VSpeak FLOW-meter 1.0, Manual

Page 1: ... and PowerBox the FLOW meter settings can be made directly from the transmitter with all other remote control systems using a micro SD card The VSpeak FLOW meter is available in 4 versions FLOW meter 1 0 for turbines up to 180N FLOW meter 1 6 for turbines up to 300N FLOW meter 3 0 for turbines with an integrated pump or 300N FLOW meter E without sensor for customer flow sensor Since the electronic...

Page 2: ...OW TXT 14 2 3 Graupner HoTT 15 2 3 1 Sensortype 15 2 3 2 Textdisplay 15 2 3 3 Data Display Speech 16 2 3 3 1 GAM General Air Modul 16 2 3 3 2 ESC Electronic Speed Control 16 2 3 3 3 VAR Variometer 16 2 3 4 Parameterization 17 2 3 4 1 Alarms 17 2 3 4 2 FUEL 18 2 4 Futaba S BUS2 19 2 4 1 Registration at the transmitter 19 2 4 2 Parameter FLOW TXT 20 2 4 3 Alarms 21 2 4 3 1 FUEL Reserve 21 2 4 3 2 Fl...

Page 3: ...FLOW meter Version 1 0 www VSpeak modell de Page 3 29 3 2 Flow sensors 28 4 Instructions for disposal 28 5 EG Declaration of Conformity 29 6 Update 29 7 Version history 29 8 Contact 29 ...

Page 4: ...eter The connection between the FLOW meter and the remote control system is made with the 3 pin servo patch cable except in the case of Spektrum there with the special cable see following pictures The FLOW meter can be connected to a servo port of the receiver using the 1 pin servo patch cable servo 80 resets the FUEL value Button Data LED green red to the flow sensor Micro SD card slot bottom blu...

Page 5: ... larger nozzle should be selected if possible in order to keep the resistance in the suction line as low as possible Festo screw nipples should also be used here instead of Festo push in fittings since the latter are not so well suited for suction operation The decisive factor for the accuracy of the FLOW meter is how exactly the impulses 1000 ml are determined and stored as parameters in the FLOW...

Page 6: ...e parameterization can be done directly at the transmitter for all other systems the parameter change can be made via the file FLOW TXT By inserting an SD card without file FLOW TXT into the Micro SD card slot of the FLOW meter and switching on the FLOW meter the FLOW meter recreates the file FLOW TXT with the parameters currently set in the FLOW meter Now you can look at the parameters in the set...

Page 7: ...ulses 1000ml 3000 200 20000 ml FUEL Tank Size consumed consumed level FUEL display 10 1 5 10 20 50 100 FUEL rounded Power ON Power ON OFF Auto Reset alarms OFF OFF 50 2500 ml FUEL Reserve OFF OFF 10 500 ml min Flow MIN Multiplex Mlink MSB address OFF OFF 0 15 FUEL ml 11 OFF 0 15 FUEL 12 OFF 0 15 FLOW 13 OFF 0 15 Flow MAX Futaba 2700 2700 2800 step10 Start ID OFF OFF 1 31 FLOW Slot SBS01T 23 1 31 F...

Page 8: ... announcement syllables Auto Reset With Auto Reset Power ON the consumption tank display is reset to 0 ml FUEL display consumed or FUEL Tank Size FUEL display level each time the receiving system is switched on With Auto Reset OFF the last value is stored and is available again after the receiver is switched on again until a reset at the servo input 80 alarms FUEL Reserve Alarm when the value fall...

Page 9: ...rosene 800gram The calibration can be done in different ways 2 0 3 1 Auto calibration 1000ml With a long press 2 seconds the auto calibration mode is activated signaled by green LED ON and blue LED OFF FUEL and FLOW values do not change during the calibration mode Now the FLOW meter pumps exactly 1000ml into a measuring beaker the flow is signaled by the flashing red LED The calibration mode is en...

Page 10: ...ustable increasing consumed descending level 2 1 2 Jetibox The Jetibox buttons have the following functions in the data display of the FLOW meter see picture on the left left Button long pushed Return to the expander menu if FLOW meter is connected together with other sensors via an expander down Button Setup FLOW meter s section 2 1 2 2 left right Button long pushed Reset FUEL and FUEL 2 1 2 1 Ex...

Page 11: ...the parameter can be changed by using Down and Up button Value changes are made with the Right button or Left button Example of parameter selection and parameterization Down Button Right Button Down Button Right Button multiple times Up Button Up Button Parameter group Parameter Value range Step size Set Value Default FUEL Tank Size 200 20 000 ml 50 ml 3000 ml Pulses 1000ml 50 20 000 10 calibr val...

Page 12: ...multaneously pressing the Left AND Right button for a long time Alarme Irrespective of the possibility to program alarm thresholds for the EX values in Jeti transmitters the FLOW meter has the ability to set alarms by using alarm codes These alarms can also be announced by the Profibox as voice messages As can be seen in the table the alarms for Reserve and FlowMIN can be switched OFF Permanently ...

Page 13: ...RSat receiver and the VSpeak FLOW meter the telemetry data from a FLOW meter can be transferred completely self sufficient to the pilot Not only the settings using the Profibox can be made as was shown in the previous chapters all EX data and the important alarms are displayed Reserve FlowMIN are given as voice messages again ...

Page 14: ...t with the aid of a Micro SD card and the parameter file FLOW TXT Furthermore the MSB addresses can be set as desired a double address assignment within the FLOW meter is excluded 2 2 2 Parameter FLOW TXT excerpt section 2 0 2 settings Vspeak FLOW meter set value value range unit description general 5000 50 20000 Pulses 1000ml 3000 200 20000 ml FUEL Tank Size consumed consumed level FUEL display 1...

Page 15: ...n data mode the values are only transmitted in a fixed format in one direction The format is defined by the sensor type In this mode it is possible to have speech output for the sensor values 2 3 1 Sensortype The FLOW meter for HoTT is a GAM General Air Modul a ESC Electronic Speed Controller or a VAR Vario Please select this sensor type on your radio or Smartbox 2 3 2 Textdisplay Using the text d...

Page 16: ...Ah corresponds to 0 ml On the other hand the percentage consumption tank level is displayed as current i e 0 0A corresponds to 0 0 consumption tank level The tank level is easy to read on the associated bar display The current FLOW and its maximum value FLOW max are output as speed i e 0 rpm corresponds to 0 ml min 2 3 3 3 VAR Variometer The HoTT Vario offers the possibility to display texts in th...

Page 17: ...holds are set as shown in the picture Reserve The alarm Reserve is signaled when the FUEL display consumed and when TankSize Reserve is exceeded or if the fuel gauge falls below FUEL display level FLOW The FLOW alarm is signaled when the current fuel flow set under FLOW is undershot This alarm can therefore be used to detect turbine OFF The turbine OFF monitoring is started after the value set in ...

Page 18: ...he display makes sense when using speech to reduce the announcement syllables Autoreset With Autoreset Power ON the consumption tank display is reset to 0 ml F display consumed or TankSize F display level each time the receiving system is switched on With Autoreset OFF the last value is stored and is available again after the receiver is switched on again until a reset at the servo input 80 or in ...

Page 19: ...n be done manually or by the transmitter Manual Slot Allocation 1 Select the desired sensor at free slot addresses on the transmitter see Table Assignment Sensor FLOW meter values 2 Transfer the slot addresses set on the transmitter to the parameter file FLOW TXT see section 2 4 4 Slot allocation by the transmitter Connect the Telemetrie Port of the FLOW meter with to the S I F socket of the trans...

Page 20: ...e assigned sensor is also to be set manually at the corresponding slot address SBS 01T bzw Temperature The corresponding sensor is deactivated with slot OFF is thus also deactivated for transmitter registry Reset Servo A servo channel can be set here that will reset the FUEL value at 80 via the SBus2 The 1 pin patch cable described in section 1 Hardware can therefore be omitted here settings Vspea...

Page 21: ...n alarm 0 in the transmitter the alarm is triggered only 3 times In the example FUEL Tank Size 3000ml and FUEL Reserve 800ml the consumption up to 2200ml i e 0 73 would normally be displayed as a positive value if exceeded 3 times alternately as a negative value e g 74 2 4 3 2 Flow MIN The FLOW value in ml min is displayed as a temperature value i e 125 C corresponds to 125 ml min 1 Setting value ...

Page 22: ...ready connected to the S Port bus or if a model is equipped with several turbines The UNI servo plug of the FLOW meter must be connected to the FrSky DASHBOARD with a V cable and a receiver battery 2 5 2 Parameter FLOW TXT Not relevant for FrSKY s section 2 5 1 settings Vspeak FLOW meter set value value range unit description general 5000 50 20000 Pulses 1000ml 3000 200 20000 ml FUEL Tank Size con...

Page 23: ...ion 2 6 1 A SPEED OFF FUEL s section 2 6 1 In order to display FUEL respectively FLOW correctly the parameters for RPM must be set to GEAR RATIO PROPELLER and MAGNET POLE to INH The parameter type MAGNETIC OPTICAL or MOTOR does not matter The FLOW meter transmits the consumed FUEL 950ml but on the radio the remaining fuel is displayed This means that the actual tank size must be parameterized in m...

Page 24: ...he FLOW meter settings Vspeak FLOW meter set value value range unit description general 5000 50 20000 Pulses 1000ml 3000 200 20000 ml FUEL Tank Size consumed consumed level FUEL display 10 1 5 10 20 50 100 FUEL rounded Power ON Power ON OFF Auto Reset alarms JR PROPO ON OFF ON Sensor F PACK FLOW OFF FUEL FLOW Sensor TEMP FUELml OFF FUELml FLOW Sensor RPM FUEL OFF FUEL Sensor A SPEED excerpt sectio...

Page 25: ... 1 1 PAGE 1 FUEL settings FUEL the current FUEL value according to the following settings Reset the FUEL value to the start value FUEL Tank Size Volume off the main tank in ml FUEL display consumed FUEL as consumed fuel increasing value level FUEL as tank level decreasing value FUEL rounded The display accuracy of FUEL ml can be set here Rounding the display makes sense when using speech to reduce...

Page 26: ...for resetting the FUEL value Reset for servo value 80 Name It can be connected simultaneously several FLOW meter at P Bus for example in multi beam models The assignment of the sensor address manages the PowerBox transmitter please read this in the manual of your PowerBox transmitter To distinguish between several simultaneously active FLOW meters different names can be selected for Sensor Name fo...

Page 27: ... Vspeak FLOW meter set value value range unit description general 5000 50 20000 Pulses 1000ml 3000 200 20000 ml FUEL Tank Size consumed consumed level FUEL display 10 1 5 10 20 50 100 FUEL rounded Power ON Power ON OFF Auto Reset alarms Spektrum FUEL OFF FUEL Ampere Display FLOW OFF FUEL FLOW Speed Display OFF OFF FUEL FLOW Altitude Display OFF OFF ON Turbine Display ON OFF ON Fuel Display excerpt...

Page 28: ...le length 30 cm 3 2 Flow sensors The flow sensors we offer are suitable for kerosene diesel petroleum and gasoline and are Ultra g Shock resistent Dimensions 52 x 41 x 26 mm Weight 33 g incl 2 x Festo push in fittings 4mm Data sheets extracts FLOW meter 1 0 FLOW meter 1 6 FLOW meter 3 0 Nozzle 1 0 mm 1 6 mm 3 0 mm Number of pulses per revolution 2 2 4 Flow range 15 800 ml min 25 2500 ml min 50 300...

Page 29: ...ipment Safety EN61000 6 1 Electromagnetic compatibility EMC EN61000 6 3 EN55022 Information technology equipment Radio disturbance characteristics Priestewitz 2020 05 01 Signature Volker Weigt Managing Director 6 Update The processor on the FLOW meter contains a SD bootloader with a version counter If firmware updates are available they will be sent via mail The data files attached to the e mail h...