User Manual & Setup Guide v1.
Contents Overview ........................................................................................................................................... 1 Features Specifications Warranty and Return Policy Spare Parts ........................................................................................................................................ 4 Install Betaflight ............................................................................................................
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Overview KOPIS is a high-performance ready-to-fly FPV racing drone from Holybro, Low-deck design means centralized mass and excellent handling. Stretched-X motor layout is the choice of top racers because the rear props are further from the "dirty air" coming from the front props. The result is smoother cornering and higher top speed. The FPV antenna is in a unique location behind the quad, to protect against damage.
Specifications • • • • • • • MCU: STM32F745VGT6 32-bit processor IMU: ICM20689 (SPI) 32 kHz capable Barometer: BMP280 TF card for Blackbox logging Tekko32 BLHeli_32 4-in-1 ESC (Dshot1200 compatible) Supports 4S-6S battery (motors are optimized for 4S) Weight 299 grams without battery or props P a g e | 2 KOPIS 2
Warranty and Return Policy If you believe that your KOPIS is defective, please contact us. If we determine that the board is defective, it will be repaired or replaced at no charge to you. We may ask you to send your KOPIS to our service center for examination or repair. Shipping costs are your responsibility. Returned items should include the original packaging and all accessories. If product is damaged or defective, we will repair or replace it.
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Install Betaflight Although your KOPIS comes from the factory nearly completely ready to fly, you still need to install the Betaflight configurator on your computer so that you can make sure your transmitter is configured correctly. If you purchased the Plug-N-Fly version of the KOPIS, you also may need to use the configurator to bind your receiver. Installing Drivers In order to connect to your KOPIS, you must get the Betaflight drivers installed on your computer.
5. While holding down the bootloader button on the Kakute F7, plug it into your PC via USB. The ImpulseRC Driver Fixer should complete successfully. The bootloader button is quite small. Use a plastic tool to press it. If you use a metal tool like a screwdriver tip, be careful not to damage it. Use the flat of the tool and not the tip. The Bootloader Button Is It Over Yet? THAT WAS SUPER ANNOYING WASN’T IT. Yes… we know. The good news is, you do not need to repeat this process again.
Installing Betaflight Configurator Betaflight is managed using the Betaflight Configurator application, also known for short as the Betaflight GUI, or just, “The GUI”. (GUI is pronounced “gooey” in case you wondered. Only weirdos say, “Gee You Eye”.) Download the Betaflight Configurator application here: https://github.com/betaflight/betaflight-configurator/releases This is a standard application package for Windows, MacOS, or Linux.
Install the Receiver Your KOPIS comes fully built. But there are still some basic steps that you need to do, to make sure that your transmitter is going to work correctly with KOPIS. We’re going to walk through those steps now. KOPIS comes either as a Plug-n-Fly (PnF) model or a Bind-n-Fly (BnF) model. The BnF model has a FrSky R-XSR receiver already installed. If you purchased the BnF model, you can skip the installation instructions below. Go directly to the binding instructions.
Bind the Receiver Now that your receiver is installed in your KOPIS, the next thing you need to do is bind the receiver to your Taranis. Binding is the process of letting the Taranis and the R-XSR know that they should talk to each other. It’s how your quadcopter knows to listen to your transmitter and not anybody else’s. The exact instructions for binding your receiver will be different depending on what receiver and transmitter you have. Here are instructions for some common receivers.
Binding A FrSky Receiver For the FrSky R-XSR,XSR, X4R-SB, and XM+ receiver, the binding instructions are as follows. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. REMOVE THE PROPS from your KOPIS for safety. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. In the Taranis, navigate to the Model Setup screen by pressing MENU, PAGE. At the bottom of the Model Setup screen, scroll down to find the “Internal RF” sub-section. Confirm that Mode is set to D16 Highlight [BIND] and press the ENT button.
Binding A Spektrum Satellite Receiver Binding a Spektrum Satellite receiver is little different than binding normal receivers. Spektrum Satellite receivers were originally designed to work only when plugged in to a full-sized receiver. Satellite receivers don’t have the ability to bind without help from a full-sized receiver. There are two ways to bind a Spektrum Satellite receiver.
Verify Channel Mapping Next, you must verify that your transmitter is configured correctly for the default configuration that was shipped with your KOPIS. 1. REMOVE THE PROPS from your KOPIS for safety. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. 2. Connect your KOPIS to your computer’s USB port. 3. Start the Betaflight Configurator. Click the “Connect” button in the upper-right to connect to your KOPIS. 4. Go to the Receiver Tab. Move your transmitter sticks.
Verify Channel Directions If the channels are mapped correctly, but move the wrong direction, you must reverse the channel in your transmitter. This is commonly the case for the Roll and Yaw channels on Spektrum radios. Reversing Channels on a FlySky Radio Here are instructions for reversing channels on a FlySky FS-i6 radio. 1. Power on the radio. 2. The Hold down the “OK” button to enter the System Setup screen. 3. Press the Down button to highlight the Functions Setup option. 4.
Reversing Channels on a Spektrum Radio Here are instructions for reversing channels on a Spektrum DX6e. Other Spektrum radios may be similar. 1. In the main menu, highlight Servo Setup and click the jog-wheel to open the Servo Setup screen. 2. In the Servo Setup screen, move the jog-wheel to highlight “Travel”. With “Travel” highlighted, click the jog-wheel, then scroll the jog-wheel to find the “Reverse” screen. 3. Click the jog-wheel to de-select “Reverse”.
Reversing Channels on a Taranis Here are the instructions for reversing channels on a Taranis. 1. Press Menu to enter the menus. Then press Page until you come to the Outputs screen, as shown below. 2. Scroll to highlight the channel that you want to reverse. Press ENTER. 3. Scroll to move across the line until you highlight the Direction arrow as shown above on the Roll axis. 4. Press ENTER to invert the channel direction. 5. Press EXIT to back out of the menu.
Adjust Channel Centers If your channels don’t center properly, your KOPIS will drift when you center the sticks. To check whether your channels are adjusted correctly, first center your transmitter sticks. REMOVE THE PROPS from your KOPIS. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. Plug in a LiPo to the KOPIS and plug the KOPIS into your computer’s USB port. In the Betaflight Configurator Receiver Tab, look at the Roll, Pitch, Yaw, and Throttle channels. These channels should be at exactly 1500.
7. In the Subtrim screen, Ok cycles through the channels. Up/Down raises or lowers the channel center. With the transmitter sticks centered, adjust the subtrim for channels 1, 2, 3, and 4 so that the channel reads as close to 1500 as you can get it in the Betaflight Receiver Tab. 8. When you are finished making the required changes, HOLD DOWN the “Cancel” button to save and exit the menu. Simply pressing Cancel exits without saving.
Adjusting Channel Center on a Spektrum Radio Here are instructions for adjusting channel center on a Spektrum DX6e. Other Spektrum radios may be similar. 1. In the main menu, highlight Servo Setup and click the jog-wheel to open the Servo Setup screen. 2. In the Servo Setup screen, move the jog-wheel to highlight “Travel”. With “Travel” highlighted, click the jog-wheel, then scroll the jog-wheel to find the “Subtrim” screen. 3. Click the jog-wheel to de-select “Subtrim”.
Adjusting Channel Center on a Taranis Radio 1. Press Menu to enter the menus. Then press Page until you come to the Outputs screen, as shown below. 2. Scroll to highlight the channel that you want to adjust. Press ENTER. 3. Scroll to move across the line until you highlight the Subtrim value as shown above on the Roll axis. 5. Press ENTER to select the channel subtrim value. Leave the sticks centered.
Adjust Channel Endpoints If your channel endpoints are not adjusted correctly, the quadcopter may rotate faster in one direction than the other. In extreme cases, you may not even be able to arm! To check whether your channel endpoints are adjusted correctly, first REMOVE THE PROPS from your KOPIS. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. Plug in a LiPo to the KOPIS and plug the KOPIS into your computer’s USB port. Go to the Betaflight Configurator Receiver Tab. Lower your throttle all the way down.
6. In the Endpoints screen, Ok scrolls between channels. Up/Down adjusts the endpoint. You control whether you are adjusting the top or bottom endpoint by raising or lowering the stick for the channel you are adjusting. This can be a little confusing because it’s probably not obvious to most people which channel goes with which stick.
Adjusting Channel Endpoints on a Spektrum Radio Here are instructions for adjusting channel center on a Spektrum DX6e. Other Spektrum radios may be similar. 1. In the main menu, highlight Servo Setup and click the jog-wheel to open the Servo Setup screen. The Travel screen should appear. 2. In the Travel screen, move the jog-wheel to highlight the THR channel. Lower the throttle stick all the way down. Click the jog-wheel to select the THR channel. 3.
Adjusting Channel Endpoints on a Taranis Radio 1. Press Menu to enter the menus. Then press Page until you come to the Outputs screen, as shown below. 2. Scroll up or down to highlight the channel that you want to adjust. Press ENTER. 3. Scroll down to move across the line until you highlight the Min value as shown above on the Roll axis. 6. Press ENTER to select the channel Min value. Hold the stick at its minimum position (full left or full down).
Set Up Arming Switch For safety, your KOPIS will not allow the motors to spin unless the quadcopter is armed. The preferred way to arm a quadcopter is using a switch on your transmitter. To do this, you will need at least five channels on your transmitter. Fortunately, most transmitters today have six or more channels. There are two steps to setting up your arming switch. First, you must set up your transmitter. Second, you must set up Betaflight. Set up Aux Switch on Taranis 1.
Set up Aux Switch on Spektrum Good news! Our DX6e came pre-configured with the channel 5, Aux-1, pre-assigned to the upper-left shoulder switch. This is exactly how we want things configured for switch arming, so the Spektrum is ready to go! Set up Aux Switch on FlySky Good news! Our FS-i6 radio came pre-configured with the channel 5, Aux-1, pre-assigned to the upperleft switch, switch SWA.
Set up Aux Mode in Betaflight 1. REMOVE THE PROPS FROM YOUR KOPIS. Seriously. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. 2. In Betaflight Configurator, go to the Modes Tab. Click “Add Range” next to the Arm tab. The screen will change to look as shown below. Change the pull-down menu from “AUTO” to “AUX 1” as shown below. 3. Turn on your transmitter. Plug in a LiPo. The small yellow indicator will move to indicate the current position of the Aux1 channel.
4. Put your arm switch in the position you intend to use as “armed”. You should see the yellow indicator move as you move the switch. (This won’t work if you haven’t bound your transmitter, of course.) The common standard is to use “switch pushed away from you” as the neutral position on a transmitter. By this logic, “switch pulled towards you” should be armed.
Mount the Antenna(s) The method pictured below is what we believe to be the best way to mount the receiver antenna(s) on a mini-quad. To do this, install a small zip-tie on the arm of your KOPIS, pointing towards the front of the quad. Pass the zip-tie underneath the ESC wires. Place a length of heat shrink tubing over the zip-tie, then thread the end of the antenna into the heat-shrink so that it lays flat against the zip-tie.
Customize The OSD In the OSD tab, you can choose which values you want to see on screen while you are flying. Enable and disable individual elements using the Elements toggles on the left. The Video Format section lets you choose whether your camera is NTSC or PAL. Betaflight defaults this value to Auto, but Auto sometimes picks wrong. If this happens, you might not see any OSD text, or the bottom of the OSD text might be off the bottom of the screen.
should be at no less than 3.75 volts per cell—11.25 volts for a 3S and 15.0 volts for a 4S—after it has been allowed to rest at the end of a flight. If your batteries are consistently resting at below this level at the end of a day of flying, then you might be shortening their lifespan at least a little. mAh Drawn: Although voltage is what ultimately determines whether a battery is being damaged, mAh may be a better way of deciding when to land.
Install the Props If the props are not installed correctly on a quadcopter, it will FLIP OUT when you try to fly. This can damage the quadcopter. It can also damage property and injure people. Here is how to install the props correctly. Props for a quadcopter come in clockwise (CW) and counter-clockwise (CCW) direction. The prop must be installed on the motor that is spinning the correct direction. Props have a top side and a bottom side. The top side must face up.
Using The OSD If you are using a Betaflight Flight Controller with Betaflight OSD, you can manage the Atlatl’s transmit power and channel from within the OSD. Mode 2 Mode 1 The graphics above show the stick command to bring up the OSD menu. The stick command is: throttle centered, yaw left, pitch forward. The exact stick command therefore depends on which mode your transmitter sticks are in. In the OSD menu, use pitch up/down to move the cursor between menu items.
The screen to the right shows the current vTX settings. From here, you can change the frequency band, channel, and power level of the video transmitter. After making the changes, move the cursor to “Set” and press roll-right to confirm the settings.
Atlatl Functions Channel-Change Button The Atlatl can be configured via either SmartAudio or the channel change button. If you have SmartAudio enabled in Betaflight, then the button cannot be used. If you prefer to use the button, you must disable SmartAudio in Betaflight. Here is how to use the button: • • • • To change channel, hold down the button for 2 seconds until the Channel LED blinks. You are now in channel select mode. Press the button one time to advance the channel.
Saving Your Configuration Once you have finished building, configuring, and tuning your multirotor, it’s a good idea to back up your configuration so that you can restore it later. This is useful if you lose your quad, or if you damage your flight controller, or if you accidentally lock yourself out of your flight controller and must reset it to get back in. Before we show you the right way to save and restore your configuration, let us warn you about the wrong way.
Pre-Flight Check For safety, here are steps that you should perform before EVERY pack you fly. Yes, there are a lot of them. There are a lot of steps before a fighter pilot takes off in his jet, or an F1 driver starts up his car. This is no different. 1. Turn on your controller. 2. If the controller has multiple model memories, confirm that the correct model is selected. 3.
Best Practices For FPV The analog video transmitters that we use can interfere with each other if not used properly. There is nothing more annoying than crashing or losing your quad because another pilot interfered with your signal! If you are going to fly with other people, here are best practices for you to follow. DO NOT EVER POWER UP NEAR ANOTHER PILOT WHO IS FLYING. No matter what channel you are on. No matter what your power output is. No matter if you are in pit mode or not.
Quadcopter Safety Quadcopters are incredibly powerful machines. Their props can seriously injure you. Operating your quadcopter safely is up to you! This isn’t intended as a complete safety manual, but here are a few guidelines we think are worth mentioning. Arming Switch We firmly believe that a switch is the safest way to arm and disarm your quadcopter, because it allows you to quickly and confidently disarm the quad when you need to.
Safe Handling It’s easy to become complacent when handling quads. They usually don’t do anything unexpected. But they are incredibly powerful and dangerous, and can cause serious injuries. EVERY SECOND THAT YOUR BATTERY IS PLUGGED IN, you should treat your quad like the dangerous machine that it is. Keep your fingers out of the props. Think about what way the quad would fly if the props suddenly spun up. Carry the quad by the bottom plate or battery, facing away from yourself.
Failsafe Failsafe is what happens when you fly too far away or your receiver gets disconnected from your flight controller. If you don’t configure failsafe, the quad could fly away, or it could crash into something… or someone. Failsafe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dikr9oDzQqc DON’T EVER FLY WITHOUT VERIFYING THAT FAILSAFE WORKS CORRECTLY. To verify failsafe, remove your props, then plug in your battery and arm your copter. Then turn off your transmitter.
Adjust PIDs / Rates / vTX from Taranis If you have a FrSky Taranis radio and if you are using SmartPort telemetry, you can use your Taranis to change your PIDs and rates. This is done by installing a piece of programming code called a Lua script on your Taranis. If you are also using SmartAudio, you can use a Lua script to change your vTX settings. This is the same as if you were using the Betaflight OSD, but it works without you having to put your goggles on.
