ELIOS 2 USER MANUAL Page 2 of 106
Table of content
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Before starting ............................................................................................................................................................................................4
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ELIOS 2 system description ..............................................................................................................................................................4
ELIOS 2 overview .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Ground Control System .................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Camera operator GCS (option) .................................................................................................................................................................12
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Setting up ELIOS 2 ...............................................................................................................................................................................14
Insert the CAM and LOG SD cards .........................................................................................................................................................14
Clean the camera lens and the Vision sensors ............................................................................................................................14
Insert and plug in the Battery ...................................................................................................................................................................15
Setting up the ground control system ...............................................................................................................................................16
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Flying ELIOS 2 ..........................................................................................................................................................................................17
Arming ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Disarming ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................17
Aircraft control ......................................................................................................................................................................................................18
Flight modes ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Failsafe .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................22
Camera Control ....................................................................................................................................................................................................23
Lighting controls ..................................................................................................................................................................................................24
2D measurements..............................................................................................................................................................................................27
Distance measurement .................................................................................................................................................................................28
Distance lock ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................28
Flight data logging and video recording ..........................................................................................................................................29
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Status LEDs ................................................................................................................................................................................................30
Avionics LED status ............................................................................................................................................................................................30
Navigation light LED status .........................................................................................................................................................................30
Transmitter LED status....................................................................................................................................................................................31
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Application ā Cockpit .........................................................................................................................................................................32
Overview and setup ..........................................................................................................................................................................................32
User Interface .........................................................................................................................................................................................................37
Settings .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................45
Common procedures ......................................................................................................................................................................................58
Warning messages .............................................................................................................................................................................................69
Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................................................................................................................74
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Software ā Inspector ............................................................................................................................................................................75
Overview and setup ..........................................................................................................................................................................................75
Home screen ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................77
Import data and create a new project ...............................................................................................................................................78
Analysis .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................80
Export data ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................87
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Advanced set-up ...................................................................................................................................................................................90
Access the AV SD card ....................................................................................................................................................................................90