User's Manual

Quick start guide

/ eBee Ag

Step 6: Connect to eMotion

Start by connecting the USB ground modem to your computer. Then launch eMo-

tion, which will display the Connection window. Select the eBee connection pro-

ﬁle, choose the corresponding FTDI port and click ‘OK’.

Note: Every eBee is paired with the ground modem it is delivered

with, and will only work with that particular modem. The name of the

FTDI port corresponding to the ground modem is labelled as ‘eBee-

SERIAL’, where SERIAL is the serial number of the drone it is paired

with.

When a connection is established eMotion will display a map and the Status Panel

indicating the current state of the drone. If the eBee has not yet detected its loca-

tion the Status Panel will appear in the top right corner of the Map Area with the

text ‘GPS: Waiting for signals...’. During this time the status LED on the drone will

pulse blue.

Once your drone has set its position using GPS signals, an icon of the drone will

appear at its location on the map. If the drone’s location is not on the map you can

click the button from the Toolbar to centre the map on the drone. The drone’s

status on eMotion will be displayed as ‘Idle, Ready to take-oﬀ’ and the status LED

will become solid green.