RadioLink F450, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...nk com F450 DIY Quadcopter ARF Kit Instruction Manual RadioLink Electronic Ltd www RadioLink com Please be kindly noted that this manual will be updated regularly and please visit RadioLink official website to download the latest version ...

Page 2: ...he replacement or repair at RadioLink s discretion of the defective product Always use genuine RadioLink products such as our transmitters receivers and other electronic equipment RadioLink is not responsible for product damage resulting from the usage of non genuine components Contact us by the following methods to summit a request for warranty repairs general repairs or product questions Email a...

Page 3: ...this product in the presence of children Water or moisture may enter the transmitter inside through gaps in the antenna or joystick and cause model instability even out of control If running in the wet weather such as game is inevitable always use plastic bags or waterproof cloth to cover the transmitter Specification Aircraft Name F450 Frame Plastic Weight 686g 24 2oz without battery 996g 35 13oz...

Page 4: ... GEMFAN 9450 Propeller 8 pieces 8 pieces 8 pieces 8 pieces FULLYMAX 11 1V 3700mAh 35C Battery 1 piece 1 piece 1 piece 1 piece RadioLink Mini Pix Flight Controller 1 set 1 set 1 set 1 set RadioLink M8N GPS TS100 1 piece 1 piece 1 piece 1 piece Silver GPS Holder 1 set 1 set 1 set 1 set Battery Fixing Belt 1 piece 1 piece 1 piece 1 piece Self locking Nylon Cable 6 pieces 6 pieces 6 pieces 6 pieces EW...

Page 5: ...1 3 1 Stabilize Mode 6 2 1 3 2 Alt Hold Mode 7 2 1 3 3 Pos Hold Mode 7 2 1 3 4 RTL Mode 7 2 1 4 RTL Enable 8 2 2 Stand alone Version Setup 8 2 2 1 Binding transmitter to F450 8 2 2 2 Installation of Mission Planner 9 2 2 3 Transmitter Parameters Setup 9 2 2 3 1 Transmitter Calibration 10 2 2 3 2 Flight Modes Setup 12 2 2 3 3 Failsafe Setup 15 2 2 4 ESC Calibration First Flight 17 2 2 5 Propellers ...

Page 6: ...lied in Mini Pix ensures the stability and makes F450 suitable even for beginners to practice from Stabilize to AltHold then to PosHold Mode The frame is capable of installing multiple devices such as camera PTZ thrower ultrasonic sensor optical flow module and so on The powerful system is assembled with the renowned components in drone industry including GEMFAN propellers FLYCOLOR ESC SZ SPEED mo...

Page 7: ...ecting plug batteries in transmitter T8FB is developed as self adapted alarm by default and it will automatically give an alarm when the voltage becomes low depending on either 2S or 3S battery pilots use As to AT9S AT10II please press MODE to enter the BASIC MENU Select PARAMETER and enter Set TX ALARM according to the actual battery used For example if batteries used in pilots transmitter is 2S ...

Page 8: ...ght to make aircraft turn clockwise and anticlockwise The right stick controls the elevator pitching by toggling up and down to make aircraft forward and backward and the aileron roll by toggling left and right to make aircraft move left and right horizontally Here is a picture showing T8FB as an example while AT9S AT10II is operated as the same way More details about T8FB please download the manu...

Page 9: ...y be armed under the Stabilize Mode and Alt hold Mode Arm and Disarm Shown with RadioLink T8FB as below AT9S AT10II can be dis armed as the same way Arm with Left Throttle Toggle the left stick Throttle to the right bottom for 2s and a beep sound can be heard from the aircraft The indicate color on flight controller will be flashing blue Slightly push the throttle at the Stabilize Mode If at Alt h...

Page 10: ...r left stick to the left bottom while the throttle right stick to vertical lowest bottom for 2s the motors stop moving Note When the aircraft is to land it is advised to change the flight Mode to STABILIZE MODE because it will be easier to disarm Toggle the throttle to the vertical bottom for about 5s till the propellers stop moving then disarm the transmitter as the above steps Otherwise the airc...

Page 11: ...trol the inclination angle of the aircraft When the roll pitch stick is loose the aircraft will be automatically back to horizontal status With the windy weather pilots need to continuously correct the rolling and pitching angle to keep the aircraft at the same position 2 Pilots use the rudder stick to control the turning velocity When the rudder stick is loose the aircraft will keep the direction...

Page 12: ...ts disarm the aircraft immediately by pulling the throttle stick to the bottom outside corner the aircraft will possibly roll over It s better to wait for 10 more seconds till the aircraft detects landing and the motors stop completely to lock 2 1 3 3 Pos Hold Mode At Pos Hold Mode the aircraft will automatically keep current position direction and altitude That is the aircraft will remain the sam...

Page 13: ...ck the aircraft once landed and disconnect the battery and get it charged 2 2 Stand alone Version Setup As all parameters of transmitter and aircraft have been set the ARF version is ready to flight once purchased But as the stand alone version doesn t go with a transmitter parameters of the transmitter need to be set though that of ARF version has been done Pilots who purchase stand alone version...

Page 14: ...binding is complete When binding is done please check if the receiver change to SBUS PPM output Generally we use SBUS signal LED on all receivers from RadioLink is blue purple means SBUS signal while red means PWM signal Pilots can short press the binding code twice within 1s to switch the signals output of the receiver 2 2 2 Installation of Mission Planner To run the Mission Planner installation ...

Page 15: ...by default Press MODE for 1s to enter the BASIC MENU and choose STEERING REVERSE and select 3 THROTTLE Then PUSH to select and rotate the dial to REV and PUSH to confirm then END to exit Make sure binding between the transmitter and the receiver is complete before connecting Mini Pix with Mission Planner on computer via USB cable with the Baud Rate of 115200 The connection between Mini Pix and Mis...

Page 16: ...gly advised to install the propellers AFTER all parameters setup with the consideration of safety And then click OK and move all RC sticks and switches to their ultimate positions so the green bars reach the limits red lines Joysticks can be calibrated as following both Ch1 to Ch4 are pushed to the limits up down left right Note AT9S AT10II AT9 AT10 can be calibrated as the below example T8FB ...

Page 17: ... After each green bar reaches the limits red lines click the green button at bottom right to complete the transmitter calibration 2 2 3 2 Flight Modes Setup Setup in transmitter Setup steps of RadioLink transmitter T8FB AT9S AT10II and flight controller with Mission Planner are as below For the transmitters from other brands please select CH5 to set flight modes and SBUS output in receiver Mini Pi...

Page 18: ...identical Pilots only need to calibrate joysticks and ESC Note The following steps take AT9S as example AT10II AT10 AT9 can be set as the same way 1 When binding completed between transmitter and aircraft receiver click INITIAL SETUP MANDATORY HARDWARE FLIGHT MODES Then power on transmitter long press MODE to enter BASIC MENU short press MODE to ADVANCED MENU press PUSH to enter ATTITUDE Stabilize...

Page 19: ...d the corresponding parameters setup in MP should be set as below 1 Check the first attitude if POSI is UP UP If not please toggle the switch to the right position with swt is on 2 Turn the dial to the percentage rate on the transmitter LCD screen and PUSH to select and turn the dial to modify 3 Check the PWM value of the corresponding flight mode on MP When setting the PWM value on transmitter th...

Page 20: ...e on MP is within the range Flight mode 2 3 4 5 5 can be set as the same way The 2 way switch is needed when setting Mode 4 to 6 Toggle this switch to the corresponding mode and can be set as the above step 3 2 2 3 3 Failsafe Setup The function of Failsafe on Mini Pix is set with MP menu Entering the Failsafe menu on MP a note will pop out to remind no propellers installed for safety Click OK to s...

Page 21: ... detector needs to be set in MP to realize the RTL mode with low voltage To activate the battery detector Monitor 4 Battery and voltage Sensor 0 Other APM version 4 The Cube or Pixhawk To inactivate the battery detector Monitor 0 disable When the detector is activated the data could possibly fail to display Please disconnect the flight controller from the computer and repower on the flight control...

Page 22: ...than 975 If yes than the FAILSAFE function is successfully set Otherwise the above steps need to be repeated In the RADIO block on the right of the sheet set ENALBLED always RTL and FS Pwm as 975 2 2 4 ESC Calibration First flight ESC calibration varies depending on different ESC brands so it s advised to refer to the ESC instructions Never install propellers before calibrating ESC for safety 1 Ma...

Page 23: ...onnect the battery to exit ESC calibration mode When all the above parameters set propellers can be installed and arm the aircraft For the arming steps please refer to 2 1 2 ARF version Armed 2 2 5 Propellers Installation F450 stand alone version is NO propellers installed for the package reason So when the above steps are done setting parameters set ESC calibrated arm successfully after powering ...

Page 24: ...C E3 with integrated charging power It can be directly connected with the power supply of 100 240V and support charging 2S 3S LiPo battery with power of 11W and maximum current of 1 2A Charging steps as below 1 Connect one end of the charging cable to the SKYRC E3 and the other end to the socket 2 Connect the balance cable of the battery to the charging port of the charger E3 and wait for 2s the c...

Page 25: ... charging port is broken contact SKYRC manufacturer for maintainence Never charge any other battery types otherwise charger will be damaged LiPo battery ONLY Keep the charger in sight whenever it s working Remember to disconnect the power supply whenver absent to avoid the unforseen danger or loss Never surpass the available specifications like the input voltage range and the maximum charging curr...

Page 26: ...isual flight FPV is first person view with the help of a goggle or a screen Theoretically FPV flight is easier than visual flight because pilots can clearly judge the moment to turn or forward with goggle or screen 3 2 1 FPV Goggle VR goggles for standard and advanced version of F450 are different The standard version is equipped with the 3 inch FPV goggle from LONGSITE while the advanced one equi...

Page 27: ... 5 6 7 8 Cotton to ensure pleasant wearing Mini USB charging port for DC5V only Antenna port A RP SMA male connector Charging indicator red ON for charging OFF for fully charged Antenna port B RP SMA male connector Audio port Output audio signal with transmission mode and video signal with AV mode Adjustable headband Menu instruction When under standard mode press key 1 to enter menu mode When und...

Page 28: ...ording file function and needs to be saved by stop recording manually FATSHARK 4 3 inch Recon V2 Frequency Table Name CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 Fat Shark IRC 5740 5760 5780 5800 5820 5840 5860 5880 Race Band 5658 5695 5732 5769 5806 5843 5880 5917 Band A 5865 5845 5825 5805 5785 5765 5745 5725 Band B 5733 5752 5771 5790 5809 5828 5847 5866 Band E 5705 5685 5665 5645 5885 5905 5925 5945 When ...

Page 29: ... from receiver and controlled by it When the PWM signal enters from that less than 1700us to larger than 1700us a pulse will be output to simulate the effect of pressing recording button Instructions of CADDX Turtle 1080P FVP DVR dual function camera Recording Button Short press the button to start or stop recording The flashing red led indicates recording while always on indicates stop recording ...