X-3D-BL User's Manual
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1. 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 15 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 www asctec de ning and the low battery shut down using the 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 e In the X ACC mode it 1s 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 e If your X 3D BL has the X ACC module and the X ACC firmwares installed it behaves different in case of a reception loss If there 1s no R C si enal it will acti2. Venue Nuremberg Register no HRB 15803 www x3d shop de 31 X E www asctec de c T 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 X 3D BL does not react while it is airborne please check if someone
3. 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 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 the recommended or der 2 2 1 Preparing the base of the X CSM Core Press the rubber bushings in the respective holes and elue in the brazen bushings using for example Super Glue X 3D BL User s Manual X E 5 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 X 3D BL User s Manual X En 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
4. 3 Configuration of X ACC 3 3 1 Installing the X ACC Firmware on X 3D and 3 3 2 Uploading parameters for the X ACC only 3 3 3 Calibration of the acceleration sensors 3 4 Calibration and setup of the 30 Mag 4 Operation of the X 3D BL 4 1 Important things to 4 2 Hints for using X ACC mode 42 1 Trim memory function lll sn 43 Usage hints for the X 3D FunPilot 22er 4 31 Optimisation of the pressure sensor 2n 4 3 2 Control modes X 3D 43 3 x 3 4 9 3 59 99429494175 5 9 Contact Information 31 A Troubleshooting 32 The vehicle drifts significantly into a certain A 2 reception during flight ooo a No reaction on pitch and roll commands during A 4 The red LED on the X 3D keeps blinking after the startup A 5 X 3D BL turns itself off during flight 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 A 6 2 Considerable tilt in pitch
5. ACC the X 3D BL is flying in the so called Heading Hold mode The vehicle always tries to keep its current orientation if there is no control www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual X E 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 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 1 1 8 Optionally available X 3D Mag The X 3D Mag is used for stabilysing the yaw axis to hold an absolute angle By using a tilt compensation algorithm the X 3D BL Ufo holds it s desired heading in the X ACC and X ACC height mode at any time This makes it also easier for beginners to get in touch with the flying platform as two funtions height and yaw are
6. OSP and on connect to connect to the X 3D FunPilot Click now on OSP Flight parame ters www asctec de By clicking Load or Save parameter sets be stored on or loaded from the PC The button trans mit transmits the actual parameterset but doesn t store the setting on the UFO Only a click on Write parameters writes the setting 1n the permanent me mory of the UFO Click on Ready and Transmit and disconnect af ter you done 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 Installing 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 down
7. 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 is 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 X 3D BL User s Manual X E and then on Transmit and disconnect 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 roll while the pitch roll stick on your remote is centered This can have the following reaso
8. carbon fibre panel ontop of the X CSM as shown in the picture and mount the 3mm top plastic screw as usal Attention The X 3D Mag perfomance can be affected by high current cables close to the sensors Therefore it s recommanded to use the whole below the X 3D Mag the base panel just for the blue black data cables For calibration and setup please also read the chapter 3 4 www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual X EN www x3d shop de 20 www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual AX Em 3 Setup and configuration of the X 3D BL Your X 3D BL UFO is now completely assembled 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 21 stance yo
9. 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 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 27 www asctec de Pitch Throttle Roll Yaw qp q gt X 3D BL works with any R C with at least four channels Make sure that all channels work indepen 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 matt
10. 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 approved Our products are hobby products and solely meant for usage 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 materials the X CSM is a very robust high tech basis for your quadrotor aircraft www asctec de 1 1 2 X Base X Base is the central control unit which 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 you
11. 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 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 15 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 rubber 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 E After that the second magnesium plate 15 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
12. D should light up After the FunPilot Initialisation the LEDs blinks in the same speed as the yellow LED on the FunPilot Prior using the X 3D Mag a calibra tion 15 neccessary Connect to the FunPilot with the X USB cable and go to the OSP controller sensor values tab Click on Calibrate compass and follow the instructions After the calibration and rebooting the X 3D BL Ufo the compass is active which 15 1 dicated on the FunPilot status page the X Control software www x3d shop de 26 www asctec de _ X 3D BL User s Manual x ESmi 4 Operation of the X 3D BL 4 1 Important things to keep in on again www x3d shop de 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 X 3D specific hints 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 tha
13. T 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 modify 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 is an example of how to modify the BERG Mi crostamp 4 full range receiver This receiver 1s cast in some soft plastics The combined PPM signal can be found at
14. X 3D BL User s Manual V2 1 incl X 3D Mag x camm Xag Ss m E m x as X 3D BL User s Manual X E5n Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction i4 1 1 System overview a ACM gue hee hee eee eee eae E SUR RP E RUP SP HP E E E s 112 MEE C M MC 6 6 1 1 5 Motors 6 1 1 6 X BLDC brushless motor controllers rns 1 1 7 Optionally available 1 1 8 Optionally available X 3D 1 2 Components required for the X 3D BL elles 121 Partlist 1 2 2 Additionally required o o a 2 Assembly 9 2 1 Before you start 4 ee 9 2 2 Assembly of the X CSM 9 2 24 Preparing the base of the X CSM Core 9 2 2 2 Lateral frame parts ofthe X CSM Core 9 223 Wpperside Orme SORS 299 2389 amp 32A 932 99 2 1 2 8 22 29 8 5 2 244 Adding the booms llle 2 2 5 Lower side of the Core 2 2 6 Mounting a battery llle 2 3 Mounting the Electronics o o soaa lll lees 23 1 Preparing the X Bad 8 a 2 aa oboe 2 3 2 Preparing the X BLDC motor controllers 2 3 3 Positioning of the X Base 2 3 4 Mou
15. and trim the UFO e Land stop motors and save the trim Motors off full throttle full yaw to the left e Set the trimmers on your remote to O and start flying normally 4 3 Usage hints for the X 3D FunPilot 4 3 1 Optimisation of the pressure sensor The pressure sensor of the X 3D FunPilot 15 sensiti ve to light and air movements perpendicular the the sensor opening e g by wind during a forward flight Therefore it s recommend for the best performance especially outdoor to add a small air filter to the pres sure sensor A prooven technique uses some schrin www asctec de king tube and some foam e g foam from the X 3D FunPilot box Shrinking the schrinking tube around the pressure sensor pin and carefully add some super glue to make it hold better Attention It s very import ant that absolutly NO superglue get s into the sensor Otherwise this very expensive part can take damage An alternative are sinter filter which you can get in your modell store The following pictures show both variants 4 3 2 Control modes X 3D FunPilot The X 3D FunPilot has three different control modes www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual 29 Heading Hold mode HH e X ACC mode e X ACC height control Modus Switching between the modes can be done in two dif ferent ways e 3 step switch teached in to channel 5 SWI in the X Base configuration e 2 step switch teached in to channel 5 t
16. ase 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 1s 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 x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual 23 Open the X Control software click Choose the correct COM Port normally Autoselect COMXxx and click on Connect Chose X BL Setup and click on 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
17. ck on Connect in the PC software then on Choose firmware and seleect the file X 3D FunPilot VX X hey Click on upload and wait until the uploaded 1s finished Disconnect the USB module remove the bootloader jumper and click on Ready The software update 1s finished 3 1 3 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 COMXxx and click on connect Select the X Base Vx x for X BL and ACT receiver xbs firmware if you are using ACT receiver 35 or 40 www asctec de pma 5 LN 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 bootloader 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 ple
18. e 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 in pitch and roll even though you push the pitch roll stick to maximum In this case throttle 15 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 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 3 2 If the configuration of your vehicle was completed successfully the blinking red LED means that one of the motor controllers or motors was not detected Please check if all four cables black and blue color between the X Base and the motor control lers are connected correctly If
19. else uses the same channel www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual 229 X E n Make sure your TX battery 1s fully charged and that the antenna 15 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 15 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 15 LED on your reception 15 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 one which is wound around a stick as described in this ma nual If you us
20. er 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 x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual OA X ESM 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 ini 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 2 4 X 3D FunPilot Parameter The X 3D FunPilot offers four onboard stored para meter sets which can be selected my the RC To select a setting make sure that the motors are switched off and the UFO has RC reception The setting 1s selec ted by giving full throttle and moving the pitch roll stick to one of the four corners for a second The UFO acknologes the selection by 1 4 beeps The following image shows the stick positions for the different set tings The factory set parameters are already prepared for the X BL Ufo Therefore there is no direct need to change them Nevertheless if you want to change them connect the X USB module to the X 3D Fun Pilot switch on the UFO and start the PC software Full Throttie Click on FP
21. ght control of the UFO important parameters of the X 3D FunPilot can be set with the PC software and the X USB module Four different settings can be stored onboard and can be selected by the RC on the flight field www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual Pressuresensor LED patterns of the X 3D FunPilot red nitialisation e red yellow blinking X Base or X BL motors not detected e red yellow and green blinking No RC recepti on and ne setting selected e yellow and green blinking No setting selected e yellow blinking green Ready for flight e yellow blinking X Base is in setup mode e yellow red trim reset e gelb trim saved 1 1 5 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 asctec de 1 1 6 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 Fas 1 1 7 Optionally available The X ACC is a tiny add on module which gives the X 3D BL a totally different behavior For using the pressure height control with the X 3D FunPilot the X ACC module is neccessary Without the X
22. ing 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 www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual 30 X E 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 Software manual downloads www x3d shop de Support forum www xufo de
23. left and to the right motor 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 little flag as seen in the following photo graph makes it much easier to identify the UFOs front in any situation 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 www asctec de Plug the X ACC into the socket on the X Base fasten it using the second M2 screw 2 6 Optional Integration of the X 3D Mag Attention The X 3D Mag can only be used in combination with the FunPilot and the X ACC module The X 3D Mag has to be mounted on the car bon fibre panel as shown in the image The riser PCB has to look away from the CF panel and has to be in the corner Please use the nuts on the top of the CF panel A wrong orientation will lead to wrong measurements and erratic behaviour www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual 19 Now connect the cable to X 3D Mag and the FunPilot place the
24. load the most recent version of 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 3 using the firmware versions which you have received by e mail Make sure you install the X Base firmware file which fits www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual 225 to your receiver ACT receiver 35 or 40MHz PPM receiver 3 3 2 Uploading parameters for the X ACC only X 3D 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 or 1 Both parameter sets contain settings for flying in heading hold mode and for the 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 EXT function This can be done during the teach in of your remote control cf 3 2 2 If you 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
25. n 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 2 3 4 Mounting the X BLDC motor controllers Screw the motor controllers to the respective holes in 222 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 J 7 x c gt tA nM 2 3 3 Positioning of the X Base T Put the battery cables through 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 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 c
26. now controlled by the onboard electronics www asctec de ye 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 GFK antenna stick 4 O rings 4 rubber bushings 1 silicon tube X Base 1 X Base ACT receiver incl cable 4 spacers 6 mm 4 tapping screws X 3D and X 3D FunPilot X 3D 3 spacers 6 M2 screws 2 jumpers only X 3D 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 counter clockwise rotation 4 nuts www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual X E 16 plastic screws short Optional X ACC X ACC circuit board spacer 2 M2 screws Product code Optional X 3D Mag X 3D Mag PCB CF panel for integration into the X CSM frame 2 M2 screws 2 M2 nuts 2 distance holders connection cable 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 8 www asctec de 2 Assembly 2 1 Before you start Familiarize yourself with the kit and check if all parts
27. ns 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 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 www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual air conditioned room in summer please wait a few minutes until all sensors have adopted to the new ambient temperature Alternatively you can 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 measure ments If you fly several circles in a row in high speeds it can happen that the measu
28. nting the X BLDC motor controllers 2 3 5 Mounting the motors ooo n 23 5 WHS uu ue ma x 9 2952 PSP SES SES9549 952 434549T 4 2 3 Mounting the ACT Receiver 35 40 MHz 2 3 8 Mounting different 2 3 9 Mounting the X 3D or 3 24 LASUSIC S 25 2552 5 een 4 9 9 2 4 1 Mounting the antenna 2 4 2 Preparation and mounting of the propellers 243 Marking the 2 5 Optional Integrating the 2 6 Optional Integration of the X 3D www x3d shop de 2 www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual X EN 3 Setup and configuration of the X 3D BL 21 31 Updating the Onboard Software 2 lll 31 11 Software update of the X 3D 22e 3 1 2 Software update of X 3D FunPilot 2l 3 1 3 Software update of the 2 X OB HII cxx ox ea eee bead beta ee ee estes 4 2 5 4 4 53 3 2 1 Setting up the X BLDC brushless motor controllers 3 2 2 Teach in of your remote control 3 22 3 X 3DParameters 3 24 X 3D FunPilot Parameter 3
29. o switch between X ACC and HH mode A second switch teached in to channel 6 SW2 for enabeling the height control in X ACC mode The recommanded default setting is the 3 step switch Use the second mode RC transmitters wi thout 3 step switched The mode can be changed with the PC Software seperately in every setting in datafusion misc Attention It s very important to teach in the chan nels 5 and 6 in the X Base receiver configuration Otherwise the UFO can get uncontrolable as it s switching modes undefenately 4 3 3 Height control The height controller is programmed as sink and fall rate controller Stick in the middle means hold height Starting from the ground 15 very easy Just push up the stick to full throttle until the UFO rea ched it s desired height Then put the stick back in the middle The UFO will try to hold it s height as good as it s possible This mode is more meant for outdoor usage The controller characteristics are calm and not very agressive so it s possible and normal that the UFO doesn t climb to the desired height completlty again afer a disturbance Light and other air flows can decrease the performance of the sensor Using a air filter is recommanded see 4 3 1 It s better to use a spring on the throttle stick as well if you fly often with the height control Otherwise it can be hard to find the middle of the stick deadzone can be creased in the parameter settings if it s necessa
30. onnectors can be used to drive peripherals like for instance a night flight kit Connector L 15 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 L7 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 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 USB Anschluss Serre yy 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 X 3D FunPilot The X 3D FunPilot is the new high performance sensor unit of the X 3D BL UFO Equipped with three piezo gyroscopes a pressure sensor and highly optimized control algorithms the X 3D FunPilot takes care of the fli
31. or roll 0 0 2 2 0 000000048 85 User programmable startup melodies www x3d shop de 3 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 1s 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 due 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
32. parameter sets see 3 2 3 Just make sure that you do not confuse a standard setting with the X ACC setting as this might make your X 3D BL uncontrollable www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual X EN 3 3 3 Calibration of the acceleration sensors Before the first flight you have to calibrate the 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 15 standing in a horizontal orientation The automatic calibration gives usable results but sometimes the values can still be optimized manually Please also check the scale factors 1 see if all sensor outputs are about 1000 if you hold the vehicle with the respective axis in a vertical orientation If everything seems you can finalize the calibration by clicking on Finished and Transmit and disconnect 3 4 Calibration and setup of the X 3D Mag The X 3D Mag requires a firmware revision V1 9 or higher on the FunPilot and the X Control V2 12 or higher Please read 3 1 2 for details how to update the FunPilot The X 3D Mag is only active in the X ACC and X ACC with height control mode Switch on your X 3D BL Ufo The green LED of the X 3
33. per 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 15 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 X 3D BL User s Manual 17 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 2 2 The propellers can then be slid over the axle and be fastened using a plastic nut Do not fasten the nut too tight as this would bend the propellers www asctec de X 3D BL User s Manual 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
34. r X 3D BL a unique fancy look X 3D Anschluss Bootloader Jumper Motorregler Anschl sse t 9 VOGO HY e LOD 6 3 EIC 806 auuxufG ahop 1 9523 USB Modul Anschluss Anschluss ACT Empfanger 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 X 3D BL User s Manual STi X E as the X 3D BL 16 turned on Such an LED can be mounted to the very front of your vehicle to make it easier for the pilot to know where the front side is em m 2909 0 IDO ITem IN c 13 TOP UT h f 5 av j Neap DET e Eli pat Yer EN n en pa Ls w xuiG shop d X Base 953 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 Right Rear Front 6 LEDs 5 7 Power connector and marked on the upper side of the board The key below the power connector 7 turns the X 3D BL and off A short press 1s 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 c
35. red 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 x3d shop de 34 www asctec de User programmable startup melodies Your X 3D BL 1s 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 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 de 35 X 3D BL User s Manual X E n www asctec de
36. ry The thrust pulsing battery warnung should be switched off www asctec de 220 for the height control if you still want to with it at empty battery conditions 4 4 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 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 of about one meter Make sure that the front marking is always facing away from you and correct the orientation accordingly us
37. seen in the picture www x3d shop de l 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 battery can not move sideways www x3d shop de 12 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 LE e nim unum ARARERAA ia a ge LA b a wxufo shop ce 2 AMMA X Base U scTec d 50000999 020 Le Ri Re Fr 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 ca
38. t the receiver crystal is installed in the receiver and that the receiver is connected correctly X 3D FunPilot specific hints Keep the X 3D BL totally still after tur ning it on until the X 3D shows the yel low blinking green red no reception or yellow blinking green ready to fly light pat tern 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 DL The red LED after the initialisation phase means no reception Check your RC transmitter the crystals and the receiver Hints for X 3D und X 3D Funpilot General hints 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 the very right while your throttle stick 1s 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 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 15 not able to take off
39. 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 EN 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 3 2 3 9 Mounting the X 3D or X 3D FunPilot The X 3D FunPilot is simply plugged to the X Base and fastened using three screws To do so you have to remove the top cover of the X CSM Core www asctec de 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 plastic 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 up
40. u have owned your X 3D 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 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 Choose the serial port and click on connect Se lect 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 dis connect the USB adapter 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 3D FunPilot Connect your X USB module with your PC After wards click on FP OSP in the X Control software and then on OSP Firmware Upgrade on the left Now connect your X 3D FunPilot with the X USB module Connect the battery to the UFO To update the X 3D FunPilot software you need a jumper to activate the boot loader mode of the X 3D FunPilot Bridge the bootloader contacts and switch on the UFO www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual 22 Not cli
41. ut 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 X EN 2 3 6 Wiring The black and blue data cables 2 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 EN Lig Connect the black and blue data cables to the motor ym 7 controllers 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 and to the X Base 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 7 Mounting the AC
42. vate 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 position 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 www x3d shop de X 3D BL User s Manual 28 4 2 1 Trim memory function The X 3D and the X 3D FunPilot are able to save the actual trim setting on your RC transmitter to ena ble smooth switching between X ACC and heading hold mode Two functions can be selected with the RC transmitter A simple method to correctly calibrate your trim me mory e Reset trim memory Motors off full throttle full yaw to the right e Fly in the X ACC mode
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