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Summary of Contents for AirMind mindpx
- Page 1 MINDPX Autopilot System User Guide ...
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Page 2: Component List
Component List 1. MindPX 7. USB cable 2. 6-pin cable 8. M2 countersink screw × 6 3. 4-pin cable 9. Light pipe × 2 4. 4 to 6 pin convertor cable 10. 3M tape 5. PPM encoder 11. TF card 6. -
Page 3: Quick Start
If any situation above, please contact your local sales representatives for replacement. Quick Start 1. Mounting MindPX can control 2-rotors, 3 rotors, 4 2. Wiring rotors and 6 rotors. Follow the instructions to quickly start your air journey! 3. Calibrating... - Page 4 Adhere 3M tape here Heading - Adhere on the bottom of MindPX as illustrated - Attach MindPX to the frame. Please keep the front of MindPX consistent with frame’s front. - Attach MindPX to the frame. Please keep the front of MindPX consistent with frame’s front.
- Page 5 2. Wiring Buzz PWM pins should be connected to the c o r r e s p o n d i n g motors as they are encode numbered in Figure A i r f r a m e Orientation .
- Page 6 Power module Data transmission...
- Page 7 MindFlow GPS/Compass module TF card...
- Page 8 1. Power 9. I2C2 (MindFLow) 2. Debug (refresh bootloader) 10. USB2 (Serial 2 to ) 3. USB1 (refresh firmware) 11. UART4,5 4. Reset 12. UART1 (Transmission) 5. UART3 (GPS) 13. CAN 6. I2C1(external compass) 14. ADC 7. TF card slot 15.
- Page 9 3. Calibrate Before you take off you need to calibrate the copter first. QGroundControl needs to be installed first which can be downloaded from: http://www.qgroundcontrol.org/downloads Install QGroundControl 1. Agree License 2. Select installation path 3. Start installation...
- Page 10 4. Install PX4 driver 5. Agree driver software license...
- Page 11 6. Select driver installation path 7. Start driver installation...
- Page 12 8. Continue driver installation 9. Finish PX4 driver installation...
- Page 13 10. finish QGroundcontrol installation...
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Page 14: The Calibration Process
The calibration process Connect MindPX USB1 port to your PC with USB cable, and start QGroundcontrol 1. Drop down “connect” menu on top right corner, and select pixhawk on COMx(depending on your computer configuration) 2. Select frame type - After frame selected, the “airframe” label on the left will turn from red to green, indicating setting is successful. - Page 15 ■ Calibration for 250 frames Because QGroundControl doesn’t originally support 250 frames, at the first step of calibration, you should choose DJI Flame Wheel 330 as a replacement. Before taking off, it is necessary to adjust parameter of airframe 330. Choose PARAMETER Tab, adjust PID parameters in Multicopter Attitude Control, set MC_PITCHRATE_P, MC_ROLLRATE_P to 0.1，...
- Page 16 3. Caliberating remote controller - Mode 1 is set to left throttle, Mode 2 is set to right throttle.
- Page 17 - Move throttle stick according to prompts in software - Move all the transmitter switches/dials to their extreme position...
- Page 18 - Skip remaining steps...
- Page 19 4. Configure Channels - Set main mode to channel 5, set position control to channel 6 (channel number may vary depending on your remote controller)
- Page 20 Use channel 5 to select between 3 modes: manual mode, assist mode, and auto ■ mode. Under assist mode, use channel 6 to switch between altitude-control mode or ■ position-control mode 5. Sensor Calibration Compass...
- Page 21 - Rotate frame to specified orientation according to software prompts.
- Page 22 Gyro - Place frame into one of the incomplete orientation show on software screen, and hold it still. Proceeds according to software prompts.
- Page 23 Accelerometer - Place frame into one of the incomplete orientation show on software screen, and hold it still. Proceeds according to software prompts.
- Page 25 A: About 100km/h (depends on your rotors and frames) Q: What is the hardware requirements for hardware ground station? A: MindPX can be connected to ground station via a USB cable, or a wireless data transmission module. Q: Can navigation mode be interrupted? A: You can switch mode using remote controller.
- Page 26 Q: Can MindPX filming from the air and transmit video back to ground? A: You can purchase additional video capture and transmitting devices and mount it onto the frame.