Release Notes

ATOM UAV MANUAL
Date:
2022
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Version: 1.3
Page: 13 of 39
FLARM Technology
Ltd
Hinterbergstrasse 15
CH-6330 Cham
Document Number:
FTD-088
7
GND
8
CANbus RX
(In)
GPIO
3.4.3 USB Connector
The unit may be powered through the USB connector. This is mechanically less
robust and thus not recommended in flight in any type of aircraft. For validation
of the functionality however it provides a simple method for power and data
connectivity.
The Atom UAV uses an CP2102 USB chip. The Virtual COM Port (VCP) drivers
2
must
be installed on the host computer to use this feature. In Windows, use the “Device
Manager”
3
to see what COM-port is used.
3.5 Status LEDs
On the Atom UAV standalone variant, the status LED functionality is described on
the device housing. On the Atom UAV OEM variant, the LEDs are numbered from
LED1 to LED4 on the PCB. The functionality of the LEDs is as follows:
 LED1: GNSS reception
 LED2: FLARM radio transmitting
 LED3: FLARM radio receiving
 LED4: Status
Each LED can be either GREEN, AMBER, RED, or OFF. The different states have
the following meaning, depending on whether the device is in bootloader mode or
if the application has booted, indicated by the four multicolor LEDs:
2
Download from: https://www.silabs.com/developers/usb-to-uart-bridge-vcp-drivers
3
In Windows, press the “Windows” key and X together, then M