Aosenma CG035, Basic Manual

Page 1: ... Not so Basic guide for the Aosenma CG035 ...

Page 2: ...to reflect new and changing issues and it should never be taken to be a finished product at any time All advice contained in this document is just that advice Any modifications or procedures based on my advice which are carried out by you are done at your own risk I am providing this document in an attempt to help the community of CG035 owners and it is no way funded or produced in an attempt for ...

Page 3: ... about flight of the CG035 check and double check all screws most especially on the motors Several have come with loose or even missing screws which hold the motors on try to get into the habit of performing this before every flight Only do the first test of the motors and initial start up with the props taken OFF Mine tried to take off for the moon when I first tried to idle the motors in manual ...

Page 4: ...ght corners and switch on the controller Release sticks Led above auto land take off button should flash Move right stick to the right to have right hand throttle mode 1 or to the left for left hand throttle mode 2 Led should now be solid on Switch controller off To calibrate the controller Push both sticks to upper left corners and switch controller on The red LED above the auto take off land but...

Page 5: ...s should now not be on and it will be only the red green and blue eye lights once more Switch everything off Calibration now complete GPS Lock DO NOT try to fly at all for the first few minutes of the first flight find a nice open space switch the controller and drone on and put them both down take a few steps away and don t touch them The red lights on the controller should all go off on their ow...

Page 6: ...se Right stick Left slide left Right slide right In mode 1 Right stick Forward climb throttle up Backwards descend throttle down Left stick Forward away from you Backwards closer to you In mode 2 the most common and default for the cg035 Right stick Forward away from you Backwards closer to you Left stick Forward climb throttle up Backwards descend throttle down Note If you have the quad facing to...

Page 7: ...own and in out on both sticks from ANY altitude Note do not use this unless it is a genuine emergency as doing it from any altitude causes the drone to drop like a rock Smashing swearing and tears will ensue Auto take off and landing button Self explanatory really this is the big oval button in the centre of the controller below the power switch From ready to fly in GPS mode 3 presses of the butto...

Page 8: ... is usually used in combination with a camera it is supposed to find a centre point to circle around until switched to another mode with the radius of circle determined by moving the stick assigned to forwards and backwards to tighten or widen the circle SWA Position 3 Headless mode Used to ensure that forwards is always forwards left is always left etc in relation to the take off point Useful if ...

Page 9: ... and follow the controller with no guidance from you however you can still alter its height and distance from you using the controls while in this mode Again you may experience variable results with this such as it pointing in the wrong direction SWD These are both camera controls for use with the factory First Person View camera and alleged gimbal Inner button Starts and stops on board video reco...

Page 10: ...take off button And thats about all I can tell you about it without completely reverse engineering the whole quad Ok Yes Well Anyway your guess is as good as mine no one seems to know what this does and it appears to perform no discernible function ...

Page 11: ...transmitter channel if you really want or have to by removing the 4 screws and taking the plate off the top this gives access to the internal battery wiring and a bank of 3 dip switches circled in blue giving the option of 8 different channels No i don t know which channels but they can be found by using the monitor supplied with the FPV system for the terminally curious ...

Page 12: ...ote function of the gimbal Number 1 controls the start stop video control as well as taking picture control Plugs number 1 2 and 3 can be disconnected to disable any all of these functions Additionally as the fpv camera and transmitter has it s own battery and does not draw power from the quad it can function independently as a fixed FPV camera and transmitter if so desired There is a place to put...

Page 13: ...tton once the monitor is switched on to start scanning all it s available channels to receive the the camera transmission Range approx 200 meters under good conditions Limited information is displayed on the top left corner of the screen Here you can see the current channel and it s associated frequency The current signal strength And finally the approximate voltage and remaining in the battery of...

Page 14: ...p nuts as well these should actually get tighter with use but are worth checking too Battery Check for excessive heat and swelling of the main battery this will indicate a battery with potentially dangerous issues and should be replaced as soon as possible Check battery voltage and balance if you can excessively low voltage or imbalanced cells can be another indication of a battery about to fail I...

Page 15: ...upgrade the CG035 Spare propellors 6045 type as standard not 5045 as is quoted in manufacturer s manual Spare landing gear Spare batteries Spare motor caps prop nuts Spare Electronic Speed Controllers a particularly soft point on the cg035 TF aka micro sd card class 10 for HD recording Better balance charger to more precisely and quickly charge the LiPo s Cellmeter and battery tester for quick tes...

Page 16: ...e speed control you ll find out in a bit DOA You have inserted the battery into the quad and nothing happens no lights no noise Completely Dead On Arrival A few things can cause this issue Best case scenario is that you have forgotten to remove the foam protective pad over the Deans T connector If this is the case then simply remove the pad to make it look as shown However if you have forced it in...

Page 17: ...e charging port and it shows the voltage of each cell and the total of all cells Another possibility is The charger Could have failed and is only charging one cell or not at all Measure the output of the balance ports on the charger while it is switched on Be careful not to short out the contacts with the meters probes while doing this The voltage on a correctly functioning stock charger with no l...

Page 18: ...othing untoward then you may wish to open the chassis of the quad for further inspection Another possibility is the red and or black power wires are not soldered correctly onto the main board or at the back of the T plug check this for faults too If everything is ok it should look as pictured here If none of these are the issue then the quad is more than likely dead and will need a new main flight...

Page 19: ...th the quad As a last resort you could attempt to re bind the quad and controller as outlined further on Gps failure out of range warning Also the third light on the controller is flashing This indicates the controller thinks the quad has had GPS failure out of range warning due to not receiving any GPS data Check the quad and make sure there is a green light on under the GPS dome of the quad if n...

Page 20: ...ng the props in order to access the bind button on the quadcopter The procedure to bind is as follows Hold the bind button circled in blue above down while inserting the battery on the drone the led next to the button will now flash Release the button Next hold down the internal frequency aka bind button circled in blue across on the controller then switching it on The led next to the bind button ...

Page 21: ... damage you can try removing the foreign object if possible and running the motor again to see if this helps Try recalibrating the controller and quad gyros before looking for another source of the failure simply because it the easiest and least invasive solution though not the most likely one unfortunately In all probability though you may need to replace the motor or Electronic Speed Controller ...

Page 22: ...d then use your multimeter on the highest range first if not an autoranging meter then work your way down the ranges until you see a reading VAC setting test the voltage output across each phase in turn To do this keep the three wires isolated from each other labeled A B C Connect the meter to the bare wires of A and B Take note of the AC voltage Then repeat this test on wires labeled B and C then...

Page 23: ...hat the main flight board is the problem meaning it will need replaced Not very expensive all things considered but a long tedious and involved process Note Be careful if you need to order a replacement esc or motor so far there seem to be two distinct versions of the esc and motor as they should all match ratings and values otherwise there can be balancing and other issues when you install a new ...

Page 24: ...lly as it is claimed to be 1080p and there are charging issues where the internal battery fails or has a poor connection It needs re designed from the ground up to be even half way capable If it breaks down enough to make it unusable remove it and replace with another system such as an action cam and mount if you want fairly good quality video recording as shown above and even with a connected FPV...

Page 25: ... be a bit more reliable If it is still partially working normally because of a melted servo just disable the pitch and or roll functions by pulling out plug 2 and 3 respectively from the quad and use it simply as a FPV camera Fpv monitor Not switching on As with the camera this may be indicative of a failed USB charger test it with your meter it should output around 5 2V when plugged into a suitab...

Page 26: ...s means it is on the receiver end continuity test across the middle pin and outer ring where it screws onto the monitor If there is a short here the antenna is faulty and should be replaced However a further test can confirm if it is the antenna or if the monitor has an internal issue with it s sma socket Simple if you have a spare antenna swap it out and if it fixes the issue problem solved Howev...

Page 27: ...if you have another fpv system spares as you can test parts against each other for comparison If you do not then it is more difficult to be sure Remove the back plate of the monitor and visually inspect the solder joints at the sma connector circled in red there may be a short between two pins or a joint that is dry If not then the problem may be so deep it might not be worthwhile fixing however y...

Page 28: ...is a simple way of describing it Think of your controller as a bulb producing a source of light and the antenna as a reflector and lens Think of using the same power supply and the same bulb giving out the same amount of light but projecting it in a different way The standard antenna produces a slightly squashed dome shaped transmission sending the signal everywhere more or less equally including ...

Page 29: ... similar function to this as well but I ve only ever done it once Even then it was not precisely calibrated making the reading suspect at best useless at worst The current stock antenna used is a naked lightbulb type probably poorly calibrated but ok for toy grade use You can open the controller up and replace it with another better manufactured antenna Even if this is still a naked bulb type ante...