IdeaFly Hero-550, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 Hero 550 C6W Flight Control System User Manual v1 0 ...

Page 2: ...lity for any direct or indirect damage s or injuries caused by installing calibrating flying this product when users are in situations including but not limited like drunk taking drugs dizziness fatigue or any other cases no matter mentally or physically that would impair your ability Idea Fly takes no responsibility for any direct or indirect damage s or injuries caused by flying this product in ...

Page 3: ...er or Idea Fly customer service for answers or assistance Idea Fly takes no responsibility for any direct or indirect damage s or injuries caused by customer s improper operation or subjective misjudgment Any other losses that are not Idea Fly s liability Flight controller Hardware Installation and Connection 1 Hardware Connection Diagram 2 Port Description ...

Page 4: ... to 5V 2A DC module LED B G R LED Module USB Connect to PC M1 signal ESC output GND To ESC of Motor 1 M2 signal ESC output GND To ESC of Motor 2 M3 signal ESC output GND To ESC of Motor 3 M4 signal ESC output GND To ESC of Motor 4 M5 signal ESC output GND To ESC of Motor 5 M6 signal ESC output GND To ESC of Motor 6 Y1 signal 5V GND To gimbal Roll Servo Y2 signal 5V GND To gimbal pitch servo GPSR T...

Page 5: ...E core wire is always the signal line the RED core wire is positive the BLACK core wire is ground 4 Notice Support Quad Rotor 1 and Quad Rotor X As shown M1 M4 correspond to the output ports M1 M4 on the Main Controller MC The ...

Page 6: ...ircraft body For GPS COMPASS Module The arrow should point to the nose direction of aircraft GPS compass is sensitive to magnetic interfence should be far away from any electronic devices If your own mounting rod make sure it is NOT magnetic When you find the aircraft rotating or drifting Please check the GPS module mounting orientation and then re do the compass calibration Installing and running...

Page 7: ...e Button Turn on the transmitter Switch 3 position switch to RTH mode Then power on your aircraft after 3 secs Connect your aircraft and PC via Micro USB cable Notice For firmware update connect the USB cable first and then power on your aircraft Run the assistant software IDEAFLY GCS ex as shown then click open USB ...

Page 8: ...d to adjust the compensation angle of the PTZ data for your Gimbal Note range 127 to 127 You can enter a negative value to reverse the direction of compensation Roll Stab and Pitch stab would affect the degree of command response in flight range 0 255 Shake Compens can increase stability but would decrease the sensitivity range0 255 Altitude Distance Limit The maximum height and distance allowed c...

Page 9: ... to the touch 2 Never charge a damaged or broken LIPO Battery 3 ONLY CHARGE ON A FIREPROOF SURFACE 4 DO NOT CHARGE UNATTENDED Enter the voltage per cell required to activate a low voltage alert for a Lipo battery this would be normally be 3 65v Note 1 Both levels of protection have LED warning as default Both levels of protection will blink red continuously 2 When there is no power aircraft will a...

Page 10: ... and land Flight Mode Description 1 Manual In Manual Mode the aircraft will fly normally and is stabilized in 3 axes The aircraft may be controlled by TX but is also controlled by the stabilization signal of main controller The final flying state is determined by a combination of manual control and MC control 2 Manual set altitude In this mode craft will hold the altitude but not hold the position...

Page 11: ... altitude With GPS located when satellites locked are more than 6 and CH5 is in position2 the aircraft will enter auto hover mode In this mode the aircraft will hold its position and altitude Your TX sticks should all be in the mid position When THR stick is around the mid position the craft will hover in its current position The craft does not drift because GPS has locked and also may controlled ...

Page 12: ...s locked and Motor arming done the craft will record its home position Push CH5 to position 3 to enter RTL return and land mode In the Return and Land mode the craft will return home and land automatically After activation you can only change to Stabilization Mode if you want to take over the flight controls If you move from RTL to Auto Hover Mode the aircraft will continue with the Return and Lan...

Page 13: ...RTH Safety Since RTH is fully autonomous and you cannot alter the flight path during RTH to avoid accidents it is not advisable to activate RTH too close to you or spectators Also note to avoid sudden loss in altitude the THR stick should be above its mid point when you change the mode back from RTH to Stabilized Mode Switch SWB to position3 from position2 to quit RTH mode Mode1 Mode2 Mode 3 are f...

Page 14: ...sition of mutli rotor will be saved as home point By MC automatically when you push the throttle stick first time after 6 or more GPS satellites are found Auto land the aircraft will land Auto hover the aircraft will hover in the air IMPORTANT 1 Make sure the TX is on first and the throttle stick is at the bottom 2 DO NOT push the THR stick to the bottom during flying 3 DO NOT switch to auto fly m...

Page 15: ...nual Change CH5 to position 2 for Auto Hover and so on If flight mode does not change when you toggle the switches please check your hardware connections or RC Transmitter setup B Fail Safe F S Checking SWITCH OFF the RC Transmitter whilst the main controller is still powered on the Flight Mode should switch to display Return and Land the throttle stick indicator should be in the middle and displa...

Page 16: ... If you move the rudder stick to the left the slide will move to the left this is nose left When you move the rudder to the right the slide move to the right this is nose AIL If you move the Aileron stick to the left the slide will move left and craft will move to the left When you move the aileron stick to the right the slide will move to the right and craft will move to the right ELE If you move...

Page 17: ...vements direction Check REV NOR of your transmitter 2 Command sticks calibration Click Adjust Transmitter button Click OK and move your transmitter stick within 5 Seconds to their maximum positions as shown in the diagram Note finish the calibration before this diagram disappear For check ...

Page 18: ...s RED except for when the throttle stick is at the bottom when it shows as YELLOW Firmware Upgrade IMPORTANT Note For safety please remove all the propellers before upgrading firmware You may download the latest firmware and assistant tool from Idea Fly website before upgrading the firmware 1 Connect the MC to the computer with a Mini USB cable Power the MC and put bring the throttle stick to the ...

Page 19: ...19 3 Click OK 4 Click Select Firmware button ...

Page 20: ...20 5 Click Open button select upgrade procedure file s4v2 CYF 20140508 v051 6 The program will auto upgrade when the upgrade procedure is selected ...

Page 21: ...MPORTANT 1 When using the aircarft for the first time the GPS COMPASS must be calibrated before arming the motors 2 Compass calibration does not need to be done every time you fly but should be done when components are moved or if the aircraft flies in unexpected ways like in circles for example 3 ALWAYS carry out this calibration outdoors far away from metallic objects cars radio towers power lin...

Page 22: ...s LED indicator will be turn on solid Green You have entered Horizontal Calibration Hold Hero 550 horizontal and rotate 3 circles During this process please keep green light is constant green Note ENSURE that the GREEN LED remains ON during this procedure If it turns OFF it means the aircraft is not horizontal Adjust the position until the GREEN LED is back ON and continue with the rotation Quickl...

Page 23: ...D turns off meaning the calibration is finished After completing the above maneuvers Quickly flip SWR switch from manual mode to GPS mode and back to manual mode for more than 3 times place the aircraft on the ground Main controller will enter the magnetic recording During this process LED indicator will be solid green LED turns off meaning the calibration is finished Takeoff Landing procedures St...

Page 24: ... locks the motors on landing They can only be re armed to allow them to rotate and work after carrying out the arming procedure Motor Mixer Checking Before take off you still need to check your motor mix control You need to arm the motors and check what happens when you advance the throttle stick if the four motors rotate at the same speed this means the motor balance is good 1 To check the ailero...

Page 25: ... symmetry it should be similar to checking the aileron channel Push the elevator stick up slightly motor M3 should start to rotate Now slightly pull the elevator stick down and motor M1 should start to rotate immediately 3 After landing the motors will stop Move your THR stick to the bottom 5 seconds later the motors will lock Arm the motors to restart flying LED Indicator Interpretation Note 1 Be...

Page 26: ...t then start the motor it is normal for this to happen only occasionally If LED is solid yellow Please check GPS connection 6 throttle stick is sensitive When you switch GPS mode to manual mode you d better push throttle stick to avoid to loose height Shenzhen Idea Fly Technology Co Ltd Tel 0086 755 61267080 Fax 0086 755 61267081 website http www idea fly com Address 6 Floor A3 Building Zhong Yu G...