Speaker and Spotlight
Learn how to configure and operate speaker, spotlight, and siren payloads using FlytBase.
With FlytBase, you can manage payload controls directly from the Cockpit View and Payload widget, enabling real-time response workflows across security, inspection, and emergency operations.
Here’s what you can do:
Save and Broadcast Announcements — Store messages or draft a quick message and use text-to-speech for live broadcasts.
Adjust Spotlight Settings — Control brightness and switch between static and strobe lighting modes.
Activate Siren Mode — Trigger a siren sound along with strobe lighting for critical response scenarios.
Such systems enhance your drone's capabilities for perimeter security or search and rescue applications.
Speaker
Adding Announcements
To add announcements to a payload, follow these steps:
Attaching the Payload: Attach the payload to the drone, and power on the drone.
Navigating to the Payload Tab: On the FlytBase Dashboard, go to the Device Management section, and select the Payload tab.
The Payload tab allows you to perform the following operations:
Add Audio for playback: You can add audio files that can be played by any drone using its payload.
Creating an Announcement: Click on the Add button. This action will bring up a dialog box where you can configure your announcement. In the dialog box, enter a name for your announcement and type your announcement text.
Announcement text cannot exceed 200 characters.
Saving the Announcement: After entering your information, click Save to finalize the announcement.
Operating the Speaker
To use the Payload, navigate to the Fleet view and select the Payload 
icon adjacent to the drone video feed widget.
The payload widget would expand, allowing access to speaker and spotlight tabs.
Play a saved Announcement
In the expanded Payload widget, click on the Speaker tab.
Choose the desired announcement from the list of saved announcements and click Play.
To keep repeating the selected message, click on the
icon. The message will be repeated as long as the icon is not pressed again or message playback is stopped from the Play/Stop button.
Quick Announcement
For making an urgent custom announcement:
Type your message (up to 200 characters) in the Quick Announcement box.
Click Play to broadcast your message immediately.
Quick announcements are not stored in the list of Saved Announcements.
Speaker Volume Settings
Adjusting the speaker volume:
Use the volume bar to increase or decrease the volume according to your preference.
The volume can be adjusted within a range from 0 to 40.
Spotlight Settings
All supported payloads with spotlight functionality can be controlled through the Payload widget.
Activating the Spotlight
To control the spotlight:
Click on the Spotlight
in the Payload widget. Use the toggle button to turn the spotlight on or off.
Adjusting Brightness
Adjust the brightness of the spotlight:
Move the brightness slider to the right to increase brightness or to the left to decrease it.
Spotlight Modes
The spotlight offers two modes:
Static Mode: The spotlight remains continuously on at a consistent brightness.
Strobe Mode: The spotlight alternates between on and off, creating a pulsating effect.
Siren
All supported payloads equipped with a siren can be operated through the Payload widget on the FlytBase Dashboard.
How to Activate the Siren
Navigate to the Payload widget.
Locate the Siren button at the bottom of the widget; this button is common for both the speaker and the spotlight.
Click the Siren button to activate the siren, which switches on the spotlight in strobe mode and plays the default siren sound.
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