ARRIS M900 4 Axis Industrial Long Range Drone User Manual

M900 4 Axis Industrial Long Range Drone
User Manual

Disclaimer Declaration

The ARRIS M900 industrial drone is not suitable for minors under 18 years of age.
The ARRIS M900 is a semi-assembled quad-copter with DIY use for the customers, we do not recommend it to beginners without any flying experience. The ARRIS M900 is great for power inspection, fire search, and rescue, traffic patrols, airdrops of supplier and lifesaving equipment, aerial photography and etc.

Before using this product, any user should carefully read the relevant operating instructions and this statement. Once the product is used, it shall be deemed to have recognized and accepted the entire content of this statement.
In the process of using this product, the user promises to be responsible for his actions and all consequences arising therefrom. The user promises to use this product only for
legitimate purposes, and agrees to abide by these terms and any related policies or guidelines that ARRIS may formulate.

Know About ARRIS M900

What is in the package?
When you receive the package for the M900, you will find the following items into it: M900 Arms x 4
Center plate with flight controller and GPS installed x 1
Hand bar with battery plate x 1
Landing skid x 1
H12 Radio x 1 (Generally in another shipment)

Parts you need to prepare to fly the ARRIS M900:
6S 10000mah to 25000mah Lipo Battery x 1 (not included)
6S battery charger x 1 (not included)

1. Assembly the Drone
Tools needed:2.0mm Long Hexagon Screwdriver x 1
2.5mm Long Hexagon Screwdriver x 1

The ARRIS M900, it is fully assembled, tuned, and tested before shipping. Each drone with a test video is recorded here. We took it into several parts before packing (center plates with the flight controller and GPS, arms, landing skid), when you receive it, please install it according to the assembling video here.

• After assembling, please recheck the GPS direction, arm sequence, and screws on the ARRIS M900. Also, make sure the antenna for the receiver is installed well.

2. Check Motor Rotation
After you assemble it, please check whether the rotation of each motor is right.
Here is a video for reference.

https://youtu.be/Uea32xxf-sw
Know about the Skydroid H12 Radio
3. Connect Wifi to the Radio
The H12 Radio is also regarded as the ground station for the M900 drone, and it needs to connect to the internet. The most convenient way is to use the hotpots on your phones.
The below videos show to operate your phone and the radio.

Adjustment
5| Stick X1, Y1| 14| Drop System Control
6| 5.5inch screen| 15| Speaker
7| MIC port| 16| SIM card slot
8| Button A| 17| Charging port
9| Power switcher| 18| PPM output

Flight Mode Switch:

1. Altitude Hold Mode
2. GPS Mode
3. Return to Home Mode

2 Axis gimbals angle adjustment: Control the pitch angle of the camera with 2 gimbal
Drop system control: Control to dropping the parcels from the drone
Button 5–Throttle (Mode 2): Push the stick up, and the drone will rise;
Pull down the stick, the drone will descend
Button 11–Forward/backward/side fly control lever:

• Push the stick up and the drone flies forward
• Pull down the control stick and the drone flies backward
• Toggle the control stick to the left, and the drone flies to the left side

Remote Control Antenna
Make sure the antenna of the remote control is placed correctly.
The antenna should be unfolded and 45°upward.

Introduce the main interface of the Ground Station
The H12 comes with the ARRIS M900 drone all pre-installed with the “Skydroid GCS” APP, in this APP, this is a simplified QGC, easy to operate here.
Here we will introduce the interface of it

Important:

1. Please check the low voltage settings, if there are no settings there, you need to set one. Enter the Menu–Drone Settings–Battery Set, you will see the following interface
   RTL Volt: When the voltage of the battery reaches the voltage you set, the drone will return to home. Remember to remain enough battery for the drone to return.

2. Please check the stick mode in the radio. Enter the “H12 Tool”–Stick
   Mode–Choose the one you use. The default mode is Mode 2 (Left Hand Throttle)
   USA–Mode 2 (Left Hand Throttle)
   JPN–Mode 1 (Right-Hand Throttle)

Attention Before Flight

1. Do Not fly in adverse weather conditions, such as rain, snow, foggy and wind speeds exceeding 33.5mph, etc.
2. Select an open area with no tall buildings to fly the drone
3. DO NOT fly over or near obstacles, crowds, high-voltage lines, trees and etc.
4. DO NOT fly in places with a strong electromagnetic environment (such as base stations or transmission towers) to avoid interference with the signal.
5. DO NOT fly in places restricted by relevant laws or regulations
6. Stay away from the rotating motors and propeller

Procedure to Fly

1. Preparation
2. 1 Turn on the radio
3. 2 Plug the battery into the drone
4. 3 The radio will bind with the drone successfully

2. Compass Calibration

1. 2.1 Enter the “Skydroid GSC” APP on the radio. The image from the camera will appear on the left bottom side of the screen.

2. 2.2 Enter Menu–Drone Settings (enter the password 999)–Compass Cal.–Begin Calibration
   2.3 Rotate the drone in every direction multiple times
   2.4 When you hear “Compass calibration is running”, this indicates you finish the calibration.
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqubHzTSzMM

3. Re-plug the battery to the drone again

4. Radio will bind with the drone, then please check whether there are satellites in the Skydroid GSC and whether the flight mode is right or not…
   If everything is right, then we can begin to fly.

5. Long press the safety button on the GPS

6. Put the throttle stick to the lowest position, and click the “Arm” on the radio, when all the propellers rotate, you can release the throttle stick and control it.

• We do not suggest using auto-take-off. 7. The default flight mode is Altitude hold mode, you can manually control it. 8. In GPS mode, if you do not do any operation on the throttle and rudder sticks, the drone will hold at that position. 9. Switch to Return to home, the drone will fly to the take-off point and land automatically.
• If the take-off place is not plain, we suggest you land manually.

Other Reference Videos:

1. Take Off and Return to Home
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vku5UI_N8cc&list=PLznJrCGq3g5Nc2BZpV56ndKoUwyAj7Os3&index=2

2. Mission Plan/ Route Plan
   2.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHND7-lj8-4&list=PLznJrCGq3g5Nc2BZpV56ndKoUwyAj7Os3&index=4
   2.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnw99cyqu1I&list=PLznJrCGq3g5Nc2BZpV56ndKoUwyAj7Os3&index=5
   2.3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39St2uMjx7Q&list=PLznJrCGq3g5Nc2BZpV56ndKoUwyAj7Os3&index=6

3. Drop System Control
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCRcKUfHvew&list=PLznJrCGq3g5Nc2BZpV56ndKoUwyAj7Os3&index=

4. Camera Angle Control
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SV6N1GV3nXo&list=PLznJrCGq3g5Nc2BZpV56ndKoUwyAj7Os3&index=13

FAQS

Does the ARRIS M900 have No-fly zones?****

We did not set any “none fly zones” in the flight controller. But we do not suggest you fly it in restricted areas.

Does the ARRIS M900 have GEO Fencing?****

We did not enable the GEO Fencing function on the ARRIS M900. If needed, customers can set it according to their own needs.

How to turn on the LED on the 3in1 Camera?****

Click the “Image/Video display” window, You could see a light icon on the right side, click it, and the LED will be on/off.

Radio could not bind with the drone.****

If you did not upgrade/downgrade the firmware of the radio and receiver, you can short-circuit the Key mode and GND channel on the receiver, and then click the matching to rebind it again.

What is the password for the radio?****

The password is “999”.

Error “Pre-arm: Hardware safety switch”?****

This means you did not turn on the safety switch on the GPS. Long press it will turn on it.

How to set the flight height of the drone for return?****

Enter Menu–” General Settings”-” RTL–ALT”–Input the height–Save.

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