User Manual & Setup Guide v1 -...

UserManual&SetupGuidev1.0

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Contents

Overview...........................................................................................................................................1Features

Specifications

WarrantyandReturnPolicy

SpareParts........................................................................................................................................4InstallBetaflight.............................................................................................................................5InstalltheReceiver.......................................................................................................................8BindtheReceiver...........................................................................................................................9VerifyChannelMapping...........................................................................................................12VerifyChannelDirections.......................................................................................................13AdjustChannelCenters............................................................................................................16AdjustChannelEndpoints.......................................................................................................20SetUpArmingSwitch...............................................................................................................24MounttheAntenna(s)...............................................................................................................28CustomizeTheOSD....................................................................................................................29InstalltheProps..........................................................................................................................31AtlatlFunctions...........................................................................................................................34Channel-Change

Pit-Mode

SavingYourConfiguration......................................................................................................35Pre-FlightCheck..........................................................................................................................36BestPracticesForFPV..............................................................................................................37QuadcopterSafety......................................................................................................................38AdjustPIDs/Rates/vTXfromTaranis...........................................................................41

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OverviewKOPISisahigh-performanceready-to-flyFPVracingdronefromHolybro,Low-deckdesignmeanscentralizedmassandexcellenthandling.Stretched-Xmotorlayoutisthechoiceoftopracersbecausetherearpropsarefurtherfromthe"dirtyair"comingfromthefrontprops.Theresultissmoothercorneringandhighertopspeed.TheFPVantennaisinauniquelocationbehindthequad,toprotectagainstdamage.KakuteF7flightcontrollerandAtlatlHVV2videotransmittergiveperfectlyintegratedcontrolofallquadcoptersystems.TMOTORF40Pro-II2400kvmotorsgiveawesomepowerandspeed,justliketopracers.RunCamSwiftMicrocameraislightandsmall,withgreatimagequality.KOPISgivesalltheperformance,looks,anddurabilityofahand-builtmachine,withouteverhavingtopickupasolderingiron!

Features• 5mmfull3kcarbonfibertwill• Counter-sunkscrewsonbaseforgreatappearanceandprotectionofbatteryagainstdamage.• KakuteF7flightcontrollerwithsoft-mountedgyroformechanicalfilteringofvibration.Means

youcandisablemoresoftwarefiltersforbestflighthandling.• Improvedsoft-mountingfoamforKakuteF7givesoptimalbalanceofstiffnessanddampingfor

evenbettergyroperformancethanbefore!• BetaflightOSDincluded.MonitorvoltageandbatterycapacityinyourFPVgoggles.ChangePIDs

andRatesusingyourtransmittersticks.• AtlatlHVV2videotransmitter:

o 5.8GHzo Standard40-channelset.However5645MHzand5925MHz5945MHzareillegalin

manyareas,sotheyarenotsupported.Ifyouselectoneofthesechannels,itwillsimplyfailtowork.

o OutputPower:0.5mW(pitmode),25mW,200mW,500mW,800mWo MMCXantennaconnectorforeasy,secureconnection.Won’tbreakorcomelooselike

theIPEXconnectorusedonothervTX.o ControlthevTXchannelandtransmitpowerfromtheOSDusingyourtransmittersticks

orfromyourTransmitter.NomorepickingupthequadtochangevTXsettings!• Buzzerincluded.• RunCamSwiftMicroFPVcamera• Adjustablecamerauptiltfrom0degreesto90degrees.• Serialreceiversupported(SBUS,iBUS,Spektrum).LegacyPPMandPWMreceiversnot

supported.

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Specifications• MCU:STM32F745VGT632-bitprocessor• IMU:ICM20689(SPI)32kHzcapable• Barometer:BMP280• TFcardforBlackboxlogging• Tekko32BLHeli_324-in-1ESC(Dshot1200compatible)• Supports4S-6Sbattery(motorsareoptimizedfor4S)• Weight299gramswithoutbatteryorprops

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WarrantyandReturnPolicyIfyoubelievethatyourKOPISisdefective,pleasecontactus.Ifwedeterminethattheboardisdefective,itwillberepairedorreplacedatnochargetoyou.WemayaskyoutosendyourKOPIStoourservicecenterforexaminationorrepair.Shippingcostsareyourresponsibility.Returneditemsshouldincludetheoriginalpackagingandallaccessories.

Ifproductisdamagedordefective,wewillrepairorreplaceit.Refundsareonlygivenwhenproductislostbytheshippingcompany.Therefundamountislimitedtothepriceoftheproduct.Shippingcostsareneverrefundable.

Contactusat:

• Email:[email protected]• FacebookPage:Holybro• FacebookGroup:HolybroShurikenOwnerGroup

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SpareParts

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InstallBetaflightAlthoughyourKOPIScomesfromthefactorynearlycompletelyreadytofly,youstillneedtoinstalltheBetaflightconfiguratoronyourcomputersothatyoucanmakesureyourtransmitterisconfiguredcorrectly.IfyoupurchasedthePlug-N-FlyversionoftheKOPIS,youalsomayneedtousetheconfiguratortobindyourreceiver.

InstallingDriversInordertoconnecttoyourKOPIS,youmustgettheBetaflightdriversinstalledonyourcomputer.IfyouareonMacOSorLinux,YourO/Scomeswiththedriversyouneedpre-installed.Youdonotneedtoperformthisstep.Youmayskipdirectlyto“InstallingBetaflightConfigurator”.

IfyouareonWindows,youmustinstallthedriversmanually.Thisisaplacewherebeginnersoftenstruggle.We’regoingtopresentthestepshere,andifyoucanfollowthem,thengreat,butmanypeoplewon’tbeabletofollowthem.Ifyouneedamorepersonalapproach,hereisalinktoavideothatwalksyouthroughtheprocessinmoredetail.

AllAboutBetaflightDrivers,IncludingHowtoInstallThem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4ygG6Y5zXI

ThevideolinkedaboveshowsaprocessofusingZadigtoreplacetheVCPdriver.TheImpluseRCDriverFixerisaneasierwayofdoingthesamething.TheinstructionsbelowwillshowhowtousetheImpulseRCDriverFixer.

Herearethestepsyouwillperform:

1. DownloadtheVirtualCOMPort(VCP)driverinstallerfromhere.Unfortunately,youmusteithercreatealoginorgivethemyouremailaddress,thenwaitforthemtoemailyoualink,todownloadtheactualinstaller.Werecommendthatyoucreateauserloginbecausethe“sendyoualinkinanemail”methodsometimestakesalongtimetogothrough.

a. TocreatealoginattheSTMsite,firstgotothisURL.b. Click“CreateanAccount”c. Enteryourinformationinthenextpageandclick“Register”d. Youwillreceiveaconfirmationemail.Completetheconfirmationprocess.e. LogintotheSTMsiteusingtheloginyoujustcreatedanddownloadtheVCPdriver

installerfromthelinkinstep3.2. RuntheVCPinstallerandletitfinish.3. DownloadtheImpulseRCDriverFixerfromhere.4. RuntheImpulseRCDriverFixer.Itwillinstructyoutopluginyourflightcontroller.

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5. WhileholdingdownthebootloaderbuttonontheKakuteF7,plugitintoyourPCviaUSB.TheImpulseRCDriverFixershouldcompletesuccessfully.Thebootloaderbuttonisquitesmall.Useaplastictooltopressit.Ifyouuseametaltoollikeascrewdrivertip,becarefulnottodamageit.Usetheflatofthetoolandnotthetip.

IsItOverYet?THATWASSUPERANNOYINGWASN’TIT.Yes…weknow.

Thegoodnewsis,youdonotneedtorepeatthisprocessagain.Sortof.Youneverneedtoinstallthedriversagainonthiscomputer,unlessyoureinstalltheoperatingsystemforsomereason.Ifyouuseanothercomputerforthefirsttime,youwillneedtoinstallthosedriversonit.Also,youmayneedtore-runtheImpulseRCDriverFixersometimeswhenyougotoflashtheboard.Ifyoutrytoflashtheboardanditfails,repeatsteps4and5above.

TheBootloaderButton

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InstallingBetaflightConfiguratorBetaflightismanagedusingtheBetaflightConfiguratorapplication,alsoknownforshortastheBetaflightGUI,orjust,“TheGUI”.(GUIispronounced“gooey”incaseyouwondered.Onlyweirdossay,“GeeYouEye”.)DownloadtheBetaflightConfiguratorapplicationhere:

https://github.com/betaflight/betaflight-configurator/releases

ThisisastandardapplicationpackageforWindows,MacOS,orLinux.Afteryoudownloadit,installandrunitthesameasanyotherapplication.

OnMacOSyoumustgivetheapplicationpermissiontorunandaccessthenetwork.Thesimplestwaytodothisistoright-clicktheinstallerandchooseOpen.Asecuritypromptwillappearasking,“Areyousureyouwanttoopenit?”ClickOpenonthispromptandtherelevantconfigurationchangeswillbemadeautomatically.

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InstalltheReceiverYourKOPIScomesfullybuilt.Buttherearestillsomebasicstepsthatyouneedtodo,tomakesurethatyourtransmitterisgoingtoworkcorrectlywithKOPIS.We’regoingtowalkthroughthosestepsnow.

KOPIScomeseitherasaPlug-n-Fly(PnF)modeloraBind-n-Fly(BnF)model.TheBnFmodelhasaFrSkyR-XSRreceiveralreadyinstalled.IfyoupurchasedtheBnFmodel,youcanskiptheinstallationinstructionsbelow.Godirectlytothebindinginstructions.

IfyoupurchasedthePnFmodeloftheKOPIS,youneedtoinstallyourownreceiver.Westronglyrecommendthatyouusealow-profile-receiverliketheFrSkyXM+orR-XSR.TheKOPISisdesignedtobesmallandlight,forbestflightperformance.Butthisalsomeansitwillbehardtofitalargereceiverontoit.

First,usea2mmhexdrivertoremovethefourscrewsatthecorneroftheKOPIStopplate.Removethetopplate.Thiswillexposetheflightcontrolstack.Awirehasbeenpre-installedfromthefactoryforyourreceivertoconnectto.

Thepre-installedwirehasaconnectorforaFrSkyXSRreceiver.IfyouhaveaFrSkyradio,simplyplugthatreceiverintothepre-installedwire.Ifyouhaveanyotherreceiver,cuttheconnectoroffthewireandsolderitdirectlytoyourreceiver,orinstallanewconnectorifyouprefer.(DONOTCUTTHEWIRESWHENTHEBATTERYISPLUGGEDIN!)TheXSRReceiverusesthesameplugastheFrSkyR-XSRreceiver,howeverthepinoutisnotcompatiblebetweenthetworeceivers.YoucannotsimplypluganR-XSRreceiverintotheKopisandhaveitwork.

Thepre-installedwirehasthreecolors:red,black,andyellow.Theredwireisforpower;theblackwireisforground;theyellowwireisforsignal.Besuretoreferencethepinoutdiagramforyourreceiver,toensurethatyouareconnectingthecorrectpadstogether.

YoumustuseareceiverthatsupportsaserialprotocolsuchasSBUS,iBus,andSpektrumSatellite.YoucannotuseaPPMorPWMreceiverwiththeKakuteflightcontrollerontheKOPIS.

Ifyourreceiverrequires5vpower(mostreceiversexceptforSpektrumSatellite),noadditionalactionisrequired.Ifyourreceiverrequires3.3vpower(mostSpektrumSatellitereceivers),youmustmovetheredwirefromthe5vpadontheKakutetothe3v3padrightnexttoit.ThiswillrequireyoutotaketheAtlatlvideotransmitteroffthetopoftheflightcontrolstacktogetatthesolderpadsontheKOPIS.Donotconnectareceiverthattakes3.3vpowertothe5vwirethatisinstalledfromthefactoryoryouwilldestroythereceiver.

Werecommendsecuringthereceivertothequadusingapieceofservomountingtapeordouble-sidedfoamtape.Ifitwillfit,stickthereceivertothetopoftheTekkoESC,betweentheESCandtheflightcontroller.Ifitwillnotfitthere…well,let’sjustsayyou’llneedtogetcreative.

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BindtheReceiverNowthatyourreceiverisinstalledinyourKOPIS,thenextthingyouneedtodoisbindthereceivertoyourTaranis.BindingistheprocessoflettingtheTaranisandtheR-XSRknowthattheyshouldtalktoeachother.It’showyourquadcopterknowstolistentoyourtransmitterandnotanybodyelse’s.

Theexactinstructionsforbindingyourreceiverwillbedifferentdependingonwhatreceiverandtransmitteryouhave.Hereareinstructionsforsomecommonreceivers.

BindingAFlySkyReceiverFortheFlySkyA8Sreceiver,thebindinginstructionsareasfollows.

1. Un-plugtheA8Sreceiverfromthewireheaderthatcamepre-installedonyourKOPIS.2. REMOVETHEPROPSfromyourKOPISforsafety.DONOTSKIPTHISSTEP.3. PluginyourLiPototheKOPISmainbatterylead.4. HolddowntheBINDbuttononthebackoftheA8Sreceiver.WhileholdingdowntheBIND

button,plugtheA8Sreceiverintothewireheaderthatcamepre-installedonyourKOPIS.TheLEDonthereceiverwillblinkquickly.

5. WiththeFS-i6transmitterpoweredoff,holddowntheBindKey,thenpowerontheradiowhilecontinuingtoholddowntheBindKey.TheBindKeyisonthefrontoftheradio,tothelower-leftofthescreen.Theradiowillpoweronandthescreenwillsay“RXBinding.”

6. TheLEDonthereceiverwillswitchfromquicklyblinkingtoslowlyblinking.Thisindicatesthatbindinghasoccurred.

7. PowerdowntheFS-i6transmitter.8. PowertheFS-i6transmitterbackup,thistimewithoutholdingdowntheBINDKEY.TheLEDon

thereceiverwillgosolidred(noblinking).Thisindicatesthatthereceiveriscommunicatingwiththetransmitter.

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BindingAFrSkyReceiverFortheFrSkyR-XSR,XSR,X4R-SB,andXM+receiver,thebindinginstructionsareasfollows.

1. REMOVETHEPROPSfromyourKOPISforsafety.DONOTSKIPTHISSTEP.2. IntheTaranis,navigatetotheModelSetupscreenbypressingMENU,PAGE.3. AtthebottomoftheModelSetupscreen,scrolldowntofindthe“InternalRF”sub-section.4. ConfirmthatModeissettoD165. Highlight[BIND]andpresstheENTbutton.BINDwillbeginflashingandtheTaraniswillmakea

high-pitchedbeeping(assumingitsvolumeisturnedup).

6. Ifthequadcopterbatteryispluggedin,un-plugitsothatthereceiverispowereddown.7. HolddowntheBIND/FSbuttononthereceiver.OntheXM+especially,thebuttonisverysmall

anditcanbedifficulttodepresswithyourfinger.Ifyouuseatooltopressthebutton,beverygentlesoasnottodamagethebutton.

8. WhilecontinuingtoholddowntheBIND/FSbuttononthereceiver,plugintheLiPotothequadcoptersothatthereceiverpowersup.Itcanbehelpfultohaveafrienddothiswhileyouholddownthebindbutton.

9. BindingwillbeindicatedbythegreenLEDlightingupsolidandtheredLEDblinking.

Ifbindingisnotsuccessful,mostlikelyyoudidn’tfullydepressthebindbutton.Inthiscase,un-plugtheLiPoandrepeatsteps6-8.

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BindingASpektrumSatelliteReceiverBindingaSpektrumSatellitereceiverislittledifferentthanbindingnormalreceivers.SpektrumSatellitereceiverswereoriginallydesignedtoworkonlywhenpluggedintoafull-sizedreceiver.Satellitereceiversdon’thavetheabilitytobindwithouthelpfromafull-sizedreceiver.

TherearetwowaystobindaSpektrumSatellitereceiver.Onewayinvolvesusingsomecommand-lineinstructionsinBetaflighttocauseyourflightcontrollertopretendtobeafull-sizedreceiver.TheFCcommandstheSatellitetogointobindingmode.MostF4flightcontrollers,includingtheKakuteflightcontrollerinyourKOPIS,don’tsupportthistypeofbinding.

HereishowyoucanbindyourSpektrumSatellitereceivertoyourSpektrumradiowithoutusingtheflightcontrollerinyourKOPIS.Youwillneedafull-sizedSpektrum-compatiblereceiver.WerecommendtheLemonLM0027sinceitischeap(lessthan$12U.S.)andwidelyavailable.

1. PlugtheBindPlugthatcomeswiththeLM0027ontotheBindingPins.2. PlugtheSpektrumSatellitereceiverintotheSatellitePortontheLM0027withaSpektrum

SatelliteExtensionCable.3. Pluga5vpowersourceintoanyoftheservopinsontheLM0027.TheredLEDsontheLM0027

andtheSatellitereceiverwillflashquicklyindicatingtheyareinbindingmode.AspareESCwithaBECisonepossiblesourceof5vpower.Youcouldalsowireaservoplugtothe5vandGNDpadsonyourFCorasparePDB.DONOTAPPLY5VtotheSatelliteReceiverdirectly.Itwillbedestroyed.

4. TheBindButtonisontheupper-leftshoulderofmostSpektrumradios.WhileholdingdowntheBindbuttonontheSpektrumradio,switchtheradio’spoweron.

5. TheredLEDsontheLM0027andtheSatellitereceivershouldstopflashing.ThescreenontheSpektrumradioshouldindicatethatbindinghasoccurred.

Atthispoint,theSatellitereceiverisboundtothetransmitter.Youcannowun-plugtheSatellitereceiverfromtheLM0027andinstalltheSatellitereceiverinyourKOPIS.WesuggestkeepingtheLM0027aroundforbindingoffuturesatellitereceivers.YoucouldevenbuyacheapPDBandsoldertheLM0027toits5voutputpadsandusethatasyour“bindingadapter”.

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VerifyChannelMappingNext,youmustverifythatyourtransmitterisconfiguredcorrectlyforthedefaultconfigurationthatwasshippedwithyourKOPIS.

1. REMOVETHEPROPSfromyourKOPISforsafety.DONOTSKIPTHISSTEP.2. ConnectyourKOPIStoyourcomputer’sUSBport.3. StarttheBetaflightConfigurator.Clickthe“Connect”buttonintheupper-righttoconnectto

yourKOPIS.4. GototheReceiverTab.Moveyourtransmittersticks.Verifythatthecorrectchannelmoves

whenyoumoveeachstick.a. MovingtheleftstickupshouldmoveThrottleup(highernumber).b. MovingtheleftstickleftshouldmoveYawdown(lowernumber).c. MovingtherightstickupshouldmovePitchup(highernumber).d. MovingtherightstickleftshouldmoveRolldown(lowernumber).

5. Ifanyofyourcontrolsmovethewrongchannel,youmustre-ordertheChannelMapparameterinthetop-centeroftheReceiverTabscreentocorrectthem.Thechannelmapparametersare:

a. (A)ileron=RollChannelb. (E)levator=PitchChannelc. (T)hrottle=ThrottleChanneld. (R)udder=YawChannel

Forexample,ifyourYawandRollwereswappedwitheachother,youwouldchangetheChannelMapfromAETR1234toRETA1234.The1234attheendofthemapwillalwaysbethesame.RearrangetheA,E,T,andRinthechannelmapuntilthecontrolsareasdescribedinstep4.

ThestepsdescribedaboveassumeaMode2transmitter.WeassumethatmostpilotswillbeflyingMode2.WewanttoacknowledgeallyouMode1flyerstoo.Pleaseunderstandthatwe’rejusttryingnottoconfusebeginnerswithtoomuchinformation.Ifyou’reabeginnerandthisparagraphdidn’tmakesense,don’tworryaboutit.

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VerifyChannelDirectionsIfthechannelsaremappedcorrectly,butmovethewrongdirection,youmustreversethechannelinyourtransmitter.ThisiscommonlythecasefortheRollandYawchannelsonSpektrumradios.

ReversingChannelsonaFlySkyRadioHereareinstructionsforreversingchannelsonaFlySkyFS-i6radio.

1. Powerontheradio.2. TheHolddownthe“OK”buttontoentertheSystemSetupscreen.3. PresstheDownbuttontohighlighttheFunctionsSetupoption.

4. PressOktoentertheFUNCTIONSmenu.5. Theselectionarrowwillbepointingat“Reverse”.PressOktoentertheReversemenu.

6. PressOktocyclethroughthechannels.PressUporDowntochoosewhetherthechanneldirectionisNormalorReversed.ReversetherequiredchannelssothatthechannelsmoveasdescribedaboveintheBetaflightReceiverTab.

7. Whenyouarefinishedmakingtherequiredchanges,HOLDDOWNthe“Cancel”buttontosaveandexitthemenu.SimplypressingCancelexitswithoutsaving.

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ReversingChannelsonaSpektrumRadioHereareinstructionsforreversingchannelsonaSpektrumDX6e.OtherSpektrumradiosmaybesimilar.

1. Inthemainmenu,highlightServoSetupandclickthejog-wheeltoopentheServoSetupscreen.

2. IntheServoSetupscreen,movethejog-wheeltohighlight“Travel”.With“Travel”highlighted,clickthejog-wheel,thenscrollthejog-wheeltofindthe“Reverse”screen.

3. Clickthejog-wheeltode-select“Reverse”.Scrollthejog-wheeltohighlightthechannelthatyouwanttoreverse.Clickthejog-wheeltoreversethechannel.ThefinalconfigurationformostSpektrumradiosisshownbelow.YoustillneedtoverifyforyourselfthatthechannelsmovethecorrectdirectionbycheckingthebehaviorintheBetaflightReceiverTab.

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ReversingChannelsonaTaranisHerearetheinstructionsforreversingchannelsonaTaranis.

1. PressMenutoenterthemenus.ThenpressPageuntilyoucometotheOutputsscreen,asshownbelow.

2. Scrolltohighlightthechannelthatyouwanttoreverse.PressENTER.3. ScrolltomoveacrossthelineuntilyouhighlighttheDirectionarrowasshownaboveontheRoll

axis.4. PressENTERtoinvertthechanneldirection.5. PressEXITtobackoutofthemenu.

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AdjustChannelCentersIfyourchannelsdon’tcenterproperly,yourKOPISwilldriftwhenyoucenterthesticks.Tocheckwhetheryourchannelsareadjustedcorrectly,firstcenteryourtransmittersticks.

REMOVETHEPROPSfromyourKOPIS.DONOTSKIPTHISSTEP.PluginaLiPototheKOPISandplugtheKOPISintoyourcomputer’sUSBport.

IntheBetaflightConfiguratorReceiverTab,lookattheRoll,Pitch,Yaw,andThrottlechannels.Thesechannelsshouldbeatexactly1500.Iftheyarewithintherangeofabout1498to1502,thenyoucanskipthisstep.Iftheyaremuchdifferentthan1500,youmustadjustyourchannelcenter-points.

Beforeyouadjustchannelcenter-points,ensurethattheTrimswitchesonyourradioarecentered.Theradiowilltypicallyindicateonthescreenandwithanaudiotonewhenthetrimswitchesarecentered.Presseachofthefourtrimswitchesandlistenforthetonethattheradiomakes.Usuallythetonewillbehigherasthetrimapproachescenter,andtherewillbealongsinglebeepwhenthetrimiscentered.Taraniswillspeak,“TrimCentered”.

AdjustingChannelCenteronaFlySkyRadioHereareinstructionsforreversingchannelsonaFlySkyFS-i6radio.

1. Powerontheradio.2. Holddownthe“OK”buttontoentertheSystemSetupscreen.3. PresstheDownbuttontohighlighttheFunctionsSetupoption.

4. PressOktoentertheFUNCTIONSmenu.5. PresstheDownkeytomovetheselectionarrowto“Subtrim”.PressOk.6. Centerthetransmittersticks.Thespring-loadedstickswillauto-center.Youwillneedto

manuallycentertheleftstick(throttle).

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7. IntheSubtrimscreen,Okcyclesthroughthechannels.Up/Downraisesorlowersthechannelcenter.Withthetransmitterstickscentered,adjustthesubtrimforchannels1,2,3,and4sothatthechannelreadsascloseto1500asyoucangetitintheBetaflightReceiverTab.


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AdjustingChannelCenteronaSpektrumRadioHereareinstructionsforadjustingchannelcenteronaSpektrumDX6e.OtherSpektrumradiosmaybesimilar.

1. Inthemainmenu,highlightServoSetupandclickthejog-wheeltoopentheServoSetupscreen.

2. IntheServoSetupscreen,movethejog-wheeltohighlight“Travel”.With“Travel”highlighted,clickthejog-wheel,thenscrollthejog-wheeltofindthe“Subtrim”screen.

3. Clickthejog-wheeltode-select“Subtrim”.Scrollthejog-wheeltohighlightthechannelthatyouwanttoadjust.Clickthejog-wheeltoselectthevalue.

4. Leavethestickscentered.WhilewatchingthechannelintheReceivertab,scrollthejog-wheeluntiltheReceiverTabshows1500forthechannel.

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AdjustingChannelCenteronaTaranisRadio1. PressMenutoenterthemenus.ThenpressPageuntilyoucometotheOutputsscreen,as

shownbelow.

2. Scrolltohighlightthechannelthatyouwanttoadjust.PressENTER.3. ScrolltomoveacrossthelineuntilyouhighlighttheSubtrimvalueasshownaboveontheRoll

axis.5. PressENTERtoselectthechannelsubtrimvalue.Leavethestickscentered.Whilewatchingthe

channelintheReceivertab,scrollupordownuntiltheReceiverTabshows1500forthechannel.

4. PressEXITtobackoutofthemenu.

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AdjustChannelEndpointsIfyourchannelendpointsarenotadjustedcorrectly,thequadcoptermayrotatefasterinonedirectionthantheother.Inextremecases,youmaynotevenbeabletoarm!Tocheckwhetheryourchannelendpointsareadjustedcorrectly,firstREMOVETHEPROPSfromyourKOPIS.DONOTSKIPTHISSTEP.PluginaLiPototheKOPISandplugtheKOPISintoyourcomputer’sUSBport.

GototheBetaflightConfiguratorReceiverTab.Loweryourthrottleallthewaydown.TheThrottlechannelshouldhaveavalueof1000.Raiseyourthrottleallthewayup.Thethrottlechannelshouldhaveavalueof2000.Pushyouryawstickallthewaytotheleft.TheYawchannelshouldhaveavalueof1000.Pushyouryawstickallthewaytotheright.TheYawchannelshouldhaveavalueof2000.ThesameshouldbetrueforPitchandRoll:downorleftshouldbeequalto1000;uporrightshouldbeequalto2000.

Ifyourchannelsarenotequalto1000and2000whenyoufullydeflectthesticks,youneedtoadjustyourchannelendpoints.

AdjustingChannelEndpointsonaFlySkyRadioHereareinstructionsforadjustingchannelendpointsonaFlySkyFS-i6radio.

1. Powerontheradio.2. TheHolddownthe“OK”buttontoentertheSystemSetupscreen.3. PresstheDownbuttontohighlighttheFunctionsSetupoption.

4. PressOktoentertheFUNCTIONSmenu.5. PresstheDownkeytomovetheselectionarrowto“EndPoints”.PressOk.

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6. IntheEndpointsscreen,Okscrollsbetweenchannels.Up/Downadjuststheendpoint.Youcontrolwhetheryouareadjustingthetoporbottomendpointbyraisingorloweringthestickforthechannelyouareadjusting.Thiscanbealittleconfusingbecauseit’sprobablynotobvioustomostpeoplewhichchannelgoeswithwhichstick.ThedefaultchannelorderfortheFlySkyradioandforBetaflightis:

• Channel1=Aileron=Roll=Rightstickleft/rightaxis• Channel2=Elevator=Pitch=Rightstickup/downaxis• Channel3=Throttle=Leftstickup/downaxis• Channel4=Rudder=Yaw=Leftstickleft/rightaxis

7. Foreachofchannels1,2,3,and4,adjustthetopandbottomendpoint.Dothisbyholdingthecorrectstickfullleftordowntoadjustthebottomendpointandfullrightoruptoadjustthetopendpoint.Thenusetheup/downbuttonsontheFlySkyFS-i6toadjusttheendpoint%untiltheBetaflightConfiguratorReceiverTabshows1000(forthebottomendpoint)or2000(forthetopendpoint).


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AdjustingChannelEndpointsonaSpektrumRadioHereareinstructionsforadjustingchannelcenteronaSpektrumDX6e.OtherSpektrumradiosmaybesimilar.

1. Inthemainmenu,highlightServoSetupandclickthejog-wheeltoopentheServoSetupscreen.TheTravelscreenshouldappear.

2. IntheTravelscreen,movethejog-wheeltohighlighttheTHRchannel.Lowerthethrottlestickallthewaydown.Clickthejog-wheeltoselecttheTHRchannel.

3. Scrollthejog-wheeltoadjusttheThrottlechannellowerendpointuntiltheBetaflightReceiverTabshows1000asthevaluefortheThrottlechannel.

4. Raisethethrottletothetop.RepeattheprevioussteptoadjustthetopendpointuntiltheBetaflightReceiverTabshows2000asthevaluefortheThrottlechannel.

5. Repeatthestepsaboveforeachoftheremainingchannels:Yaw,Pitch,andRoll.Holdthesticktothelowerextremeofitsmovement(leftordown)andadjustthechannelendpointtocausetheReceiverTabtoshow1000asitsvalue.Holdthesticktotheupperextremeofitsmovement(uporright)andadjustthechannelendpointtocausetheReceiverTabtoshow2000asitsvalue.

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AdjustingChannelEndpointsonaTaranisRadio1. PressMenutoenterthemenus.ThenpressPageuntilyoucometotheOutputsscreen,as

shownbelow.

2. Scrollupordowntohighlightthechannelthatyouwanttoadjust.PressENTER.3. ScrolldowntomoveacrossthelineuntilyouhighlighttheMinvalueasshownaboveontheRoll

axis.6. PressENTERtoselectthechannelMinvalue.Holdthestickatitsminimumposition(fullleftor

fulldown).WhilewatchingthechannelintheReceivertab,scrollupordownuntiltheReceiverTabshows1000forthechannel.

7. PressEXITtobackoutonetime.ScrolltoselectthechannelMaxvalue.Holdthestickatitsmaximumposition(fullrightorfullup).WhilewatchingthechannelintheReceivertab,scrollupordownuntiltheReceiverTabshows2000forthechannel.

8. Repeattheabovestepstoadjusttheendpointsforallfourchannels:Throttle,Pitch,Roll,andYaw.

9. PressEXITtobackoutofthemenu.

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SetUpArmingSwitchForsafety,yourKOPISwillnotallowthemotorstospinunlessthequadcopterisarmed.Thepreferredwaytoarmaquadcopterisusingaswitchonyourtransmitter.Todothis,youwillneedatleastfivechannelsonyourtransmitter.Fortunately,mosttransmitterstodayhavesixormorechannels.

Therearetwostepstosettingupyourarmingswitch.First,youmustsetupyourtransmitter.Second,youmustsetupBetaflight.

SetupAuxSwitchonTaranis1. PressMENU,thenpressPAGEfourtimesuntilyouseetheMIXERscreen.2. ScrolldowntoCH5.

3. PressENTERtocreateanewmix.4. Inthenewmixscreen,scrolldowntohighlighttheSourceline.

5. PressENTERonetime.TheSourceparameterwillflash.6. Flicktheswitchthatyouwanttouseforarmingonetime.TheSourceparameterwillchangeto

readthatswitchlabel.WesuggestusingswitchSF,thelargetwo-positionswitchontheupper-leftshoulderoftheTaranis.

7. PressEXITtobackouttothemainmenu.SwitchSFisnowmappedtochannel5,Aux1.

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SetupAuxSwitchonSpektrumGoodnews!OurDX6ecamepre-configuredwiththechannel5,Aux-1,pre-assignedtotheupper-leftshoulderswitch.Thisisexactlyhowwewantthingsconfiguredforswitcharming,sotheSpektrumisreadytogo!

SetupAuxSwitchonFlySkyGoodnews!OurFS-i6radiocamepre-configuredwiththechannel5,Aux-1,pre-assignedtotheupper-leftswitch,switchSWA.Thisisexactlyhowwewantthingsconfiguredforswitcharming,sotheFlySkyisreadytogo!

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SetupAuxModeinBetaflight1. REMOVETHEPROPSFROMYOURKOPIS.Seriously.DONOTSKIPTHISSTEP.2. InBetaflightConfigurator,gototheModesTab.Click“AddRange”nexttotheArmtab.The

screenwillchangetolookasshownbelow.Changethepull-downmenufrom“AUTO”to“AUX1”asshownbelow.

3. Turnonyourtransmitter.PluginaLiPo.ThesmallyellowindicatorwillmovetoindicatethecurrentpositionoftheAux1channel.

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4. Putyourarmswitchinthepositionyouintendtouseas“armed”.Youshouldseetheyellowindicatormoveasyoumovetheswitch.(Thiswon’tworkifyouhaven’tboundyourtransmitter,ofcourse.)Thecommonstandardistouse“switchpushedawayfromyou”astheneutralpositiononatransmitter.Bythislogic,“switchpulledtowardsyou”shouldbearmed.Mypersonalpreferenceistouse“switchpulledtowardsyou”asdisarmed,becauseit’seasiertoslaptheswitchthatdirectionifyouaretryingtodisarminahurry.

5. Withtheswitchinthe“armed”position,dragtheyellowrangemarkertotheendofthechannelwheretheyellowindicatoris.

6. Click“Save”inthelower-rightofthewindow.YOURMOTORSMAYNOWSTARTSPINNINGISUREHOPEYOUREMOVEDYOURPROPS!

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MounttheAntenna(s)Themethodpicturedbelowiswhatwebelievetobethebestwaytomountthereceiverantenna(s)onamini-quad.Todothis,installasmallzip-tieonthearmofyourKOPIS,pointingtowardsthefrontofthequad.Passthezip-tieunderneaththeESCwires.Placealengthofheatshrinktubingoverthezip-tie,thenthreadtheendoftheantennaintotheheat-shrinksothatitlaysflatagainstthezip-tie.

Beforeshrinkingtheheat-shrink,tuckortwistanyexcesslengthofantennawireintothebodyofyourKOPISsothatitdoesn’tgetcutbythepropsorsnaggedbyabranchwhileflying.Donotkinktheantennawire.Donotcuttheantennawiretoshortenit.

Onceeverythingisroutedhowyoulike,shrinktheheatshrinktosecuretheantennainplace.Finally,cutofftheexcessendofthezip-tie,butbecarefulnottocuttheactualantennawire.

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CustomizeTheOSDIntheOSDtab,youcanchoosewhichvaluesyouwanttoseeonscreenwhileyouareflying.EnableanddisableindividualelementsusingtheElementstogglesontheleft.

TheVideoFormatsectionletsyouchoosewhetheryourcameraisNTSCorPAL.BetaflightdefaultsthisvaluetoAuto,butAutosometimespickswrong.Ifthishappens,youmightnotseeanyOSDtext,orthebottomoftheOSDtextmightbeoffthebottomofthescreen.Insomecases,youwon’tseeanyvideoatall—justtheOSD.Becauseofthis,werecommendmanuallysettingtheVideoFormattoNTSCorPALdependingonwhichtypeofFPVcamerayouhave.

YoucanrearrangetheindividualOSDelementsonscreenbydraggingthemwithyourmouseinthe“Preview”sectionofthewindow.

SomeindividualOSDElementsofnoteare:

MainBattVoltage:Thisisprobablythesinglemostimportantelementtouse.Yourbatterymustnevergobelow3.3voltspercellunderanycircumstances,oritwillsufferdamage.Fora3Sbattery,thiswouldbe3times3.3=9.9volts.Fora4Sbattery,itwouldbe13.2volts.Anytimethebatterygoesbelowthislevel,itislikelybeingdamaged,atleastalittle.Moreimportantly,youwillhaveverylittlepowerandmaycrashifyouaredoingaggressivemaneuvers.

Although3.3voltsistherecommendedabsoluteminimum,youwillgetthebestlifeoutofyourbatteriesifyoukeepthevoltageaboveabout3.5voltspercell—10.5voltsfor3Sand14.0voltsfor4S.Ifyouareflyingandyounoticethebatterygoingbelowthislevel,itmightbetimetoland,oratleastgoeasieronthethrottle.Ifyourbatteriesconsistentlydroptothislevelwhenyoutrytofly,itmightbetimetogetnewbatteries.

Whenyouareusingthebattery,itsvoltagewilldrop.Thisisreferredtoas“sag”.Afteryouland,thebatterywillrecoverasmallamountanditsvoltagewillrise.Ourrecommendationisthat,thebattery

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shouldbeatnolessthan3.75voltspercell—11.25voltsfora3Sand15.0voltsfora4S—afterithasbeenallowedtorestattheendofaflight.Ifyourbatteriesareconsistentlyrestingatbelowthislevelattheendofadayofflying,thenyoumightbeshorteningtheirlifespanatleastalittle.

mAhDrawn:Althoughvoltageiswhatultimatelydetermineswhetherabatteryisbeingdamaged,mAhmaybeabetterwayofdecidingwhentoland.Becausevoltagesagswhenyouraisethethrottleandrecoverswhenyoulowerthethrottle,itcanbehardtotellexactlyhowused-upthebatteryis.mAhislikea“gasgauge”foryourbattery.Itshowshowmuchcapacityyouhaveconsumed,independentofotherfactors.

Agoodpracticeistodrawfromabatterynomorethanabout80%ofitsratedmAh.So,a1300mAhbatterywouldbeabletodeliverabout1000to1100mAh.Withahealthybatteryandanhonestbatteryrating,thiswillresultinthebatteryrestingatabout15.0voltsafterflying.Ifyoudraw80%ofabattery’sratedcapacityanditisrestingathigherthan15.0volts,themanufacturermighthaveunder-rateditscapacity.Ifthebatteryisrestingatlowerthan15.0volts,themanufacturermighthaveover-rateditscapacity.Also,rememberthatbatterieslosecapacityastheyage.Abatterythatconsistentlyfailstodeliver80%ofitsratedcapacitywithoutsaggingbelow14.0voltsmightneedretirement.

CurrentSensorCalibrationThecurrentsensorinyourKOPIShasbeensetwithanominalcalibrationvalue.However,youmaybeabletoimprovetheaccuracybyperformingamoreprecisecalibration.WerecommendthatyourecordthemAhusedattheendofyourfirstfewflights,thencompareittothemAhthatyourbatterychargerputsbackintothebatteries.ThenadjusttheCurrentScaleinthePowerAndBatterytabtocompensateforanydifference.

Hereisanexample:

• OSDshows1100mAhDrawnattheendoftheflight.• Chargershows1000mAhputbackintothebattery.• 1100/1000=1.10.TheOSDisreading10%high.• CurrentScaleworksbackwardsfromhowyoumight

think.TomaketheOSDreadlower,youmakeCurrentScalelarger.SincetheOSDisreading10%high,weneedtoINCREASECurrentScaleby10%.ThiswillcausetheOSDtoread10%lower.

• IftheCurrentScalewasat400,wewillmultiplyitby1.10toadd10%,meaningthenewvalueshouldbe440.

ThemAhputbackinbythebatterywillseldomperfectlymatchthemAhreportedbytheOSD,butbytakingseveralmeasurementsandaveragingtheresults,youcanusuallygetitreasonablyclose.

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InstallthePropsIfthepropsarenotinstalledcorrectlyonaquadcopter,itwillFLIPOUTwhenyoutrytofly.Thiscandamagethequadcopter.Itcanalsodamagepropertyandinjurepeople.Hereishowtoinstallthepropscorrectly.

Propsforaquadcoptercomeinclockwise(CW)andcounter-clockwise(CCW)direction.Thepropmustbeinstalledonthemotorthatisspinningthecorrectdirection.Propshaveatopsideandabottomside.Thetopsidemustfaceup.

Findingthetopsideofapropiseasy.Thepropwillhaveletteringembossedonit,suchas“5x4x3”.Theletteringisalwaysonthetopside.Withpractice,youcancometorecognizetheshapeoftheairfoilandidentifythetopofthepropwithoutlookingforthelettering.

Theletteringonthepropwillalsoindicateitsdirection.Propslabeledwithan“R”,suchas,“5x4x3R”areclockwise-rotation(CW).Propslabeledwithoutan“R”,suchas“5x4x3”arecounter-clockwiserotation(CCW).Insteadofmemorizing(andthenforgetting)thisfact,westronglyadviseyoutolearntorecognizeaprop’sdirectionfromitsstructure.

Ifyoulookatapropblade,youwillseethatthereisahighedgeandalowedge.Thebladeisdesignedtospininthedirectionthatthehighedgeisfacing.

Thinkaboutafan-bladepushingair.Thepropisgoingtopushairdownsothatthrustisgeneratedtopushthequadcopterup.Thinkaboutwhichwaythepropisgoingtopushairifitspinsonewayvs.theother.Seriously.Gogetaproprightnowandspendsometimelookingatitandthinkingaboutwhichwayitwillpushairdependingonwhichwayitspins.

ThedefaultmotordirectionsforaCleanflightorBetaflightquadcopterareshowntotheleft.Basedonthis,thecorrectwaytoinstallthepropsisasshown.

Noticethatthehighedgeofthepropbladefacesthedirectionthatthepropisspinning.

Noticethatthehighedgeofthepropbladefacesthecenter-lineofthequadonthefrontandbackofthequad.Thisisthesimplestwaytorememberhowtoinstallthepropscorrectly.

HighEdgeFacesCenterline

HighEdgeFacesCenterline

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UsingTheOSDIfyouareusingaBetaflightFlightControllerwithBetaflightOSD,youcanmanagetheAtlatl’stransmitpowerandchannelfromwithintheOSD.

ThegraphicsaboveshowthestickcommandtobringuptheOSDmenu.Thestickcommandis:throttlecentered,yawleft,pitchforward.Theexactstickcommandthereforedependsonwhichmodeyourtransmittersticksarein.

IntheOSDmenu,usepitchup/downtomovethecursorbetweenmenuitems.Whenamenuoptionhasa>symboltotherightofit,thisindicatesthatitcontainsasub-menu.Roll-rightwillenterthesub-menu.Forexample,inthescreentotheright,movingthecursorto“Features”andthenmovingtherollsticktotherightwillenterthe“Features”sub-menu.

TomanagetheAtlatl,enterthe“Features”menu.Fromthere,enter“VTXSA”

Mode2 Mode1

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ThescreentotherightshowsthecurrentvTXsettings.Fromhere,youcanchangethefrequencyband,channel,andpowerlevelofthevideotransmitter.Aftermakingthechanges,movethecursorto“Set”andpressroll-righttoconfirmthesettings.

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AtlatlFunctionsChannel-ChangeButtonTheAtlatlcanbeconfiguredviaeitherSmartAudioorthechannelchangebutton.IfyouhaveSmartAudioenabledinBetaflight,thenthebuttoncannotbeused.Ifyouprefertousethebutton,youmustdisableSmartAudioinBetaflight.

Hereishowtousethebutton:

• Tochangechannel,holddownthebuttonfor2secondsuntiltheChannelLEDblinks.Youarenowinchannelselectmode.Pressthebuttononetimetoadvancethechannel.

• Tochangeband,firstgointochannelselectmode.Fromchannelselectmode,holddownthebuttonfor2secondsuntiltheBandLEDblinks.Youarenowinbandselectmode.Pressthebuttononetimetoadvancethroughthebands.

• Tochangepower,firstgointobandselectmode.Frombandselectmode,holddownthebuttonfor2secondsuntilthePowerLEDblinks.Youarenowinpowerselectmode.Pressthebuttononetimetoadvancethroughthepoweroptions.

• Frompowerselectmode,holddownthebuttonfor2secondstoexitconfigurationandreturntonormaloperation.

PitModeHaveyoueverpoweredupyourcopter,onlytohaveoneofyourfriendsstartshoutingandcrash?Yourvideotransmitterwasonthesamechannelhewason,orevenanearbychannel,andyoursignalwassoloudthatitoverpoweredhisown.Thisiscommonlyreferredtoasbeing“stompedon”,andit’sabigproblemanytimemorethanonepersonisflyingtogether.Evenifyouarenotonthesamechannelassomebodyelse,youcanstomponthemifyouaretooclosetothem

PitModehelpstopreventyoufromstompingonotherpilots.WhenthetransmitterisinPitMode,itwillonlytransmitataverylowpower.Withinashortdistance,youwillbeabletoseeyourowncopter’stransmission,butotherpilotswhoarefurtheraway,won’tbeaffected.

ToputtheAtlatlintoPitMode,holddownthebuttonwhileyoupluginyourbattery.ThiswillcausetheAtlatltopowerupinPitMode.Ifyou’reflyingwithfriends,it’sagoodideatomakeahabitofthis,toensurethatyoudon’tstomponanyofthemwhenyoupowerup.

WhentheAtlatlisinPitMode,youcanchangethechannel,band,andpowersettings.Thesewilltakeeffectwhenyoupowercycletheboard.ThisallowsyoutoconfiguretheAtlatlwithoutstompingonotherpilotswhoarealreadyintheair.

Alwaysfollowbestpracticesforfrequencyassignmentwhenflyingwithotherpilots.Neverpowerupnearotherpilots,evenifyouthinkthechannelisclear.Neverlandyourcopterneartootherpilotseither.Alwayspowerup,takeoff,andland,atleast20-30feetawayfrompilotswhoareflying.

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SavingYourConfigurationOnceyouhavefinishedbuilding,configuring,andtuningyourmultirotor,it’sagoodideatobackupyourconfigurationsothatyoucanrestoreitlater.Thisisusefulifyouloseyourquad,orifyoudamageyourflightcontroller,orifyouaccidentallylockyourselfoutofyourflightcontrollerandmustresetittogetbackin.

Beforeweshowyoutherightwaytosaveandrestoreyourconfiguration,letuswarnyouaboutthewrongway.BetaflightandCleanflighthavea“saveconfiguration”and“restoreconfiguration”button.Withoutgoingintotoomuchdetail,theyhavesomesignificantdrawbacksthatmeanwedon’trecommendthatyouusethem.

Thecorrectwaytosaveyourconfigurationisasfollows.

1. ConnectyourKakutetoyourPCbyplugginginUSB.2. StarttheBetaflightGUIapp.3. GototheCLItab.4. InthetextboxatthebottomoftheCLI,type“diffall”andhitenter.Thiswillcausetheflight

controllertodisplayallconfigurationoptionsthatyouhavechangedfromthedefaultvalues.5. Inthelower-rightcorneroftheconfigurator,clickthe“SavetoFile”button.6. Savethefilesomewhereyouwon’tloseit.

Torestoreyourconfiguration,dothis:

1. Openthetextfileinyourtexteditor.2. Highlighttheentirecontentsofthefile.3. Right-clickinthetexteditorwindowandchoose“Copy”.4. ConnectyourKakutetoyourPCbyplugginginUSB.5. StarttheBetaflightGUIapp.6. GototheCLItab.7. ClickthemouseonceinthetextboxatthebottomoftheCLItabtoplacethecursorthere.8. Insteadoftypinganycommands,right-clickinthetextboxandchoose“Paste”.9. PresstheEnterkeyonyourkeyboard.Thepasted-intextwillrapidlyscrollpast.10. Type“save”inthetextboxatthebottomofthescreen.11. PressEnter.Theflightcontrollerwillrebootandtheconfigurationwillberestored.

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Pre-FlightCheckForsafety,herearestepsthatyoushouldperformbeforeEVERYpackyoufly.Yes,therearealotofthem.Therearealotofstepsbeforeafighterpilottakesoffinhisjet,oranF1driverstartsuphiscar.Thisisnodifferent.

1. Turnonyourcontroller.2. Ifthecontrollerhasmultiplemodelmemories,confirmthatthecorrectmodelisselected.3. Ifyouuseswitcharming,confirmthatthearmingswitchonthetransmitterisinthe“disarmed”

positionandthrottleisallthewaydown.4. Ifyoucrashedlasttimeyouflew,performaphysicalinspectionofthequadfordamage.5. Ifyoujustinstalledanyprops,confirmthatpropsareinstalledcorrectly.Yes,Iknowyou’resure

youputthemoncorrectly.CHECKITAGAIN.Trustme.6. Confirmthatpropnutsaretightenoughthatapropcannotspinwithoutsomeeffort.Theydon’t

needtobegorilla-tight.Justtightenoughthatthepropdoesn’tslipinflight.7. CheckLiPobatteryvoltage.Afully-chargedLiPoshouldbeabout4.2voltspercell,orabout12.6

voltsfora3S,or16.8voltsfora4S.8. InstalltheLiPoonthebottomofyourKOPISusingthebatterystrap.9. Securethebalanceleadsothatitcan’tbestruckbytheprops.Forexample,twistthebalance

leadaroundthedischargeleadandtuckthebalanceplugbetweentheredandblackwiresofthedischargelead.

10. RoutethemainLiPodischargeleadsothatitcannotbestruckbytheprops.Thismightinvolvetwistingittotakeupslackorwrappingitinthebatterystrap.Theexactwayofdoingthiswillvarydependingonthelengthofyourbatterylead.

11. LookinyourFPVgogglesorscreentoseeifanybodyistransmittingonyourchannel.Iftheyare,stop.Donotpowerup.

12. Scantheflightareaforanysafetyissuesthatmightbepresent,suchaspeopleordogs.Aspottershouldalwaysbewatchingtheflightareawhileyoufly.

13. PlugintheLiPo.Imaginethat,theinstantyoupluggedinthebattery,themotorswenttofullpower.Howwouldyouwanttobeholdingthequadwhenthathappened?Oneapproachistoturnthequadupsidedownwhileplugginginthebattery.Thisworksespeciallywellforbottom-mountedbatteriesliketheKOPIS.

14. AfterpluggingintheLiPo,setyourKOPISdownanddonotmoveitforafewsecondsuntilyouhearthethreebeepsthatindicatethegyrohascalibrated.

15. Verifythatyouhaveclean,strongvideoinyourFPVgogglesorscreen.Ifyouseeinterferenceoryouseeanotherpilot’sfeed,resolvethisissuebeforeflying.

16. Armthequad.Listenforthepropshittinganythinglikeanantennaorthebatterywire.Checkyourvideoforanysignsofissuelikeincreasednoiseordegradedvideoquality.

17. Takeoffandfly.Ifyouhavejustperformedarepaironthequad,orifthisisanewbuild,flyconservativelyuntilyouhaveverifiedthateverythingisworkingasintended.Flylowtothegroundandclose-in.Bepreparedtodisarmimmediatelyifyoulosevideoorlosecontrolofthequadforanyreason.

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BestPracticesForFPVTheanalogvideotransmittersthatweusecaninterferewitheachotherifnotusedproperly.Thereisnothingmoreannoyingthancrashingorlosingyourquadbecauseanotherpilotinterferedwithyoursignal!Ifyouaregoingtoflywithotherpeople,herearebestpracticesforyoutofollow.

DONOTEVERPOWERUPNEARANOTHERPILOTWHOISFLYING.

Nomatterwhatchannelyouareon.Nomatterwhatyourpoweroutputis.Nomatterifyouareinpitmodeornot.Nomatterifyoudiditfivetimestodayandeverythingwasfine.Nomatterwhat.Ifyoupowerupnearanotherpilot,youcaninterferewiththemandknockthemoutoftheair.

DONOTEVERLANDORFLYNEARANOTHERPILOTWHOISFLYING.

Wheneveryourvideotransmitterispoweredupanditisnearbytoanotherpilotwhoisflying,youcancauseinterference.So,cominginforalandingrightatyourownfeetwhenyourbuddyisflyingnexttoyouisjustasbadasplugginginyourbatterynexttohim.

Bestpracticeistodesignateatakeoffandlandingareathatisatleast50feetawayfromthepilotstation.Nobodycanpowerupexceptinthetakeoffandlandingarea,andafterverifyingthattheyareonasafechannelthatisnotgoingtointerferewithanybodyelsewhoisintheair.Everybodylandsinthelandingareaandthenwalksoverandpowersdowntheirquadbeforereturningtothepilotarea.

ALWAYSENSUREATLEAST40MHZSPACINGBETWEENPILOTS.60MHZISBETTER.

Whenmultiplepilotsareflyingtogether,frequencycoordinationisamust,toensurethatnobodyinterfereswithanybodyelse.Theshortestruleofthumbisthat40-60MHzofspacingistheminimum.So,ifonepilotison5740MHz,theclosestanotherpilotcouldbewouldbe5780Mhz,and5800MHzwouldbebetter.

Ifyouneedtogetmorethanthreepilotsintheairatthesametime,wesuggestyoulookuptheIMD5andIMD6channelsets,orthe“MultiGPbestsixchannels”set.Theseareproventoworkwell.

USETHELEASTTRANSMITPOWERPOSSIBLE.25MWISBEST.200MWATMOST.

Transmittingathigheroutputpowersincreasesthelikelihoodofinterference.25mWismorethanenoughpowerforgoodrangemostofthetime.Above200mW,thelikelihoodofinterferencesignificantlyincreases.Ofcourse,ifyou’reflyingalone,useasmuchpowerasyoulike!

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QuadcopterSafetyQuadcoptersareincrediblypowerfulmachines.Theirpropscanseriouslyinjureyou.Operatingyourquadcoptersafelyisuptoyou!Thisisn’tintendedasacompletesafetymanual,buthereareafewguidelineswethinkareworthmentioning.

ArmingSwitchWefirmlybelievethataswitchisthesafestwaytoarmanddisarmyourquadcopter,becauseitallowsyoutoquicklyandconfidentlydisarmthequadwhenyouneedto.However,armingswitcheshavearisk:youcanveryeasilybumptheswitchandarmthequadwhenyoudidn’tintendto.Themostcommonwaythishappensisifyouhaveyourtransmitterdanglingaroundyourneckasyoupickupyourquadafteraflight.

TaranisSaferSwitchArming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv3VJ1jznw8

Thebestwaytoavoidthisistosetupatwo-stagearmingswitch.AvideoshowinghowtodothisonTaranisislinkedabove.Therearevariousotherwaystoaccomplishthesamethingonothertransmitters.

Ifyoudon’twanttosetupatwo-stagearmingswitch,thenext-bestthingistoraiseyourthrottleimmediatelyafteryoudisarm.Betaflightwillnotletthequadarmifthethrottleisraised.Soraisingthethrottleislikeyoursafetyswitch.Makeahabitof,“Fliptheswitch,thenraisethethrottle,”everytimeyoudisarm.

Thereisonecatchwiththistechnique.Ifyouraisethethrottle,thenflipthearmswitch,thequadwon’tarm.However,ifyouthenlowerthethrottle,thequadwillarmimmediately,assoonasthethrottletouchesbottom.Theworkaroundforyoushouldbethatyour“armingprocedure”isalways:verifyswitchdisarmed,lowerthrottle,flipswitchtoarm.Ifyouwatchold-timerswhohavebeendoingthisforever,youmayevenseethemcarrytheirtransmitterswiththeirfingerrestingonthearmswitch,holdingitinthedisarmedposition.Thisisagreathabittodevelop.

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SafeHandlingIt’seasytobecomecomplacentwhenhandlingquads.Theyusuallydon’tdoanythingunexpected.Buttheyareincrediblypowerfulanddangerous,andcancauseseriousinjuries.EVERYSECONDTHATYOURBATTERYISPLUGGEDIN,youshouldtreatyourquadlikethedangerousmachinethatitis.Keepyourfingersoutoftheprops.Thinkaboutwhatwaythequadwouldflyifthepropssuddenlyspunup.Carrythequadbythebottomplateorbattery,facingawayfromyourself.Alwaysun-plugthebatterybeforepickingupthequad,orimmediatelyafterwards.Alwaysplugthebatteryinjustbeforesettingthequaddown.Andforgoodnesssake,ifyourquadisdoingsomethingweird,don’t“test-fly”itinyourlivingroom.Yourceilingwillthankyou.

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FailsafeFailsafeiswhathappenswhenyouflytoofarawayoryourreceivergetsdisconnectedfromyourflightcontroller.Ifyoudon’tconfigurefailsafe,thequadcouldflyaway,oritcouldcrashintosomething…orsomeone.

Failsafe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dikr9oDzQqc

DON’TEVERFLYWITHOUTVERIFYINGTHATFAILSAFEWORKSCORRECTLY.

Toverifyfailsafe,removeyourprops,thenpluginyourbatteryandarmyourcopter.Thenturnoffyourtransmitter.Yourmotorsshouldstopwithin1to3secondsatmost.

Ifyourmotorsdon’tstopwhenyouturnoffyourtransmitter,DONOTFLYYOURMULTIROTORUNDERANYCIRCUMSTANCES.

IfyouhaveaTaraniswithanX-seriesreceiver(boundinD16mode),youcanensurefailsafeissetcorrectlybychoosing“NoPulses”asyourfailsafemodeintheModelSetupscreen.IfyouhaveaTaraniswithaD-seriesreceiver(D8mode)thissettinghasnoeffect!

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AdjustPIDs/Rates/vTXfromTaranisIfyouhaveaFrSkyTaranisradioandifyouareusingSmartPorttelemetry,youcanuseyourTaranistochangeyourPIDsandrates.

ThisisdonebyinstallingapieceofprogrammingcodecalledaLuascriptonyourTaranis.IfyouarealsousingSmartAudio,youcanuseaLuascripttochangeyourvTXsettings.ThisisthesameasifyouwereusingtheBetaflightOSD,butitworkswithoutyouhavingtoputyourgoggleson.

Detailedinstructionsforhowtodothisarebeyondthescopeofthisdocument.Here’savideoshowinghowtodoit.

HowtoAdjustPIDs,Rates,andvTXSettingsviaLuaScript

http://bit.ly/2GUmY96

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