tbs electronics XRACER, User Manual

Page 1: ...Spektrum R C receiver and a TBS UNIFY PRO VTX Aimed at indoor office warehouse race flying or people getting started with carpark racing and other shenanigans Key features Ready to fly 120 size FPV r...

Page 2: ...lect mode Saving settings LED flash codes for channel band and power Radio channel setup Binding Spektrum receiver Flight controller setup Low battery warning Accelerometer and gyro calibration Flight...

Page 3: ...boot up bind procedure Spektrum Version 1 1 Built in Spektrum DSM2 DSMX 7 channel R C receiver no bind button 10s boot up bind procedure ESCs Max 4 3A per brushed motor 32KHz built in 5V 500mA BEC Co...

Page 4: ...rence regarding tuning and maintenance Disclaimer Our request to you the aircraft may not be used to infringe on people s right to privacy We have designed a toy with mind blowing capabilities It is y...

Page 5: ...Overview The following diagram shows the main features of the TBS XRACER and the component layout 5...

Page 6: ...s go 1 Charge the battery with the supplied JST adapter cable on 1C 600mA rate using a LiPo charger 2 On the radio hold the bind button while powering on the transmitter 3 Plug in the battery on the f...

Page 7: ...ed You can still setup and configure the XRACER but it is not recommended to fly without charging the battery fully first The kit comes with a white spade type male plug to JST male plug adapter to ma...

Page 8: ...for an additional 3s Red LED will flash 2 times Select band by simple short presses Unlock and power select mode The default VTX power level is 25mW and is fine for all close proximity flight where th...

Page 9: ...g startup LED code 1 1x Red and 6x Blue Channel 6 2 2x Red and 2x Blue Band 2 B 3 3x Red and 3x Blue Power 3 500mW Once the Video transmitter has successfully booted up it will show a constant BLUE fo...

Page 10: ...oints should be in the 1050 1950 range Channel Direction End point Throttle Normal 125 125 Aileron Reversed 125 125 Elevator Normal 125 125 Rudder yaw Reversed 125 125 Binding Spektrum receiver The ma...

Page 11: ...LED is flashing rapidly 2 If you are using XJT module dipswitch 1 is up and dipswitch 2 is down D8 In FrSky Taranis select D8 protocol Then press BIND on Taranis or turn on XJT module with BIND butto...

Page 12: ...ade the firmware or reset settings you will lose the receiver settings and need to set them up again To configure the XRACER via BetaFlight 1 Open BetaFlight hit Connect and check Enable Expert mode 2...

Page 13: ...nnel Map field select Spektrum TAER123 to change the channel order click Save and Continue For reference see the Spektrum receiver channel mapping aka TAER123 layout Channel Spektrum receiver BetaFlig...

Page 14: ...e USB and try to power up the radio first then the XRACER Toggle the flight mode switch the green LED should blink momentarily when moving through the modes Toggle the arm switch and the green LED wil...

Page 15: ...or the duration of this process 2 Put a spirit level on a surface and make it level place the XRACER on the level surface 3 For the accelerometer move the throttle stick up left and pitch down center...

Page 16: ...d rapid flashing Bind mode 10 sec after power on if no radio detected Red solid Bound to transmitter and active Green off Flight controller disarmed Green solid Flight controller armed ready to fly Gr...

Page 17: ...general settings and accelerometer calibration can be done in the BetaFlight configurator interface If required download and install the SiLABS VCP drivers first Changing settings via USB 1 Connect a...

Page 18: ...ettings for Spektrum XRacer V1 0 version BetaFlight NAZE 2 6 1 Apr 8 2016 22 44 36 bdaf8ec dump master mixer mixer QUADX mmix reset smix reset feature feature RX_PPM feature VBAT feature INFLIGHT_ACC_...

Page 19: ...0 15 15 ES IA 0 led 1 15 8 E WF 0 led 2 15 7 E WF 0 led 3 15 0 NE IA 0 led 4 8 0 N F 0 led 5 7 0 N F 0 led 6 0 0 NW IA 0 led 7 0 7 W WF 0 led 8 0 8 W WF 0 led 9 0 15 SW IA 0 led 10 7 15 S WF 0 led 11...

Page 20: ...servo servo 0 1000 2000 1500 90 90 100 1 servo 1 1000 2000 1500 90 90 100 1 servo 2 1000 2000 1500 90 90 100 1 servo 3 1000 2000 1500 90 90 100 1 servo 4 1000 2000 1500 90 90 100 1 servo 5 1000 2000...

Page 21: ...and 0 set throttle_correction_value 0 set throttle_correction_angle 800 set yaw_control_direction 1 set yaw_motor_direction 1 set yaw_jump_prevention_limit 200 set tri_unarmed_servo ON set servo_lowpa...

Page 22: ..._vel 55 set i_vel 55 set d_vel 75 rateprofile 0 rateprofile rateprofile 0 set rc_rate 60 set rc_expo 60 set rc_yaw_expo 20 set thr_mid 50 set thr_expo 0 set roll_rate 60 set pitch_rate 60 set yaw_rate...

Page 23: ...PS_STATUS beeper RX_SET beeper ACC_CALIBRATION beeper ACC_CALIBRATION_FAIL beeper READY_BEEP beeper MULTI_BEEPS beeper DISARM_REPEAT beeper ARMED beeper SYSTEM_INIT beeper ON_USB map map ETAR1234 seri...

Page 24: ...11 mode_color 4 2 3 mode_color 4 3 13 mode_color 4 4 10 mode_color 4 5 3 mode_color 5 0 9 mode_color 5 1 11 mode_color 5 2 2 mode_color 5 3 13 mode_color 5 4 10 mode_color 5 5 3 mode_color 6 0 6 mode...

Page 25: ...0 set max_throttle 2000 set min_command 1000 set servo_center_pulse 1500 set max_esc_throttle_jump 0 set 3d_deadband_low 1406 set 3d_deadband_high 1514 set 3d_neutral 1460 set 3d_deadband_throttle 50...

Page 26: ...afe_procedure DROP set rx_min_usec 885 set rx_max_usec 2115 set gimbal_mode NORMAL set acc_hardware AUTO set acc_lpf_hz 10 000 set accxy_deadband 40 set accz_deadband 40 set acc_unarmedcal ON set acc_...

Page 27: ...100 1 servo 4 1000 2000 1500 90 90 100 1 servo 5 1000 2000 1500 90 90 100 1 servo 6 1000 2000 1500 90 90 100 1 servo 7 1000 2000 1500 90 90 100 1 servo mix smix reset feature feature RX_PPM feature VB...

Page 28: ...0 led 22 0 0 C 0 led 23 0 0 C 0 led 24 0 0 C 0 led 25 0 0 C 0 led 26 0 0 C 0 led 27 0 0 C 0 led 28 0 0 C 0 led 29 0 0 C 0 led 30 0 0 C 0 led 31 0 0 C 0 color color 0 0 0 0 color 1 0 255 255 color 2 0...

Page 29: ...11 0 0 900 900 aux 12 0 0 900 900 aux 13 0 0 900 900 aux 14 0 0 900 900 aux 15 0 0 900 900 aux 16 0 0 900 900 aux 17 0 0 900 900 aux 18 0 0 900 900 aux 19 0 0 900 900 adjrange adjrange 0 0 0 900 900...

Page 30: ...0 set frsky_unit IMPERIAL set frsky_vfas_precision 0 set frsky_vfas_cell_voltage OFF set hott_alarm_sound_interval 5 set battery_capacity 0 set vbat_scale 110 set vbat_max_cell_voltage 43 set vbat_min...

Page 31: ...otch_cutoff 160 set vbat_pid_compensation OFF set pid_at_min_throttle ON set iterm_throttle_gain 0 set setpoint_relax_ratio 100 set dterm_setpoint_weight 254 set yaw_rate_accel_limit 220 set rate_acce...

Page 32: ...with two sets of propellers 1 Use a small piler to use as a lever to push the propeller off the motor shaft 2 Separate the new propellers into two batches with the letters facing up counter clockwise...

Page 33: ...plate for motor 3 and motor 2 Clockwise motor red blue white black plate for motor 1 and motor 4 Note running the motors in their wrong direction will dampen its performance and lifespan 1 Remove the...

Page 34: ...4 Replace the motor and solder the wires in place and put on the propeller as shown in the following picture 34...

Page 35: ...otloader mode For this you need a soldering iron solder and a piece of wire 1 Remove the main board from the frame 2 Solder a wire between the two pads marked on the following picture 3 Connect the bo...

Page 36: ...brushed motors and press enter set motor_pwm_rate 32000 save If you see lines on the video coming from the XRacer the battery voltage is low and you need to charge it If the video quality drops off qu...

Page 37: ...e and can cause problems When using powerful R C transmitters make sure your groundstation equipment is properly shielded Adding Return To Home RTH to an unreliable system does not increase the chance...

Page 38: ...sible to lower the RF noise floor and EMI interference Do not buy cheap equipment unless it is proven to work reliably e g parts falling off multitudes of bug fix firmware updates community hacks and...