X-3D-BL User’s Manual
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, please
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 is 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.
Open the X-Control software and click on ”X-Base”.
Choose the correct COM-Port (normally ”Autoselect:
COMxx”) 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
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” in 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 2”):
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