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SELECT FRAME TYPE (COPTERS ONLY)

CALIBRATE COMPASS

Select the options to enable the compass; to allow automatic declination 
calculation; and to specify Pixhawk. Select 

Live Calibration

 

to launch the wizard, 

and follow the prompts.

Show Me

videos demonstrating live calibration techniques at 

3dr.com/learn

.

For copter, select your frame orientation. 

Содержание pixhawk

Страница 1: ...AUTOPILOT QUICK START GUIDE ...

Страница 2: ...d foam to mount Pixhawk as close as possible to your vehicle s center of gravity Make sure to orient the board with the arrow pointing forward Vehicle front Attach the foam squares to the corners of the board GETTING STARTED With the help of APM firmware Pixhawk turns any RC plane copter or rover into a full featured personal drone Once you have a fully assembled frame follow this guide to install...

Страница 3: ...cludes a 6 wire cable to connect the GPS ports Connect the MAG to the I2 C port using the 4 wire cable provided with the 3DR GPS Compass Required Connect the 3DR Power Module to the Power port using the 6 wire cable to direct power from your lithium polymer LiPo battery to the autopilot Optional The I2 C splitter expands the I2 C port to allow up to four additional peripherals to connect to Pixhaw...

Страница 4: ...PPM RC RECEIVERS AND FUTABA S BUS RECEIVERS FOR SPEKTRUM SATELLITE RECEIVERS FOR PWM RECEIVERS Purchase a PPM Encoder module to connect a PWM RC receiver to Pixhawk at store 3dr com LOAD SD CARD INTO PIXHAWK If the SD card is not preloaded into Pixhawk insert the micro SD card into the slot at the bottom end of the board For a complete list of RC systems compatible with Pixhawk visit the APM wiki ...

Страница 5: ...ers connect the throttle and steering wires to the main output signal pins Pin 3 Throttle Pin 4 Steering Mission planner firmware FOR COPTERS FOR PLANES FOR ROVERS Connect each signal wire from the PDB to the main output signal S pins by motor number Connect one wire for each motor to the corresponding pin Pin 1 Motor 1 Pin 5 Motor 5 Pin 2 Motor 2 Pin 6 Motor 6 Pin 3 Motor 3 Pin 7 Motor 7 Pin 4 Mo...

Страница 6: ...install all suggested drivers When the installation is complete open the application and connect Pixhawk to your computer using the micro USB cable Your computer will automatically install the correct drivers Do not select Connect at this time Pixhawk can only load firmware while unconnected to Mavlink Download APM Planner Windows OS X and Linux APM Planner 2 0 Downloads Sort by Title Hits Date AP...

Страница 7: ...t listen for a series of tones followed by two beeps indicating that your firmware has loaded successfully beep BEEP beep BEEP BEEP Pixhawk needs your attention beep BEEP beep BEEP BEEP BEEP Everything is OK musical tone Select Initial Setup Install Firmware and select your vehicle CALIBRATE With Pixhawk connected to your computer select the communication option from the drop down menu for PX4 FMU...

Страница 8: ...to enable the compass to allow automatic declination calculation and to specify Pixhawk Select Live Calibration to launch the wizard and follow the prompts Show Me videos demonstrating live calibration techniques at 3dr com learn For copter select your frame orientation ...

Страница 9: ... the vehicle Select Radio Calibration to teach Pixhawk to work with your RC transmitter Turn on your transmitter select Calibrate Radio and move all sticks and switches to their extreme positions Select Click when Done once the red bars are set for all available channels Move each switch on your transmitter to its available positions The mission planner will indicate the currently selected positio...

Страница 10: ... Solid green plus single long tone armed and ready to fly Flashing yellow RC failsafe activated Flashing yellow plus quick repeating tone battery failsafe activated Flashing yellow and blue plus high high high low tone GPS glitch or GPS failsafe activated Quick constant blinking performing system check Please wait Solid ready to arm Proceed to the arming procedure Intermittent blinking system read...

Страница 11: ... Buzzer 9 Serial 10 GPS module 11 CAN controller area network bus 12 I2 C splitter or compass module 13 Analog to digital converter 6 6 V 14 Analog to digital converter 3 3 V 15 LED indicator PORTS 1 2 3 4 1 Input output reset button 2 SD card 3 Flight management reset button 4 Micro USB port 1 2 ground power signal 1 Radio control receiver input 2 S Bus output 3 Main outputs 4 Auxiliary outputs 3...

Страница 12: ... 3 and 6 6 ADC inputs Dimensions Weight 38 g 1 3 oz Width 50 mm 2 0 Height 15 5 mm 6 Length 81 5 mm 3 2 SPECIFICATIONS IMPORTANT NOTE SUPPORT For more information about Pixhawk and other documentation visit 3dr com learn For more instruction on using APM firmware and planner software visit ardupilot com For customer support contact us at help 3dr com or call our support line at 1 858 225 1414 Mond...

Страница 13: ...ile tired under the influence of drugs or alcohol or otherwise unable to operate it with the highest attention to safety Environment conditions can change rapidly and can make operation difficult If this occurs land your aircraft and discontinue use immediately Do not operate your aircraft if operating conditions are not ideal This includes but is not limited to rain snow or excessive wind Always ...

Страница 14: ...E OF LATENT OR OTHER DEFECTS ACCURACY OR THE PRESENCE OF ABSENCE OF ERRORS WHETHER OR NOT DISCOVERABLE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO SUCH EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN NO EVENT WILL 3D ROBOTICS BE LIABLE TO YOU ON ANY LEGAL THEORY FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISI...

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