Nighthawk Pro 280 User Manual
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1. http www yinyanmodel com en DownList asp to download manual Note To calibrate single ESC make sure to switch ESC SWITCH to OFF Please refer to Appendix ESC Calibration Flight Controller Instruction Nighthawk Pro flight controller is based on NAZE Skyline32 hardware For more info please visit http www yinyanmodel com en DownList asp to download manual or search NAZE flight controller on the web Transmitter Joystick Command Transmitter Joystick Command Mode 2 transmitter as example below 15 Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com ile Motor Arm Motor Disarm n Gyro calibration Frequently Asked Questions After power flight controller indictor not lit on but ESC indicator lit please check if ESC switch is switch to ON 2 After connected micro USB to computer and flight controller if the flight controller LED light are not on please check if the computer has installed the driver check ESC SWITCH is switched to ON position and check if micro USB connection If copter motor sound beep beep beep after connected the battery please redo ESC Calibration 4 If green LED light flashing and motor not able to arm please redo Accelerometer Calibration 5 If copter cannot lift off the ground please check battery voltage 6 If motor arm but motor is not spinning please check connection between motor and ESC If no video feed on monitor or goggle please check video transmitter and receiver channel are2. instruction manual to install and operate Nighthawk Pro 2 Do NOT use Nighthawk Pro while drunk taking drugs dizziness fatigues nausea and any other conditions no matter physically or mentally that could impair your ability 3 Must fly in safe zone Area larger than 2500 square meter 4 Do NOT modify or overload the system with inappropriate parts or accessories 5 Do NOT fly at severe weather conditions Such as wind speeds exceeding 10m s snow rain thunder and fog 6 Do NOT fly in high electromagnetic environment Certifications Nighthawk have certified by CE FCC RoHs Features Highlight 1 Independent designed solid durable and stable frame centroid and center of gravity are nearly the same even battery installed 2 Prebuilt frame and extra accessories Built with powerful EMAX power system and open source flight controller to ensure power and customizable RTF model can fly after battery and propellers installed 3 The sturdy copter frame has extensive flight test and endurance test 4 Bright COB rear LED different LED color can use distinguish copters when group flying LED power consumption is 4W which might decrease flying times 5 All in one design to combine ESC BEC and flight controller for easy installation and easy replacement Plug and play motor easy for swapping motor and no soldering needed 7 Independent Independent ESC and flight controller and power supply ESC switches to perform single ESC c
3. please download cleanflight configurator to configure you Cleanflight controller Note RTF version only need to follow the accelerometer and magnetometer calibration and ESC calibration ARF will need to follow the accelerometer and magnetometer calibration ESC calibration Mode selection and transmitter calibration 1 Flight Controller and Configurator 1 Please switch the ESC switch to ON 2 Connect flight controller to computer with Micro USB cable blue light will lit on flight controller and start self checking Please refer to Appendix Self checking light status 3 In Baseflight Configurator App select COM port and Baud Rate 4 Click Connect flight controller and configurator and connected when the button change to green COM Port Baud Rate Selection setting Connect Button Connect uto Connect 2 Flight Controller Setting Basic Accelerometer and Magnetometer Calibration Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Please select SETUP Information display board com 115200 v Auto Comnect Running 0S Windows Chrome 38 0 2125 122 Conf 35 40 Serial port successfully opened with ID 1 16 35 40 Unique device ID received x670ff504857726767193 16 35 40 Running firmware released on Apr 2 2015 Setup Configuration PID Tuning Receiver Mode S d Calibrate Accelerometer Place board or frame on leveled Calibrate BMagnetometer Move multirotor atleast 360 dezre a DCalibrate Ac
4. tuned to the same channel and power output switch for video transmitter to switch to ON If LED light is not on please check power output switch for LED light is switched to On and make sure connection are secured If copter is drifting in roll and or pitch axis please redo Accelerometer Calibration or use Acc Trim Sticks command to tune accelerometer If copter is not moving in correct direction please redo Magnetometer Calibration Appendix ESC Calibration To calibrate single ESC DSwitch ESC SWITCH to OFF position 2Calibrate MI ESC Since 3pin connector of M1 have BEC connect M connector directly into THR on the receiver Connector and Receiver connection see below Receiver 6Pin cable ESC calibration port Brown Red Orange White Black Brown Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com 3 Calibrate M2 ESC Since M2 connector have no BEC connect M2 connector directly into THR on receiver and connect Ml connector into other channels to supply power for receiver Connector and Receiver connection see below Receiver 6Pin cable ESC calibration port Press all the channels except throttle Brown Red Orange White Black Brown AIL ELE THR RUD AUX1 AUX2 4 Calibrate M3 and M4 ESC Same as Calibrate M2 ESC instead of M2 use M3 and M4 Buzzer To ensure buzzer to sound while battery voltage is low connect buzzer and buzzer connector then make sure battery inspection connector is connected with battery
5. aa az T Flight Controller Serine Base R B BR m Ra anali T AccelerometerandMagnetometerCalibratlon T 7 60 107 ii io m b aaa E 10 Yerel Tm ELE e Cl a Oo aaa ala Sallan bu 1 1 7770760100 iki n in 1 1 Step 7 Upgrade Accessories lnstallatlon aaa 12 IN GN Eee e e 1 4 Maim A OCI NN RR E ONE 1 4 ESCAS TO lb a a dream 15 EHH na e L 9 10 a NM A MA m REM REM 15 Transmitter Joystick Cominand 15 Ue m 16 16 Disclaimer Please read the disclaimer carefully before using the product By using this product you hereby agree to this disclaimer and signify that you have read them fully This product is not suitable for people under age of 18 Our product is design for FPV enthusiasts with open source flight controller and open source electronic speed 2 Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com controller to satisfy the constant update and upgrade with FPV enthusiasts need Please read the instruction manual and warnings carefully make sure battery charged and power connections are good during flights Do NOT fly around crowds children animals or objects Emax accepts no liability for damage s or injuries incurred directly or indirectly from the use of this product Warnings I Please following the
6. alibration and boot pad to perform software and firmware upgrade 8 Flight controller use 32bit ARM micro processor fast process speed to ensure fast respond 9 Gyroscope magnetometer and accelerometer and barometer expansion port With CPPM receiver GPS feature can be expanded GPS module sold separately 10 Support ANGLE HORIZON HEADFREE MAG HEADADJ etc modes 11 Support RC Input standard signal CPPM PPM SUM signal PWM singal 12 Low voltage monitoring and low voltage warning Buzzer sold separately 13 Use EMAX 12A ESC support open source BLHeli and ONESHOT feature flight controller is based on NAZE32 Skyline32 support open source configurator Baseflight and Cleanflight 14 Extra power output and power output switch for LED tracker and other expansion Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Specifications ARF RTF Size amp Weight Package L W H 310x300x100 Cmm 470x300x100 Cmm Nighthawk LxlxH 252mm 260mm 7 5mm 252mm 260mm 7 5mm Outer packing box 295g Inner Outer packing box 445g inner holder 180g holder 240g Flight weight g 440g Not included Battery 450g Not included Battery Weight Cg In the Box 1 User Manual 2 Nighthavk Pro RTF Assembly draving Elevator trims Mode changing switc Elevator ailerons control stick Allerons trims Up on please keep the throttle control stick at the bottom the Full Off position before you turn on the switch Flight mode select
7. and enable buzzer and battery voltage monitoring in the Configuration Buzzer connection see below Buzzer 2Pin cable Buzzer Connector Orange Red 7 Battery Voltage Monitoring To enable battery voltage monitoring connect battery with battery inspection connector then enable battery voltage monitoring in the Configuration Please make sure positive and negative connection otherwise reverse polarity will damage the main controller board Battery inspection connection see below 2Pin cable Battery Inspection Red Brown Self Checking Light Status Red LED and Green LED flashing gt Red LED flashing Green LED off gt Red LED off Green LED flash couple time then off 1f Red LED off then solid mean flight mode is engaged gt Self Checking Completed Bootloader Mode Entering Bootloader Mode 1 Using a tweezers or metal tool to short connect the BOOT pad on the control board 2 Power the control board by USB only POWER light will on at this time Then disconnect the BOOT pad If during this period the other 2 lights lit or cannot continue to the next step please repeat the operation 3 Next perform firmware update Safety first make sure to fly in safe zone This product is not suitable for people under age of 18 Happy Flying 17
8. celerometer 2 Calibrate Magnetometer C1 Calibrate Accelerometer Place board or frame on leveled surface then select Calibrate Accelerometer once the accelerometer calibration is complete date will be save automatically Note Starting or ending accelerometer calibration will be shown in the message display Make sure not to move the board or frame during calibration 2 Calibrate Magnetometer Select Calibrate Magnetometer make sure to rotate the board or frame 360 degree in all axis within 30sec rotate axis included Roll axis pitch axis and yaw axis Note Starting or ending magnetometer calibration will be shown in the message display ESC Calibration Please make sure to REMOVE PROPELLERS before perform ESC Calibration 1 Please select Configuration change Maximum Throttle to 2000 and save 2 Please select Motor Testing 1 Please check the box for Motor Test Move the master slider to MAXIMUM 3 Power the unit after the MAXIMUM throttle confirmation sound BEEP BEEP move the slider to minimum and wait for the MINIMUM throttle confirmation sound long BEEP then you will hear the confirmation of battery cell if you using 3 cell battery it will BEEP BEEP BEEP once the unit is ready confirmation sound 1 2 3 ESC calibration is completed Motor throttle 1 2 3 4 VARA KADIS PA Pink Motor Test Moving the s In order to p feature If you under motor test Master slider Master s
9. eedle nose pliers scissors etc 3 Computer or Laptop 4 Monitor and or goggles 5 Transmitter ARF model ONLY Installation Steps Step 1 Preparation Take out the frame from the package and put it on a horizontal plane like table Plug it to computer by USB cable Step 2 Driver and Configuration Software Installation 1 Install Driver Please install the drive program to your computer if you donot have it already C1 Please choose the compatible driver for your computer link http www silabs com products mcu pages usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers aspx Install the drive program on your computer 3 Please switch the ESC switch to ON 4 Connect flight controller to computer with Micro USB cable 5 Follow steps to install the driver 2 Install Configuration Software 19 Please install Google chrome web browser 2 Open Google Chrome web browser go to Chrome Web Store and search BaseFlight Configurator 3 Add BaseFlight Configurator App Note Installing Cleanflight Configurator 1s similar to Baseflight Configurator we will not discuss it in this manual Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Step 3 Receiver Connection Receiver and Flight Controller Connection ARF model ONLY Receiver 8Pin Cable RC Input Connector Brown Red Orange White Black Brown Orange White Step 4 How to use Baseflight Configurator Only Baseflight Configurator will be discuss below If customers use Cleanflight components
10. election 2000 2000 2000 2000 1000 1000 1000 1000 Waster Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Mode Selections Setup Configuration FID Tuning Receiver Bode Selection Serves GPS Motor Testing Rar Sensor Data Logging CLI 2AUX Channel Flight _Mode Selection Select for Modes M d e Hane AFM ANGLE HORIZON HAG KEADFREE MEATADT BEEPER 050 SY 1 Please select Mode Selection Modes ARM ANGLE HORIZON MAG HEADFREE HEADADJ BEEPER OSD SW etc Some modes will not appear unless sensor is connected Ex If barometer is not connected to the flight controller the altitude mode will not display in the list 2AUX Channel Select for Modes 2 AUX Channel for Modes Select desired AUX channel for mode then check the box and save the setting by click the SAVE at right bottom corner When mode is selected by switch the AUX channel selected mode name will highlighted green other will highlighted red on the screen Red LED Mode indictor will lit Some mode need to be select at the same time to function correctly RTF mode selection diagram ARF no need SWB switched to position 1 is ANGLE Position 2 is HORIZON and 3 is MANUAL Please refer to the diagram below Mmm a ORNO MANUAL Note We suggest donot select MAG to avoid the big current interference to compass Copter Testing Please make sure to REMOVE PROPELLERS before perform ESC Calibration 1 Connect receiver and fl
11. ight controller 2 Please select Raw Sensor Data 3 Rotate copter to check all sensor are correct sensor data should change according to copter rotation 4 Please select Motor Testing 5 Turn on transmitter 60 Connect battery to power on the copter 7 Use transmitter to arm motor flight controller light indicator will turn green Arm and disarm motor are shown below Mode 2 transmitter as example below Motor Arm Motor Disarm Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com 8 Move throttle stick up 9 Use transmitter stick to control pitch roll and yaw observe the motor power bar under Motor Testing Make sure the motor power bar is change according to transmitter stick 10 Test motor direction Use a piece of paper to touch the motor to check the motor direction Motor direction should be the same as figure shown below Please be careful and only move the motor little by little while checking motor direction A A esl n A ge P4 2 Zz A NN VA J y P i ei E o Jy AN v Y UN lt A aa A e gl NS E f N p N NU Jy X P d N 1 A E N N f P d a Sp e XN b A Step 5 Installation Caution Because the power cannot transmit in time to avoid video transmitter burnt out lease install the antenna before power on when testing and using video transmitter his light
12. ighthawk Pro Top Board MOBIUS Mounting Plate Receiver Antenna Pole Antenna Shock Absorber Camera dii FPV Transmitter Povve r Switch FPV m Propeller Motor Bottom Board Middle Board Motor Tilted Part Main Control Board 12 RC Input Connector CH6 cHs cHa CH3 CH2 CH1 5V ano 13 SWD Port sworo swocuk NRST 3 3v cno Battery Bootloader Pads 15 Motor Connector Inspection p 15 Motor Connector 9 LED 4 FPV Camera Connector DFPV Camera Connector D Power 3 Power Output Input Switch Vcc 2 Power Output 2 Power Output 5 Micro USB VCC 8 Buzzer Connector 3 Power Output 6 ESC Switch 2227 15 Motor Connector Switch 14 Sensor Board 7 ESC Inspection Connector 15 Motor Connector GND SV M1 M2 M3 M4 Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com DPower Input Support 2 4S Lipo battery To ensure flight safety use 5 6inches propellers for 3S battery and 5 inches propellers for 4S battery 2 Power Output Supply external power for LED Video TX etc 3 Povver Output Switch Control power output and output voltage is the same as input voltage Default set to OFF 4 FPV Camera Connector Please use filter to reduce video signal noise when power and signal are connected 5 Micro USB Connector Use micro USB cable to upgrade and configure flight controller B ESC Switch When ESC switche
13. ion please refer to RIF flight made diagram in p gel ARF Assembly drawing Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com 3 Accessories Accessories ARF and RTF both included CW Propellers 2PCS A Propeller CCW Propellers 2PCS b Battery amp wire Receiver wire Receiver wire mesh ARF accessories IPC accessories preassembled 8Pin PVC Connector ARF preassembled 6 Pin PVC Connector b Pin PVC Connector 2Pin PVC Connector Red amp Brown 2Pin PVC Connector Orange amp Red enter 1 MOBIUS Plate G MOBIUS accessories Shock absorber DPCS Hs Inclined motor mounting base 4PCS Motor Accessor1es M2 5X8 screw I 7PCS Cy Chassis Accessories 1PC IPC IPC RTF Accessories ARF Accessories Accessories Accessories Accessories Name Accessories Name Type Type I Camera camera mounting camera mounting plate camera mounting camera mounting plate K Camera Accessories M2 3X6 5 M2 5X8 Nylon screw 5PCS Accessories 5PCS self tap screw NE serev la L Accessories Note Ouadcopter with inclined motor mounting bases must choose flight mode or the quadcopter cannot fly forward after taking off Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Required Tools and Equipments 1 Battery with XT60 connector Suggested battery size 3 4S 1300 1800mah 35C For fly safety and main board power range suggest propellers 5 6inches under 35 and propellers 5inches under 4S 2 1 5MM 2 0MM 2 5MM hex driver tweezers n
14. is high heating to ensure the brightness Please donot touch when using it or may be scalded Caution high temperature After all testing completed disconnect micro USB and disconnect battery 19 Place velcro to frame about center of gravity of the frame depend on battery size battery can be placed inside the copter frame or above the copter frame See Fig 1 2 Place receiver behind the camera on the middle board stay away from the video transmission antenna 3 Place receiver antenna into receiver antenna base and install receiver antenna base to the frame There are 2 ways to install the receiver antenna customer can choose the best way depend on receiver size See Fig2 Fig3 and Fig4 4 Please install video transmitter antenna to video transmitter See Fig 2 5 Please install propeller to motors Beware of the CW and CCW propellers MI and M4 are CCW propellers M2 and M3 are CW propellers 6 Please remove camera cover and turn on monitor and or power goggle 7 Connect battery to power copter and switch the video transmitter power to ON and check video feed from monitor and or goggle 8 Please adjust camera lens focus to best image quality 10 Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Velcro Receiver Antenna Base Video Transmitter Channel Video transmitter channel switches are located at the bottom and rear of the copter channel can be change to corresponding channel
15. s to OFF single ESC testing calibration and program can be performed through ESC inspection connector When ESC switches to ON copter can flight normally Default set to ON ESC Inspection Connector Connector are set to GND 5V M1 M2 M3 M4 ESC signal When ESC switches to OFF single ESC testing calibration and program can be performed through this connector Please refer to Appendix ESC Calibration 8 Buzzer Connector Please refer to Appendix Buzzer 9 LED Indicator Starting from the right Blue LED Power Indicator Red LED Mode Indicator and Green LED Status Indicator 0 Bootloader Pads Bootloader pad is used for firmware update Please refer to Appendix Bootloader Mode DBattery Inspection Port If buzzer is connected buzzer will sound when minimum cell voltage is reach Please refer to Appendix Low Cell Voltage Monitoring DRC Input Connector GPS Connector For CPPM receiver CH1 is CPPM receiver signal pin From right GND SV CHI AIL CH2 ELE CH3 THR CH4 RUD CH5 AUX1 CH6 AUX2 If GPS feature is enable CH3 and CH4 are GPS Signal Pin CH3 TX CH4 RX If using CPPM receiver CH5 and CH6 are not used If use standard receiver CH1 AIL CH2 ELE CH5 THR CH6 RUD 3 SWD Port 4 Sensor Board Include gyro compass and accelerometer expansion port 59 Motor Connector MI M4 Motor Connector ESC Instruction Nighthawk Pro is using EMAX 12A All in one ESC For more info please visit
16. sure the actual distance between radio and video transmitter in your flight aera for the electromagnetism will influence the distance between radio and video transmitter Step 7 Upgrade Accessories Installation Inclined Camera Mounting Plate Installation 1 Place camera to inclined camera mounting plate 2 Use M2 3X6 5mm self tap screw to secure the camera 3 Remove top board 4 Insert camera with inclined mounting plate to the middle board 5 Install the top board with M3 0X6 0mm screw with hex driver Camera Mounting Plate Installation 1 Place camera to camera mounting plate 2 Use M2 5X8 0mm nylon screws and M2 5 nylon nut to secure the camera 3 Remove top board 4 Insert camera with mounting plate to the middle board 5 Install the top board with M3 0X6 0mm screw with hex driver MOBIUS Accessories Installation Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Inclined Motor Mounting Base 1 Install motor to inclined motor mounting base Please install the M1 M4 motor to the corresponding position 1 4 is indicated at the motor base 2 Use M3x7mm steel screws to secure the motors 3 Install inclined motor mounting plate to the motor arm plate 4 Use M2 5x8mm stainless steel screw to secure After installation completed all motors should be inclined to the same angle If any motor is not level check motor and motor mount Tp gt Install motors 13 Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com N
17. to monitor and or goggle 20mw 200mw power switch is located at the side of FPV Switching to copter head is 20mw and to tail is 200mw The default is 20mw FR FR1 A FR2 B mmo T FR3 E FRA F Aaa Run Frequency Table cmn cm Cc cu cu ce cer cin eds Hz 24 2 0825 2 B RMHz aT OMA TERMHz STOMA dene FRZ 9752 2 97502 2 arriMHz 2 2 oziz 2 2 PRS 7 2 2 2 2 gez MHz 2 2 2 4 2 2 of soni 2 2 2 2 2 2 Step 6 Test flight After completion of copter installation and testing please place copter in the center of the test flight field turn on transmitter then connect the battery to power copter If needed switch the LED power to ON to power LED Flight controller light will turn to solid blue and motor will sound one long beep then short beep number of short beep depends on battery cell then sound J 1 2 3 and wait for copter self checking to complete After copter self checking completed please make sure nothing around the copter within 5m before arming 1 1 Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com motors Please refer to Appendix Self checking light status Note Please test the distance between radio and video transmitter before testing to make
18. www emaxmodelcom Nighthawk Pro 42 nin NN HA NIGHT Instruction Manual v EMAX Nighthawk Pro www emaxmodel com Thanks for purchased Nighthawk Pro Please follow the instruction manual to install and configure your Nighthawk Pro This instruction manual needs to complement with configuration software user instruction to configure Nighthawk Pro http www yinyanmodel com en DownList asp Please refer to this link to learn more Index ii T HU o A LU ii is l r 0 303000 2 A EA 3 ih e r REY FE PER PAYET D s b 3 Pe AU GFA VON NE NM omm 3 4 Di CN Og soca os ba ces fcc ta T A Required Tools and FE Quipmens c 4222 2252ec0 02 lt e0ee25eecs 008 daabakabinasunab das EHE Hao E MEHREREN EEREEEEREEEER ERR ayaz ee EBEN ERE REESE ER EN EE sup ERAS 6 e Ka 6 SIED T 6 Step 2 Driver and Configuration Software 5 6 li lilin oub sl s r 6 le Gti OU ELE ON SOLN x B R 6 567 ke e e Cona AAA T Receiver and Flight Controller T Step4HowtouseBaseflightConfigurator enne nennen nennen essen enne nennen enne nnns T I Flight Controller and G nl m iman
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