A3X Pro Expert Flight Cont. System User Manual - Bay-Tec
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1. ASX Pro Expert A3X Pro Expert Flight Cont System User Manual E p 10 Version 1 0 VERY IMPORTANT This manual is only for the firmware version 1 0 Remember to perform Stick Centering after installation Remember to perform Stick Centering after replacing a new radio system In order to let the controller re learn the new center position of the sticks you have to perform Stick Centering after making a trimming or Sub Trim change within the transmitter Before power on the aircraft should be placed face up on a stable horizontal platform whatever the mounting way of the controller is Don t move the aircraft during initializing while the LED flashing WHITE rapidly Verify that the gyro compensates In an correct direction before every flight Following the suggestions on your first flight Switch to normal stabilization mode set all the gyro gain to a lower volume about 30 or turn off the gyro completely Adjust the trimming buttons on the transmitter to find a appropriate zero offset for all surfaces during the flight then perform Stick Centering to make the controller re learn the current center positions Too large gain setting could make the aircraft difficult to control If the servo moves to one side automatically without any controls when switching to 3D flight mode you have to perform the Stick Centering again or even increase the Stick Deadband If the aircraft can t fly horizontally when you releasing t2. or DN buttons to select the corresponding archive and press ENT to save them indicate the saved archive data will be overwritten if saving it again Overwrite Saved OK 10 15 2 Data Load It is used to load data from the saved archive within the card after loaded the new settings will be sent to the controller immediately A message of Data Empty will be showed when trying to load archives without Load from ar u Load Data Data Empty Data 2 Data 3 ak 3 10 15 3 Language 18 amp Language See P8 9 3 Language Selection fa EP 3 ENGLISH 10 15 4 Device Info Device Name A 3 Super F W Version Ver 1 0 The description and the firmware version of the controller can be found here You can check the new version number here after the upgrade 10 15 5 Card Info F W Version The firmware version of the program card can be found here Ver 1 0 10 15 6 Data Reset Restores the controller to the factory default settings Reset Resetti It will be useful to reset the device when it doesn t work esetung Yes 13 13
3. Limits side the servo will move to the set limit increase or decrease the DAIL L ELE D value until no binding occurs by using the program card Always AIL R 100 RUD L 100 try to achieve the maximum possible travel limit to obtain the Q ELE U__ 100 RUD R 100 best performance 10 6 Gyro On off It is used to turn on or off the gyro for each channel When set to OFF all gyro functions Gyro On Off for the corresponding channel will be disabled whatever the flight mode is aAileron i Elevator ON Rudder ON 10 7 Gyro Direction It is used to control which direction the gyro will compensate when the aircraft rotates for Gyro Direction each channel The default settings of all channels are Normal NOR turn it to Reversed MAileron Ei REV if the gyro compensates in an incorrect direction Verify that the gyro Elevator NOR compensation is in the correct direction after the first time installation Otherwise it Rudder NOR could lead to losing control or even crash during the flight To perform the examination power on the controller pick the aircraft up and check it by following the six steps below Rise the head up around the pitch axis the elevator should flap down accordingly Put the head down around the pitch axis the elevator should flap up accordingly Rotate left around the roll axis the left aileron should flap down and the other one flap up accordingly Rotate right around the roll axis the left ailer
4. the function Flight Mode by using the program card If the AUX channel is not connected system will default to the mode which assigned to position 1 Even so it is nine nn Ae ee ee independent channel to switch the P I w AUX Pulse Width 1020 1320us 1320 1720uUs 1720 2020us mode in flight Normal Mode 3D Flight Mode Self balance 6 4 Dual Aileron amp Elevator A true dual aileron and elevator is available now on A3X Pro E the OUT4 is for the 2nd aileron servo and the OUTS 1s for the 2nd elevator servo Mostly we use two aileron servos with single aileron input in this condition you just need to plug the two aileron servos into OUT1 and OUT4 respectively The OUT4 will become a mirror of OUTI by the software automatically which can avoid the hassle using a Y extension cable This is very similar in connecting the dual elevator The dual channels share the same settings such as servo limits gyro direction and gain setting and so on For example if you set the servo limits of aileron channel to 80 the maximum travel of both aileron servos will be 80 6 5 Wing Type amp Mixing A3X Pro E has already built in the mixing functions for delta wing flying wing and v tail When operating it in such modes the corresponding mixing must be disabled within your transmitter All you need is to set your radio to a single 4 channel fixed wing mode Connect the servos by following the illustration shown 5713 Bs x A3
5. X Pra Expert Normal Fixed wing CUT ELE OUTS ELE2 OUT1 AIL Flying wing Delta wing S OUT1 AIL OUT4 AIL2 N OUT2 ELE OUT5 ELE2 OUT2 ELE G OUT1 AIL OUT4 AIL2 6 13 A3X Pro Expert 7 LED Indicator A RGB LED indicator is used for working status display and error report shown below Ready to start initialization Initializing don t move the aircraft until initialization is done Power On Initialize success Initialize failed please retry Operating Normal stabilization mode ready for flight Self balance mode ready for flight 8 Start Up Steps To achieve the best performance please follow the steps below before every flight Turn on the transmitter A3X Pro E needs to perform a horizontal calibration during initialization before power on place the aircraft on a stable platform and keep it in the horizontal state Don t take it in your hand to power on The aircraft should be placed face up whatever the mounting way is or it may not initialize properly or even result in a complete failure Power on the aircraft the LED will turn WHITE for about 2 seconds then begin to flash rapidly which means the controller is initializing Do not move it during this phase After successful initialization the LED will flash WHITE once If the LED keeps flashing RED rapidly you have to cut off the power and retry After initialization the color of the LED will give you the infor
6. a smooth level flight when the controller is in self balance mode you Self balance Del can define the speed of reaction here The delays can be set from 0 to 100 for both roll aileron and pitch elevator channels separately the larger it is the more smoothly and Pitch slowly the aircraft remains level The defaults are 0 which means that the delay function is disabled 117 13 A3X Pro Expert 10 12 Level Offset As mentioned in P3 5 Installation the controller should be mounted in horizontal state Level Offset this function is used to compensate the error caused by installation A small range from Roll 10 to 10 for both rolling and pitch axis can be adjusted to make the aircraft keep Pitch 9 flying horizontally during self balance mode If the deviation is too large you have to re install it 10 13 Stick Centering It 1s used to calibrate and remember the center pulse width of receipt signal The controller has to re learn the center position of the sticks in the conditions as following First time use or after installation Calibrating After replacing a new radio system After making a trimming or sub trim change within the transmitter If the servos move to one side automatically when switching to 3D flight mode qu oe S The aircraft can t keep horizontally when releasing the sticks during self balance mode To perform the stick centering Get the controller connecte
7. allation The controller must be mounted on the platform of the airframe by using one of the provided double sided tapes There are two mounting ways face up and face down Once mounted you need to choose the correct setting in the function Mount Orientation by the program card Because the controller 1s designed for balancing please make sure that the mounting platform should be parallel to the horizon and attach to the center of the aircraft as close as possible The function Level Offset can also help you to correct the deviation of installation Please make sure the longer side of the controller is along with the heading direction according to the illustration below Face Down 37 13 A3X Pro Expert 6 Connection Channels Aileron Elevator Throttle Rudder Aileron2 Elevator gt Flight Mode ss R6014FS RECEM EF PTD s ASST sme Aa a i Dore Eee a m EJ Au311V8 e controller is powered through the pin BATT achieve it you can connect it directly to any nnel of the receiver or to an independent BEC e voltage range is 5 to 9V h Elevator 2 Servo o Rudder Servo gt Elevator Servo Aileron Servo Program Card USB Key 6 1 Connect to the Receiver Connect all the required channels between the A3X Pro E and the receiver using the included plain 3 wire cables which have only one lead of the control signal on the recei
8. d from receiver by the corresponding channels first Turn on the transmitter keep all the sticks in the center position Power on the controller and receiver get it ready to work Plug the program card into the controller and select the function Stick Centering OK press the ENT button to start the card will display Calibrating and the LED will keep flashing GREEN rapidly for about 1 second While calibrating please don t move the sticks until calibration is done The stick centering is only for the channels connected the AUX and other unconnected channels will be Complete ignored automatically during calibrating 10 14 Stick Deadband The stick deadband is the range around the very center of the stick at where A3X Pro E will Stick Deadband not react Some transmitters have the problem that when the sticks are brought back after an input they are not exactly at the same center position as before which may generate a deviation on the corresponding function although the sticks seems to be in the middle The parameter can be adjusted between 0 and 10 the default is 5 You can set it higher if it is difficult to find the stick center position even the stick centering function has been applied already PIRE A3X Pro Expert 10 15 System Menu 10 15 1 Data Save In order to make a backup or sharing of the settings you can save 5 copies of the data into the Internal memory within the program card Press UP
9. he UP or DN buttons you can select the different functions within a menu Press the ENT button to enter the selected item When a second level menu exists the symbol gt will appear on the right of the corresponding items 9 4 2 Option Selection Here we just take the function Wing Type as an example Press the UP or DN button to switch to the different option Press the ENT button to save changes or ESC to cancel The unconfirmed item will keep flashing until the ENT button is pressed 9 4 3 Value Adjustment Here we just take the function Normal Gain as an example Press the UP or DN button to select the channel press ENT button to enter edit mode In edit mode the value will keep flashing you can increase or decrease the value by pressing UP or DN buttons press the ENT button to save changes or ESC to cancel Press and hold the ENT button for about 2 seconds can restore the default settings when in edit mode Enter the function or save the data hold it for 2 seconds to restore the default setting A3X Pro Expert Connecting 14 amp Language fal dak h i NGLISH 01 Flight Mode 02 Wing Type 03 Gyro Gain gt 04 Mount Orienta Wing Type Delta wing vV tail Normal Gain Aileron Elevator 50 Rudder 50 8 13 A3X Pro Expert 10 Functions 10 1 Flight Mode It is used to assign the flight mode to the 3 position switch Flight Mode Normal Stabilizati
10. he stick in self balance mode you have to use the function Level Offset to perform an angle error correction which caused by installation The included USB adapter is only used to upgrade the firmware for A3X Pro E and program card Please check our website www bay tec de where we will inform you about the latest updates and downloads The controller or the card can be reset by refreshing the firmware when it doesn t work 1t will be an effective way to resolve the problems caused by the software 1713 A3X Pro Expert 1 Introduction A3X Pro Expert is the latest RC flight control system of Bay TecA3X Series It is designed for fixed wing With an integrated built in high precision 6 axis 3 gyro 3 acc MEMS sensor and advanced attitude and PID control algorithm the controller can accurately detect the angular velocity and attitude of the aircraft and issue commands to all servos which enables the balance and stability throughout the flight A3X Expert provides mixing functions of delta wing flying wing v tail and also supports separate dual aileron and dual elevator controls It can be used In nearly any type of RC aircrafts A3X Pro E offers four flight modes including Normal Stabilization Mode 3D Attitude Locking Mode Self balance Mode and Gyro Deactivated Mode It also provides three kinds of control behavior including Stable Mode Normal Mode and Sport Mode to meet the need of various user s requirement We also pr
11. mation about which flight mode is currently selected Don t forget to move the sticks and check if the servos move in the correct direction before flight 9 Using Program Card L ESC All functions and parameters can be setup by the program card When the controller shows the system 1s ready plug the card into the DATA port on the controller using the included black data cable Once connected the card will be on and start to load the data from the controller The adjustment through the card will DNI ENT take effect immediately without a final confirmation You can exit the setup mode by simply pulling out the cable T1713 9 1 Buttons UP Scroll up the menu or increase the value DN Scroll down the menu or decrease the value ESC Exit without saving the modified and return to the menu ENT 9 2 Device Connection After connected the card will begin initializing and display Connecting When data loading completes the main menu will be shown Press the ESC button to reload again when in the main menu After reloading the current data will be overwritten 9 3 Language Selection The program card supports both Simplified Chinese and English You can select suitable language through the menu System Menu gt i Language or press and hold the button while connecting the card to the device until the language selection dialog shows 9 4 Setting Methods 9 4 1 Menu Operation By pressing t
12. on Mode NORM The most basic function of the gyroscope In this pPos 1 KN mode the gyroscope will sense roll velocity and make a momentary compensation for POS 2 3DAL each axis which improves the stability during flight POS 3 SBAL 3D Attitude Locking Mode 3DAL Also called AVCS Mode it is designed especially for 3D flight With the active angular velocity control algorithm the aircraft will try to keep its attitude attitude locking as far as possible when there is no command sent by the radio during flight Self balance Mode SBAL Suitable for the junior players or the FPV application In this mode the controller will command the aircraft to maintain level flight automatically when you re releasing the sticks Gyro Deactivated Mode DACT Choose this mode to turn off the gyro functions for all channels the aircraft will be completely under the control of the radio If the AUX channel is not connected system will default to the mode which assigned to the POS 1 10 2 Wing Type Wing Type Normal See P5 6 5 Wing Type amp Mixing AD ta wing 3 V tail 10 3 Gyro Gain Menu 10 3 1 Gain Adjustment for each Flight Mode This menu is used to set the gyro gain of aileron elevator and rudder for each flight mode The gain can be set from 0 to 100 the higher the gain the more stable the aircraft But if the gain is too high the aircraft will rebound in flight The default setting 50 is acceptable for most aircraf
13. on should flap up and the other one flap down accordingly Rotate right around the yaw axis the rudder should turn left accordingly Rotate left around the yaw axis the rudder should turn right accordingly 10 13 A3X Pro Expert 10 8 Servo Frequency It is used to select the operating frequency of the servos Analog Servo Frequency Servo Frequency servos usually tolerate only 55Hz where some types may tolerate 111Hz up to 66Hz Digital servos allow usually higher frequencies but 66Hz 6 166Hz you may need to check the manual of your servos If you do not 8 83Hz know what the maximum frequency your servos can tolerate please select the default 55Hz setting A higher driving frequency can lead to a failure of the servos 10 9 Response Rate A3X Pro E provides five levels of response rate the faster the rate Response Rate Response Rate Standard Fast Very Fast the more sensitive the gyro The default setting is acceptable for Very Slow most aircrafts To optimize the performance the response rate is the faster the better but you have to do your best to reduce vibration of your aircraft 10 10 Control Behavior Here you can choose three different kinds of control behavior including stable normal Control Behavior and sport mode The default setting is Normal this should be suitable for most pilots Stable Mode DNomal Mode Sport Mode 10 11 Self balance Delay In order to make
14. ovide you a program card Without connecting to a PC you can easily setup all the functions and parameters even during the outdoor flight The firmware can be upgraded through the USB adapter Please check out our website www bay tec de for the latest updates and downloads 2 Features Integrated design of 6 axis 3 gyrot 3 acc MEMS sensor for self stability and self balance 4 flight modes Normal Stabilization 3D Attitude Locking Self balance and Gyro Deactivated Modes 3 control behaviors stable normal and sport modes Separate dual aileron and elevator with dual input supported Easy to use program card which supports both Simplified Chinese and English Independent gyro gain adjustment and gyro ratio selection for each flight mode Separate adjustments of servo travel limit to both sides of neutral Mixing functions of delta wing flying wing and v tail More advanced configurations can be customized such as servo operating frequency gyro response rate gyro switch level offset stick centering and stick deadband 3 Specifications Gyroscope 2000 dps Accelerometer 4g Input Voltage DC5V 9V Supported Servo Type 1520us analog and digital servo Operating Temperature 40 C 85 C Size 43 X 27mm Weight 10g excluding receiver wires 24 AS A3X Pro Expert 4 Package Contents A3 Super Program Card Data Cable Double sided tapes Receiver Wires 15cm x 3 HE C ooo 5 Inst
15. ts but you still need to fine tune it in order to get the best 01 Normal Gain Normal Gain 3D Flight Gain Self balance Gain result 02 3D Flight Gai MaAileron EA Aileron aAileron 03 Self balance Elevator 50 Elevator 50 Elevator 50 04 Gain Ratio Rudder 450 Rudder 50 10 3 2 Gain Ratio In order to meet more needs A3X Pro E provides selectable gain ratio for each flight mode Gain Ratio The ratio can be selected between Small S Medium M and Large L default is NORM Medium which will be suitable for most aircrafts You can choose a larger level when the 3DAL current gain is still not large enough even when it has been set to the maximum Please SBAL remember to readjust the gain after the ratio has been changed 9713 A3X Pro Expert 10 4 Mount Orientation As mentioned in P3 5 Installation you have to choose the correct mount orientation here Mount Orientation after installation Incorrect setting will result in an unexpected failure J DFace Down 10 5 Servo Limits This function is used to set the mechanical limits for aileron elevator and rudder servos The max limit is determined by the maximum possible control travel of the mechanism The limits can be set between 0 100 corresponding to the pwm pulse length from 1020 to 2020us The default setting is 100 When adjusting switch the controller to the 3D flight mode first move the sticks to one e__ hei Satire Servo Limits Servo
16. ver side and are connected to the controller on the combined connector The controller requires at least 3 receiver channels up to 6 channels they are AIL gt Aileron ELE gt Elevator RUD gt Rudder AIL2 gt Aileron2 ELE2 gt Elevator2 and AUX gt Flight Mode The channels of AIL ELE and RUD must be connected all the time otherwise the controller will not work The AUX AIL2 and ELE2 are optional The throttle servo or ESC is connected as normal to the throttle channel of the receiver without bridging the controller The illustration is only an example you should refer to the channel assignments of your radio system When using the second channel of aileron or elevator please make sure the corresponding functions have been enabled within your transmitter first In the figure above we assign aileron 2 to CH5 elevator 2 to CH6 and the flight mode switch to CH7 4 13 ASX Pro Expert 6 2 Power Supply The controller is powered through the BATT pins To achieve it you can connect it directly to any idle channel of the receiver using the included 3 wire receiver cable or to an independent BEC The voltage range is 5 to 9V If a BEC is used as the power supply please make sure that the voltage not exceeding the working voltage permit of your Servos 6 3 Flight Mode Channel The AUX is used for switching the flight mode You should assign a 3 position switch to it within your transmitter The expected flight mode can be assigned in
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