Beastx MICROBEAST PLUS, Manual

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115 Setup with StudioX
When StudioX/StudioXm has connected to your MICROBEAST PLUS, in the device
overview main screen click the ”Parameter setup” button. Then click the ”Next” button
repeatedly until you reach the screen ”Bank 1 - AttitudeControl” or directly go to
this options screen using the box on top. Here you can choose between five different
AttitudeControl operation modes.
If one of the AttitudeControl operation modes is
selected, the AttitudeControl function is enabled and it can be activated/deactivated in
operation by using the previously assigned transmitter channel for AttitudeControl. The
”AttitudeControl disabled” option specifies the AttitudeControl is completely disabled and
actuating the AttitudeControl channel has no effect (in terms of the AttitudeControl).
Hovering pitch
When an AttitudeControl mode with pitch is used, you can set the minimum amount of
pitch deflection that is used to keep the heli in hovering position. Ideally the pitch angle is
exactly as large as it is necessary to maintain a stationary hovering flight without ascending
or descending. Typically this is somewhere in the range between 5 and 6 degrees. The
value you see here is the percentage of the maximum amount of pitch. So if you've set up
your helicopter with 12 degrees of pitch, you will roughly see 6 degrees of hovering pitch
at a value of 50. If you like to measure the exact pitch click the ”Measure” button. This
will move the swashplate into hovering position temporarily.
• Please note that during operation you can always add more pitch by giving thrust
stick input. The pitch you adjust here is only the minimum amount of pitch. So
practically in case this is not enough pitch to keep the heli in the air you will always
have the option to override the pitch input for safety reason.
• When using the ”3D - Mode with pitch” make sure that the maximum pitch range is
symmetrical, i.e. the maximum positive and negative pitch are of same size. Otherwise
the hovering pitch will differ in normal and inverted flight as the AttitudeControl pitch
is calculated from each maximum pitch setting! The setting affects both directions,
separate adjustment of the hovering pitch angles is not provided.
• If the maximum positive/negative pitch is changed at SETUP MENU point K in
consequence also the hovering pitch will change! So after adjusting the maximum
pitch also check and readjust the hovering pitch here at menu point M.
• When tilting the helicopter the amount of pitch will change and you may not see the set
amount of hovering pitch. This is because the system uses an internal algorithm that
controls the pitch during rotation, trying to roll the helicopter with as less horizontal
and vertical movement as possible. Anyhow, this algorithm bases on the assumption
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