IFLY-C6W Multi Rotor Autopilot User Manual - Idea-Fly
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1. id Are Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd of the relevant situation of the hardware and software and it 1s also a good way to connect IFLY C6W to the PC via USB cable to learn about the working general situation of this autopilot system Step3 Install the hardware parts note take off the propellers or power off during the installation please reference to the red LED indicators blinking status tells the wire connection correct or not Step4 Configure parameter through the parameter adjusted software When finished configuration plug the battery and supply power to the aircraft do not install propeller for safety push the throttle joystick a little to make the motors rotating slowly note TX must be trigger before the motor can rotating check and confirm whether the performances especially the mix control in a switch of the aircraft act the same with the setting Step5 Calibrate the compass with TX note do not calibrating in the strong magnetic environment Step6 Try to fly the quad copter into the sky TIPS For safety consideration do not fly or test IFLY C6OW system with your aircraft in the strong magnetic circumstance such as mine buildings for the compass is easy to be interfered also do not fly in the crowds Do not update or import any parameter at random www idea fly com Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd Hardware Interface 1 The whole view can be seen as below dail switch r id2. IDEAS Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd 2 Working Modes Manual stabilization Auto hover RTH amp Land Head free CH5 position switch Q Manual stabilization 1 Auto hover 2 RTH amp Land Manual stabilization RTH amp Land 1 Head free mode instruction When flying with auto hover mode once the head free mode being active current aircraft head direction would be defined as the following forward direction though the aircraft direction change under head free mode but move forward according to the defined direction 2 How to active amp deactivate Head free mode www idea fly com Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd Shown as above 1 turn the CH6 knob to maximum 2 then turn the CH6 knob to minimum 3 then turn the CH6 knob to the maximum again Head free mode will be active when this three turning operated the same operation to deactivate the mode 3 Notice of the CH6 knob Please note that CH6 knob is not only for the Head free mode activate amp deactivate but also for the camera mount pitch angle control so it is normal phenomenon when you are turning for the mode activate or deactivate the pitch angle will change at the same time you can adjust the camera mount angel after the activate amp deactivate 3 Brief procedure for reference Stepl download the IFLY C6W GCS from the official site Step2 Please do read the manual to gain a general understanding www idea fly com
3. id ASL Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd IFLY C6W Multi Rotor Autopilot User Manual Disclaimer This product is not a toy It is a complicated combination of mechanics electronics and aerodynamics and high frequency radio technologies Users should strictly obey safety operation specification on aerial model and follow steps illustrated in the manual to install and calibrate the product Idea fly takes no responsibility for any direct or indirect damages or injuries caused by improper installation calibration and operation This product is not suitable for people under the age of 12 www idea fly com Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd Product introduction 1 Component List IFLY C6W autopilot includes AP bare board GPS amp COMPASSS module GPS module for short LED indicator and the related cables LED www idea fly com yi a I UJ EATR os Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd 2 Main Functions 1 Support 4 motor layouts quad X4 quad 4 hexa X6 hexa 6 hexa X6 Shown as above M1 M6 represent the sequence number of the motors eg M1 represents the first motor the blue arc arrow around each motor represents the turning direction of the related propellers NOTE the motors and the propellers must be installed following the methods shown as above for safety please take off the propeller when testing on the ground and power off when fixing the propellers www idea fly com
4. Step3 activate the stabilization mode Then quickly move the 2 way switch of CH5 in the order of 1 2 1 2 1 2 totally 3 times The vertical calibration starts Step4 put the head of the aircraft downwards to the ground e g hold it in arms Ensure the blue light is solid on the attitude deviation should be less than 3 degrees then turn it in 2 to 3 circles Keep the blue light solid on during the circles If the blue light is off then pause and adjust www idea fly com yi af I LJ ive os Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd and continue to turn when ready Step5 activate the stabilization mode Then quickly move the 2 way switch of CH5 in the order of 1 2 1 2 1 2 totally 3 times Then the procedure of the recorded data starts The purple light will flash regularly solid for 2 seconds and then off for 1 second The calibration is finished when the purple light is off completely 2 Motor Arming amp unarming 1 How to arming the motor IFLY C6W will lock the motors in normal time for security reason You need to execute the CSC combined stick command to arm the motors The detailed CSC operation is push the RUD stick to the left push the ELE stick to the bottom push the AIL stick to the right THR stick to the bottom www idea fly com Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd For the layout with the left RUD that is mode 1 and mode 2 you need to use the inverted V operation for the layou
5. and the receiver and push the THR switch to the bottom Step2 Select the aircraft type through the MULTI CONFIG drag down menu should select the suitable item according to your real choice Step3 Select the altitude limit and distance limit If you want to test it in your eyesight area then you can select 2 smaller values e g altitude www idea fly com id Are Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd limit 30meter distance limit 5Ometer When the aircraft has reached the limit line it will return to the home point automatically Step4 Set the LIPO Cell Num and the WARNNING Cell Volt To the LIPO Cell Num input 4 when using a 4S battery input 3 when using a 3S battery To the WARNNING Cell Volt normally select 3 65 select a smaller value when using an old battery select a bigger value when using an new battery Step5 Set the Max FlySPEED and the MaxLIFTspeed If the feel is too soft then select a bigger value Step6 Then adjust the Attitude STAB and Shake COMPENS in the outside Default parameter Attitude STAB 45 Shake COMPENS 20 Both the minimum values of these two items are 0 an the maximum are 255 Normally fly with the default parameters at first Hover it observe the flight performance and then adjust the parameters If it sways too much then increase the Shake COMPENS till it is more stable When the value is too big it will sway in high frequenc
6. it alone no matter how experienced or not PK Simulator software available seperatly for practice is recommended Away From Working Parts Do not touch any moving part especially the rotating blades while in flight Keep Away From Exposure to Wet Conditions The quad copter consists of a lot of complicated electronic components keep it away from exposure to wet conditions Do not fly it in wet weather like rainy snow lightning storm fog and hail or windy no more than moderate breeze Prevent any wet substances like water or steam from getting into the quad copter www idea fly com 4 i Bana es Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd Keep Away From Heat or Radiation Fuselage was made out of ultra strength plastic please keep it far away from heat or radiation which may lead to fuselage aging erosion or even melting Hope you enjoy your new Quad Copter Idea Fly Team iDEAFLY Manufacturer Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd Address 6 Floor A3 Building Zhong Yu Guan Industrial Park No 1014 Zhong Yu Guan Street Long Hua New District Shen Zhen Guang Dong China Tel 86 0755 61267080 Fax 86 755 61267081 Web www idea fly com Email ifly idea fly com www idea fly com
7. the craft during the flight But you can intervene the flight anytime The final result is decided by the combination of the manual intervention signal and the stabilization signal IFLY C6W focuses on the flight stabilization and ignores the violent flight and we recommend you not to do big movements via stick commands Ensure the craft is stable enough before active the GPS mode You can change to stabilization mode to avoid some danger when the flight situation is not good But please remember do not pull the THR stick to the bottom in stabilization mode when the craft is in the sky 2 GPS positioning amp Auto hover www idea fly com id Are Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd 1 Landing spot identified IFLY C6W will identified the currant spot which was first positioning by GPS as the landing spot it is better to put the aircraft to the ground and wait for the GPS positioning completed before takeoff The FC will control hold the position and altitude when it is working in auto hover mode But you still can intervene the flight via the sticks 2 Semi auto launch You can use a semi auto launch function in auto hover mode Active auto hover mode when the GPS has been located Then arm the motor and push the THR stick the craft will take off and climb to 2 3 meter altitude and hover there when the stick position 1s above 50 3 Auto hover The FC will control hold the position and altitude when it is working in auto hover m
8. Rig d fi S042692H04A0 CCCCCCCS aircrafe Head 2 Interfaces and functions LED C To GPS port1 Red To RS232 COM port of PC or C terminal WIFI module TO GPS port 2 Black To LED module terminal www idea fly com A ee a I UJ lt a os Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd 3 Definition of Each Pin GND ESC OUTPUT 9 GND ESC OUTPUT OO GND Esc OUTPUT 9 GND ESC OUTPUT GND ESC OUTPUT 7 O GND ESC OUTPUT GND 9 RXD GND B R F B GPS cable AP No oe s l ca iy RD COB cable 4 J f A POW cable mat UN maigin Note There are two lines of pins at the GPS interface 3 pins per 042892HO4A0 line totally 6 pins There is one line of pins at the LED interface totally are 4 pins The anode pin of the GPS interface is at the middle position of the red terminal GPSR port the anode pin of the LED interface 1s at the outside www idea fly com i _ n aa I UJ lt TRER E a Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd 4 Notice of cable connection 1 the connector of the M1 M6 should point to the direction of the aircraft head show as below peop ajeiouie yms Jep www idea fly com yi af I E lt iDE oa Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd 2 When install GPS amp COMPASS module the arrow printed in the shall should point to the head of the aircraft shown as below Wamp ee ae X S
9. a while Better to change to stabilization mode immediately Suppose the craft is beyond 25 meters away from the home point The craft will raise to 20 meters altitude first and then execute the RTL mission later if the current flight altitude is lower 20 meters But if the current flight altitude is higher than 20 meters then it will try to keep the altitude during the flight to the home point We recommend you not to active the return and land mode when the craft is too close to you because there is no enough time for the craft to www idea fly com id Are Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd response that any accidence can occur easily 4 Other notes 1 Notes to active the GPS mode For some reason eg adjust the trims during the flight the hover position in stabilization mode may not the same to that of the hover mode so you need to care the THR position and keep it at a higher position to avoid the crash when change the working modes from GPS mode to stabilization mode 2 About the altitude limit and the distance limit The maximum flight altitude of IFLY C6OW is 100 meters the maximum flight distance radius of IFLY C6W is 300 meters No matter in stabilization mode or in GPS mode the craft will fly to the home point immediately when it reaches the limit line The FC will consider CH5 is at position 2 and all the stick channels are at the middle position You cannot intervene the flight before the craft reaches the limit
10. d9 v fam m J VG aircraft head M 3 There is already built in UBEC module in IFLY C6W supply power 3S 6S flight controller battery should be plugged to the POW connector directly Do not supply power to RX additionally 4 the autopilot system should be placed level on the main board of the aircraft otherwise there would lead to inaccuracy in status measures If the aircraft tend to fly in one side please check and confirm whether the autopilot was settle level The GPS module should be placed and leveled on a higher place and kept far away from the devices that can generate magnetic field such as cables transmitters camera without shells etc If the GPS can t help to position located hovering or fly in circle please check and confirm whether the GPS amp COMPASS module was being interfered by manganic 6 The barometer has been covered with a sponge in the factory to www idea fly com ide Are Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd block the light that can influence the flight performance greatly DO NOT remove it if not necessary Cover it with other things if the sponge is gone 5 How to check whether the cable connections are all correct Supply power to the aircraft and push the CH5 position switch to 0 position also as the stabilization mode there must be a red LED indicator blink three times periodically before the GPS locate the position if all the cable connect in a right way Configuration
11. e the display mode on the screen only it cannot change any settings in the transmitter and the AP it is a normal that you need to select mode X every time when loading in the configuration software Then push the two switches to see if the slider can move in the same way with them or not If not then check if the wires order is right or not Otherwise check the reverse setting in the related channels in the transmitter Step5 Calibrate the neutral position of the switch channels Adjust Transmitter Hint Cirele the sticks to max radius after clicking OK button The AP mill collect the necessary channel datas in 5 seconds Please check that the conflguation software correctly display the movement of your radio sticks after that Do you want to calibrate it OK Cancel Click Adjust Transmitter button and the adjust Transmitter window will come out Read the message in the right part of the window www idea fly com id Are Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd and click OK button Then follow the picture in the left of the window circle the two sticks along the biggest radius in 5 seconds The AP will collect the maximum and minimum position value of each channel and calculate the related neutral value out Then back to the main window and check the situation of the four channels in the stick layout The related slider of each channel should be green color when it is in the m
12. iddle position and be red color in the other positions Specially the THR slider should be yellow color when it is in the button and be blue color when it is in the hover position normally near the middle position If not then execute the operation to adjust the neutral positions Note If the aircraft cannot hover well after adjusting the trims then you can execute the adjustment operation one more time Fly testing 1 Calibrate the magnetic field When the IFLY C6W is set up for the first time you need to calibrate the magnetic field before flying it to the sky Other conditions that need to www idea fly com id Are Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd calibrate the magnetic field the electronic components had been moved or the aircraft moves in strange route Please do the calibration outside DO NOT do it near places that can generate magnetic fields such as buildings or cars The calibration steps are listed as below Step1 activate the stabilization mode that is CH5 at position 0 Then quickly move the 2 way switch of CH5 in the order of 1 2 1 2 1 2 totally 3 times The horizon calibration starts Step2 level the aircraft e g hold it in arms Ensure the blue light is solid on the attitude deviation should be less than 3 degrees then turn it in 2 to 3 circles Keep the blue light solid on during the circles If the blue light is off then pause and adjust and continue to turn when ready
13. ode But you still can intervene the flight via the sticks You can use the AIL stick to control the movements between left and right use the ELE stick to control the movements between back and forth use the RUD stick to control the direction movements and use he THR stick to control the altitude movements Normally the craft will hover automatically when the THR stick is near the middle position and rise up when it 1s above the middle position and drop down when it is below the middle position By this way you can let the craft to stay at any altitude in the altitude limit range www idea fly com id Are Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd Similarly you can let the craft stay in any place in the distance limit range via the sticks 3 Return and Land In the return and land mode the FC will let the craft RTL automatically But you cannot intervene the flight via the sticks before the craft reach the overhead position of the home point You can change to Stabilization mode this time but the auto hover mode cannot take effect that is the craft will still fly to the home point if you change to hover mode this time The craft will land slowly after arriving at the home point Then you can intervene the flight via the sticks to find a better landing place Please note the THR channel can be controlled by the autopilot only The motors will stop and lock after landing But you need to keep the THR stick at the bottom position for
14. range But after it backs to the limit range you can control it via the sticks again Please note we are talking about the relative altitude here For example if the craft was launched at the top of the mount the altitude limit includes the 100 meters up to the sky and the 100 meters down to the ground www idea fly com Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd 4 LED indicator state 1 Normal indicate 7 satellites or more No positioning amp current altitude identified Position amp user operating Pe Position amp current altitude identified 4 Low voltage warning Low voltage warning www idea fly com www idea fly com Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd 4 af E lt iDE oa Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd Warning and Caution Away from buildings and people RC models are dangerous when they are working or flying Incorrect installation broken components malfunction or even slight improper operation may incur serious injury or damage Users should ensure the safety of the flight and stay away from crowds and taking responsibility for any accidents a We strongly recommend at least 100m 100m flying field without obstacles like crowds high buildings high voltage towers lines woods or any other similar objects to avoid any damage s or injuries caused by accidents Do Not Fly It Alone Beginners should be accompanied by an experienced pilot x ba Do not fly
15. software 1 Click Open USB button Autopilot Configuration Parameter Settings Adjust Transmitter Attitude STAB PO Attitude STAB 0 Shake COMPENS p Max FlySPEED 3 ON S piped Stabilization O AAR ie rapes ws x ods WARNING Cell volt 13 55Volt l LIPO Cell Num Altitude Limit 30M v Distance Limit 5OM v MULTI CONFIG Quad 4 X e 9 Adjust Transmitter Save Default www idea fly com id Are Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd 2 Look through the main interface of the configuration software Click read button and download the current parameters from the AP Normally the default parameters are good enough for the flights Most of the time there are only 2 items needed to be adjusted carefully That is attitude stability and shake compensation Edit the parameters based on the current values and then click Save button to upload the newest parameters to the AP If you want to restore the default parameters then you need to active the stabilization mode and push the THR stick to the bottom and click Default button after that 3 Configurate Parameters Step1 Ensure the GPS module has been connected firmly Ensure the dial switch has been pushed to the side of the GPS interface and ensure the THR slider shown in the main window of the configuration software is at the bottom position If the THR slider is not at the minimum position then connect the transmitter
16. t with the right RUD that is mode 3 and mode 4 you need to use the V operation After the CSC operation you need to push the THR stick a little to turn the motors on If you do not take off the aircraft some kind of motors will reduce speed even shut down It is a normal event You can push the stick to a far position and then take off it Note the motors will be shut down if you do not push the stick in 5 seconds after doing the CSC You need to redo the CSC to are the motors 2 About the unarmed motor Unarm normally Active the stabilization mode and pull the THR stick to the bottom then the motors will be unarmed But the motors will not stop immediately when the THR stick is at the bottom in GPS mode they will reduce the turning speed to reduce the www idea fly com ide Are Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd altitude first You had better to active the stabilization mode when the craft has been landed And you need to keep the THR stick at the bottom for a while then the motors will stop and unarm after that 2 Forbidden Operations DO NOT active the stabilization mode and pull the THR stick to the bottom when the craft is still in the sky DO NOT pull the THR stick to the bottom before activating the stabilization mode The craft will crash for 100 this time so do not try it 3 working modes stabilization auto hover return and land 1 stabilization In the stabilization mode the FC will keep the stabilization of
17. y then reduce the Shake COMPENS and adjust the Attitude STAB Fly it in a straight line if the flight is not so stable then increase the value When the value is too big it will sway in high frequency then reduce the value 4 Adjust the transmitter www idea fly com ide Are Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd Step1 Transmitter simple adjustment Set the transmitter to fixed wing mode and cancel all the mixing settings in all channels Cancel all reverse settings in FUTABA transmitter and reverse all channels in JT and WELY transmitter Step2 Activate Deactivate the working mode Ensure the GPS module has been connected And check if the changing of the working modes is normal or not Flight Mode Stick Layout Mode 7 For example when CH5 is at position 1 and CH6 is at position 2 the flight mode in the configuration software will show Stabilization If not please check the hardware connection or the transmitter settings Step3 Check F S settings Set the F S settings according to your transmitter manual For S4 AP CHS set to position 2 CH6 set to position 2 THR set to position around 50 Then check close the transmitter and the flight mode should be changed to Return and Land Step4 Calibrate the reverse setting of the stick channel Firstly select the right stick layout www idea fly com Shenzhen Idea fly Technology Co Ltd Note the drag down menu can chang
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