asctec X-3D-BL, User Manual

Page 1: ...X 3D BL User s Manual V2 1 incl X 3D Mag...

Page 2: ...0 2 2 3 Upper side of the core 11 2 2 4 Adding the booms 11 2 2 5 Lower side of the Core 12 2 2 6 Mounting a battery 13 2 3 Mounting the Electronics 13 2 3 1 Preparing the X Base 13 2 3 2 Preparing th...

Page 3: ...he X 3D BL 28 4 1 Important things to keep in mind 28 4 2 Hints for using the X ACC mode 29 4 2 1 Trim memory function 29 4 3 Usage hints for the X 3D FunPilot 29 4 3 1 Optimisation of the pressure se...

Page 4: ...e 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...

Page 5: ...ont 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...

Page 6: ...uipped with three piezo gyroscopes a pressure sensor and highly optimized control algorithms the X 3D FunPilot takes care of the flight control of the UFO All important parameters of the X 3D FunPilot...

Page 7: ...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...

Page 8: ...ooms 4 CF panels 1 big 3 small ones 10 plastic screws incl nuts 1 GFK antenna stick 4 O rings 4 rubber bushings 1 silicon tube X Base 1 X Base 1 ACT receiver incl cable 4 spacers 6 mm 4 tapping screws...

Page 9: ...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...

Page 10: ...t 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...

Page 11: ...tely Slide a plastic screw through the central hole and fix it using a plastic nut 2 2 4 Adding the booms Plug the booms onto the lateral parts of the Core from below and slide them up If a lot of for...

Page 12: ...ture 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 Sli...

Page 13: ...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 ba...

Page 14: ...ng of the X Base 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 2 3 4 Mounting the X BLDC motor controllers Screw the moto...

Page 15: ...or 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 mo...

Page 16: ...rked with Again their order does not matter None of the cables has to be shortened nor extended Connect the black and blue data cables to the motor controllers and to the X Base 2 3 7 Mounting the ACT...

Page 17: ...e 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...

Page 18: ...ing 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...

Page 19: ...to the 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 2 4 3 Marking the fr...

Page 20: ...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...

Page 21: ...Manual Therefore it s recommanded to use the whole below the X 3D Mag in the base panel just for the blue black data cables For calibration and setup please also read the chapter 3 4 www x3d shop de 2...

Page 22: ...nd 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 th...

Page 23: ...FunPilot Bridge the bootloader contacts and switch on the UFO Not click 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...

Page 24: ...eady 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 Open the X Control software and click on X Base Choose the correct COM...

Page 25: ...r 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 compl...

Page 26: ...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 3 1 1 and 3 1 3 using the firm...

Page 27: ...orientation If everything seems o k you can finalize the calibration by clicking on Finished and on Transmit and disconnect 3 4 Calibration and setup of the X 3D Mag The X 3D Mag requires a firmware r...

Page 28: ...simply turn it off and on again 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 Aft...

Page 29: ...fe landing instead of playing signal tones 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 Tha...

Page 30: ...C 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 a...

Page 31: ...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 3...

Page 32: ...This document may only be linked to by the Ascen ding Technologies GmbH and the x3d shop www x3d shop de PC Quadrat GmbH A ussere Bayreuther Str 57 DE 90409 Nuremberg GERMANY Phone 49 911 995140 Fax 4...

Page 33: ...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 d...

Page 34: ...on 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 in black and blue color between th...

Page 35: ...t 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 calibrat...

Page 36: ...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 th...