User Guide

LynxmotionUAV
QuadrinoNanoUserGuide
MultiWiiFlightModesExplanation:
ACRO(Defaultmodeandnotinlist):MadeforAcrobaticflightandisthedefaultsetting(usesgyroonly)Thisisthedefault
modewhentheHORIZONorANGLEmodearenotactivatedandismore“acrobatic”flight
ARM:Armingisasafetyfeaturewhichisrequiredinorderforthemotorstostartspinning(atbelowtakeoffspeed)orstop
spinning(afterlanding).Ifnoauxchannelisassigned,youarmthemotorsbypositioningtheleftjoysticktothebottom
right,andtherightjoysticktothebottomleft(atthesametime)
HORIZON:ThiskeepstherolloftheUAVlevelandisamixtureofACROandANGLEmodes.StablewithslowRC
commands/acrobaticswithfastRCcommands.WillbeinANGLEMODEmodewhenPITCH/ROLLsticksarecentered
andinACROMODEmodewhenfullPITCHorROLLsticksareapplied,allowingflips.
ANGLE:Astablemode(whenthePIDvaluesareadjustedcorrectlyandGyroandACCarecalibratedandtrimmed).Itwill
trytokeepthemodelleveltotheground.Note:AccordingtoMultiWiidevelopers,ANGLEMODEisvirtuallyobsolete,
HORIZONMODEispreferableinmostcases.
BARO:Thebarometerisusedinordertokeepacertain(fixed)heightwhennoothercommandsfromtheRCtransmitter
arereceived.IfyouactivateBARO(ALTHOLD)andtheGPSmodes,theywillusethesamecalculatedaltitude.
MAG:UAVwillkeeppointinginthesamedirection(compass/yaw)untilthereisyawinputfromthetransmitter.Canbe
activatedinallflightstabilizationmodes.Withoutthismode,youwillstillhaveslightdeviation(likeatailgyroinheli).
ComparedtonoMAG,thismodeoffersadriftfreetail
GPSHOME:Activatesreturntohome(RTH)feature.RequiresGPSlockbeforetakeoff.UsescompassandGPSforthe
purposeofreturninghometothestartingpoint.Stabilisationisdoneinaccordancewiththeflightmode(ANGLE/
HORIZON).GPSaltitudeisnotaccurateandthereforenotusableforholdingtheheight.
GPSHOLD:HoldcurrentpositionusingGPSandbaro(ifavailable).GPSmodescanbeactivatedinANGLEor
HORIZONflightmodes.willbeignoredifthereisnoGPSlockattimeofarming.aregenerallyusedalongwithALT
HOLD,butthisisnotmandatory.ThemagsensorismandatoryforGPScontrol,butMAGmodeisnot.ActivationofMAG
MODEhasnoeffectinGPSMODE.GPSaltitudeisneverusedinacontrolloop(onlyfordisplay).
BEEPER:Notreallyaflightmode;ifyouhaveabeeperconnected,usefulforlostUAVs
FlightModeSensorSummary
Mode
Gyroscope
Accelerometer
Barometer
Compass(Mag)
GPS
ACRO/GyroOnly
X
ANGLE(Stable/Level/Acc)
X
X
HORIZON
X
X
BARO(AltitudeHold)
X
X
X
MAG(HeadingHold)
X
X
X
HEADFREE(CareFree)
X
X
X
GPSReturntoHome
X
X
X
X
GPSWaypoint
X
X
X
X
GPSPositionHold
X
X
X
X
Failsafe
X
Flightmodesshowingsensorsrequired(X=RequiredHardwarefortheMode)
LynxmotionUAV
P.14