Holybro KOPIS 1, User Manual & Setup Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual Setup Guide v1 1...

Page 2: ...Bind the Receiver 8 Verify Channel Mapping 11 Verify Channel Directions 12 Adjust Channel Centers 15 Adjust Channel Endpoints 19 Set Up Arming Switch 23 Mount the Antenna s 27 Customize The OSD 28 Ins...

Page 3: ...th soft mounted gyro for great filtering of vibration Betaflight OSD included Monitor voltage and battery capacity in your FPV goggles Change PIDs and Rates using your transmitter sticks Atlatl video...

Page 4: ...r for examination or repair Shipping costs are your responsibility Returned items should include the original packaging and all accessories If product is damaged or defective we will repair or replace...

Page 5: ...Type here Type here P a g e 3 KOPIS 1 Spare Parts...

Page 6: ...tail All About Betaflight Drivers Including How to Install Them https www youtube com watch v m4ygG6Y5zXI The video linked above shows a process of using Zadig to replace the VCP driver The ImpluseRC...

Page 7: ...The good news is you do not need to repeat this process again Sort of You never need to install the drivers again on this computer unless you reinstall the operating system for some reason If you use...

Page 8: ...ick changes in the field not full time use If you intend to use Betaflight on your multirotor you re probably going to have to install Chrome and use a Chrome app Before you think of jumping ship almo...

Page 9: ...have any other receiver cut the connector off the wire and solder it directly to your receiver or install a new connector if you prefer DO NOT CUT THE WIRES WHEN THE BATTERY IS PLUGGED IN The pre inst...

Page 10: ...OPIS for safety DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP 3 Plug in your LiPo to the KOPIS main battery lead 4 Hold down the BIND button on the back of the A8S receiver While holding down the BIND button plug the A8S rec...

Page 11: ...up 6 If the quadcopter battery is plugged in un plug it so that the receiver is powered down 7 Hold down the BIND FS button on the receiver On the XM especially the button is very small and it can be...

Page 12: ...with the LM0027 onto the Binding Pins 2 Plug the Spektrum Satellite receiver into the Satellite Port on the LM0027 with a Spektrum Satellite Extension Cable 3 Plug a 5v power source in to any of the...

Page 13: ...the right stick left should move Roll down lower number 5 If any of your controls move the wrong channel you must re order the Channel Map parameter in the top center of the Receiver Tab screen to cor...

Page 14: ...hannels on a FlySky FS i6 radio 1 Power on the radio 2 The Hold down the OK button to enter the System Setup screen 3 Press the Down button to highlight the Functions Setup option 4 Press Ok to enter...

Page 15: ...een move the jog wheel to highlight Travel With Travel highlighted click the jog wheel then scroll the jog wheel to find the Reverse screen 3 Click the jog wheel to de select Reverse Scroll the jog wh...

Page 16: ...to enter the menus Then press Page until you come to the Outputs screen as shown below 2 Scroll to highlight the channel that you want to reverse Press ENTER 3 Scroll to move across the line until yo...

Page 17: ...nts ensure that the Trim switches on your radio are centered The radio will typically indicate on the screen and with an audio tone when the trim switches are centered Press each of the four trim swit...

Page 18: ...screen Ok cycles through the channels Up Down raises or lowers the channel center With the transmitter sticks centered adjust the subtrim for channels 1 2 3 and 4 so that the channel reads as close t...

Page 19: ...Setup screen 2 In the Servo Setup screen move the jog wheel to highlight Travel With Travel highlighted click the jog wheel then scroll the jog wheel to find the Subtrim screen 3 Click the jog wheel t...

Page 20: ...to highlight the channel that you want to adjust Press ENTER 3 Scroll to move across the line until you highlight the Subtrim value as shown above on the Roll axis 5 Press ENTER to select the channel...

Page 21: ...uld have a value of 2000 Push your yaw stick all the way to the left The Yaw channel should have a value of 1000 Push your yaw stick all the way to the right The Yaw channel should have a value of 200...

Page 22: ...ky radio and for Betaflight is Channel 1 Aileron Roll Right stick left right axis Channel 2 Elevator Pitch Right stick up down axis Channel 3 Throttle Left stick up down axis Channel 4 Rudder Yaw Left...

Page 23: ...ll the jog wheel to adjust the Throttle channel lower endpoint until the Betaflight Receiver Tab shows 1000 as the value for the Throttle channel 4 Raise the throttle to the top Repeat the previous st...

Page 24: ...elect the channel Min value Hold the stick at its minimum position full left or full down While watching the channel in the Receiver tab scroll up or down until the Receiver Tab shows 1000 for the cha...

Page 25: ...your transmitter Second you must set up Betaflight Set up Aux Switch on Taranis 1 Press MENU then press PAGE four times until you see the MIXER screen 2 Scroll down to CH5 3 Press ENTER to create a n...

Page 26: ...r left shoulder switch This is exactly how we want things configured for switch arming so the Spektrum is ready to go Set up Aux Switch on FlySky Good news Our FS i6 radio came pre configured with the...

Page 27: ...OPIS Seriously DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP 2 In Betaflight Configurator go to the Modes Tab Click Add Range next to the Arm tab The screen will change to look as shown below 3 Turn on your transmitter Plug...

Page 28: ...neutral position on a transmitter By this logic switch pulled towards you should be armed My personal preference is to use switch pulled towards you as disarmed because it s easier to slap the switch...

Page 29: ...the zip tie then thread the end of the antenna into the heat shrink so that it lays flat against the zip tie Before shrinking the heat shrink tuck or twist any excess length of antenna wire into the b...

Page 30: ...ould be 3 times 3 3 9 9 volts For a 4S battery it would be 13 2 volts Any time the battery goes below this level it is likely being damaged at least a little More importantly you will have very little...

Page 31: ...rrent sensor Many quadcopters won t have a current sensor but some PDB s and 4 in 1 ESC s have a current sensor built in If you have a current sensor on your quad and if you wired it up to the Curr pa...

Page 32: ...se rotation CCW Instead of memorizing and then forgetting this fact we strongly advise you to learn to recognize a prop s direction from its structure If you look at a prop blade you will see that the...

Page 33: ...between menu items When a menu option has a symbol to the right of it this indicates that it contains a sub menu Roll right will enter the sub menu For example in the screen to the right moving the c...

Page 34: ...and side of the screen In this case roll left right will adjust the parameter up and down The screen to the right shows the current vTX settings From here you can change the frequency band channel and...

Page 35: ...u have changed from the default values 5 Scroll back to the top of the window to find the line where you typed diff 6 Click your mouse and drag scroll down to select all of the text below where you ty...

Page 36: ...Type here Type here P a g e 34 KOPIS 1 How To Save and Restore Your Configuration https www youtube com watch v HsxTqp76Brs...

Page 37: ...e lead so that it cannot be struck by the props This might involve twisting it to take up slack or wrapping it in the battery strap The exact way of doing this will vary depending on the length of you...

Page 38: ...designate a takeoff and landing area that is at least 50 feet away from the pilot station Nobody can power up except in the takeoff and landing area and after verifying that they are on a safe channel...

Page 39: ...age arming switch A video showing how to do this on Taranis is linked above There are various other ways to accomplish the same thing on other transmitters If you don t want to set up a two stage armi...

Page 40: ...ur quad like the dangerous machine that it is Keep your fingers out of the props Think about what way the quad would fly if the props suddenly spun up Carry the quad by the bottom plate or battery fac...

Page 41: ...SAFE WORKS CORRECTLY To verify failsafe remove your props then plug in your battery and arm your copter Then turn off your transmitter Your motors should stop within 1 to 3 seconds at most If your mot...

Page 42: ...programming code called a Lua script on your Taranis If you are also using SmartAudio you can use a Lua script to change your vTX settings This is the same as if you were using the Betaflight OSD but...