Chinowing T18 User Manual

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T18

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2020.11

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Page 1 Handheld GCS User manual V 1.1 2020.11 www.chinowing.com...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
5.2 Check flight information ............12 5.3 Planning flight routes ............... 12 5.4 Video window ................13 5.5 Initialization Settings ............... 14 5.6 Joystick management ............... 15 6. Battery maintenance ................ 19 5.7 Flight setting ................16 7. Parameters ..................19 www.chinowing.com...
Page 3: Disclaimer
1. Disclaimer Thank you for purchasing the T18 hand-held remote-control station. Please use it in accordance with local radio control regulations and read this statement carefully before using it. Once used, it shall be deemed to endorse and accept all contents of this statement.
Page 4: Installation Note
It takes about 5-6hs to be fully charged. 3. Product Introduction T18 hand-held GCS system integrates video, data transmission, SBus link. With 15 channels, 5km transmission range, 150ms latency, it supports up to 1080P60 HD video transmission. With built-in QGC open-source ground station software, it is...
Page 5: Item List
Hikvision, Dahua and other platforms, suitable for public security, firefighting, traffic management and other related industry applications. 3.1. Item List T18 remote controller x 1 Airborne unit x 1 Receiver upgrade Lan-to-4 pins line Power cable x1 Charger ×1...
Page 6 1-2. SMA connector Antenna connector, used for connecting the airborne antenna. 3. S-Bus1 （1）S-Bus1 output(used for connecting flight controller or gimbal) （2）Nc: VCC （3）GND 4. LINK indicator RC link indicator, used for indicating the connection status of airborne unit and GCS.
Page 7 Indicator Status Flashing red PAIRING button has been pressed, and the airborne unit is light in the PAIRING state. Flashing green The signal was detected but not connected. Need to do the light pairing operation. Green light ON The successful pairing. No signal was detected.
Page 8: Gcs
（1）NC: VCC （2）CANH: CAN high level （3）CANL: CAN low level （4）GND 9. Integration interface （1）Rx: serial port input(TTL Level, 115200bps) （2）Tx: serial port output(TTL Level, 115200bps) （3）SBUS 2: output(connecting the SBUS port of flight controller or gimal) （4）GND （5）GND （6）GND （7）12V: power input(4.5v-16v) （8）12V: power input(4.5v-16v) 4.2 GCS...
Page 9 [1]Data Transmission Antenna: transmitting RC, telemetry data [2]7 inch LCD screen: for the operation and interface display [3] Video Transmission Antenna: transmitting video data [4] [6]Flight joystick: controlling the attitude and lifting of the UAV [5]ON/OFF button: start or turn off the device Short press the power button once and then long press it until all four power indicators are on and then the GCS is started.
Page 10 [17] [14] [18] [15] [16] FIg 7 Back diagram [13]Handle [14]Photograph button: short press to trigger photography [15]Custom button [16]Cooling fan air inlet: pls do not block [17]Record button: Press once to start recording; Short press again to end the video.
Page 11: Gcs Software
[19]Pull wheel for gimbal course: adjusting the direction and angle of the gimbal [20]Button for gimbal zoom: adjusting gimbal zoom [21]Flight mode shifting lever①H: altitude hold mode ②G: reserve ③A: GPS mode [22]micro SIM: reserved function(4G version for choice); pull wheel for gimbal course: adjusting direction and angle of the gimbal [23]USB interface: external U disk and other devices for data access;...
Page 12: Check Flight Information
5.2 Check flight information Click the icon in the left flight information window to select the information that the user needs to view. Fig 10 flight information diagram 5.3 Planning flight routes （1）Click the icon to enter to the route planning （2）Click the icon and click the map to add the desired navigation points （3）After adding the navigation points, click a navigation point to modify navigation point information or delete navigation point.
Page 13: Video Window
Fig 11 Flight route planning 5.4 Video window interface In the main interface of the software, double-click the image small window in the lower left corner to switch the map/image window, as shown in Figure 12. Image window enlarge interface Fig 12...
Page 14: Initialization Settings
5.5 Initialization Settings In this interface, user can do the below setting General, Comm Links, Offline Maps, Taisync, MAVLink, Console, Radui Member, Help, etc. (1)General: In general Settings, the following Settings should be paid attention to. The preservation of flight data log;. With the low battery power, voice remind; Map type selection;...
Page 15: Joystick Management
5.6 Joystick management a.Control setting: Throttle mode selection, remote control calibration and other functions can be carried out on the control setting interface, as shown in Figure ①In the control Settings, the left and right hand accelerator can be set. After the change, restart the APP to check the modification result prompt;...
Page 16: Flight Setting
5.7 Flight setting (1) Summary: It is mainly used to preview the main flight setting parameters so as to quickly check whether there is any setting error or omission. Fig 15 Flight setting interface (2)Joystick calibration: Take the right-hand throttle as an example: First, make sure that the receiver of the remote control is connected correctly with the remote control signal input end of the flight control.
Page 17 Fig 16 Joystick calibration interface (3)Sensor: The sensor is mainly set for the internal and external compass, gyroscope, accelerometer and horizontal calibration of the flying chess. The calibration can be carried out according to the prompts during the calibration. Fig 17 Sensor setting interface (4)Battery management: Battery management refers to the setting and management of power lithium batteries, mainly setting the number of batteries, the value of full voltage and empty voltage;The system displays the real-time...
Page 18 Fig 18 Safety protection interface (6)Camera: The camera is controlled through the output port of the flight controller to perform recording or photographing. There are mainly four trigger modes: time control, distance control, timing and distance fixing. Fig 19 Parameters setting interface...
Page 19: Battery Maintenance
6. Battery maintenance Due to the self-discharge characteristics of lithium batteries, that is, when lithium batteries are not used, the leakage current will consume part of the energy, resulting in the damage of lithium batteries due to over discharge. Therefore, maintenance of lithium batteries must be carried out during the use process.
Page 20 Operation voltage 4.5v-16v Operation current ≤1.4A@12V Operation -20℃~60℃ temperature Data rate of serial 115200bps port Video input HDMI interface Antenna interface 2*SMA Other interface S-Bus output Dimension 319x143x52mm Weight 1.5kg Antenna gains 3dBi@2450MHz Rx sensitivity -109dBm@2.4G Built-in battery 11.1V，8000mAh Endurance Operating -20℃~60℃...
Page 21 terminal Dual core Cortex-A72+four core Cortex-A53 framework， dominant frequency up to 2.0GHz Screen 7inch Screen definition 1920*1200 Brightness 1200nit Touch screen Maximum support for 5-finger touch...