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Nighthawk  Pro 

                                             

www.emaxmodel.com

 

 

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Move throttle stick up 

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Use transmitter stick to control pitch, roll and yaw, observe the motor power bar under "Motor Testing". Make sure 

the motor power bar is change according to transmitter stick. 

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Test motor direction: Use a piece of paper to touch the motor to check the motor direction (Motor direction should 

be the same as figure shown below) Please be careful and only move the motor little by little while checking motor 
direction. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Step 5 Installation 

Caution: 

 

Because the power cannot transmit in time, to avoid video transmitter burnt out, , 

please install the antenna before power on when testing and using video transmitter.   

This light is high-heating to ensure the brightness. Please donot touch when using it 

or may be scalded. Caution high temperature!

 

After all testing completed, disconnect micro USB and disconnect battery. 

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Place velcro to frame (about center of gravity of the frame, depend on battery size, battery can be placed inside the 

copter frame or above the copter frame) See Fig 1. 

(2)Place receiver behind the camera on the middle board, stay away from the video transmission antenna.  
(3)

Place receiver antenna into receiver antenna base, and install receiver antenna base to the frame. (There are 2 ways 

to install the receiver antenna, customer can choose the best way depend on receiver size) See Fig2, Fig3 and Fig4.

 

(4)Please install video transmitter antenna to video transmitter. See Fig 2. 
(5)Please install propeller to motors (Beware of the CW and CCW propellers) M1 and M4 are CCW propellers, 
M2 and M3 are CW propellers. 
(6)Please remove camera cover and turn on monitor and/or power goggle. 

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)Connect battery to power copter, and switch the video transmitter power to ON and check video 

feed from monitor and/or goggle.  

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Please adjust camera lens focus to best image quality.   

Summary of Contents for Nighthawk Pro

Page 1: ...Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com 1 Instruction Manual V1 1 ...

Page 2: ...onnection 7 Receiver and Flight Controller Connection ARF model ONLY 7 Step 4 How to use Baseflight Configurator 7 1 Flight Controller and Configurator 7 2 Flight Controller Setting Basic 7 Accelerometer and Magnetometer Calibration 7 Step 5 Installation 10 Video Transmitter Channel 11 Step 6 Test flight 11 Step 7 Upgrade Accessories Installation 12 Nighthawk Pro 14 Main Control Board 14 ESC Instr...

Page 3: ...th powerful EMAX power system and open source flight controller to ensure power and customizable RTF model can fly after battery and propellers installed 3 The sturdy copter frame has extensive flight test and endurance test 4 Bright COB rear LED different LED color can use distinguish copters when group flying LED power consumption is 4W which might decrease flying times 5 All in one design to co...

Page 4: ...rawing ARF Assembly drawing Model Size Weight ARF RTF Package L W H 310 300 100 mm 470 300 100 mm Nighthawk L W H 252mm 260mm 75mm 252mm 260mm 75mm Weight g Outer packing box 295g Inner holder 180g Outer packing box 445g inner holder 240g Flight weight g 440g Not included Battery 450g Not included Battery ...

Page 5: ...base 4PCS M2 5 8 screw 17PCS RTF Accessories ARF Accessories Accessories Type Accessories Name QTY Accessories Type Accessories Name QTY I Camera Accessories camera mounting plate 1PC K Camera Accessories camera mounting plate 1PC M2 5 8 Nylon screw 5PCS M2 3 6 5 Self tap screw 5PCS M2 5 Nylon nuts 5PCS L Accessories M3 19 screw 1PC J Accessories M3 19 screw 1PC M3 10 screw 1PC M3 10 screw 1PC M3 ...

Page 6: ...and Configuration Software Installation 1 Install Driver Please install the drive program to your computer if you donot have it already 1 Please choose the compatible driver for your computer link http www silabs com products mcu pages usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers aspx 2 Install the drive program on your computer 3 Please switch the ESC switch to ON 4 Connect flight controller to computer with Micro ...

Page 7: ...ibration and ESC calibration ARF will need to follow the accelerometer and magnetometer calibration ESC calibration Mode selection and transmitter calibration 1 Flight Controller and Configurator 1 Please switch the ESC switch to ON 2 Connect flight controller to computer with Micro USB cable blue light will lit on flight controller and start self checking Please refer to Appendix Self checking li...

Page 8: ...thin 30sec rotate axis included Roll axis pitch axis and yaw axis Note Starting or ending magnetometer calibration will be shown in the message display ESC Calibration Please make sure to REMOVE PROPELLERS before perform ESC Calibration 1 Please select Configuration change Maximum Throttle to 2000 and save 2 Please select Motor Testing Please check the box for Motor Test Move the master slider to ...

Page 9: ...ndictor will lit Some mode need to be select at the same time to function correctly RTF mode selection diagram ARF no need SWB switched to position 1 is ANGLE Position 2 is HORIZON and 3 is MANUAL Please refer to the diagram below Note We suggest donot select MAG to avoid the big current interference to compass Copter Testing Please make sure to REMOVE PROPELLERS before perform ESC Calibration 1 C...

Page 10: ...ing completed disconnect micro USB and disconnect battery 1 Place velcro to frame about center of gravity of the frame depend on battery size battery can be placed inside the copter frame or above the copter frame See Fig 1 2 Place receiver behind the camera on the middle board stay away from the video transmission antenna 3 Place receiver antenna into receiver antenna base and install receiver an...

Page 11: ...ault is 20mw Step 6 Test flight After completion of copter installation and testing please place copter in the center of the test flight field turn on transmitter then connect the battery to power copter If needed switch the LED power to ON to power LED Flight controller light will turn to solid blue and motor will sound one long beep then short beep number of short beep depends on battery cell th...

Page 12: ...ned Camera Mounting Plate Installation 1 Place camera to inclined camera mounting plate 2 Use M2 3X6 5mm self tap screw to secure the camera 3 Remove top board 4 Insert camera with inclined mounting plate to the middle board 5 Install the top board with M3 0X6 0mm screw with hex driver Camera Mounting Plate Installation 1 Place camera to camera mounting plate 2 Use M2 5X8 0mm nylon screws and M2 5...

Page 13: ...7mm steel screws to secure the motors 3 Install inclined motor mounting plate to the motor arm plate 4 Use M2 5x8mm stainless steel screw to secure After installation completed all motors should be inclined to the same angle If any motor is not level check motor and motor mount M1 Install Motor inclined mount M2 Install Motor inclined mount M3 Install Motor inclined mount M4 Install Motor inclined...

Page 14: ...Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com 14 Nighthawk Pro Main Control Board ...

Page 15: ... LED Status Indicator Bootloader Pads Bootloader pad is used for firmware update Please refer to Appendix Bootloader Mode Battery Inspection Port If buzzer is connected buzzer will sound when minimum cell voltage is reach Please refer to Appendix Low Cell Voltage Monitoring RC Input Connector GPS Connector For CPPM receiver CH1 is CPPM receiver signal pin From right GND 5V CH1 AIL CH2 ELE CH3 THR ...

Page 16: ...rm but motor is not spinning please check connection between motor and ESC If no video feed on monitor or goggle please check video transmitter and receiver channel are tuned to the same channel and power output switch for video transmitter to switch to ON If LED light is not on please check power output switch for LED light is switched to On and make sure connection are secured If copter is drift...

Page 17: ...ery inspection connector then enable battery voltage monitoring in the Configuration Please make sure positive and negative connection otherwise reverse polarity will damage the main controller board Battery inspection connection see below 2Pin cable Battery Inspection Self Checking Light Status Red LED and Green LED flashing Red LED flashing Green LED off Red LED off Green LED flash couple time t...

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