Asctec X-3D-BL User Manual

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilotUser’s Manual- 1 -

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s ManualOnce the R/C setup wizard says”Calibration data col-lected“ go back to the”Flight Parameters“ form andc

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual3 Operating the AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot3.1 Status LEDsThere are four status LEDs on the AutoP

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual• Do not ignore the battery warning giving by theAutoPilot (acoustic signal as described above).Dischar

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual(front!) is pointing away from you, as in this casethe vehicle will move forward if you push your pitch

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manualenabled), even with the switch in GPS mode.Hand control in GPS modeWhen in GPS mode, the yaw and thrott

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual4 On-Board serial interface4.1 Physical interfaceTo communicate with the vehicle using the XBee linkor

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s ManualGPS Data Advanced: GPS data + position andspeed estimates after data fusionThe data structures in detai

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manualtransmit all structures that were requested and waitfor the next poll. Due to the limited bandwidth of

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual5 Contact InformationAscending Technologies GmbHGraspergerstr. 882131 StockdorfGERMANYPhone: +49 89 899

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s ManualA Installing firmware upgradesA.1 Updating firmware on theLowLevel(LL)-processorThe LL-processor is the h

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s ManualInhaltsverzeichnis1 Introduction 41.1 System overview ... 41.1.1 X

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manualgreen status LED should be flashing again, si-gnalizing that the new code is running.A.2 Updating firmwar

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s ManualGPS status LEDs should be flashing again, si-gnalizing that the new code is running.Ascending Technologi

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s ManualB TroubleshootingThis chapter holds solutions to problems which mightoccur during the operation of your

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manualthe unwanted tilt is gone.• Faulty calibration of the accelerometers: If noneof the reasons above apply

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s ManualC Data structures to be polled for informationstruct LL_STATUS{//battery voltages in mVshort battery_vo

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual//16-bit temperature measurement using yaw-gyro internal sensorunsigned short temp_gyro;//16-bit temper

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual//pseudo speed measurements: integrated accelerations, pulled towards zero; →units unknown; used for s

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manualint latitude;int longitude;//GPS height in mmint height;//speed in x (E/W) and y(N/S) in mm/sint speed_

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manualint yaw;//current thrust (height controller output); 0..200 = 0..100%int thrust;};Ascending Technologie

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s ManualA.2 Updating firmware on the HighLevel(HL)-processor ... 20A.2.1 Tools required for t

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual1 IntroductionThank you for purchasing a Vertical Take-Off andLanding (VTOL) air vehicle equipped with

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual1.1.2 AscTec HummingbirdPowerBoardThe PowerBoard is used to distribute power andcommunication lines to

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual1.1.4 AscTec 3D-MAGThe AscTec 3D-MAG is a triple-axial compass mo-dule used to determine the vehicles h

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual1.1.8 PropellersThe AscTec Hummingbird’s standard propellers aremade of flexible PP-plastics. Their low

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s Manual2 Things to do before the first flightThe AscTec Hummingbird w/ AutoPilot comes com-pletely assembled and

AscTec Hummingbird with AutoPilot User’s ManualmAh. With a state-of-the-art 2100 mAh battery thevehicle is able to hover up to 20 minutes without anyp