Parrot Bluegrass, Manual

Page 1: ...ee of charge but might contain In App Purchase It also allows you to calibrate your Parrot Bluegrass 3 A Sequoia sensor containing a A multispectral sensor that captures the light reflected by plants and b A sunshine sunlight sensor that records the intensity of light emanating from the sun 4 Access to Airinov First services allowing you to obtain your NDVI and zoning maps from the images captured...

Page 2: ...uegrass is prone to expose others and yourself to PROPERTY DAMAGE AND OR BODILY HARM and may even lead to severe or even fatal injuries 3 Please note that the videos and photos used in publicity and advertising campaigns by Parrot Drones SAS and its subsidiaries have been created by and with professionals and experienced pilots PLEASE CONTINUOUSLY REFER TO THE LATEST UPDATES TO PARROT DOCUMENTATIO...

Page 3: ...6 PARROT BLUEGRASS PRESENTATION Threaded propeller Fisheye Camera ON OFF button and indicator light Sunshine Sensor Battery Compartment Battery Connector Micro USB Port ...

Page 4: ...7 ENGLISH Base and Antenna Multispectral Sensor ...

Page 5: ...RESENTATION Antenna Position of mobile device holder On Off Button Return to take off point Take off Land In flight start stop video recording Settings menu return In flight take a photo Settings menu validate Settings USB Port ...

Page 6: ...9 ENGLISH Camera Exposure Display mode Vertical orientation of the camera USB Port ...

Page 7: ...e for all types of drones those with fixed wings and multi rotors and mounted on gimbals or not Its use allows the capture of images of agricultural plots in several spectral bands measuring the state of vegetation green 550 nm wavelength 40 nm bandwidth red 660 nm wavelength 40 nm bandwidth red edge 735 nm wavelength 10 nm bandwidth and near InfraRed 790 nm wavelength 40 nm bandwidth The photos t...

Page 8: ...nsor Red Edge Sensor Green Sensor RGB Sensor 1 2 megapixel monochrome sensors collect data in discrete spectral bands 16 megapixel RGB photo sensor rolling shutter Other multispectral sensor features Inertial measurement unit 64 GB internal memory Magnetometer ...

Page 9: ...12 Green 550 nm wavelength 40 nm bandwidth Definition 1 2 Mpx Red 660 nm wavelength 40 nm bandwidth Definition 1 2 Mpx ...

Page 10: ...13 ENGLISH Red edge 735 nm wavelength 10 nm bandwidth Definition 1 2 Mpx Near infrared 790 nm wavelength 40 nm bandwidth Definition 1 2 Mpx RGB Definition 16Mpx ...

Page 11: ...is powered by the multispectral sensor It is recommended to use the SD card provided with Sequoia Technical performances are not guaranteed with other SD cards Refer to the list of compatible SD cards on www parrot com sup port Indicator light reference for calibration Position of the SD card Ambient light sensors 4 ambient light sensors These sensors are fitted with band pass filters identical to...

Page 12: ...e you fly your Parrot Bluegrass check the restrictions regarding the use of Wi Fi frequencies in the place where you are going to fly it Certain frequencies may be restricted or prohibited For instance in some countries the use of the 5 GHz band for your Wi Fi may be prohibited for outdoor locations FLIGHT CONDITIONS Do not fly Parrot Bluegrass at night Check the weather conditions to ensure good ...

Page 13: ...arrot Bluegrass propellers are properly mounted and secured Make sure the Parrot Bluegrass battery is charged Make sure you are in a wide open space Make sure that the selected geobarrier distance is sufficient for the execution of the flight plan on Pix4Dcapture SEQUOIA Make sure that the lenses are clean Use the microfibre cloth supplied to clean them Free up enough memory on the SD card or in t...

Page 14: ...s over an area of interest CHARGING THE BATTERY OF PARROT BLUEGRASS The battery must be disconnected from Parrot Bluegrass 1 Select the plug provided for your country and insert it into the charger 2 Connect the cable to the charger 3 Connect the battery to the charger s cable and then plug the charger into the mains The warning light is red while charging and then turns green when the battery is ...

Page 15: ...GING THE PARROT SKYCONTROLLER 2 BATTERY 1 Select the adapter appropriate for your country and attach it to the charger 2 Connect the charger cable to Parrot Skycontroller 2 then plug the charger into the mains ...

Page 16: ...ew the threaded propellers onto the Parrot Bluegrass motors holding still the base of the engine The threading serves as coding for the positioning of the propellers on the arms of the drone scheme B Ensure that the propellers are correctly screwed on before take off A B ...

Page 17: ...E OR TABLET TO PARROT SKYCONTROLLER 2 1 Screw the mobile device holder onto Parrot Skycontroller 2 B A B A You can rotate the holder to fit your smartphone s dimensions To do this press on it and rotate it to the right B A B A ...

Page 18: ...holder to fully open it 3 Position your smartphone or tablet on the holder B A B A 4 Tighten the holder on your smartphone or tablet 5 Using your smartphone or tablet s USB cable connect your device to the Parrot Skycontroller 2 s USB port B A ...

Page 19: ...g of the drone when this option is activated set a geobarrier distance slightly larger than the flight zone CALIBRATE THE DRONE It is recommended to calibrate the drone before each flight using the FreeFlight Pro app If the app displays a window requesting drone calibration follow the steps shown on the screen You can also calibrate the drone manually 1 Select Parrot Bluegrass in the Freeflight Pr...

Page 20: ...Turn the drone on the Z axis yaw green on the scheme until the multispectral sensor indicator light flashes green 2 Turn the drone on the Y axis pitch red on the scheme until the multispectral sensor indicator light flashes blue 3 Turn the drone on the X axis roll blue on the scheme until the multispectral sensor indicator light changes colour NB Once the calibration is complete the colour of the ...

Page 21: ...THE INTERNAL SEQUOIA MEMORY If Sequoia detects an SD card the shots are saved on this SD card If no SD card is detected Sequoia automatically saves the shots in its internal memory of the multispectral sensor ...

Page 22: ...ch of the Pix4Dcapture app choose the Parrot Bluegrass from the list of drones and then proceed to editing the flight plan You can create two types of flight plan for Parrot Bluegrass Grid the drone performs a grid flight of the defined area according to the itinerary displayed on the screen Polygon the drone performs a grid flight of the area ...

Page 23: ...martphone or tablet to the USB port of Parrot Skycontroller 2 3 Launch the Pix4Dcapture app 4 Open Mission Manager 5 Select the flight plan to perform 6 Press START in Pix4Dcapture The app connects to the drone a checklist appears If the settings are valid the START button will allow you to launch the mission Parrot Bluegrass takes off and begins the flight plan The drone returns to its starting p...

Page 24: ...ht plan on Pix4Dcapture you can resume control of the drone by pressing one of the controls on Parrot Skycontroller 2 LEFT CONTROL RIGHT CONTROL Forward Reverse Move to the right Move to the left Rise Descend Turn right Turn left The buttons may be reconfigured using the FreeFlight Pro app ...

Page 25: ...re press the button on Parrot Skycontroller 2 Parrot Bluegrass returns to its starting position Make sure you are in a wide open environment free of any obstacle LAND Press the button on Parrot Skycontroller 2 Parrot Bluegrass lands In order to avoid damaging Parrot Bluegrass land on a suitable surface free of obstacles ...

Page 26: ...nce the repair is complete the LED returns to green This operation may take several seconds depending on the space available on your SD card Flashing yellow Memory full Calibration of the magnetometer Steady purple The sensor must be stationary for 1 second Flashing purple The sensor needs to be calibrated Flashing green Calibration in progress pitch axis Flashing cyan Calibration in progress roll...

Page 27: ...Flashing yellow SD Card full Calibration of the magnetometer Steady purple The sensor must be stationary for 1 second Flashing purple The sensor needs to be calibrated Flashing green Calibration in progress pitch axis Flashing cyan Calibration in progress roll axis ...

Page 28: ...r support 3 Download the update file available in plf format 4 Copy the file to the root directory on your SD card without putting it in a folder or renaming it 5 Insert the SD card in the sunshine sensor 6 Turn on the drone The update launches automatically During the up date the multispectral sensor indicator light flashes orange Once the update is complete the light turns green ...

Page 29: ...support 2 Download the update file available in plf format 3 Connect to the Sequoia Web interface 4 Go to Settings 5 Click on Update Sequoia 6 An explorer window will open 7 Select your update file and click Open 8 A Send button appears in the Settings page 9 Click the Send button The update will automatically launch the multis pectral sensor s indicator light will turn orange ...

Page 30: ...the SD card when the drone is turned on VIA WI FI 1 Connect to the Bluegrass_XXXX Wi Fi and enter the IP address 192 148 42 2 into the Web browser Sequoia automatically turns on 2 Go to the Gallery tab and retrieve the photos taken during the flight DATA PROCESSING WITH AIRINOV FIRST Go to http parrot airinov com and follow the on screen steps for processing your data For more information go to ww...

Page 31: ...n go to www micasense com WITH THE PIX4DMAPPER MAPPING SOFTWARE You can analyse the photos taken by Sequoia with the Pix4DMapper software For more information go to www pix4d com AGRONOMIC RECOMMENDATIONS FROM AIRINOV Airinov offers a nitrogen fertiliser recommendation service for rapeseed and wheat For more detailed information visit www airinov fr ...

Page 32: ...UCH THE PROPELLERS Do not touch the propellers of the drone while the motors are functioning Take all precautions necessary concerning property and persons Remove the propellers from Parrot Bluegrass before connecting it to a computer ...

Page 33: ...a drone Make sure your drone is turned on Or The battery of Parrot Skycontroller 2 or your drone is low Recharge the battery Or Parrot Skycontroller 2 has detected a problem with the drone Go to the Support section on www parrot com Continuous green Parrot Skycontroller 2 is connected to the drone You can fly the drone ...

Page 34: ...luegrass is underway Do not turn off Parrot Bluegrass Flashing red and blue Parrot Bluegrass has detected a problem with the battery Contact your retailer or go to the Parrot Bluegrass support page on www parrot com Flashing red Parrot Bluegrass has detected an error An error message appears on the FreeFlight Pro app Go to the table of error codes available on the Parrot Bluegrass support page ...

Page 35: ...roscope Three axis accelerometer Three axis magnetometer AUTOPILOT Dual core ARM 9 CPU Internal flash memory for HD video from the front facing camera 32 GB WI FI AND TRANSMISSIONS Network access point AC Wi Fi 2 dual band antennae 2 4 and 5 GHz multiple inputs and outputs TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...

Page 36: ...tage 14 8 V 20 A continuous discharge Charge at 1 C max Operating range 0 C 40 C DIMENSIONS Weight 1 850 kg Size 1150 mm x 580 mm x 120 mm GPS Integrated GPS GPS GLONASS PERFORMANCE Engine 700 kv VIDEO PHOTOS Full HD 1080p front facing camera With FreeFlight Pro flux video 360 p 720 p ...

Page 37: ... C 40 C SEQUOIA MAINTENANCE CLEANING THE SENSORS If dust or dirt gets on the lens and or sensors 1 Use the microfibre cloth supplied to clean the lens 2 Remove any remaining traces with a cotton bud soaked in lens cleaner OBTAINING SPARE PARTS Go to the website www parrot com to find the spare parts available ...

Page 38: ...arrot Bluegrass must be used according to the rules of civil aviation in your country The places where it is used must be suitable for ma noeuvring in order to ensure the continuous safety of people animals and pro perty It may not be permitted to use Parrot Bluegrass in certain public places e g train stations airports etc or on public roads The Parrot Bluegrass s propellers in flight can cause d...

Page 39: ...adcasting the image of property without permission from its owner and or any third party holding intellectual property rights on the property may constitute a violation of the property s image rights and you may be held liable Ask permission from its owner and or any third party with ownership rights MODIFICATIONS The explanations and specifications contained in this user guide are provided for in...

Page 40: ...er guide with technical standards EN 301489 17 EN300328 EN71 1 EN71 2 EN71 3 EN62115 EN 50566 2013 SAR under the provisions of the RED direc tive 2014 53 EU and the General Product Safety Directive 2014 35 EU http www parrot com ce skycontroller 2 EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PARROT BLUEGRASS This device can be used in DE AT BE BG CY HR DK ES EE FI FR GR HU IE IT LV LT LU MT NL PL PT CZ RO GB SK S...

Page 41: ... compliance follow these instructions this transmitter must not be co used or operated at the same time as another antenna or transmitter BATTERY PARROT SKYCONTROLLER 2 AND PARROT BLUEGRASS WARNING Failure to follow all the instructions may result in serious injury ir reparable damage to the battery and may cause a fire smoke or explosion Before long term storage ensure that the battery is charged...

Page 42: ...gistered in the United States and in other countries ARM and Cortex are trademarks registered to ARM Limited or its subsidia ries in the European Union and or elsewhere All rights reserved Wi Fi R is a registered trademark of Wi Fi Alliance R Pix4D and Pix4Dcapture and Pix4Dmapper are registered trademarks of Pix4D SA Airinov and Airinov First are tradenames or registered trademarks of Airinov SAS...