EzOSD Manual Overview & Operating Instructions Preliminary.
Contents Overview ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Features ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 Installation .................................................................................................................................................... 3 1.
Overview Congratulations on your purchase of an ImmersionRC ‘EzOSD’, the no-nonsense On-Screen Display for FPV flight. Features Crisp text, shadowed to ensure visibility against a summer sky, or a winter evening No need for a PhD to install and configure Robust design, reverse polarity protection, overvoltage protection Firmware upgrades without a PIC programmer, standard USB port (mini-USB B) on-board Simple, uncluttered display, just the essentials.
at all. A wiring diagram for this configuration is shown below. When the current sensor is not detected, the lower line of the OSD will automatically disappear. 3) The telemetry downlink from the EzOSD uses the AUDR (Right channel of a stereo audio pair) signal. In the case of using ImmersionRC A/V transmitters, which transmit high-bandwidth stereo audio, the standard cabling will connect this signal correctly.
2. Installation without using the sensor board. When the sensor board is not required, the OSD may be powered directly from an unused connector on the R/C receiver. Cables to make this connection should be available from your local ImmersionRC distributor.
Figure 1: Simple 3-button UI Figure 2: The setup menu Once in the menu, the UP/DOWN button may be used to navigate between preferences, and the MENU button will modify the selected preference. Show Flight Debriefing Pressing the UP button, will show a summary of the last flight. Usually this is shown automatically after each flight, but if accidentally closed, the UP button will show it again.
Note: the conditions for the debrief to appear after a flight are speed < 5km/h, and distance from launch < 100m.
OSD Display Layout Ground Speed Distance (Ground) to Pilot Startup Satellite Count Direction to Pilot Altitude, Above Launch Point Climb/Sink indicator Battery Voltage Current Consumption mAh Consumed (counts up from Zero) ImmersionRC | EzOSD Manual 8
Alarms The EzOSD is equipped with 4 settings which define alarms. When an alarm triggers, the relevant onscreen readout will flash, to draw the pilot’s attention. Figure 4: Alarms The 4 alarms supported by the EzOSD are: 1. Low Battery Defaults to ‘Auto’ mode, which assumes a LiPo flight pack. In this mode the number of cells is automatically detected. The alarm will sound when the battery voltage drops down below 3.2v/cell. 2.
Units In order to accommodate our fellow pilots from lands where the metric system has not yet arrived, the EzOSD supports selectable units. Units for Altitude, Distance, and Speed are all independently definable.
Flight The section of this manual which covers the use of the EzOSD is intentionally very short. 1. Bring Equipment to the field 2. Power up FPV equipment, and wait for ‘Acquiring Satellites’ to disappear (6 satellites required to fly) 3. Fly… Telemetry, and Tracking Antenna The EzOSD transmits the position of the plane (Latitude/Longitude/Altitude) in a coded form, down the Right Audio channel.
For further information on the ImmersionRC Antenna Tracker, see the documentation available on the ImmersionRC website. Upgrading Firmware The EzOSD is equipped with a built-in USB port, with a standard connector, commonly found on most portable USB equipment (technical name is a mini-B). Upgrading firmware requires no additional hardware, programmers, or returns to the factory. All that is required is a standard USB cable, and a utility which may be freely downloaded from the ImmersionRC website.
Warnings! If tempted to remove the heatshrink , and relocate the GPS (not recommended), please take great care when removing the GPS from its sticky insulating foam. If pulled straight off, the foam will pull the metal screen from the body of the GPS, and destroy it. Either slide a sharp blade (carefully) between the gps, and the foam, or use a twisting motion to remove it.
+ - 12v Camera, 12v A/V Transmitter Cabling Dual-Battery Motor Battery Current Sensor supplies +5v power to OSD + 12v Camera ESC Vid Gnd 12v 12v A/V Tx (Lawmate, etc.) Camera and Tx powered by separate 11.1v battery VID 12v AUD GND + Camera/Video Battery 3s LiPo (11.
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Thank You… Thank you for purchasing this ImmersionRC product. We take great pride in the design of our products, and hope that they give you as much pleasure as they have given us. Please don’t hesitate to feed back any comments/suggestions/complaints to us, we do listen, and any feedback will help in perfecting our products in the future.
