Align 3GX V2.1 Manuel

Align3GXV2.1‐SetupSummary

SwashplateSettings SpeedGovernorSettings RudderSettings FlightModeSetting

EnterSetupMode Turnontransmitter,press/holdSET,poweron

heli,releaseSETbeforeLEDsstopscrolling.

The3GXneedstoknowthemaximumandminimumpositionsof

thethrottleandmechanicaltravelrange,youhavetosetthis

functionwhetheryouuseitornot.Note:Swashplatesettings

needtobecompletedandthensetthegovernorfunction.

1.Resetthrottlecurveandpitchcurvetodefault0‐50‐100.

2.Confirmthetransmitterispoweredup,andthrottlestickisat

lowestposition.

3.PressandholdtheSETbuttonwhilepoweringupthereceiver

untilall1~5LEDlightsup.ReleasetheSETbuttonandGOVred

LEDwilllightup.

4.Pushthethrottlestickontransmittertothemaximumtop,and

inafewmomentsLEDwillgooffandsystempowercycles,

indicatingthecompletionofsetupprocess.

1.PushandholdtheSETbuttonfor2secondtoenterthe

ruddergyrosetupmodewhile3GXisturnedon.

2.Eachsettingvalueislabeledonthe3GXcontrolunitwith

eithergreenorredlettering,whichcorrespondstotheSTATUS

LEDcolor.Subsequentsetupmodeisenteredbyasinglepress

oftheSETbutton.Setupmodewillexitifnoactivityisdetected

in10seconds.

1.With3GXinoperationmode,pushruddertoleftorright,and

presstheSETbuttonforaboutasecond.

2.Afterenteringsettingmode,theSTATUSLEDwillflashspecific

numberoftimestoindicatespecificsettings.

3.Duringsettingprocess,LED1to5indicatetherateofsetting;

flashingLEDrepresents10%,whilesteadylitLEDrepresents20%.

Forexample,ifLED1andLED2aresteadylitwithLED3flashing,

thesetrateis2*20+10=50%.

Setting1LED LED1Lit LED1~5alllitup STATUSflashesgreenonce

Setting MechanicalTravelandNeutralpointsetting Speedgovernorsetup Wide/narrowservobandsetting Cyclicpitchspeedadjustment.

SetupMethod 1.ServoonrightsideofheliframeisAIL,middleis

ELE,leftsideisPIT.DonotexchangeAILandPIT

connections,otherwisesomecompensation

featuremaybereversed.

2.ConfirmproperswashplateactionwithPIT,AIL,

andELEcommands.

3.Ifincorrectmovementsorservohasno

movement,pleasecheckservoconnectionto3GX

aswellasradiocontrolsystem.

1.Ensurecorrectthrottleservodirectionandmechanicaltravel

rangepriortoconnectingthegovernor.

2.Connectwiresandinstallsensormagnetasshownindiagram.

3.WhenusingstandardparallelchannellayoutorS.BUSsystemto

connectthe3GX,speedsettingisdonethroughchannel7.

Turningchannel7onoroffwillenableordisablegovernor

function.Whensatellitereceiversareused,governorspeed

settingisdonethroughchannel5.

4.3GXGOVLEDwilllitgreenwhengovernorisactive,redwhen

inactive.

1.3GXFlybarlesssystemiscompatiblewithboththe760μs

narrowframerateservos(suchasFutabaS9256,S9251,

BLS251),aswellasthestandard1520μsframerateservos

(mostothers).Properframeratemustbeselectedbasedon

yourservo'sspecifications.

2.Pushtheransmitterrudderstickleftorrighttoselectthe

framerate.Forexample,ifrudderispushedtotheleft(or

right)andSTATUSLEDturnsgreen,theframerateissetto

1520μs.Tosetitto760μs,therudderstickneedtobepushed

fromthecentertotheopposingend3timesfortheSTATUS

LEDtoturnred,indicatingframeratesetto760μs.

1.Afterenteringsettingmode,STATUSLEDflashesonce.

2.Aileronandelevatorratecanbeadjustedindependently.

3.MovingtheaileronstickwilldisplayaileronrollrateontheLED.

ThemoreLEDs,thefastertherollrate.Movingtheaileronstick

canincreaseordecreasethenumberofLEDsthatlightsup

betweenLED1toLED5,whichsetstheaileronrollrate.Same

methodisusedtoadjusttheelevatorflipratewhenelevatorstick

ismoved.

4.Elevatorfliprateisadjustedbasedonaileronrollrate.When

thedifferencebetweenelevatorfliprateandaileronrollrate

differsby20%ormore,3GXwillautomaticallyadjustuntilthe

errorratefallswithinrange.Therefore,werecommend

adjustmentaileronrollratefirst,andthenadjustelevatorfliprate.

4.Adjustthemaximumcollectivepitchusingthe

transmitter'sswashplatemixingfunction(pitch

swashAFR).Donotadjustindividualservos

endpointsthroughtheservoATV/AFRfunction.

Shouldanychangesmadetotheendpointsor

subtrimsonthetransmitterinthefuture,the3GX

flybarlesssysteminitialsetupmustbeperformed

again.

5.3GXthrottlegovernorhasthrottlesafetybuiltin.Ifthrottle

isn'tloweredtominimumduring3GXstartup,governorfunction

willnotactivate.Restartthe3GXwiththrottleloweredallthe

waydown.

6.Thefollowingtworequirementsmustbemetinorderfor

governortoactivate:

(1)Governorswitchedon.

(2)Throttlepositionisat30%orhigher.

5.Movingtherelatedcontrolstick,LEDwillautomaticallyjumpto

thesetratedisplayofthespecificstickfunction.Forexample,

movingtheaileronstick,LED1toLED5willdisplayaileronsetrate.

Movingelevatorstick,LEDtoLED5willdisplayelevatorsetrate.

Align3GXV2.1‐EasySetupTable

3GXV2.1EasySetupTable(English).xlsx DduRand‐July2012 1of4

Align3GXV2.1‐SetupSummary

SwashplateSettings SpeedGovernorSettings RudderSettings FlightModeSetting

5.Swashplatecyclicpitchsetting:withthemain

bladesparalleltohelicopterbody,throttlestick

positionedwheremainpitchis0degrees,move

aileronstickallthewaytotheright,adjusttheAIL

mixingratiowithinradio'sSWASHmenusothe

mainbladepitchisthefactoryrecommended

value±8degrees.

6.TheELEmixingratioinSWASHmenucanbeset

tothesamevalueasAIL.

7.Whengovernorisfunctioning,enginerotationalspeedis

controlledbythepercentagesetbyuser.Therotationspeedof

mainbladeisconvertedaccordingtotheengineratiooforiginal

helicopter.

8.Usingthechartontherighttoobtainenginerotationspeedand

headspeedundercorrespondinggovernorchannelpercentage.

Setting2LED LED2Lit LED2Lit STATUSflashesgreentwice

Setting ElevatorTravelLimitSetting Digital/AnalogueServoSelection Elevatortravellimitsetting

SetupMethod Whilekeepingswashplatelevelandmainpitchat

zerodegrees,presstheSETbuttontoregisterthe

neutralpointandenterE.LIM

setupmode.TheE.LIMLEDwilllitupafterDIR

turnsoff.

2.Thethrottlestickpositionwheremainpitchis0

degreemustbemaintainedthroughthissetup

process.

3.Withallchannelsstationary,movethe

transmitterelevatorstickforward,andthenback

tocenterposition.Thiscompletestheswashplate

mixingtyperecognizationprocess.Thecontrol

unitwilldeterminetheCCPMmixingratioor

traditionalmechanicalmixingmaximumelevator

endpoints.

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5.MaintainThrottlestickpositionwheremain

pitchis0degreethroughthissetupprocess.

1.Thereisadirectcorrelationbetweenservos'speedtogyro's

performance.Fasterservosareabletoexecutecommands

fromthegyroatfasterandhigherprecision.Duetothehigh

performancegyrosensorsusedinthe3Gflybarlesssystem,

premiumhighspeeddigitalrudderservosaremandatoryfor

optimaltailperformance.Someoftherecommendedrudder

servosincludeAlignDS650,DS620,DS520,DS420,Futaba

S9257,S9256,S9254,S9253,orotherservoswithsimilar

specifications.

2.Setupmethod：PressandholdtheSETbuttonfor2seconds

toenterthesetupmode,thenpresstheSETbuttontoselect

DS/ASsetupmode,asindicatedbythelightingofDS/ASLED.

Usingthetransmitter'srudderstick,selecteitherdigitalservo

DSmode(STATUSLEDisgreen),oranalogservoASmode

(STATUSLEDisred).

1.Beforeenteringelevatorandaileronlimitsetting,pleaseswitch

thetransmittertothrottleholdmodeandpushthethrottledown

to0degreepositiontoavoidmechanicalinterferencedueto

excesstravelrange.

2.Afterenteringsettingmode,STATUSLEDflashestwice

3.Afterenteringsettingmode,elevatormaydeviateasmuchas8

degreespluscompensatingrateeitherforwardorback.Moving

elevatorstickcanadjustservotravellimit.Forexample,ifLED

shows50%,totalelevatortravelrangeis8+0.5*8=12degrees.

4.Generally70%issuitableformosthelicopterframe.If

recommendedvalueisnotused,pleaseadjustsettinguntil

maximumisreachedwithoutmechanicalbinding.

Setting3LED LED3lit LED3lit STATUSflashesgreen3times

Setting Elevatorgyrosetting RudderGyroNOR/REVSetting Ailerontravellimitsetting

SetupMethod 1.PresstheSETbuttontoenterE.REVsetup

mode.TheE.REVLEDwilllitupafterE.LIMturns

off.Thissetupmodesetstheelevatorgyro

direction

2.Tiltthehelicopterforwardasshownindiagram,

andcheckifswashplateistiltingcorrectlytoward

theback.

3.Iftheswashplateistiltingatthewrong

direction,movethetransmitterelevatorstickuntil

STATUSLEDchangescolor,andre‐checkthe

swashplatetiltingdirection.

1.Liftupthehelicopterbyhand,andturnittotheleft(yaw).

Checkiftherudderservoisapplyingcorrectcompensationto

theright.Ifreversed,settheNOR/REVsettingasfollow.

2.Setupmethod：PressandholdtheSETbuttonfor2seconds

toenterthesetupmode,thenpresstheSETbuttontoselect

NOR/REVsetupmode,asindicatedbythelightingofNOR/REV

LED.

3.Usingthetransmitter'srudderstick,selecteitherNOR

(STATUSLEDisgreen),orREV(STATUSLEDisred).

1.Afterenteringsettingmode,STATUSLEDflashes3times.

2.Afterenteringsettingmode,aileronmaydeviateasmuchas8

degreespluscompensatingrateeitherforwardorback.Moving

aileronstickcanadjustservotravellimit.Forexample,ifLED

shows50%,totalelevatortravelrangeis8+0.5*8=12degrees.

3.Generally70%issuitableformosthelicopterframe.If

recommendedvalueisnotused,pleaseadjustsettinguntil

maximumisreachedwithoutmechanicalbinding.

3GXV2.1EasySetupTable(English).xlsx DduRand‐July2012 2of4

Align3GXV2.1‐SetupSummary

SwashplateSettings SpeedGovernorSettings RudderSettings FlightModeSetting

Setting4LED LED4LED4STATUSflashesgreen4times

Setting AileronTravelLimitSetting RudderServoTravel SwashplateDampeningSetting

SetupMethod 1.PresstheSETbuttontoenterA.LIMsetup

mode.TheA.LIMLEDwilllitupafterE.REVturns

off.

2.Withallchannelsstationary,movethe

transmitteraileronsticktotheright,andthen

backtocenterposition.Thiscompletesthe

aileronendpointsetupprocess.Thecontrolunit

willdeterminethemaximumaileronendpoints.

1.PresstheSETbuttontoenterLIMITsetupmode.

2.Pushthetransmitterrudderstickleftuntiltailpitchslider

reachestheend,thencentertherudderstickandwait2

secondsfortheSTATUSLEDtoflashred.Thiscompletesthe

rudderendpointlimitadjustmentfortheleftside.

3.Pushtherudderstickrightuntiltailpitchsliderreaches

theend,thencentertherudderstickandwait2seconds

fortheSTATUSLEDtoflashred.Thiscompletesthe

rudderendpointlimitadjustmentfortherightside.

1.Afterenteringsettingmode,STATUSLEDflashes4times.

2.Movetheaileronsticktoadjustcyclicpitchdampeningrate;the

moreLEDlightsup,themoredampeningeffect.Pleasenote

aileronandelevatordampeningcannotbeadjustedseparately.

Movingaileronstickisforadjustingcyclicpitchdampeningrate,

butmovingelevatorstickisforadjustingcollectivepitch

dampeningrate,NOTelevatordampeningrate.

3.Themoredampeningeffect,thesmootherhelicopterflies,but

feelslessdirect.Therateofdampeningshouldbeadjustedtosuit

pilot’spreferences.

Setting5LED LED5 LED5 STATUSflashesgreen5times

Setting Ailerongyrosetting HeliSizeandDelayValue Swashplatebump(acceleration)Setting

SetupMethod 1.PresstheSETbuttontoenterA.REVsetup

mode.TheA.REVLEDwilllitupafterA.LIMturns

off.

2.Tiltthehelicopterrightasshownindiagram,

andcheckifswashplateistiltingcorrectlytoward

theleft.Iftheswashplateistiltingatthewrong

direction,movethetransmitteraileronstickuntil

STATUSLEDchangescolor,andre‐checkthe

swashplatetiltingdirection.

3.PresstheSETbuttonagain,andthecontrolunit

willrestartwithallLED'sflashing.

Thiscompletestheflybarlessportionofthesetup

process.

1.PressSETbuttontoselectDELAYsetupmode.Thechoiceof

smallorlargehelicopterisdonebymovingthetransmitter

rudderstickleftorrightwhileobservingthecolorofSTATUS

LED.(Forexample,T‐REX500/550/600/700theSTATUSLED

willbegreen.T‐REX250/450theSTATUSLEDwillbered.)

2.TheamountofrudderstickmovedfromcenteristheDELAY

amount.WhenDELAYLEDbeginstoflash,delayisat0%.

Whenrudderstickispushedtotheend,delayisat100%.

3.ConfirmthesettingbypushingtheSETbutton.

1.Afterenteringsettingmode,STATUSLEDflashes5times.

2.Movetheaileronsticktoadjustcyclicpitchaccelerationrate;

themoreLEDlightsup,themoreaccelerationeffect.Pleasenote

aileronandelevatoraccelerationcannotbeadjustedseparately.

Movingaileronstickisforadjustingcyclicpitchaccelerationrate,

butmovingelevatorstickisforadjustingcollectivepitch

accelerationrate,NOTelevatoraccelerationrate.

3.Whencyclicpitchaccelerationisactive,hoveringpointfixation

abilitymaybereduced.BeginnersorF3Cpilotsshouldminimize

cyclicpitchaccelerationratevalue,orsetittozero.

4.Settingswashplateaccelerationmayincreasetheburstamp

drawofservos.Therefore,BECoutputcapabilityshouldbe

confirmedtohandleburstcurrentwhensettingcollectivepitch

acceleration,otherwiseinsufficientcurrentsupplymayresultin

flightaccidents.Werecommenddirectpowersupplyif

accelerationishigherthan50%.

3GXV2.1EasySetupTable(English).xlsx DduRand‐July2012 3of4

Align3GXV2.1‐SetupSummary

SwashplateSettings SpeedGovernorSettings RudderSettings FlightModeSetting

Setting6LED LED1~5alllitup

Setting Gyroinstallreversesetting

SetupMethod 1.Toachieveconsistentgyrogainonleftandright,3GXhas

builtinanti‐torquecompensationfunction.Userneedto

confirmif3GXismountedrightsideuporupsidedown.

2.Rightsideup:Installedwith3GXlabelfacingup,anti‐torque

compensationsettopositive(greenSTATUSLED).Upside

down:Installedwith3GXlabelfacingdown,anti‐torque

compensationsettonegative(redSTATUSLED).

4.Setupmethod:PressandholdtheSETbuttonfor2seconds

toentersetupmode,selectuntilanti‐torquecompensation

section,asindicatedbylightingofall5setupmodeLEDs.Using

theruddersticktoselecteitherpositiveanti‐torque

compensation(greenSTATUSLED)forrightsideupmounting,

ornegativeanti‐torquecompensation(redSTATUSLED)for

upsidedowninstallation.

Inadditiontotransmitter,theanti‐torquecompensation

featurecanalsobesetthrough3GXinterface'srudder

parameter.

Transmitter Setting RudderGainAdjustmentonTransmitter

SetupMethod 1.Forradiowithbuiltingyrogainsettings,gaincanbeadjusted

directly.Forexample,50%‐100%settingontheradio

translatesto0%‐100%gainintheheadinglockmode;50%‐0%

settingontheradiotranslatesto0%‐100%gaininthenormal

(non‐heading)lockmode.

2.Actualgainvaluediffersamongstservosandhelicopters.

Thegoalistofindthemaximumgainwithouttailhunting.This

canonlybedonethroughactualflighttests.

3.Therecommendedstartingpointfortransmitter'sgyrogain

settingshouldbe70~80%forhovering,60~70%foridle‐up.

Valueshouldbetunedunderactualflightconditionsby

increasingtothemaximumgainwithouttailhunting.

Warnings Aftercompletingsettingof8degreesSWASH,do

notmakefurtheradjustments.Ifadjustmentto

helicopter’srollrateisneeded,theadjustment

mustbemadeintherollrateunderflightmode’s

cyclicpitchsection.

1.FlashingLEDindicates10%;fullylitLEDindicates20%.For

example,LED1andLED2arefullylit,whileLED3isflashing,thisis

translatedto2*20+10=50%.

2.Movethesticktodisplaythestickfunction’ssettingvalue.For

example,movingaileronstickwillresultinLED1~LED5displaying

aileron’ssettingvalue.

DeonduRand‐2012‐7‐04

3GXV2.1EasySetupTable(English).xlsx DduRand‐July2012 4of4

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