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ELIOS 2 GOV Controller
ELIOS 2 GOV USER MANUAL
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DISTANCE LOCK
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Short press: activates the distance lock mode. If a distance has been previously set and is within
±500mm from the current front distance, the aircraft will use this value. If not, the aircraft will use
the current front distance value.
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Long press: activates the distance lock mode and resets the distance value to the current front
distance.
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The set lock distance can be increased of decreased with the “forward/backward” control stick.
ALTITUDE MODE
Down: MANUAL THRUST CONTROL mode, gives direct control over the thrust
Up: ALTITUDE CONTROL mode, the altitude is automatically maintained.
An onboard pressure sensor measures the altitude of the drone. In some cases, the pressure in an
environment will not be stable, and ELIOS 2 will not be able to maintain a constant altitude. To have
better control, the pilot can disable the Automatic Altitude Control mode to have direct control on the
motors’ thrust, called Manual Thrust Control. In this case, instead of controlling the height, the up/down
stick will regulate the thrust power. Due to the unrestricted climb and descent speeds achievable when
operating in Manual Thrust Control mode, any impact damage will not be covered by the warranty.
CAM TILT
Controls the tilt of the camera:
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Rotate up, the camera tilts upwards
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Rotate down, the camera tilts downwards
There is a small detent in the knob to indicate the neutral zero degree tilt camera position.
FN BUTTON
Press and hold this button to use secondary functions of other buttons.
EV | LIGHTING PWR SWITCH
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Default: Increases or decreases the EV of the camera
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While the FN button is pressed, it increases or decreases the onboard lighting intensity
OBLIQUE LIGHT | CLOSE UP LIGHT
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Default: cycle oblique lighting (left, right, or both LED panels)
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While the FN button is pressed, it toggles the close up light
FLIGHT MODE SWITCH
This 3 position switch selects the flight mode of the drone.
POI BUTTON
Press to take a 12MP still image. This will also create a Point Of Interest which can be reviewed after
the flight in the Flyability Inspector software.
SRC BUTTON
Switches the video feed between the 4K optical camera and Thermal camera. Both cameras will
continue to record continuously, regardless of the feed setting.
ATTI/SPORT
Press and hold to switch to the ATTI flight mode, all optical stabilization sensors will be switched off. In
this state, the ELIOS 2 is stabilized only by the accelerometers and gyroscopes.
Press twice and hold to enable SPORT mode, this is identical to ATTI mode, but allows for greater
bank and pitch angles, increasing the forward speed of the drone. In this flight mode, the maximum
speed exceeds the impact resistance of the cage, any impact damage will not be covered by the
warranty.
AUX BUTTON
This button is needed to calibrate the RC. It currently has no other function.