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 open menu 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
2 11 4. After you loaded layer, map information will load into the software as following:
Fig3 FYGCS4.0 Map Information Interface
In the GCS you can drag the map by clicking the right button of the mouse in the map. Use middle mouse button to control the maps zoom in or out. Actual display interface as following:
Fig4 Actual Display Interface
5. Insert the USB-TTL cable into computer, confirm the USB-TTL serial number, and click Connect. Please save the record file, this file can record data of flight. Click "language switch" button to select Chinese or English display Click "Sound button to select whether need sound Instrument panel display area Servo control volume display area Flying data display area Parameters setting column Flying status display area Status box indicates whether read parameters or send instructions successfully Map display area Tools Menu Click show Tool button can control show or closed toolbar window
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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
4 11 2) inserter a few times for confirmation. 3) Modify the serial number if necessary. 6. Parameters setting I As following Fig5, Control interface:
Fig6 Parameters setting --Control Interface
Button Name Function Description Show error Display or hidden the line link question NA-Return Set the autopilot auto enter the Auto Return To Home mode(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 Photo Click 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 Button Name Function Description RC Means the autopilot deactivated RPV the auto stabilize mode NAV the path navigation mode Path NAV According to set line Fly ClickPoint Click point fly Set ClickP use the mouse click the target location on the electronic map, then the airplane will fly forwards to there RTH the autopilot auto return to home Circle self-circling mode Cancel Cancel mode A Takeoff Auto take off A Landing Auto landing aircraft UARTreplay data window Select port of UART Select baud of uart 19200 The data can be replayed through the box operation The time scale of data playback progress display, can realize jumping player Connect Panda(or FY-31AP) with FY-GCS Disconnect Panda (or FY-31AP) with FY-GCS
5 11 II As following, Tool interface:
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 --Tool Interface
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
6 11 III Please click the set button, after set a parameter. As following, Param1 interface:
Fig8 Parameters setting --Param1 Interface
Auto Take off Parameters Function 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 Read is reading flight control internal parameters. Click storage is writing parameters to the internal storage space, and permanent preserve.
7 11 Please click the set button, after set a parameter. As following, Param 2 interface:
Fig9 Parameters setting --Param2 Interface
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).
8 11 IV As following, Route 1 interface
Fig10 Parameters setting --Route Interface
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 Tool bar, 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 lines (unit:m) DisBuffer: Set the extra distance for the plane turn , guarantee you can get good enough photos in the area you selected (unit:m).
9 11 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 a waypoint 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.
10 11 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.
11 11 Operation for the click point flight Operation for the click point flight refer to as following Fig14:
Fig14 the click point flight interface
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1. click Control 2. Click " click point, select the current flight mode: click point flight mode
Flying status display area: clickpoint 3. Click "set clickP, the mouse will become a cross-shaped
4. click the point on the map, then the autoploint can work at clickpoint mode.