Reely Sky QuadCopter 650 ARF, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ... QuadroCopter 650 ARF Item no 20 93 00 Version 11 10 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...the Receiver 15 d Installing the Flight Battery 16 e Assembly of the Upper Cover Hood 17 9 Checking the Configuration 18 a General Information 18 b Programming of Transmitter Channels General 19 c Programming of Throttle 20 d Programming of Yaw 20 e Programming of Pitch 20 f Programming of Roll 21 g Setting the Flight Mode 22 h Configuration with PC Software 23 i Possible Flight Modes 24 10 Before...

Page 3: ...ection 33 14 Light Sound Function 34 a General Information 34 b Selecting the Light Mode 36 c Selecting the RC Input 37 d Connecting the LED Strips LEDs 38 e Buzzer Configuration 39 15 Combiboard PC Connection 40 16 Information for First Take Off 41 a General Handling 41 b Starting the Motor 41 c Cutting the Motor 41 d Hover Flight 42 e Yaw 42 f Pitch 42 g Roll 43 17 The First Flight 44 18 Mainten...

Page 4: ...t They contain important information con cerning operation and handling Please bear this in mind in case you pass on the product to any third party Therefore retain these operating instructions for reference All company names and product names are trademarks of their respective owners All rights reserved In case of any technical questions contact or consult Tel no 49 9604 40 88 80 Fax no 49 9604 4...

Page 5: ...in excellent flight handling characteristics Different flying programmes ensure that both beginners and experts will be able to have their fun The QuadroCopter can be used both indoors and outdoors The in built electronic controls can balance out small undesired changes to the flight altitude but cannot remove them completely The QuadroCopter weighs relatively little and this is sensitive to wind ...

Page 6: ...e rubber buffers 4 and rubber for hood fas tening The spare parts list is located on our website www conrad com in the download section for the respective product You can also order the replacement parts list by phone For contact information please refer to the top of these instructions in the chapter Introduction The following components not included in delivery are required for assembly and oper...

Page 7: ...formation Caution important note Operating the model may cause damage to property and or persons Therefore make sure that you are properly insured when using the model e g by taking out private liability insurance If you already have private liability insurance inquire about whether the operation of the model is covered before operating it Please note In some EU countries you are required to have ...

Page 8: ...omplete set never individual cells only Always switch on the transmitter first Please ensure that when you turn on the transmitter the throttle control is set to the lowest setting motors off Then the flight battery of the model may be connected Otherwise unexpected reactions of the model may occur and the rotors might run unintentionally When the rotors are running make sure that neither objects ...

Page 9: ...fore flying again these should be checked for possible tears or breakages To avoid damage to the QuadroCopter through crashing due to low voltage of the rechargeable battery through total discharge we recommend that you respect the low voltage light signals without fail As the integrated LEDs only flash in one direction we recommend that you additionally fit LiPo Saver order no 230327 The Lipo Sav...

Page 10: ...y Batteries rechargeable batteries must never be short circuited disassembled or thrown into fire There is a danger of explosion Leaking or damaged batteries rechargeable batteries can cause chemical burns to skin when touched without the use of adequate protective gloves Do not recharge normal batteries There is a risk of fire and explosion Only charge rechargeable batteries intended for this pur...

Page 11: ...t battery Never cut the covering foil Never stab any LiPo flight batteries with pointed objects There is a risk of fire and explosion Remove the LiPo flight battery that is to be charged from the model and place it on a fire proof support Keep a distance to flammable objects As the charger and the rechargeable LiPo flight battery both heat up during the charging procedure it is necessary to ensure...

Page 12: ...tionally indi cates the front of the Quadrocopter By installing the rubber buffers figure 2a item A and the hook and loop tapes figure 2a item D the connection between radial arms and body is additionally stabilised At the same time this type of attach ment is sufficiently elastic for dampening harder landings The measures shown also improve flight char acteristics Place the Quadrocopter upside do...

Page 13: ...QuadroCopter 450 may also be used They are not included with the delivery of the QuadroCopter 650 but can be ordered as a spare part see spare part list of QuadroCopter 450 Figure 2d shows the landing legs of the Quadro Copter 450 Extend the landing legs 1 into flying position The retaining clips 2 must catch clearly noticeably in the slots 3 For folding in slightly push the retaining clips 2 into...

Page 14: ...o longer be operated Loss of guarantee warranty Rotors and motor shafts are provided with a hex agonal bolt 3 Place the rotors 1 on the motor shafts 3 so that they lock into place in the hexagonal bolt Observe the indication of RIGHT and LEFT on the rotors 2 Now insert one of the provided spring washers 4 at a time between the rotor and rotor tip 5 as otherwise the rotors may become loose during f...

Page 15: ... The measured servo signals may appear in any order parallel in sequence or overlapping There is no limitation so that the composite signal converter can be used for all common systems A synch break between the different signals is also not required For the receiver s power supply it is sufficient to connect the contacts 1 minus and 2 plus to a single servo connection cable Important Observe that ...

Page 16: ...ure The rechargeable battery must be placed in the centre so that the QuadroCopter is not tail heavy top heavy or side heavy The reinforcement plate of the chassis 2 has a bore intended for an aerial tube 5 You can use the aerial tube to guide a receiver aerial outside The upper covering hood also has a hole in this position The QuadroCopter s electronics system has a safety device to prevent inad...

Page 17: ...be mounted in one position Attach the upper cover hood 1 with a rubber band 2 as shown in figure 7 The rubber bands must be slid under the radial arms of the reinforcement plate at the front and back The hood must be attached so that the hole for the aerial tube 3 is above the hole in the reinforce ment plate see previous chapter Figure 7 ...

Page 18: ...ginners follow the recommended examples Ex factory the QuadroCopter is configured to mode 2 The examples are for a common assignment used by many model pilots Decide which configuration you wish to program and programme the channels correspondingly Further possibilities for control modes 1 3 or 4 modes 1 3 or 4 can be found in the instructions in this chapter under the heading Possible Flight Mode...

Page 19: ... the QuadroCopter may not recognise the transmitter after the battery is connected Now switch on the transmitter and pull out the telescopic aerial of 27 40 MHz remote control systems completely Please ensure that all levers and trims of the transmitter are in neutral position The examples given show the proce dure using a remote control in mode 2 If you prefer to use another mode the used axes ma...

Page 20: ...eutral position with the THROTTLE still on zero As confirmation the QuadroCopter s red LED flashesinacycleof3s 3shortflashes thenapause etc During the respective configuration step the green LED shows the chan nel as long as the lever is still being pushed However only the red LED is important for the progress indicator During the programming process please ensure that you only move the required l...

Page 21: ...he ROLL lever back to neutral position continue to leave the THROT TLE on zero As confirmation the QuadroCopter s red LED goes off and the green LED is lit permanently This is the end of the training process Disconnect the rechargeable battery from the QuadroCopter and remove jumper R2 Other possibly connected jumpers may be left plugged in This is the end of the programming proc ess for the chann...

Page 22: ...for beginners who initially tend to oversteer i e move the control stick of the remote control more intensely than necessary This effect is of course only desired for the three control axes roll pitch and yaw and not however for throttle Thus Do not configure expo on throttle In other words With negative expo slow behaviour of the flying device is achieved on the controlling motions in the area of...

Page 23: ...peration this is only mentioned here as a side note More information on the configuration can be found in the software operating instructions When jumper R1 is set the QuadroCopter is in PC configuration mode PC mode and cannot be flown Remove this jumper for normal flight operation On the control board below the LEDs a micro push button is mounted which can be used to reset the control electronic...

Page 24: ...24 i Possible Flight Modes Mode Throttle Yaw Pitch Roll 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 25: ... the position that the QuadroCopter tries to stabilise as long as no other flying manoeuvre is desired Proceed in the following sequence 1 Switch on the transmitter 2 Set THROTTLE to zero and all other levers and trims to the neutral position 3 Place the QuadroCopter on a level even surface 4 Connect the rechargeable battery to the QuadroCopter 5 The QuadroCopter s red LED must be OFF and the gree...

Page 26: ...d with a spirit level Due to different environmental conditions than in the factory and or at the actual place of flight operation the factory settings may not be ideal It is therefore urgently recommended that you set the neutral position before first flight If the QuadroCopter still swerves in one direction despite the relevant trims to the transmitter the neutral position must be stored again b...

Page 27: ...d by the LEDs In this case the red LED flashes and the green LED will be permanently lit This indicator can only be switched off by disconnecting the battery In order to detect a low rechargeable battery during flight it is recommended that strong throttle thrusts be carried out from time to time If the QuadroCopter responds slowly and weakly it should be landed and the rechargeable battery should...

Page 28: ...with pauses d RC Offset Adjustment After the flight battery is connected the red and green LEDs flash quickly and indicate the alignment of the transmitter and electronic system of the QuadroCopter After successful alignment has taken place the red LED goes off and the green LED is permanently lit e Adjustment of the Neutral Position If an adjustment to the neutral position is carried out the gree...

Page 29: ...imultaneous flashing h Emergency Landing Function During operation a permanent radio interference prevails The QuadroCopter starts an emergency landing independ ently The red and green LEDs flash slowly and simultaneously Look for possible error causes on the basis of the previously illustrated examples i Low Voltage Monitoring The battery voltage is permanently monitored If a certain battery volt...

Page 30: ...onnection contacts for servo 4 channel 8 X9 Connection contacts for an external RC input signal X10 Connection strip for the broad interface cable X11 Jumper for the interface selection X12 Serial interface X13 Connection sockets for the receiver cable X14 Connection contacts for the composite signal X15 Programming plug for production related settings SW1 Jumper for the RC input selection SW2 Res...

Page 31: ...act strips c LED Status Display The composite signal converter has a green and a red LED for status display A green LED LD1 indicates that the electronics are in normal operation This means that servo sig nals can be measured and if required a composite signal can be generated When the green LED goes out there is a basic interference in the electronics A red LED LD2 shows that no servo signals are...

Page 32: ... reception interference only acts on channels 5 8 a composite signal continues to be generated for channels 1 4 and channels 5 8 are output with an invalid pulse length Thus it is possible to continue to control the model but the interference can be recognised by a downstream logic at channels 5 8 When the input signal is valid again a regular composite signal is output d Interface Connection For ...

Page 33: ...ts are connected to the input plug of the composite signal converter X13 The following plug contacts are intended for the servo connection X5 Servo 1 Receiver output channel 5 X6 Servo 2 Receiver output channel 6 X7 Servo 3 Receiver output channel 7 X8 Servo 4 Receiver output channel 8 Please observe that the impulse line PPM always has to be connected to the upper pin of the three contact plugs w...

Page 34: ...utputs when the respective mode was selected A high signal 5 V means that an output is switched on The connected LED or the connected LED strip is lit The three digital inputs are located at the interface connection X10 and are assigned as follows IN 1 contact 6 IN 2 contact 5 IN 3 contact 16 Different status displays or error messages of the QuadroCopter can be displayed well visibly via the 3 di...

Page 35: ...y 100 ms Mode PPM L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 Buzzer High IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DF SF SB DF Bat Bat 1 Neutral IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DF SF SB OFF Bat Bat Low IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DF SF SB ON Bat Bat High IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DF SF SB DF Bat IN 3 2 Neutral IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DF SF SB OFF Bat IN 3 Low IN 1 IN 2 IN 3 DF SF SB ON Bat IN 3 High Running light L1 to L8 IN 3 3 Neutral OFF IN 3 Low Running light L8 to L1 IN 3 High Inverted ...

Page 36: ...onnected with a jumper Set the following jumpers for the following modes Mode 1 No jumper Mode 2 Jumper 1 2 Mode 3 Jumper 3 4 Mode 4 Jumper 1 2 and Jumper 3 4 Mode 5 Jumper 1 3 Mode 6 Jumper 2 4 Mode 7 Jumper 1 3 and Jumper 2 4 T3 Q1 X3 C3 C2 C12 C15 C14 IC1 R23 X2 SW2 BUZ1 R1 R45 R44 C1 R3 R6 R7 X1 T3 Q1 C12 C15 C14 R23 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 21 ...

Page 37: ... adjacent figure the jumper is set to servo selection 1 You can now switch the set light mode at the transmitter via channel 5 Control via channels 5 6 7 or 8 is only possible where they are also generated by the main control Signal generation is independent from the composite signal converter If this is not the case you are able to directly feed an external servo signal PPM into the left connecti...

Page 38: ...6 8 V For three same diodes this is 3 x 2 6 V 7 8V to be subtracted from the operating voltage of 12 V 12 V 7 8 V 4 2 V Now use Ohm s law R U I to calculate the dropping resistance Rv Rv 9 4 V 0 02 A 470 Ohm Use the formula P U x I to also calculate the output the dropping resistor must be able to withstand 9 4 V x 0 02 A 0 188 W A resistor with an output of W 0 25 W would therefore be sufficient ...

Page 39: ...ontacts 1 and 2 are connected with a jumper the buzzer is off When contacts 2 and 3 are connected with a jumper the buzzer is on and outputs signals ac cording to the modes table T3 Q1 X3 C3 C2 C12 C15 C14 IC1 R23 X2 SW2 BUZ1 R1 R45 R44 C1 R3 R6 R7 X1 T3 Q1 C12 C15 C14 R23 1 2 3 Figure 24 ...

Page 40: ...combiboard can either communicate with the control board of the QuadroCopter 2nd internal interface via the 26 core interface cable or be switched to the interface connection X12 This function is used for future expansions and is currently without function When the contacts 1 and 2 are connected with a jumper the interface at the control board of the QuadroCopter is active When the contacts 2 and ...

Page 41: ...lock function The gyros in the QuadroCopter are linked together so that after the end of a control command the QuadroCopter always attempts to reach neutral position hovering flight Of course how well this works depends on the space available the flight speed and or the prevailing flight condition the trim values of the QuadroCopter and external flight conditions e g wind b Starting the Motor Impo...

Page 42: ...light close above the ground and during take off turbulence and air flow can be experienced which may affect the QuadroCopter A quicker response to the controlling motions and slight swerving of the QuadroCopter forwards backwards or to the side may result from this e Yaw Yaw denotes the rotation of the QuadroCopter around the yaw axis vertical axis This movement either occurs unintentionally due ...

Page 43: ...e centre line which can be compared to the sideways rolling of a ball or the sideways crawl of a crab In this way lifting the left side moves the QuadroCopter to the right independently of its forward direction Point 1 indicates forwards Figure 28 ...

Page 44: ...the QuadroCopter until you can see a slight increase of altitude Test the roll and yaw directions just before the QuadroCopter starts to hover to ensure that the transmitter is correctly set and there is no channel inverting control signals are reversed Generally avoid any fast and big controlling motions Also watch closely to see whether and in which direction the QuadroCopter moves By using trim...

Page 45: ...ng of the new rotor as described in the chapter Final Assembly of the QuadroCopter under mounting of the rotors Attention Please observe the rotating direction of the respective motor and the choice of the corresponding rotor without fail If these are incorrectly chosen the model will not be able to fly and will act in an erratic way when next started Loss of guarantee warranty c Replacing a Motor...

Page 46: ...the radial arm turn this slightly and remove from the grid frame e Replacing the Complete Frame If the frame is broken after crashing but the electronics are still in working condition it is possible to replace the complete frame For this simply remove the upper and lower covers the reinforcement plate and the upper part of the grid frame then remove the motors as described in Replacing a Motor an...

Page 47: ...azardous substances are labelled with these icons to indi cate that disposal in domestic waste is forbidden The descriptions for the respective heavy metal are Cd cadmium Hg mercury Pb lead the names are indicated on the battery rechargeable battery e g below the rubbish bin symbol shown to the left You may return used batteries rechargeable batteries free of charge to any collecting point in your...

Page 48: ...Po battery Recommended flight battery LiPo 3 cells 2500 mAh 25C Required remote control system 6 channels Performance Data Average power input per motor Approx 7 14 A Max power per motor Approx 19 A Shear force per motor Max 900 g Operating environment Operational area Indoors and outdoors dry environment in the absence of rain Wind during flight operation No to light wind Ambient temperature 10 C...

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Page 52: ...ved Reproduction by any method e g photocopy microfilming or the capture in electronic data processing systems require the prior written approval by the editor Reprinting also in part is prohibited These operating instructions represent the technical status at the time of printing Changes in technology and equipment reserved Copyright 2010 by Conrad Electronic SE V1_1110_01 ...