2dversion fy gcs software manual

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2D Version Ground Control Station Software FYGCS4.0

1. Double-click , installed by default.

2. After installation, double-click , open the FYGCS4.0, you can see the

following interface.

Fig1 FYGCS4.0 Beta Main Interface

3. Click openmenu bar in FYGCS4.0 main interface, loaded the electronic atlas of the MapInfo

format (*. gst files) into the map window of the software. As following:

Fig2 FYGCS4.0 Load Layer Interface

2. click open

1.select the prior

to the map


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Fig5 Connect Display Interface

The installation and use of the USB-TTL Serial cable

Step One: install the USB-TTL serial drive

1) Double-click the serial drive, installed by default.

2) Restart the computer and make the drive be activated.

3) If it can't be used, please uninstall the original drive and reinstall this one, or search its PL2303 chip

to the latest version on the Internet.

Step Two: confirm the USB-TTL Virtual serial number (take Win XP for example)1) Insert the USB-TTL interface cable into computer USB COM port(dont connect TTL port to any

other wire ) , you will find there is more than one port(COM and LPT), the portCOM2in the

Prolific USB-to-Serial Com Port (COM2) exactly is the Virtual serial number.

If you do not know which COM port number, do the following:

Click your control panel: Click on system: Hardware, click Device Manager:

Check the COM Port number for Prolific USB-to-Serial Com Port:

Note COM number.

Click Connect,then

display dialog box.

select save to path

record name


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2) inserter a few times for confirmation.

3) Modify the serial number if necessary.

6. Parameters setting

I As following Fig5, Controlinterface:

Fig6 Parameters setting --ControlInterface

Button Name Function Description

Show errorDisplay or hidden the line link

question

NA-Return

Set the autopilot auto enter the

Auto Return To Homemode(RTH) when it detects

communication interruption

lasting 10seconds or more

default: NA Return

Loop Rt

Loop fly the route you set. Only

effective in the line fly mode.

Loop Rt means activated,

Not Loop means invalid

RC

RC means autopilot is

controlled by transmitter,

DRRC means autopilot is

controlled by data radio.

NA-Photo

NA-Photo means disable

automatic camera, Auto Photo

Enable (Equidistance or Timing

photography)

Take PhotoClick this button, it can taking a

picture once.

Timing-PG

Timing-PG means timing taking

photo, E-Dis-PG means

Equidistance taking photo.

RC Enable

selection for closing the remote

control operation or not (default

is remote control, in generally

you dont need to change it. ) .

Clear Track clear flying line on the map

utton

ameFunction Description

C Means the autopilot deactivated

PV the auto stabilize mode

NAV the path navigation mode

ath NAV According to set line Fly

lickPoint Click point fly

et ClickP

use the mouse click the target

location on the electronic map,

then the airplane will fly

forwards to there

THthe autopilot auto return to

home

ircle self-circling mode

ancel Cancel mode

A Takeoff Auto take off

A Landing Auto landing aircraft

UARTreplay data

window

Select port ofUART

Select baud of uart19200 The data can be replayed

through the box operation

The time scale of data playback progress

display, can realize jumping player

Connect Panda(orFY-31AP) withFY-GCS

Disconnect Panda(or FY-31AP) with

FY-GCS


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II As following, Toolinterface:

Attention: If you select the button, click the right mouse button you can cancel the operation, changes to a hand type mouse.

Fig7 Parameters setting --ToolInterface

Button Name Function Description

Arrow arrow shape mouse

Pan hand shape mouse

Center Click Center, the map display center by the

point as the center of the circle.

ZoomIn Zoom in the map

ZoomOut zoom out the map

Mask mark a place in the map

Text Text information in the map.

Ruler measure map

Clear Ruler clear measure in the map


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III Please click the set button, after set a parameter. As following, Param1interface:

Fig8 Parameters setting --Param1Interface

Auto Take off

ParametersFunction description

TakeOff Pitch

Setting auto takeoff

pitchunit:degree

TakeOff Speed

Setting auto takeoff

speed,unit:m/s

TakeOff Throtte

setting auto takeoff

throtte

Flight parameters Function description

TGT SPD Target Speed, set the expectations value of the

current speed, unit: km / h

TGT ALT Target Altitude, set the expectations value of

the current altitude, unit: m

CIR RAD Circle Radius, set the circling radius, unit: m

PHOLNTVAL Photographic Interval, set the space distance or

time between every automatic photography.

Unit: m. when in Timing take photo then the

unit is: s.

Cruise thr set the throttle control neutral value of the

Panda autopilot ,this value only activated when

the plane is in automatic navigation fighting.

This value can be auto record when grab the

servo neutral value.

PG delay Photographic delay, set the interval time

between trigger the shutter and completely save

the photo

PID Control Parameter description

Turn ctrl PID turn control parameters

Height ctrl PID Height control parameters

Throttle ctrl PID Throttle control parameters

Route

stability

PID Route stability parameters

Pitch stability PID Pitch stability parameters

Roll stability PID Roll stability paramenters

Click Readis reading flight

control internal parameters.

Click storage is writing parameters to the internal

storage space, and permanent preserve.


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Please click the set button, after set a parameter. As following, Param 2 interface:

Fig9 Parameters setting --Param2Interface

up/down data

frequency

description

T Rate Transfer rate from the plane reached

the ground station, Hz

RC Rate the aircraft controller rate uploaded

from the ground station, Hz

Inst Setting Set the autopilot to the actual

installation relative to the head

direction of the arrow in the direction

Gyro

initialization

keep static

description

Gyro self test Automatically detect the

aircraft gyro is normal.

Gyro Init Initialize the gyro

Record middle

point

Record servo neutral when in

Level flight ,will be used in all

navigation flight

If you need to reverse operation of a content in the

corresponding entry in front of the box, click the left

mouse button, marked with "" and click "Settings".

There are four mode of mix control

1. No mix (ALI NAV)

2. ElE and AIL Mix (ALI NAV)

3. No mix (ALI&RUD NAV)

4. ElE and AIL Mix (ALI&RUD NAV)

Select the corresponding mode, click on the

"Settings" to take effect ("read" function is: read the

current aircraft control mode).


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IV As following, Route 1interface

Fig10 Parameters setting --RouteInterface

7. Air Route Setting

I Set the Home point

Each flight in the different regions should be re-set the home point; usually the home point is set near the

takeoff point. After the GPS lock the position, in the map will display the current position of the plane,

you can set this point as the home point.

II As following Fig11, air route setting interface

Click Route on Toolbar, click , via the mouse click in the map. You will see a house

Route setting Function description

MOU PLAN clicking on the target location to add the

waypoints which add information to local

destinations list

END PLAN end mouse plan

DNLD ROU Download the route of the flight control

electronic memory to the list of local routes

CLEAR Delete all the waypoints in the list of local routes

UPLD ROU Upload a list of local routes in the route to the

electronic memory of the autopilot

OPEN ROU F Load routes from a local route file (*. Wpt) to the

list of local routes

SAVE ROU F save routes in the list of local routes as a local

route file (*. Wpt)

FLASH STORAGE Write uploaded route to the autopilot, permanent

preservation

Return Pt click on the target location to set return point

Parachute Click the target location to set the aircraft

automatic landing (parachute) position

Select Rect H Horizontal planning routes in the selected area

Select Rect V Longitudinal planning routes in the selected area

Distance between each two

linesDisBuffer: Set the extra distance for the

plane turn , guarantee you can get good

enough photos in the area you selected

(unit:m).


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icon . Then click , waypoint position which you want. Click right mouse button

or for ending waypoint plan.

Fig11 Air Route Setting Interface

After you plan the route completely,please click to upload the route to the autopilot.After

upload the route successfully, will pop up the following Fig12 dialog box.

Fig12 The Dialog Box

Note: Please dont click any other buttons when the air route is in the uploading or downloading status.

The entire navigations point information must be successfully loaded before you click anywhere else or

the air route transmission will be interrupted.

left-click waypoint

which you want to edit awaypoint information.

Modify the waypoint

data in this dialog box,

such as latitude,

longitude or altitude

information, and add

or delete a waypoint.

Another way to modify a

waypoint: Double click to

select the waypoint, and

then click somewhere in

the coordinates of the

location on the map.


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After uploading, you can clear the current waypoints via click the button.And then click

, download waypoints in panda, check the waypoints are correct.

III Aerial photography route planning

First set the route direction horizontal or Longitudinal, Line Spacing, Distance Buffer, altitude. Click

, modify the latitude and longitude in edit box which pop-up, on the map will show the

return point icon. Click the button Select Region, then drag right mouse button to select the area for

aerial photography, as the following:

Fig13 Aerial photography route interface

Click , save the route which is set into panda, otherwise waypoints will be lost after power

outage.


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