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Page 1: ... QuadroCopter 650 V2 ARF MEMS Item no 27 51 00 Version 10 11 Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ... Installing the Flight Battery 19 e Assembly of the Upper Cover Hood 20 9 Checking the configuration 21 a General Information 21 b Programming of Transmitter Channels General 22 c Programming of Throttle 23 d Programming of Yaw 24 e Programming of Pitch 24 f Programming of Roll 25 g Programme Switch for Agility Mode 26 h Setting the Flight Mode 27 i General Notes on the Function Agility Mode 28 j ...

Page 3: ...age Monitoring 36 i Throttle not in the bottom most position 36 j Motor error 36 12 2 Acoustic Signal Encoder Messages 37 13 Combiboard QC08 Information 38 a Connection Contacts or Jumper of the Combiboard 38 b Composite Output Signal 39 c LED Status Display 39 d Interface Connection 40 14 Light Sound Function 41 a Basic Information 41 b Selecting the Light Mode 43 c Selecting the RC Input 44 d Co...

Page 4: ...ular Cleaning 53 b Replacing the Rotors 53 c Replacing a Motor 53 d Replacing a Radial Arm 54 e Replacing the Complete Frame 54 f Replacing the Stabiliser Plate 54 19 Disposal 55 a General Information 55 b Batteries and Rechargeable Batteries 55 20 Technical Data 56 ...

Page 5: ...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 6: ...eover it would involve dangers such as short circuit fire electric shock etc Observe the safety instruc tions under all circumstances The product must not get damp or wet The product is not a toy and should be kept out of reach of children under 14 years of age Observe all safety notes in these operating instructions They contain important information regarding the handling of the product You alon...

Page 7: ...heir 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 Therefore ideal flying conditions are complete lack of wind to very gentle and even wind The lightweight aluminium designer frame and ...

Page 8: ...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 9: ...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 10: ...complete 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 11: ...efore 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 Sa...

Page 12: ...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 13: ...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 14: ...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 15: ...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 16: ... to fly and can no 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 beco...

Page 17: ...nal converter All available signals are combined into a composite signal pursuant to the specifications for RC remote control systems pulse width between 1 and 2 ms Due to measuring of the signals and signal processing there will be a delay of one frame length However this has no effect during operation and is therefore only mentioned for the sake of complete ness The measured servo signals may ap...

Page 18: ...e central frame for best flight characteristics When installing the Flight Control ensure that the DIP switches point towards the front motor red hook and loop tape and the plug connector X5 towards the right motor The voltage supply for the RC components receiver and servos is limited to 5 V 200 mA Observe the maximum permissible current at all times when connecting the receiver and any connected...

Page 19: ...vy or side heavy Since the QuadroCopter is also able to perform freestyle manoeuvres in agility mode you must ensure particularly good connection of the re chargeable battery to effectively prevent slipping or loss of the batteries 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...

Page 20: ...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 21: ...d 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 Modes For monitoring the configur...

Page 22: ... set the desired modes Put the switch for the desired mode in the ON position The following switch assignments are possible DIP switches Flight Control QC 09 1 Parameter Sport Mode 2 Parameter User Mode 3 Bootloader mode 4 RC confirmation mode 5 No function 6 No function When switches 1 and 2 are in the OFF position beginner mode is active To programme the remote control set the DIP switch 4 to ON...

Page 23: ...e possible Please also ensure that lever movements are made in the right direction otherwise the signals will be memorised in reverse Computer remote controls should always be operated without mixer Move the throttle lever see figure 9 backwards to the neutral position motor off all other control devices should be set to neutral Do you want to try out pitch reverse during mo tor off the pilot stic...

Page 24: ...ng 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 lever otherwise the setting will not be recognised e Programming of Pitch Move the PITCH lever see figure 11 to full deflec tion for GIVE PITCH upwards and hold it there for at least one second The QuadroCopter thus reco...

Page 25: ... figure 12 to full deflec tion for ROLL LEFT and hold it there for at least one second The QuadroCopter thus recognises the ROLL chan nel and memorises this Move the ROLL lever back to neutral position continue to leave the THROTTLE on zero Figure 12 ...

Page 26: ...tion is interrupted automatically LD1 green LED remains lit but the agility mode is not available If you want to teach in the function Agility mode you have to start the teaching process again The switch at the remote control transmitter must act on some receiver channel but not on channel 1 4 or influence these channels through a mixer Check the switch effectiveness in computer remote control tra...

Page 27: ...g of control motions but all the more strongly at stronger control deflections This behaviour is particularly suitable for beginners who will initially tend to oversteer and move the control lever more strongly than necessary This effect is of course only desired for the three control axes roll pitch and yaw but not for the throttle Thus Do not configure expo on gas In other words With negative ex...

Page 28: ...s system of the QuadroCopter to a PC via an interface cable serial TTL on USB An optional PC configuration set is available for this This contains a connection cable a detailed description and the software on CD This kit may be used with Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Cooperation in the U ...

Page 29: ...ion 5 X3 No function 6 X10 Serial interface for programming and status message output 7 X9 Second serial interface for external control commands up to date information on this are available in the download centre at www conrad com 8 X4 No function 9 X11 No function 10 Buzzer Signal encoder 11 LD1 Green LED 12 LD2 Red LED 13 X1 Interface to the motor drivers 14 X8 Composite signal input Figure 13 ...

Page 30: ...30 l Possible Flight Modes Mode Throttle Yaw Pitch Roll 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 31: ...er 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 Put the QuadroCopter on a horizontal level surface check with spirit level if required 4 Connect the rechargeable battery to the QuadroCopter 5 LD2 red LED must be OFF and LD1 green LED ON...

Page 32: ...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 33: ...trol electronics of the QuadroCopter detects too great interferences it tries to realign the QuadroCopter in a level position If interference of the receiver continues the throttle is set to a value just under hovering without rear weight and the QuadroCopter begins its descent When the interference of the receiver is over the model pilot can give another control command and the emergency landing ...

Page 34: ...the performance this test is however difficult to realize In the case of a long uninterrupted flight operation it is recommended to also test the LED indictors through time to time landing Practical advice To avoid damage to the QuadroCopter from crashing by undervoltage or damage to the rechargeable battery from deep discharge we recommend that you observe the low voltage light signals without fa...

Page 35: ...er c Configuration Mode During the configuration of the remote control the red LED indicates the programme step and the green LED indicates the channel to be programmed through corresponding flashing with pauses d Adjustment of the Neutral Position If an adjustment to the neutral position is carried out the green LED flashes quickly The red LED is off The following LED display options are safety i...

Page 36: ...a certain battery voltage is exceeded threshold approx 9 4 V the red LED starts to flash quickly The green LED is permanently lit This indicator can only be reset by disconnecting the flight battery If the red LED flashes you should carry out a landing as quickly as possible and adjust the flight opera tion If the QuadroCopter is connected to a non fully charged battery this can also lead to under...

Page 37: ...rror at zero reconciliation yaw 3 x brief beep then 1 s break Motor error front 1 x long beep 1x brief beep then 1 s break Motor error rear 1 x long beep 2x brief beep then 1 s break Motor error right 1 x long beep 3x brief beep then 1 s break Motor error left 1 x long beep 4x brief beep then 1 s break Emergency Landing Permanent sound Undervoltage level 1 1 Hz slow sound sequence Undervoltage lev...

Page 38: ...ignal 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 Reset button BUZ1 Buzzer Figure 15 SW1 R2 T4 PAD1 X14 PAD2 Q2 C19 C18 R40 C17 C4 IC3 LD1 R42 ...

Page 39: ...ntact 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 a...

Page 40: ... 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 41: ...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 42: ...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 43: ...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 2 4 Mode 6 Jumper 1 3 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 20 ...

Page 44: ... adjacent figure the jumper is set to servo selection 1 You can now switch the set light mode at the transmitter via channel 8 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 45: ...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 46: ...retrofitting Therefore we recommend activation of the signal encoder on the combiboard only if the flight control has no signal encoder Since the delivered QuadroCopter already has a flight control with signal encoder installed the flight control will provide a lot more acoustic error codes than the combiboard Therefore we recommend deactivating the signal encoder on the combiboard jumper connecti...

Page 47: ...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 48: ...t condition the trim values of the QuadroCopter and external flight conditions e g wind The flight control QC 09 installed in the QuadroCopter has high quality MEMS sensors installed This achieves relatively easy to control flight characteristics similar to those of a coax helicopter The QuadroCopter agility is limited by these sensors however Activating the agility mode function limits the Flight...

Page 49: ...e QuadroCopter neither rises nor falls so that the upwards directed uplift force is equal to the downwards directed weight This is achieved approximately in mid throttle setting but independ ent of a possible payload During flight 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...

Page 50: ...wards or backwards or decelerates Point 1 indicates forwards g Roll Roll denotes the movement around the 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 27 Figure 26 ...

Page 51: ...the speed changes of the individual rotors by flight control possible or re quired for the flight figures can no longer be achieved The QuadroCopter can no longer be controlled in such cases Switch on the remote control Then connect the flight battery The QuadroCopter then performs a short self test after which the green LED is permanently lit In case of an error the LEDs flash If an error occurs ...

Page 52: ...e throttle slightly until the QuadroCopter gravitates to the ground A somewhat solid touchdown on the ground is no problem and should not be corrected with jerky throttle movements Try to touch down where possible in vertical position helicopter landing Avoid landing with high horizontal speeds airplane landing After landing turn off the motors press throttle stick to the bottom right Practice thi...

Page 53: ...he QuadroCopter under mounting of the rotors Attention To avoid negative influence on flight characteristics motor shafts and rotors must be checked for imbal ance and replaced if necessary 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 ...

Page 54: ...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 55: ...ardous substances are marked with the adjacent icon to indicate prohibition of disposal in household waste 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 56: ...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...

Page 57: ... Not used yet Pin 14 Not used yet Pin 15 Not used yet Pin 16 Signal encoder status 1 status signals see Acoustic messages of the signal encoder Pin 17 Not used yet Pin 18 Not used yet Pin 19 TXD1 2nd serial interface for external output of internal values and external control Pin 20 RXD1 2nd serial interface for external output of internal values and external control Pin 21 5 V Pin 22 5 V Pin 23 3...

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Page 60: ...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 2011 by Conrad Electronic SE V2_1011_01 ...

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