Intel Falcon 8+ User Manual page 100

Figure 4-2. Information screens
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Data Link Screen
displays the quality of both data links of the system. Helpful to analyze
the situation if there are
Link weak!
= Flight Mode. Same information as on the Main Screen.
G
Left ( ) and right ( ) bars = Signal strength of left and right data link
L R
(derived from the number of transmitted data packages).
Left graph
• solid line = signal to noise ratio (SNR) on the left data link of the
CTR
• dotted line = SNR on the right data link of the CTR
Right graph
• solid line = SNR on the left data link of the Intel Falcon 8+ UAV
• dotted line = SNR on the right data link of the Intel Falcon 8+ UAV
= Uploaded data packages per second from the CTR to the
UP Pack
flight system.
= Downloaded data packages per second from the flight
DN Pack
system to the CTR.
= Status line. Same information as on the Main Screen.
OK
Attitude Angles Screen
displays pitch, roll and yaw angles of the UAV.
= Pitch angle of the UAV.
Pitch
= Flight Mode. Same information as on the Main Screen.
G
= Roll angle of the UAV.
Roll
= Heading direction of the UAV
Yaw
= Status line. Same information as on the Main Screen.
OK
Flight controller Screen
shows an overview of two Trinity flight controller modules (NAV1 and
NAV2). The third flight controller (PER - peripheral processor) is
monitoring these two. In flight, one controller is active and displayed as
redundant. As soon as the third one detects an issue, it will switch to
NAV2 and give an acoustic and optical warning.
= 1st Trinity flight controller module (navigational processor 1).
NAV1
2nd Trinity flight controller module (navigational processor 2).
NAV2 =
= Current mode of the NAV1 and NAV2 Trinity modules.
Mode
= NAV1 is active.
ACTV
= NAV2 is in standby.
STBY
= No issues detected by the system.
ALL OKAY
= No issues detected by the system and the flight controllers
REDUND
are working redundantly.
= Status line. Same information as on the Main Screen.
OK
Error Message Screen (optional) 
This screen is only displayed if there are any system warnings. In this
case the status line will show 
.
<- Check Msg
In chapter 3.12.7 AscTec Trinity Control Unit system warnings
detailed descriptions, and a list of possible system warnings.
--> (= can't fly home) warning from 1st Trinity
N1C:n´t fly home
flight controller (no GPS signal and
--> (= can't fly home) warning from 2nd Trinity
N2C:n´t fly home
flight controller (no GPS signal and
--> Status line. Shown whenever there is a system
<- Check Msg
warning.
Motor Screen
The speed of each motor is displayed graphically and indicated by a
number. The numbers are not rounds per minute but a coefficient. The
screen can be used to analyze a motor defect warning. See
chapter 3.12.5 Motor failure warning
= Flight Mode. Same information like on the Main Screen.
G
= Motors are right now not spinning
0
= Status line. Same information as on the Main Screen.
OK
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warnings.
you find
activated).
Goto Home
activated).
Goto Home
for further details.
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