FY-41AP Lite AutoPilot & OSD System Installation & Operation Manual Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company Addr : 3rd Floor,B,Guilin Electric Valley ,Innovation Building, Information Industry Park,Chao Yang Road, Qi Xing District,Guilin 541004,China Website: www.feiyu-tech.com Email: uavservice@feiyu-tech.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Table Of Content User Agreement ............................................................................................................................................................ 1 1. FY-41AP Lite AutoPilot System Introduction.................................................................................................. 2 2. Function Introduction .......................................................................................................
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Dear Customer : Thank you for choosing FY-41AP Lite as your autopilot system. Please read this manual carefully to ensure correct installation & operation. User Agreement The use of FY-41AP Lite is prohibited for any illegal intentions and purposes.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. 1. FY-41AP Lite AutoPilot System Introduction FY-41AP Lite Module FY-41AP Lite is an inertial attitude measurement instrument used for FPV flight on fixed-wing aircrafts. It has an integrated OSD video overlay system that presents critical flight information such as power management, airspeed, altitude, and flight direction via its sensors and GPS module, allowing for a clear visual flight while ensuring key information is within sight.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Power Manager Module FY-41AP Lite can connect power manager module which is integrated with current sensor module and Voltage-Regulating module. Current Sensor is used to check voltage, Amp draw. The integrated Voltage-Regulating module provides stable +12V to FPV video camera and video transmitter. Altitude Control Altitude control is achieved using a high sensitivity barometric sensor which measures relative height.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. ● 3D Mode If no input is given by the pilot (all sticks in the middle position), 3D mode will lock the current aircraft attitude. Therefore the aircraft can be easily maneuvered to complete a variety of 3D flight with added stability & smoothness. ● Fixed altitude & Heading lock Mode This mode maintains aircraft flight course & holds the altitude on activation.The system automatically corrects flight course deviation & maintains straight-line flight.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. 2.3 OSD Video Overlay System Function First Person View (FPV) FY-41AP Lite 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, Auto Return To Home function will make FPV operation more easy. 2.4 FY-41AP Lite Can Be Connected To A Data Link Connecting to a Data Link can increase flight distance.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. To measure airspeed 4 Size: 64.5mm * 13.5mm * 13.5mm Weight: 9g For FY-41AP Lite firmware upgrade 5 For connect data link to PC For connect remote adapter to PC 6 For connect FY-41AP Lite 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 http://www.feiyu-tech.com uavservice@feiyu-tech.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. 4. FY-41AP Lite Connection Summary Z http://www.feiyu-tech.com uavservice@feiyu-tech.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. 5. S1~S8 Servo Interface Connection Instructions No.
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Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. 7. Main Module Installation 7.1 FY-41AP Lite Module Installation When installing, please keep FY-41AP Lite 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.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. 7.2 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. Don’t install next to metal or carbon fiber & other shielding material, which may block satellite signal reception.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. 7.5 Remote Control Setting: SW1&SW2 FY-41AP Lite 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 Technology Incorporated Company. (1) Through SW1: On SW1, switch ABM to Deactivated Mode 6 times, time interval has to be less than 3 seconds as follows: ABM→ Deactivated Mode → ABM → Deactivated Mode → ABM → Deactivated Mode → ABM → Deactivated Mode → ABM → Deactivated Mode → ABM → Deactivated Mode. After doing this operation, the LED will bright white light about 1S.Wait for the LED go out, then the gyro initialization finish. (2) Through OSD video overlay menu “INIT GYRO” option.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Note: When the FY-41AP Lite needs Gyro Reset or FY-41AP Lite module is in a state of motion, the LED will bright purple light. e.g. Red Manual Mode, GPS not lock Red—Red—Green Stabilized Mode, GPS lock Purple—Purple—Green Stabilized Mode, GPS lock, If it stay static means need Gyro Reset. Blue—Blue—Green Fixed altitude & Heading lock Mode, GPS lock 7.8. OSD Interface Instruction The integrated OSD module supports PAL or NTSC form video input.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Flight mode instruction 8. Name Introduction Name Introduction RC Deactivated mode RTL Return to home 3D 3DAerobatic Flight ADH ABM Stable mode ACM Fixed altitude & Heading lock Mode Circle mode FY-41AP Lite Setting There are two ways to set the FY-41AP Lite, one is via remote control and OSD overlay menu settings. Another solution is connected via USB cable to the computer by using the setting software to set up.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Setup instructions NO. NO.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Note: If you can’t open FYGCS5.11 successfully in Vista, Win7, or Win8 operating system . Please find out executable file, right click the mouse and run as administrator. Please according to the picture below, through USB data cable to connect FY-41AP Lite to PC. Connect FY-41AP Lite to your PC, select corresponding COM port. Baud rate has to be“19200”, click “connect” button. After FY-41AP Lite establish connection with the GCS software successfully .
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Step One: Installation direction setting First you should set the correct mounting direction according to the FY-41AP Lite mounting direction on the plane(The default setting is Arrow forward).After choose the correct mounting direction, pitch and roll inclined the plane and checking through the attitude chart whether the posture and aircraft state is identical.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Servo’s output mix control mode setting Step Two: No. Option Normal Elevon V-Tail Normal “AIL NAV”means using only aileron make a turn in navigation mode. ”RUD NAV”means using only rudder make a turn in navigation mode. Method one: Setting FY-41AP Lite via remote control and OSD overlay menu Select the correct rudder output based on the aircraft model. Setting via the “MIX SETTING” option in the OSD menu.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Method two: Setting FY-41AP Lite via “FYGCS 5.11 for 41&DOS” software Step Three: The remote control switch setting & checking and setting the direction of the rudder surface automatically control . FY-41AP Lite 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.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Method one: Setting FY-41AP Lite via remote control and OSD overlay menu In the OSD menu, you can change the direction of the rudder control via the “REV” list of the “Servo Gain REV” option. Method two: Setting FY-41AP Lite via “FYGCS 5.11 for 41&DOS” Software ( 1 ) AILERON (Check in "Auto Balance Mode" ) RIGHT Roll the plane, the right aileron should automatically move downwards, while the left aileron move up.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Upward Upward Roll right Roll left Downward Downwar d ( 2 ) ELEVATOR (Check in "Auto Balance Mode" ) UPWARD incline the plane nose, the elevator should automatically move downwards. DOWNWARD incline the nose, elevator should automatically move upwards. If the servo movement is incorrect, you need to reverse the automated servo movement, please select “ELE REV”.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Turn right Turn left Rudder moves to the left Rudder moves to the right ( 4 ) Throttle Push throttle from light to strong, if the servo display chart of the remote control is display (-100 to 100) please don’t select the” throttle reverse” option in the rudder reverse, if display chart display from big to small (100 to -100), please select the” throttle reverse” option in the rudder reverse.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Method one: Setting FY-41AP Lite via remote control and OSD overlay menu In the OSD menu, you can change the gain of the rudder control via the “Gain” list of the “Servo Gain REV” option. 1) Every channel's gain can be set separately (AIL,ELE,THR,RUD), setting range:0-99. 2) Min:0, equivalent shut down auto balance function.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. may result in damage of your aircraft due to excessive throttling. You can observe the "GPS velocity" on GCS software when in flight, and to evaluate the aircraft's cruising speed. Circle radius: It means the radius of the hovering flight. Speed of the plane which achieve 60 km/h, the circle radius should be set to more than 80 meters .We suggest that the circle radius should be set more than 1.6 times of the flight speed.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Airspeed sensor initialization: The aircraft keep static, you can use your hand to cover the port of the airspeed sensor, and do not let the wind interfere with the airspeed sensor, then execute the initialization operation. After that please check whether the airspeed showing on GCS is in the vicinity of 0-3.Due to the sensor error, there are some tiny airspeed value on the ground is normal.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. When record the level flight attitude on the ground via toggle switch, it will initialize the gyro at the same time, so ensure the aircraft absolute static. Please according to following steps to complete the recording. 1 ) The aircraft put on the ground in level flight attitude, keep static. 2 ) Under the RC mode, the remote control rocker position in the middle, the throttle rocker position to the lowest ,adjust rudder surface to leveling.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. 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 Lite 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 Technology Incorporated Company. 10. Other Functions And Settings 10.1 Switch ( SW2 ) Function Setting You can select the Auto Circling Mode which control by SW2.The navigation models of FY-41AP Lite show in the table, we can just select two modes for SW2 at the same time. SW2 Mode Function Null SW-2 Deactivated Go Home Auto Return To Launch Line Fixed altitude & Heading lock flight Mode Circle Auto Circling Mode (ACM) Remark SW-2 set to NULL, Flying mode is controlled by SW-1.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. The default RC Max Distance Setting programmed into the FY-41AP Lite is 4000 meters. You can adjust this parameter via “FYGCS 5.11 for 41&DOS” software. After FY-41AP Lite connect to the GCS software successfully, you can select “Menu->Autopilot Setting->RC Setting” to finish the RC Max Distance Setting. 10.3 Circling Radius Setting The FY41AP Lite can fly over a set GPS point upon activation of Auto Circling Mode via switch SW-2.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. 10.5 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 Technology Incorporated Company. Attention: Please make sure the RC stick is released when you switch into Fixed altitude & Heading lock Mode. The FY-41AP Lite can record current RC stick position and lock the flight course and altitude when your RC stick released. 10.7 3D Mode Instruction 3D Mode – If no input is given by the pilot (all sticks in the middle position), 3D mode will lock the current aircraft attitude.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. Appendix Appendix : Flight Area Map Making （1） Download the FY Offline Map from our official website and open it. （2） Name the map on the “project names”. （3） Map types: A. For Chinese users, Baidu HD Satellite is suitable and better, it can offer high quality Map in some areas. But the Map cant be found in some other remote areas. B. Google Satellite(China Server) is suitable and better for Chinese users. C.
Guilin Feiyu Technology Incorporated Company. it shows red words indicatting that the download is fail for the reason of network connections or the problem of server access. A complete Map is generated after downloading successfully, and three files with suffix (.gst /. jpg /.tab) will be generated and saved at appointed software directory. That is to say, the files will be saved at “Offline Projects”. Note that users can not change the directory to save files.
