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Electric Landing Gear controller and sequencer 

 LGC 13C 

 

Users Guide. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Torrent d’en Puig, 31. 08358, Arenys de Munt, Barcelona,Catalonia,Spain 

E-mail: 

[email protected]

. Fax: +34 933 969 743 web: 

www.xicoy.com 

 

© 

Copyright 2013, Xicoy Electronica SL. All Rights Reserved 

Manual contents & design: Gaspar Espiell 

 

Summary of Contents for LGC 13C

Page 1: ...cer LGC 13C Users Guide Torrent d en Puig 31 08358 Arenys de Munt Barcelona Catalonia Spain E mail info xicoy com Fax 34 933 969 743 web www xicoy com Copyright 2013 Xicoy Electronica SL All Rights Reserved Manual contents design Gaspar Espiell ...

Page 2: ... servo processor Programmable position of servo arm in retracted mode programmable center sense of movement and gain on extended position Single or dual channel mode Programmable delay for extension and retraction of all gears independently Easy programming trough a LCD display Small size and lightweight Installation Thanks the small size and lightweight of the unit it can be placed in any place o...

Page 3: ... outputs on the unit You can connect more than one servo to each output using a Y lead Output to the steering servo Connect the steering servo to Steer Out if used Radio inputs You can choose to use a single channel to control the gear and brake or separated channels Gear input channel should be always connected for operation brake channel and steering input channel are optional Power supply consi...

Page 4: ...he Gear and Brake inputs are internally connected together This could cause a malfunction by connecting different voltages together For example if you connect the Gear Input directly to the receiver that is powered at 5V and the brake input to a battery regulator that supply 6V then the 6V supply will flow trough the unit to the receiver being no longer powered at 5V by a independent regulator In ...

Page 5: ...er The following setup procedure assumes the use of a Xicoy data terminal please jump to the Manual Setup section for the pushbutton and Led setup procedure Setup using a data terminal Connect the data terminal Same model as used by Xicoy V10 ecus on the socket at left side of Gear In input You can navigate trough the different menus by the buttons on the left side of the box and values are change...

Page 6: ...tion mode To enable double channel this step should be repeated once the brake channel is connected to a valid RC signal source Last radio screen is the Brake Maximum position Set the transmitter switch or slider of the brake channel or on the gear channel if you use the single channel option in the position you wish that the brake be at maximum power Press the button The controller will store the...

Page 7: ...ion Operate the servo trough the TX to the position you want that it to be when the gear is extended and press the button The position could be the same as the gear up position if you want a CLOSED OPENED CLOSED sequence Last screen is the Servo 1 Motor On position Again operate the servo trough the TX to the position you want that it to be when the gear is in movement and press the button to stor...

Page 8: ... and direction of operation of the steering when the gear is down Thus it is possible to take the steering input signal from the same channel as the rudder despite the different centering sense of movement and travel between these two servos saving one RC channel Setup Connect the Steering input to the desired RX channel for the steering or troughs a Y lead on the rudder channel If you use same si...

Page 9: ...he case that the endpoint is undetected Last screen display a counter of operations to track the number of the cycles and schedule maintenance Manual operation Besides the operation in normal mode controlled by the radio there unit offers several testing options to operate the gear in manual model Under Manual mode menus you can deploy or retract the gear with the possibility of to stop and resume...

Page 10: ...ED will light intermittently one short flash with a long pause between flashes Set your transmitter at the position you want the gear to be retracted Once the TX set press the switch again Hold it pressed until it lit continuously this will indicate that the command received from the TX as been stored as Gear Up command Release the button the led will blink 2 short times followed by a long pause R...

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