LotusRC T580P+ User manual

T580P+ Quad-copter LotusRC
T580P+ Quadcopter Manual
Version 1.0 (25 Aug, 2011)
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zSafetyPrecautions：
1. Pleasereadthismanualbeforebuildingandflyingtheaircraft.
2. Theproductisremotecontrolmodel,peoplewithoutindependentability;
pleasedonotoperateittoavoidanyadverseconsequences.
3. Takenecessarymeasurestopreventbeinghitbytherotatingbladesormotors
andavoidpersonalinjury.
4. Ifyouhaveneverbuiltaquad‐copterbefore,weadviseyoutoseekhelpand
guidancefromsomeonewhohas.
zDisclaimer：
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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overtime.LotusRCandourdealersassumeno
responsibilitytoanylosses,beitdirectandindirectasaconsequencetothis
failure.
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Foreword
BeforeutilizingT580P+quad‐copter,pleasereadthisinstructioncarefully.It
willhelpyoutounderstandandknowhowtouseitwithlesstime.Ifthere
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serviceforyou,pleasepurchasethisproductvialegalchannel.People
utilizeourproductinillegalactionoranyotherunclearplaces,includingget
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ⅠBrief instruction
1. Functions and features
T580P+ is our latest mid-level aircraft model designed base on T580 and T580P.
It’s for flight photography players.
1) High efficiency: with 14inch slow rotate propellers and disc brushless motors.
The optimal working efficiency can reach 11.5g/W.
2) Stability: takehigh‐performanceMEMSsensorfor6DOFstabilizationwith
lowdrift,shockresistanceability.
3) Simple:onlyrequire4channeltofly.Propertycoresystem,itiscompatibleto
allRCequipments
4) Easytouse:canbeinstalledquickly,easytooperate,andsupportplanar
self‐stabilizingPTZfunction.
5) T580P+cantakeoffandlandvertically,spothover,altitudehold,flyleft,
right,etc.
6) Installacameramountatthebottomoftheaircraft.Youcanadjustpitching
angleofPTZthroughRC.Suspensionsystemwithhigh‐efficientfilter
functionandlowfrequencyvibrationisusedtoconnectcameramountand
aircraft.CameramountswingsonthecrossbeamofLG,canbeinstalledand
dismantledquickly
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2. AircraftDimension(mm)
Aircraft dimension
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3. ConfigurationandSpecification
No. Names Specification Qty. Unit
1 Cover Engineering plastic+3K carbon fiber 1 set
2 Arm beam Engineering plastic+3K carbon fiber 4 Pcs
3 LG Glass fiber/rubber/high-strength aluminum 1 Set
4 Motor C3410 KV400 out runner brushless motor 4 pcs
5 Props 1445engineering plastic 2 Pair
6 PTZ(choose) Carbon fiber, with shutter, single axis 1 set
7 PTZ hanging
bracket Flexibledamper 1 Set
8 PTZsteering
engine Metalhigh‐speeddigitalsteeringengine 2 Pcs
9 Brushless
motor 2-3S 18A high-speed ESC 4 Pair
10 FC system Metalhigh‐speeddigitalsteeringengine 1 Set

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4. Technicalparameters
Aircraft
dimension
634 × 634 × 296 mm
Maximum
expandable
size
960 × 960 × 296 mm
Folded size D160 × 520 mm
Motortomotor Diagonaldistancebetweentwomotorcenters 600mm
Propeller 1447frontalandversaprofessionalprops 14inch
Battery LiPo 3S 4300mAh 20C standard1P
Aircraft
weight(kitonly)
Withoutbattery,receiver,applicablepayload 1000gram
Take‐offweight 3S 4300mAh 1Pbattery,receiver,cameramount 1400gram
Recommended
payloadDV/Card‐typecamera ≤500 gram
Maximumpull 1Pstandardbattery 6000 gram
maximum
payload
1Pstandardbattery ≤1000 gram
Maximum
take‐offweight1Pstandardbattery 2500 gram
Flightdistance Visualarea -
Flighttime1 3S 4300mAh 1Pbattery,receiver 10~12mins
Flighttime 2 4S 10000mAh 1Pbattery,receiver 20~25mins
Flighttime 1 6S 10000mAh 1Pbattery,receiver Undetermined
Wind
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≤5；4class wind, can cruise normally Class

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Ⅱ.ComponentsNames
1. Aircraftcomponents(explodedview)
No.ComponentsNameQty.No.ComponentsNameQty.
1Propellerclip410FCboard1
2Propeller411BrushlessESC1
3Rubberdampergasket112Bottomcover1
4BrushlessMotor413Armbeam4
5Crossbeam214Lockingblock4
6Sidearm415Lateralaxis2
7Propellerholder416Centercoupling1
8Bar(LG)217Teejoint(LG)4
9Cover1  

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2. Electronicequipments
1) 12AMaximumoutputload,4brushlessmotors.
2) MotorandESCoverloadandburn‐outprotection:onceoverloadingis
detected,motorswillbeturnedoffgradually.
3) FCwithsixhigh‐performancemicroMEMStransducertoachievethestable,
reliableanddrift‐freestabilization.
4) Flightcontroller(FC)isreadyforPTZstabilization
3. Softwaresystem
1) Thefuzzylogicalgorithm,theaircraftstabilizationisproprietaryand
intellectuallyprotectedworldwide.
2) TheT580P+systemhasbeenfullyfieldtestedandintuitivelyeasytofly.
Ⅲ.Assembly
Inordertoensuretheoptimalconfiguration,T580P+haspassedwhole–set
assembly,agingandflighttestbeforeshipping.
1. Mainbody
a. Fuselagetakeoutfrompackingboxwasfolded.

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b. Pressrelativelockingkeys,youwillopen4T580P+armbeams.
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c. Pulloutcrossbeams,pressonfixingpad,umayhearclear“click”.Itsays
crossbeamunfoldingconditionislocked.
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按上侧的按键
Presskeyonlower
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2. landing gear
a. Mountonesideofthebar(LG)ontothepositionbetweenfootstockand
smallplatform.
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b. LocktwoHexscrewsattheinnersideofthearmtightly,becarefullyanddo
notbreakglassfiberpole.
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c. Directtotheplasticware’slocatinghole,andpluganothersideofthebar
(LG)intothelocatingplace.
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3. Installation
a. Unscrew4nutsoffixingscrewsonthebaseplate.
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b. Pulloutbar(LG),maketheSlotmatchthecrossbeamandscrewsonBase.
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c. Installthenuts,andlockHexscrews.
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d. Unscrewpropclipfrommotorshaftandmountpropellers(noticethe
threadedholeofprops),screwpropclipswell.
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4. FCswitchand“T”typeslotofthebatteryshouldbeinstalledatthebottomof
ARF,noticethatyouneedasamedesigned,female“T”plug(andastandard
DeansUltraconnector).
5. Hold3Sbattery,andinstalltheVelcroweprovidedontothearmbeamofLG
Remotecontrolreceiverinstallation
a. Aminimum4channelReceiverisrequiredtoflythissystem.
b. TheT580P+hasbeentestedtoworkwithmajorbrandsofRCRadios,including
Spectrum(DX7),IR(DSX7,9XII),Sanwa(RD8000),Futaba(6EX,10C,FF9).Hi‐TEC
(Eclipse7),GWS,WFLY(FT06‐C),ESKY.etc.
c. PluginthechannelsasshownbelowtothecorrespondingchannelsofyourRC
Receiver.
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T580P+InputCorrespondingReceiver
Channel
Example:
FutabaReceiver
Example:
JRReceiver
CH1AileronInputChannel1Channel2
CH2ElevatorInputChannel2Channel3
CH3ThrottleInputChannel3Channel1
CH4RudderInputChannel4Channel4
CH6CameraAngleControlInput
(Optional)Channel5Channel5
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6. Radiosettings
1. Setyourtransmitteronfixedwingmode.
2. SettheendpointsofChannel1,2,3and4tobetween0‐100%.
3. Removeordisableanymixingbetweenchannels.
4. SetastraightcurvelineforThrottlechannel.Youmayfinetunethiscurve
later.
7. PoweringupfortheFirsttime
1. TurnonyourRadioTransmitter.Movethethrottlesticktothelowest
position(zeroposition).
2. Placetheaircraftonlevelground,installyourLiPobatteryandpowerup.
(Youwillhearsomebeepsindicatingpowerison).
3. DonotmovetheARFuntiltheinitializationprocessiscomplete(indicatedby
the3beep‐beep‐beeptones).
Initializationbeepstones:
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No.BeepIndication
1FirstBeepTonesafter2secondsIndicatebatteryisconnected.
2SecondBeepTones afterPower
SwitchisturnedON.
RCsignalindetectedandthelowest
throttlepositionisidentified.
3FinalBeepSoundafter6seconds:
“Beep‐Beep‐Beep”
FlightControlSystemisinitializedand
aircraftisreadytofly.

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4Beepbeforeflight(afterthrottlestick
ispushedup).
Theaircraftconfirmsthrottlestickhas
beenmovedandpropellerwillnowstart
torotate.
Ⅳ.Firstflight
WARNING:PLEASEREADBEFOREYOURFIRSTTESTFLIGHT
1. DefaultfactorysettingfortheT580p+“crossmode”configuration.
2. OneoftheMotorArmiscoloredyellowasamarkertoindicatethe“front”of
theaircraft
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3. Toensureyoursafety,thefollowingflighttestsmustbedonecarefullywith
smallcontrollingincrements.
4. Controldirection
TocheckyourRCTransmittercontrolsettings.Ifthemovementisincorrect,

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reversethechannelaccordingly.
Safetynote:thiscanbesuccessfullydonewithoutthepropellerinstalled.
5. Lifeoffandhover
1. Afteryouhavetestedandconfirmall4channelsinyourRCradioaresetup
correctly,it’stimeforyourfirstflight.
2. Asbefore,placetheARFontheflatground,turnonthepowerandgo
throughtheinitializationprocess.Donotmoveanycontrolsticksorthe
aircraftduringthisprocess.
3. Gentlymoveyourthrottletostartallmotors.Pushthethrottlestickhigher
untiltheaircraftbeginstoliftoffandfly.
4. IftheARFlooksstable,allowittohover,maintainaltitudebeforegently
bringingthethrottlestickdownforasoftlanding.
5. Continuetotesthovertheaircraft,flyinglowandslowuntilyougetusedto
itscharacteristicsbeforegoingintohigheraltitudeandforwardflight.
6. Builtinsafetyfeatures
1) LossofRCsignal
a. IncaseofRCsignalisnotdetectedduringflight,theaircraftwill
automaticallyenterthesecurityprotectionmode(SPM).
b. InSPM,theaircraftwillemitalong“b‐e‐e‐e‐e‐p”toneintermittently.
c. TheaircraftwillnotflyuntilaRCsignalisreceivedbythecontroller.
2) Start‐upthrottleprotection
a. Duringpowerup,ifyourradiothrottlestickisnotinthelowestposition
(zerothrottle),theSPMwillbeactivated.
b. Inthisstate,theaircraftwillnotrespondtoanycommanduntilthethrottle
stickisplacedinthelowestposition.
3) In‐flightProtectionduringRCsignallost
a. IfRCsignalsislostorinterruptedwhileinflight,theaircraftwill
immediatelyselfland.
b. Andintermittentbeeptonewouldalsobeemitted.
c. WhenRCsignalisregained,thisprotectionwillbedeactivatedandthe
aircraftcancontinueflying.
4) Lowbatteryprotection

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a. Upondetectinglowbattery,theaircraftwillbeepintermittentlywhilestill
flying.
b. Pleaselandassoonaspossibleandreplaceabattery.
c. Ifthiswarningisignored,theaircraftwillslowlypowerdownandself‐land.
Youstillhaveflightcontrolduringthistime,butnotthrottlecontrol.
d. Defaultis3.2voltsperLiPocell.
5) Beepingtonessummary
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No.AlarmsoundIndicatorfor:ActionRequired
1Beepingsoundduringflight.
Motorpowerdown.
LowbatteryReplacebattery
2
Intermittentlongbeeps
NoRCsignaldetectedor
throttlestickisnotzero
atstartup.
Checkyourradio
transmitter
3
QuickBeepsduringflight
LowbatteryortheRC
signalwaslost
Checkbatteryvoltage
andRCconnection.
4QuickBeepsandflight
controlisnotallowed
LowbatteryortheRC
signalwaslost
Checkthebatteriesand
RCConnection
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Ⅴ.Feedback
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