X-3D-BL User`s Manual
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1. A 5 The X 3D BL turns itself off during flight 0 2 0 20008 A 6 Problems that might occur using the X ACC mode 0 000084 A 6 1 Slight tilt in pitch roll with the pitch roll stick in neutral position A 6 2 Considerable tilt in pitch or roll 0 2 2 2 000000048 B User programmable startup melodies www x3d shop de 3 3 1 Installing the X ACC Firmware on X 3D and X Base 0 25 4A SSESEREBSRRB N J www asctec de 1 Introduction Congratulations You have just bought a powerful high end model aircraft kit Please read this manual thoroughly until the end befo re you start assembling your X 3D BL and stick with the proposed chronological order Warranty is void if this manual is not strictly followed WARNING Assembling the X 3D BL requires some experience with building R C models and soldering If you do not feel like you could do this on your own please make sure you get some help from a person with the experience required If cables are connected falsely hardware can be destroyed WARNING Such cases are not covered by warranty A motorized model aircraft is not a toy It should only be flown by adults Improper assembly or operating can lead to severe injuries and or damages Trouble with your remote control due to interferences can occur any time without prior notice Sometimes a model aircraft can suddenly become uncontrolla ble due2. xag X 3D BL User s Manual X L SMN 3 Setup and configuration of the X 3D BL Your X 3D BL UFO is now completely assembled 1 v y De NS SNR Re Now it has to be configured using the X Control PC software Please download the X Control PC software from the download area of www x3d shop de The software package zip file contains the most recent X Control software the on board software for all components of the X 3D BL and optimized parameter sets for the X 3D Please unzip the archive to a local folder on your hard disk Double click the exe file to install the X Control software and follow the instructions given by the install wizard Then open the application X Control and click on the American flag to change the language to English 3 1 Updating the Onboard Software If you bought your X 3D BL completely in one kit you do not have to update any on board software In this case please continue with chapter 3 2 If for in www x3d shop de _ 20 stance you have owned your X 3D or X Base alrea dy before you bought the brushless components you need to update the on board software of both the X 3D and the X Base as follows 3 1 1 Software update of the X 3D Disconnect the battery from the X 3D BL You need a jumper to activate the so called bootloader Set the jumper to the following position Connect the USB adapter to your computer Open the X Control software click on X 3D
3. X 3D BL User s Manual x ESiM 2 2 4 Adding the booms Plug the booms onto the lateral parts of the Core from i below and slide them up If a lot of force is required 2 2 3 Upper side of the core to do so it is very likely that upper and lower side of the booms have been confused Marking The drill holes to attach the motor controllers are on the lower side of the booms Plug one of the two magnesium plates into the slots inside the lateral magnesium parts on the upper side of the core In this case orientation does not matter Press one of the small CF plates from above over the lateral parts until the CF plate touches the magnesi um plate completely Slide a plastic screw through the After that the booms have to be secured with two pla central hole and fix it using a plastic nut stic screws each The screws go into the outer two ho www x3d shop de 10 www asctec de Xsan les from top and are fixed with plastic nuts from be low Attention One side of the CF baseboard is meant for mounting the R C receiver Please make sure that the orientation is as seen in the following photograph The R C receiver goes on the rear left side of the fra me top view Put the solid CF plate on the booms and fix it with four plastic screws which go into the previously mounted brazen bushings 2 2 5 Lower side of the Core As seen in the picture the two magnesium bars have to be covered by heat shrink a silicon hose r
4. dently and that no mixers are active in your remote 3 2 0 X 3D Parameters The X 3D offers four preprogrammable parameter sets which can be selected by jumpers You can find four recommended parameter sets in the software package zip file you downloaded before in the sub folder X 3D Settings To upload the parameters you have to connect the X 3D with the USB adapter In this case it does not matter if the X 3D BL is turned on or off Click on X 3D in the X Control software choose the correct COM Port normally Autoselect COMxx and click on Connect Then www asctec de Xsan click on Parameters You can select a parameter set in the upper left corner The image on the lower left shows the jumper setting which enables the selected setting Select all four settings one after another and for each of them load one of the four recommended parameter sets e g X 3D for X Base Beginner Setting Vx x in1 by clicking on Load Click on Finished and then on Transmit and Dis connect to complete the software configuration of your X 3D BL 3 3 Configuration of the X ACC If you have the X ACC installed you need to perform the following steps to make it work Please note that in this case you need to upload a different firmwa re version to X Base and X 3D than the ones descri bed above or the ones which were installed as factory default 3 3 1 Ins
5. detected Please check if all four cables in black and blue color between the X Base and the motor control lers are connected correctly If all connections are o k please verify that all motors produce a short beep di rectly after you turn the X 3D BL on If one of them does not play the sound check the power connection of the affected motor controller Are all wires o k Are all soldering points clean and correct If you connect the X Base to the X Control software it will show you which of the motors 1s not working correct ly A 5 The X 3D BL turns itself off during flight Please make sure that the current limit of your X Base is set to 35 A To do so please connect the X Base to the X Control software and click on parameters The value of the edit field designated with Current must be 35 Once you are done click on Finished www x3d shop de 29 www asctec de xag A 6 Problems that might occur using the X ACC mode A 6 1 Slight tilt in pitch roll with the pitch roll stick in neutral position Due to unavoidable measurement errors it is perfectly normal that your X 3D BL is not always flying exactly leveled in the X ACC mode However a slight tilt can easily be compensated by the trimmers on your remote control A 6 2 Considerable tilt in pitch or roll There are some situations where the measured angle can considerably differ from the real angle which re sults in big tilt angles in pitch and or r
6. counter clockwise rotation 4 nuts www asctec de X20 X 3D BL User s Manual 16 plastic screws short Optional X ACC X ACC circuit board spacer 2 M2 screws Product code 1 2 2 Additionally required Material Foam to protect the battery Optionally 4 cable ties 2 5 x 100 mm Adhesion Super Glue Double sided tape Tools Screwdrivers and Soldering iron Lighter or hot air gun www x3d shop de 8 X L SM www asctec de xag 2 Assembly 2 1 Before you start Familiarize yourself with the kit and check 1f all parts are included All parts are subject to quality assurance during production and packaging We hope that you are contented with the quality of all components If a part should not be totally o k we are willing to amend or exchange the affected part 2 2 Assembly of the X CSM frame The whole assembly process of the X CSM is des cribed below Every important step is depicted in a photograph Please read the whole section before you start assembling your frame in the recommended or der 2 2 1 Preparing the base of the X CSM Core Press the rubber bushings in the respective holes and glue in the brazen bushings using for example Super Glue X 3D BL User s Manual X CSMN 2 2 2 Lateral frame parts of the X CSM Core Plug the lateral magnesium parts into the planned slots Turn them until they engage www x3d shop de www asctec de
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8. e In the X ACC mode it is particularly important that the vehicle is not moved at all during the initialization Calibration errors caused by sha king during startup will influence the performan ce much more than in the heading hold mode If the vehicle tilts more and more after starting the motors it is very likely that it was moved during the initialization In this case please turn it off and on again and make sure that it is not mo ved until the X 3D displays the green yellow or green light pattern If your X 3D BL has the X ACC module and the X ACC firmwares installed it behaves different www asctec de xeago in case of a reception loss If there is no R C si gnal it will activate the X ACC mode try to get to a horizontal orientation and start to sink with 1 3rd of full throttle It will keep this state un til it regains reception If one of the propellers is blocked after the landing the X BLDC control lers will turn off the connected motor after 10 tries to restart it Attention With the X ACC in stalled there is no audible signal if reception is lost as the motors are used to do a safe landing instead of playing signal tones e If the ambient temperature changes rapidly for instance when you leave a warm room the angles measured by the X 3D and X ACC might not be totally correct That means that your ve hicle may be tilted a bit even with the pitch and roll stick centered and the trimmers in the right pos
9. EH Pad OG 7 om USB Anschluss tee ttt ht i J 4 1 i P mey O GEE D MY i i z ye F E TUTTTETE ARaaGba ho es amp Kamera Anschluss LED patterns shown by the X 3D e red blinking Initializing or at least one motor not detected e yellow green No reception or playing startup melody e green Ready to fly 1 1 4 Motors The X BL 52s motors by HACKER Motors Germa ny are custom built for the X 3D BL The motors are perfectly suited for the application in this vehicle www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual X ESMi 1 1 5 X BLDC brushless motor controllers Every motor is controlled by an independent X BLDC brushless motor controller The controllers are highly optimized for the X BL 52s motors and thus ensure the highest efficiency possible Please note that for this reason the controllers might not work with a different motor type i ay ttante 3 ie gt y es s z van HU a Ss Se ise iit www asctec de xag 1 1 6 Optionally available X ACC The X ACC is a tiny add on module which gives the X 3D BL a totally different behavior Without the X ACC the X 3D BL is flying in the so called Heading Hold mode The vehicle always tries to keep its current orientation 1f there is no control command If you push a stick on your remote the vehicle will turn in the associated axis The further you push the stick the faster
10. Mounting adifferentreceiver 2 3 9 Mounting the X 3D 2 24 Laststeps bwin yew bee hae PRR ECS Row eee ee taeeaneens buat oad 2 4 1 Mounting the antenna 2 2 4 2 Preparation and mounting of the propellers 0 2 4 3 Marking the front ooa ee 2 Optional Integrating the X ACC 2 3 Setup and configuration of the X 3D BL 3 1 Updating the Onboard Software 2 0 0 0 ee 3 1 1 Software update of the X 3D 2 20 0 0 0 00 2 ee www x3d shop de 2 www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual x ESil 3 1 2 Software update of the X Base 2 2 ee ee 3 2 Configuration 3 2 1 Setting up the X BLDC brushless motor controllers 3 2 2 Teach inof your remote control 20 0000 0 eee ee eee 3 2 3 X 3D Parameters 3 3 Configuration of the X ACC 3 3 2 Uploading parameters for the X ACC 0 2 0 000002 ee eee 3 3 3 Calibration of the acceleration sensors 2 2 0008 eee ees 4 Operation of the X 3D BL 4 1 Important things to keep in mind 4 2 Hints for using the X ACC mode 4 3 Firstflight Contact Information A Troubleshooting A 1 The vehicle drifts significantly into a certain direction 2 2 00004 A 2 Bad reception during flight A 3 No reaction on pitch and roll commands duringaloop 0084 A 4 The red LED on the X 3D keeps blinking after the startup
11. Right Rear Front 6 LEDs 5V 7 Power connector and marked on the upper side of the board The key below the power connector 7 turns the X 3D BL on and off A short press is enough to turn the vehicle on To turn it off the key has to be pressed for at least 200ms The brushed motors connectors of the X Base 3 are not required as the brushless motors are driven by independent controllers and thus the connectors can be used to drive peripherals like for instance a night flight kit Connector L is switched on and off by R C channel 5 connector R by R C channel 6 The connectors can sink currents up to 5A if they re ena bled That means that the input of a peripheral has to be connected to the L or R pad and the input has to be connected to connector 1 Be aware that in this configuration your peripheral will be supplied the whole battery voltage If this not what you need make sure you use a suitable voltage regu lator www asctec de xag 1 1 3 X 3D The X 3D is the sensor unit of the X 3D BL With three piezo gyros and highly optimized control loops it does the actual flight attitude control All parameters influencing the in flight behavior can be tuned by connecting the X 3D to a PC using the USB adapter that came with your X 3D BL Once you are on the field for flying you can select four different parameter sets using two jumpers Jumper 1 2 3 4 E CA DRAR
12. X 3D BL User s Manual xo X QETE x cEm X 3D BL User s Manual x E3Siml Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction 4 1 1 System overview 0 0 0 Ite ACSM aah b een bubteaeteeewoaeeeeeeeee eee shee eee eae 1 1 2 X Base 2 a Mele A D oare crente era beeba eee thee he dhe eugene eae ee 6 1 1 4 Motors 000 ee 6 1 1 5 X BLDC brushless motor controllers a a aoa a a a a a 6 1 1 6 Optionally available X ACC o oo ee 1 2 Components required for the X 3D BL oaaao 2 0 0 0 002 2 ee eee 1 2 1 Partlist 2 eee 1 2 2 Additionally required 2 2 a 2 Assembly 9 2 1 Before you start oaa a aa 9 2 2 Assembly of the X CSM frame oaa aa 9 2 2 1 Preparing the base of the X CSM Core naaa 00020000008 9 2 2 2 Lateral frame parts of the X CSM Core sanaaa 0 000000 000 e 9 2 2 3 Upper side of the core onoo ee 2 2 4 Adding the booms aooaa 0 ee 2 2 5 Lower side of the Core onoono a a 220 Mounting abatery ss sssnersss BAe RSS ADE RE REEDED DER OR 2 3 Mounting the Electronics 2 a a 2 3 1 Preparing the X Base oaoa ee 2 3 2 Preparing the X BLDC motor controllers 0 0 0 0 2 00 000008 2 3 3 Positioning of the X Base 2 2 2 3 4 Mounting the X BLDC motor controllers 2 2 04 2 3 5 Mounting the motors ooa Pome WA na ee eee Hee ee ee ee eee 2 3 7 Mounting the ACT Receiver 35 or 40 MHz 2 00008 2 3 8
13. X 3D BL does not react while it is airborne please check if someone else uses the same channel www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual _ 28 X GSii Make sure your TX battery is fully charged and that the antenna is fully extended If you are still having trouble you can to the following test to check the range of your R C system During the range check all other transmitters should be switched off The best location to do the test is a big open field as metallic objects like cars or wire fences could influence the result You need a helper who holds your transmitter with the antenna as close to vertical as possible Turn the X 3D BL on and wait until only the green LED on the X 3D is on signali zing ready to fly Then walk away from the trans mitter until the yellow LED starts flickering At this point you should be at least 100 m away from your TX Repeat the whole procedure with the motors run ning at minimum throttle If at a distance of about 100 m the signal is still o k i e only the green is LED on your reception is totally fine Due to the size of the aircraft and the associated visibility you will ne ver fly any further away than that If the yellow LED comes up randomly at shorter distances your TX RX combination is to weak In this case you can try ex tending the antenna of the X 3D BL by using a longer plastic tube or stick which holds the antenna A ful ly extended antenna works definitely better than on
14. X ACC mode You can use one of the EXT functions i e a switch on your remote control to select Heading Hold or X ACC mode during flight To do so one of the channels 5 to 8 of your remote has to be assigned to an EXT function This can be done during the teach in of your remote control cf 3 2 2 If you are using a remote control with 4 channels only or if you only want to fly in the X ACC mode you can define this in the parameter set you use The zip file you received via e mail contains a recommended X ACC setting You can upload it to the X 3D using the X Control software as described in For the Heading Hold mode you can use any of the standard parameter sets see 3 2 3 Just www asctec de make sure that you do not confuse a standard setting with the X ACC setting as this might make your X 3D BL uncontrollable 3 3 3 Calibration of the acceleration sensors Before the first flight you have to calibrate the X ACC To do so connect the X Base with the X Control software open the X ACC setup and follow the instructions given by the wizard To achieve the best performance it is very important that the cali bration is done very precise Please check that after the calibration the X and Y outputs are roughly zero and the Z output is roughly 1000 if the X 3D BL is standing in a horizontal orientation The automatic calibration gives usable results but sometimes the values can still be optimized manually Please also c
15. and on the left hand side on X3D firmware upgrade Then connect the X 3D to the USB adapter as seen in the following picture www asctec de Xsan Choose the serial port normally Autoselect COMxx and click on connect Select the X 3D Vx x for X Base ufc firmware file after clicking on select firmware Then click on Upload wait for the upload to be completed disconnect the USB ad apter from the X 3D remove the bootloader jumper and click on Finished The X 3D software update is now completed 3 1 2 Software update of the X Base Again you need a jumper to activate the so called bootloader Set the jumper as seen in the following picture Open the X Control software click on X Base and then on X Base firmware Upgrade on the left hand side Turn on the X Base In this case the battery has to be connected to the UFO and connect the USB adapter to the X Base Choose the serial port normally Autoselect COMxx and click on connect Select the X www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual _2 1 X L SM Base Vx x for X BL and ACT receiver xbs firmware file if you are using an ACT receiver 35 or 40 MHz or select the X Base Vx x for X BL and PPM receiver xbs if you are using a different receiver Then click on Upload wait for the upload to be completed disconnect the USB adapter from the X Base remove the bootloade
16. are manual downloads www x3d shop de Support forum www xufo de Venue Nuremberg Register no HRB 15803 www x3d shop de 27 X LSN www asctec de xag A Troubleshooting This chapter holds solutions to problems which might occur during the operation of your X 3D BL UFO A 1 The vehicle drifts significantly into a certain direction Turn the system off and on again and make sure that it is held totally still until the X 3D shows the yellow green or the green light If the problem still exists hold the vehicle in your hand hold the lower part of the X CSM Core turn on the motors careful ly give some throttle and figure out in which direction it tilts Move the corresponding trimmer on your R C in the opposite direction Repeat this until the drift is very small that means until the vehicle stays kind of leveled for a few seconds after startup Now also the take off should work without any problems The vehicle always turns into the same direction even though the relevant trimmer is at maximum and the vehicle was definitely held still during startup Is your remote control taught in correctly Connect the X Base to your PC using the USB adapter and open the X Control software to check if all channels are detected as centered if the sticks on the R C are centered If this is not the case repeat the teach in of your R C following the instructions given by the soft ware A 2 Bad reception during flight If the
17. c screw 2 4 Last steps 2 4 1 Mounting the antenna The antenna can be assembled as seen in the follo wing picture Use the thinnest heat shrink that came with your kit to cover the lower end of the GFK stick which will hold the antenna wire Put a silicon hose with a length of about 2 cm over it Cut a piece of about 3 mm length of the thick heat shrink and use the remaining long piece to cover the silicon hose Make sure that the heat shrink covers the upper end of the silicon hose and thus prevents it from sliding off Fix the antenna wire using a 3 mm piece of the thick heat shrink and wrap the wire around the stick The end of the antenna can be fixed to the stick using a short silicon hose This hose is also used to protect the peak end of the antenna Now you can simply sli de the antenna s stand support over the top screw of the X CSM Core If you want you can use a metal screw instead of the plastic screw for more stabili ty Alternatively the antenna can be put on a longer screw holding one of the booms or it could be fa stened to one of the lateral parts of the X CSM core using two cable ties www x3d shop de fT 2 4 2 Preparation and mounting of the propellers The lower piece of the propeller center has to be re moved using a cutter In addition the hole has to be extended using a 3 mm 1 9 inch drill e s fan ee The propellers can then be slid over the axle and be fastened using a plas
18. e which is wound around a stick as described in this ma nual If you use a stub antenna at your TX this could also be the reason for a bad reception as such an tennas do not transmit the full power In this case try using a standard telescopic antenna instead A 3 No reaction on pitch and roll commands during a loop During your first attempts to fly 3D maneuvers it can happen that your X 3D BL suddenly stops turning www asctec de X20 X 3D BL User s Manual X CSMl in pitch and roll even though you push the pitch roll and then on Transmit and disconnect stick to maximum In this case throttle is too low al most zero The so called heading lock controllers used to stabilize all axes of the X 3D BL resets the computed angles to zero if throttle is at minimum This is the only way to get the vehicle to lift off straight after it was standing on the ground or held in your hand To avoid the problem during the loops simply do not take throttle totally back but always lea ve a few percent of throttle After a few tries you will get used to that behavior A 4 The red LED on the X 3D keeps blinking after the startup If you have not configured your X 3D BL using the X Control software as described above this behavior is normal In this case please follow the instructions given in If the configuration of your vehicle was completed successfully the blinking red LED means that one of the motor controllers or motors was not
19. fy a receiver its warranty will be void Almost any receiver can be used as long as you are able to find and to access the combined PPM Signal before it is split up into several channels by the output multiplexer A digital storage oscilloscope is a handy tool to find the signal Here is an example of how to modify the BERG Mi crostamp 4 full range receiver This receiver is cast in some soft plastics The combined PPM signal can be found at the outer most pin of the PIC processor To reach it you have to use a cutting knife to carefully cut away a little part of the molding material Careful ly solder a wire to the outer most pin of the processor as shown in the following photograph www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual 16 X L SM Then connect the GND and VCC wires to any of the four GND and VCC connectors Finally connect the cables to connector no 4 of the X Base exactly as seen in the next picture Please make sure you upload the X Base Vx x for X BL and PPM receiver xbs firmware as described in 3 1 2 2 3 9 Mounting the X 3D The X 3D is simply plugged to the X Base and faste ned using three screws To do so you have to remove the top cover of the X CSM Core www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual X L SM There is no additional cable required to transfer data between the X 3D and the X Base Put the top cover of the X CSM back in place and fasten it using the central plasti
20. he very right while your throttle stick is in zero position The motors will then start and keep running at their minimum speed Now you can fly as usually To turn the motors off you have to do the same procedure again Move the yaw stick to the very left or to the very right while your throttle stick is in zero position There is no flight maneuver where one would use this con trol input and thus you will not accidentally turn off your motors during flight For safety reasons X 3D BL User s Manual 25 X ESil you should turn off the motors immediately if one of the propellers touches the ground or any other obstacle and hence the X 3D BL is not able to take off There is a battery warning implemented in your X 3D BL A low battery is signalized by a pe riodic simultaneous tremor of all motors This is hard to see but it can be heard Depending on the battery you use there is about a minute of flight time left after the low battery warning is activated Lithium Polymer LiPo batteries are very vulnerable to deep discharge That is why the X 3D BL turns off completely if the volta ge drops under a programmable threshold You can adjust the thresholds for the low battery war ning and the low battery shut down using the X Control software Therefor you have to connect the X Base to your PC using the USB adapter and click on X Base Connect and then on Parameters 4 2 Hints for using the X ACC mode
21. heck the scale factors 1 e see if all sensor outputs are about 1000 if you hold the vehicle with the respective axis in a vertical orientation If everything seems o k you can finalize the calibration by clicking on Finished and on Transmit and disconnect www x3d shop de 24 X 3D BL User s Manual X LSN www asctec de xag www x3d shop de 4 Operation of the X 3D BL 4 1 Important things to keep in mind e Directly after turning the X 3D BL on the motors produce a short beep It is perfectly normal that the propellers move slightly during that tone Keep the X 3D BL totally still after turning it on until the X 3D shows the yellow green no reception or green ready to fly light pattern Otherwise the sensors can not be calibrated correctly and the vehicle might go crazy after turning on the motors If you accidentally moved the system during startup simply turn it off and on again If only the green LED at the X 3D board is on the vehicle is ready to fly A yellow green light pattern means no reception which is also signalized by a periodic beep of all motors In this case please check that your remote control is turned on and fully functional that the receiver crystal is installed in the receiver and that the receiver is connected correctly After the startup phase the motors are still turned off and secured To turn them on you have to move the yaw stick to the very left or to t
22. ition In this case we recommend to wait a few minutes until all sensors have adopted to the ambient temperature You could also fly using the Heading Hold mode during that period as it is more robust against changes in temperature 4 3 First flight We recommend to wait for a dry and calm day to do the first flight The best training area is a big field with grass On the soft ground your X 3D BL will survive crashes much more likely than if you crash on tar or concrete Do not fly above tar concrete or other hard grounds unless you are an experienced X 3D BL pilot Check the functionality of your X 3D BL before your take off To do so you can hold your vehicle by holding the lower part of the X CSM Core Make sure you do not touch the blades Start the motors move the pitch and roll sticks and see if the vehicle turns into the desired direction Turn the motors off again after the test was completed successfully Now place the X 3D BL on a flat ground Turn on the motors and lift off by pushing the throttle stick up a bit Attention the X 3D BL is extremely powerful www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual _ 26 X LSN If you give to much throttle it will rise up into the air very fast However make sure that the vehicle does not touch the ground any more after you started to push the stick up because the controllers can only work as intended once the vehicle is airborne Try to keep the X 3D BL hovering in a height
23. materials the X CSM is a very robust high tech basis for your quadrotor aircraft www asctec de xag 1 1 2 X Base X 3D BL User s Manual X LSM as the X 3D BL is turned on Such an LED can be mounted to the very front of your vehicle to make it The X Base is the central control unit which is easier for the pilot to know where the front side is connected to and communicates with all active elements of the X 3D BL Next to the battery the motor controllers the X 3D gyro and the receiver you can also connect several LEDs to the X Base to give your X 3D BL a unique fancy look X 3D Anschluss Bootloader Jumper Motorregler Anschl sse VO VOR 6 LJ se J ar MEGANJ 7 2040 0676 Ba 5 dd t i th ay eT E 00 Dein AAN AEn A ha A 6 4 i i nS tts f ath Er aa i E X ase is faclec BabH USB Modul Anschluss X ACC Anschluss ACT Empf nger Front LED Front LED An LED connected to the Front LED Pads on the bottom side of the X Base will always be on as long www x3d shop de F E J i E a p E i pea gt J 1 AL i a AN F r J a i uaua Ee ry Base VL i cTec Gent 1 BL controllers brushed motors 2 BL controllers 3 Brushed motors Left Right Back Front 4 PPM Receiver Input Signal from lower to upper connector 5 LEDs Left
24. n start search After several seconds four brushless controllers with different serial numbers should appear in the list If less than four controllers appear turn of your X 3D BL check all solderings and connectors and repeat the previous Steps If all four controllers have been found click on config and follow the instructions given by the software in order to tell each controller its own position and the appropriate turning direction After that click on Disconnect to complete the controller setup Optionally a startup melody can be installed using the X BL update function A detailed description of how to do this can be found in appendix B 3 2 2 Teach in of your remote control Connect the USB adapter to your PC and to the X Base turn on your UFO and click on X Base and then on Connect in the X Control software Then choose Receiver setup and Automatic calibrati on and follow the instructions given by the software You can freely choose a stick on your R C for eve ry function If you are used to a certain configuration you should definitely continue using this one If you haven t flown other model aircrafts before we recom mend the following configuration Mode 2 www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual a X L SM l Throttle Yaw Roll qp q gt The X 3D BL works with any R C with at least four channels Make sure that all channels work indepen
25. of about one meter Make sure that the front marking is always facing away from you and correct the orientation accordingly using your yaw stick Only if the front is facing away from you the vehicle will fly in the direction you push the pitch and roll stick In any other case you have to rotate the helicopter mentally to know where to push the stick for a desired reaction which requires some practice If the vehicle continues to yaw in a certain direction without any command you can use the yaw trimmer on your R C to compensate for that Once you know how to hover in a constant height you can start flying a few meters away from you and come back again After that you can try to fly to the right and to the left hand side and thereby turn the heading in the direction of travel using the yaw stick Of cour se this requires some practice With some more prac tice you re even able to do 3D maneuvers like loops and flips Good luck Enjoy flying your X 3D BL UFO www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual 5 Contact Information This manual is copyrighted Any kind of chan ges or copying completely or in part have to be approved by the Ascending Technologies GmbH This document may only be linked to by the Ascen ding Technologies GmbH and the x3d shop www x3d shop de PC Quadrat GmbH Aussere Bayreuther Str 57 DE 90409 Nuremberg GERMANY Phone 49 911 995140 Fax 49 911 99514 66 E Mail bestellung x ufo de Softw
26. oll while the pitch roll stick on your remote is centered This can have the following reasons e Shaking during initialization In the X ACC mo de it is particularly important that the vehicle is not moved at all during the initialization Cali bration errors caused by shaking during startup will influence the performance much more than in the heading hold mode If the vehicle tilts mo re and more after starting the motors it is very likely that it was moved during the initialization In this case please turn it off and on again and make sure that it is not moved until the X 3D displays the green yellow or green light pattern e Faulty calibration If after restarting the X 3D BL the unwanted tilt is still there and cannot be compensated using the trimmers on your remo te please check the calibration of your X ACC cf B33 e Rapid change of the ambient temperature If you notice a considerable tilt in pitch or roll direct ly after you leave a warm room in winter or an air conditioned room in summer please wait a few minutes until all sensors have adopted to the new ambient temperature Alternatively you can www x3d shop de 30 X 3D BL User s Manual X LSN use the Heading Hold mode during that period as this mode behaves much more robust during fast temperature changes e Extremely fast maneuvers Also fast maneuvers which result in high accelerations interacting with your aircraft can cause faulty measu
27. ontrollers Solder the red cables to the soldering pads at the rear right side of the X Base marked with The ca bles order does not matter All cables have the same length which has been chosen such that non of the cables must be shortened nor extended Solder the black cables to the soldering pads marked with Again their order does not matter None of the cables has to be shortened nor extended 2 3 Mounting the ACT Receiver 35 or 40 MHz The 4 pin connector for the ACT Receiver is positio ned at the front left side of the X Base The receiver is connected using the 4 wire cable After that it has to be glued to the receiver mount at the rear left side of your X CSM using double sided tape www x3d shop de 15 www asctec de 2 3 8 Mounting a different receiver The X 3D BL was designed for the European market Unfortunately ACT Europe does not offer any 72 MHz receivers with the convenient digital interface used in the X 3D BL To enable people in countries where 35 and 40 MHz R C models are not allowed to fly the X 3D BL as well we implemented an interface for a standard PPM receiver cf connector no 4 However as a normal receiver has an output multiplexer to distribute the incoming signal to the independent servo control channels you have to modify the receiver to make it compatible to the X 3D BL Be aware that you do such a modification at your own risk By trying to modi
28. r jumper and click on Finished The X Base software update is now completed WARNING The current limit of the X Base was set to 11 A in early revisions to guarantee the full safe ty in combination with brushed motors Please make sure that the current limit of your X Base is set to 35 A as you are using brushless motors To do so please connect the X Base again to the X Control software and click on parameters The value of the edit field designated with Current must be 35 Once you are done click on Finished and then on Transmit and disconnect 3 2 Configuration The last steps required before the first flight are the configuration of the X BLDC brushless motor con trollers teaching in your remote control and uploa ding suitable controller parameters to the X 3D 3 2 1 Setting up the X BLDC brushless motor controllers The X Base will not recognize all motors before they have been set up correctly This is absolutely normal Not until a successful configuration the X Base will recognize all X BLDC controllers and the X 3D BL UFO will signal ready to fly Connect the battery to the X 3D BL turn it on and connect the USB adapter with your computer and then with the X Base www asctec de Open the X Control software and click on X Base Choose the correct COM Port normally Autoselect COMxx and click on Connect Chose X BL Setup and click o
29. re ments If you fly several circles in a row in high speeds it can happen that the measured angle differs several degrees from the real angle If this is the case you simply have to fly gently or ho ver for a few seconds until the unwanted tilt is gone www asctec de xag X 3D BL User s Manual B User programmable startup melodies Your X 3D BL is capable of playing preprogrammed melodies directly after the initialization To upload a melody please connect the battery to the X 3D BL turn it on and connect the USB adapter with your computer and then with the X Base Open the X Control software and click on X Base Choose the correct COM Port normally Autoselect COMxx and click on Connect Chose X BL Se tup and click on start search After several seconds four brushless controllers with different serial num bers should appear in the list If all four controllers have been found click on Firmware upgrade then on Select all controllers and open the Select firm ware dialog Select X BL Startup melody snd on the lower right of the window and open any snd file you like for instance from the subdirectory X BL Sounds in the X 3D BL software package Then press Upload After the upload is completed click on Finished and turn your X 3D BL off and on again After initiali zing it should play the new sound Enjoy it www x3d shop
30. rough the rubber bushing next to the receiver mount This will be the rear left side of your X 3D BL www x3d shop de 13 www asctec de X20 2 3 5 Mounting the motors Place the motors on top of the booms as seen in the following picture and fasten them using 4 plastic screws for each motor Make sure you use the 8 mm screws which came with the motors and not the lon ger ones used for the X CSM Slide a piece of heat shrink about 1 cm over each motor cable Therefore you have to cut the heat shrink which came with your motors and controllers into 12 pieces with about the same length Solder the motor and controller cables together and isolate them using the heat shrink and a hot air gun It does not matter which controller cable you connect to which motor wire as the turning direction of each motor can be adjusted using the PC Software later on www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual _14 2 3 6 Wiring The black and blue data cables I2C have to be put through the rubber bushings on the front left and the rear right side of the X CSM core After that the controller power cables have to be put through the bushings Two sets of cables go through the so far unused rubber bushing and one set of ca bles goes through each of the bushings with the data cables already inside see photograph www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual x E5SmM Connect the black and blue data cables to the motor c
31. talling the X ACC Firmware on X 3D and X Base First of all you have to install the correct firmware versions on X Base and X 3D You can request the X ACC software on http www asctec de using the code which is printed on the X ACC packaging and the serial number of your X 3D The X 3D serial number is displayed by the X Control software as soon as the connection to the X 3D is established It is also written on the back of your X 3D three or four digits Make sure you enter the code and the serial number correctly You can request and obtain the software as often as you need using your numbers You will receive an e mail with all the data you need Please also download the most recent version of www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual 223 X L SM the X Control PC software version 2 0 or higher from http www x3d shop de Use the X Control software to upgrade the firmware of your X 3D and X Base cf and 3 1 2 using the firmware versions which you have received by e mail Make sure you install the X Base firmware file which fits to your receiver ACT receiver 35 or 40MHz or PPM receiver 3 3 2 Uploading parameters for the X ACC Once the X ACC firmware is installed there are only two instead of four parameter sets which can be se lected by the jumper marked in the following picture The jumper selects parameter set O or 1 Both parameter sets contain settings for flying in heading hold mode and for the
32. tery can not move sideways www x3d shop de se Your X CSM frame is now assembled completely Good luck with adding the electronics 2 3 Mounting the Electronics 2 3 1 Preparing the X Base The X 3D spacers have to be screwed to the X Base P ij a T a sa 50000999 000 After that the spacers for mounting the X Base itself have to be fastened using four tapping screws The spacers will stick to the screws even though they can easily be moved up and down In addition the battery cables have to be soldered to the appropriate soldering pads Make sure that the po larity is correct www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual x ESm T T h p 4 Ste a r w A g A i ELA 4 S E A w 2 A l J E ty a i 2 3 4 Mounting the X BLDC motor controllers Screw the motor controllers to the respective holes in 2392 Preparin g the X BLDC motor the booms Do this by turning the screws alternately turn by turn until the spacers touch the boom Thus controllers you will not bend the controller boards too much Put two tapping screws into the holes and fasten them using the 4 mm plastic spacers Make sure the screw heads are at the controller s side with the red cable attached Repeat this procedure with all four control lers The power cables of the controllers are still unconnec ted at this point 2 3 3 Positioning of the X Base Put the battery cables th
33. the X 3D BL turns The X ACC is a triaxial accelerometer Using the ac celeration data the X 3D can compute the absolute orientation of the vehicle in pitch and roll As a conse quence the helicopter is able to come back to a hori zontal orientation on its own In the X ACC mode you command an absolute angle The further you push the pitch or roll stick the bigger the tilt angle of the X 3D BL If you leave the stick centered the helicopter will come back to horizontal In this mode you are not able to do loops or flips however hovering and all 2D maneuvers are much easier to do The X ACC is also a great help for beginners You can switch bet ween the Heading Hold and the X ACC mode during flight using a switch on your gt 4 channels remote control www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual X L SM 1 2 Components required for the X 3D BL 1 2 1 Part list X CSM sheet of magnesium with pre cut parts to quarry out 4 CF balsa wood sandwich material booms 4 CF panels 1 big 3 small ones 10 plastic screws incl nuts 1 GFK antenna stick 4 O rings 4 rubber bushings silicon tube X Base 1 X Base 1 ACT receiver incl cable 4 spacers 6 mm 4 tapping screws X 3D 1 X 3D 3 spacers 6 M2 screws 2 jumpers BL Kit 4 X BLDC motor controllers 4 X BL 52s motors 4 2C cables 8 spacers 8 tapping screws 2 propellers clockwise rotation 2 propellers
34. tic nut Do not fasten the nut too tight as this would bend the propellers www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual X L SM Please note that there are two types of propellers One pair of propellers is spinning clockwise the other pair is spinning counterclockwise The Propellers spin ning clockwise must be mounted to the front and the rear motor whereas the counterclockwise rotating propellers must be mounted to the left and to the right motor i Td A Front ff A a To improve the durability of the propellers during a crash you can optionally add a cable tie e g 2 5 x 100 mm as seen in the following picture www x3d shop de 18 2 4 3 Marking the front As a pilot you always must know where the front of your X 3D BL is To make this easily visible we re commend to attach some colorful tape to the front boom A httle flag as seen in the following photo graph makes it much easier to identify the UFOs front in any situation www asctec de X20 X 3D BL User s Manual 2 5 Optional Integrating the X ACC If you own an X ACC please attach the spacer to the X Base using one of the M2 screws To do so insert the screw in the drill hole in the X Base and hold it with one finger from below while you screw the spacer onto it Plug the X ACC into the socket on the X Base and fasten it using the second M2 screw www x3d shop de 19 X L SMN www asctec de
35. to a failure of any component including mechanical parts and electronics In this case the model can rapidly move towards any direction Make sure you always keep a safe distance to people animals obstacles or things of any kind traffic roads etc There are country specific laws regulating the operation of model aircrafts that definitely have to be obeyed Furthermore we strongly recommend to effect a liability insurance for model aircrafts The manufacturer and your dealer of the X 3D BL do not have any influence on nor can they monitor the correct assembly and proper operation of your model aircraft Always be aware of the dangers mentioned above and act accordingly There is no liability of the manufacturer nor the retailer at all as far as legally www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual X LSN approved Our products are hobby products and solely meant for usage in non commercial ways It is not allowed to use them for any commercial or military purposes Using any of our components for larger scale flying objects is explicitly forbidden SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 1 1 System overview 1 1 1 X CSM The X CSM is the mechanical frame of the X 3D BL UFO The booms which are made of a rigid carbon fiber balsa wood sandwich material can be replaced individually The central unit of the frame called the X CSM Core is made of light weight laser cut magnesium parts Being built out of these state of the art
36. ubber or something similar to protect the battery Their ori entation has to be perpendicular to the R C receiver mount X 3D BL User s Manual X L SN After that the second magnesium plate is to be placed in the lower slots of the lateral parts The orientation has to be as seen in the following photograph The second CF plate with slots in its corners has to be slid over the lateral parts until it touches the magnesi um plate completely The two plates are now mounted together using a Slide the O rings over the lateral magnesium parts as plastic screw and a plastic nut seen in the picture www x3d shop de a fic www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual Congratulations You have just finished your X CSM Core 2 2 6 Mounting a battery The X CSM Core offers a good protection for your battery However the protection only works if the battery is attached correctly If this is not the case the battery can be damaged or even destroyed during a hard crash The battery can be mounted correctly using for example a small wooden plate with a hole in its center Such a plate can be attached to the battery using hook and loop tape The hole will engage with the plastic screw in the center of the Core s bottom Make sure you add some material e g rubber tape to push the battery against the bottom of the Core It is important that the wooden plate touches the lateral parts of the core such that the bat
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