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User Manual

   

V1.7 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for SuperX

Page 1: ...User Manual V1 7 ...

Page 2: ... Wiring 10 Connect to other Receiver 10 Power Supply 11 SuperX Connect with Computer 11 Copter Types SuperX Supports 12 Calibration Mode 14 Compass Calibration 14 RC Neutral Point Calibration 15 RC Reverse Calibration 16 Flight Control 16 Motor Start Stop 16 Auto Take off 17 Height Hold 17 Attitude Gain 18 Safe Mode 18 Manually Activate Safe Mode 19 Fail safe Setting 20 About Home Position 20 Get ...

Page 3: ...Flight Controller Information and Language Transformation 25 XAircraft SuperX After sale 26 ...

Page 4: ...t or in windy conditions 4 Stay away from any fire resulting in damage of the electronic parts or others such as the flight battery 5 Do not fly alone during your preliminary flights If you need help please enlist the aid of an experienced pilot before flying for the first time 6 Prepare rescue tools such as cell phones or other communication devices should you need to call for help 7 Please fly u...

Page 5: ...rX Construction Flight Controller System Built in AHRS to calculate flight attitude Running flight control tasks Built in Micro USB port Connect to PC to upgrade firmware or to tune parameters IO Module Input Output Module connecting with Flight Controller GPS LED RC ESC and Servo Built in 3A UBEC LED Module Shows all work status of Flight Controller system ...

Page 6: ...guration do no need to install any drive and software 5 Module expandable 6 Firmware upgradeable SuperX Technical Parameters Functions Distributions Output Features ESC frequency 333Hz normal ESC by default can be set as UltraPWM Servo frequency 100Hz Hover Precision Vertical 1 0m Horizontal 2 0m Wind Resistance Ability 8m s 17 9mph 28 8km h Max Rudder Speed 200 s Max Inclination Angel 35 Max Lift...

Page 7: ...Long 42 1mm Width 34 2mm High 27 9mm GPS Module 4 8V 6 0V 58 g Diameter 74 4mm High 11 35mm IO Module Input Voltage 11 1V 28V 3S 6S LiPo Output Voltage 5 8V 3A Power Consumption Max 3W 120mA 25 2V Normal 0 13W 5mA 25 2V 35g Long 56mm Width 37 5mm High 17 44mm LED Module Power Consumption 3W Long 16 9mm Width 12 11mm High 7mm SuperX Interface IO Module Input Ports IO Ports Functions ...

Page 8: ...Throttle E ELEV Pitch A AILE Roll IO Mode output ports IO Ports Functions M1 ESC M2 ESC M3 ESC M4 ESC M5 ESC M6 ESC M7 ESC Gimbal Pitch servo M8 ESC Gimbal Roll servo GB Gimbal power supply input can use separate UBEC to power up Gimbal through M7 and M8 Notice When SuperX configured as 7 or 8 rotors M7 and M8 is ESC output when SuperX configured as 2 to 6 rotors M7 and M8 is Gimbal servo output ...

Page 9: ...nt Return to Home tail in and auto landing by default LED Indication XAircraft LED design principle on ground Red lamp flashing means not allow to fly Red lamp flashing in the air user should land it urgently then check LED Shows Status Flight Status Fast Green flashing Flight Mode Manual Mode Slow Green flashing Flight Mode ATT Mode Slow Green Green flashing Flight Mode GPS ATT Mode Slow Green Re...

Page 10: ...ocess 2 Connect to configuration software SuperX Connect with Computer and choose correct copter types and ESC If you use UltraPWM ESC please DO select corresponding option Wrong ESC setting can lead to danger See Copter Types SuperX Supports 3 RC Calibration RC Neutral Point Calibration RC Reverse Calibration 4 Compass Calibration 5 Double check whether the wiring of ESC and motor is OK After mot...

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Page 12: ...ntroller installation notice 1 Should be installed in cg position on copter 2 Should pay attention to install direction the triangle points to the head of copter GPS module installation notice 1 Horizontal install higher than other electronic equipment 2 Should pay attention to install direction the triangle points to the head of copter 3 Close to Flight Controller 4 Far away from motor and other ...

Page 13: ...switch and set fail safe as Safe Mode section described Map 7tn channel to a knob JR Spektrum Wiring Restore factory settings of the radio then do the settings as below Set fail safe as Safe Mode section described for Gear Map AUX1 to a 3 way switch Map AUX2 channel to a knob Connect to other Receiver Please consult with SuperX Interface to do wiring and then do the RC calibration Notice You may n...

Page 14: ...ower on USB of computer does not supply power to SuperX 2 After Flight Controller connected with computer your windows shows a disk named SuperX in My computer When you see this removable device it means SuperX is connected to the Computer 1 Configuration software of SuperX is green software Just need to run the SuperX exe file to open it Warning Do not change any file in in the SuperX directory V...

Page 15: ...Style Standard Quad copter X and Style Hexacopter X and Y6 Style Professional Quad copter X and Style Hexacopter X and Y6 Style Octacopter X and X8 Style Enterprise Supports all kinds of copter types and custom types According to copter and ESC you are using choose correct Frame and ESC type UltraPWM ESC for original XAircraft UltraPWM ESC for X450 X450 Pro X650 and X650 Value ...

Page 16: ...w direction means to rotation direction of motor and blade When you install propeller please make sure its direction downward Quadcopter X and Style Hexacopter X and Y6 Notice The outer race motors are top motors M1 M3 and M5 of Y6 copter inter race are bottom motors M2 M4 and M6 ...

Page 17: ...bration 1 Fast altering Flight Mode switch between modes When LED flashing red and green the controller enters Calibration Mode 2 Throttle down to lowest the LED shows single green flashing 3 Fast altering Flight Mode switch again When green lamp is solid on start the compass calibration 4 Horizontal Calibration put copter horizontal and then revolve slowly green lamp flashing fast when revolving ...

Page 18: ...ide up and then revolve the copter slowly When LED shows solid green calibration done If solid red calibration failed Copter side up Revolving slowly until LED solid on 7 Repower on to continue If calibration failed please recalibrate after power on RC Neutral Point Calibration 1 Cancel all trims on radio before calibration 2 Fast altering Flight Mode switch between modes When LED flashing red and...

Page 19: ...ers Calibration Mode 2 Push both sticks to top right as diagram shows the LED show triple green flashing 3 Keep both sticks on top right fast altering Flight Mode switch until led solid green calibration done 4 Repower on Flight Control Motor Start Stop Follow diagram as below Push sticks both down inside or down outside to start motors then motors are running slowly If the motors do not start aft...

Page 20: ...ws yellow with the weak interference of magnet in GPS Mode 3 Not connect with receiver in a right way or not calibrate RC reverse correctly Auto Take off Push throttle to neutral point immediately after motors started SuperX will auto take off and hang about on 1 5 meters high The height hold precision is affected near the ground some types of small copter can get rid of the ground effect about 1 ...

Page 21: ...If it s still not enough tuned when the knob is at max min position then go to adjust Basic Gain on software Gain adjusts tips 1 For first use SuperX we recommend to use default basic gain and center the knob on radio if G input is connected 2 If auto leveling is weak turn up the attitude gain 3 If copter jitters in hovering flight or auto leveling need to turn down attitude gain 4 We recommend se...

Page 22: ...copter turns its tail towards home H and then lifts up to 15m height relative home point H then returns to home and land 2 Return to home and landing nose in copter turns its head towards home H and then lifts up to 15m height relative home point H then returns to home and land This option is suitable for FPV 3 Hovering Copter will hold its position and wait for your control 4 Landing Copter will ...

Page 23: ...Position 1 If GPS has good signals before take off the home position is the place where motors started 2 If GPS no signals before take off the home position is the place where GPS gets enough satellites to work Get Back the Control If the RC Signal is normal turn off the Safe Mode by switch you will get back the control of flying immediately RC signals is back to normal if throttle is not at lowes...

Page 24: ... pitch down to 30 degree the lower this value is the slower the gimbal turns its head down Reverse if the compensation direction is not correct select this Max and Min tunes the range of the servo But the maximum angle can be compensated is related to the servo and the reduction ratio Neutral The original position of the servo If the gimbal is not leveled when the copter is leveled it s caused by ...

Page 25: ... Style FPV Style For the first person view the horizon on the screen refers to the real horizon Gimbal Style The horizon on the screen reflects the attitude angle of aircraft Low Battery Alarm When the battery voltage is lower than configured voltage OSD raises the alarm Besides preset voltage you can enter a number directly please use English period the following picture shows 15 1V ...

Page 26: ...ch Aircraft is at the status of pitching down in the diagram 8 Low Battery Alarm When the real voltage is lower than configured voltage OSD raises the alarm You can set the alarm voltage in SuperX configuration software 9 Safe Mode When screen flickers this message SuperX works under safe mode 10 Heading This heading indicates heading angle related to the take off point It s nose in when it shows ...

Page 27: ... SuperX as diagram shows 3 Eject SuperX disk 4 Repower on SuperX Flight Controller SuperX will auto upgrade Firmware 5 After LED altering green red flashing firmware upgraded done Upgrade Configuration Software When SuperX firmware is released related configuration software also is updated Using inappropriate configuration will damage SuperX configuration files so that it would trigger flight ...

Page 28: ...ou can download the configuration software 2 Copy SuperX exe to root of removable disk SuperX and then cover the old version 3 Open configuration software Flight Controller Information and Language Transformation The FC ID is a unique number for this Flight Controller please keep it in secret ...

Page 29: ...nable voltage source 8 Performance failure caused by incidents or human error such as transportation collision improper operation or connecting to a wrong voltage source 9 Performance failure caused by irresistible force including but not limited by fire earthquake lightning and so on 10 Damage or loss during the shipping Please consult to the relevant logistics corporation 3 Paid Service You can ...

Page 30: ...sfied for you For the repairable parts you can choose to replace under the range of warranty scope otherwise we have to declare as a disabled product while beyond the warranty range 5 Shipping Fee 1 Users in China Mainland have to pay for the return shipping if XAircraft product has a performance failure during the warranty items Beyond the warranty items users have to pay for the shipping fee out...

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