Page 1: Table Of Contents
In connection with the PixHack flight control 1.3.1 Test whether the communication is normal 1.3.2 Extended HDMI display 1.3.3 Re transmission by ground remote control 1.3.4 Software application CUAV Hfight 1.4.1 DR SOLO 1.4.2 Mission Planner 1.4.3 QGroundControl 1.4.4 Appendix pairing and restoring system 1.5.1...
Page 2 CUAV HackLink Quick start and Development Guide Revision record： A version release finished in 2017-2-6.
Page 3: Summary
Summary HackLink --a UAV digital link system with integration of HD graphics and data transfer  P HD video transmission and MAVLINK protocol, as well as PPM & SBUS remote signal forwarding Support 720  The realization of a link system can be on real-time HD video backhaul, UAV data interaction and the real time control of UAV ...
Page 4: Technical Specifications
Aircraft end interface definition: Technical specifications Communication distance 2-3KM ideal environment omnidirectional antenna EIRP Effective isotropic radiated power（ Receiving sensitivity（1°% Working frequency 2.4Ghz or 5.8Ghz (optional for purchase) Antenna gain (airborne) UFL interface Antenna gain (ground side) SMA interface Working environment and physical parameters A max AIR airborne working voltage and current 5.0+-0.2...
Page 5 Supporting camera GOPRO3 GOPRO4 ant motion camera and other HDM cameras Video output MICRO HDMI Support equipment HDM input display or video glasses Remote signal input and output SBUS PPM automatic recognition Ground station support remote control signal standard & Aircraft remote control signal output Default WIFI SSID and password Default...
Page 6: Initial Installation
At present, only the PixHack or PixHawk wiring is optional , other mavlink flight may need to change the line In connection with the PixHack flight Insert the data interface of HackLink aircraft terminal in the RADIO transmission interface. Supporting DC-DC module for power supply (support 2-7S battery) 3.
Page 7: Test Whether The Communication Is Normal
Connect HackLinkAIR with flight control, then power on. Wait for the start light (blue) flashing and the wireless status light always bright (green). 2. Open the HackLink ground power supply (long press the power button 5 seconds), the system will boot, probably system startup success in 30s, the screen will display waiting.
Page 8: Extended Hdmi Display
How to connect a mobile phone or a computer, please refer to the software applicaion part. Extended HDMI display HackLink ground terminal connects HDMI display or video glasses HackLink ground end has a HDMI extended output interface, in theory, it can support any HDMI display or video glasses P Resolution 30P Its output format ：30 Use the HDMI line to connect the HackLink ground to the monitor, which can be used to display HD videos.
Page 9: Re Transmission By Ground Remote Control
HackLink remote control re transmission Access remote signal in HackLink GR RCIN, the DSM signal will be output to flight control by AIR Support two standard remote control signals (SBUS and PPM), the two standards can be automatically identified, no need to set.
Page 10: Software Application
Video streams and data can be viewed interactively, but because of the QGC video decoder, the video is not fluent） Android： CUAV Hfight • CUAV official ground station, you can upgrade and set up operations）Recommended Unable used directly, then DR SOLO wifi SSID needs to be changed as •...
Page 11 System requirements: Android 4.4 or more Connect ground station via WIFI 1. Download and install Android earth station 2. Digital link connecting flight control, aircraft powered on and ground end boot 3. Search HackLink_xxxxxx, pass password and connected 4. open CUAV Hfight software...
Page 12 Select UDP, click connection After the connection is successful, you can see the video and flight data 7. Click on the video window to switch to the large screen display...
Page 13 Change WIFI SSID and password open the sidebar → system interface _XXXXXX Popup dialog If only changing password, you can type a password in the password box (more than 8 digits) If you modify the SSID, you can change the name, no need to add the HackLink_ prefix, the software will automatically identify and add M o d i f y S S I D , u s i n g 3 D R S O L O s o f t w a r e SoloLink...
Page 14 Upgrade the ground side MCU program 1. Get version information 〇 Use the ground station to connect the digital link 〇Click on the sidebar→system options 〇 The ground station will show that the information is updated successfully 〇Then disconnect WIFI and switch to the network connection 2.
Page 15 3.Update MCU program to digital link 〇Switch to Hacklink digital link WIFI network 〇Open the sidebar→system options 〇After the program is downloaded to the phone cache, you can see the prompt version can be updated 〇 Click on SCM options 〇Update now?
Page 16 Upgrade system needs to meet two conditions ground terminal power above 30% (more than 50%) aircraft and the end of the ground has been normally matched 〇Use the ground station to connect the digital link 〇Click on the sidebar→ system options 〇The ground station will show that the information is updated successfully 〇...
Page 17 〇 Switch to Hacklink digital link WIFI network 〇Open the sidebar→system options 〇After the program is downloaded to the phone cache, you can see the prompt version can be updated 〇 Click on the system version (version update) option 〇Update now?
Page 18 MCU will be updated. 〇 Then prompted to restart, the system will reboot after confirming, when system restarts, the...
Page 19: Qgroundcontrol 1
2.use the network connected to HackLink 3.Install and open QGC software HackLink is used in UDPMavlink data broadcasting, as long as in the same network, open the QGC software will automatically connect to the flight control. The following describes a new connection to allow the QGC to get the video stream...
Page 20 1 . Enter the comm links option, ADD will add a new link 2. Host address: 10.1.1.1 port: 5502, click OK.
Page 21 3. Select new connection 4. Click connect, and then return to the main interface Video and data available Same settings for other platforms QGC, including Android QGC, apple QGC, linuxQGC, etc.. For QGC uses a soft decoding, video is not smooth...
Page 22: Pairing And Restoring System
At present, the factory has done a good pairing operation, no need to do the pairing operation after receiving.. Only to upgrade the system or do a restore system operation, you need to re pairing/ How to determine whether HackLink has been successfully matched Power lamp red system status lamp blue wireless status lamp green).
Page 23 after a period of time, the indicator will flash and OLED screen shows in restoring system. About 5 minutes later, the success of the restore system Aircraft end restore process: •Like that of GR end, press the Pair button, then wait for blue light flashes •Or press the Pair, and then press the reset button.
Page 24: Detailed Annotation On Oled Display
Detailed annotation on OLED display Battery less than 5% , unable to boot, charging, please wait. Battery less than 5% , unable to boot, please access the USB for charging Enter the recovery system, wait..Battery power is less than 20%, unable to restore the system, please turn off, and charge till over 20% power for recovery system. Ongoing recovery system, need 5 minutes, please do not shutdown Recovery system is completed, the system is being restarted, please wait...
Page 25 Boot load, please wait. Boot load failed, please wait for the load to complete or shutdown for restart. There are reasons: Hardware start up delay, waiting to start to complete Hardware boot failure, shutdown restart required. If you start the system, please see the status lights. Waiting for the aircraft to launch the pairing, please click on the aircraft pairing, please refer to the pairing documentation..
Page 26 Searched an aircraft, hold down the X key for 5 seconds for pairing Pairing, wait Paired Fail, try again Successful pairing , the normal display interface. Battery less than 10%. Please connect to USB charging. Shut down...
Page 27 Shutdown fast charging interface. Charging is complete, please unplug USB. Modifying the WIFI name, automatically restart the system, please wait. Please wait, the system will be rebooted...
Page 28 Solution: check the camera settings, set the 720P output, it is also possible that the camera is not compatible How far can HackLink fly Under the condition of no shelter and no interference, the farthest 3KM, even farther, but depending on the environment, if the...
Page 29 3. After restored, pairing and APP upgrading are required for normal work. Can HackLink connect OSD? 1. Negative, for traditional OSD is generated by analog video overlay, does not apply to HackLink digital system 2. Using mobile phone APP can simultaneously achieve video and data display...