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1. 3 Next perform firmware update Safety first make sure to fly in safe zone This product is not suitable for people under age of 18 Happy Flying 172. RUD 4 Calibrate M3 and M4 ESC Same as Calibrate M2 ESC instead of M2 use M3 and M4 Buzzer To ensure buzzer to sound while battery voltage 1s low connect buzzer and buzzer connector then make sure battery inspection connector is connected with battery and enable buzzer and battery voltage monitoring in the Configuration Buzzer connection see below Buzzer 2Pin cable Buzzer Connector ES T E CE Battery Voltage Monitoring Orange Red To enable battery voltage monitoring connect battery with battery inspection connector then enable battery voltage monitoring in the Configuration Please make sure positive and negative connection otherwise reverse polarity will 16 Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com damage the main controller board Battery inspection connection see below 2Pin cable Battery Inspection Red Brown Self Checking Light Status Red LED and Green LED flashing gt Red LED flashing Green LED off gt Red LED off Green LED flash couple time then off if Red LED off then solid mean flight mode is engaged gt Self Checking Completed Bootloader Mode Entering Bootloader Mode 1 Using a tweezers or metal tool to short connect the BOOT pad on the control board 2 Power the control board by USB only POWER light will on at this time Then disconnect the BOOT pad If during this period the other 2 lights lit or cannot continue to the next step please repeat the operation
3. and ESC calibration ARF will need to follow the accelerometer and magnetometer calibration ESC calibration Mode selection and transmitter calibration 1 Flight Controller and Configurator 1 Please switch the ESC switch to ON 2 Connect flight controller to computer with Micro USB cable blue light will lit on flight controller and start self checking Please refer to Appendix Self checking light status 3 In Baseflight Configurator App select COM port and Baud Rate 4 Click Connect flight controller and configurator and connected when the button change to green COM Port Baud Rate Selection Setting Connect Button Connect Auto Connect 2 Flight Controller Setting Basic Accelerometer and Magnetometer Calibration Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Please select SETUP Information display board com 115200 Ante Connect 16 35 35 Running OS Windows Chrome 38 0 2125 122 Conf 35 40 Serial port successfully opened with ID 1 16 35 40 Unique device ID received 0x670f f 504857726767193 16 35 40 Running firmware released on Apr 2 2015 Setup Configuration PID Tuning Receiver Bode Se d Calibrate Accelerometer Place board or frame on leveled s Calibrate Magnetometer Move multirotor atleast 360 degre DCalibrate Accelerometer 2 Calibrate Magnetometer 1 Calibrate Accelerometer Place board or frame on leveled surface then select Calibrate Accelerometer once the accelerome
4. motor and motor mount Ze PS 8 E A EE 3 fren O SAA TO ie Y ls a W ras A n aes IG ATA Os A Hen gt l ome y SOS ut mx T gt I ESO Pixo gt EI rp 955 a SS M1 Install Motor inclined mout M2 Install Motor inclined mout 12 www emaxmodel com Nighthawk Pro PEON 1 len REE 0 0 e rane TON LR Yo be Emi ou Ze 5 TE os Nt CGE ar ae Pyn YB s EY e En E o ta e acne id i Sis Ec T 4346 Install motors 13 Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Main Control Board 1 RC Input Connector CH6 CH5 CHa CH3 CH2 CH1 5V enol 13 SWD Port SWDIO SWDCLK NRST 3 3V GND W Battery a 15 Motor Connector o Inspection GND VCC gt Green Red Blue 15 Motor Connector 9 LED O Connector 9 xN a A A Bootloader Pads 4 FPV Camera Connector Power po 3 Power Output Input Switch ven 2 Power Output VCC GND El y 2 Power Output SND 5 Micro USB VCC 8 Buzzer Connector 15 M 3 Power Output 6 ESC Switch 5 Motor Connector Switch 14 Sensor Board 1 ESC Inspection Connector 15 Motor Connector GND 5V M1 M2 1 Power Input Support 2 4S Lipo battery To ensure flight safety use 5 6inches propellers for 3S battery and 5 inches propellers for 4S battery 2 Power Output Supply external power for LED Video TX etc Power Output Switch Control power output and output vol
5. spinning please check connection between motor and ESC 7 If no video feed on monitor or goggle please check video transmitter and receiver channel are tuned to the same channel and power output switch for video transmitter to switch to ON If LED light is not on please check power output switch for LED light is switched to On and make sure connection are secured 9 Tf copter is drifting in roll and or pitch axis please redo Accelerometer Calibration or use Acc 13 Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Trim Sticks command to tune accelerometer ADIF copter is not moving in correct direction please redo Magnetometer Calibration Appendix ESC Calibration To calibrate single ESC Switch ESC SWITCH to OFF positon Calibrate M1 ESC Since 3pin connector of M1 have BEC connect M1 connector directly into THR on the receiver Connector and Receiver connection see below Receiver 6Pin cable ESC calibration port Brown Red Orange White Black Brown GND M1 j M2 SV M3 3 Calibrate M2 ESC Since M2 connector have no BEC connect M2 connector directly into THR on receiver and connect M1 connector into other channels to supply power for receiver Connector and Receiver connection see below Receiver 6Pin cable ESC calibration port Press all the channels except throttle Brown Red Orange White Black Brown All ELE THR 4
6. UTOTUNE 1 Please select Mode Selection 1 Modes ARM ANGLE HORIZON MAG HEADFREE HEADADJ BEEPER OSD SW etc Some modes will not appear unless sensor is connected Ex If barometer is not connected to the flight controller the altitude mode will not display in the list 2 AUX Channel Select for Modes 2 AUX Channel for Modes Select desired AUX channel for mode then check the box and save the setting by click the SAVE at right bottom corner When mode is selected by switch the AUX channel selected mode name will highlighted green other will highlighted red on the screen Red LED Mode indictor will lit Some mode need to be select at the same time to function correctly Copter Testing Please make sure to REMOVE PROPELLERS before perform ESC Calibration 1 Connect receiver and flight controller 2 Please select Raw Sensor Data 3 Rotate copter to check all sensor are correct sensor data should change according to copter rotation 4 Please select Motor Testing 5 Turn on transmitter 6 Connect battery to power on the copter 7 Use transmitter to arm motor flight controller light indicator will turn green Arm and disarm motor are shown below Mode 2 transmitter as example below N O Motor Arm O Motor Disarm 8 Move throttle stick up 9 Use transmitter stick to control pitch roll and yaw observe the motor power bar under Motor Testing Make sure the motor power bar are change a
7. ccording to transmitter stick 10 Test motor direction Use a piece of paper to touch the motor to check the motor direction Motor direction should be the same as figure shown below Please be careful and only move the motor little by little while checking motor direction M gt Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Step 5 Installation Caution D Because the power cannot tranmit in time to avoid video transmitter burnt out please install the antenna before power on when testing and using video tranmitter his light is high heating to ensure the brightness Please donot touch when using it or may be scalded Caution high temperature After all testing completed disconnect microUSB and disconnect battery 1 Place velcro to frame about center of gravity of the frame depend on battery size battery can be placed inside the copter frame or above the copter frame See Fig 1 2 Place receiver behind the camera on the middle board stay away from the video transmission antenna 3 Place receiver antenna into receiver antenna base and install receiver antenna base to the frame There are 2 ways to install the receiver antenna customer can choose the best way depend on receiver size See Fig2 Fig3 and Fig4 4 Please install video transmitter antenna to video transmitter See Fig 2 5 Please install propeller to motors Beware of the CW and CCW propellers M1 and M4 are CCW propellers M2 and M3 are CW propellers 6 P
8. cessories ARF and RTF both included CW Propellers 2PCS A Propeller CCW Propellers 2PCS B Battery amp wire Receiver wire Receiver wire mesh ARF accessories IPC accessories preassembled 8Pin PVC Connector ARF nn preassembled Chassis Accessories 2Pin PVC Connector Orange amp IPC Red G MOBIUS accessories Shock absorber BPCS RTF Accessories ARF Accessories Accessories Accessories Accessories Name QTY Accessories Name QTY Type Type Inclined motor mounting H 4PCS base K Camera Motor Accessories M2 3x6 5 Accessories M2 5 8 screw EPCS OPCS Self tap screw M2 5 8 Nylon screw 5PCS M3 10 screw Accessories M3 10 screw M2 5 8 screw l M3 8 Self tap screw Accessories M2 5x6 Self tap screw J Accessori M3 6 Self tap screw M3 6 steel screw es M2 5x6 Self tap screw M2 5 8 nylon screw M2 3 6 5 Self tap screw M3 6 nylon screw M3 6 steel screw IPC M2 5 nylon nut mem re camera mounting plate 1PCS IT Camera Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Required Tools and Equipments 1 Battery with XT60 connector Suggested battery size 3 4S 1300 2200mah 35C For fly safety and main board power range please use propellers 5 6inches under 35 and propellers 5inches under 4S 23 1 5MM 2 0MM 2 5MM hex driver tweezers needle nose pliers scissors etc 3 Computer or Laptop 4 Monitor and or goggles 5 Transmitter ARF model ONLY Installation Steps Step 1 Preparation Take o
9. ecking light status Note Please test the distance between radio and video transmitter before testing to make sure the actual distance between radio and video transmitter in your flight aera for the electromagnetism will influence the distance between radio and video transmitter Step 7 Upgrade Accessories Installation Inclined Camera Mounting Plate Installation 1 Place camera to inclined camera mounting plate 2 Use M2 3X6 5mm self tap screw to secure the camera 3 Remove top board 4 Insert camera with inclined mounting plate to the middle board 5 Install the top board with M3 0X6 0mm screw with hex driver Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Camera Mounting Plate Installation 1 Place camera to camera mounting plate 2 Use M2 5X8 0mm nylon screws and M2 5 nylon nut to secure the camera 3 Remove top board 4 Insert camera with mounting plate to the middle board 5 Install the top board with M3 0X6 0mm screw with hex driver MOBIUS Accessories Installation Inclined Motor Mounting Base 1 Install motor to inclined motor mounting base Please install the M1 M4 motor to the corresponding position M1 M4 is indicated at the motor base 2 Use M3x6mm steel screws to secure the motors 3 Install inclined motor mounting plate to the motor arm plate 4 Use M2 5x8mm stainless steel screw to secure After installation completed all motors should be inclined to the same angle If any motor is not level check
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11. lease remove camera cover and turn on monitor and or power goggle 7 Connect battery to power copter and switch the video transmitter power to ON and check video feed from monitor and or goggle 8 Please adjust camera lens focus to best image quality Velcro Receiver Antenna Base a i eae Antenna Base Antenna 6x4 5 Base 6x4 5 Fig 4 Fig 5 6x4 5R 10 Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Video Transmitter Channel Video transmitter channel switches are located at the bottom and rear of the copter channel can be change to corresponding channel to monitor and or goggle CH5 CH6 Rg a rum soon sous _seaou seos m 570M CH2 H3 rra s7osm seesm soosu 5045 CH TL FR res sre srasm oren Step 6 Test flight rra seem sosm sosm soam 5 H8 After completion of copter installation and testing please place copter in the center of the test flight field turn on transmitter then connect the battery to power copter If needed switch the LED power to ON to power LED Flight controller light will turn to solid blue and motor will sound one long beep then short beep number of short beep depends on battery cell then sound 9 1 2 3 and wait for copter self checking to complete After copter self checking completed please make sure nothing around the copter within 5m before arming motors Please refer to Appendix Self ch
12. lug and play motor easy for swapping motor and no soldering needed 7 Independent Independent ESC and flight controller and power supply ESC switch to perform single ESC calibration and boot pad to perform software and firmware upgrade 8 Flight controller use 32bit ARM micro processor fast process speed to ensure fast respond 9 Gyroscope magnetometer and accelerometer and barometer expansion port With CPPM receiver GPS feature can be enable GPS module sold separately 10 Support ANGLE HORIZON HEADFREE MAG HEADADJ etc modes 11 Support RC Input standard signal CPPM PPM SUM signal PWM singal 12 Low voltage monitoring and low voltage warning Buzzer sold separately 13 Use EMAX 12A ESC support open source BLHeli and ONESHOT feature flight controller is based on NAZE32 Skyline32 support open source configurator Basef light and Cleanflight 14 Extra power output and power output switch for LED expansion Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Specifications ARF RTF Size amp Weight Package L WxH 310x300x100 mm 470x300x100 mm Nighthawk L W H 252mm 260mm 7 5mm 252mm 260mm 7 5mm Outer packing box 295g Inner Outer packing box 445g inner holder 180g holder 240g Flight weight g 440g Not included Battery 420g Not included Battery In the Box Weight g 1 User Manual 2 Nighthawk Pro RTF Assembly drawing ARF Assembly drawing Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com 3 Accessories Ac
13. or Connector M1 M4 Motor Connector 14 Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com ESC Instruction Nighthawk Pro is using EMAX 12A All in one ESC For more info please visit http www yinyanmodel com en DownList asp to download manual Note To calibrate single ESC make sure to switch ESC SWITCH to OFF Please refer to Appendix ESC Calibration Flight Controller Instruction Nighthawk Pro flight controller is based on NAZE Skyline32 hardware For more info please visit http www yinyanmodel com en DownList asp to download manual or search NAZE flight controller on the web Transmitter Joystick Command Transmitter Joystick Command Mode 2 transmitter as example below ON Le Motor Arm Y Motor Disarm P3 n Gyro calibration Frequently Asked Questions 2 After power flight controller indictor not lit on but ESC indicator lit please check if ESC switch is switch to ON 2 After connected microUSB to computer and flight controller if the flight controller LED light are not on please check if the computer has installed the driver check ESC SWITCH is switched to ON position and check if microUSB connection 22 If copter motor sound beep beep beep after connected the battery please redo ESC Calibration 4 If green LED light flashing and motor not able to arm please redo Accelerometer Calibration If copter cannot lift off the ground please check battery voltage 6 If motor arm but motor is not
14. tage is the same as input voltage Default set to OFF 4 FPV Camera Connector Please use filter to reduce video signal noise when power and signal are connected S MicroUSB Connector Use microUSB cable to upgrade and configure flight controller GESC Switch When ESC switches to OFF single ESC testing and calibration can be performd through ESC inspection connector When ESC switches to ON copter can flight normally Default set to ON DESC Inspection Connector Connector are set to GND 5V M1 M2 M3 M4 ESC signal Please refer to Appendix ESC Calibration 8 Buzzer Connector Please refer to Appendix Buzzer OLED Indicator Starting from the right Blue LED Power Indicator Red LED Mode Indicator and Green LED Status Indicator O Bootloader Pads Bootloader pad is used for firmware update Please refer to Appendix Bootloader Mode D Battery Inspection Port If buzzer is connected buzzer will sound when minimum cell voltage is reach Please refer to Appendix Low Cell Voltage Monitoring 4DRC Input Connector GPS Connector For CPPM receiver CHI is CPPM receiver signal pin From right GND 5V CHI AIL CH2 ELE CH3 THR CH4 RUD CH5 AUX1 CH6 AUX2 If GPS feature is enable CH3 and CH4 are GPS Signal Pin CH3 TX CH4 RX If use CPPM receiver CH5 and CH6 are not used If use standard receiver CH1 AIL CH2 ELE CH5 THR CH6 RUD DSWD Port 4 Sensor Board Included gyro compass and accelerometer expansion port Mot
15. ter calibration is complete date will be save automatically Note Starting or ending accelerometer calibration will be shown in the message display Make sure not to move the board or frame during calibration 2 Calibrate Magnetometer Select Calibrate Magnetometer make sure to rotate the board or frame 360 degree in all axis within 30sec rotate axis included Roll axis pitch axis and yaw axis Note Starting or ending magnetometer calibration will be shown in the message display ESC Calibration Please make sure to REMOVE PROPELLERS before perform ESC Calibration 1 Please select Configuration change Maximum Throttle to 2000 and save 2 Please select Motor Testing DPlease check the box for Motor Test 2 Move the master slider to MAXIMUM 3 Power the unit after the MAXIMUM throttle confirmation sound BEEP BEEP move the slider to minimum and wait for the MINIMUM throttle confirmation sound long BEEP then you will hear the confirmation of battery cell if you using 3 cell battery it will BEEP BEEP BEEP once the unit is ready confirmation sound J 1 2 3 ESC calibration is completed Motor Test Moving the s In order to p feature If you under motor test Master slider Master selection 2000 2000 2000 2000 1000 1000 1000 1000 Master Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Mode Selections QAUX Channel Flight Mode Selection select for Modes Mode E HEADFREE HEADADJ BEEPER A
16. und crowds children animals or objects Emax accepts no liability for damage s or injuries incurred directly or indirectly from the use of this product Warnings 1 Please following the instruction manual to install and operate Nighthawk Pro 2 Do NOT use Nighthawk Pro while drunk taking drugs dizziness fatigues nausea and any other conditions no matter physically or mentally that could impair your ability 3 Must fly in safe zone Area larger than 2500 square meter 4 Do NOT modify or overload the system with inappropriate parts or accessories 5 Do NOT fly at severe weather conditions Such as wind speeds exceeding 10m s snow rain thunder and fog 6 Do NOT fly in high electromagnetic environment Certifications Nighthawk have certified by CE RoHs Features Highlight 1 Independent designed solid durable and stable frame centroid and center of gravity are same even battery installed 2 Prebuilt frame and extra accessories Built with powerful EMAX power system and open source flight controller to ensure power and customizable RTF model can fly after battery and propellers installed 3 The sturdy copter frame has extensive flight test and endurance test 4 Bright COB rear LED different LED color can use distinguish copters when group flying LED power consumption is 4W which might decrease flying times 5 All in one design to combine ESC BEC and flight controller for easy installation and easy replacement P
17. ut the frame from the package and put it on a horizontal plane like table Plug it to computer by USB cable Step 2 Driver and Configuration Software Installation 1 Install Driver Please install the the drive program to your computer if you donot have it already 1 Please choose the compatible driver for your computer link http www silabs com products mcu pages usbtouartbridgevepdrivers aspx 2 Install the drive program on your computer 3 Please switch the ESC switch to ON 4 Connect flight controller to computer with Micro USB cable 5 Follow steps to install the driver 2 Install Configuration Software 1 Please install Google chrome web browser 2 Open Google Chrome web browser go to Chrome Web Store and search BaseFlight Configurator 3 Add BaseFlight Configurator App Note Installing Cleanflight Configurator is similar to Baseflight Configurator we will not discuss it in this manual Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Step 3 Receiver Connection Receiver and Flight Controller Connection ARF model ONLY Reciver 8Pin Cable RC Input Connector Brown Red Orange White Black Brown Orange White Step 4 How to use Baseflight Configurator Only Baseflight Configurator will be discuss below If customer use Cleanflight components please download cleanflight configurator to configure you Cleanflight controller Note RTF version only need to follow the accelerometer and magnetometer calibration
18. www emaxmodel com Nighthawk Pro NIGHT SHAN Instruction Manual vo MAX Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Thanks for purchased Nighthawk Pro Please follow the instruction manual to install and configure your Nighthawk Pro This instruction manual need to complement with configuration software user instruction to configure Nighthawk Pro http www yinyanmodel com en DownList asp Please refer to this link to learn more Index nn A o eo RR Yond APERTO DER RR RP S 2 A eget Sorte e PU EOI O E UN A 2 NO A E UR Pe Pr o US O EE A 3 CP o et nneerkehhtende eene dean wor RR 3 An o E E E T 3 DPCCINCANORAS III II ehaseves veceeemeae eee A AD DNS EN A Required Tools and BOMEN Sonne R A E oda octenaoeevacance 6 Y S E E tn she baits E re ER A 6 DICE o AA E E E E E E E EE E E E ere neo ne ee 6 Step 2 Driver and Configuration Software Installation ussen annannnennseneneereervnnennnenssenerveeeseennnnnnensnsvenven 6 sn enne SUS a cone Ud sda sates 6 2 Install Conheuraton SONWANE ccc cic ct utes aae T a E a edna 6 PSR EE onne O ea E E E E E E E E E O E 7 Receiver and Flight Controller Connection ARF model ONLY enneenenseneeeensennsnnsnnenreneeeenenn 7 Step 4 How to use Baseflight CoONfIgUTAtOT ooccccccnnnnnoooononnnnnnncnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn non nnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnns 7 ts Fhoht Controller and Conta sisiane raa E EEEE NE 7 4 Klont Controller Seting BASIC oct tdi 7 Acceleromet
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