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Tarot x6 User Manual 1
Tarot x6 User Manual 1
User Manual
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Ground Station Link Loss .............................................................. 24
Low Battery ................................................................................... 24
Power On.......................................................................................... 25
Connect to Mission Planner ............................................................ 25
Arming .............................................................................................. 26
Landing............................................................................................. 27
Changing the Tarot X6 Configuration ........................................... 27
Backing Up the Default Configuration ....................................... 28
Restoring the Default Configuration........................................... 28
Changing the Battery Setup ....................................................... 28
Mandatory Configuration ........................................................ 29
Configuration with Mission Planner. ............................................ 31
Changing the Taranis QX7 Configuration ..................................... 31
Contact information........................................................................ 32
Disclaimers
I. If your order includes customization, the devices and
equipment installed in your Tarot X6, as well as its
programming, may differ from the ones mentioned in this
manual.
II. The safety measures suggested in this manual do not cover
every possible danger scenario, being aware of all the
possible risks of handling and operating unmanned aerial
vehicles and parts related to them is responsibility of the
owner and operator of the Tarot X6.
III. This manual doesn’t contemplate international regulations for
unmanned aerial vehicles, knowing these regulations is
responsibility of the owner and operator of the Tarot X6.
IV. UAV Systems International is not responsible for any damages
occurred to any of its products after delivery.
V. UAV Systems International is not responsible for any
malfunctions derived from any change to the default settings
of the Tarot X6 or any of its components and accessories.
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VI. UAV Systems International is not responsible for any damages
caused by any malfunctions of the Tarot X6.
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Inside this manual you will find very important information about
the Tarot X6, that you should know before your first flight. Please,
take your time to read it before thoroughly before your first flight.
Safety First
UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) sure are
a lot of fun, but please, always keep in
mind that they are not toys; safety
measures must be taken before, during,
and after each flight, in order to avoid
accidents that might harm people,
animals and property nearby; or
damage/destroy your UAV.
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flying a UAV, you should purchase a smaller trainer
drone first to become familiar.
6) Location. Different UAVs are suited for flying in different
conditions, in addition, depending on the country, the
fly zones might be regulated by the law. Don’t risk
getting yourself hurt or fined. Check our website For a
comprehensive list of local laws around the world.
www.uavsystemsinternational.com/drone-laws-by-country
7) Pay attention. Always keep your drone monitored, this
includes when flying in automatic flight mode; In case
of an emergency you may need to regain manual
control of it.
8) Power off. Follow the safety procedure for power off
according to your drone; never leave an armed drone
unattended; always power off the vehicle first, then the
transmitter.
9) Handle with care. Store your drone in clean, safe
conditions and take care of it while traveling. Avoid
leaving the drone where it could get damaged.
10) Batteries. Be careful handling your Li-Po batteries, read
the charge and discharge instructions and store them in
fiberglass Li-Po bags. Mistreating your batteries can
result in fires and explosions.
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Parts
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What’s Included
Your new Tarot X6 package includes the following:
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Operational Limits
Always fly your Tarot X6 within its operational limits. Take into
consideration that weather conditions and fast flying can
significantly reduce the flight time.
Transmitter Setup
The Tarot X6 uses a FrSky L9R long range receiver and a FrSky
Taranis QX7 Transmitter for radio control. This combination is very
effective for long range flights.
Model
A model in the Taranis QX7 is the set of options and parameters
set up to control a specific vehicle.
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5) Press the menu button (left of the screen, button at the
center with three horizontal lines) once in order to get to
the MODE SELECTION screen.
6) Use the selection knob to highlight any empty slot (we
recommend the one with the lowest number).
7) Press the selection knob.
8) Highlight “Restore model” and press the knob.
11) Select the Tarot X6 model and press the knob. A menu
should pop up.
12) Highlight “Select model” and press the knob.
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13) Press and hold the power button to power off the
transmitter.
Binding
Once you have restored the Tarot X6 model, the next step is to
establish a link between that model and the receiver installed in
your vehicle.
In order to Bind the Taranis QX7 transmitter with the L9R receiver
you have to do the following:
You might need help from another person to make this easier.
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7) Press the PAGE button once, now you should be on the
SETUP screen.
8) Use the selection knob to go down until you get to the
Internal RF section.
9) Check that the options in that section are configured as
follows:
Mode LR12
Ch. Range CH1-12
RxNum (any number will do)
Assembly
Power off your Tarot X6 before performing the following steps.
The Tarot X6 comes fully assembled except for the carbon fiber
propellers. Follow the steps below to assemble the propellers:
1) Unfold the arms. Unfold the arms and secure them with
the red holders. Use the flowing figure for reference.
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The red holder is perpendicular to the arm when locked.
Charging
1) Place your battery inside a Li-Po safe bag.
2) Identify the polarity of your battery’s power cable (the
one with the yellow plug), and your charger; red for the
positive terminal and black for the negative terminal.
3) Plug the power cable to the charger’s power adapter,
check the wire colors for polarity (red to positive, black
to negative).
4) Plug the balance cable (the one with seven leads) to
the balance slot marked as 6s in your charger.
5) Power on your charger.
6) Set the charger for Li-Po charge, set the voltage to 6s
(22.2V) and the current as mentioned in step 4 of the Li-
Po battery safety section (page 15).
7) Press and hold the start button, then press the start
button again. The charge should begin now, if it
doesn’t, check your charger’s user manual.
8) Remember to never leave your battery unattended
while charging.
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Ground Station
A ground control station is simply a computer or other smart
device running a compatible ground station software. The
ground station communicates with the Tarot X6 using the
telemetry radios, and shows the drone’s current position, speed
and heading, among other data.
https://tinyurl.com/MissionPlannerDownload
https://tinyurl.com/GroundStations
Planning a Mission
Missions are sets of actions programmed to be executed in a
predetermined order. As its name indicates, the Mission Planner
ground control station software also allows the user to create
missions and upload them to the Tarot X6.
You can plan and upload a mission to your Tarot X6 by doing the
following:
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5) Connect the Tarot X6 by plugging the USB cable to the
micro USB port in the Tarot X6 and to any of the
available USB ports in the computer.
6) Perform the steps 1 to 5 in the Connect to Mission
Planner section (page 25). Make sure the batteries are
not connected to the Tarot X6.
7) Click on the Write WPs button at the right of the map in
order to upload the mission. Now the Tarot X6 has a
mission programmed to be executed anytime you fly in
Auto mode.
Keep in mind the Tarot X6 operating limits and flight time. Don’t
try to perform a mission that would require a longer flight time or
distance range than your vehicle is capable of; remember that
unfavorable weather conditions will reduce the flight time;
monitor your vehicle at all times since it’s not capable of
avoiding unplanned obstacles and be ready to regain manual
control in case of emergency.
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Controls
There are four parameters you can control with the transmitter
sticks: Throttle, yaw, pitch and roll.
Throttle
The throttle input (left stick, vertical movement) controls the
speed of the motors, thus the altitude of the Tarot X6, its behavior
is fairly similar in AltHold, PosHold and Loiter modes and works as
follows:
Yaw
The yaw input (left stick, horizontal movement) controls the
orientation of the Tarot X6 by rotating it around its vertical axis
(yaw axis).
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Other Controls
Flight Mode Switches
The flight mode switches usage and available flight modes are
explained in the Flight modes section (next section) of this
manual.
The Figure below shows the location of the flight mode and
landing gear control switches.
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Flight Modes
The Tarot X6 comes programmed with six flight modes in two sets
(A and B). A has the modes Stabilize (manual), Loiter (Hold
position, altitude and heading) and Auto (Fly a mission); the set B
has the modes AltHold (manual with altitude hold), PosHold
(Hold position, altitude and heading) and RTL (Return to launch
zone).
Use the two position switch on the top left side of the transmitter
to select a set and the three position switch on the front left of
the transmitter to select a flight mode.
A B
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Stabilize (armable) AltHold (armable)
3 Auto RTL
SET A
Stabilize (Manual): Stabilize mode provides the greatest level of
manual control over the Tarot X6, but it needs constant
adjustment of the controls. In Stabilize mode, the Tarot X6 will
behave as follows:
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Loiter (Hold): In Loiter mode the Tarot X6 will maintain its position,
altitude and heading when the sticks are centered. In this mode,
the Tarot X6 will behave as follows:
The throttle input controls the climb and descent speed of the
Tarot X6, when the throttle stick is centered, the Tarot X6 will
maintain its current altitude; The roll and pitch inputs control the
horizontal position of the Tarot X6, with low speed displacements.
and the Yaw input controls its heading.
You can’t arm in Auto mode. You have to arm in any of the
armable modes listed at the beginning of this section, take off
and then switch to Auto mode.
SET B
The set B uses the AltHold mode as the default armable mode,
making it easier for beginners, although it’s not necessarily a
beginner’s mode; the PosHold mode for position hold; and the
RTL option, which makes the drone come back to the spot
where it was armed.
The throttle input controls the climb and descent speed of the
Tarot X6, when the throttle stick is centered, the Tarot X6 will
maintain its current altitude; The roll and pitch inputs control the
lean angle of the Tarot X6, when the right stick is centered, the
Tarot X6 will level, but will not maintain its position; The yaw input
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controls the heading of the Tarot X6, when the stick is centered,
the vehicle will maintain its current heading.
The throttle input controls the climb and descent speed of the
Tarot X6, when the throttle stick is centered, the Tarot X6 will
maintain its current altitude; the roll and pitch inputs control the
horizontal position of the Tarot X6, as well as the speed of the
horizontal displacements; and the yaw input controls its heading
and yaw axis rotation speed.
Failsafe
The Tarot X6 has a number of software safety features we refer to
as the Failsafe configuration. This configuration allows the Tarot
X6 to perform actions in the event of a transmitter or ground
control communication loss, or a low battery situation.
Low Battery
If the voltage of the batteries drops to 21 volts, or the battery
monitor reaches a 20% of remaining battery capacity, the
vehicle will try to perform a return to launch. You will recognize
this failsafe condition for the fast-repeating beeping alarm tones
the Tarot X6 produces under these circumstances.
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Be ready to land the vehicle if any of the above scenarios occur.
Power On
Once you’re sure the propellers have been installed correctly
and all the screws and nuts are secured, you’re ready to power
on your Tarot X6.
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2) Open Mission Planner.
3) Connect the mRo telemetry radio to the computer
using the USB cable or plug it directly to the Tarot X6
micro USB port (don’t do this if you’re going to fly). Wait
until the driver is installed.
4) Go to the connection options on the top right corner of
the Mission Planner main screen. Select the right serial
port (usually COM 27) and a baud rate of 57600.
If you’re connected with USB cable plugged directly
into the vehicle, the port usually is COM 3 and you have
to select a baud rate of 115200.
Never attempt to fly if your drone is connected directly
to the ground station with the USB cable.
Now you can see the data that the Tarot X6 is sending
to the Ground Station including current position,
orientation, altitude, speed, battery status and a
number of messages regarding the Tarot X6 current
situation.
6) Press and hold the safety button until it displays solid red.
Once again you’re ready to arm.
Arming
Note: The Tarot X6 won’t arm unless all the steps in the Power On
section (page 24) have been performed. Don’t arm if you
haven’t read this manual in its entirety.
For safety reasons, when the Tarot X6 is powered the motors are
disabled and need to be armed so it can take off. In order to
arm the motors, select an armable mode on your transmitter
(Stabilize, AltHold, PosHold, Loiter) and hold the left stick
down/right for a few seconds, you will hear a long beep and the
propellers will start spinning.
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Now the Tarot X6 is armed and you can raise the throttle stick to
gain altitude. Once the Tarot X6 is above the ground it is safe to
retract the landing gear using the dedicated switch in the
transmitter.
Always remember:
Landing
Before landing, make sure the Tarot X6 Landing gear is in Land
position, as described in Landing gear control (page 21).
You can use the RTL mode to make the Tarot X6 return to its
launch site and land, or do it manually, following these steps:
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Backing Up the Default Configuration
We strongly recommend you create a backup copy of the Tarot
X6 default configuration before making any changes. You can
accomplish this by following the steps below:
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acquiring new batteries for your Tarot X6, make sure you
understand the following.
Mandatory Configuration
Note: failing to perform this configuration will likely end up in a
crash, make sure you follow all the steps.
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2) Connect to Mission Planner. Connect your Tarot X6 to
the computer with the USB cable, following the steps in
the Connect to Mission Planner section (page 25).
3) Replace capacity value. Go to the Initial Setup screen
and under Optional Hardware, find Battery Monitor.
Change the Battery capacity value in the box with the
one calculated in step 1.
tinyurl.com/copterconfig
tinyurl.com/advancedcopterconfig
www.open-tx.org/downloads
tinyurl.com/companion-manual
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Contact information
For support, contact us at our website:
www.uavsystemsinternational.com/contact
or send us an e-mail:
support@uavsystemsinternational.com.
Or give us a call:
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