Eagle Onboard air-data measuring system for R/C aircraft. Manual version: 1.0 RC Electronics support@rc-electronics.eu; www.rc-electronics.
Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Key features of the Eagle ......................................................................................................................... 3 Specifications............................................................................................................................................ 3 Physical overview ................
Introduction The “Eagle” is one component of RC Electronics model aircraft telemetry system. The unit is designed to measure many parameters of an R/C model aircraft and transmit them to the ground via the primary system telemetry back link. The unit is capable of measuring sink/climb rate (Vario), altitude, acceleration of the plane in all axes, noise level, servo pulse on servo input, GPS data with 18Hz refresh rate and supply voltage.
Physical overview Pictures bellow are showing the Eagle unit. It has build in GPS antenna, one pressure port (Pte – total energy compensated pressure from TEK probe) and a multi-color LED to show the status of the unit. It also has 3 connectors. The micro USB is used for future updates, settings and flight log download. The 4 pin connector is prepared for future use (extended bus).
Using the Eagle module Powering the module To power the module plug the 3 pin female connector cable into servo connector and the other end to the R/C aircraft receiver. Be sure to observe proper polarity when plugging the connector into the module and receiver. You can also power it directly from a battery. Please respect max voltage input of 12V and correct polarity. When power on the LEDs will flash red, green, blue and white to confirm its operation.
Connecting module to Android RC electronics app Connect the unit to any Android device where RC electronics app was installed from Google Play using a USB cable which has OTG mode supported on Android device side. Such cables (micro USB or USB-C can be purchased from www.rc-electroncis.eu web-shop) Run RC electronics App and confirm USB connection. You will be able to see basic info of the connected device, set the settings and download the IGC flight from device if needed.
Settings: Vario filter: Vario response time in seconds. Servo channel: Servo channel for servo control. If disabled then normal PWM servo input on device is used, else servo channel from 3rd party telemetry data will be used for servo pulse measurements. Other settings are set in Albatross and will be synced via RF link. Set them only in case of standalone usage or no RF link usage. Servo trigger: Servo trigger in % for arming the task for GPS triangle flying.
Firmware update For updates, please use Android RcElectonics app. Provide internet access and app will automatically download latest firmware from our cloud. Connect the unit to any Android device where RC electronics app was installed from Google Play using a USB cable which has OTG mode supported on Android device side. Such cables (micro USB or USB-C can be purchased from www.rc-electroncis.eu web-shop) Run RC electronics App and confirm USB connection.
Click “UPDATE” button Confirm USB connect Confirm again after update Eagle - Onboard air-data measuring system for R/C planes. Wait ….
Revision history 29.03.2023 v1.0 - initial version Eagle - Onboard air-data measuring system for R/C planes.
