SIYI FTM30 User manual

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FTM30 RADIO MODULE
USER MANUAL
V1.1
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Thank you for purchasing SIYI Technology’s products.
FM30 Radio Module is based on SIYI Tech’s industry-level radio frequency technology,
accumulated for years. The built-in Bluetooth function supports outdoor wireless FC settings
and real-time flight status monitoring. The module is tiny and compatible with standard JR slot.
FM30 also supports multiple signal input and communication protocols, users will have an
unprecedented experience of manipulating their model craft, exploring range limits, and having
fun.
To maintain a safe and orderly public space and to ensure you a good using experience of FM30
radio module, please read this manual carefully. If you have any issues using the product, please
consult the manual or check online pages of FM30 on SIYI official website (http://en.siyi.biz/). You
can also send an email to SIYI official A/S center (sup[email protected]).
SIYI User Group - Facebook
SIYI YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0vdyQDSRr3fiCffNKnYimA)
SIYI Official Aliexpress Store (https://www.aliexpress.com/store/911142095?spm=a2g0o.sto
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CONTENT
1 READ TIPS...............................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Icons ...................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Safety..................................................................................................................................................................1
1.3 Storage/Carrying/Recycling ...............................................................................................................................3
2 INTRODUCTIONS...................................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Features...............................................................................................................................................................4
2.2 Parts....................................................................................................................................................................7
2.2.1 FM30 Radio Module....................................................................................................................................7
2.2.2 FR Receiver.................................................................................................................................................8
2.2.3 FR Mini Receiver ........................................................................................................................................9
2.3 Technical Specification ....................................................................................................................................10
2.4 LED Indicator...................................................................................................................................................12
2.5 Packing List......................................................................................................................................................13
3 GET READY TO USE FM30.................................................................................................................................14
3.1 How to Place Antenna Right............................................................................................................................14
3.2 Binding FM30 Transmitter with FR / FR Mini Receivers................................................................................14
4 SIGNAL INPUT......................................................................................................................................................17
5 DATALINK.............................................................................................................................................................20
6 RSSI.........................................................................................................................................................................22
7 FAIL-SAFE.............................................................................................................................................................23
8 FIRMWARE UPGRADING...................................................................................................................................25
8.1 USB Firmware Upgrading................................................................................................................................25
8.2 OTA Firmware Upgrading ...............................................................................................................................27
8.2.1 Receiver and transmitter are bond.............................................................................................................27
8.2.2 Receiver and transmitter are not bound.....................................................................................................27
9 After-sale Service....................................................................................................................................................28
9.1 To-be-repair Procedure.....................................................................................................................................28
9.2 After-sale Policy...............................................................................................................................................28
9.2.1 7-Day Return & Refund.............................................................................................................................29
9.2.2 15-Day Replacement .................................................................................................................................30
9.2.3 1-Year Warranty Repair ............................................................................................................................31

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1 READ TIPS
1.1 Icons
Please pay more attention to content indicated with the following marks:
DANGER Dangerous manipulation that probably leads to human injuries.
WARNING Warnings on manipulation that possibly leads to human injuries.
CAUTION Cautions on what manipulation may lead to property loss.
Prohibited Mandatory Mark
1.2 Safety
FM30 Radio Module is designed for hobbyists, users who approaches to the device
should have at least the basic knowledge to operate it. Irregular or irresponsible
manipulations to the device may cause damage, property loss, or human injuries.
Users under 14 years’ old shoulder follow an experienced trainer’s guide.
Disassembling or modification to the system is prohibited without permission from
its manufacturer, SIYI Technology.

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To maintain a safe and orderly public space and to ensure you a good using
experience of SIYI’s products, please read the prohibited and mandatory terms
carefully.
Do not use any SIYI radio system to operate your aircraft/vehicle/model at places with
intensive crowd (a square, a park), or at places with many obstructions (a street, a parking
lot), or in fields with strong magnetic or interference (an electricity plant, a radar station,
railways), or in any other fields where an irregular flight/operation may cause property loss
or human injuries.
Do not hold or cover transmitter antenna or obstruct its transmission by any means in
a flight or an operation.
Never point your transmitter antenna’s upper ends straightly to your aircraft/vehicle
while it is working, they are the weakest parts for transmission.
Do not start your aircraft/vehicle/model when you are tired, drunk, in sickness or any
circumstances you are not feeling good.
Do not fly an aircraft/model when it is rainy, windy or at night.
Do not power off the transmitter while your aircraft’s/vehicle’s/model’s engines and
motors are still working.
Please always try to operate your aircraft/vehicle/model within sight range.
Do not forget to check battery level of the transmitter and the receiver before starting
your aircraft/vehicle/model.

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Always power off your aircraft/vehicle/model first, FM30 radio module the second.
Before changing any settings on the transmitter, make sure your
aircraft’s/vehicle’s/model’s engines are powered off and their motor wires are off connection,
in case of a sudden switch-on.
When you start your aircraft/vehicle for the first time, make sure that the fail-safe
settings in your transmitter is activated.
Always switch on the transmitter first and hold the throttle joystick at its bottom
position, then power on your aircraft/vehicle/model.
1.3 Storage/Carrying/Recycling
CAUTION
Always place your SIYI radio system and its parts at places where babies or kids do not
reach.
DANGER
SIYI radio system should be placed as below:
Not too hot (above 60℃) or too cold (under -20℃);
Not under direct sunshine or too dusty or too wet;
Not on an unstable holder which lacks of solid supports or may cause vibration;
Not nearby steam or other heat sources.

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2 INTRODUCTIONS
2.1 Features
30KM Long Range
Applied with lately developed technologies, such as super long distance, self-
adaptive bandwidth, interference avoidance frequency hopping, and two-way
telemetry, equipped with industry-level RF hardware which is capable to counter
high power electromagnetic interference, FM30 radio module’s maximum control
distance can reach up to 30 kilometers and more, which can effectively guarantee
the low-altitude manipulating stability crossing among trees, through racing
panels, in garage and other concrete buildings with many obstacles, shelters, and
heavy interference.
Bluetooth/Telemetry Configuration
FM30 comes with built-in Bluetooth function and supports Mavlink protocol, which
makes it possible for users to monitor real-time flight status and do configuration
through the ground control software.
*FM30 supports popular GCS such as QGroundControl, Speedy Bee, Mission
Planner, Fish Drone, etc.
Receiver OTA Wireless Upgrading, Wireless Binding

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The way of upgrading receiver firmware wirelessly let users get rid of complex
wire connection.
Through a combination of manipulation, receiver actively enters binding mode
without disassembling your drone/aircraft.
RSSI Signal Telemetry
FM30 supports RSSI output in S.Bus mode, providing real-time status information
as reference for long-range flight.
2.4 GHz ISM Frequency Band
FM30 uses 2.4 GHz band, which is legal to use in any countries. Under 2.4 GHz
and working with Fast Hopping technology, FM30’s transmission speed is fast and
stable.
USB Simulator (In development)
FM30 will come with built-in simulator driver. Use a USB cable and connect
remote controller to PC, then open the simulator software, users can start flying in
the simulator immediately.
FR Receiver

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Model power battery voltage and receiver power supply voltage real-time
telemetry. FR Receiver can receive and analyze data telemetry from flight
controller based on Mavlink protocol.
Multiple signal output modes: 16CH S.Bus, 8CH PWM, 8CH PPM.
Firmware upgrading through PC USB port and OTA wireless upgrading from
FM30 radio module.
FR Mini Receiver
Model power battery voltage and receiver power supply voltage real-time
telemetry. FR Mini Receiver can receive and analyze data telemetry from flight
controller based on Mavlink protocol.
Multiple signal output modes: 16CH S.Bus, 8CH PWM.
OTA wireless firmware upgrading from FM30 radio module.

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2.2 Parts
2.2.1 FM30 Radio Module
Front
Port Function
Mini-USB: Firmware upgrading