FrSky S6R User manual

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Overview
SmartPort - ~
+- SBUS Port
(CH1-CH16)
Green
LED
ON
Flashing
OFF
Yellow LED
LED
+- RSSI Outport
L Conventional Channel
Outputs(CH1-CH8)
SmartPort
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Red LED status
Flashing Binding
OFF Normal
Flashing Signal lost
Status
ON Accelerometeroutside of Calibration limits[0.9 G, 1.1 GJ
OFF Accelerometerwithin Calibration limits [0.9 G, 1.1 G)
Flashing Complaled accelerometercalibration
Blue LED Status
ON Self-checkin rogress
OFF
Completed self-<:heck
SpeciHcatlons
Model name: SSR (6CH n~celverwtth built-In 3-axls gyro and 3-exlaacceleration)
47.42x23.84x14.7mmmm
(L x W x H)
SSR (8CH/16CH receiver with built-In 3-exls gyro and 3-axls acceleration)
46.47x26.78x14.12mmmm
(L x W x H)
Weight: SSR 12.1g; SSR 14g
NumberofChannels: S6R 6CH (1-6CH from conventional channel outputs)
SSR 18CH (1-8ch from conventional channel outputs, 1-18chfrom SBUS port)
Operating Currant:
SSR 100mA@5V ; SSR 120mA@5V
With RSSI PWMoutput on board (S8R only): PWM vollaga output(0-3.3V), 100HZ, 1500±500us
Operating
Voltage Range: 4.Q-10V
Operating Range: full range
Gyroscope
Maasun~rnsnt Range: :t2000dps
Accelerometer Meaaurament
Range: ±4g
Firmware Upgradeeble
Compatibility:
FrSky
Taranla X9D Plus/X9EJHorua X12SIXJT In 016mode
S8R-EU/S8R-EU onlyworks with FrSky
HONs X12S and Taranis X9D Plus/X9EIX7/XJT in D1S-EU mode.
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Automaticlevel mode: S6RIS8Ruaesthe Internal thn~•axls accelerometerand the 111n~.axls gyroscope on tileAIL and ELE channels,
to
return tile model to level orientation when the sticks are raleased to neutral. The RUD channel will operate In ateblllzatlon mode on ly.
Hover mode: When activethe S6RIS8R uses the internallh.--xis accelerometer and the lh.--xis gyroscope on the ELE an d RUD
channels, to point the nose straight up. Whilein this mode theusercan conlrol the rotation of themodalwith AIL, THRis used to ad just
the allltude. ELE
and RUD Inputs (by uaerj an1 not required In tills mode as tile S8RIS8R will hold tile noaa pointing up. TheAIL
channel will opera!&
In ateblllzatlon mode only.
Knlf&.edge mode: When aotive the S6RIS8R uses the internal thn~•axis acceleromater and the three-axis gyroscope on theAIL and
RUD channels, to roll theplanaon itsside (Wing points up). While this mode &leering isdonewith ELE, and altitudecen bemainta in ed
with THR ancllor RUD. AIL Inputs (by user) an1 not required In this mode as tile S8RIS8R will hold the wing pointing up. The ELE
channel will opera!& in atebilizalion mode only.
Delta wing (ftytng wing)
ELE
When using tile Delta wing (flying wing) type option, tile signal produced bythe lranamltter should be without active mixes on tileAIL
and
ELE channels. The S8RJS8R will mix the AIL (CH 1) and ELE (CH2) input signal with a fixed mix percentage automatically. The
RUD(CH4),AIL2 (CH5), ELE2 (CH6), 0
7(CH7), 8(CH8) signals can behave as required bythe user. The S6RIS8R supports &lebi liza-
llon, auto level
and oil modee when using Deltawing (llylng wing). CH9 can be used toadjust gyro gain byassigning a knob orallder,
this will change tile aenaiiMiy
of the counteracting signal produced bythe Internal three-axisgyroacope.
•only S8R have 7(CH7), 8 (CH8).
Three dllrarantftlght
modee can be eelected by using channel CH10 In comblnaHon wltl1 a three position ewllch as shown below:
Flight mode Stabilization Auto Level
Off
CH10
CH10>M+H CH10<M-H
CH10 SW center
(CH10 SW
Down) (CH10SWUp)
M~1500Us represents a neutral signal, H"'liOUs represents the required signal changeto activate the mode. When using the facloly
sailings the switch position shown above rapreaentsthe
mode eelectlon.
V-tall
ELE w··
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RUD
When ualng theV-tell type option, tilesignal produced bytiletransmitter should bewithout actlva mixes on tile ELE and RUD channels
(rates/expo are allowed). TheS8RIS8Rwill
mix the RUD (CH4) and ELE (CH2) inputsignal witl1 afixed mix percentage automatical ly.
AIL 1 (CH1), AIL2(CH5), ELE2 (CH6), •7 {CH7), 8 (CH8) signals can behave as requin1d by the user. Tha S6RIS8Rsupports stabi liza·
lion, auto level
and oil modes when using V-Iall. CH9 can be uaad to adjustgyro gain by IIB1IIgnlng a knob orslider, this will change
the senaiiMty
of the counteracting signal produced bytileInternal 111ra•axla gyroscope.
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Features
• Buil l -In 111RI•ax lsgyroscope an d three-axis accelerometer aensor mo dule
•
Buil t-in RSSI PWM output (0-3.3V) (SSR only)
• Built-in batteryvol
tage detection.
• Smart Port
enabled
Receiver Channels
Receiver
cha n nel order:
AIL1 (CH1), ELE1 (CH2), TH R (CH3), RUD (CH4), AIL2 (CH5), ELE2 (CH8 ), "7(CH7), 8(CH8), gyro gain adjuslmenl (CH9), night
modes (CH10 and CH11), ae lf -dlack activation switch (CH12).
Fu nction:
AIL
1 (Aileron nr.1),
ELE (Elevator (nr.1 )), TH R (Throttle), RUD (Rudder), AIL2 (Aileron nr.2) and ELE2 (Elevator nr.2),"7, 8 sh ould be
oo n neciBd to the correspondi ng SIIIVOII.
S.PORTcan be uee d to update,ed it peramaterllllltlngsviathe FrSky ST1< PC tool and to connect tslamelry ee n eora.
• on lyS8R has 7(CH7 ) and 8 (CH8).
Fo rS8R, 1-18CH can outputfrom SBUS port. RSSI PWM (0 -3.3V) can output from RSSI port.
Functions
The S6RIS8R supports ateblllzatlon, automallc level, hover an d Knlfa-edge night modes fo r conve nti onal model s, stabiliza tio n and
auto mati c level fo r Delts w in g (llying wing) and V-tail. These model types can be enab le d via the S8RIS8R. Co nlig or S6 RIS8R.Iua. If
rwqu i red the SBRIS8R can ba used as a stan dard 618 cha n ne l X series receiver.
•ssR can be also uaed as 16chann ela X ee~ea receiver when SBUS used.
Conventional model layout
S8R/S8Rsupports stabilizatio n, automaticlevel, hovar, Knife..edge and an oil fu n ction when salactinga conventional modal layout.The
available flight
modes can be setasalgn ed tochannels CH1 0 and CH11, In combination wltlllhree po sition switc he sasshown be l ow:
Flight mode Stabilizati on Automatic level Hover Knife-Edge Off
CH10>M+H CH10>M#i CH10>M+H CH10<M-H
C H10 (3 poo SW)
(CH1 0 SW Dcr.¥n)
( CH1 0 SW Dcr.¥n ) (CH10 SW Dcr.¥n) (CH1DSWUp) CH10SW-mid
CH11 (3poo SW)
M-H< CH11<M#i CH 11>M#i C
H11<M-H
M-H<CH11<M#i
(CH11SWMid)
(CH11 SW Down) (C
H11 SWUp) (CH11SWMid)
M~1500Us rapresanls a nsulr&l sign al , H~50us represents the requ ired signal change to activate the mode. When usi ng th e factory
sail
in gs the switch position shown above representsthe mode eelection.
Oft' mode: When active the S8RIS8R proceasas the received commands from thetransmitter and acts on the plane with out
compensating.
Stabilization
mode: When acti ve the S8RIS8R compensates outside forcee inatently an d compensatee du ri ng orders from the
lr&nsmltter
usi ng the date from the three-axis gyroacope. This to enhance thestab il ity on all three axas of themodal (Pitch- Ro ll-Y aw ),
thereby Improving theateblllly
by reactingto wind generated forcas encountered bythe modal. CH9 can be used to adjust gyro gain
byassi
gn ing a kn ob orslider (gain~ abs (C H9-M)), lh ls will change the aansiHvlly of the counteracllng signal p roduced bythe Internal
thre.axls gyroscope.
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•o nly SBR have 7(CH7), 8 (CH8).
Three different flight modes can be selected by using chann el CH10 in combinati on with a three pos i tion sw itch asshown be l ow :
Flight
mo de Stabilization AutoLIMII orr
C H10
CH10>M+H CH10<M.fi
CH10 SW center
(CH10
SW Down ) (CH10SWUp)
M=150 0 ua rapreaenla a ne u lr&l sig na l, H=<'iOus rePRISBnts tile required sign al change to activalll the mode .When usi ng TX factory
settings the switch posit
io n shown above represents tile mode selection.
Configuration
Use either a FrSky radio (w i n~ l ess) or the PC configurati on sol\wan1 (FrSky STK (usb adapter)) to con figun1 tha S8R/S8R se tti ngs,
these
an~: wing type, mou ndng type, ga in aetllng, offllet angle aetllng and accelerometer calibration. Whe n usi ng a FrSkytransmitter
runn i ng Op en TX, make sura thetran sm i tte r has ft rmware versi on 2.2 or aboveInstalled. Copy tileS6RIS8R . lua flle on the SD card af
thelr&n
smitter, bi nd tile S8RJS8R ID the lransmitter and ru n the fi le .
Using the PC connguratlon software
Connectthe SSR I S8Ras shown below to the FrSky STK usb ada pter, an d plug ~ in to a PC.
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S.PORT •
EID/8 •
Lfll
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AIU/5 •
:::»aM RUD/4 •
F/11
J-AXIS ITAIILIZATION
lHR/8 •
0
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... ,,
EIE/2 •
ACt:S1'
AI L /1 •
Ru n the SSRConftg I SBRCo""g eoftwan1 to access the page Illustrated below. Prees
"open" to connect wltl1 the S6RIS8R.On lila bottom of lila menu saaenatilefollowing options eredisplayed:
s.tal: Dlspla)'ll the usb port 111at has tileS6RIS8R Ia con n ected.
S8RIS8R enabled: When S6RIS8Renable chack box In notmarked,the S6RIS8R functions aa a regularalx ch annel rec:elvar.
Opan: Gives tile PC software accesa to the S8RIS8Rconllgu raHon data.
Rud: Retrlavea tilestored S8RIS8R datato be editedIn the PC eoftwa ra.
wrtte: Stores tilecreated data on theS8RIS8R.
Defa ult: Returnsthe PC eoftware aetllngs to tilefactory defaults.
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Mounting type
Gain setting
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Wingtype
Conventional model, Delta wing (flying wing) and
V-tail options are available.
If
AUX1 is selected,ch5 will be no AIL2 function.
IfAUX2 is selected,ch6 will be no ELE2 function.
Button
of "Svae Config" can save all the settings
to one file.
Button
of "Load Config" can restore the settings
from the file you saved before.
Mountingtype:
level, Bottom, Right up and Left up options are
available.
Compensation direction:The
SBR AIL, AIL2, ELE,
ELE2, RUD travel direction can be revered by
selecting the positive
or negative option for each
channel.
Gyro gain stabilization mode: The gain setting of
the
SBR stabilize mode can be set on the aileron,
elevator and rudder channels.
AnglegainAuto level mode: The gain setting
of the
SBR Auto level mode can be set on the aileron
and elevator channels.
Angle gain Hover mode: The gain setting
of the
SBR Hover mode can be set on the elevator and
rudder channels.
Angle gain Knife
Edge mode: The gain setting of
the
SBR Knife Edge mode can be set on the
aileron and rudder channels.
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When the plane is rotated up or
down(Pitch), elevators should have the
correcting actions as illustrated above.
When the plane is rotated to left or
right(Yaw), rudders should have the
correcting actions as illustrated above.
If the compensation direction is incorrect, reverse the affected channel via the PC software as illustrated below.
Self-check
Before starting the self-check, place the model on the ground (level surface).
After changing the compensation direction, make
sure to check it again
on the actual model.
When flying models, aerodynamic balance
is more important than a level model attitude. This results in that at slow speeds the model
fly's at a constant altitude with the nose pointing slightly
up. To avoid the plane nose-diving at high air speeds the user must insure
that the model is placed at a level orslightly nose up attitude during the self-check. Always install the S6RIS8R straight and level
in
the model, if required the PC software can be used to adjust the angle of attack to produce the required setting. Iflarge values are
required, we advise the userto recheck the installation orientation
of the S6RISBR.
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Due to possibility of minor installation and
calibration errors, this software menu has the
option to adjust the attitude
of the model to
achieve the best orientation when Auto Level,
Hover
or Knife edge mode is activated.
Offset angle
of auto level: The roll and Pitch
attitude can be adjusted
on the aileron and
elevator channels to achieve true straight and
level flight.
Offset angle
of Hover: The nose up attitude can
be adjusted
on the elevator and rudder channels
to achieve a stationary Hover
in zero wind
condition.
Offset angle setting
Offset angle
of Knife Edge: The ideal orientation
can achieved by adjusting the aileron and rudder
channels to achieve true straight and level Knife
edge flight.
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SBR accelerometer requires to be calibrated in
six steps. The positive and negative values
combined with the 3-axis ofthe gyro/accelerome-
ter make a total
of six values that need to be
acquired. Follow the
on screen instructions
produced by the PC software describing how to
position the
SBR, click the "Calibration" button,
wait until the YELLOW LED starts flashing, this
indicates that calibration
on this orientation has
been completed. Repeat the above
on the five
remaining steps, when completed check the
values
at the top of the menu to ensure a value of
1 (+/-0.1) is displayed on all three axis by placing
the
SBR in the required orientation. As this is the
final step ofthe PC software, make sure to press
"Write" to save the data
on the SBR when done.
Accelerometer calibration
Inspection of direction
We recommend to check the compensation direction of SBR signal before each flight to insure flight safety, Auto level mode
produces
an large deflection on the AIL and ELE channel and makes it ideal for checking the aileron and elevator surfaces,
selecting Knife edge or hover gives the user clear view
of the rudder surface.
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When the plane is rotated left or
right (Roll), ailerons should
have the correcting actions as
illustrated above.
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Power the transmitter and insure that the Aileron (CH1 ), Elevator (CH2), Rudder (CH4), Aileron2 (CH5) and Elevator2 (CH6) are
in the neutral position. Power the model to start the S6RISBR self-check, this is required to attain the gyro auto level angle and
gimbal neutral position. Do not touch and/or move the model until the self-check is finished, as this will corrupt the calibration
settings created during the procedure.
By press and releasing the bind button
of the S6RIS8R or bychange (ifset up in the transmitter) the switch position of CH12 pass
through midpoint 3 times
in 3 seconds will trigger the self-check procedure, the blue LED will turn ON to indicate self-check
procedure is initiated, the surfaces will move and thereafter the blue
LED turn offto indicate the self-check has been completed.
NEVER operate the CH12 switch during flight! During the self- check procedure, transmitter inputs will not be reproduced by the
S6RI
SBR. Operating CH12 during flight will trigger self-check, an results in crash of the model.
Aftercompletion, move the sticks from
CH1 to CHS(except Thr) to transmit the channel limits to insure the output of SSRISBR will
not damage the models hardware. The S6RISBR will save the zero points
of the gyro, auto level angle, gimbal neutral position and
servo channel limits. Remove the S6RISBR power supply and retry
if self-check fails.
setup steps
S6R/S8Rsetup steps
1.Use the pc software to calibrate the S6R/S8R before installing it
in to the model. Insure the wing type and mounting orientation
settings are identical to the intended model installation.
2.Power the transmitter and reduce the servo endpoint setting to insure self-check mode cannot damage the models hardware.
3.Assign a knob or slider to operate CH9, this will activate the real-time gain adjustment capabilities
of the S6R/S8R.
4.Assign three-position switches to operate CH10 and CH11, this to switch between the available flight modes.
5.Power the model and check the deflection direction
of each control surface to insure this is correct Switch between the flight
modes and insure that the compensation direction of the gyro is as intended on RUD, AIL and ELE.
6.1f necessary, you can make a self-checking for S6R/S8R. Disconnect the power from the S6R/S8R will not lose the setting
parameters.
Enjoy flying.
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