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GPS Hacc
meters
Horizontal position accuracy
reported by GPS
GPS Sacc
meters / second
Horizontal speed accuracy
reported by GPS
GPS Jamming
Indicator
unitless
Indicator of GPS signal jamming
activity with 0 = no jamming
and 255 = strong jamming
Voltage
Volts
Main battery voltage measured
by the flight controller
Current
Amps
Total battery current inferred
from ESC measurements
Capacity
Amp-Hours
Integrated battery capacity consumed
- to be used in conjunction with battery
recharge measurements - ascertaining
battery health and expected flight times
Power
Watts
Total battery power
Energy
Watt-hours
Integrated battery power - to be used
in conjunction with battery recharge
measurements - ascertaining battery
health and expected flight times
5V Monitor
Volts
Measured voltage of the 5 volts bus
Microcontroller
Temperature
ºC
Flight controller PCB temperature
Barometer
Temperature
ºC
Barometric sensor temperature
Barometric
Altitude
meters
Height above take-off location
derived by pressure measurement
Status
unitless
Flight controller status
0 - Boot
1 - Alive
2 - Rearm
3 - Armed
4 - Flying
5 - Autoland
Fail
bitfield
Machine alarm register indicating
particular system failures. Status
0 indicates no failures.
GPS Loss
of Signal
boolean
Declared if GPS signal is not
adequate for safe position hold
Summary of Contents for ALTA8
Page 1: ...AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL 770 00048 REVISION B 01 16 2017 ...
Page 6: ...6 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL ALTA 8 OVERVIEW ...
Page 29: ...29 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL SETTING UP ALTA 8 ...
Page 73: ...73 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL OPERATING ALTA 8 ...
Page 88: ...88 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL NORMAL PROCEDURES ...
Page 97: ...97 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL EMERGENCY PROCEDURES ...
Page 105: ...105 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL PERFORMANCE ...
Page 108: ...108 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL MAINTAINING ALTA 8 ...
Page 119: ...119 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING ...