Payloads Integration

Weight Limitation

Below table shows the payloads weight limitation, imposed by the 24.9 kg declared MTOM, for the different admissible battery configuration.

BATTERY SETTING	BATTERY WEIGHT	WEIGHT WITHOUT PAYLOAD	MAXIMUM PAYLOAD WEIGHT
x2 TATTU 6S HV 25.000MAH	5.1 kg	8.5 kg	11.3 kg

Volume Limitation

HERCULES X8 Drone — Figure 6. Volume Limitation Hercules X8 Drone

Payload volume should not exceed below trapezoid dimensions.

Attachment to the drone

The main physical interface between the drone and the payload for attachment is the space provided at the center of the damping plate. In that space you can attach different set of payload brackets, such Gremsy’s quick releases or custom made ones.

Power Source

Once the payload is attached as described before, you can access to two power sources: a 50V power source via an XY-60F connector, and a 24V power source via a MT-30F connector. For more details about this interface check section.

Flight controller signal access

From the IO-port you can access to the flight controller GPIO port, Serial ports (Serial4 and Serial4), I2C ports (I2C-1 and I2C-2), and to the CAN2 port (two access point via CAN2-1 and CAN2-2). Check section 1.5 on this manual for more details about the pin-out of these connectors.

Antenna placement

If the payload uses an antenna, the drone offer two alternatives for placing the antenna mast: one in the middle and on the front, shown below at the left and right respectively.