update is needed, then follow the instructions below to update your firmware. a) Download the latest camera firmware and unzip it. b) Get a clean Micro-SD card (less than or equals to 32GB), and copy the “firmware.bin” file to the root folder of the SD card.