TT Aviation M8A Pro, Manual

Page 1: ...Beijing TT Aviation Technology Co Ltd www ttaviation com M8A Pro Manual Make sure the pilot is well trainned in operating UAVs before going on mission ...

Page 2: ...No Component 1 CCW Arm assembly 9 Edge nozzle assembly 2 CW Arm assembly 10 Motor 3 Landing gear assembly 11 CCW Propeller 4 Water tank 12 CW Propeller 5 Pump assembly 13 GPS antenna 6 Holder assembly of spraying rod 14 Dome 7 Spraying tube 15 Up plate 8 Middle nozzle assembly 16 Arm joint jacket ...

Page 3: ...ation Before Take Off 10 3 1 Device Installation 10 3 1 1 GPS Antenna Installation 10 3 1 2 Arm Installation 11 3 1 3 Propeller Installation 11 3 1 4 Sprayer Supporter Installation 12 4 Charger Instruction 14 4 1 Product Application 14 4 2 Product Features 14 4 3 Main Technical Parameters and Application Demand 14 4 4 Interface Indicator 15 4 5 Function and Operation Instruction 16 4 6 Attention 1...

Page 4: ...Spraying Mode 24 5 2 6 Fail Safe 25 5 2 7 Map Coordinates Offset 25 5 3 Route Establish 26 5 3 1 Start Route Establish 26 5 3 2 Map point 27 5 3 3 Drone Point 28 5 3 4 Route Making 29 5 3 5 Executing Mission 30 6 Remote Controller 32 6 1 Function Description 32 6 2 Bind 33 6 3 RC connection and Device Helper APP Introduction 33 6 4 Video Transmitter Introduction 34 6 5 Hand Mode Settings Introduct...

Page 5: ...tric wire and other dangerous environments When using this product please keep away from mobile phone base stations high power transmitting equipment and other high electromagnetic interference environments When using this product please keep away from army and kinds of manned craft flight area Don t use this product in rain thunder sandstorm fog snow high wind and low temperature and other bad en...

Page 6: ...effectiveness of light When error happens please stop using immediately and replace the corresponding parts Abnormal working state of the UAV maybe happen accidentally don t open the propellers and forcibly fly with wrong Do not try to prevent the moving parts while working 1 2 Pesticide Usage All pesticides are poisonous Please be careful and work strictly according to the safety instructions of ...

Page 7: ... rate copter high from crops wind direction wind speed and so on are close related When using pesticide should consider the above factors to achieve the best effect Please make sure that do not damage the human beings and animals and surroundings during the process of sprayings When using pesticide do not pollute river and drinking water 1 3 Inspection Before flying ensure the battery is enough En...

Page 8: ...eters please make sure obey the related regulations 1 5 Operation Please ensure the multi rotor drone flying height is within 8 meters except the special requirements Before remote control calibration hardware update parameter setup please remove the propellers and avoid the potential moving suddenly Remove the battery if it does not fly to avoid flying it when touching the remote control once Ple...

Page 9: ... flying sites outside of the restricted areas and is proper for flight Please make sure do not fly or operate the drone when you are drunk or with medicine limitation Be familiar with the remote control operation each flight mode and ensure you know how to operate the control condition User shall know and obey all the law and regulations in flying location 1 6 Compass Calibration Requirements Comp...

Page 10: ...duction M8A20A1 the multi rotor UAV is the most economic integrated solution for all the agriculture spraying services the product series payload is up to 20kg This UAV use carbon fiber material the saving weight could be used to payload The big power brushless motor guarantees the sensitiveness and flexibility The Lipo batteries guarantee the power supply and easy to repair and maintain Various s...

Page 11: ...eight without battery 18 KG Max pitch angle 35 Standard take off weight 46 KG Best working speed 4 6m s Max effective take off weight 48 KG Max working speed 10m s Max thrust weight ratio 2 43 take off weight 46Kg Working time 10 15min sortie Dynamic battery 16000 17000mAh 4pcs Max ascending speed 5m s Max power consumption 18400W Max descending speed 3m s Hovering power consumption 5400W Max flyi...

Page 12: ...ity 16000mAh 17000mAh spraying system Water Tank Payload 20L Sprayer Model No pressure type hollow cone Quantity 6 pcs Sprayer Diameter 0 67mm Spraying Speed 4 6m s Spraying Volume 1 8 2 2L min Spraying Width 5 8m up to height Spraying Droplet Diameter 80 200μm adjustable Remote controller Remote controller Type R4 Working frequency 2 4Ghz Signal effective distance without interference and block 1...

Page 13: ...1 pcs Propeller 4 pair R4 Remote controller 1 set M8A20A manual 1 pcs A4 adhesive sticker print paper 1 pcs Spare part Tools box 1pcs TTA spanner 1 pcs L type Wrench 1 pcs Electric quantity indicator 1 pcs spare screw M3 8 Hexagon cap screw 5 pcs M3 8 semicircular screw 5 pcs M4 65 Screw 2 pcs M4 65 positioning Screw 2 pcs aviation box optional ...

Page 14: ...actory please do not change any position of part and line and follow the following steps is enough to work 3 1 1 GPS Antenna Installation Step 1 erect GPS supporter be careful that GPS supporter is vertical to the horizontal Step 2 tighten the nut on the bottom Figure 3 1 GPS installation effect picture 16000mAH 17000mAH battery optional Dual channel 6s charger optional Four channel 6S optional ...

Page 15: ...M4 65 bolt to connect arm and frame and then tighten the bolt and operate the spanner The other arms are same step 3 1 3 Propeller Installation Step 1 just the propeller type CCW or CW CW CCW Figure 3 3 propeller type Bolt M4 65 connector Spanner arm Effective picture Figure 3 2 arm installation ...

Page 16: ... M3 14 bolt M1 M3 M5 M7 is CCW and M2 M4 M6 M8 is CW Figure 3 4 propeller installation effective figure 3 1 4 Sprayer Supporter Installation Step 1 connect the sprayer and its connector see figure3 5 Step 2 pin the diagonal member and pin it through Figure 3 5 Sprayer supporter connection effect picture Bolt M3x14 2 pcs Gasket Motor Propeller ...

Page 17: ... 5mm 8mm between pump outlet and sprayer and the other sprayer Pressing the connector when loosing the pipe Press direction connector Figure 3 6 pipe connection in sprayer supporter Figure 3 7 pipe connection in pump outlet Step 4 repeat step 1 to step 3 for the other sprayer supporter ...

Page 18: ...e polarity protection 4 Low static power 4 3 Main Technical Parameters and Application Demand 1 Input voltage AC 220V 2 Max charging current CH1 20 0A CH2 20 0A 3 Max charging power CH1 500W CH2 500W 4 Average output voltage CH1 25 2V CH2 25 2V 5 Max output voltage 27 0V 6 Max balance current 400mA 7 Max static power 2400mW 8 Display mode LED display 9 Support battery cell number 6S 10 Charger wor...

Page 19: ...tus common balance commonly charging status poor balance poor abnormal charging module abnormal balance port connection abnormal input voltage abnormal output voltage abnormal check output connection with battery single cell high voltage alarm battery inspection fail check balance port and output port no charging current check output connection Note1 ON OFF flash Note2 LED1 LED4 flash in turn circ...

Page 20: ...rocess and exit charging mode press start button when abnormal which means exit abnormal status 5 It is suggested to charge for a while if not balanced well which can prolong the lifetime of the battery 4 6 Attention 1 Over low or high charger input voltage may lead to abnormal status or damage 2 Please observe the instruction strictly 5 App Setting of Copter 5 1 Software Configuration 1 Please in...

Page 21: ...ote controller could not unlock before parameters adjustment Exit could only be done when all of the parameters adjustment should be done and confirmed Copter could only fly by restarting after parameters adjustment Parameters could be adjusted when copter connected the steps are as followings 1 Open the OTG function from cellphone SETTINGS SYSTEM OTG the default is Off thus it should be opened ev...

Page 22: ... TTAAll Rights Reserved M8A pro Use Introduction 18 Figure 5 2 1 2 Bluetooth connection Open the bluetooth function in cellphone Open the bluetooth function in cellphone Set the connect type of APP on Bluetooth mode ...

Page 23: ...nnect the bluetooth of remote controller Remote controller Bluetooth name T12_ password 1234 2 After connection app will be as followings see figure 5 4 3 After connection app will be as followings 5 4 4 Click label at up right corner to enter into parameters adjustment ...

Page 24: ...NEL move the stick to maximum and minimum position 4 to 5 times 2 Stop calibration click Finish after calibration Then channel status could be checked 3 Normal or reverse setting of remote controller is set to check whether it s right or wrong 5 2 2 IMU Calibration Leave the copter in a horizontal position click the button ACCELEROMETER LED will flash in red green yellow alternately LED green mean...

Page 25: ...tep 1 Confirm GCS communication well compass installation correct and copter outside 2 Clicking calibration yellow LED of copter is on hold and keep copter rotating clockwise and slowly leave copter head to the ground when green led is on rotate copter clockwise and slowly till LED flash in red green and yellow alternately 3 After vertical calibration calibration mode will be exited automatically ...

Page 26: ...ld and far away from high tension line tower which is easy influenced by magnetic interference 3 Keep horizontal and vertical during the slow calibration 4 Clockwise is the only direction 5 2 4 Flying Parameters Adjustment Click the button READ to obtain the current flying parameters click button SAVE to save the parameters The default number of back landing height is 20 meters AB swath is 4 meter...

Page 27: ...V for the first alarm and 43 1V for second alarm LED will flash yellow triple when get to the first alarm level LED will flash rapidly when get to the second alarm level copter will react as the low voltage settings such as return to home or landing 5 2 5 3 Voltage Calibration Settings Flight controller voltage sensor need to be calibrated if flight controller voltage sensor result is different fr...

Page 28: ...ly LED flash as alarm We suggest you to set it on Return option 5 2 5 5 Spraying Mode The drone has 2 spraying modes Combination Manual mode Combination mode Spraying rate will follow flying speed Faster speed bigger flow rate Manual mode Spraying always work under the biggest flow rate when in this mode Combination control of the pump max flow rate match to max flying speed The maximum default co...

Page 29: ...s Automatic return which means Return To Home automatically Besides Lost Comms Continue Path is used to set whether drone will continue the mission after lost control during a mission flight If opened drone won t execute Fail Safe action until its mission has been completed The default is Close 5 2 7 Map Coordinates Offset Open About interface choose map type choose Google map Voice alarm could be...

Page 30: ... Route Establish Four Automatic Operation modes Map Point Dot Equipment Drone Point Phone Dot Map Point mode Dot on a built in map to plan route Dot Equipment Use a Dot Equipment to make boundary points Drone Point Drive drone to mark boundary points Phone Dot Use Phone to mark boundary points 5 3 1 Start Route Establish 1 Click to enter into route interface 2 Click new to name the block and then ...

Page 31: ...TTAAll Rights Reserved M8A pro Use Introduction 27 5 3 2 Map point 1 Select Map Point 2 Click adding area and click the boundary point on map to set the working area Obstacles could be added by clicking add obstacles ...

Page 32: ...oduction 28 5 3 3 Drone Point 1 Select Drone Point 2 Click adding area to set working area Obstacles could be added by clicking add obstacles 3 Fly drone to the first boundary point Click Common to make the first boundary point Then the second third fourth ...

Page 33: ...onfirm the chosen area and enter into Adjust Route interface Swath Distance between 2 spraying routes Obstacle gap Distance around the obstacle Target gap Distance between working area and boundary Offset Translation of working area Save Save the task After editing completed click Save to save the task ...

Page 34: ...uting Mission 1 Click Task to enter into Task Management interface Click Send Mission to upload the task Two Mission Task Modes Block and Edge Block mode Drone will only fly along the route Edge mode Drone will automatically fly along the boundary line after finishing the route ...

Page 35: ...erved M8A pro Use Introduction 31 2 Click to take off from GCS or remote controller click start task to execute the route Rudder and Throttle could be operated during flying obstacles could also be avoided by moving the Aileron stick ...

Page 36: ...used Charging should not be continued in condition of smoking smelly weeping Charging should not be in the area of baby playing Charging temperature should not more than 60 6 1 Function Description Channel Top Middle Bottom E Flying mode Attitude mode GPS mode AB mode F AB recording Recording Point A Recording Point B Y3 Flow rate Higher Lower D Home landing OFF ON Channel Left Middle Right G Pump...

Page 37: ...or more than one pair at the same time Only one to one pairing is allowed 6 3 RC connection and Device Helper APP Introduction 1 Turn on remoter controller short press long press Open bluetooth search and connect bluetooth of remote controller T12 password 1234 2 Device Helper introduction ADJUST PARAMETERS Adjusting channels rudder value fail safe value OTHER OPTIONS Selecting SBUS or PPM output ...

Page 38: ...nto user s phone FPV APK link https www ttaviation org wp content uploads 2019 06 M4EM6E 1M6E XM8 A Pro 2 45 APK_ zip 2 Open OTG function of cellphone to give permission of data transmission Connect the phone and remoter controller with USB cable Power on the drone 3 Video will be displayed on the phone after user click the OK option ...

Page 39: ...Mode Settings Introduction 1 Connect user s phone remote controller and drone 2 Open Device Helper APP click HAND SETTINGS and select hand mode USA or JPN 6 6 Remote Controller Antenna Remote controller antenna should straight up when it is stretched Straight up when stretched ...

Page 40: ...mediately 3 After unlocked push the throttle above the neutral position to make the aircraft take off 4 After unlocked motor will be stopped and locked automatically if user do not push the throttle above the 10 position from neutral in 3 seconds 5 After landing the aircraft push the throttle down and hold for 3 seconds The motors will be stopped Cautions 1 It is suggested to take off in GPS mode ...

Page 41: ...oint yaw locked fixed altitude Transmitter operation others GPS satellites enough LED does not flash red AB mode Copter will fly and spray along with AB point Record point A and B and switch to AB mode choose left or right for rolling GPS satellites enough LED does not flash red Return mode Copter will fly back to home point automatically then descend slowly it could be controlled after arriving o...

Page 42: ...he controller have voice prompt 2 Record the point B drive the drone to the position you want be sure it is at least 10 meters away from point A Until the drone self hovering steadily witch F to Point B memorized After that the LED flash yellow for 2 seconds The controller have voice prompt 3 Select the direction switch E Flight mode to AB mode move the roll joystick to select the roll direction M...

Page 43: ... the point B away from point A push down the pitch stick to make point B 1m closer to point A 5 Shut Down and Quit When set the no pesticide action to self hovering or return in AB mode this function still works When set the low battery action to return in AB mode the this function still works After the spraying work is done AB mode can be shut down by switching into altitude mode 6 To return to t...

Page 44: ...g width and working speed Attention 1 Be sure to start AB mode within turning on the pump and agitation function working 2 Be sure it is at least 10 meters away from point A to point be 3 Every time recording point A and B be sure to wait until the drone self hovering steadily in GPS mode 4 Without removing last AB point can not set new AB point ...

Page 45: ...ontal calibration Yellow light constant light Middle Vertical calibration Green light constant light Middle Calibration failed Red light constant light Middle Calibration succeed Red green and yellow light alternating flash Middle Accelerator Calibration Calibrating Red green and yellow light alternating flash Middle Calibration succeed Green light constant light Middle Error Remote controller los...

Page 46: ...sclaimer and terms and conditions of all safety instructions It s user s commitment to their own behavior and therefore is responsible for all the consequences Users promised to use this product only for legitimate purposes and agree to these terms and any others policies or guidelines TTA company may develop 5 In the process of using this product please be sure to strictly obey the safety instruc...