Advanced

This section of the documentation covers how I configured settings in the Advanced panel of the DJI NAZA-M LITE Assistant application.

Motor

In this area of the Advanced Panel you can alter the motor idle speed and set motor cut-off type.

Motor Idle Speed

The Motor Idle Speed can be modified between 5 different settings, from Low through to High.

I left mine set to Recommended which is the default setting.

Cut Off Type

The motor Cut Off Type can be altered between Immediately and Intelligent.

I set mine to Intelligent.

Immediate

When the Cut Off Type is set to Immediate, once the motors have started and the throttle has gone over 10% then the motors will stop immediately (irrespective of Control Mode; e.g. GPS Atti, Manual) when the throttle stick is brought back under 10% again.

In this mode if you move the throttle stick over 10% within 5 seconds of the motors stopping the motors will re-start (no CSC action is needed).

Intelligent

In this mode different control modes use different ways of stopping the motors.

In Manual Mode, only executing the CSC action can stop motors. In Atti Mode or GPS Atti Mode, any one of following four cases will stop motors:

  1. You don’t push throttle stick after motors start in three seconds.
  2. Executing CSC.
  3. Throttle stick under 10% for more than 3 seconds and after 3 seconds landing.
  4. The slope angle of the multi-rotor is over 70°, and throttle stick under 10%.

Failsafe Settings (F/S)

I set my failsafe settings to ‘Go Home and Landing’.

Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC)

Typically when flying a multi-rotor drone the forward direction remains aligned with the direction that the nose is pointing. The Intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) settings let you change this using two different approaches. The first is called Home Lock and the second is called Course Lock.

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Home Lock

When the Naza MC is switched to Home Lock IOC mode the forward direction of the multi-rotor always points away from the home point. Conversely, the backward direction always moves back toward the Home Lock position.

Note

The multi-rotor must be in ATTI or GPS mode and be further than 10m away from the home point.

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There are 2 ways to record the forward direction in Home Lock mode; automatically and manually.

The current position of the quadcopter will be automatically recorded as the home point when the throttle is first moved AFTER 6 or more GPS satellites have been found.

After 6 or more GPS satellites have been found a new home position can be manually set by toggling between Course Lock and Home Lock quickly 3 - 5 times.

Course Lock

When the Naza MC is switched to Course Lock IOC mode the forward direction is always that of the recorded nose direction.

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There are 2 ways to record the forward direction in Course Lock mode; automatically and manually.

When in course lock mode the forward direction will be automatically recorded 30s after starting the quadcopter.

To manually set the forward direction toggle quickly between Course Lock and Off 3 to 5 times (Off -> Course Lock -> Off represents one transition).