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AEE F100A User Manual

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  • Page 1 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Unprecedented Technology User’s Manual Please read this Manual carefully before use, and keep it handy for future reference.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Statement ........................1 Product Introduction ....................... 1 Safety Precautions ......................1 Charging ......................... 2 Low Battery Alarms .............................. 2 Use a Battery Indicator to Detect the Battery Level ..................... 3 Charge the Power Battery of the UAV ........................4 Precautions for Use of Lithium Battery .........................
  • Page 3 Functions and Features of the Ground Station ....................32 Panel Layout and Port Functions of the Ground Station ..................33 Preparations for the Ground Control Station ...................... 34 Introduction to Main Interfaces of the Ground Station Software ................. 36 Execute Manual Flying Missions with the Ground Station .................. 39 Execute Auto Flying Missions with the Ground Station ..................

  • Page 5: Statement

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Statement Please read this statement carefully before use of the product. You are deemed to have accepted all contents of this Manual once you start using the product. As a hi-tech electronic product integrating flight control and camera control, this product has excellent performance in flight control and camera monitoring when power supply is normal and no component is damaged.

  • Page 6: Charging

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced result in the following consequences: a. When it is beyond the operating range, it may be impossible for the UAV to go back to the take-off position; b. When the remote control signals are jammed, it may be impossible for the UAV to go back to the take-off position;...

  • Page 7: Use A Battery Indicator To Detect The Battery Level

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Buzzer (difference in interval and sound Alarm level Remark length) Level 1 alarm for low battery Beep --- beep beep --- beep --- beep beep… Pause after continuous beeping for of the remote control (slow) 2min; cycle at an interval of 10min Level 2 alarm for low battery Beep --- beep beep --- beep --- beep beep…...

  • Page 8: Charge The Power Battery Of The Uav

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced information of each battery cell in sequence: ALL (total voltage), No. 1, No. 2. No. 3, No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6. Notice: The voltage difference between battery cells shall not exceed 0.1V; otherwise, the battery shall not be used any longer.
  • Page 9 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced 2. Set parameters and start charging After the battery is connected to the charger, set the parameters for the charger as follows: 1) Press “START” to select a battery type, and call out LiPo BATT; the screen displays: 2) Press “START”...

  • Page 10: Precautions For Use Of Lithium Battery

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced To avoid short circuit caused by accidental contact between the positive and negative connectors, which may further result in damage of the battery or other safety accidents, DO NOT pull out the charger wires from the charger before the power plug is disconnected.

  • Page 11: Charge The Ground Station

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced 3. The battery has been charged fully if the yellow indicator light on the remote control is always on. Charge the Ground Station 1. First, connect the power cord of the adapter to the adapter; then, insert the adapter plug into the power outlet. Insert the other end of the adapter to the charging jack of the ground station;...

  • Page 12: List Of Components

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced indicator light turns green. List of Components The following components are included in the package of this product. Please check carefully at the time of purchase. In case of any missing component or damage, please feel free to contact us. Name Illustration Quantity...
  • Page 13 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Strap Adapter Include power cord, Battery charger 1 set charger connecting cable Battery voltage 2pcs indicator Radio antenna 2pcs Video antenna 4pcs HDMI output 2pcs cable For installing the Wrench (14mm) auto tracking antenna Screwdriver For removing the (2.5mm) propellers AV output cable...

  • Page 14: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Adapter for ground control station Protection box 4pcs CD-ROM Instruction 1 copy Manual Notice: The accessories of actual product may vary slightly, and the above figures are for reference only. Unmanned Aerial Vehicle The unmanned aircraft system integrates the flight control software, radio modem, HD image transmission, control joysticks, mission control buttons, etc., enabling users to conveniently view flight data and real-time images during flight;...
  • Page 15 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced [1] Motor [2] PTZ [3] Removable arm A1 [4] Frame arm A1 [5] Frame arm B2 [6] Removable arm B2 [7] Power key [8] Undercarriage [9] Airborne camera [10] Propeller [11] Removable arm B1 [12] Frame arm B1 [13] Frame arm A2 [14] Removable arm A2 [15] Power indicator...

  • Page 16: Install The Propeller Blades

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Install the Propeller Blades Install the propeller blades marked with letter “L” on the removable arms A1 and A2, respectively, as directed by the dashed lines in the figure below; use the supplied screwdriver to tighten the set screws by applying proper force; note that screw glue should not be used.

  • Page 17: Install The Airborne Camera

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Install the Airborne Camera 1. There are two HDMI video cables and one PTZ control cable at the position where the airborne camera is installed, as shown in the figure below: The yellow ports are for HDMI cables The white port is for PTZ control cable 2.

  • Page 18: Install The Power Battery Of The Uav

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced 4. After the clamping pins are attached, press the other end of the PTZ upward until the snap-fit joint (as shown in the red circle) clamps the PTZ and the PTZ does not shake, as shown in the figure below; at this moment, the PTZ is fixed.

  • Page 19: Preparations Before Take-Off

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Step 2 Push the battery inward Push the battery into the battery compartment until the battery Step 3 snap is fastened to the aircraft body. Notice: Please make sure that the power switch of the UAV is in the OFF state during installation of the battery.

  • Page 20: Control The Flight With The Remote Control

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced possible. Before take-off, please make sure that the video and radio antennas have been properly installed to avoid influence on the flight or the video receiving distance, or damage to the UAV or the transmitter module inside the remote control.
  • Page 21 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Name Function Description Video antenna (HD) Receives HD video signals Reserved button Airborne camera switch Switches the airborne camera Reserved button Throttle trim button Trims the throttle channel Manually controls the flight of the UAV, including throttle Left joystick and rudder channels Rudder trim button...

  • Page 22: Preparations For The Remote Control

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Reduces the influence of strong light when the operator Sunshade is viewing information on the screen Reserved button Reserved button Manual/auto mode switch Switches between manual and auto fly modes Manually controls the flight of the UAV, including roll and Right joystick pitch channels Pitch trim button...
  • Page 23 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Video antenna port Video antenna port Radio antenna port Notice: Please make sure that the video and radio antennas have been properly installed to avoid influence on the flight or the video receiving distance, or damage to the UAV or the transmitter module inside the remote control.

  • Page 24: Parameter Setting For The Remote Control

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Parameter Setting for the Remote Control The information displayed on the screen upon power-on is shown as follows: 批注 [e1]: 下图跟提供的英文界面 图有些区别，请确认是否替换  Indication of local recording Indication of airborne Heading indicator status of remote control video recording status Indication of battery Indication of battery level of remote...
  • Page 25 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced * Servo Checking Check if the functions of joysticks, fly mode switch and PTZ control knob on the remote control are normal through “Servo Checking”. Here are the steps of servo checking: Press “M” to enter the “Setting” interface the remote control. Touch “Servo Checking”...
  • Page 26 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced At this moment, the “camera switch” can be adjusted to select the desired camera and enter the following setting interface. The “Airborne Camera Setting” interface consists of video setting, photo setting, etc. (Video setting: photo setting: ;...
  • Page 27 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced PAL-system 1920×1080 50f 16:9 1920×1080 25f 16:9 Photo Setting Photo Resolution 12.0M (4000×3000 4:3) default 16.0M (4608×3456 4:3 ) Local Setting of Airborne Camera 批注 [e4]: 提供的英文界面图中没 有找到下图    Touch to enter the “Local Setting of Airborne Camera” interface: Loop Record: ON, OFF No matter whether “Loop Record”...
  • Page 28 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Notice: During airborne video recording, the function of loop record is valid only when the free memory space of the camera is more than 200M. Formatting The airborne camera can be formatted to remove all files in it. Make sure you do not need the data before formatting! Recover Factory Setting This operation will restore all settings of this device to the factory settings.

  • Page 29: Calibrate The Uav

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced b. Touch “ ” or “ ” corresponding to settings of “Year, Month, Day, Hour, and Minute”, to complete the settings of Year, Month, Day, Hour, and Minute. Touch “Save” to complete setting. Notice: When the state of “Time Display” is ON, after “Save” is touched to complete setting, date and time will be indicated at the lower right corner of the video and photo;...
  • Page 30 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Step Illustration Remote control Turn the left joystick of the remote control to the lower right corner and the right joystick to Place the UAV horizontally the lower left corner (keep this motion for 3-5s) Turn the left joystick of the remote control to the lower right corner and the right joystick to the lower left corner (keep this motion for 3-5s) Place the UAV vertically with its...
  • Page 31 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced facing leftward Turn the left joystick of the remote control to the lower right corner and the right joystick to Place the UAV with its bottom the lower left corner (keep this motion for 3-5s) facing upward The calibration is completed when the UAV can be...

  • Page 32: Start The Uav

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Start the UAV Start the UAV in the following way: Turn the left joystick to Turn the right joystick the lower left corner to the lower right corner Release the joysticks immediately after the propeller blades begin rotating; at this moment, the UAV enters the startup state;...
  • Page 33 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced See the following table for details: Joystick Attitude of UAV Illustration Climb Upwards The motor speed and the propeller speed increase. The climbing speed increases as Horizon the joystick turning angle enlarges. Turn the left joystick forwards, and keep the right joystick in the original position.
  • Page 34 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Fly backwards The tail faces downwards; the UAV Fly backwards (tail direction) inclines backwards and flies along the tail direction. At this Horizon moment, it is needed Pitch angle to slightly push forward the throttle to Keep the left joystick adjust the flight Right view...

  • Page 35: Go Home And Shut Down The Uav

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Rotate the nose rightwards (rotate clockwise) Turn the left joystick rightwards, and keep the right joystick in the original position. Rotate the nose leftwards (rotate counter-clockwise) Turn the left joystick leftwards, and keep the right joystick in the original position.

  • Page 36: Control The Flight With The Ground Station

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Shut down the UAV Shut down the UAV in the following way: Turn the left joystick to Turn the right joystick the lower left corner to the lower right corner Notice: During flying of the UAV, the above startup and shutdown operations are forbidden; or else, unpredictable consequences may be caused.

  • Page 37: Panel Layout And Port Functions Of The Ground Station

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Panel Layout and Port Functions of the Ground Station Name Function description Display screen power cord Supplies power to the display Digital video transmission Receives HD video signals antenna 1 It is used to support the screen panel when the ground station panel is Support rod open;...

  • Page 38: Preparations For The Ground Control Station

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced AV jack Outputs real-time videos sent back by the airborne camera on the UAV RJ45 network jack Connects external networks Digital video transmission Receives HD video signals antenna 2 Power switch Connects to or disconnects from the main power Transmits flight commands;...
  • Page 39 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced 2. Rotate the support rod; install it by aligning it 1. Slide rightward, and take out the support rod. with the support rod hole in the top cover; slide the support rod leftward to lock it. * Install the Antennas Radio antenna Video antenna...

  • Page 40: Introduction To Main Interfaces Of The Ground Station Software

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Port for communication cable of Port for HD signal Port for HD signal Port for radio Port name auto tracking antenna receiving antenna receiving antenna antenna For short-distance operation, it is suggested the metal antenna should be used; for long-distance control, it is suggested the high-gain dual-band auto tracking antenna should be used.
  • Page 41 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced The following interface will appear when “Google Earth” is selected: “File” Menu: Load Mission: Load local-stored flying missions. Save Mission: Save the currently edited flying mission. “View” Menu Click the “View” pull-down menu to make settings corresponding to the content displayed in the interface: - 37 -...
  • Page 42 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Toolbar: Show or hide the toolbar. Instruments Display Bar: Show or hide the instruments display bar. Mission Editor: Show or hide the mission editor. Status Bar: Show or hide the status bar. Full Screen: Display a map in full screen, or exit from the full screen mode. “Tool”...

  • Page 43: Execute Manual Flying Missions With The Ground Station

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced 11 Instruments Display Bar Altitude indicator Airspeed indicator Attitude indicator Heading indicator 12 Status Bar Display such information as longitude and latitude of the UAV, number of GPS satellite, and battery level in a real-time way; search, name and locate map data. Execute Manual Flying Missions with the Ground Station Flying missions can also be executed through manual operations with the ground station.
  • Page 44 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Start the ground station software Switch to the “Auto Fly” mode Connect serial port and send joystick data Power up the UAV to receive satellite signals Edit the flying mission You can continue to edit a completed Complete mission editing mission, and then click “End Edit”.

  • Page 45: Use The Ground Station Software

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Start the ground station software Switch to the “Auto Fly” mode Connect serial port and send joystick data Power up the UAV to receive satellite signals Edit the flying mission You can continue to edit a completed Complete mission editing mission, and then click “End Edit”.
  • Page 46 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced If maps cannot be loaded normally after the ground station software is opened, please restart the software, connect to the network and try loading again. Connect Serial Ports 1. Connect serial port COM1 (ground station connects to the communication serial port) Find [COM1 Connect] on the toolbar;...
  • Page 47 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced 1) Click “Calibration”. 2) Rotate the left and right joysticks by 360° until the progress bars of 4 channels pulsate. 3) Push the left and right joysticks, and observe whether there is corresponding pulsation on the progress bar of each channel.
  • Page 48 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Power up the UAV to Receive Satellite Signals After the UAV is powered up, you can view the information received from the UAV on the status bar of the ground station software, such as voltage, attitude, altitude, and number of GPS satellite. The flying mission can be edited only when the number of GPS satellite is greater than or equal to 6.
  • Page 49 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Method 1: Directly double-click the position where you want to add a waypoint on the map to add a waypoint.. Method 2: Click [Add Waypoint] in the Flying Mission Editor, and then click the position where you want to add a waypoint on the map to add a waypoint.
  • Page 50 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Change altitude, speed and hold time of waypoint Input the desired figures in the corresponding attribute values to change the altitude, speed and hold time of the waypoint. Notice: To edit the position and altitude of a waypoint, please make sure that altitudes of all waypoints are applicable for the current terrain.
  • Page 51 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced After finishing flying mission editing, you can save this flying mission according to the following steps: 1) You can save the currently edited flying mission through Menu -> File -> Save Mission, or the button the Taskbar. The following dialog box will pop up in the ground station software: 2) After “Save”...
  • Page 52 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced 1) After successful connection of the ground station to joystick serial port COM2, check the option of “Send Joystick Data”. 2) Switch to the manual fly mode. 3) For the startup method, please see the description in the section of “Start the UAV with the Remote Control”. 1) During outdoor flight, please make sure that the numeric value on the GPS signal strength indicator is greater than or equal to 6.
  • Page 53 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Click [Auto Fly], and the UAV will automatically fly along the preset air route; the aircraft will hover after reaching the last waypoint. Fly to Select the waypoint you want to fly to in the Flying Mission Editor (the color of the selected waypoint is green); then click [Fly to] on the toolbar, and the UAV will fly to this waypoint;...

  • Page 54: Functions Of Video Capture Window In The Ground Station Software

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced timely manner in case of any abnormality in this process. Functions of Video Capture Window in the Ground Station Software The UAV starts automatic video recording after startup; enter the tab of Video Capture Window of the ground station; Click [Preview];...
  • Page 55 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Zoom in / Zoom out Click “Zoom in” / “Zoom out” to adjust the focal length of the airborne camera. Airborne Video Recording Click [Airborne Video Recording] on the toolbar to start video recording of the airborne camera; during recording, the button will remain selected;...
  • Page 56 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Image Size Shot Mode Continuous Shot Mode Camera Settings TV-out Format Only PAL can be selected Average Metering: use this mode when the luminance difference between the photograph subject and the background is relatively slight and steady. Central Area Metering: It is the default mode, applying to scenes when there is Metering Mode...
  • Page 57 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced The airborne camera memory can be Formatting formatted to remove all files in it. Make sure you do not need the data before formatting! This operation will restore all settings of this Recover Factory Setting system to the factory settings. Time Setting Set the system time.

  • Page 58: Map Backup

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced 10 Save Setting Click [Save Setting] on the toolbar to save the current settings of the airborne camera. Important: Settings will take effect only when [Save Setting] is clicked after a setting is modified. Map Backup The ground station system adopts the data platforms of Google Earth and Google Satellite.
  • Page 59 Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Double-click to open the Google Maps Data Management software: Backup operation: First, open the ground station GS software in the Windows system, and make sure that maps of Google Satellite and Google Earth have been downloaded and can be used. Then, go back to the Ubuntu system to open the Google Maps Data Management software.

  • Page 60: Auto Tracking Antenna

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Before data recovery, please first back up data; otherwise, data recovery cannot be performed. a) Data Deletion Delete data that have been backed up; select the backup data you want to deleted, and click “Data Deletion”; the system will pop up a dialog box indicating successful deletion: b) Exit from Google Maps Data Management: Click “Exit”...

  • Page 61: Install The Tripod

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Type Quantity Function Panel antenna Receives radio and video signals Video signal port Receives video signals Radio signal port Receives radio signals The red indicator light turns on when power supply is Indicator (red) connected The blue indicator light is always on after initialization is Indicator (blue) finished and blinks during normal working 1.

  • Page 62: Install The Antenna

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Step Illustration Description Step 1 Unfold the three legs of the tripod; turn the knob clockwise; lengthen each leg to a proper position and then counter-clockwise tighten the knob. Step 2 Press the button on the right side to push the auto tracking device into the PTZ groove in the direction of arrow.

  • Page 63: Connect The Communication Cable

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Step Illustration Description Step 1 Insert the radio antenna extension cable and the video antenna extension cables respectively into the RADIO, Video antenna Radio antenna extension cables extension cable VIDEO-1 and VIDEO-2 ports on the auto tracking antenna according to the direction shown in the figure, and tighten them clockwise.

  • Page 64: Shut Down The Auto Tracking Antenna

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced red power indicator turns on, and the antenna begins initialization; the initialization is finished when the antenna faces south. As to the method for connecting the auto tracking antenna to the ground station software, please see 批注 [e6]: 原稿：天线面朝南...

  • Page 65: Troubleshooting

    Unmanned Aircraft System Professional·Advanced Troubleshooting Before test flight, please read the “Operation Instruction” first. If normal take-off fails, please perform troubleshooting according to the table below. If the problem still exists, please contact us immediately. To avoid unnecessary loss, please do not operate blindly! Symptom Solution Self-checking of the UAV fails after it is powered up (the...
  • Page 66 Popular in European, National Hi-tech Patented American and Asian Shenzhen Top Guangdong Famous Markets with Enterprise Technologies Brand Trademark Self-owned AEE Brand Please read this Manual carefully before use, and keep it handy for future reference.  ...
  • Page 67 FCC Information and Copyright This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 68 Created in China Made in Shenzhen Add.: AEE Hi-Tech Park, Tangtou Intersection, Songbai Road, Shiyan Sub-district, Bao’an District, Shenzhen Tel.: 0755-29518999 Fax: 0755-27358999...

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