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- Page 1 LOTUS ™ www.lotusRC.com T580 Basic Quadcopter Manual Version 1.0.1 (May 2011)
- Page 2 Disclaimer 1. Do not use this product for illegal reasons or purposes. 2. LotusRC and our dealers bare no responsibility on how this product is utilized. 3. This model contains a large number of sophisticated components and electronics, which may fail over time. LotusRC and our dealers assume no responsibility to any losses, be it direct and indirect as a consequence to this failure.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
T580 Basic Quadcopter LOTUS Table of Contents ..3 T580 BASIC COMPONENTS AND FUNCTION T580 ..................3 OOLS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE ............................. 4 ARTS ): ....................... 5 IRCRAFT IMENSIONS ....................... 6 ECHNICAL PARAMETERS T580 A ...................... 7 IRCRAFT OMPONENTS ...................... -
Page 4: T580 Basic Components And Function
Altitude hold is achieved via an integrated barometric sensor. f) The T580 can take off and land vertically, hover, altitude hold, fly left, right, forward and back with ease. g) Upgrading this basic quadcopter for aerial photography is easy via plug-n-play camera mount and stabilization system. -
Page 5: Parts List
T580 Basic Quadcopter LOTUS Parts List Note: The part lists may vary depending on T580 version purchased: Part Specifications Units Main shell ABS composite material Fiberglass / carbon fiber Landing Gear Fiberglass, rubber, aluminum Motor C2806 600KV High Efficiency brushless motor... -
Page 6: Aircraft Dimensions (Mm)
T580 Basic Quadcopter LOTUS Aircraft Dimensions (mm): Rotational diameter (mm): Recommended battery placement (mm):... -
Page 7: Technical Parameters
T580 Basic Quadcopter LOTUS Technical parameters Part Parameter Aircraft size 608 mm × 608 mm × 243 mm Maximum expandable size 885 mm × 885 mm × 243 mm Diagonal distance between two motor centers: Motor to Motor 580 mm... -
Page 8: T580 Aircraft Components
T580 Basic Quadcopter LOTUS T580 Aircraft Components Component Name Quantity Blade Holder Shim Propeller Rubber Damper Gasket Brushless Motor Cross Beam Side Arm (Landing Gear) Rubber Plug (Landing Gear) Bar (Landing Gear) Cover Flight Control Panel Bottom Body Shell Quadcopter Arm... -
Page 9: Electronic Components
4) Flight controller is ready for PTZ stabilization ( Processor Software 1. The fuzzy logic algorithm, the aircraft stabilization is proprietary and intellectually protected worldwide. 2. The T580 system has been fully field tested and intuitively easy to fly. -
Page 10: Aircraft Assembly
Aircraft Assembly Main body 1. To ensure the optimum configuration, the main body of the T580 has been fully assembled and flight tested before shipping. 2. To complete the aircraft, you only need to install the propellers, landing gear (LG) and your RC Receiver. - Page 11 5. To hold your 3s battery in place, install the provided Velcro onto the LG crossbeams. Propeller Installation 1. The T580 comes with 4 pieces 12-inch high efficiency slow flyer propeller; two pushers and two normal. 2. Install the threaded brass sleeve of the propeller onto the motor shaft, followed by the washer and Blade Holder.
- Page 12 T580 Basic Quadcopter LOTUS Important: Use Loctite or other thread locker when installing Aluminum Blade Holder. This is to prevent it coming off during flight. 4. Propeller rotation (note aircraft Front):...
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Page 13: Remote Control Receiver Installation
Remote Control Receiver Installation 1. A minimum 4 channel Receiver is required to fly this system. 2. The T580 has been tested to work with major brands of RC Radios, including Spektrum (DX7), JR (DSX7, 9XII), Sanwa (RD8000), Futaba (6EX, 10C, FF9), Hi-TEC (Eclipse 7), GWS, WFLY (FT06-C), ESKY, etc. -
Page 14: Radio Settings
T580 Basic Quadcopter LOTUS RADIO SETTINGS 1. Set your transmitter on fixed wing mode. 2. Set the end points of Channel 1, 2, 3, and 4 to between 0~100%. (Recommended dual rate or expo setup to reduce control sensitivity) 3. Remove or disable any mixing between channels. -
Page 15: First Flight
LOTUS FIRST FLIGHT WARNING: PLEASE READ BEFORE YOUR FIRST TEST FLIGHT 1. Default factory setting for the T580 ‘Cross Mode’ configuration. 2. One of the Motor Arm is coloured yellow as a marker to indicated the ‘front’ of the aircraft: 3. - Page 16 T580 Basic Quadcopter LOTUS Manually checking 1. Carefully hold the aircraft by hand. control direction. 2. Gently increase throttle until the motors just begin to rotate. Roll left / Right 1. Move the Aileron stick to the left, you should observe the right motor speed up while the left motor slows down.
- Page 17 T580 Basic Quadcopter LOTUS front motor slows down. 3. Observe the opposite when Elevator stick is moved to the back. Rudder left / right (direction of rotation) 1. It is easier to check correct rotation if the aircraft is allowed to lift off slightly (do not hold the aircraft in your hand if you do this!).
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Page 18: Builit In Safety Features
T580 Basic Quadcopter LOTUS If the aircraft looks stable, allow it to hover, maintain altitude before gently bringing the throttle stick down for a soft landing. Continue to test hover the aircraft, flying low and slow until you get used to its flight characteristics before going into higher altitude and forward flight. -
Page 19: Beeping Tone Summary
X-mode Ring to the landing gear. Change the firmware for X-mode: a) Turn on Transmitter and the T580 b) After one beep, immediately move Throttle to full, you will hear one long beep c) Move Aileron to Right for X-Mode, you will hear two rapid beep... -
Page 20: Upgrade Parts
T580 Basic Quadcopter LOTUS UPGRADE PARTS PAN TILT ZOOM (PTZ) CAMERA MOUNT 1. There are 3 upgrades available to convert the Basic T580 to an Aerial Photography platform: Upgrade Part Description name a) A single axis (pitch up & down) camera mount, constructed of carbon fibre &...
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