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George G3
User Guide
UAV-1005752-001 Rev C
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  • Page 1 _________________________________________________________________ George G3 User Guide UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page...
  • Page 2 retained.

  • Page 3: Revision History

    _________________________________________________________________ 1 Revision History Revision Date Comments 7/15/2021 Initial release 7/28/2021 New Ping200X section 6.6. Updated Pinout for Ping200X control. Removed power supply error. 9/2/2021 Updated for new firmware release. Changes to wiring diagram and SS2 sections 6.2, 6.4, and UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page...

  • Page 4: Limited Warranty

    For the duration of the warranty period, uAvionix, at its sole option, will repair or replace any product which fails under normal use. Such repairs or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor, provided that the customer shall be responsible for any transportation cost.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Specification George Autopilot Technology Regulatory Statements 4.2.1 FCC Statement 4.2.2 Industry Canada Statement Mechanical Specifications 4.3.1 George G3 Mechanical Specifications 4.3.2 microLink Pro Mechanical Specifications Installation George Mechanical Installation George Electrical Installation 5.2.1 George RF Connections skyStation Mechanical Installation 5.3.1 Tripod Installation 5.3.2...
  • Page 6 Configuration and Health Webpage 6.5.1 Firmware Information 6.5.2 Configuration Items 6.5.3 Status 6.5.4 Network Configuration 6.5.5 skyStation Update 6.5.6 microLink Update Ping200X Configuration 6.6.1 Mission Planner 6.6.2 Updating George G3 Firmware 6.6.3 George Parameters for 200X 6.6.4 Transponder Control UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page...

  • Page 7: Specification

    _________________________________________________________________ 4 Specification 4.1 George Autopilot Technology George combines the flexibility and over a decade’s worth of open-source innovation in UAS autopilots with the robustness of a certifiable DAL-C hardware and a DAL-C safety and sensor processor. George has the aircraft.

  • Page 8: Regulatory Statements

    _________________________________________________________________ 4.2 Regulatory Statements 4.2.1 FCC Statement FCC ID: 2AFFTC2XISM This device meets the FCC requirements for RF exposure in public or uncontrolled environments. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 9: Mechanical Specifications

    _________________________________________________________________ 2) l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.” 4.3 Mechanical Specifications 4.3.1 George G3 Mechanical Specifications UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page...

  • Page 10: Microlink Pro Mechanical Specifications

    _________________________________________________________________ 4.3.2 microLink Pro Mechanical Specifications UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 10 |...

  • Page 11: Installation

    _________________________________________________________________ 5 Installation 5.1 George Mechanical Installation Mount the George AutoPilot on a flat solid surface near the Center of Gravity (CG) of the aircraft. Mount the George AutoPilot so that the arrow on top of the AutoPilot is pointed towards the nose of the aircraft. Use four M3 or #5 size screws to secure the George AutoPilot to the airframe at the four mounting locations.

  • Page 12: George Electrical Installation

    _________________________________________________________________ 5.2 George Electrical Installation Integrate the George AutoPilot to your platform. George offers 12 PWM channels, 3 external serial connections, and 1 CAN channel. The included harness allows for easy integration and quick connection to the microLink pro C2 radio and truFYX GPS source. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 12 |...
  • Page 13 _________________________________________________________________ POWER CHANNELS CHANNELS SERIAL1 SERIAL2 CH10 SERIAL4 CH12 CAN1 CH11 CHANNELS UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 13 |...

  • Page 14: George Rf Connections

    _________________________________________________________________ 5.2.1 George RF Connections Two 915 MHz antennas are included when the George G3 is paired with a microLinkPro C2 radio. These antennas are installed on the SMA connection points of the back of the microLinkPro. Antenna orientation on the airframe should be vertical to the ground.
  • Page 15 _________________________________________________________________ A 1090 MHz dipole antenna is included when a Ping200X is also included with the George G3. This antenna connects to the SMA port on the Ping200X and is installed in a vertical orientation on the airframe with respect to the ground. Install the transponder antenna at a maximum possible distance away from other antennas to avoid RF interference.

  • Page 16: Skystation Mechanical Installation

    _________________________________________________________________ 5.3 skyStation Mechanical Installation 5.3.1 Tripod Installation Mount the skyStation to a conventional tripod using a standard ¼”-20 screw. Mounting location is on the bottom of the skyStation as shown below. Place the skyStation at a vantage point to achieve adequate coverage and optimal line-of-sight to the autopilot.

  • Page 17: Pole Installation

    _________________________________________________________________ 5.3.2 Pole Installation Attach the pole mounting bracket to the skyStation and secure using the two supplied M5 shoulder screws. Use the supplied hose clamps to secure the skyStation to the mounting pole. Antenna orientation should be vertical. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 17 |...

  • Page 18: Skystation Electrical

    _________________________________________________________________ 5.4 skyStation Electrical The skyStation connects to a network via POE using an M12 X-Coded connector. Suggested cable part #: 142M2X15050 Suggested accessory: RJ45 Coupler POE Specifications: Parameter Value Standard 802.3af (802.3at Type1) Maximum power 15.4W 37 – 57V Voltage Range Maximum Current 350mA...
  • Page 19 _________________________________________________________________ Absolute maximum DC voltage +57 V. A higher DC voltage value will permanently damage the equipment! POE Switch UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 19 |...

  • Page 20: Configuration

    _________________________________________________________________ 6 Configuration 6.1 George Start-up and Connection Power on the George AutoPilot by connecting to the aircraft power system. Once George acquires a GPS lock, a C2 link can be made. LED indicators on the top of the tryFYX show GPS status. Blinking Red: Waiting for GPS lock.

  • Page 21: Skystation Start-Up And Connection

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.2 skyStation Start-up and Connection Connect the skyStation to a POE capable network switch. At power-up an IP address will be assigned to the skyStation by the local DHCP server. By default, the skyStation will accept TCP connections for User channel information on TCP port 42430 and the Control channel information on port 42431.

  • Page 22: Configure Hop Table

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.2.2 Configure Hop Table Once connected via the skyLinkApp, go to the Configuration tab. At first power up the user may need to configure the Hop Table to link with the microLink Pro. On the label on the back of the microLink Pro is a Radio a.

  • Page 23: Verify Link

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.2.3 Verify Link To verify link go to the Status Tab of the skyLinkApp. When the data arrives, skyLinkApp will begin graphing the radio link statistics. 6.3 Connecting George to Mission Planner (If using a Ping200X please go to section 6.5.6 for AutoPilot configuration.) Download and install Mission Planner from: http://firmware.ardupilot.org/Tools/MissionPlanner/ http://ardupilot.org/planner/docs/mission-planner-installation.html...
  • Page 24 _________________________________________________________________ V_BUS (14-28v) CURRENT Open Mission Planner and in the upper right-hand corner select the corresponding MAVLINK COM port for the George Autopilot and hit CONNECT. Note: On first power up, it may be required to setup the AutoPilot with Mission Planner.
  • Page 25 _________________________________________________________________ Note: It may be necessary to cycle the V_BUS power to activate the bootloader between these steps. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 25 |...

  • Page 26: George Parameters

    MavLink 1 Protocol **ADS-B SERIAL5_BAUD Baud Rate = 57600 SERIAL5_PROTOCOL MavLink 1 Protocol Don’t forward mavlink to/from SERIAL5_OPTIONS 1024 ADSB_TYPE Enable uAvionix ADSB ADSB_EMIT_TYPE Emitter Category = UAV ADSB_RF_CAPABLE RX UAT and 1090ES ADSB_RF_SELECT RX Only Battery BATT_AMP_PERVLT 27.7347 Current Sensing Calibration...
  • Page 27 _________________________________________________________________ Click “Write Params” when finished and cycle the power. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 27 |...

  • Page 28: Compass Configuration

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.3.3 Compass Configuration George contains an internal RM3100 compass for heading reference. The RM3100 delivers improved accuracy over the Cube integrated compass and is connected via the internal i2C bus. George will automatically detect the RM3100 and assign a DevID, no parameter changes are necessary for the RM3100 to be properly identified.

  • Page 29: Remote Connection To George

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.3.4 Remote Connection to George Verify that the George AutoPilot and skyStation are powered, linked, and that skyLinkApp.exe is receiving data. Run Mission Planner and select the communications drop down menu. Select TCP as the communication mode and hit the Connect button on the upper right-hand corner.
  • Page 30 _________________________________________________________________ Enter the skyStation IP address and click OK. Enter the User TCP port number as shown on the skyStation configuration page (see section 6.5) and click OK. The default port number is 42430. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 30 |...
  • Page 31 _________________________________________________________________ Mission Planner will begin retrieving parameters when a successful TCP connection has been made. The user now has full remote access to the George AutoPilot. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 31 |...

  • Page 32: Skylinkapp.exe

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.4 skyLinkApp.exe skyLinkApp.exe is the uAvionix Control channel monitoring application used for showing Status, Maps, and Configuration information. It can be connected to the skyStation in TCP mode and the ports are configurable for network flexibility. The mode and port selection must match the skyStation Configuration page setup and the IP address is always the IP address of the skyStation.

  • Page 33: Status Tab

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.4.1 Status Tab The status data is shown for both the local and the remote radios. It contains both transmit and receive information for the local and remote radios. This information includes memory queue depth information, transmit and receive data rates, frame rates, dropped frames and data totals.
  • Page 34 _________________________________________________________________ Radio throughput and statistics detail shown below. RSSI detail shown below. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 34 |...

  • Page 35: Maps Tab

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.4.2 Maps Tab skyLinkApp.exe has a mapping tab for mapping the local radio skyStation radio as well as the remote aircraft radio. It includes latitude, longitude, altitude, GPS fix type, Slant Range and SV count. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 35 |...

  • Page 36: Configuration Tab

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.4.3 Configuration Tab skyLinkApp.exe also contains a Configuration page. This page is used for device settings and setup as well as selecting the hop table scheme for the system. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 36 |...
  • Page 37 _________________________________________________________________ Generates the Hop Table per the DeviceID input DeviceID input allows the user to enter the airborne radio ID to match Hop Tables. Saves the Hop Table currently displayed in the Hop Table window to the device. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 37 |...
  • Page 38 _________________________________________________________________ Shows current device configuration. Clicking the button will pull the configuration parameters currently stored on the device and display them in the window. Clicking the button will push any new configuration parameters to the device. The File window allows the user to save or load all the Configuration parameters to a PC.

  • Page 39: Skystation Configuration And Health Webpage

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.5 skyStation Configuration and Health Webpage The skyStation IP address can be determined by accessing the local DHCP server and reviewing the connected devices or by using industry accepted network scanning tools. Directions for each DHCP server, router, or network scanning tool differ.
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  • Page 41: Firmware Information

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.5.1 Firmware Information The skyStation firmware version, microLink radio version and the microLink radio ID associated are displayed here. The user can update the skyStation through the webpage by clicking the “update” link and the microLink Radio through the skyLinkApp. see section 6.5.5 and 6.5.6. 6.5.2 Configuration Items Configuration Item Description...

  • Page 42: Status

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.5.3 Status The Status Information section shows real time statistics updated once every second. It will show skyStation Up Time, GPS and PPS metrics. It will also show SkyLine metrics when connected through to the websocket. 6.5.4 Network Configuration Clicking the Network Configuration link on the main landing page will forward you to the Network Configuration page where the user can adjust the network connectivity settings used by the skyStation when a DHCP...

  • Page 43: Skystation Update

    _________________________________________________________________ Configuration Item Description IP Address This is the IP address number of the skyStation which will be used when a DHCP server is not available. The network administrator should assign this number. Subnet Mask Mask used with the skyStation IP address to differentiate between local and remote subnet destinations.
  • Page 44 _________________________________________________________________ Choose the appropriate file to upload and click Start Update. DO NOT power off the skyStation or close the web browser until the update is complete. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 44 |...
  • Page 45 _________________________________________________________________ When the file transfer is complete, click the Main Page link to return to the skyStation Configuration Webpage*. The version number on the Configuration Webpage should reflect the firmware version uploaded. * The reboot of the skystation could take up to 45s to complete UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 45 |...

  • Page 46: Microlink Update

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.5.6 microLink Update The microLink Radio on the skyStation can be updated using the skyLinkApp. First connect the skyLinkApp to the skyStation following the steps in section 6.2. In the upper right-hand corner click the “Radio FW Update” button. A new window will open.
  • Page 47 _________________________________________________________________ Click “Flash” DO NOT power off or disconnect the device until the flash is complete. UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 47 |...

  • Page 48: Ping200X Configuration

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.6 Ping200X Configuration To use the Ping200X with the George G3 AutoPilot, an updated build of Mission Planner must be used and custom firmware has to be loaded onto the AutoPilot. Mission Planner and the firmware are included in the George thumb drive.
  • Page 49 _________________________________________________________________ You will notice with the updated Mission Planner that a “Transponder” tab will be present on the data screen. See section 6.6.4 for more info on transponder control. If the “Transponder” tab is not visible, right click on the ribbon and select “Customize”, then enable the “tabTransponder”.
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  • Page 52: Updating George G3 Firmware

    6.6.2 Updating George G3 Firmware To update the George G3 firmware to support Ping200X control, connect the George G3 to a PC as specified in section 6.3.1. Open the new Mission Planner and go to the SETUP tab and the Install Firmware section. Power on the George G3, when Mission Planner recognizes the board, the status will change to “Found board type…”...
  • Page 53 _________________________________________________________________ When the firmware is finished loading, the AutoPilot will restart then a Mavlink Com port will be available to select from the dropdown menu. Select it and press “CONNECT.” UAV-1005752-001 Rev C Page 53 |...

  • Page 54: George Parameters For 200X

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.6.3 George Parameters for 200X Once connected to the George AutoPilot through Mission Planner, change the following parameters in Mission Planner. (CONFIG>Full Parameter List) Function Parameter Value Description GPS_AUTO_CONFIG Disable GPS Auto Config GPS_SAVE_CONFIG Disable GPS Save Config GPS_TYPE GPS = NMEA SERIAL4_BAUD Baud Rate = 115200...

  • Page 55: Transponder Control

    _________________________________________________________________ 6.6.4 Transponder Control Connect the new Mission Planner to the George G3 AutoPilot via a C2 link or direct USB connection to the PC. On the Data screen under the “Transponder” tab click “Connect To Transponder.” The status of the button will change to “Transponder Connected!” when a successful connection is made.

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