NAGA PRO User Manual Content 一. Assembly....................... 1 1. Unfold the Arm....................1 2. Turn on MX16 GCS..................3 3. Install Battery....................5 4. Install Propeller....................10 二. MX16 Introduction..................14 1. MX16 GCS Diagram...................14 2. Air Unit Interface..................15 3. Status Prompt Bar..................16 4. MX16 Assistant................... 17 5.
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NAGA PRO User Manual 3. Loading Firmware to The Cube..............30 4. Basic Hardware Calibration and Parameter Setting........31 4.1 Frame Type Configuration..............31 4.2 Accelerometer and Compass Calibration..........32 4.2.1 Accelerometer Calibration............... 32 4.2.2 Level Calibration................36 4.2.3 Compass Calibration................ 37 4.2.4 Remote Controller Calibration............39 4.2.5 ESC Calibration................40 4.2.6 Select Flight Modes................41...
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NAGA PRO User Manual 2. Camera and Aircraft Connection..............55 3. Photo Taking Test..................56 八. FAQ......................58 九. Troubleshooting Guide................63 十. How to Use QGC..................64...
NAGA PRO User Manual 一.Assembly NAGA PRO(MX16 version) accessories are shown in the following figure, including 1x NAGA Pro UAV, 4x Propeller, 1x landing gear, 1x MX16 GCS, 1x charger, 2x battery. 1. Unfold the Arm First unfold the lower arm of the fuselage around the rotation axis, and then unfold the upper arm, snap the arm buckle into the green locking piece, and turn the green locking piece clockwise to lock the arm.
NAGA PRO User Manual 2. Turn on MX16 GCS Long press the power button to turn on MX16, and then click the QGC icon to enter the ground station software.
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NAGA PRO User Manual Enter the ground station software and wait for the aircraft to automatically connect.
NAGA PRO User Manual 4. Install Propeller The motors are divided into upper and lower parts. The upper motors are defined as No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4. The lower motors are defined as No.5, No. 6, No. 7, No. 8. The stickers for motor are attached to the end of arms, and propellers also have stickers corresponding to the motors.
NAGA PRO User Manual Note Note UART 0 Power and SBUS input UART 1 Type-C port MIPI camera port TF card port HDMI input Frequency pairing button 2. Air Unit Interface...
NAGA PRO User Manual 3. Status Prompt Bar 1. Access to internet successfully through Ethernet port or USB 2. Remote controller and receiver signal strength(the receiver is not connected in the picture) 3. Power...
NAGA PRO User Manual 4. Time 5. Return 6. Back to the main surface 7. Background task management/split screen button 4. MX16 Assistant 1. Switch the joystick control method of the remote controller. 2. Check the channel value of the remote control. 3.
NAGA PRO User Manual ①Wait for 3s-5s after the receiver is powered on, and then long press the SET button until the white light flashes. ②Enter MX16 assistant and click frequency matching.(it will display ‘connected’ after the frequency successfully matched) Mode Changing The operation mode can be set according to customer requirements.
NAGA PRO User Manual ①The factory default mode is HDMI/MIPI, used to display image transmitted via receiver MIPI/HDMI ②UART VIDEO Mode to display single-axis gimbal camera and MINI camera images(only applicable to 680 device) ③Custom mode, display the image transmitted through the air unit Ethernet port. 9.
NAGA PRO User Manual ①Click System Setting icon in QGC ②Click ‘General’ ③Change the video source to RTSP Video Stream ④Input the video RTSP address in RTSP URL To display MIPI and HDMI image, input rtsp://192.168.0.10:8554/H264Vide in RTSP URL 11.
NAGA PRO User Manual 12. Share Network, Video and Data information Share the Internet When the remote controller is connected to the Internet via the USB wireless card, the hot spot of the remote controller can be turned on for network sharing. ...
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NAGA PRO User Manual Share the Video link (1)Open the hot spot of the remote controller. (2)Connect the computer to the remote controller’s hot spot. (3)Open the computer’s settings, click on the adapter, select Ethernet, select the IPV4 protocol, select a custom IP address, enter as shown in the figure, then click on “confirm”. (4)Download VCL software to display the video.
NAGA PRO User Manual 三.Mission Planner Operation Guide 1. Download Mission Planner Before installing firmware for The Cube, please download stable version of Mission Planner from ArduPilot website. Mission Planner currently supports Windows, just download the corresponding version according to your need. Using Windows 10 as example, download the .msi installation file and run it as administrator.
NAGA PRO User Manual dialog box pop up. Software download URL::http://firmware.ardupilot.org/Tools/MissionPlanner/ 2. Connect Mission Planner to The Cube Connecting The Cube usually has two connection methods: wireless data transmission and USB. Mission Planner also supports Bluetooth and IP address connections. No matter what kind of connection you use, your data transmission driver or serial port driver must be installed correctly to ensure the normal operation of the data link, then the Cube can be connected to the ground station.
NAGA PRO User Manual Before installing the firmware, select the corresponding device and baud rate (the same configuration as when connecting the device). Don’t hit Connect just yet. On the Mission Planner’s "Initial Setup > Install Firmware"" screen select the appropriate icon that matches your frame (i.e.
NAGA PRO User Manual 4.2 Accelerometer and Compass Calibration Go to "Initial Setup > Mandatory Hardware > Accel Calibration". Click Calibrate Accel to start the calibration. Pointing the nose of aircraft to LEVEL, LEFT, RIGHT, NOSEDOWN, NOSEUP, and BACK according to the message below. "Calibration successful" will be shown after calibration completed successfully.
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NAGA PRO User Manual Place the aircraft nose to front and left-hand-side to the ground then press any button to continue. Place the aircraft nose to front and right-hand-side to the ground then press any button to continue.
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NAGA PRO User Manual Place the aircraft nose to the ground then press any button to continue.
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NAGA PRO User Manual Place the aircraft nose to upward then press any button to continue. Place the aircraft upside-down then press any button to continue.
NAGA PRO User Manual "Calibration successful" will be shown after calibration completed successfully. 4.2.2 Level Calibration Place the aircraft horizontally and click "Calibrate Level". The text in button will become "Completed" after calibration successful.
NAGA PRO User Manual 4.2.3 Compass Calibration Go to "Initial Setup > Mandatory Hardware >HWID", check the ID number of the CAN port compass, and then select the compass. Select to enable the Use compass ID number according to the ID number of the CAN port compass, and adjust the use priority of the CAN port compass to the best.
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NAGA PRO User Manual If calibration is successful, the window below will show "success". "success" will also be shown on compass. Upon successful completion, a “Please reboot the autopilot” window will appear. Click OK, unplug and replug the USB.
NAGA PRO User Manual If, after multiple attempts, you are unable to calibrate the compass, Press the “Cancel” button and change the “Fitness” drop-down to a more relaxed setting and try again. Normally, select Default. 4.2.4 Remote Controller Calibration Connect the RC receiver to The Cube via RCIN and turn on your RC transmitter. Then click the remote control calibration button in the lower right corner of the window, and toggle the remote control switch to move the red prompt bar of each channel to the upper and lower limit positions.
NAGA PRO User Manual 4.2.5 ESC Calibration Safety Checking: Before calibrating the ESC, please make sure that there is no propeller mounted on the aircraft. Connect NAGA Pro to MP ground control station via data link. Select the "Configuration > Full Parameter List >...
NAGA PRO User Manual 4.2.6 Select Flight Modes Set the 5 channel or the other channel on the remote controller (which can be set by all parameters FLTMODE-CH) to the appropriate position. Missioon Planner will display the current position in green, select a mode for each switch and click the save mode button. The remote controller can set up to 6 flight modes, and you can set up 6 single-channel mixing according to your own remote controller instructions.
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NAGA PRO User Manual Four commonly used flight modes: ALT HOLD After the first test flight, you can try the altitude hold mode. This mode does not require GPS support. The autopilot will maintain the current altitude based on the data from the air pressure sensor.
NAGA PRO User Manual In this mode, the aircraft will automatically perform tasks set by the Mission Planner on the ground station, such as taking off and flying to multiple waypoints in sequence, rotating, and taking pictures. RTL GPS positioning is required for the return home mode. The GPS positioning point before ARM is the current "home"...
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NAGA PRO User Manual Open the Mission Planner ground station software on your computer and enter the initial setup→Optional Hardware→RTK/GPS Inject, you will see the following page: Select the correct base station port in the upper left corner and click connect. In the SurveyIn Acc column, enter the absolute geographic accuracy you expect your HERE+ base station to achieve.In the Time field, enter the shortest search time you expect.
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NAGA PRO User Manual During the satellite search process, the box on the right side of the Mission Planner page will display the current position of the satellite searching: Position is invalid: the base station has not yet achieved effective positioning; ...
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NAGA PRO User Manual In the figure, the indicator light showing the status of the base station is shown in green, and the two satellite systems, GPS and Glonass, are shown in green (if you want to change the satellite system, please refer to the instructions in the following chapters). The box on the right is displayed as Position is valid.
NAGA PRO User Manual 2. How to Use Base Station Open the Mission Planner ground station software on your computer, enter the initial setup→Optional Hardware→RTK/GPS Inject page, select the correct base station port in the upper left corner, and then click connect. You will see the following page:...
NAGA PRO User Manual Enter the latitude and longitude of the known fixed station and the measured height of the RTK antenna relative to the ground at the position in the figure below, and then click the use button. Note: The RTK antenna placement position should coincide with the fixed point position as much as possible.
NAGA PRO User Manual If the blue light or green light flashes, the buzzer will emit a low-pitched sound after unlocking, and the motor will start idling and can take off. 2. Meaning of LED Indicator Light: Flashing red and blue:Initializing sensors and auto-check the autopilot. Please lay down the flight controller.
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NAGA PRO User Manual in detail whether the hardware installation is correct (especially whether the arm is locked in place, the battery compartment cover is tightly locked, whether the landing gear is locked, whether the external load is installed firmly, the direction of the propeller, etc.). After confirming that there is no problem, perform the following steps : ...
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NAGA PRO User Manual Unlock through the ground control station. Under the premise that the autopilot has a link to the ground, there is an action tab at the bottom of the HUD window of the ground control station. Click the unlock button inside to unlock. ...
NAGA PRO User Manual Take off: raise the throttle to take off, and control the direction according to the attitude. (if the novice is not familiar with the control, you can practice the flight simulator first, so as to avoid the explosion of the aircraft and the loss of personnel and property) If there is no operation within 15 seconds after unlocking, it will be automatically locked.
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NAGA PRO User Manual The main explanation here is the mission planning function of the MP ground control station, but the waypoint planning concepts of other ground control stations are actually very similar. Create a multi-waypoint area in the MP mission planning interface ...
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NAGA PRO User Manual The mission planner will display the configuration interface. This interface defines the camera parameters automatically calculates shooting distance DO_SET_CAM_TRIGG_DIST command parameters, you can also set the parameters according to the actual situation. If you accept these parameters, please click accept. The mission planner will generate a series of waypoints covering the designated area, including the take-off point and the landing point.
NAGA PRO User Manual command, and finally call DO_SET_CAM_TRIGG_DIST again to set the parameter back to 0 and stop taking pictures; Note that the parameters of two call are different. 七.How to Use Oblique Camera 1. Camera Function Buttons 2. Camera and Aircraft Connection...
NAGA PRO User Manual 八.FAQ 1. Bad AHRS The cause of the problem: the acceleration and level are not calibrated, or the calibration is wrong. Added GPS, but the GPS is not fixed, or the GPS arrow is not consistent with the flight controller.
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NAGA PRO User Manual Solution: Correctly calibrate the acceleration, power off the flight controller after calibration, reconnect, and calibrate the level,this step is very important. Assemble the GPS correctly, make sure the GPS is fixed, and the arrow of the GPS and the arrow of the flight controller should be the same.
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NAGA PRO User Manual configuration debugging\standard parameters, don't check the board voltage, and others can be checked or unchecked. Remove the check,then remember to click the "Write Parameters" button above, then power off the flight controller and reconnect it). 5. Compasses inconsistent solution The cause of the problem: Compasses inconsistent means that the compass is out of sync.
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NAGA PRO User Manual 10. Compass offsets too high The cause of the problem: The offset value of the main compass (i.e. sqrt(x^2+y^2+z^2)) is greater than 500, and this will be prompted. Generally, there are magnetic objects (motors, screws,battery) near the flight controller or GPS, or the environment has strong magnetic interference.
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NAGA PRO User Manual Cause of the problem: This may be a hardware problem, or it may be that flight controller is started immediately after flashing the firmware. Solution: Re-power on the flight controller and reconnect it. 17. Gyros not healthy The cause of the problem: the data of the gyroscope fluctuates badly, the value is out of range, and there is no data.
NAGA PRO User Manual the ground control station sees it is upward), and the other channels are the same as the ground control station. If not, it means the channel direction is wrong, reverse setting and then re-calibrate. - When the indoor flight is unlocked, the correct flight mode is not selected: there is no GPS signal indoors, and the fixed-point or loiter flight mode needs to be positioned in flight mode, that is, the flight controller can only be unlocked after finding the GPS signal positioning.
NAGA PRO User Manual points: Check if the frame setting X or + is correct Check if the ESC serial number is correct Check if the motor rotation is correct Whether the propeller direction is correct and whether the wind is blowing downwards ...
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