3DR Solo S110A, User Manual

Figures

Figure 1.1.3.1

: Solo System Context Diagram 

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Figure 1.2.4.1: Solo Overview 

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Figure 1.3.10.1: Controller Overview 

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Figure 1.4.1: Solo Operating Parameters 

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Figure 1.6.1: Solo Motor Order 

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Figure 2.1.1: Solo Parts 

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Figure 2.2.1.1: Charing the Solo Smart Battery 

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Figure 2.2.2.1: Powering Solo 

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Figure 2.3.1.1: Controller Charging 

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Figure 2.3.2.1: Power On Controller 

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Figure 2.4.1.1: Attach Propellers 

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Figure 2.5.1.1: Attach Camera 

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Figure 2.5.2.1: Camera Configuration Process 

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Figure 2.6.2.1: Connect to Solo Link 

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Figure 2.6.3.1: App - Settings Menu 

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Figure 2.6.3.2: App - Wi-Fi Settings 

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Figure 2.6.4.1: Controller Preflight Update Prompt 

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Figure 2.6.4.2: App - Software Update 

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Figure 2.6.4.3: App - Connecting Instructions 

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Figure 2.6.4.4: App - Instructions List  

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Figure 2.6.4.5: App - Download Update 

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Figure 2.6.4.6: App - Start Update 

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Figure 2.6.4.7: Controller - Updating 

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Figure 2.6.4.8: App - Update Disconnection 
Confirmation 13
Figure 2.6.4.9: Controller Update Complete Displays  14
Figure 2.6.4.10: Controller - Waiting for Solo 

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Figure 2.6.4.11: App - Update Success 

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Figure 2.6.5.1: App - Viewing Video 

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Figure 3.1.1: Solo Gimbal Parts 

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Figure 3.2.1.1: The Frame Removal 

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Figure 3.2.2.1: Connecting cables 

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Figure 3.2.3.1: Positioning the Gimbal Cable 

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Figure 3.2.3.2: Positioning the HDMI Cable 

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Figure 3.2.4.1: Mounting the Gimbal 

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Figure 3.2.5.1: HDMI Plug Positioning 

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Figure 3.2.5.2: Attach GoPro 

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Figure 3.2.5.3: Fasten Camera 

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Figure 3.2.6.1: GoPro Weight Balancing 

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Figure 3.2.7.1: Adding the Sunshade 

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Figure 3.2.9.1: Camera Configuration Process 

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Figure 3.3.1.1: Gimbal Controls 

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Figure 3.3.2.1: LED Gimbal Signal  

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Figure 4.4.1: App Flight School 

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Figure 4.9.5.1: Controller - Motor Shutoff 

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Figure 4.12.1: Controller Antenna Orientation 

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Figure 5.2.1.1: Controller - Start Motors Prompt 

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Figure 5.2.2.1: Controller - Takeoff Prompts 

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Figure 5.3.1: Controller - User-Initiated Landing 

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Figure 5.4.1: Return to Home Button 

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Figure 5.4.2: Return Home Below 15 m 

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Figure 5.4.3: Return Home Above 15m 

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Figure 5.5.1: Controller - In-Flight Data 

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Figure 5.6.1: Controller Left Joystick 

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Figure 5.6.2: Throttle Joystick Behaviors 

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Figure 5.6.3: Yaw Joystick Behavior 

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Figure 5.6.4: Controller Right Joystick Controls 

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Figure 5.6.5: Pitch Joystick Controls 

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Figure 5.6.6: Roll Joystick Controls 

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Figure 5.7.1: App - Main Interface 

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Figure 5.7.2.1: App - Shot List 

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Figure 6.1.1: Selfie Path and Settings 

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Figure 6.1.1.1: App - Selfie Activation 

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Figure 6.1.2.1: App - Selfie Control 

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Figure 6.1.2.2: Controller - Selfie Control 

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Figure 6.1.3.1: App - Selfie Settings 

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Figure 6.2.1.1: App - Cable Cam Setup 

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Figure 6.2.2.1: App - Cable Cam Controls 

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Figure 6.2.2.2: Controller - Cable Cam Controls 

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Figure 6.2.3.1: App - Cable Cam Settings 

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Figure 6.3.1.1: App - Orbit Setup 

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Figure 6.3.2.1: App - Orbit Controls 

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Figure 6.3.2.2: Orbit Controls 

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Figure 6.3.3.1: App - Orbit Settings 

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Figure 6.4.1.1: App - Follow Setup 

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Figure 6.4.2.1: Follow Controls 

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Figure 6.4.3.1: App - Follow Settings 

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Figure 7.1.1.1: Controller - Calibration Alerts 

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Figure 7.1.1.2: Controller - Uneven Surface Alert  

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Figure 7.1.1.3: Controller - Re-Calibration Alerts 

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Figure 7.1.1.4: Controller - Calibration Error Alert 

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Figure 7.1.2.1: Controller - Service Alerts 

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Figure 7.2.1.1: Controller - Altitude Limit Alert 

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Figure 7.2.2.1: Controller - App Connection Alerts 

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Figure 7.2.3.1: Controller - Controller Disconnected Alert  45
Figure 7.2.3.2: Controller - Controller Signal Alerts 

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Figure 7.2.4.1: Controller - GPS Signal Alerts 

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Figure 7.2.5.1: Controller - Low Battery Alerts 

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Figure 7.2.5.2: Controller - Critical Battery Alert 

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Figure 7.2.6.1: Controller - Controller Battery Alerts 

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Figure 8.2.1: App - Advanced Settings 

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Figure 8.3.1: App - A and B Presets 

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Figure 8.5.1: App - Performance Sliders 

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Figure 8.6.1: App - Change Units 

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Figure 8.7.1: App - Altitude Limit 

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Figure 9.1: App - Submit Trouble Ticket 

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Figure 10.1.1: Controller Battery Installation 

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Figure 10.2.1.1: App - Compass Calibration Setup 

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Figure 10.2.1.2: App - Compass Calibration Procedure 

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Figure 10.2.2.1: App - Level Calibration 

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Figure 10.3.1: Pair Button  

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Figure 10.3.2: Detected Solo 

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Figure 10.3.3: Solo Paired 

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Figure 10.4.1: Leg Types 

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Figure 10.4.1.1: Standard Leg Replacement Process 

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Figure 10.4.2.1: Detaching the Antenna from the Leg 

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Figure 10.4.2.2: New Leg with an Existing Antenna 

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Figure 10.4.2.3: Attaching Antenna to a New Leg 

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Figure 10.4.3.1: Compass Connector on Mainboard 

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Figure 10.4.3.2: Insert New Leg with Compass 

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Figure 10.5.1.1: GPS Cover Removal 

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Figure 10.5.2.1: Battery Tray Removal 

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Figure 10.5.2.2: Battery Tray Detachment 

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Figure 10.6.1: LED Cover Removal 

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Figure 10.6.2: Motor Pod Removal 

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Figure 10.6.3: Motor Pod Disconnection 

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Figure 10.6.4: Motor Pod Connection 

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Figure 10.6.5: Motor Pod and LED Cover Attachment 

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Figure 10.7.1: Pair Button 

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Figure 10.7.2: Strobing Pairing Light 

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Figure 10.7.3: Controller Reset  

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Figure 10.7.4: Controller Update  

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