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- Page 1 IMPORTANT Read before flying! Operation Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents 01 Meet IRIS 03 Parts 04 Charging the Battery 06 Attaching Propellers 07 Safety and Failsafes 08 Learn to Fly Flight Modes 13 Return to Launch 13 Geofence 14 First Flight 19 Planning Missions 20 Flying Missions 21 Specifications and Resources 22 Learn More and Support... -
Page 3: Meet Iris
Meet IRIS. Thank you for purchasing IRIS. IRIS is a personal aerial imaging platform powered by open-source hardware, software, and firmware. Please read this manual carefully before your first flight and pay close attention to safety information. Happy flying! Important note: When using a GoPro with IRIS, always ensure that the WiFi on the GoPro is turned OFF. - Page 4 Front antenna safety button front arms (blue) Rear USB port status LED battery compartment rear arms (black)
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Page 5: Parts
Parts Controller your direct link to IRIS Ground station radio with USB and Android adapters Battery kit battery, guard bag, and charger with international travel adapters Propellers and tool kit four propellers with propeller tool and small, medium, and large hex keys (1.5 mm, 2 mm, and 3 mm) Tall legs Switch to tall legs to use IRIS with the Tarot... -
Page 6: Charging The Battery
Charging the Battery IRIS is powered by a rechargeable lithium polymer (LiPo) battery. Store the battery at half charge then charge fully before flying. Batteries must ship at half charge, so please charge before your first flight. Each full battery provides up to 22 minutes of flight time without a gimbal and up to 16 minutes when using a Tarot Gimbal.* Connect charger to the Connect the red cable to the... -
Page 7: Battery Safety
Secure battery inside the guard bag while charging. Charge until the status indicator displays green. Charging Complete Battery Safety Protect the battery from extreme heat, extreme cold, puncturing, and flammable surfaces. Always transport, charge, and store the battery in the guard bag. Charge the battery using a designated LiPo balance charger only. -
Page 8: Attaching Propellers
Attaching Propellers IRIS uses four propellers: two with black nuts and two with silver nuts. Attach the propellers with black nuts to the motors with black tops and the propellers with silver nuts to the motors with silver tops. Each propeller has locking and unlocking direction symbols. attach, spin the propeller in the direction of the locking symbol. - Page 9 - altitude hold mold). Always be prepared to regain manual control of IRIS at any time while flying and choose an unobstructed flying area to improve GPS signal strength. When flying a mission, we recommended changing the GPS failsafe behavior to land. (Visit 3dr.com/iris/info for more information about configuring the GPS failsafe.) Low battery When the battery reaches 25% of its remaining charge, IRIS will land and display a blinking yellow LED with a quick repeating tone.
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Page 10: Learn To Fly
Learn to Fly left stick: right stick: throttle pitch & yaw & roll Left Stick Left Stick Maneuver IRIS in flight using the controller sticks. Left Stick Throttle Move the left stick up and down to control altitude. left stick To take off and to Left Stick gain altitude, raise the... - Page 11 ver + Land ver + Land wer just slightly wer just slightly hover Left Move the left stick horizontally to rotate IRIS and change orientation. Left Stick hover Left Stick Left For a slow rotation, move the stick slightly away from the center in either direction.
- Page 12 Pitch and Roll The right stick allows you to control IRIS’ position in the air. Move the right stick to tell IRIS to move in that direction: forward (toward the blue arms), back (toward the black arms), left (toward the left arms), or right (towards the right arms).
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Page 13: Flight Modes
Flight Modes F u l l A u t o n o m y mode switch IRIS includes three flight modes: manual flight (STD-altitude hold), hover mode (LTR-loiter), and mission flight (AUTO). Use the switch on the right side of the controller to select a flight mode. R e t u r n t o L a u n c h L o i t e r Standard (altitude hold mode) - Page 14 TILT tilt the camera up and down Connect a Tarot Gimbal (sold separately), and use the TILT knob to Stabalize Return to Launch control the angle of the camera in flight. Visit 3dr.com/iris/info for instructions. Land Altitude Hold CH 7...
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Page 15: Return To Launch
Return to Launch (RTL) Altitude Hold land at the launch point Set the RTL switch to ON to end your flight and return IRIS to the launch point automatically. Ensure that the RTL switch is set to OFF before takeoff. Loiter hover 5 seconds 15 meters... -
Page 16: First Flight
First Flight Select an open area for flying, away from people and buildings, and remember to bring the Flight Checklist and a fully charged battery. Determine the boundaries of your flying area before takeoff, and select a level, unobstructed space as a launch point. Follow these preflight and postflight steps in the order shown here and on the Flight Checklist every time you fly. - Page 17 Connect the radio to your ground station, and select Connect. An optional ground station lets you view live data in flight and unlock IRIS’ advanced autonomous features. To download a ground station app for you laptop or Android device, visit 3dr.com/iris/info.
- Page 18 GPS signal strength, Error, disconnect battery and restart and review the GPS failsafe flight procedure. See the troubleshooting information on page 7. guide at 3dr.com/iris/info. Arm motors. To activate the motors, IRIS will spin its propellers when armed. Ensure that the...
- Page 19 Flight Left Stick Take off and gain altitude by raising the left stick slightly above center. Set the left stick to Rotate counter- center to maintain clockwise and the current altitude. clockwise by moving the left L e f t S t i c k stick left and right.
- Page 20 Postflight Disarm Press safety motors. button. Press the safety After landing, hold button until it the left stick down- displays blinking left until the motors red to make IRIS stop spinning. safe to handle. Disconnect Power off battery. controller. Your first flight is now complete! Follow the steps shown here and on the Flight Checklist every time you fly.
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Page 21: Planning Missions
Planning Missions To plan a mission, download a ground station application from 3dr.com/iris/info, and install onto your laptop or Android device. Mission Planner for Windows DroidPlanner 2 for Android APM Planner for OS X Power IRIS, connect the radio to your laptop or Android device, and select Connect. -
Page 22: Flying Missions
Flying Missions L o i t e r Arm IRIS Perform a pre-mission in standard. test flight. When you’re ready Fly a brief test flight to verify to start the mission, that all controls (throttle, yaw, arm IRIS in standard roll, and pitch) are responding (STD). - Page 23 Specifications Autopilot: Pixhawk v2.4.5 Firmware: ArduCopter 3.2 GPS: 3DR uBlox GPS with Compass (LEA-6H module, 5 Hz update) Telemetry radio: 3DR Radio Telemetry v2 (915 mHz or 433 mHz) Motors: 920 kV Frame type: Propellers: 9.5 x 4.5 T-Motor multirotor self-tightening counterclockwise (2) 9.5 x 4.5 T-Motor multirotor self-tightening clockwise (2)
- Page 24 Follow us on Facebook and Twitter @3drobotics. Support For customer support, contact us at help@3dr.com or call our support line at +1 (858) 225-1414 Monday through Friday, from 8 am to 5 pm, PST. Iris+ Operation Manual vA | ©3D Robotics, Inc. | 9 September 2014...
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