Setting Up for Hardware Flight
To get started flying, you will need to attach one of the Zippy 3000 batteries to
the bottom of the quadcopter using the velcro straps. When ready to power on, simply
connect the yellow plug to its counterpart on the UAV (Figure 4).
Fig. 4: Plugging in the motor battery
If the camera is being used, it should be mounted between the two red arms of the
quadcopter with the arrow facing out. This position is naturally defined as the front of the
quadcopter. Be sure to plug it in! (See Appendix A for images of camera, transmitter, and
related setup.)
If you are planning to transmit camera feed to the Black Pearl display, connect the
5.8GHz transmitter on the back of the quadcopter and attach the Turnigy 1.1V battery
with the red connection to power it. Make sure the transmitter is on the same channel as
the Black Pearl. For instance, if the transmitter is on channel 7, adjust the Black Pearl so
that the antenna it is receiving with (whichever antenna port you connected an antenna to)
is also operating at channel 7. Adjust the Black Pearl’s receiving channels with the
up/down arrows.
To attach the Black Pearl to the controller, screw it onto the mount. Be sure to
attach an antenna to the Black Pearl. Also, the Black Pearl needs to be charged. We do
not have an AC adapter for it, so just use one of the main quadcopter batteries (Zippy
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