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- Page 1 MyFlyDream Automatic Antenna Tracker Manual V 5.0 beta www.MyFlyDream.com...
- Page 2 Notes Thank you for purchasing MyFlyDream Automatic Antenna Tracker (MFD AAT). Read this manual to get familiar with the tracker before attempting to operate it. The tracker is a precision mechanical and electronic device. Operating it without proper knowledge may result in damaging the device or hurting yourself and others.
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Page 3: System Components
1. System Components MyFlyDream Tracker MyFlyDream TeleFlyPro OSD MyFlyDream AATDriver Connecting cables 7Pin Connector (12 channel version only) USB Programmer for firmware update Heatshrink tubes and M3x8mm stainless steel bolts/nuts Connector between the AAT and your AV receiver 2. Working Principle In FPV flight, in order to get a clearer video signal, we often wish to use high-gain antennas. - Page 4 MFD AAT is also fully compatible with MFD AutoPilot. MFD AAT + MFD AP is a seamless, Plug&Play FPV solution. You don't need to use TeleFlyPro OSD in case you own an MFD AP. For more information about MFD AutoPilot please read its manual: http://www.myflydream.com/download/MFD_AP_en.pdf...
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Page 5: Specifications
3. Specifications With a built-in high quality electrical slip ring, MFD AAT has a unrestrained, continuous panning capability. There is also a built-in electronic compass which makes this Plug&Play system ready to work right on power up without extra initialization. Tracker: ... - Page 6 4. Connection to non-MFD APs and Setup MFD AP supports MFD AAT innately. There is no need for any additional wiring or tuning up. If you intend to use MFD AP please skip this whole chapter. In case you are going to use your MFD AAT together with an autopilot of a different manufacturer, you will need to utilize the TeleFlyPro OSD module.
- Page 7 Weight Power supply 7~20V (recommended 12V) Current consume <200ma@12V(included GPS, without other electronics) Wiring...
- Page 8 Port Description A) Power PIN#1,PIN#14 B) CAM/VTX power PIN#2,PIN#15 C) Video IN (from camera or OSD) PIN#3,PIN#4,PIN#5 D) Video OUT (to VTx) PIN#16,PIN#17,PIN#18,PIN#19 E) Sensors PIN#6,PIN#7,PIN#8,PIN#9,PIN#20 F) DATA PIN#10,PIN#11,PIN#12,PIN#13 G) SetHome PIN#21,PIN#22 H) GPS PIN#23,PIN#24,PIN#25,PIN#26 A) Power This port supplies power to the TFPro. The TFPro has its own voltage regulator so it can take 7-20V input.
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Page 9: Video Out
pins Use for PIN#2 TeleFlyPro Power PIN#15 Video IN/OUT Power C) Video IN Connect your camera or OSD output to this port. pins Use for PIN#3 PIN#4 Power supply to camera or OSD PIN#5 Video input D) Video OUT Connect the VideoTX to this port. pins Use for PIN#16... - Page 10 This port is for current sensor, battery voltage sensor and RSSI input. The Current sensor has a 4pin connector. Please plug the connector to PIN#6~PIN#9. Please notice that the black wire of the current sensor should be aligned to PIN#9. After connecting the current sensor, the PIN#20 is for RSSI input is still visible.
- Page 11 This port is for the SetHome switch. TFPro comes with a blue micro button switch. Please connect it here. We need to use it to set “home coordinate” for the tracker. pins Use for PIN#21 SetHome PIN#22 H) GPS This port is for the GPS unit. You may need to make a Y-cable to share the GPS signal between your AP and TFPro.
- Page 12 Special case of GPS Rx matching: DJI GPS Please open the GPS and solder a wire to get the GPS TX data. As the brown wire shown in the bellow picture. Connect this wire to PIN#24 (GPS RX) of TFPro. Open the GPS casing and solder a wire to get the GPS TX data.
- Page 13 NO I can't see OSD: Unlike some OSDs that would produce video overlay even with no video input from the camera, TeleFlyPro needs a video input signal to generate its own video overlay. Please check if your camera is on, and the video signal is properly fed to TeleFlyPro.
- Page 14 3.For the details about firmware update, please refer to the MFD AutoPilot manual (available at myflydream.com). 5. Mounting tracker and AATDriver Firmly mount the antenna on the antenna holder of the tracker. We suggest you mount the VRx on the back of the antenna to avoid electronmagnetic interference.
- Page 15 AATDriver is 12V, the power plug output is 12V, too. If your video receiver requires different voltage, you need some additional hardware like a step-up or step-down regulator. Finally, connect your monitor to the yellow terminal of the AATDriver to view the flight video. 6.
- Page 16 Power on the TeleFlyOSD and VTx. The red LED on the TeleFlyOSD should start to flash after turning on for a few seconds. If the video transmitter/receiver channels match with each other and the radio link is good, the red RX LED on the AATDriver will flash continually.
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Page 17: Advanced Usage
30 degree angle. That means the tracker is in Stand-By for tracking. You can manually spin the tracker towards the take-off direction while it is in the standby mode to ensure the best angle of signal reception in the take-off phase, because the tracker won’t start tracking unless the plane is 10 meters away. - Page 18 Function How to operate Remark In offline mode the tracker stops tracking. You can manually turn the tracker in the direction you need. Press the Enter/Quit offline You can press the "Off-Line" button Off-Line mode to enter the offline mode. The red light button will be on to indicate the tracker is in offline mode.
- Page 19 CAL. The tracker is executing the hard (Green Light) iron calibration. How to use the auxiliary channels of the tracker There is 1 auxiliary channel available in a 6-channel tracker and 7 auxiliary channels are available in the 12-channel version. Users can use these auxiliary channels to transmit other signals.
- Page 20 After removing the left panel you will see there are 7 soldering pad on the PCB. They are numbered from 1 to 7. A 6 channels tracker has only a 6 pin plug. The Aux Channel 1 maps to PIN#3 of the plug. A 12 channels tracker has two plugs, one 6Pin, one 7Pin.
- Page 21 Every time you power on while pressing the HOME button, AATDriver will toggle between the two modes Every time you power on without pressing the HOME button, the yellow and the red lights of AATDriver will blink several times. 2 times means the tracker is currently in VGPS mode, 5 times in MFD mode.
- Page 22 middle point of point to NORTH. (red led on AAT driver goes to solid red). the PAN servo ◆Now press the “HOME” button on the AATDriver once, the tracker will “Beep”. Press the “HOME” button again and again, the tracker will rotate faster and faster or slower and slower. ◆When the rotating stops, STOP pressing the “HOME”...
- Page 23 MFD protocol contains more information about the plane than VGPS mode. 1200bps You can use the ground station software provided by MyFlyDream to check the data. Currently it runs on the J2ME platform (need JSR82 support). The android version is also coming soon.
- Page 24 View flight information with android devices: An app for MFD AAT is available at: http://www.myflydream.com/download/AAT.apk You can also search for "MFD AAT" in google play market to download it. View flight information with the ground station software FDStation of the J2ME: ...
- Page 25 DataView : PathView: Keys definition of the FDStation software: Left: Toggle between DataView and PathView Right: Rotate the screen 90 degrees in DataView Up/Down: Scroll the screen in DataView mode Zoom in/Zoom out in PathView mode When do you need to make the hard iron calibration? When you change the equipment used on the tracker (Rx,...
- Page 26 antenna), or feel the accuracy of the tracker is not ideal, you may try to make a hard iron calibration. This is simple, fast, and can be cancelled at any time by restoring the factory settings. If you know some principles of the hard iron calibration, it will help you better use this feature.
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Page 27: Related Resources
9. Related Resources MyFlyDream website: www.MyFlyDream.com The Post discussing the tracker on RCGroups.com: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1159128 Tracking demo video of the tracker: http://vimeo.com/36695133 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKCc3vOvqzg...
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