Vortex 150 MINI, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...150 Mini Instruction manual International edition Rev 1 1 July 2016...

Page 2: ...went into the product we truly hope that this is reflected in your experience with the product The 150 Mini was designed as an entry level racer priced much lower than it s 250 Pro big brother but wit...

Page 3: ...the related getting started guides as far as equipment battery selection and how to run the Vortex 150 Mini Wizard REMOVE PROPS Mini quad props can do serious damage when coming in contact with human...

Page 4: ...rst flight within the safety of a simulator Lugus Studios Liftoff simulator contains a full realistic 3d simulation of the Vortex 150 Mini and is an ideal way to get the hang of flying a racer without...

Page 5: ...n The separate Getting Started guide should be used when setting up your Vortex 150 Mini for the first time It includes sections on choosing an appropriate battery and R C receiver and also the operat...

Page 6: ...nd if the quad is dragged around by the USB cord it may not survive 2 Reset button used to change Video Tx band to restart the wizard and also to put a spektrum receiver in bind mode Press and release...

Page 7: ...te mode in the case of a bricked OSD Note that we don t expect this button to ever be needed but this is where it is located just incase See the Firmware Upgrades chapter for more details 4 Receiver C...

Page 8: ...o at the back of the quad in the LED diffuser and four in the side plates In most cases the best solution is to route them through the rear but certain receivers may experience reduced range due to th...

Page 9: ...s too hard may pull the traces off of the PCB Note 2 When unplugging the battery especially one with a new and rather tight connector take care to hold the cables and avoid unnecessary strain on the V...

Page 10: ...f battery juice to the ESCs and motors without losses Camera Mounting Flight Camera The Vortex 150 Mini is equipped with a state of the art FatShark 600 TVL CCD camera This camera has custom mounting...

Page 11: ...rm The Lost Model Alarm on the Vortex 150 Mini sounds when the quad is disarmed after landing or if a receiver failsafe occurs The alarm is designed to be as simple as possible without controls which...

Page 12: ...behind the plastic side plate of the right side of the quad looking from the back A TNR Wand may be used to not only query the video transmission frequency before powering up the quad but also to set...

Page 13: ...oved the following welcome screen is displayed This shows various pieces of status information including the Flight Controller version number and Flight Controller API version which is fairly importan...

Page 14: ...n menu Note that this stick position needs to be held for a few seconds before the menu appears Note that some menus are multi page take a look in the top right corner of the display to see how many p...

Page 15: ...ented later in this manual The Pseudo lets you name your quad This is useful when several Vortexes are being used in a race and simplifies Video Tx channel assignments The Pack Capacity should be set...

Page 16: ...Alarms may be enabled and disabled in the Alarms Setup menu It is highly recommended to start flying with all alarms enabled and disable them if required after getting used to the quad 16...

Page 17: ...y of the LEDs will reflect the current throttle position For Parameter Mode Frequency the blink rate of the LEDs will reflect the current throttle position For Parameter Mode Gradient the LEDs will sh...

Page 18: ...flight controller menus is possible without a laptop and USB cable All of the critical parameters PIDs Expos Loop time etc are available General configuration settings should not need changing except...

Page 19: ...Note that the PID Settings menu is a two page menu keep moving the caret down to access the second page 19...

Page 20: ...Note that all of the Flight Controller parameters can be preset by loading one of the installed Pro Tunes 20...

Page 21: ...ur area While the authorities have been relatively tolerant of emitted power on 5 8GHz out of band transmission is a more serious issue In the USA with a Ham license required to emit more than about 1...

Page 22: ...onfirmation prompt appears before entering the camera s OSD menu When selecting YES the OSD controls will change slightly from those used in the Vortex OSD For Mode 2 users the right stick becomes the...

Page 23: ...your flying buddies what channels they are using and picking a clear channel before powering up The TNR feature also supports the Race Director s wand Race Lock and pit mode where quads may be integr...

Page 24: ...to the Vortex Note To use DSMX to set the Tx settings but not transmit immediately at power up select the PitStick channel following the procedure above The following Spektrum radios are either compat...

Page 25: ...t Controller R C Transmitter Control Modes Mode 1 Common in Europe Pitch Throttle Yaw Roll Mode 2 Common in the USA Throttle Pitch Yaw Roll Mode 3 Pitch Throttle Roll Yaw Mode 4 Throttle Pitch Roll Ya...

Page 26: ...ded to start flying the quad FPV in Angle mode get some altitude and switch into Acro mode Landings in Acro mode can be a bit challenging for the beginner so switching to Angle mode before landing is...

Page 27: ...y they are released but we are committed to keep up with changes Check the ImmersionRC Vortex product page for compatibility information NOTE Do not install new Betaflight builds nor builds of other F...

Page 28: ...rmal flight controller disarm control Mode 1 Yaw left Throttle stick down Arm Flight Controller Mode 2 Throttle stick right and down Mode 1 Yaw right Throttle stick down Reset vTx Channel Mode 2 Throt...

Page 29: ...to spin in the correct direction Once props are installed at power up before arming the flight controller a simple spin of a prop will program the rotation sense NOTE This procedure may be performed...

Page 30: ...he OSD firmware Now as a user you can choose your favourite pilot choice of props battery flight style etc and all flight controller settings are configured for you based upon his pro tune Thanks to t...

Page 31: ...ky X4R SB Naked version with SBus output Requires some soldering to wire sbus cable 3 Spektrum SPM4648 Auto bind receiver with supplied DSMX cable Remove plastic case and heat shrink for optimal fit 4...

Page 32: ...what the camera sees to the display device and also from the control stick to the flight controller For minimum latency with reasonable range the Spektrum radios and satellite receivers are a great ch...

Page 33: ...quad racing can be a lot of fun 1 NEVER land near another pilot This is an absolutely golden rule Landing your quad near another pilot especially one who is at a significant distance is like screamin...

Page 34: ...SC and or Motors It s located in Vortex Menu Diagnostics Motor Test WARNING This test can be extremely dangerous great care is required The Vortex should be securely anchored to an immovable object id...

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Page 36: ...independently in sequence and then all together Use the roll stick left to go to next steps Motor1 Motor2 Motor3 Motor4 All Motors Test Summary The summary screen and the graph could help you to ident...

Page 37: ...o want a bit more performance there are a slew of available motor upgrades One that we can highly recommend is the X Nova 1407 3500kV 100 compatible with the standard ESCs compatible with the provided...

Page 38: ...install a driver first You can download it from here CP210x USB to UART Bridge VCP Driver To update the OSD and Flight Controller you will need to install two chrome applications 1 vortex configurator...

Page 39: ...conds 4 Plug to USB 5 Start vortex configurator from chrome apps 6 Make sure the right COM port is selected and press the Flash Firmware button 7 Point to the update file downloadable from the Vortex...

Page 40: ...prompts Accelerometer Calibrated at wizard end Pro Tuning Default ImmersionRC settings based on UmmaGawd s tune NOTE If you have tweaked any Betaflight settings outside of the Vortex OSD please rememb...

Page 41: ...820 5840 5860 5880 IRC FS 2 5658 5695 5732 5769 5806 5843 5880 5917 RaceBand 3 5705 5685 5665 5645 5885 5905 5925 5945 Band E 4 5733 5752 5771 5790 5809 5828 5847 5866 Band B 5 5865 5845 5825 5805 578...

Page 42: ...8 5847 5866 Band B 5 5865 5845 5825 5805 5785 5765 5745 5725 Band A ITU Region 1 Europe Africa Middle East Iraq Soviet Union With a Ham license the legal band varies widely from country to country but...

Page 43: ...x Looking after your Vortex Snow and Water Even though most of the PCBs in the Vortex are coated with a conformal coating which does offer some protection from water it is not recommended to get the V...

Page 44: ...s which happen to be in the way during landings whether intentional or otherwise It is highly recommended to keep the Vortex clean of foreign materials especially those which tend to conduct electrici...

Page 45: ...CH1 8 5658 5695 5732 5769 5806 5843 5880 5917 MHz Frequency A Band CH1 8 5865 5845 5825 5805 5785 5765 5745 5725 MHz Frequency B Band CH1 8 5733 5752 5771 5790 5809 5828 5847 5866 MHz Frequency E Ban...

Page 46: ...us Spektrum XBus SumH SumD auto sense with manual override Receiver Power 5V or 3 3V 200mA max Flight Characteristics Flight Time Depends upon battery and flight style Maximum Range Highly dependent o...

Page 47: ...of support is handled by the reseller If you encounter any problems with your Immersio n RC product please contact them first For support on issues involving equipment from other brands and also gener...

Page 48: ...leave it in a warm place for at least 48 hours The rice will absorb the remaining water and increase the chances of life for your quad after the dunk Q My motors are stuttering and the quad falls out...

Page 49: ...lity is not a priority The Pro Tunes shipped with the Vortex 150 Mini were painstakingly learned using the version of Betaflight that we shipped with We cannot guarantee that all future versions of ei...

Page 50: ...Warranty For warranty claims or repair requests please consult the retailer that you purchased this product from they will be able to help you with your warranty claim or repair request 50...

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Page 52: ...mera Mounting Flight Camera Lost Model Alarm The Touch n Race TNR Tag The On Screen Display OSD The Welcome Screen The Main Menu The LED Setup Menu The Flight Controller Menus The Video Tx Menu The Ca...

Page 53: ...rade procedure Upgrade procedure for bricked OSD Flight Controller Firmware Upgrades Appendix B The Wizard What else does it setup Appendix C Video Tx Staying Legal ITU Region 2 Americas Greenland eas...

Page 54: ...t auto detected by the wizard Q I don t like the stock camera and would like to upgrade it Q My Vortex is playing Crazy Train song Q My vortex emits 2 long beeps followed by a short beep on startup Q...