Intel FALCON 8 Plus User Manual page 166

USER MANUAL
INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAS
firmware/software. By installing the firmware/software, you agree to the
included OBL.
The firmware of the Intel® Falcon™ 8+ UAV consists of two different components:
• NAV: Navigational Processor = flight controller module of the AscTec Trinity
Control Unit. There are two Navigational Processors, NAV1 and NAV2, built into
an Intel® Falcon™ 8+ UAV.
• PER: Peripheral Processor = flight controller module of the AscTec Trinity
Control Unit. In addition to the two Navigational Processors, there is a third flight
controller module built in.
Each firmware/software
Installer_vx.x.x.exe) has its own version number. The currently installed firmware
versions can be checked in the menu of the Status Display. Pushing ENT in the Main
Screen opens the menu. Navigate to
To check the installed version of the Cockpit Control application, tap on the info button
in the lower left corner when the application is running. The
currently installed version.
After performing an update, we recommend checking in the
the Status Display and in the
newly installed firmware version is correctly displayed. If a different version is
displayed, the update was not successful and must be repeated.
Updating the Intel® Falcon™ 8+ UAS
Visit http://intel.com/FalconDownloads
IntelFalcon8+_firmware_vx.x.ZIP.
On the website, there is also a file available, providing information regarding
changes and known issues of the latest firmware/software. Before updating
Note the UAS firmware/software, make sure to read the release notes in order to
understand the expected behavior due to the changes made in the firmware/
software.
CAUTION: WHEN PERFORMING A FIRMWARE/SOFTWARE UPDATE,
AL-WAYS USE FULLY CHARGED BATTERIES. ALWAYS INSERT TWO
BATTER-IES IN THE INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAV. WHILE PERFORMING
AN UPDATE, NEVER REMOVE THE BATTERIES AND NEVER SWITCH
OFF THE INTEL® FALCON™ 8+ UAV, THE CTR, OR THE TOUCHSCREEN
TABLET. YOU MAY DAMAGE YOUR SYSTEM.
After you read the release notes and downloaded the IntelFalcon8+ firmware .ZIP file,
unzip the file onto your computer. Please read the Intel-OBL-Mobile-Computing-
Platform-Software-Limited-License.pdf (OBL). By installing the firmware/software you
agree to the included OBL.
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(TRINITY.ATF, COCKPIT.ATF,
Settings > Falcon Info
screen of the Cockpit Control application if the
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and
and CockpitControl-
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screen displays the
About
Falcon Info
download the latest
screen of
firmware
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