Intel Falcon 8+ User Manual page 53

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Figure 3-3. The Cockpit Control application
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Main Screen
The center of the screen shows the preview video of the mounted payload. All symbols and icons shown here
are created by the camera, and do not have any touch functionality. In the shown example, it is the Sony A7R.
Please refer to
information. The Sony camera manual can be accessed online:
https://esupport.sony.com/US/p/modelhome.pl?mdl=ILCE7R&LOC=3#/manuals
In the notification area at the top of this window, general flight information is given.
In the left corner under GPS (1), the quality of the GPS signal can be seen, indicated by 1 to 5 bars.
Next to the right of the window, you find the place for system messages (2). If everything is fine,
is mentioned in a green bar. In case there are warnings, the field will turn red and display the respective
warning. For possible warnings see next page.
Next to the system messages, you find another green bar which indicates the remaining battery capacity of
the UAV as a percentage (3) followed by the actual performed flight time (4) and the selected flight mode
( ) (5).
GPS
Tapping on this button, located in the top right corner, displays the preview video in full screen mode
(the notification area on top is hidden) and the button changes into the following.
Tapping on this button exits the full screen mode, and the notification area on top is shown again.
In the lower right corner you find more flight information, which refers to the UAV: Orientation (shown
graphically),
toggle the view between the video preview and a map view (in case a map has been loaded from an AscTec
Navigator project). Learn more about the AscTec Navigator at: http://intel.com/Falconmanual.
In the top left corner (under
Tapping on the
and paths (see
This function is an optional part of the Inspection Package (see
Tapping on the
load and fly existing Navigator projects (see
Tapping on this button opens a window which gives you information about the software (version,
available updates, etc.). Tapping on the button again closes the window.
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and from the take-off point. Tapping on that flight information field will
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) the buttons for two different functions are found:
GPS
button opens the PATH function where you can store and edit individual waypoints
PATH
chapter 3.3.1 PATH projects). 
button opens the
NAVIGATOR
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camera, and the Sony camera manual for further
2.8 Software Feature
ASCTEC NAVIGATOR PROJECT
chapter 3.3.2 AscTec Navigator Software
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Packages).
window, where you can
projects).
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