RevoSensorsWidget 0 0 836 596 Form true 0 true Calibration 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 12 12 6 Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff 10 75 true Calibration status Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff QAbstractScrollArea::AdjustToContents Calibration instructions Qt::ScrollBarAlwaysOff <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd"> <html><head><meta name="qrichtext" content="1" /><style type="text/css"> p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } </style></head><body style=" font-family:'MS Shell Dlg 2'; font-size:8.25pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal;"> <table border="0" style="-qt-table-type: root; margin-top:4px; margin-bottom:4px; margin-left:4px; margin-right:4px;"> <tr> <td style="border: none;"> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:16pt; font-weight:600; font-style:italic;">Help</span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">Following steps #1, #2 and #3 are necessary. Step #4 is optional, it may helps you achieve the best possible results.</span></p> <p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;"><br /></p> <p align="center" style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-size:8pt;"><br /></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:14pt; font-weight:600; font-style:italic;">#1: Multi-Point calibration</span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">This calibration will compute the scale for Magnetometer or Accelerometer sensors. </span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">Press &quot;Calibrate Mag&quot; or &quot;Calibrate Accel&quot; to begin calibration, and follow the instructions which will be displayed here. </span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">For optimal calibration perform the Accel calibration with the board not mounted to the craft. in this way you can accurately level the board on your desk/table during the process. </span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">Magnetometer calibration need to be performed inside your plane/copter to account for metal/magnetic stuffs on board.</span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt; font-weight:600; font-style:italic;">Note 1:</span><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;"> Your </span><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt; font-weight:600;">HomeLocation must be set first</span><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">, including the local magnetic field vector (Be) and acceleration due to gravity (g_e).</span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt; font-weight:600; font-style:italic;">Note 2:</span><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;"> There is no need to point exactly at South/North/West/East. They are just used to easily tells the user how to point the plane/craft. </span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">You can simply assume that North is in front of you, right is East etc. and perform the calibration this way.</span></p> <p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;"><br /></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:14pt; font-weight:600; font-style:italic;">#2: Board level calibration</span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">This step will ensure that board leveling is accurate. Place your airframe as horizontally as possible (use a spirit level if necessary), then press Start below and do not move your airframe at all until the end of the calibration.</span></p> <p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;"><br /></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:14pt; font-weight:600; font-style:italic;">#3: Gyro Bias calculation</span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">This step allows to calibrate the gyro measured value when the board is steady. To perform the calibration leave the board/aircraft completely steady and click start. </span></p> <p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;"><br /></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:14pt; font-weight:600; font-style:italic;">#4: Thermal Calibration</span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">The calibration will compute sensors bias variations at different temperatures while the board warms up.</span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">This allow a certain amount of correction of those bias variations against temperature changes. It does improve both altitude hold and yaw performances.</span></p> <p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px;"><span style=" font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;">To perform this calibration leave the board to cool down at room temperature in the coldest places available. after 15-20 minutes attach the usb connector to the board and Click the Calibrate button leaving the board steady. Wait until completed</span></p> <p align="center" style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; font-family:'Ubuntu'; font-size:11pt;"><br /></p></td></tr></table></body></html> #1: Accelerometer/Magnetometer calibration false Launch accelerometer range and bias calibration. Calibrate Accel false Launch magnetometer range and bias calibration. Calibrate Mag false Save settings (only enabled when calibration is running) Save Position #2: Board level calibration false Start false Save Position 0 false #3: Gyro bias calibration false Start 0 false #4*: Thermal calibration 50 false Temperature 50 true false 0.00 50 false °C - Temperature rise 50 true false 0.5 50 false °C/min Qt::Horizontal 40 20 50 false this contains the current status of the thermal calibration wizard false Start 0 false false End false Cancel true Settings 6 6 6 6 Rotate virtual attitude relative to board Qt::Horizontal 40 20 -90.000000000000000 90.000000000000000 Qt::Horizontal 40 20 70 0 background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0.507, y1:0, x2:0.507, y2:0.772, stop:0.208955 rgba(74, 74, 74, 255), stop:0.78607 rgba(36, 36, 36, 255)); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 5; font: bold 12px; margin:1px; Roll Qt::AlignCenter 70 0 background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0.507, y1:0, x2:0.507, y2:0.772, stop:0.208955 rgba(74, 74, 74, 255), stop:0.78607 rgba(36, 36, 36, 255)); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 5; font: bold 12px; margin:1px; Yaw Qt::AlignCenter Qt::Horizontal 40 20 -180.000000000000000 180.000000000000000 70 0 background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0.507, y1:0, x2:0.507, y2:0.772, stop:0.208955 rgba(74, 74, 74, 255), stop:0.78607 rgba(36, 36, 36, 255)); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 5; font: bold 12px; margin:1px; Pitch Qt::AlignCenter -180.000000000000000 180.000000000000000 Filtering background-color: qlineargradient(spread:reflect, x1:0.507, y1:0, x2:0.507, y2:0.772, stop:0.208955 rgba(74, 74, 74, 255), stop:0.78607 rgba(36, 36, 36, 255)); color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 5; font: bold 12px; margin:1px; Accelerometers Qt::AlignCenter Accelerometer filtering. Sets the amount of lowpass filtering of accelerometer data for the attitude estimation. Higher values apply a stronger filter, which may help with drifting in attitude mode. Range: 0.00 - 0.20, Good starting value: 0.05 - 0.10 Start low and raise until drift stops. A setting of 0.00 disables the filter. 2.000000000000000 0.010000000000000 0 0 Attitude Estimation Algorithm Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop 0 0 Selects the sensor integration algorithm to be used by the Revolution board. Qt::Vertical QSizePolicy::MinimumExpanding 20 0 0 0 Home Location Qt::AlignLeading|Qt::AlignLeft|Qt::AlignTop QLayout::SetDefaultConstraint Gravity acceleration: Latitude: Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter true objname:HomeLocation fieldname:g_e Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter true objname:HomeLocation fieldname:Latitude Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter true Altitude: Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter true objname:HomeLocation fieldname:Altitude Magnetic field vector: <html><head/><body><p>This information must be set to enable calibration the Revolution controllers sensors. <br/>Set home location using context menu in the map widget.</p></body></html> Qt::AlignRight|Qt::AlignTrailing|Qt::AlignVCenter true objname:HomeLocation fieldname:Longitude false Is Set true objname:HomeLocation fieldname:Set Longitude: 0 0 Clear Qt::Vertical 20 0 Qt::Horizontal QSizePolicy::Expanding 50 20 Qt::Vertical QSizePolicy::Expanding 20 100 Telemetry link not established. Qt::Horizontal 40 20 0 0 32 32 true :/core/images/helpicon.svg:/core/images/helpicon.svg 32 32 Ctrl+S false true button:help url:http://wiki.openpilot.org/display/Doc/Revolution+Manual+Sensor+Calibration Save settings to the board (RAM only). This does not save the calibration settings, this is done using the specific calibration button on top of the screen. Apply button:apply Send settings to the board, and save to the non-volatile memory. Save false button:save