12. Laser Falcon Plus Methane Detector#
Note
The Sensor may be connected/disconnected only when the system is powered off.
Attach the Universal Heavy Payload mount to the bottom of your drone.
Attach the mounting cover to the back of the sensor.
Mount the sensor on the Universal Heavy Payload mount.
Connect the power cable to SkyHub power output port #7.
Connect the Ethernet data transfer cable to SkyHub Ethernet port #10.
Power on the system.
Establish either the drone link or auxiliary connection with the SkyHub in the UgCS-CPM software.
On the main screen of the UgCS-CPM, click on the “Payloads” button.
From the available payload list, enable the “Laser Falcon Plus methane detector”.
Press the “Save” button and confirm system reload.
Wait until the reload process is finished and the connection to the SkyHub is reestablished.
On the main screen of the UgCS-CPM, click the “Start” button.
From the drop-down widget list, select the “Laser Falcon Plus methane detector” and press the blue “plus” button.
To access the configuration menu, press on the “three-dot” icon on the upper right corner of the widget and select “Settings”.
12.1. Laser Falcon Plus Methane Detector Configuration Parameters#
Parameter |
Default |
Min |
Max |
Precision |
Unit |
Options |
Description |
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Payload Id |
213 |
192 |
220 |
1 |
Payload Id |
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Altitude source |
Default |
Lightware SF30D, Ainstein US-D1, Nanoradar NRA24, Mavlink (autopilot), Default |
Altimeter that will be used for altitude data |
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Minimal starting amplitude |
3 |
0 |
1000 |
1 |
m |
Minimal starting amplitude |
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Amplitude threshold |
0 |
0 |
1000 |
1 |
m |
Amplitude threshold |
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Calculation rate |
NORMAL |
FAST, NORMAL, SLOW |
Calculation rate. |
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Concentration threshold |
0 |
0 |
200000 |
1 |
m |
Concentration threshold |
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Correlation threshold |
0 |
0 |
200000 |
1 |
m |
Correlation threshold |
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Data log dir |
/data/skyhub_logs |
Path on SkyHub storage where data is saved |
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Ethernet interface |
Ethernet interface to use |
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Filtered concentration limit |
100000 |
0 |
200000 |
1 |
m |
Filtered concentration limit |
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IP address |
10.1.1.2 |
IP address of the device in the Ethernet network |
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IP address discovery mode |
1 |
0, 1 |
IP address discovery mode |
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Leak limit |
0 |
0 |
200000 |
1 |
m |
Leak limit |
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SNR threshold |
0 |
0 |
1000 |
1 |
m |
SNR threshold |
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Temperature mode |
NORMAL |
COLD, NORMAL, HOT |
Temperature mode |
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Action to run |
NONE |
NONE, REINITIALIZE, FIX_BASE |
Action to run when logging started |
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Green laser |
1 |
0, 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Vendor-defined value for green laser pointer mode. Current meaning 0 - Off 1 - On 2 - 0.5Hz 3 - 1Hz 4 - 2Hz Keep in mind that leaving the value 0 (off) is very dangerous since the main laser is invisible IR and there will be no indication that it is activated. |