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- Page 1 Industrial Smart Controller GS5 Tenso-F3 User Manual Ver. 2.1 Be sure to read this manual before using the product.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1. Legend ................................4 2. Package contents ............................4 3. Performance specifications ........................... 5 4. Controller part names ............................ 7 Collision avoidance ............................9 Camera operation ............................9 Go Home ............................... 11 5. Indicators ..............................12 Battery level indicator LED .......................... 12 Connection indicator LED .......................... - Page 3 16. System update ............................40 Preparation ..............................40 Execute a system file ........................... 42 Installing a driver if the system file is not executable ................43 17. Troubleshooting............................47 Revision history ..............................48 Distributor ................................48...
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Page 4: Legend
1. Legend What the markings mean Ignoring this warning and handling the product incorrectly may result in death or serious Warning injury. This indicates that ignoring this warning and handling the product incorrectly may result in Note personal injury or property damage. This product is manufactured in accordance with Japanese law. -
Page 5: Performance Specifications
3. Performance specifications Depending on the type of radio device used, the model names differ: Hedwig-T5, and Tenso-F3. The model name is indicated on the label on the back of the controller. Item TENSO-F3 Dimensions 269 × 165 × 69 mm Weight 1.05 kg Display... - Page 6 communication distance Network radio Wi-Fi, 2.4 GHz Bluetooth 4.1 Protocol MAVLink Android Operating -10°C to +40°C temperature range Storage temperature Within 1 month -10°C to +60°C range month Around 25°C more Temperature range 5°C to +40°C when charging IP Protection rating IP43 Interface Ethernet...
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Page 7: Controller Part Names
4. Controller part names Front view Antenna LCD with touch panel Light volume sensor Ascend/Descend: J1 Ascend/Descend: J3 Left/Right: J2 Left/Right: J4 Power button Battery level indicator LED Connection indication LED Top view Switch Name Intended application Number Remarks of steps Elevator/Throttle Stepless Elevator: Forward/Backward;... - Page 8 Name Intended application Number Remarks of steps Camera/gimbal operation Stepless Gimbal up/down (tilt) operation Camera/gimbal operation Stepless Gimbal left/right (panning) operation Force stop Hold down: Force stop Pause/Start Push to pause the planned flight; push again to resume Automatic landing Automatic landing in the current position Go Home Automatic return to the takeoff point...
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Page 9: Collision Avoidance
HDMI Display the screen on an external monitor USB-C Charging, etc. Collision avoidance After takeoff, turn on the smart controller's collision avoidance switch to enable collision avoidance for obstacles ahead and above. (The base station app TAKEOFF (*) displays the distance to a detected obstacle.) When the collision avoidance distance is reached, the drone stops advancing in the direction of the obstacle. - Page 10 Use the shutter button to start and stop shooting. Use the stream image button to start and stop shooting stream images. Use the camera settings menu button to set the resolution, etc. To face a camera straight down (90°), tap the gimbal angle operation button, and then move the displayed slider to the right so that the gimbal/camera faces down (straight down).
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Page 11: Go Home
Go Home Push the automatic return button on the smart controller or tap the Go Home button of the base station app TAKEOFF to return to the position 10 m above the takeoff point and make an automatic landing. If the drone is at a height of above 10 m, it maintains its current height, returns to the takeoff point, and makes an automatic landing. -
Page 12: Indicators
5. Indicators Battery level indicator LED Four LEDs are lit: 90% to 100% Three LEDs are lit: 60% to 90% Two LEDs are lit: 30% to 60% One LED is lit: 0% to 30% Warning If the battery runs out during a flight, you will lose control of the aircraft. Please pay attention to the ... -
Page 13: Mounting Antennas
6. Mounting antennas The smart controller employs a screw-in mounting method. Hold the base and screw in the antenna tightly. Warning If the antenna comes off during flight, radio signals will be lost and the drone may become uncontrollable. Please make sure the screws are securely tightened before flight, and do not touch the antenna carelessly during flight. -
Page 14: Charging
8. Charging How to charge the battery (1) Connect the included USB-A to USB-C cable to the included charger. (2) Open the waterproof cover on the underside of the smart controller and connect the charger cable to the USB-C port. (3) Plug the charger into a 100 V AC outlet. -
Page 15: Pilot Mode And Observer Mode
10. Pilot mode and observer mode For Tenso-F3, you can switch between pilot mode (both operation and monitoring possible) and observer mode (operation not possible; only monitoring possible). When paired (bound) with the drone using one controller, it will be in pilot mode. When paired (bound) with multiple controllers, one will be in pilot mode and the others will be in observer mode. -
Page 16: Home Screen
11. Home screen There are three icons on the home screen. Tap an icon to use its function. Note Please be careful as touching the display for a long period of time may cause low-temperature burns. 12. Operation icons An operation icon as below may be displayed on the GCS screen. Tap to display four menus. -
Page 17: Gcs (Ground Control System)
13. GCS (Ground Control System) Tap the GCS icon to go to the GCS app screen. You can monitor the status of the drone and perform an automatic flight. The availability and type of GCS app varies depending on the controller model and the application purpose of the drone. - Page 18 to display the following screen. (3) Use [Communication link] to save communication settings for each combination of drone and the standard smart controller or Tenso-F3. To pair a new drone with Tenso-F3, tap the [Add] button and enter the communication settings items. A screen as below will appear. Enter items as indicated below, check the [Connect automatically upon start] checkbox, and then tap [OK].
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Page 19: Setting For Video Streaming (Tenso-F3)
(4) When the communication settings are completed, the following screen appears. When the controller is paired (bound) with the drone, tap [Connect] to connect to the drone and start communication. Setting for video streaming (Tenso-F3) For drones compatible with Tenso-F3 (SOTEN, etc.), after the controller is paired with the drone, video streaming settings are required in the GCS (base station app TAKEOFF) to obtain streaming video. -
Page 20: Force Stop Of Gcs (Tenso-F3)
Item Items to enter/select Video source UDP h.264 Video Stream UDP port 8555 Aspect ratio 1.777777 Force stop of GCS (Tenso-F3) If the GCS freezes for some reason, you can forcibly stop the GCS by following the steps below. Restart the GCS after force stop and check how it runs. - Page 21 (2) Tap the settings icon (gear icon) displayed in the upper right corner of the system message window to go to the Android settings screen. (3) Tap [Apps] to display a list of installed apps. (4) Tap [TAKEOFF] in the list to display GCS app information, and then tap [Force stop]. When the app stops, the [Force stop] button is grayed out and cannot be tapped.
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Page 22: Installation Of Gcs App (Tenso-F3)
The latest GCS (TAKEOFF) installation uses a microSD card with a required app that was stored in advance. Download the app (apk file) from the ACSL website (https://product.acsl.co.jp/product/post-369/) by going to Product list > Small Aerial Photography Drone (SOTEN) and clicking the blue part in the red box. - Page 23 (2) Tap the settings icon and tap [Storage] that appears. (3) You will be taken to a screen like below. Tap [SD card] to check the list of files stored in the microSD card. Move to the folder where the distributed GCS app file is saved as "TAKEOFF.apk."...
- Page 24 (4) When you tap [TAKEOFF.apk], the following pop-up appears. Tap [Install] to start the installation. (5) When the app installation is complete, the following pop-up window appears.
- Page 25 Download and install the app in a similar way as TAKEOFF from the ACSL website (https://product.acsl.co.jp/product/post-369/) by going to Product list > Small Aerial Photography Drone (SOTEN) and clicking the blue part in the red box. Warning Do not install firmware during flight.
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Page 26: Uninstalling The Gcs App
Uninstalling the GCS app To delete the app, tap [Uninstall] in the app information screen. If the GCS (TAKEOFF) installation is not completed successfully, use the uninstallation procedure and perform the installation procedure again. Warning The App contains the FW of the airframe and standard remote control. To ensure version consistency between the airframe/remote control FW and the Tenso-F3 app, please update the airframe and takeoff FW using the airframe, standard remote control and smartphone before updating the Tenso-F3 GCS app. -
Page 27: Settings
14. Settings Tap the settings icon to go to the settings screen. Tap the menu to set items. Control mode Switch the assignment of the control sticks. AIL: Aileron (left and right movement) ELE: Elevator (backward and forward movement) THR: Throttle (ascend and descend) RUD: Rudder (turn) -
Page 28: Stick Calibration
Stick calibration Stick calibration is for correctly setting the value when a stick is tilted to the middle or maximum point. The minimum and maximum values may deviate slightly while using the controller. If you feel any abnormality in the operation of a stick, try to calibrate the stick. When you tap [Stick calibration], a warning as shown below is displayed. -
Page 29: Monitor
Monitor You can check the status of each switch. When you tap the monitor, a warning as shown below is displayed. Communication with the drone will be interrupted, so confirm the safety and tap [Confirm]. If you tap [Cancel], the screen will go back to the menu. Warning Do not enter the monitor menu during flight. -
Page 30: Wheel Calibration
When you finish checking, go back by tapping [<] in the upper left corner. Wheel calibration Wheel calibration is for correctly setting the values when a wheel is turned to the middle or maximum point. The minimum and maximum values may deviate while using the controller. If you feel any abnormality in the operation of a wheel, try to calibrate the wheel. -
Page 31: Pairing With A Communication Device (Hedwig-T5)
When the calibration is completed, go back by tapping [<] in the upper left corner. Pairing with a communication device (Hedwig-T5) This section describes pairing with the communication device of the drone. Enter the key set for the communication device to be paired and tap [Confirm]. To return to the menu screen without changing the current setting, tap [Cancel]. -
Page 32: Pairing With Communication Device (Tenso-F3)
When you tap [Confirm], a notification as shown below is displayed. Tap [OK] to dismiss the notification. This completes the pairing procedure. Warning The Hedwig-T5 must be paired one-to-one with a controller. Due to the specifications of the radio, multiple controllers can be paired to a single aircraft, but if they are used simultaneously, the aircraft will receive signals from multiple controllers. - Page 33 (3) When a warning to confirm the start of pairing is displayed, tap [Confirm]. (4) With the following screen displayed, the pairing will begin. (5) When the pairing is completed successfully, the status of [Pair with communication device] will be displayed as [Binding complete] as shown below.
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Page 34: Request Switching
(6) This completes the pairing procedure. Proceed to the pilot/observer switching process below. Refer to the explanation (2) of "Request switching" below and after. Request switching For Tenso-F3, you can switch between pilot mode (both operation and monitoring possible) and observer mode (operation not possible;... -
Page 35: Warning With Vibration
(3) During this operation, the other controllers in observer mode display a selection screen as shown below. (4) When [Pilot] is selected on another controller within a certain period of time, the controller originally in pilot mode displays a notification "Switched to observer" and switches to observer mode. If [Pilot] is not selected on any of the other controllers, the controller originally in pilot mode will remain the mode. -
Page 36: Language
Language You can switch the language displayed. Select English or Japanese and tap [Confirm] to switch the display to the selected language. To return to the menu screen without changing the current setting, tap [Cancel]. Network You can configure settings related to the network. External Ethernet IP assignment mode Use this setting to connect the controller to an external communication device using the Ethernet port. - Page 37 Drone connection IP address You can edit it for development purposes only. It is the IP address set for connection with the drone. Video source IP address You can edit it for development purposes only. It is the IP address set for video transmission. Video transmission protocol You can edit it for development purposes only.
- Page 38 To turn airplane mode on/off, follow the steps below. (1) Open the settings screen from the system settings menu. In the image below, airplane mode is on. Select [More] to display [Wireless & Networks]. (2) To turn airplane mode on/off, slide the switch for [Airplane mode]. When airplane mode is on, an airplane icon is displayed in the upper right corner of the menu bar.
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Page 39: About This Controller
About this controller You can check the software version and serial number. * Immediately after startup, the MCU version may be displayed as unknown until the MCU is fully started. If the version does not appear after you wait for a while, contact the distributor. -
Page 40: Video
15. Video Tap the video icon to display the screen that shows images through a camera. To use this function, it is necessary to mount a camera on the drone and establish image communication with the controller. To go back to the home screen, tap [<] in the upper left corner. 16. - Page 41 (3) Swipe down on the top edge of the screen of the smart controller and tap [USB debugging connected]. Swipe down on the top edge (4) Turn on the smart controller's USB debugging and tap [Select USB settings].
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Page 42: Execute A System File
(5) Tap [MTP] on the smart controller and check that [Internal shared storage] of [MSM8996 for arm64] is recognized on the PC. Execute a system file (1) Decompress the system version update software on your PC and double-click [GS_fastboot_flash_all.bat] to run it. (2) When "Flash images Successfully"... -
Page 43: Installing A Driver If The System File Is Not Executable
(1) If the screen remains <waiting for any device> after you execute the system file, perform the following procedure. The screen of the smart controller remains "ACSL". * If you install the driver, it will not stop. Decompress the system version update software and double- click [GS_fastboot_flash_all.bat] to run it. - Page 44 (4) Select [Select from a list of available drivers on computer], select [Show all devices], and click [Next]. (5) Click [Use disk] and click [Browse]. * The display of "A:¥" varies depending on the PC. (6) Open the driver file obtained in advance, select the [android_winusb.inf] file in the decompressed folder of [usb_driver_r13-windows.zip], and click [OK].
- Page 45 (7) A warning of driver update appears. Select [Yes] to check that the driver has been updated successfully, and then click [Close]. (8) Select [Android Composite ADB Interface] and click [Next] to start the installation. (9) After the installation is complete, the driver installation is complete when "Android Composite ADB Interface"...
- Page 46 (11) Tap [Settings] on the home screen of the smart controller. (12) Tap [About this controller] and check that [System version] is the installed version.
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Page 47: Troubleshooting
17. Troubleshooting Trouble Solution The power does not turn on. The battery may be dead. Charge the battery. After plugging in the charger, the If the battery voltage is below 3.3 V, it activates trickle charging charging mark is displayed but mode where charging proceeds slowly until it switches to the the battery charging does not normal charging mode. -
Page 48: Revision History
Revision history February 14, 2022 First edition April 13, 2022 Second edition June 8, 2023 Third edition Distributor ACSL Inc. 3-6-4 Rinkaicho, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo 134-0086 Hulic Kasai Rinkai Bldg. 2F... - Page 49 FCC Statement Any 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. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
- Page 50 The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this device with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR infromation on this device is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of http://www.fcc.gov/oet/fccid after searching on FCC ID: 2A8JK-GS5US-FALCON ISED Statement This device complies with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada licence-exempt...
- Page 51 level, the actual SAR level of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value. For body worn operation, this device has been tested and meets the ISED RF exposure guidelines Déclaration d'exposition aux radiofréquences : Cet appareil répond aux exigences du gouvernement en matière d'exposition aux ondes radio. Cet appareil est conçu et fabriqué...
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