Arkbird OSD 2.0, Manual

Page 1: ...aileron flaps mix control selectable with slow release function flap value can be displayed on the OSD 5 More ways of mixed control include delta wing and V tail wing and Bi motor plane Bi motor flying wing and butterfly brake mixed control of 1247channel 6 Analog RSSI port and PPM port support Arkbird 433 10channel RSSI single wire transmission 7 Supports Arkbird GCS Ground Control System Support...

Page 2: ...p control Lower the flap surface automatically when speed is insufficient Butterfly brake Mixed control Make the fly wing change its direction smoothly without aileron inclining Flight Record Records the time voyage data of power consumption and various maximum records of the flights Gyro Mode It will do compensation for unintentional attitude changes to keep 3D angle status PTZ output When the fl...

Page 3: ...sensor is necessary Also you need a fail safe protection for the receiver in case your autopilot loses control when returning home Adjust the OSD voltage value before takeoff For the first flight we suggest taking off with Manual Mode Check if the aircraft flies normally after switching to Balance Mode in a level flight Then switch to RTH Mode and check the autopilot by using OSD parameter see the...

Page 4: ...Supply 9 4 Installation 9 5 Switch Modes through CH5 and CH6 12 6 GPS Save Home Position 13 7 Manual Mode Balance Mode 14 8 Fail Safe to RTH mode 14 9 OSD and Menu 15 10 Balance Mode and RTH Adjustment11 24 11 FAQ and Solutions 26 12 Other FAQ 26 13 Attentions 27 ...

Page 5: ... Y Right surface Left Outer surface CH 2 Elevator Left surface Right V Tail Elevator Left surface Right Inner surface CH 3 ESC ESC ESC Left ESC Left ESC ESC CH 4 Rudder Rudder Left V Tail Right ESC Right ESC Left Inner surface CH 5 Gimbal Roll Gimbal Roll Gimbal Roll Gimbal Roll Gimbal Roll Gimbal Roll CH 6 Gimbal Pitch Gimbal Pitch Gimbal Pitch Gimbal Pitch Gimbal Pitch Gimbal Pitch CH 7 Flap Y F...

Page 6: ... a necessary condition for generation of lift force Insufficient airspeed may cause stall The airspeed meter collects the speed in front of the plane As to flying in windy days or when flight is heavy loaded it will increase throttle when flying upwind and decrease when flying downwind 4 Extension wire can be used Do not make the orifice get close to the motor so as to avoid airflow interference A...

Page 7: ...the motor power Flight Power port is only for voltage display and have a maximum input of 33V 1 If 3S battery plug in the jumper Default it will supply power to 12V Video system Arkbird OSD Video TX camera Arkbird OSD from Video Power supports Maximum voltage of 17V but notice that most video TX and camera is 12V max so we have to use a 3S battery If Using 4S 16 8V battery and the Video TX and the...

Page 8: ...ird current sensor with 12V regulated output accessories which shares one battery with motor and the video sector Please see as below Note When using 4S 6S battery connect jumper cap on the regulator current sensor to 3S Default connection the output voltage of white line is 12v at the moment When using 3S battery connect jumper cap to 3s POW regulator module will not work at this time the output ...

Page 9: ...S and 12V ports shall stay forward toward flying direction the side with Arkbird LOGO shall be upward or vertical toward right wing Default is level installation 2 Keep GPS antenna upward placed and away from interference sources such as VideoTX and camera 3 Put on heat shrink tubing fix by sponge and cable tie Please keep away from motor to avoid vibration which will reduce the accuracy of sensor...

Page 10: ... 10 Vertical Installation 2 ways of installation ...

Page 11: ...light mode While CH5 50 it switches to Manual Mode autopilot is not involved in the control While CH5 50 and CH6 30 it switches to Balance Mode While CH5 50 and 30 CH6 70 it switches to Custom Mode Waypoint Mode Hover Mode Fence Mode RTH mode Default is RTH mode While CH5 50 and CH6 70 it switches to Return to home RTH Mode ...

Page 12: ...he throttle if the readout is wrong please enter the OSD menu and exit to reset the current value 3 When Arkbird is auto piloting the plane RTH mode Cruise flight the lower right will display Roll Pitch control Angle Value and Throttle Value Adjust Autopilot if these angles not appropriate 4 Pay attention to GPS satellite quantity less than 7 will result mistake positioning 5 As Arkbird applies an...

Page 13: ...rolling the plane to right aileron shall produce a left compensation automatically make plane go back horizontal On the contrary when rolling to left aileron will produce a right compensation Please see as below If the compensation direction is not correct please adjust the Roll inverse in OSD menu Flight parameters 2 Elevator When pitching up the plane elevator shall produce a down compensation a...

Page 14: ... RTH the plane will go home automatically based on the home angle of last position before out of signal Within radio range please switch to Balance Mode and land Please keep an eye on the quantity of GPS signal and voltage value fly carefully Please note if the quantity of satellite is less than 7 the positioning might not be correct 8Fail Safe to RTH mode Fail Safe is a receiver s function to pre...

Page 15: ...n Set CTL Parameters Set CTL Parameters Set RTH Parameters Set RTH Return to Home Parameters Set OSD Parameters Set OSD Interface Flight Parameters Reverse and delta wing mixing Fence Area Set Set Fence Mode Area Way Point Set1 Set Way Point Mode1 Way Point Set2 Set Way Point Mode2 Flight Record Records of flight time curding range power consumption and every highest record RECENT refers to the re...

Page 16: ...nch Assist After turning the function on ON Launch Assist function which can help to control throttle and reduce the difficulty of take off in manual throwing process Switch to balance mode and the throttle will not be started Run up with aircraft in hands when the speed is higher than 5kmph the throttle will start output and automatically control the take off Note This function can only be starte...

Page 17: ...ust this value Set RTH Parameters Max Roll Max roll angle while return to home 20 to 40 degree recommended Max UP Max pitch up angle while return to home 20 to 40 degree recommended Max Down Max pitch down angle while return to home 20 to 35 degree recommended Elevate Angle Level flight s elevate angle 3 to 15 degree recommended Please adjust this value while pitch up or down to have level flight ...

Page 18: ...SC selection Show RSSI Display the AR port s voltage 0 3 3V is corresponding to 0 100 Cur Man Calibrate Current calibration The current sensor will adjust and input the correct power Consumption after landing to calibrate the displayed battery capacity MAH Unit Ft imperial and Meter Metric Unit Selection LowPowerAlarm There will be a flicker alarm when flight power is lower than this value Flight ...

Page 19: ...te in controlling the flap wing Either airspeed or ground speed when the lower speed is lower than SafeSpeed the flap wing will be lowered proportionally When the speed is 0 FlapMax occurs When the speed is over SafeSpeed Flapzero occurs OFF turn off the control and OSD Flap value display Flap Max FlapMax OSD displays F 100 output flap quantity When doing the commissioning the rudder will output F...

Page 20: ... testing the Flap max Flap zero Butterfly brake When the Mix KEY4 is set to Butterfly FW Flywing mix control Use four rudder surfaces to control the roll pitch direction and brake slow down Two control surfaces on the left wing The other two are on the right wing The four surfaces are connected to the output places of channel 1 4 7 8 in order Turn the aileron stick to the left then the two surface...

Page 21: ...iding stall spinning When install the servos please adjust the CH7 to make OSD display flap brake value is F 0 zero point status Since the inner torque is different from the outer torque generally OuterBrake Max and InnerBrake Max should be set one over 50 and one lower than 50 and make the OuterBrake 50 set about a half of InnerBrake 50 for example OuterBrake is set 65 65 50 15 the InnerBrake is ...

Page 22: ...eturning to home if reaches the safe time Re timing only next power on WP1 WP 1 On Off Lng Dist Waypoint 1 East West distance away from Home m means East and means West Lat Dist Waypoint 1 South North distance away from Home m means South and means North Height Waypoint 1 Height m WP2 WP 2 On Off Lng Dist Waypoint 2 East West distance away from Home m means East and means West Lat Dist Waypoint 2 ...

Page 23: ...n of Quadcopter VTOL Plane in the OSD main menu New mode of BimoFwing for VTOL plane added in the mix menu PWM Frequency PWM Frequency Maximum of PWM frequency output speed is 320hz which is suitable for high speed BEC Only affect VTOL mode and Quadcopter Motor Toque During VTOL mode motors toque caused by difference motors speed needs adjusted by aileron Please increase this value if there exist ...

Page 24: ...er Yield is added in the CTL menu default pitch angle of VTOL mode is 6 degree which is able to adjust pitch angle of plane in VTOL mode Please decrease this value when plane has elevation angle increase this value if plane has depression angle Both DIY fly wing plane and Arkbird VTOL plane are compatible with VTOL mode For DIY fly wing increasing aileron surface adjusting CTL value if needed Keep...

Page 25: ... Adjusting Balance Mode Purpose Stick and SUB TRIM back to center plane can be able to flight levelly 1 Please increase control value ctl in CTL menu or plane s control surface when the stability not good enough drift even stick back to center and decrease it when the plane swings 2 If plane pitches up or down when stick back to center please adjust the elevate angle value Do not adjust through SU...

Page 26: ...e A Check the wiring restart the power check if the camera is turned on to see if the VDLED flashes fast If there shows OSD but incomplete check PAL NTSC signal custom option or change display device some USB AV card output is incomplete Q Cannot locate home displaying Waiting GPS Home A Seeing OSD Waiting GPS Home proves GPS wiring is OK otherwise please check GPS wiring GPS s white antenna shall...

Page 27: ...RTH Mode chapter of our instructions Make ground video recordings When switching to RTH or other autonomous flight modes Roll Pitch inclination value and throttle control value will be shown at the bottom right corner of OSD These data will tell you if the control values are proper and will help you judge which parameter needs to be sub trimmed ...

Page 28: ... scale RC model For safety concern please do not install in plane for aerial photography which might fly over crowd 3 Please install the autopilot depends on your demands and check the condition before flying every time 4 Any equipments and electric products on the plane couldn t be completely reliable please using this system following the instruction The system provider is not responsible for an...