Product Features: One board OSD features:
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1. ARKRIRD Product Features 1 ARKBIRD System is a high accuracy autopilot designed for fixed wing Function all in one broad on broad IMU Inertial measurement unit OSD On Screen Display barometer Attitude sensor 12V 5V regulation chip ESC voltage regulation dual power supply Industrial reliable design 2 3 A a 6 7 8 Plug amp Play design no need to weld any wire Adjust parameters by OSD menu and radio stick Intelligent PID controller Easy to adjust support delta wing One button auto leveling one button RTH return to home lost radio signal return home Cruise flight Keep straight amp constant height flight Gyro normal balance and 3D balance Hover mode Fence mode Auto Switching to Return to Home Mode while flying out of the rectangle area specified 4 Way point flight coordinate set by radio stick One board OSD features l 2 Voltage display 3D Go home arrow radar mark flight time horizon total distance and power consumption Customized interface can set Fighter HUD interface can choose the font size the demands of latitude and longitude ARKBIRD AutoPilot with OSD i Read this manual carefully befor use Pay attention to important detail and parameters a a Use ctrl F to s arch this document to locate information eg neutral check Wiring Page 3 Power Supply P4 Installation P6 Switch Modes thr2. elevate angle Decrease the travel range of control surface value Do not adjust through SUB TRIM otherwise RTH Mode won t be precise d B 17 Adjusting Return to Home Mode 1 Switch to RTH Mode Important parameters Home Direction Roll Angle Pitch Angle and RTH Throttle shown on OSD shall be checked all the time Flying to certain height switch to RTH Mode and check if these data are appropriate ho of Satellites Home Director Roll Angle Pitch Amale AHILE q Rada Mark Roll Control Value Ailenon Contra Value Throttle Value oe IUA Ga7T7TOs FA 2 Adjust RTH parameters referring to these values If the roll angle is too small to return promptly please increase the Max Roll If the turning is to fast so that the RTH line is S sharp decrease the Max Roll and increase Rudder control Yaw ctl 3 Adjust Max Up and Max Down to make plane pitch up and down smoothly Too prompt or slow are improper 4 Based on how far and high expect to fly adjust safe height as high as possible If fly far than 2km please adjust this value more than 150m Please set cruise speed as Safe speed in RTH menu 12 Frequently Asked Questions Q There is no OSD OSD is incomplete A Check the wiring restart the power Notice that if separated supply the sequence to power on is OSD 12V first and then ESC flight power Otherwise the OSD cannot initialize and display If there s
3. and 30 lt CH6 lt 70 within rectangle area and above safe height it is Balance Mode otherwise it switches to RTH mode Fence Mode wwe wee nee Fence Mode ON or OFF North Dist qsss North Distance m Kast Dist qssss East Distance m South Dist wenn nee South Distance m West Dist qsss West Distance m Safe Height Set Height m North N Distance West W South S Eire Way Point Set Set four way points WP1 WP4 allow to turn on off separately Set Custom Mode as Way Point Mode CH5 gt 50 and 30 lt CH6 lt 70 The plane will fly in a loop upon the sequence of 1 to 4 skip the waypoint turned off and return to home while over the safe time WP safe time ss n n WP safe time Returning to home if reachs the safe time Re timing only next power on WPT aese WP 1 On Off Lng Dist ween Waypoint 1 East West distance away from Home m gt means East and lt means West Lat Dist wenn ee Waypoint 1 South North distance away from Home m S means South and means North Height _ wnennne Waypoint 1 Height m WRU aem WP 2 On Off Lng Dist www nnn ee Waypoint 2 East West distance away from Home m gt means East and lt means West Lat Dist ween Waypoint 2 South North distance away from Home m S means South and A means North Height wen nn eee
4. gt CTL parameters 1 Aileron When rolling the plane to right aileron shall produce a left compensation automatically make plane go back horizontal On the contrary when rolling to left aileron will produce a right compensation Please see as below Control Output Control Output s Direction of Plane Control Output Control Output If the compensation direction is not correct please move the Dip switch 1 to the other side 2 Elevator When pitching up the plane elevator shall produce a down compensation automatically On the contrary when pitching down elevator will produce an up compensation Please see as below Direction of Plane Direction of Plane Control Output Control Output If the compensation direction is not correct please move the Dip switch 2 to the other side 10 3 Rudder When yawing the plane to right rudder shall produce a left compensation automatically On the contrary when yawing to left rudder will produce a right compensation Direction of Plane Direction of Plane Control Output lt 4 3 e 1 Output If the compensation direction is not correct please move the Dip switch 3 to the other side 9 GPS and Return to Home Instruction While switching to RTH PA E CH5 to 100 and CH6 to 100 it will adjust the flying height to safe height to go home If the throttle safe is open and when height and distance is within 30m ESC will alert by a soun
5. 6 Flight OSD Interface Compass No of Satellites Mod Home Direction Fly Time Roll Angle Pitch Angle 3 orano value speed Atitude caren Capacity Cnsumed Roll Control Value Voltage of AV Tx System Voltage of Power System Aileron Contra Value Throttle Value 4 Home Distance Total Distance of Fly 1 When Arkbird is auto piloting the plane RTH mode Cruise flight the lower right will display Roll Pitch contro Angle Value and Throttle Value Adjust Autopilot if these angles not appropriate 2 The idle current is 0 8A while turning off the throttle if the readout is wrong please enter the OSD menu and exit to reset the current value 3 Please reduce the motor vibration to keep the vibration value more than 65 100 is the most ideal situation 4 Pay attention to GPS satellite quantity less than 7 will result mistake positioning 7 Manual Mode Radio Stick and SUB TRIM back to center set radio travel range as 100 Switching to Manual Mode Arkbird will not participate control set manual control s reverse through radio adjust plane s CG and travel angle make sure plane can fly stably in horizontal without Autopilot 8 Reverse Balance Mode assistant Control Switching to Balance Mode by pushing CH5 to 100 and CH6 to 0 if the neutral point is correct rudder aileron and elevator shall be at the neutral position otherwise please check the neutral point again see OSD menu
6. Flight Power Arkbird sensor s 3P wire can wire in the flight power 1 If 3S battery plug in the jumper Default it will supply power to 12V Video system Arkbird OSD 12V Video TX amp camera OSD12V 5V regulator provides additional 5V power for OSD amp CPU If not using OSD we also strongly suggest plug in OSD 12V to provide dual power to prevent any issue caused by ESC 5V power insufficiency 2 If separated supply remove the jumper connect another 3S battery 800mah 1000mah to the Video Power Port 12Vin on the third row If separated supply the sequence to power on is OSD 12V first and then ESC flight power Otherwise the OSD cannot initialize and display 3 Installation 1 The pins of Servo amp Radio RX shall stay forward toward flying direction the side with soldering dot shall be upward or Vertical toward right wing Default is level installation 2 Put on heat shrink tubing fix by sponge and cable tie Please keep away from motor to avoid vibration which will reduce the accuracy of sensor 3 While using on flying wing connect channel 1 output to right servo and connect channel 2 output to left servo DISABLE the mix function from transmitter switch Dip switch 4 to 0 to enable flying wing mix 4 While using on 3 channel plane connect channel 1 output to rudder to steering 5 When setting return to home please take off propellers for safety concern Soldering D
7. RC model For safety concern please do not install in plane for aerial photography which might fly over crowd 3 Please install the autopilot depends on your demands and check the condition before flying every time 4 Any equipments and electric products on the plane couldn t be completely reliable please using this system following the instruction The system provider is not responsible for any direct or indirect loss and consequence caused by using this product ILL 19
8. Waypoint 2 Height m WPS ne WP 3 On Off Eng Dist wenn Waypoint 3 East West distance away from Home m gt means East and lt means West Lat Dist ween Waypoint 3 South North distance away from Home m S means South and A means North Height ss wnennn e Waypoint 3 Height m Height M LAT DIST M LNG DIST M AG 11 Balance Mode and RTH Adjustment Very Important Arkbird s default parameters will be ok for most plane types But if the most ideal situation expected please refer to the following methods First time installation do a neutral point alignment Plane shall be put paralleled to the ground before neutral point check moving aileron stick left and right to get start Refer to CTL menu Roll the plane to right and left 45 degree after neutral point check to see if OSD horizon tilts accordingly and quickly Please fly on default and record OSD video on the ground Observe the attitude through OSD and adjust parameters Adjusting Balance Mode Purpose Stick and SUB TRIM back to center plane can be able to flight levelly 1 Please increase control value ctl in CTL menu or plane s control surface when the stability not good enough drift even stick back to center and decrease it when the plane swings y Increase the travel range of control surface O e A Over compensation 2 If plane pitches up or down when stick back to center please adjust the
9. be back to center once finished Note Pushing CH5 and CH6 to minus 0 and moving CH1 stick to left or right side within 3 seconds after power on can also enter neutral point check Custom Mode _ s Custom Mode CH5 gt 50 and 30 lt CH6 lt 70 RTH Return to Home Default Way Point Way Point Mode it is able to trace the Way Point Set by WayPoint menu HOVER Hover mode regard the hover position as balance position Gyro Gyro Mode it will do compensation for unintentional attitude changes Attitude Source _ Attitude Source GPS Attitude acquisition through GPS AR PRESS Attitude acquisition through barometer recommend 21 3 Lock Dir Heig Set RTH Parameters Max Roll Max UP Max Down Elevate Angle RTH Throttle AUTO Throttle Safe Speed Safe Height Throttle Safe Set OSD Parameters Big Letters Show Lat long AD Calibrate OSD Pattern Lock direction and height Cruise flight ON Under balance mode when CH1 and CH2 stick back to center height and direction will be locked and keep straight amp constant height flight OSD shows Aileron and elevator can also be controlled through CH1 and CH2 OFF Turn off the mode annae nee Max roll angle while return to home 20 to 40 degree recommended Senini Max pitch up angle while return to home 20 to 40 degree recommended Jasne Max pi
10. d of didi but no any throttle output to avoid any hacking while adjusting Refer to OSD menu During RTH mode throttle will increase if altitude is low or speed is slow decrease if altitude is high or speed is faster than set safe speed Once lost GPS satellite switching to RTH the plane will go home automatically based on the home angle of last position before out of signal Within radio range please switch to Balance Mode and land Please keep an eye on the quantity of GPS signal and voltage value fly carefully Please note if the quantity of satellite is less than 7 the positioning might not be correct Set Fail Safe to RTH mode Fail Safe is a receiver s function to preset position when receiver is out of signal Some receivers can set in the radio menu and some save the current position through receiver probably through a button Please refer to the manual of receiver Set the fail safe position the same as Return to Home Mode through CH5 and CH6 CH5 gt 50 CH6 gt 70 And then turn off the radio to check if it Fn ET switches to Return to Home sacl Note No need to set fail safe from channel 1 to channel 4 as these four channels are controlled by autopilot under Return to Home Mode which is not relevant to receiver 11 10 OSD and Menu CH5 switches to Manual Mode lt 50 throttle to 0 and push CH1 to left or right side for 6 seconds it will enter into main menu Exit the main menu if CH5
11. hows OSD but incomplete check PAL NTSC signal custom option or change display device some USB AV card output is incomplete Q OSD disappear once plugged the camera A Change PAL NTSC option use mainstream FPV specialized camera some surveillance camera 1s compatible Q Cannot locate home displaying Waiting GPS Home A Seeing OSD Waiting GPS Home proves GPS wiring is OK otherwise please check GPS wiring GPS s white antenna shall face up keep GPS away from Video TX and Camera Some Rite inferior Video TX s antenna will affect GPS too GPS can only work Outdoors First time about 5 10 minutes next power on of the same day it would take less than 10seconds to locate Q Plane tilts under Balance Mode Manual Mode can I adjust the radio TRIM A First time installation do a neutral point alignment Radio stick and SUB TRIM back to center adjust plane s CG and travel angle to make plane balanced Arkbird can produce compensation when CG amp travel angle is not appropriate but it is not mechanical stable there would be hidden trouble under RTH mode So firstly make sure plane can fly stably in horizontal under Manual Mode Attention Please read through carefully 1 The design purpose of autopilot is to keep balance of flight it is not able to manipulate plane or prevent stall You must have sufficient experiences of fixed wing to control the flight 2 The autopilot is only for small scale
12. ot Up Level Installation Soldering Dot Up D Soldering Dot to Right Wing Vertical Installation Soldering Dot to Right Wing 2 ways of installation 4 Switch Modes through CH5 and CH6 1 After installation test OSD and the radio control Use CH5 and CH6 0 to 100 to switch flight mode 2 While CH5 lt 50 it switches to Manual Mode OSD shows Ii 3 While CH5 gt 50 and CH6 lt 30 it switches to Balance Mode shows ay While CH5 gt 50 and 30 lt CH6 lt 70 it switches to Custom Mode Way point Mode or Fence Mode r m g While CH5 gt 50 and CH6 gt 70 it switches to Return to home Mode shows 2 CHS lt 50 Manule mode CH6 lt 30 Balance mode CHE gt 30 EM wr OO CH6 gt 70 Return to home mode CH5 gt 50 CHE CH AUM2 CHB AUX3 CH9 AUX Positive f Ch5 CH6 g Negative Pos and Negative 5 GPS amp Save Home Position After power on Arkbird will start to search GPS satellite and save the first valid position as Home During searching the elevator will be up and any manipulation of radio stick is invalid If need to skip the searching please push CH6 more than 75 and push CH1 to left or right side for 1 second Once skipped the searching it CANNOT switch to RTH mode RTH logo A flash but itis balance mode a oe r gg ee E 038400 ARKBIRD AHRS WAITING GPS HOWE
13. ough CH5 and CH6 P7 GPS amp Save Home Position Flight OSD Interface P9 BVENUEIDY Core CAES oO Reverse Balance Mode assistant Control P 10 a GPS and Return to Home Baaicuction E Ud AA j 10 OSD and Menu P12 T O ouu nanan RA UNa 11 Balance Mode and RTH Adjustment Very impels yee P 17 12 Frequently Asked Questions P 18 _ ss xs 1 Wiring AIL U ELE amp RUD REV a DELTAWIN 4 oa ne ON PAEL B UPGRADE RX JUMPER pi ME UPGRADE TX 5V SERVO ELE SERVO ESC SERVO RUD POWER INPUT CURRENT METER INPUT JUMPER a POWER Fa evi VIDEO IN i Place GPS away from Video TA amp Camara White antenna facing UP Use 3P wires black ground red power white data Note the polar of camera wire DO NOT POWER ON before carefully check Especially 12V incorrect wiring will damage the autopilot permanently Arkbird System s Assemble Map ARKBIRD Autopilot ESC Current Sensor ARKBIRD P J Camera gt Servo RUD i j Servo a om Video TX 2 Power Supply Recommend using one single 3S 12V battery to supply flight power and Arkbird OSD12V Video TX amp camera Shared supply Otherwise use one battery 2S 6S to supply flight power another 3S battery to supply OSD 12V amp Video Separated supply 12V 5V Video TX Camera Video Power Jumpper
14. switches to auto mode gt 50 Moving stick up and down to change the value pushing to right side to select and pushing to left side to exit and save parameters Main Menu 12 Main Menu Set HOME _ Save home position Set CTL Parameters Set CTL Parameters Set RTH Parameters Set RTH Return to Home Parameters Set OSD Parameters Set OSD Interface Flight Parameters Reverse and delta wing mixing Fence Area Set Set Fence Mode Area Way Point Setl _ Set Way Point Model Way Point Set2 _ Set Way Point Mode2 Reset All to Default Move stick to right side for 2 seconds to reset to default Set CTL Parameters Roll Ctt ss Roll Control Cequivalent to travel range on radio Please adjust the travel range on OSD do not adjust through radio Pitch Cth Pitch Control Yaw Ctl ween Yaw Control Neutral Check _ Neutral Point Check Neutral point alignment needed under first installation not used for weeks or temperature variation is more than 10 degrees Aileron all the way to the right means it is waiting autopilot be put down OSD shows Waiting Neutral Point Check Put the autopilot paralleled to the ground Please prop up if there is a landing gear and move CH1 left and right to do 3 seconds neutral point check Aileron will
15. tch down angle while return to home 20 to 35 degree recommended eee eee Level flight s elevate angle 3 to 15 degree recommended Please adjust this value while pitch up or down to have level flight even the stick is back to center dieuweliwae Return to home throttle The autopilot will use the throttle value of level flight automatically as return to home throttle Default Minimum speed of return to home when speed is less than the certain value it will accelerate throttle in proportion to avoid lost while being upwind oe Safe Height The minimum height of return to home 80 to 200 m recommended Throttle Safe When distance and height are less than 30m for safety concern there is no throttle output under RTH Mode a Size of the characters selection senn Show longitude and altitude an Battery voltage calibration Stee seess OSD interface selection Simple Show home angle and voltage only Default Normal interface Fighter HUD interface ALL Info Show all attitude information 14 P or NXin PAL NTSC selection Flight Parameters Note Adjusting these four parameters 1s equivalent to adjusting the Dip switch Roll KEY1 _ Roll Reverse Pitch KEY2 _ Pitch Reverse Yaw KEY3 _ _ s Yaw Reverse FlyWing KEY4 __ Conventional Delta Wing Fence Area Set Switching to CH5 gt 50
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