Hobby King Turnigy Integrated PCB X-Micro Quad User manual

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Turnigy Integrated PCB X-Micro Quad
Control board in X configuration
M1 is Prop 1, M2 is Prop 2, M3 is Prop 3, M4 is Prop 4
Check direction of motor rotation’s. If a motor is running in opposite direction, swap
two of the ESC or Motor leads on PCB frame.
Pot’s
Dot marking on pot is MIN direction (ccw).

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Start Setup: Roll 45 %, Pitch 20% Yaw 75%. Then start slightly to increase pot gain’s.
If motors are not running smooth during flight (up and down acceleration), reduce
slightly gyro gains.
Arming and disarming the flight-controller (unlocked / locked)
The KK-board will on power up be in the “locked”/disarmed position. The LED on the
board indicates if the board is armed or not.
LED off = “locked”/disarmed, LED on = Armed.
To arm the board move rudder stick down to the right corner and hold it there for
about 5 seconds.
The LED will turn on indicating that the board is armed and ready.
To unarm/lock the board move the rudder stick down to the left corner for about 5
seconds.
Calibrating the throttle range on the ESC’s
This is to ensure that all the ESC’s have the same throttle range end points. This step
only needs to be performed once.
Fail to do this calibration can result in an uncontrollable platform. If you ever install
new ESC’s this step needs to be performed again.
Never perform this step with the props mounted!
• Make sure that the flight-controller is turned off (power off)
• Turn the Yaw pot to the MIN position
• Turn on the transmitter
• Move the throttle stick to wide open throttle (WOT) position
• Turn on the flight-controller
• Wait until the ESC's beeps twice after the initial beeps
• Move the throttle stick fast to closed throttle (CL). The ESC’s beeps
• Turn off the flight-controller
• Restore the yaw pot to around 75%
Checking the direction of the transmitter channels
This step is to ensure that the sticks actually perform the action in the way that they
are supposed to. Never perform this step with the mounted props!
• Turn on the transmitter and then the flight-controller
• Arm the controller. (Move the rudder stick to the down-right corner)
• Start the motors by raising the throttle (around 1/4 or so)
• Move the Pitch (Elevator) stick on the transmitter forward. The two back
motors (2, 4) should speed up. If it doesn’t, reverse the channel in your
transmitter.
• Move the Roll (Aileron) stick to the left. The two right motors (3, 4) should
speed. If it doesn’t, reverse the channel in your transmitter.
• Move the Yaw (Rudder) stick to the left. Motors (1, 4) should speed up. If it
doesn’t, reverse the channel in your transmitter.

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Checking the gyro compensations
This step is to ensure that the gyros compensate in the right direction. If they don’t,
the quadrocopter is not non-controllable. Never perform this step with mounted
props!
• Turn on the transmitter and then the flight-controller
• Arm the controller
• Start the motors by raising the throttle (about 1/4 )
• Tilt the Quadcopter forward (pitch axis). The two front motors (1, 3) should
speed up, a force in opposition of tilt direction must be sensed. If not, reverse
gyro direction
• Tilt the Quadcopterto to the right (roll axis). The two right motors (3, 4) should
speed up, a force in opposition of tilt direction must be sensed. If not, reverse
gyro direction
• Rotate the Quadcopterto clockwise (yaw axis). Motors (1, 4) should speed up.
If not, reverse gyro direction
Hang up the quad on a string in order to check the CG. Also a good way to check the
yaw gyro compensation.and rudder direction.
Gyro direction reversing
1: Set roll gain pot to zero.
2: Turn on flight controller.
3: LED flashes 3 times.
4: Move the stick for the gyro you want to reverse.
5: LED will blink continually.
6: Turn off flight controller.
7: gyros to be reversed, go to step 2, else set roll gain pot back.
Transmitter Setup (on my Futaba FC 18 V3.2 plus)
I use DUAL RATE for roll and pitch axis with 75%, also EXPO – 28%. Yaw axis no
DUAL RATE and EXPO.
Throttle EXPO + 72%.