Parrot Bluegrass User manual

USER GUIDE
GUIDE UTILISATEUR
GEBRAUCHSANLEITUNG
GUIDA PER L’UTENTE
GUIA DO USUÁRIO
MANUAL DE USUARIO
GEBRUIKSHANDLEIDING
V1.0 10/2017
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English.....................................................................4
Français.................................................................46
Deutsch .................................................................89
Italiano ................................................................ 132
Español................................................................ 174
Português ............................................................ 216
Nederlands .......................................................... 258

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Your Parrot Bluegrass ™ contains the following elements:
1. A Parrot Bluegrass™ drone;
2. A Parrot Skycontroller 2™ controller. You can y your Parrot
Bluegrass with the Parrot Skycontroller 2 by downloading
the FreeFlight Pro™ app to your smartphone or tablet.
This app is free of charge but might contain In-App
Purchase. It also allows you to calibrate your Parrot
Bluegrass;
3. A Sequoia™ sensor containing:
(a) A multispectral sensor that captures the light reected
by plants; and
(b) A sunshine sunlight sensor that records the intensity of
light emanating from the sun
4. Access to Airinov First+™ services allowing you to obtain
your NDVI and zoning maps from the images captured
by the free Pix4Dcapture™ app to download to your
smartphone or tablet.

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WARNING
1. Parrot Bluegrass IS NOT A TOY. It should therefore not be used
or handled by children under the age of 14.
2. BEFORE USING Parrot Bluegrass:
(A) CAREFULLY READ this User Guide and all information
and documentation available at www.parrot.com, which may
be updated at any time and without prior notice (hereinafter,
“Parrot Documentation"). SPECIAL ATTENTION should be
given to the paragraphs containing the symbol ;
(B)
ENSURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE APPLICABLE
REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF DRONES AND THEIR
ACCESSORIES (hereinafter, referred to as "Applicable
Regulations"); and
(c) KEEP IN MIND that Parrot Bluegrass is prone to expose
others and yourself to PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR BODILY
HARM and may even lead to severe, or even fatal injuries.
3. Please note that the videos and photos used in publicity
and advertising campaigns by Parrot Drones SAS and its
subsidiaries have been created by and with professionals and
experienced pilots. PLEASE CONTINUOUSLY REFER TO THE
LATEST UPDATES TO PARROT DOCUMENTATION IN CASE
OF DOUBT CONCERNING THE USE OF YOUR PARROT
BLUEGRASS AND ITS ACCESSORIES.
4. WITHIN THE LIMITS OF APPLICABLE LAW, PARROT DRONES
SAS, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND THEIR DISTRIBUTORS AND
RESPECTIVE RETAILERS WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY INJURY RESULTING FROM OR IN RELATION TO
THE NON-RESPECT OF PARROT DOCUMENTATION OR
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS BY YOURSELF OR BY ANY
PERSON USING YOUR PARROT BLUEGRASS.

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PARROT BLUEGRASS
PRESENTATION
Threaded propeller Fisheye Camera
ON/OFF button
and
indicator light
Sunshine
Sensor
Battery Compartment
Battery Connector Micro-USB Port

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Base and
Antenna
Multispectral
Sensor

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PARROT SKYCONTROLLER 2
PRESENTATION
Antenna
Position of mobile device holder
On/Off
Button
Return to take-off point
Take off/Land
In ight: start/stop video recording
Settings menu: return
In ight:take a photo
Settings
menu:validate
Settings
USB Port

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Camera Exposure
Display mode
Vertical orientation of the camera
USB Port

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SEQUOIA PRESENTATION
Sequoia is made up of a multispectral sensor and a
sunshine irradiance integrated into Parrot Bluegrass.
Sequoia is a multispectral sensor specically for farming.
Its design was created according to three principal
criteria: excellent precision, minimal size and weight,
optimal ease of use. The Sequoia sensor is designed to
be suitable for all types of drones, those with xed wings
and multi-rotors and mounted on gimbals or not. Its
use allows the capture of images of agricultural plots in
several spectral bands measuring the state of vegetation:
green (550 nm wavelength, 40 nm bandwidth), red (660
nm wavelength, 40 nm bandwidth), red-edge (735 nm
wavelength, 10 nm bandwidth) and near InfraRed (790 nm
wavelength, 40 nm bandwidth).
The photos taken can then be analysed using various
software. They can be used to make indexed maps (NDVI,
NDRE, etc.) and make recommendations regarding
nitrogen fertilisation.

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MULTISPECTRAL SENSOR
Near InfraRed
Sensor
Red Sensor
Red-Edge
Sensor
Green
Sensor
RGB Sensor
1.2 megapixel monochrome sensors collect data in
discrete spectral bands.
16 megapixel RGB photo sensor rolling shutter.
Other multispectral sensor features:
•Inertial measurement unit.
•64 GB internal memory.
•Magnetometer.

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Green
550 nm wavelength, 40
nm bandwidth
Denition: 1.2 Mpx
Red
660 nm wavelength, 40
nm bandwidth
Denition: 1.2 Mpx

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Red-edge
735 nm wavelength, 10
nm bandwidth
Denition: 1.2 Mpx
Near infrared
790 nm wavelength, 40
nm bandwidth
Denition: 1.2 Mpx
RGB
Denition: 16Mpx

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SUNSHINE SENSOR
The sunshine sensor is used to calibrate the images
depending on the sunlight. This makes it possible to
compare photos over time, despite variations in light
during shoots. The sunshine sensor is attached to the
upper part of the drone, facing the sky. During ights the
sunshine sensor is powered by the multispectral sensor.
!It is recommended to use the SD card provided
with Sequoia. Technical performances are not
guaranteed with other SD cards.Refer to the list
of compatible SD cards on www.parrot.com/sup-
port.
Indicator light:
reference for
calibration
Position of the SD
card
Ambient light sensors
4 ambient light sensors. These sensors are tted with
band-pass lters identical to those on the multispectral
sensor.
Other sunshine sensor features:
•Inertial measurement unit.
•Magnetometer.

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PREFLIGHT CHECKS
REGULATIONS
• Parrot Bluegrass must be used strictly in compliance
with current local regulations. The places where it is
used must be suitable for manoeuvring in order to
ensure the continuous safety of people, animals and
property.
• It may not be permitted to use Parrot Bluegrass in
certain public places (e.g. train stations, airports,
etc.) or on public roads.
• The pilot must, at all times, maintain visual contact
with Parrot Bluegrass and control its trajectory.
• Before you y your Parrot Bluegrass, check the
restrictions regarding the use of Wi-Fi frequencies
in the place where you are going to y it. Certain
frequencies may be restricted or prohibited. For
instance, in some countries the use of the 5 GHz
band for your Wi-Fi may be prohibited for outdoor
locations.
FLIGHT CONDITIONS
• Do not y Parrot Bluegrass at night.
• Check the weather conditions to ensure good ight
and visual conditions. Do not use Parrot Bluegrass
if it is raining/snowing, if there is fog, or winds in
excess of 8 meters per second or 30 km/hr.
• Do not y the drone over water.
• Make sure you have at least 10 meters in diameter of
clear space for your Parrot Bluegrass to take o and

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land. Check that the ight area has no obstacle that
might interfere with ight phases or prevent visual
contact.
• Make sure the ight altitude programmed in
Pix4Dcapture (entered in relation to take o point)
is sucient to avoid obstacles in the surrounding
area.
PARROT BLUEGRASS
• Make sure that Parrot Bluegrass has detected the
GPS signal in FreeFlight Pro or Pix4Dcapture.
• Make sure the Parrot Bluegrass propellers are
properly mounted and secured.
• Make sure the Parrot Bluegrass battery is charged.
• Make sure you are in a wide, open space.
• Make sure that the selected geobarrier distance
is sucient for the execution of the ight plan on
Pix4Dcapture.
SEQUOIA
• Make sure that the lenses are clean. Use the
microbre cloth (supplied) to clean them.
• Free up enough memory (on the SD card or in the
multispectral sensor internal memory) so you can
save all the photos taken during the ight.
• Make sure that the two sensors are calibrated. For
more information, see the Calibrating Sequoia
section.

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DOWNLOADING THE
APPS
Connect to App Store®or Google PlayTM and download
the free Pix4Dcapture and FreeFlight Pro apps.
FreeFlight Pro is Parrot’s ocial app enabling free drone
ying and drone calibration.
Pix4Dcapture is the free app for generating ight plans to
capture photos over an area onterest.
CHARGING THE BATTERY OF
PARROT BLUEGRASS
The battery must be disconnected from Parrot
Bluegrass.
1. Select the plug provided for your country and insert
it into the charger.
2. Connect the cable to the charger.
3. Connect the battery to the charger's cable, and
then plug the charger into the mains.
The warning light is red while charging and then turns
green when the battery is charged.
The charge time is about 2 hours and 30 minutes for a
ight time of about 25 minutes.

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CHARGING THE PARROT
SKYCONTROLLER 2 BATTERY
1. Select the adapter appropriate for your country and
attach it to the charger.
2. Connect the charger cable to Parrot Skycontroller
2, then plug the charger into the mains.

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INSTALLING THE PROPELLERS
When the drone is turned o, screw the threaded
propellers onto the Parrot Bluegrass motors, holding
still the base of the engine. The threading serves as
coding for the positioning of the propellers on the arms
of the drone (scheme B).
Ensure that the propellers are correctly screwed on
before take o.
A
B

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CONNECT YOUR SMARTPHONE
OR TABLET TO PARROT
SKYCONTROLLER 2
1. Screw the mobile device holder onto Parrot
Skycontroller 2.
B
A
B
A
You can rotate the holder to t your
smartphone's dimensions. To do this, press
on it and rotate it to the right.
B
A
B
A