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S1019_S1034_S1035_33579_33583_FW2_DE_V1.0sh

GR-24 PRO HoTT

No. 33583

Temperature range

- 15...+70 °C

Antenna length

2 x wire 145 mm

Total weight

approx.: 18 g

Frequency

2400 ... 2483.5 MHz

Dimensions approx. 46 x 31 x 14 mm
Modulation

2.4 GHz FHSS

Power consumption 70 mA
Operating voltage

(2.5) 3.6 ... 8.4 V

3-axis gyro

yes

Vario

yes

Switch between

"Pulse" and "Level"

from transmitter

yes

Connection table

Updates /

Telemetry

sensors

SUMDIN SUMD

Optional voltage

measurement

S1019.AIR

T/9

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S1034

S1035

33579

T/9

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33583

C10

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Summary of Contents for Falcon 12

Page 1: ...EN No S1019 AIR No S1034 No S1035 No 33579 No 33583 Firmware V2 for 2 4 GHz HoTT receiver with 3 axis gyro and vario Falcon 12 plus GR 18 GR 24 PRO Manual C o p y r i g h t G r a u p n e r S J G m b H ...

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Page 3: ...n before starting the flight operation 16 Telemetry menu 17 SETTING DATA VIEW 17 Display Receiver 17 Displays Fixed wing models 21 Display Free mixer 21 Programming examples 22 Display Gyro setting 23 Programming example for transmitters with proportional controls 25 Programming example for transmitters WITHOUT proportional controls 26 Display Axis assignment 26 Display Servo limit 29 Programming ...

Page 4: ..._V1 0sh Expert mode Yes 36 Display Base setup control 38 Display Axis assignment 42 Firmware update 48 SIMPLIFIED DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 50 Manufacturer 50 Notes on environmental protection 51 Care and maintenance 51 Warranty conditions 51 ...

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Page 6: ...s with national and European legal require ments To maintain this condition and to ensure safe operation you must read and follow this user manual and the safety notes before using the product Note This manual is part of that product It contains important informa tion concerning operation and handling Keep these instructions for future reference and give it to third person in case you gave the pro...

Page 7: ...nd regulations applicable at your respective starting point before starting the remote control operation Such conditions may differ from state to state but this must be followed in every case Note Read through this entire manual before you attempt to install or use the receiver Target group The item is not a toy It is not suitable for children under 14 The installation and operation of the receive...

Page 8: ...erating voltage 2 5 3 6 12 6V 2 5 3 6 12 6V 3 axis gyro yes yes Vario yes no Switch between Pulse and Level from transmitter no no GR 18 HoTT No S1019 AIR GR 18 HoTT No 33579 Temperature range 15 70 C 15 70 C Antenna length 2 x wire 145 mm 2 x wire 145 mm Total weight approx 14 g approx 14 g Frequency 2400 2483 5 MHz 2400 2483 5 MHz Dimensions approx 46 x 21 x 14 mm 46 x 21 x 14 mm Modulation 2 4 ...

Page 9: ...483 5 MHz Dimensions approx 46 x 31 x 14 mm Modulation 2 4 GHz FHSS Power consumption 70 mA Operating voltage 2 5 3 6 8 4 V 3 axis gyro yes Vario yes Switch between Pulse and Level from transmitter yes Connection table Updates Telemetry sensors SUMDIN SUMD Optional voltage measurement S1019 AIR T 9 C6 C9 S1034 C5 C6 C5 C5 S1035 C5 C6 C5 C5 33579 T 9 C6 C9 33583 T C10 C8 ...

Page 10: ...rience or knowledge or not capable to use safely the receiver must not use the receiver with out supervision or instruction by a responsible person Operation and use of radio controlled models needs to be learnt If you have never driven such a model then start extra carefully and make sure to be familiar with the reactions of the model to the remote control commands Proceed responsibly First alway...

Page 11: ...st be protected from vibration as well as excessive heat or cold The models may only be operated remotely in normal out side temperatures such as from 10 C to 55 C Always use all your HoTT components only with the latest firm ware version If you have questions which cannot be answered by the operat ing manual please contact us or another expert in the field WARNING Also while programming make sure...

Page 12: ... suitable for attaching the receiver Also suitable are power strips or so called mirror adhe sive tape Any sticker that may be present on the back of the receiver must be removed beforehand For a stable power supply the receiver should be connected with at least two power supply lines Comply with the maximum power con sumption permitted by the servos To connect a power supply all connections excep...

Page 13: ...ith any remote control component We recommend that you connect the power supply to the socket s close to the servos already connected to the receiver If you wish to connect multiple separate batteries the batteries must be of the same nominal voltage and capacity Never connect different battery types or batteries with strongly different charges since this can cause an effect similar to a short cir...

Page 14: ...eiver inadvertently binds to another HoTT transmitter which also happens to be in the bind mode at the same time and in the same place where upon the model can run uncontrolled at any time If the receiver is unbound or it should be bound to another trans mitter or only the model memory has to be changed than the previous one proceed as follows 1 Preparethetransmitterormodelmemorytobeboundaccord in...

Page 15: ...en completed success fully The transmitter receiver combination is ready for operation ശ ശ If the LED of a receiver GR 18 HoTT or GR 24 PRO HoTT remains solid red the bind or Binding has failed Change the positions of the associated antennas and try the entire procedure again Receiver reset Reset the receiver settings step by step 1 As described in the submenu Setting data view of the telem etry m...

Page 16: ...immediately becomes active but still needs to be ini tialised 4 Do not move the model 5 After approx 2 seconds in still position the ailerons move briefly in both directions These wiggles indicates that initialization has been successful 6 The calibration is completed successfully The model can be moved Notes During initialization the receiver determines the neutral posi tion for this reason it is...

Page 17: ...ne different menu pages are displayed At a change from Airplane to Heli after power off and on the heli menu will be reset to defaults ALARM VOLT If the voltage of the receiver power supply falls below the set value a low voltage warning is generated by the transmitter in the form of a general alarm tone regular beeping at a rate of approx one beep per second or the receiver voltage speech output ...

Page 18: ...e analog servos will respond with trembling or growling even total failure SUMD at channel X SUMD SUMDI S1019 AIR GR 18 HoTT without vario C6 S1034 Falcon 12 plus C5 C6 S1035 Falcon 12 C5 C6 33579 GR 18 HoTT with vario C6 33583 GR 24 Pro HoTT C8 C10 No The receiver specific connection is suitable for operating a servo or comparable RC components Yes If the value field of this line has been set to ...

Page 19: ...ble receivers are placed on SUMDI as well as on SUMD and connected crosswise with two satellite cables a reciprocal satellite connection is created SBUSin only Falcon 12 and Falcon 12 plus If a receiver set to SBUS or SBUS compatible receiver is con nected to a receiver set to SBUSin as described under Kx SBUSin a simple satellite connection is created with the receiver set to SBUSin as the main r...

Page 20: ... When the receiver is switched on previously con nected devices are automatically detected VOLTAGE After switching through thisconnection port as described before a DC voltage of max 25 5 V can be displayed instead of the receiver voltage This way it is possible to monitor the main bat tery voltage without using external sensors ...

Page 21: ...xer of your HoTT transmitter make sure that these mixers do not overlap with those of this menu MIXER FREE MIXER FROM CHANNEL 0 TRIM 0 TRAVEL 100 MIXER 1 TRAVEL 100 TO CHANNEL 0 In this line you have to select the mixers 1 5 to be set The following settings only affect the mixer selected in this line FROM CHANNEL The signal applied to the selected control channel is mixed with the target channel T...

Page 22: ...to carry out the programming using the transmitter menu A Rudder elevator mixer can be set up at the transmitter instead of Free mixer 3 at the receiver This option frees up one mixer at the receiver Delta with aileron differential FREE MIXER FROM CHANNEL 2 TRIM 0 TRAVEL 100 MIXER 1 TRAVEL 60 TO CHANNEL 3 FREE MIXER FROM CHANNEL 3 TRIM 0 TRAVEL 100 MIXER 2 TRAVEL 100 TO CHANNEL 2 FREE MIXER FROM C...

Page 23: ...to transfer the flown trim state to the memory of the receiver 3 Enable gyro control as described below 4 Set the factor for gyro correction eventually check the values for the single control surfaces MODE Gyro setting MODE RU 0 Aile 5 Elev 5 MODE AI EL 0 Rudd 5 Factor OFF The mode can be set separately for AILE ELEV and RUDD The mode can be set permanently or it can be switched through an assigna...

Page 24: ...f 4 5 in nor mal flight 2 3 in speed flight and 3 6 during landing Only by Torque the maximum value can be at 10 A setting value of 0 switches off the relevant control FACTOR The setting of a factor affects the parameters of aileron elevator and rudder equally Adjustment range OFF 0 200 C5 C16 If a proportional control is assigned to the selected control channel in the transmitter this can be used...

Page 25: ... you can alter the value using these controls The current value is shown in brackets Procedure using the ailerons as an example step by step 1 Assign a free proportional control to a free control channel in the transmitter s control setup menu 2 In the transmitter s telemetry menu switch to the Gyro setting display page of the receiver menus 3 Move the cursor to the desired line for example to the...

Page 26: ...anged successively until the desired gyro correction is achieved without swinging up Possibly it makes more sense and the evaluation easier to acti vate first one axis of the gyro and to fly the attitude Display Axis assignment Before starting the settings on a new model enter the number of aileron servos in the Aileron servo line and then assign and set the gyro axes and directions using the Do s...

Page 27: ...r tap the ENT key NO is displayed inverted 2 Change the value field to YES 3 Push or tap on the ENT key 4 At the transmitter move the aileron control stick in the right hand direction at least 25 of the control way The display shows the Aileron inverted 5 Tilt the model more than 45 degrees to the right As soon as the detected axis with the sign axis number is dis played in normal representation t...

Page 28: ...fter assignation the correct function of all gyros must be checked To do this move the model with the receiving system switched on one after the other in all axes and check the control surfaces responses If a control surface moves in the wrong direction repeat the Do setup You must not fly the model before doing this There is a risk of crash Aileron Movement of the model Control surface action tai...

Page 29: ...stead of SEL on the right edge of the display STO is dis played 3 Now move the servo to be limited in the desired direction and position The corresponding percentage display is displayed inverted 4 Push or tap on the ENT key The displayed value is saved and SEL is displayed again instead of STO 5 Follow the same procedure for further limitations SERVO LIMIT 2 150 150 SEL 3 150 150 SEL 4 150 150 SE...

Page 30: ...plate servos at 120 135 140 90 front left 1 front right 2 back 3 3 1 2 If the swash plate is turned of 180 and the nick servo is forward the connection sequence does not change The left roll servo has always to be connected to 1 Arrangement of the swashplate servos at 4 servos 90 2 5 1 3 As before The left roll servo has always to be connected to 1 For a helicopter with 3 swashplate servos in a 90...

Page 31: ...ibration is only performed on a quiet receiver the model should be kept steady when switched on As soon as the swashplate moves briefly three times in the idle position after approx 3 seconds the initialization has been successfully com pleted and the calibration is completed This process must be awaited each time the receiver system is switched on before the model can be started Basic settings Pr...

Page 32: ...n Gyro in the Helimix menu The heli oscillates around the rotor shaft The sensitivity should then be reduced until vibration free flies are possible in all flight situations The helicopter does not hover in a stable manner and it is sus ceptible to wind The sensitivity should then be increase until vibration free flies are possible in all flight situations Adjustment range 1 100 Min or C5 C16 Note...

Page 33: ... harder stop with the swashplate Higher values result in a faster stop If the P values are too high the helicopter and or the swashplate will start to oscil late In such cases the value must be reduced again Adjustment range 40 125 I SWP The I factor ensures constant rolling nicking Start with low values and only increase them until the roll and nick rates are constant Adjustment range 30 125 D SW...

Page 34: ...f the value is too low the helicopter jerks up during the fast pitch stop If the value is too high the system can oscillate or the stop can be executed in two stages Adjustment range 0 10 Anti ballooning In extreme high speed flight it can happen that the helicopter sud denly descents without the pilot s intervention This is due to physi cal factors and depends on the rotational speed of the main ...

Page 35: ...t the highest rotor speed and it should be flown individuallyfor each speed It can be increased until the tail begins to swing up Afterwards the tail sensitivity has to be reduced a little until in all flight positions no swinging of the tail is recognizable anymore Adjustment range 1 100 MIN or C5 C16 Note If a control channel is selected in the Tail sensitivity line but no channel is assigned to...

Page 36: ...values and only increase them until the pirouettes are constant If the values are too high this will cause the tail to oscillate slowly Adjustment range 20 100 D tail The D factor influences how the tail is stopped If the tail bounces somewhat when the tail is stopped this parameter should first be increased in 5 degree increments to test the tail stop Adjustment range 0 50 Note on P I D tail The ...

Page 37: ...nt range 10 100 Vibration damping The vibration damping automatically detects emerging vibrations at the tail rotor e g at extreme speed flights wind flag effect or strong speed changes in some 3D maneuvers over speed and prevents an extremely strong swing up The tail rotor should be set free of vibrations WITHOUT active vibra tion damping in 3D and normal flight situations only with a solid basic...

Page 38: ...or counterclockwise left clockwise counter clockwise Swp type In this line the swash plate type is specified which is defined by an angle specification The appropriate value can usually be found in the construction manual of the helicopter Adjustment range 4 servos 90 140 135 and 120 Notes On the transmitter side it is always set to 1 servo inde pendently of the actual number of swashplate servos ...

Page 39: ...ng step by step 1 In the value field of this line select the setting value between 0 and 7 at which all servos in pitch run in the same direction 2 Be sure to control the directions of the Pitch Roll and Nick con trol functions by moving the appropriate sticks 3 If required the direction of a control function running in the wrong direction is adjusted in the transmitter side Servo adjust ment menu...

Page 40: ... so that it is not possible for a servo to reach its mechanical limits while ensuring that the servo s travel is as large as possible No humming should come from any of the ser vos when full travel commands are applied Adjustment range 50 200 Swp rotate In this line a virtual swashplate rotation can be set in degrees Normally for rotor heads with up to a 3 bladed no rotation is neces sary Adjustme...

Page 41: ...eutralposition The tailservo armshould be at a 90 degree angle to the tail linkage pushrod The fine trim is then adjusted based on the Tail mid option When the servo is set to neutral the tail rotor should have a pitch angle of approx 2 3 against the torque Check whether the control direc tion is correct If this is wrong you have to change the direction of channel 4 in the servo setting menu of th...

Page 42: ...ill possible to switch if nec essary to the expert mode and its additional possibilities Attention Even with the expert mode set to no this is not switched off but it is in the background with the current settings effective This is particularly important when installing a previously used receiver in a new model Therefore for safety s sake a receiver reset as described above should be carried out b...

Page 43: ...11 Turn the helicopter clockwise by more than 45 degrees to the right As soon as the detected axis with the required sign is displayed in normal representation the axis assignation is completed Notes The assignment of the axis the pirouette optimization is auto matically adjusted If the direction of rotation of the tail servo is later changed for any reason the axis assignment must be carried out ...

Page 44: ...orrect Right Checking roll Tilt the helicopter to the right the swashplate moves consequently to the left Checking the tail direction of operation The effect depends on whether the helicopter is equipped with a left or right handed rotor and on the mounting side and the direc tion of rotation of the tail rotor This information is usually found in the helicopter s guide ...

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Page 48: ...The polarity of the plug in system cannot be reversed Do not apply force The plug should be fully inserted The update is made via the program section Slowflyer Gyro Receiver Update of the program Firmware_Update_gr_Studio found in the Link section Please follow the notes of the software The further procedure is also described in detail in the manual con tained in the data package You can also down...

Page 49: ...ated always starts with receiver name _ ordernumber _xxx forexamplewith Falcon12_S1034_ xxx_xxx After loading the compatible file click the Start button and then turn on the receiver In practice the receiver can be connected earlier it must not be switched on before clicking the Start button Theprogressbarshowsthatthetransferisrunningnormally Depend ing on the receiver its LED indicates the progre...

Page 50: ...n 12 plus S1035 Falcon 12 33579 GR 18 HoTT and 33583 GR 24 PRO HoTT 2 4 GHz complies with the Directive 2014 53 EU The full text of the EU Declaration of Conformity is available at the following Internet address www graupner de Manufacturer Graupner Co Ltd Post Code 14557 8th F 202 Dong Chunui Techno Park II 18 198 Street Bucheon ro Wonmi Gu Bucheon Shi Gyeonggi do South Korea ...

Page 51: ...ranty conditions Graupner SJ GmbH Henriettenstrassee 96 73230 Kirchheim Teck grants from the date of purchase of this product for a period of 24 months The warranty applies only to the material or operational defects already existing when you purchased the item Damage due to misuse wear overloading incorrect accessories or improper han dling are excluded from the guarantee The legal rights and cla...

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