LotusRC T580 User manual

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T580 Basic Quadcopter Manual
Version 1.0.1
(May 2011)
www.lotusRC.com
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Manual Edition: 2011-March-12
Safety Precautions
1. Please read this manual before building and flying the aircraft.
2. The product is a radio-controlled model with exposed rotating blades.
Therefore it poses some safety risk.
3. Do take the necessary steps to prevent being hit by the rotating blades or
motors and avoid personal injury.
4. If you have never built a quadcopter before, we advise you to seek help and
guidance from someone who has.
Disclaimer
1. Do not use this product for illegal reasons or purposes.
2. LotusRC and our dealers bare no responsibility on how this product is utilized.
3. This model contains a large number of sophisticated components and
electronics, which may fail over time. LotusRC and our dealers assume no
responsibility to any losses, be it direct and indirect as a consequence to this
failure.
Agreement
Upon purchasing this product, you automatically accept to the above
agreement.

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Table of Contents
T580 BASIC COMPONENTS AND FUNCTION .........3
TOOLS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE T580........................................................................................ 3
PARTS LIST..................................................................................................................................... 4
AIRCRAFT DIMENSIONS (MM):....................................................................................................... 5
TECHNICAL PARAMETERS............................................................................................................... 6
T580AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS ...................................................................................................... 7
ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ........................................................................................................... 8
PROCESSOR SOFTWARE.................................................................................................................. 8
AIRCRAFTASSEMBLY .................................................................................................................... 9
Main body.................................................................................................................................. 9
Remote Control Receiver Installation..................................................................................... 12
RADIO SETTINGS .................................................................................................................. 13
Powering Up for the First Time............................................................................................... 13
Initialization Beep Tones:........................................................................................................ 13
FIRST FLIGHT........................................................................................................................ 14
WARNING: PLEASEREAD BEFOREYOUR FIRST TESTFLIGHT ............................. 14
4. Control Direction.............................................................................................................. 14
BUILIT IN SAFETYFEATURES.............................................................................................. 17
1. Loss of RC Signal............................................................................................................. 17
2. Start-Up throttle protection:............................................................................................. 17
3. In-flight Protection during RC Signal lost ....................................................................... 17
4. Low battery protection ..................................................................................................... 17
5. Beeping Tone Summary:................................................................................................... 18
FEEDBACK ................................................................................................................................... 18
UPGRADE PARTS ..................................................................................................................... 19
PAN TILT ZOOM (PTZ) CAMERA MOUNT........................................................................... 19

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T580 Basic Components and Function
a) The T580 Quadcopter is a high precision four-rotor aircraft designed for
stable recreational flight and aerial photography.
b) The aircraft arrives fully built and flight tested. However, to ship it to you
the landing gear and propellers had to be dismantled - a 15 minute
reassembly job.
c) To get this unit flying, you will need your RC Gear (at least 4 Channel
Receiver) and 3s1p LiPo battery (2200mAh).
d) Lift is achieved using four high efficiency 12-inch propellers with direct drive
low KV brushless motor. Maximum lifting efficiency of 12g per Watt.
e) The T580 utilizes a high-performance MEMS sensor for 6 DOF stabilization
with low drift. Altitude hold is achieved via an integrated barometric
sensor.
f) The T580 can take off and land vertically, hover, altitude hold, fly left, right,
forward and back with ease.
g) Upgrading this basic quadcopter for aerial photography is easy via
plug-n-play camera mount and stabilization system. Check our website to
purchase these upgrade.
Tools needed to complete the T580
•2mm Hex Screwdriver
•Loctite
•5 mm socket Hex Screwdriver or a good Plier
•Minimum 4 channel receiver

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Parts List
Note: The part lists may vary depending on T580 version purchased:
No. Part Specifications QTY Units
1 Main shell ABS composite material 1 Set
2 Arm Fiberglass / carbon fiber 4 Pcs
3 Landing Gear Fiberglass, rubber, aluminum 1 Set
4 Motor C2806 600KV High Efficiency brushless motor 4 Pcs
5 Propeller 1260, 1260 R Nylon composite slow flyer 4 Pcs
9 ESC 2-3S, 12A high-speed electronic transfer 1 Set
10 Flight control system Inertial self-stabilizing system with Barometric
Sensor 1 Set

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Aircraft Dimensions (mm):
Rotational diameter (mm): Recommended battery placement (mm):

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Technical parameters
No. Part Parameter
1 Aircraft size 608 mm × 608 mm × 243 mm
2 Maximum expandable size
885 mm × 885 mm × 243 mm
3
Motor to Motor Diagonal distance between two motor centers:
580 mm
4 Propeller
1260, pusher and normal high efficiency props
(12 Inches)
5 Battery LiPo 3S1P 2200mAh 20C
6 Aircraft weight (kit only) 730 grams
7
Take-off weight 950 grams
(3S 2200mAh 1P Battery, receiver, cover)
8 Recommended Payload
(Camera and mount)
230 grams
(recommended)
9 Maximum payload 580 grams
10 Maximum takeoff weight 1800 grams
11 Flight distance Depends on user Radio system and battery
capacity
12 Flight Time 12 minutes
(3S1p 2200mAh 20C Battery)
13 Wind Resistance Class S4

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T580 Aircraft Components
No. Component Name Quantity
1 Blade Holder 4
2 Shim 4
3 Propeller 4
4 Rubber Damper Gasket 1
5 Brushless Motor 4
6 Cross Beam 2
7 Side Arm (Landing Gear) 4
8 Rubber Plug (Landing Gear) 4
9 Bar (Landing Gear) 2
10 Cover 1
11 Flight Control Panel 1
12 ESC 1
13 Bottom Body Shell 1
14 Quadcopter Arm 4
15 Locking Block 4
16 Lateral Axis 2
17 Center Coupling 1
18 Rubber Tee (Landing Gear) 4

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Electronic Components
1) 4 units integrated brushless motors, 12 A maximum load.
2) Motor and ESC overload and burn-out protection – motors are
gradually turned off if overloading is detected by the ESCs.
3) Flight controller with six high-performance MEMS transducer to achieve
the stable, reliable and drift-free stabilization.
4) Flight controller is ready for PTZ stabilization (
see last page ).
Processor Software
1. The fuzzy logic algorithm, the aircraft stabilization is proprietary and
intellectually protected worldwide.
2. The T580 system has been fully field tested and intuitively easy to fly.

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Aircraft Assembly
Main body
1. To ensure the optimum
configuration, the main
body of the T580 has been
fully assembled and flight
tested before shipping.
2. To complete the aircraft, you only need to install the propellers, landing gear
(LG) and your RC Receiver.
3. Install the LG by utilizing
the M3 bolts located at
the bottom of the body
shell. Tighten the nuts
until the LG sits snugly in
place (to prevent
damaging the plastic
chassis, please do not
over tighten).
4. The flight control power switch (switch may be removed with current
shipment) and battery T-plug is installed on the body shell bottom. Please
note that you will need to use a female T-plug of the same design (a
standard Deans Ultra connector).