LiteStar IV Quick Reference Guide
LiteStar IV Quick Reference Guide
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Document Part No. 875-0360-000 Rev A1
Controller Functions
Cockpit Cable Connections
Lightbar Display
Listed below are the options for each display (Disp) field. Red items indicate default
values. X-Track, GPS Alt, and Dst2Mrk are available for display only in the far left
(Disp 1) and far right (Disp 4) fields.
Item
Function
Lightbar
dimmer
(DIM knob)
Rotate clockwise/counterclockwise to increase/
decrease lightbar brightness. Using the Dim menu
(setup mode) overrides/disables the DIM knob.
Circuit
breaker
Protection against power surges from the aircraft.
Power
switch
Flip up /down to power the system on/off.
USB port
Export log files from the controller to a USB drive.
Menu
button
Switch from guidance mode to setup mode or cycle
through menu items.
Enter
button
Confirm menu item selection, or switch to swath
guidance mode from setup mode (only after you set
swath width / pattern).
Scroll
buttons
Move up or down menu item lists/options.
Cable/Wire
Function
SPRAY ON/OFF
Indicates to the controller whether spray is on or off for
use in logging and to illuminate lightbar spray LEDs.
SWATH ADVANCE
Set pattern points (A, B, and optionally C) and receive
guidance to next swath when in swath guidance mode.
SWATH DECREMENT Decrement to a previous swath.
MANUAL MARK
Set (‘mark’) a location as a navigation mark or a mark to
which you want to return.
Disp 1
Disp 2
Disp 3
Disp 4
SwthNum
X-Track
Blank
GPS Alt
NumSats
HDOP
A/B Hdg
Time
Dst2Mrk
Acres (Hectare)
AcftHdg
Speed
SwthNum
Blank
NumSats
HDOP
A/B Hdg
Time
Acres (Hectare)
AcftHdg
Speed
SwthNum
Blank
NumSats
HDOP
A/B Hdg
Time
Acres (Hectare)
AcftHdg
Speed
SwthNum
X-Track
Blank
GPS Alt
NumSats
HDOP
A/B Hdg
Time
Dst2Mrk
Acres (Hectare)
AcftHdg
Speed
Red LEDs: heading angle
Green LEDs: heading angle
Red LEDs: crosstrack
to right of target swath
to left of target swath
distance to left of target swath
Green LEDs: crosstrack
distance to right of target swath
Disp 1
Disp 2
Disp 3
Disp 4
Setup Tasks
Setup tasks assume you are in setup mode. If you are in swath guidance
mode press menu (at right) to switch to setup mode. If you previously set
a mark, pressing menu displays ‘(Return) To Mark’— press menu again to
cancel guidance to the mark and switch to setup mode.
Job Tasks
On power up, the Job menu appears; thus, when starting or resuming/repeating a
job at power up, start with step 2 for both procedures below.
Select setup values
Dim - Set lightbar brightness (1% to 100%)
LBar - Set crosstrack sensitivity (1 [most sensitive] to 10 [least sensitive])
Units - Change units
Disp 1 through Disp 4 - Set display field
UTC - Set UTC offset (to display correct local Time value on GPS menu)
Restore factory defaults
Start a new job
Resume/repeat an old (previous) job
Fly a job
1
repeatedly until
option appears
2
to set value
for option
1
repeatedly until
SetFac
Defalts
appears
2
to restore
factory defaults
2
1
repeatedly until
Job
appears
3
4
to select
New Job
to display
SWidth
to select
swath width
6
8
to select
pattern
to enter swath
guidance mode
5
to display
Patrn
Repeat steps
5 and 6 for each
option you want to
7
set before entering
swath guidance mode
Fly the job
(see “Fly a
job” below)
9
2
1
repeatedly until
Job
appears
3
4
to select
Old Job
to display
desired option
to select
setting
6
to enter swath
Repeat steps 3 and 4
for each option you
want to set before
5
entering swath
guidance mode
Fly the job
(see “Fly a
job” below)
7
guidance mode
Start a job
(now in
swath
1
Fly to start
of A|B line
2
SWATH
ADVANCE
(joystick)
to set
A point
3
SPRAY
ON/OFF
(joystick)
to record
spray as you
4
enter field
SWATH
ADVANCE
(joystick)
to set
B point
5
Make turn
onto swath #2
using lightbar
9
SPRAY
ON/OFF
(joystick)
to record spray
for swath #2
10
as you enter field
SWATH
ADVANCE
(joystick)
to advance
to swath #2
8
SPRAY
ON/OFF
(joystick)
to stop
recording spray
7
Continue flying
pattern using
lightbar for
11
guidance
SWATH
ADVANCE
(joystick)
to set
C point
6 (optional)
as you leave field
guidance
guidance
mode)
