FY-41AP AutoPilot & OSD System Installation & Operation Manual （Fixed Wing Version） Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd Addr : 4th Floor,YuTaiJie Science Technology Building,Information Industry Park , ChaoYang Road ,Qi Xing District ,Gui Lin ,541004 Website: www.feiyu-tech.com Email: service@feiyu-tech.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Table of content User Agreement： ............................................................................................................................ 3 FY-41AP AutoPilot & OSD System Introduction ............................................................................. 3 Function Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 5 FY-41AP Single Module Function ......
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Dear Customer： Thank you for choosing FY-41AP as your autopilot system. Please read this manual carefully to ensure correct installation & operation. FY-41AP has fixed wing and Multi-rotor version, you can through firmware upgrade to choose use which version. Now you are reading the fixed wing version manual. User Agreement： The use of FY - 41 AP is prohibited for any illegal intentions and purposes.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Flight stabilization is achieved via an integrated 3 axis gyro, 3 axis accelerometer, 3 axis magnetometer and a barometric pressure sensor. This enables the module to accurately measure flight attitude, earth azimuth & relative altitude to achieve: Extremely stable conventional flight pattern Stabilized 3D flight Automatically return to home (RTL) Fixed altitude flight Heading lock flight GPS waypoint flight Auto circling over a fixed GPS location.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. connected to FY-41AP.FY-41AP, will automatically select the airspeed reading from the latter and display within the telemetry information. Function Introduction FY-41AP Single Module Function ●Activated Mode - In this mode, the FY-41AP auto stabilization is turned off. The aircraft is completely under pilot control. ●Stabilized Mode - level flight is automatically maintained, making flight simple, especially for beginners.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. OSD Video Overlay System Function First Person View (FPV): FY-41AP has an integrated OSD video overlay system that presents critical flight information on the video for easy enjoy FPV, at the same time, Auto stable, Fixed altitude & Heading lock, Waypoint Navigation , Auto Return To Home function will make FPV operation more easy. FY-41AP can be connected to a Data Link Connecting to a Data Link can increase flight distance.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. 4 To measure airspeed Size: 64.5mm * 13.5mm * 13.5mm Weight: 9g 5 For FY-41AP upgrade version For connect data link to PC For connect remote adapter to PC 6 For connect FY-41AP to remote receiver 7 For connect video camera or video transmitter 8 Can weld to power manager module for connect the batter and ESC 9 GPS extension wire Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd http://www.feiyudz.cn Page 7 service@feiyu-tech.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. FY-41AP Connection Summary: Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd http://www.feiyudz.cn Page 8 service@feiyu-tech.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. S1~S8 Servo Interface Connection Instructions No.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Airspeed meter wiring Video camera wiring Yellow-video signal Red--+12V Black--GND Video transmitter wiring Yellow-video signal Red--+12V Black--GND Connect the USB data cable to UART1 port to firmware upgrade for FY-41AP control module Connect the USB data cable to UART2 port to firmware upgrade for OSD module Data link wire Connect the FY-602 data radio to UART1 port Vibration absorbing pads (dampers),use for FY-41AP vibration damping installation.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Main Module Installation FY-41AP module installation When installing, please keep FY-41AP horizontal and as close as possible to the "Centre of gravity" (COG) of the aircraft. The modules orientation can be changed by FY-GCS (Ground Control Station) system: arrow to front, back, left or right. Efficient anti-vibration components are very important and to be used when installing. You can use the included ‗vibration absorbing dampers‘ or your DIY equipment.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. GPS module install GPS receiver module has integrated plate type GPS passive antenna with stronger reception ability shielding the false signal by ground reflection efficiently. DO NOT install next to metal or carbon fiber & other shielding material, which may block satellite signal reception. Install the GPS Module horizontal and away from electromagnetic sources such as ESC‘s, power wires, servo wires & video transmitters which can interfere with GPS signal.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Power manager module install The airspeed sensor need to pull ahead the front of the pneumatic opening and in the line with the direction of flight. You can install the Airspeed sensor to the wing or in the front of the nose, do not block the front of the air inlet , we can use the glue to fix the airspeed sensor. Note: Make sure that after installation, the fuselage in flight airflow can not interfere with air intakes. Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Remote control setting: SW1&SW2 FY-41AP needs remote control and receiver with at least 6 channels, including 4 normal channels for AIL,ELE,THR,RUD, and two for SW1,SW2 to control flying mode. You need to choose normal fixed wing plane mode canceling all mix control modes, meanwhile setting CH5,CH6 to two three-switch.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. ！ Gyroscope Reset If the following conditions occur, the FY-41AP initialization is recommended: (1) The device has not been used for a long time. (2) There is a change in environmental temperature of over 30 degrees since last flight. (3) The purple LED flashes continuously even when the FY-41AP remains stationary and you never activate the motor.(When you in non navigation mode, which means SW2 is ―NULL‖.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. FY-41AP indicator light instruction FY-41AP with three colors LED which can send out red, blue, green light. Also yellow, white, purple and other colors light through the combination. Operators can know the FY-41AP‘s operating mode by judging the different colors which the LED sends out and the flash frequency. green light flash means GPS location fixed, red and blue light indicate FY-41AP working mode.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. OSD interface instruction The integrated OSD module supports PAL or NTSC form video input. OSD display interface: No. Instruction No. 1 GPS altitude(Unit：m) 9 Instruction Current latitude & longitude of the plane (Format: dddmm.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Install USB driver Download the latest Setting software and USB-TTL device driver for FY-41AP from our official website: www.feiyudz.cn After installing the USB driver, plug USB-TTL to computer's USB port (to be sure TTL port is available), the system will auto-identify USB-TTL, in Ports (COM & LPT) will add new port. COM1 in "Prolific USB-to-Serial Com Port" is the right one.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Via remote control and OSD overlay menu set FY-41AP ① Activate the OSD setup menu: switch "ABM" to the "3D mode" 6 times in SW1, between two switching it has to be less than 3 seconds, the process is as follows: ABM → 3D mode →ABM →3D mode → ABM → 3D mode → ABM → 3D mode →ABM → 3D mode →ABM→ 3D mode. This will activate OSD setup menu interface. ② Move Elevator stick to the project you want to set. ③ Move aileron stick to the project you want to set.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Via FY-41AP setting software set FY-41AP USB-TTL device driver for FY-41AP from our official website: www.feiyudz.cn Please according to the picture below, through USB data cable to connect FY-41AP to PC. Connect FY-41AP to your PC, from ―my computer‖ –―device manager‖ –―Port‖ to find COM port , select corresponding COM port. Baud rate has to be―19200‖, click ―connect‖ button.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. FY-41AP Setting and Debugging After FY-41AP system has been installed connected, you can set the FY-41AP, follow the steps below. Direction Setting First of all, according to the direction of the FY-41AP installation set direction. Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd http://www.feiyudz.cn Page 21 service@feiyu-tech.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Mix Setting Based on the aircraft models to select the correct rudder output Aircraft Config Traditional aircraft layout with Aileron Mix Setting Selection Remark 1.Normal Navigation control using aileron. 4.Normal(RUD NAV) Navigation control using rudder. 2.Elevons Flying wing aircraft 5.Elevons(RUD NAV) V-Tail aircraft with Aileron Traditional aircraft layout with no Aileron V-tail without aileron Airship 3.V-Tail 6.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. RC setting、SW1&SW2 channel setting FY-41AP requires a minimum of 6-channel RC receiver. ① First, the remote control is set to fixed-wing aircraft of conventional layout mode, do not set any mixing. The rudder angle of the remote control is set to 100%, and fine-tune gyrus. ② Need two three-stage switch or rotary switch settings for CH5, CH6 used to connect SW1 and SW2. Used to switch the flight mode.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. ELEVATOR - Pitch the plane nose up and down to see the following elevator action: Incline the plane NOSE UP. You should see the elevator move down. And when you move the NOSE DOWN, the elevator should move up. Move the Elevator knob to the opposite side (from Centre) if the servo movement is incorrect.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Throttle Push throttle from light to strong, if the remote control steering gear chart (-100 to 100) is set in the rudder reverse Settings throttle reverse option not to choose, if from big to small (100 to -100) set in the rudder reverse settings the throttle reverse option, select reverse. The general ESC throttle control (ESC) use the default settings (NOR), without ESC reverse set. ！ Auto control gain setting 1.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Record Attitude This function is used to eliminate any installation deviation from the default ‗0‘ (zero) horizontal angle. A non horizontal level can cause Auto Balance Mode flight deviation. Gyroscope reset After the installation is complete, you can do a gyro reset, must pay attention to keep the aircraft is stationary. Other settings can temporarily use the default settings, the following can be flown for the first time.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Auto balance mode test a) This paragraph explains the interactions between pilot input, Auto Balance Mode (ABM) and autonomous flight (Navigation Mode). b) In ABM, the FY41AP will constantly want to keep the aircraft flying level and straight. Any pilot input will go against this stabilizing action, in order for you to change the course, altitude or angle as you fly the plane.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Other functions and settings ‘Switch Mode’ SW2 Function setting The Switch Mode setting allows you to select the function of each 3-Way switch position that controls the SW-2 channel.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Max distance setting The FY41AP has a Maximum Distance Setting function, which you can adjust via the Setting Software. The Max Distance Setting will not allow the plane to fly beyond the distance you have set. Upon reaching this distance, the FY41AP will automatically engage RTL and fly back to you. The default Max Distance Setting programmed into the FY41AP is 4000 meters. This function adds a second level of ‗Fail Safe‘ for your plane with FY41AP on board.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. FAIL-SAFE setting The RC receiver remote control mode uncontrolled return of function, you need to use with runaway protection function remote and the receiver. Failsafe remote control receiver when no signal is received, output a default set of rudder. Various models of remote control set runaway protection have said, the reference to the remote control manual.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Fixed altitude & Heading lock Mode instruction Fixed altitude & Heading lock Mode – this mode maintains aircraft flight course & holds the altitude on activation. By using GPS data, the system automatically corrects flight course deviation & maintains straight-line flight. Attention: Please make sure the RC stick is released when you switch into Fixed altitude & Heading lock Mode.
Guilin Feiyu Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Waypoint Navigation Flight Mode instruction Waypoint Navigation Flight Mode - enable you to fly fully autonomous, with up to 20 waypoint settings via the FY Ground Control Station (GCS) software. Link Mode(RC receiver control mode/Data radio control mode) FY-41AP there are two remote control mode, the default setting for the RC receiver mode.
