Kds FLYMENTOR 3D User Manual

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Flymentor 3D

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KDS Flymentor 3D User Manual

Fore wa rd

Caut io n

1. Sum ma ry

1.1 In tr oducing

1.2 Sp ec ificati on

1.3 Att en tions

1.4 LE D st atus

1.5 Us in g flow

2. Con ne ct to compute r

2.1 In st alling dr iv er

2.2 Adj us tment and S av ing

3. Mou nt ing stage

3.1 Se tu p transmi tt er

3.2 Mo un ting Flym en to r 3D

3.3 Ad ju sting ' Mou nt in g paramet er s'

3.4 Adj us ting 'Serv os p ar ameters '

3.4. 1 Se rvo Rever se

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3.4. 2 Se rvo neutr al

3.5 Adj us ting 'Cont ro l pa rameter s'

3.5. 1 St ick reverse

3.5. 2 St ick travel

4.Fl ig ht Test ing Stage

4.1 Adj us ting 'Gyro par am eters'

4.1. 1 Gy ro settings

4.1. 2 Gy ro Expert Set ti ng

4.2 Adj us ting 'Adva nc e pa rameter s'

4.2. 1 Work in g mode

4.2. 2 Ba sic param et er s

4.2. 3 Mo de parame te rs

4.2. 4 Ex pert settin gs

5. Usa ge o f Config file

5.1 Ex po rt to Cfg file

5.2 Im po rt from Cfg fil e

6. Res to re factor y se ttings

7. FAQ

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Foreward

Thank y ou for choosing KD S Fl ymentor 3 D, i t is a hi gh performa nc e in te lligent d ev ic e. The
Flymentor 3D is suit ab le for begi nn er, it will ena bl e you to ho ver the hel ic op ter, and mak es
practicing much e as ie r an d le ss s tr es sful.
To gain the best effe ct , y ou sh ou ld co nf igure your Flymentor acc or di ng to yo ur ow n c on di ti on,
because the w or ki ng o f Fl ym entor relates t o me ch an is m of helicopter. We su pp os e you have
known yo ur he li co pt er well ( su ch as movement o f s wa sh pl at e ) bef or e u si ng Flyementor 3 D, if
you are not sure abou t th es e, i t is r ec om me nded to find an old hand to h el p yo u.

*Atten ti on : Th e so ft wa re m ay be diffe re nt f ro m th is m an ua l because of upgrad in g of t he
software. Ple as e ba se o n th e so ft wa re y ou are using, and refer t o th is m an ua l.

Caution

It is necessar y to lear n prop er technology for assembling and operating mod el . Be car ef ul
when operating. I mp ro pe r mo un ti ng m ay cause serious dama ge o r in ju ry !
KDS Flymentor 3D is designed for civil model using only, please conf ir m i t wil l not be used
on ma nn ed fl ye r or ot he r d ev ic es ! The F ly mentor pr ov id es an auxiliary co ntrol f or mode l,
you can not depend on i t co mp le te ly .

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1. Summary

1.1 Introd ucing

The Flymentor 3D is consist of three mo du le s, Co nt ro ll er , Sensor an d CCD . Se e
Diagram1.1.1.

Recei ve r

Conne ct L ine

CCD

·Controller : i t i s k er ne l o f Flymentor 3D , a nd ta ke s charge of bala nc e c al cu la ti ng and servos
controlling. The R eceiver Co nn ec t Li ne is used to link re ceiver to obtain s ignal. The Devi ce
Connector is used t o li nk s er vo s to c on tr ol them.

·S en so r: I t is us ed to i nd uc e the p os it io n of he li co pt er, and tr an sf or m the s ig na l to co nt ro ll er.
Sensor must be mounted on sui ta bl e pl ac e. Usua ll y, the Sensor should be mounted on the

Contr ol ler

LED

Diagram1.1.1 Fl ym en to r 3D m od ul es

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Devic e Co nne ct or

USB Por t

Senso r

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place where the gyr o sh ou ld b e.

· CC D: u se d to ' se e' g round to avoid drifti ng . To see g round eff ec ti ve ly , CCD s ho ul d be
mounted on s ui table pl ace, a nd lens must face to t he g ro un d, a nd C CD mus t ' se e' t he
ground well witho ut a ny o bs tr uc ti on .

KDS Flymentor 3D ha s fo ll ow in g fu nc ti ons:

·Control all movem en t, i nc lu di ng a tt itude stabilizati on , sp ee d co nt ro l, p osition locking.

·CCD sensor to captu re p ic tu re o f gr ou nd , comparing picture s to a vo id d ri ft in g.

·Switch working mo de ( ho ri zo nt al m od e and position mode) th ro ug h AUX c ha nn el .

·Integrating hea d lo ck in g gy ro a nd s wa shplate mixer.

·Control sensiti vi ty a nd m od e of i nt er nal gyro through GEAR c ha nn el .

·Support swashpl at e 3 S 120º, 3S 1 4 0º, 4 S 9 0º, 4 S 90º+4 5º

·Keep balance in inv er te d fl ig ht .

·Configured by com pu te r th ro ug h US B.

·If you are using FM /P PM r em ot e co nt ro l de vice, when helicopt er i s ou t of c on tr ol , th e

Flymentor 3D wi ll s et a il er on , el ev at or, rudder to neutral , an d ke ep p it ch i n th e fi nal signal
position, and swi tc h to p os it io ni ng m ode automatically , th e se ns it iv it y is 7 0%.

1.2 Specification

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Voltage: 4.8-6.0 V

·Current: 55mA (und er 5 V)

·Wei gh t: 37 G

·Temperature: 0℃~ + 4 0℃

·Under the stabili sa ti on m od e an d po si tioning mode, maxim um r ot at e sp ee d al lo wed:
√Aileron and Eleva to r: ≤2 00°/ s
√Tail turning (if usin g ex te rn al g yr o) : ≤36 0°/ s

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1.5 Using flow

The usin g f low of Fl ym ent or 3D is sh own as diag ra m1. 4. 1. You c an di vid e t he m i nto tw o s ta ges, 'M ounti ng
sta ge ' an d 'F ly ing a dj ust me nt stag e' .

In ' Mo unt in g st ag e', yo u sh ould c omp le te t he mou nt ing of a ll dev ic es, an d th e se tt ing of a ll bas ic con fi gur at ion s
so th at t he F lym en tor 3 D ca n work no rm all y. T hes e ba si c par am ete rs a re call ed ' Mo un tin g pa ram et er s' .
In ' Fl yin g a dju st men t s tag e' , y ou m ay adj us t so me a dv anced par am eters acc or di ng t o th e resu lt o f f lig ht ­tes t, to rea ch bes t stat us you are sat is fie d with. These advan ce d para met er s are call ed 'F ly ing
param et ers '.

Diagram1.5.1 Us in g fl ow o f Fl ym en to r 3D

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2. Connect to computer

2.1 Instal ling driver

Configuring Fl ym en tor 3D mu st use a computer, y ou should t ak e a c om pu te r with US B port
and mouse, and it mus t ha s Mi cr os of t Wi nd ows OS(Win do ws X P/ Vista/W in do ws 200 0 ) .

Plug in to U SB po rt

KDS USB a da pte r

Drive r of U SB ad ap ter

Plug in to
Flyme nt or 3D

Confi gu re so ft war e

Diagram2.1.1 Co nn ec t Fl ym en to r 3D w ith computer

First, pl ea se plug the U SB adapter in to Flymentor 3D, th en p lu g USB, re fe r to
diagram2.1.1. Wh en the co mp ut er not if ie s y ou fin d n ew hardw ar e, an d need s d ri ve r, ple as e
choose the KD SL IN K. IN F. Then run He li Ba l. ex e, you will see t he ma in in te rface of the c on fi gu re
software like dia gr am 2. 1. 2.

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Auto sc an a dap te r

Conne ct s tat us

Diagr am 2.1 .2 C onf ig ure sof tw are

The s oftware w ill s ea rc h K DS US B a da pt er au to ma ti cl ly af te r i t r un ni ng , i f it could not fi nd th e
adapter, a bal lo on will b e sh ow n as di ag ra m2 .1 .3. Pl ea se con fi rm the ad ap te r wa s connected
properly, th en c li ck ' Retr y' . I f the apapter c an n ot b e fo un d at all time s, p le as e co nt act
your distributo r.

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