Changing A Payload (Camera) - Intel Falcon 8+ User Manual

Figure 2-12. Camera control via the Intel Cockpit Controller (CTR)
Setting the camera angle
The Main Screen of the Status Display shows the camera angle. 0° means the camera is looking straight
forward and is leveled horizontally. -90° means the camera is looking down, 90° means it is look up.
Push the Rocker-Switch R1 away from you to tilt the camera downwards. Pull the Rocker-Switch R1 towards
you to tilt the camera upwards. The further R1 is pulled or pushed the quicker the tilt movement.
When the camera is not at 0°, a single push of button B1 will set it back to 0°. When the camera is at 0°,
pushing and holding B1 and simultaneously pushing R1 shortly, will set the camera to -45°, another short
push of R1 while holding B1 will set it to -90°. When pulling R1 while holding B1 the camera can be tilted
upwards accordingly in 45° increments.
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Changing a payload (camera)

Cameras are integrated to remain within their gimbal (camera mount) and the
complete gimbal with camera is exchanged, for which no tools are required. The Intel
Falcon 8+ UAV automatically identifies the attached camera, and the menus of the
Status Display on the CTR are changed accordingly.
Figure 2-13. Installing the camera mount
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To install the camera mount:
1. Feed the camera mount's carbon rod (without
thumbscrew (2) into the hole on the front side of
the central unit (1). Make sure it is inserted
straight, not at an angle.
2. Fix the payload adapter (3) (see below for
details). 
Take care that the connector plug of the adapter
(no (1) below) fits to the equivalent at the front
side of the UAV.
3. Make sure that the ball of the ball link connector
of the roll servo is fixed in the respective slot in
the adapter (no (2) below) when you fix the
camera mount onto the UAV.
4. Press the releasing clip of the payload adapter
(no. (3) below) into the respective counterpart
opening at the front side of the UAV.
5. Install the thumbscrew nut (no. (2) and no (4)
below) on the back side of the central unit
(finger tight).
The payload adapter is the connection between the
camera mount and the central unit of the UAV. It is
movable mounted on the rod of the camera mount
and connected to it by a cable.
(1) Connector plug
2. Adapter slot for the roll servo with ball link
connector inserted
(3) Releasing clip
(4) Knurled securing nut for the actively stabilized
camera mount
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