DarwinFPV CineApe 25 User manual

DARWIN CineApe 25
USER MANUAL
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Manufacturer
Shenzhen DarwinFPV Electronic Co.,Ltd
5F, Bldg Meihua, Huawei Innovation Valley Songbai Rd, Shiyan St, Bao'an district, Shenzhen city,
Guangdong province, China
DARWINFPV official website: https://www.darwinfpv.com

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FE ATURES
Comes with high-strength one-piece injection-molded propeller guard, which has
higher safety, stronger and more durable frame, also reduce the probability of risk,
so you have more confidence to fly.
The new ducted aerodynamic design greatly optimizes power efficiency, and with
the 1504-3600KV long-endurance motor, the CineApe 25 has a battery life of up to
9mins.
Compared with traditional stacks, we have treated the CineApe 25 stack with glue to
protect it, which greatly reduces the risk of damage to the stack due to contact with
metal particles, fine sand and gravel, weeds or dewdrops, etc.
The external Type-C parameter adjustment port is convenient for parameter
adjustment. It comes with quick-release design only needs to remove 7 screws to
separate the top plate and the injection molding guard, which can easily deal with
the scene in which accessories need to be replaced urgently.
The stack has built-in barometer and SD card slot, and reserves rich interfaces
resource, which is facilitate upgrade and DIY in the future.
CineApe25 is DarwinFPV’s first cinematic whoop FPV drone. The frame is
composed of upper and lower carbon plates and a high-strength injection guard,
which is very strong and crash-resistant and easy to disassemble. The motor adopts
1504-3600KV long-life motor; we abandoned the traditional AIO solution and
adopted the split design of F4+30A stack to reduce the maintenance cost in the
future. The accessories adopt mature and stable solutions to maximize the durability
and reliability of the drone.
CineApe25 is a very cost-effective whoop FPV drone. It not only solves the worries
of beginners about the high risk factors and high threshold of assembly, but also
improves the after-sales experience. If you are still struggling with which FPV drone
to buy, DarwinFPV CineApe25 may be your best choice !
①Because the black box function of the target firmware "DARWINF411" is currently
not compatible with Betaflight 4.3.0 and 4.3.1 (the black box function is expected to
be added to the official version 4.3.2) If you need to use the black box urgently,
please upgrade to the 4.4.0 development version or downgrade to 4.3.0_RC3 and
below firmware version.
②The drone only supports the use of 3-4S Lipo batteries. Do not connect batteries
above 4S to avoid burning the drone.
③Must remember not to reverse the battery, otherwise it will burn the drone.
④After receiving the AIO, first connect to computer on Betaflight software to check
whether the gyroscope and accelerometer are detected, and whether the gyroscope
attitude is normal.
⑤Increase the throttle in Betaflight software to ensure the normal rotation and
correct rotation direction of the 4 motors, and then install the propellers to test flight;
Be sure to remove the propellers when pulling the throttle in Betaflight software to
avoid accidents.
After confirming the above precautions, you can install the propellers and
start flying.
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CA U TI ON S
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S U M M A R Y

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SP ECI F IC A T I ONS
Brand: DarwinFPV
Model: CineApe 25 Cinematic FPV Drone
Frame Structure: True -X
Wheelbase: 112mm
Dimension: 160mm x 160mm x 43mm
Flight Controller: F411 MPU6500 AT7456E
Reserved Connector: 1x SBUS(RX1 inverter) 2x Uarts(1,2) 2x Soft serial
1x I
2
C 1x RGB 1x Buzzer 1x USER(A15) 1x USB
ESC: BlueJay 3-4S 30A
Camera and VTX Option:
Analog Version : CADDX ANT Analog CAM + 600mW Analog VTX
HD Version : CADDX WALKSNAIL AVATAR MINI 1S
CADDX Nebula PRO NANO
RunCam Falcon Nano
Motor: 1504-3600KV
Propeller: HQProp T63MMX6
Recommend Battery: LiPo 4S 850mAh
Hovering Time: 9mins (4S 850mAh Battery)
Weight: 146g (Without Battery)
Weight: 238g (With 4S 850mAh Lipo Battery)
Weight: 250g (With 4S 850mAh Lipo Battery + RunCam THUMB Camera)
Weight: 311g (With 4S 850mAh Lipo Battery + 4K AIKUCAM NANO Action
Camera)

DarwinFPV CineApe 25 adopts the backward push design. When installing the
propeller, be sure to pay attention to the installation method of the propellers!
Step 1： Place the 4 propellers with the words facing up, as shown in the figure
below:
Step 2
Install the 2 propellers with the words Duct T63MMX6 on the No. 2 and No. 3
motors respectively;
Install the 2 propellers with the words Duct T63RMMX6 on the No. 1 and No. 4
motors respectively;
The correct propeller installation method, as shown in the figure below:
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PR OP ELLER IN STRUCTIO NS
Step 2:
Install the two propellers with the words Duct T63MMX6 on the No. 2 and No. 3
motors respectively;
Install the two propellers with the words Duct T63RMMX6 on the No. 1 and No. 4
motors respectively;
The correct propeller installation method is shown in the following figure:

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SCR EWS BOM

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FC W IRING D IAGRA M

①Press and hold the Boot button to connect to the computer to enter DFU mode; after
the connection is successful, DFU will be displayed at the port of Betaflight.
②Connect to computer by USB-C cable, open the Betaflight software and click connect
button - CLI menu, entering "BL" in the menu bar can also enter DFU Mode (“BL”can be
uppercase or lowercase).
After entering the DFU mode, select the "DARWINF411" firmware and version and load
the firmware, then click "Program firmware" and wait for the completion of the
programming to connect to Betaflight.
After the programming is successful, the FC status indicator will also light up again.
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P R O G R A M M I N G F I R M W A R E
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H O W T O E N T E R D F U M O D E

1 x CineApe 25 Cinematic FPV Drone
4 x HQProp T63MMX6 propeller (2L2R)
2 x battery strap 10x170mm
1 x EVA crashproof foam
1 x EVA bottom plate shock absorbing pad
1 x Spare Screw Kit
1 x Sticker
1 x Manual
For more information about AIO firmware, CLI, configuration files, the latest manuals etc.，
and more detailed configuration tutorials, please refer to DarwinFPV official website support
menu.
DARWINFPV official website: https://www.darwinfpv.com
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I N T H E BOX
About Refunds: New/unopened/unused products purchased
directly from DarwinFPV can be returned unconditionally within 20
workdays, and the customer is responsible for the return shipping cost. If
the returned product is lost or opened for use, damaged or missing
accessories, it will not be unconditional Refund.
About Warranty: If DarwinFPV determines that the problem is not
covered by warranty, we will provide a discount for ordering new product
replacement, and do not support free replacement.
Cases not supported by warranty:
1. Drone crash or fire damage due to user operation error.
2. Damage caused by incorrect soldering, improper installation and use.
3. Damage caused by unauthorized modification of circuit and mismatch
of battery and charger.
4. Damage due to component aging or drone collision.
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