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ADDITIONAL ITEMS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE  

(with our recommendations)

Radio Transmitter & Receiver

 

• Link9 Mode 1 Radio & Receiver - SKH02-001-M1

 

• Link9 Mode 2 Radio & Receiver - SKH02-001

Power Distribution Board 

 

• PDB + 5V BEC - SKH04-013

Motors (quantity x4)

 

• X-NOVA 2204 (for 5" Anakin Club Racer) - SKH04-028 

 

• X-NOVA 2206 (for 6" Anakin Club Racer) - SKH04-022

Esc’s

 

• Littlebee 12-20A (2-4S) - SKH04-025

3-4S Lipo Battery and a Battery retaining strap

 

• Anakin Lipo 3S 1300mAh 35C – SKH08-012

 

• Anakin Lipo 3S 1300mAh 65C – SKH08-013

 

• LIPO 4S 1300mAh 65C – SKH08-014

 

• LIPO 4S 1800mAh 65C – SKH08-020 (6” Club Racer model only)

Video Transmitter (for camera and FPV use)

 

• VTX 25-600mW 40CH Race Band SKH04-015

Battery connector and plug

Battery strap

REQUIRED TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

 

• Soldering Iron

 

• Double sided adhesive Tape

 

• 2mm Hex Screwdriver

 

• 8mm Spanner

 

• 15mm Heat shrink Tubing (20 cm length)

 

• Male Futaba Servo type plug (with approximately 5cm of positive and negative wires connected)

The following instructions assume that you are using Sky-Hero components (Camera, VTX and Radio 

equipment), however towards the end of the manual there is also some basic information over the use 

of alternative equipment

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Summary of Contents for Anakin Club Racer

Page 1: ...Anakin Club Racer ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...h care and caution in order to avoid injury to yourself or others Ensure that you fully review all of the information in this instruction manual and familiarise yourself with the characteristics of this SKY HERO aircraft before attempting to fly it This instruction manual has been designed with safety in mind and is provided to help you assemble your aircraft and to prepare it for use Assembly of ...

Page 3: ... in confined or built up areas where you might lose visibility of the aircraft Never fly the aircraft in bad weather or strong winds doing so could cause you to lose control with unpredictable results Never approach the aircraft until the propellers have stopped turning and never try to touch it whilst it is in flight Keep your batteries away from children young children could attempt to put them ...

Page 4: ... CHANGING YOUR VTX OUTPUT POWER 18 PAIRING YOUR SKY HERO LINK9 RADIO AND TRANSMITTER 19 CC3D FLIGHT CONTROLLER SETUP USING OPEN PILOT GCS SOFTWARE 20 TRANSMITTER SETUP WIZARD 26 TESTING YOUR ANAKIN CLUB RACER ARMING PROCESS WORKS 29 TROUBLE SHOOTING 29 MANUALLY RE CALIBRATING YOUR ESCS 30 ATTACH YOUR PROPELLERS 32 SELECTING YOUR FLIGHT MODE SWITCH C 34 BEFORE YOU TAKE OFF 35 MOTOR ARMING AND TAKIN...

Page 5: ... M3X14MM 2X ISO7380 M3X10MM 24X ISO7380 M3X6MM 8X SELF TAPPING SCREW M3X6MM 4X DIN 9021WASHER M3 8X SKH54 02 SCREW INSERT ANAKIN 6X FRONT MAIN SPACER 2X MIDDLE REAR MAIN SPACER 4X Screwset SKH07 112 Note screws 1 1 scale 5 ...

Page 6: ...KH03 260 F 6 SKH03 215 R 5 2X SKH03 260 R 6 2X SKH03 201 SKH05 026 SKH03 201 SKH03 015 SKH03 015 SKH01 107 4X SKH01 104 2X SKH05 024 01 SKH03 201 SKH05 024 01 MASSE A3 FEUILLE 1 SUR 1 ECHELLE 1 1 No DE PLAN TITRE REVISION NE PAS CHANGER L ECHELLE MATERIAU DATE SIGNATURE NOM CASSER LES ANGLES VIFS FINITION SAUF INDICATION CONTRAIRE LES COTES SONT EN MILLIMETRES ETAT DE SURFACE TOLERANCES LINEAIRES ...

Page 7: ...Ah 65C SKH08 013 LIPO 4S 1300mAh 65C SKH08 014 LIPO 4S 1800mAh 65C SKH08 020 6 Club Racer model only Video Transmitter for camera and FPV use VTX 25 600mW 40CH Race Band SKH04 015 Battery connector and plug Battery strap REQUIRED TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT Soldering Iron Double sided adhesive Tape 2mm Hex Screwdriver 8mm Spanner 15mm Heat shrink Tubing 20 cm length Male Futaba Servo type plug with approx...

Page 8: ...MAIN FRAME ASSEMBLING THE ARMS ROUTING OF MOTOR CABLES A DÉTAIL A ECHELLE 2 1 M3X10mm M3X14mm MIDDLE FRAME SPACER FRONT FRAME SPACER 8 ...

Page 9: ... of motor cables through the cable protector cap USE SOLDERING IRON TO CONNECT CABLES TO ESC S Position the ESCs on the underside of the Arms leaving 10mm space between the edge of the ESC and main body of the Club Racer Cut the motor cables to the correct length so that they can reach the 3 solder points on the ESCs Remove part of the ESC s clear Heat Shrink insulation so that you can unsolder th...

Page 10: ...otors directly to the 3 ESC solder points With the ESC in position on the underside of the arm adjust the length of the ESC Red and Black input power cables at the other end of the ESC so that they will be able to reach the PDB remembering that you need to leave a 10mm gap between the end of the ESC and the central Club Racer frame After you have soldered the motors to one side of the ESCs but bef...

Page 11: ...the PDB inwards towards the centre for the battery cable this avoids that the battery pushes against its soldered PDB connection when being put in place For clarity in the diagram below the cables for the Battery connection 5v Output and Battery Voltage out are all shown with cables coming out from the edge of the PDB but in fact as mentioned earlier in this manual all cables should be soldered co...

Page 12: ...rvo type connector to connect to the M6 port on the CC3D How to do this is covered in the PDB CONNECTION section that comes later If you are using your own camera you should choose an appropriate power source based on the voltage and current requirements of your camera If you use the Camera output from the PDB check that the Lipo battery voltage is not higher than your camera s maximum input volta...

Page 13: ...ALIGN EDGE OF THE PDB WITH THE FRAME You can now stick the PDB in place using double sided adhesive tape making sure that you align the PDB with the edge of the frame 13 ...

Page 14: ...ame voltage as your battery input The 5v output is filtered and can support up to 3 Amps If you use a 4S Lipo and the FX795T 2 or FX795T 6 200 600mW VTX we recommend to use a 12v Voltage Regulator between main board and VTX Plug the camera cable into the rear of the camera taking note that the Camera s plug socket should be at the top of the aircraft use a small knife or something similar to remov...

Page 15: ... the Sky Hero VTX and you do not want to do any soldering you can cover the connector from the camera in heat shrink tubing and insert it into the VTX connector connecting to the yellow wire pin If you did not previously solder the camera s power connexion to the PDB then connect the camera s Power in connector to the CC3D M6 port ensuring that the black wire is at the bottom 15 ...

Page 16: ...ing double sided adhesive tape position the CC3D flight controller in the middle of the upper frame and 10mm back from the edge of the 2nd hole in the upper frame and connect the 4 wire black Red Yellow and Blue CC3D cable to the Main Port of the CC3D NOTE with the CC3D label facing upwards the black wire of the connector should be on the left side of the main port as you push it in 4 5 45 37 5 30...

Page 17: ... of the Receiver in the sequence shown above Blue Signal Red Positive Black Negative Now you should fix the VTX in place as shown below using double sided adhesive tape To avoid potential damage to your VTX you should attach the antenna to it now because if you connect power to the VTX without the antenna in place the VTX can be permanently damaged SELF TAPPING SCREW M3X6mm WASHER PLASTIC SCREW M3...

Page 18: ...on If you press and hold the button for a couple of seconds it changes the VTX Band A E NOTE if you use a 4S Lipo and the FX795T 2 or FX795T 6 200 600mW VTX we recommend to use a 12v Voltage Regulator between main board and VTX The choice of channel frequencies is shown in the table below CH FR FR FR1 A FR2 B FR3 C FR4 D FR5 E CHANNEL CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 5740 5760 5780 5800 5820 5840 5...

Page 19: ...e side of the Link9 Radio Receiver and hold it in for a couple of seconds until its LED starts to flash rapidly When it stops flashing it is bound with your Transmitter and on the radio Transmitter screen you will see that the signal strength is now indicated with a number of bars If the Receiver LED is showing RED then Push the bind button twice in quick succession and the Receiver LED will blink...

Page 20: ...g on your computer Connect your Micro USB Cable to the CC3D USB port and the other end to your computer Normally the light on the CC3D will flash very fast initially then it will start flashing slower Once it is flashing slower it is ok to start the software 1 Open the OpenPilot software and if you see a pop up message warning the GCS does not match your firmware click Ok You may have to wait up t...

Page 21: ...he Firmware update screen remove the tick from Erase all settings option and Click the Upgrade button NOTE if the CC3D controller does not reconnect automatically after the upgrade close the OpenPilot software remove the usb cable from your computer reinsert the usb cable wait for a couple of minutes and restart the OpenPilot software 21 ...

Page 22: ...8 On the Vehicle type selection screen ensure that Multirotor is selected and Click Next 9 On the Multirotor configuration screen ensure that Quadcopter X is selected and click Next 10 On the Output signal configuration screen ensure that Oneshot 125 is selected and Click Next 11 On the Configuration summary screen Click Next 22 ...

Page 23: ...our battery is not connected and no propellers are attached then tick the 3 boxes and Click Start In the next step we will apply power to spin the motors so ensure that your motors are clear of anything that could get wrapped around them or cause a danger to yourself Make sure your propellers are not installed 14 When the screen changes as shown below connect your battery wait for the multi tone c...

Page 24: ...ooth rotation speed of each motor Click Start and then move the slider to the right until the motor starts to turn adjust the slider left or right until you reach the slowest speed at which the motor s rotation is smooth and constant Check that the motor s direction of movement clockwise or anti clockwise matches the image shown in the OpenPilot Calibration Screen If the motor direction of rotatio...

Page 25: ...oftware disconnect your Lipo battery from the Club Racer and disconnect the usb cable from the CC3D then move the Heat shrink tubing for the affected motor along the wires so that you have access to the ESC and then un solder any 2 of the 3 wires going between the motor and the ESC Swop the wires over and re solder them in their new positions Replace the Heat shrink over the ESC and apply hot air ...

Page 26: ...r radio transmitter on ensure that you do not have your propellers attached to the Anakin Club Racer and then connect the Lipo Battery If your computer is still connected via the usb lead to the CC3D then go to step 2 below If your micro usb lead is not already connected between the CC3D s usb port and your computer you should ensure that the Open Pilot software is not running and then re connect ...

Page 27: ...ssory0 1 and 2 switches just click Next 3 times no need to move any switches on your Transmitter unless you plan to configure a CC3D function on one of these switches 6 Now you need to move the 2 flight control sticks to their maximum position in all directions including all corner positions when you have finished Click Next 7 Now you need to verify that when you move a control on the Transmitter ...

Page 28: ...to the Roll setting Then Click the Save button 11 Click on the Input tab on the left and adjust the Min Neutral and Max values for Chan 5 to match the screen below Then Click the Save button 8 When the screen below appears center your control sticks then Click Next 9 The final step in the Wizard process is to click on the Arming Settings Tab at the top of the screen and decide on the method you wo...

Page 29: ...our Anakin Club Racer will not respond to your Arming start sequence then you should re connect the usb cable restart the OpenPilot software and check that on the Configuration Input Arming Settings screen a valid option has been selected and click the Save button If you find that any motors are twitching or turning when you have not yet initiated your Arming sequence this could indicate one of se...

Page 30: ... left 4 For the 1st of the motors you have identified in OpenPilot move the Red slider for that channel to the rightmost position In the example screen below we assume that motors ESCs 1 is not working correctly and the screen shows the associated change to the OpenPilot screen 5 Click the Test Outputs box at the bottom left of the screen to put a tick in it and acknowledge the warning message 6 C...

Page 31: ...Acknowledge the message about saving your Neutral settings and Click Save 10 Now return to Step 3 Above and repeat all steps in the process up to this point for any other motors which are not working correctly Once all motors are working correctly Disconnect your battery Ensure that you have removed the Tick from Test outputs and Click Save Exit the OpenPilot Software Disconnect your USB lead and ...

Page 32: ...paying special attention to the writing on the propellers the letter R after the size e g 5 x 4 5R indicates that the propeller is a ClockWise CW turning propeller If you do not have an R after the number this means it is a CounterClockWise CCW turning propeller Secure your battery in place ready for your first flight 32 ...

Page 33: ...Your final setup should look like the image below and you just need to fix your canopy in place CC3D BATTERY STRAP VTX RX LIPO BATTERY 2 4S 33 ...

Page 34: ... of the aircraft is VERY LIMITED 2 STABILIZED SOFT ATTITUDE MODE Switch C in MIDDLE position Club Racer comes back to a at position when RIGHT STICK is back to neutral position The maximum angle of the aircraft is LIMITED 3 RATE RATITUDE MODE Switch C in DOWN position Anakin comes back to a at position when RIGHT STICK is back to neutral position The maximum angle of the aircraft is UNLIMITED SELE...

Page 35: ...n when released Roll it can return to the central position when released Throttle it cannot hold the central position when released Yaw it can return to the central position when released LEFT STICK RIGHT STICK MODE 2 k9 you have to connect with the cable as shown on the picture able is not used HOW TO CONNECT BIND with Sky Hero LINK9 RX TX Then Turn your Link9 on Plug your lipo in your model Push...

Page 36: ... wire The advantage of such a PPM signal is that only one signal wire is needed instead of all the individual wires For PPM receiver the WHITE and GREY wire of the multi coloured signal wire needs to be swapped FIRST then connect the GREY RED BLACK plug to the PPM output of your receiver no other wires need to be connected S BUS The S Bus is another communication protocol from Futaba that can also...

Page 37: ...hichever Receiver you decide to use on your Radio Transmitter you will need to asign a 3 position switch preferably or at least 2 position switch to channel 5 or higher in order to change between flight modes If you are using an alternative non Sky Hero VTX with your Anakin Club Racer ARF model ensure that you connect the yellow video out cable from the fpv camera to your VTX video in channel Reme...

Page 38: ...se date Proof of the original purchase date is required for Warranty service SKY HERO reserves the right to modify the provisions of this Warranty without prior notice and then revokes the existing Warranty provisions b SKY HERO assumes no Warranty as to the merchantability of the product capabilities for any given use of the product It is the sole responsibility of the Buyer to verify whether the...

Page 39: ...lid proof of purchase detailed reasons for the return as well as a list of all items included within your parcel We also need a full return mailing address together with phone number please provide the international dialling code as necessary and a contact e mail address in case of questions WEB AND ONLINE ORDERS WARRANTY Warranty requests will only be processed if we are able to confirm that you ...

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