SkyBean SkyDrop User Manual

SkyDrop user guide

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SkyDrop - combined variometer

main features

 analog/digital variometer – 0.1m/s accuracy
 5 altimeters – 1m accuracy, real time refresh rate
 GPS recording – 1Hz sampling
 bluetooth & USB connectivity
 motion & environment sensors
 light weight & compact size – 68g, 98 x 58 x 20 mm

RGB LED – multicolor signal light

LCD – main interface display

buttons – user controls

buzzer – audio transducer

USB port – communication & charge interface

screws – used for assembly/disassembly

buttons

the middle button is used to confirm selection

 press & hold for 1s to turn on, pull up menu bar,

move to upper level in menu, toggle widget value,
start/stop flight stopwatch

 short press to confirm selection, list adjustable

widgets on home screen, turn off if menu bar is pulled
up

 press & hold for 5s to turn device off

the left arrow button is used for left move

 short press to scroll between home screens to the

left, select widget menu if menu bar is pulled up, scroll
up in menu, lower value during setting parameter

 press & hold to rapid value lowering

the right button is used for right move

 short press to scroll between home screens to the

right, select settings menu if menu bar is pulled up,
scroll down in menu, raise value during setting
parameter

 press & hold to rapid value raising

important note – please read

SkyDrop is in silent mode after start-up, so if you want to hear
acoustic feedback, please blow/suck shortly to/from buzzer grid.
This feature will help you to be polite to others before take-off. Of
course, sound is enabled automatically just after take-off. To disable
this function, please uncheck Logger suppress audio checkbox.

operation of the SkyDrop variometer

During startup animation, firmware version in bottom left and
hardware revision in bottom right corner are shown. The device will
start on the last used home screen. You can scroll between home
screens by pressing the left or the right arrows. If
adjustable/switchable widgets are on current home screen, you can
press middle button to scroll between them. If adjustable widget is
highlighted, you can change its value by arrow buttons. If switchable
widget is highlighted, you can toggle its state by long press of the
middle button. To enter widget or settings menu, you need to pull up
the menu bar from the bottom of any home screen by long press of
the middle button, until menu bar appears. After that, you can enter
into widget menu by pressing the left arrow button, or enter into
settings menu pressing the right arrow button, or you can turn off the
device by short press of the middle button again.

multi-color light signalization

yellow light – device is flashed with new firmware
red light – device is charging
green light – device is fully charged
red flash – battery is less than 20%
yellow flash – searching for GPS fix
green flash – GPS 3D fix is reached
cyan flash – bluetooth is enabled, but not connected
blue flash – bluetooth is enabled & connected

widget menu

Change widgets selection allow to assign different widget options

on current home screen. Use arrow buttons to scroll between fields
on the screen, use middle button to select field for widget change,
which will be chosen from widget list in next step. Several widgets
are adjustable (e.g. altimeter widgets Alt) or can enable/disable
specific function can be toggled (e.g. beep or weak).