Hobby King Turnigy V-Bar 600 User manual

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Turnigy® V-Bar 600
Flybarless System V2.0
Preface
The Turnigy® V-Bar 600 is an extremely high quality precise controller and stabilizer for the swashplate and
tail rotor of a model helicopter flight control system. It has super-stabilization and super-response to control
input. This makes for incredible stability and agility. The programmability allows for performance settings
from smooth scale to sport or hard 3D flying. Flybarless also means longer flight times and a tremendous
reduction of parts and aerodynamic drag. You no longer need to use an external tail gyro, resulting in
reduced weight, with a large cost savings. The Turnigy® V-Bar 600 offers 4 switchable flight modes.
Technical details:
●MEMS Gyro Sensors in three axes
●Digital signal processor
●Operating voltage: 4-10 Volts, current < 80mA
●Temperature range: -10°C to +50°C
●Size: 33x34x18 mm
●Weight: 15 g
●Servo compatibility: 1520uS/333Hz, 1520uS/250Hz, 1520uS/167Hz
and 760uS/333Hz digital servos, 1520uS/71Hz Analog servo.
●Spare parts: foam and double-side adhesive tape and Stainless steel plate.
Installation :
Please only use a thick double sided adhesive pad when installing the
Turnigy® V-Bar 600 to an electric helicopter. If installing on a nitro or
turbine
helicopter, you may want to use 2 double sided adhesive pads on the
bottom, plus a stainless plate on the top, plus a thin double sided
adhesive pad on the top layer for better vibration isolation.
As shown in the pictures below, When installing Turnigy® V-Bar 600 to helicopter you can choose the
following four directions. If the Turnigy® V-Bar 600 is installed on bottom of the helicopter, the same four
directions can be chosen as well.
Turnigy® V-Bar 600 runs parallel to the helicopter (nose):

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Turnigy® V-Bar 600 runs perpendicular to the helicopter (nose):
The distance between the blade grip ball link and the center of the helicopter rotor head should be
no less than 25mm for rotor diameter of 1.15m. As rotor diameter increases, adjust this value
accordingly. Too small of an offset will result in improper resolution for optimal performance.
Turnigy® V-Bar 600 port connection definition:
Instructions:

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Please perform the following steps, to install the Turnigy® V-Bar 600.
●A rigid rotor head has no flybar, no washout assembly and no pitch mixer arms.
You must have a flybarless head with proper geometry installed
●Install Turnigy® V-Bar 600 correctly as illustrated above.
●Connect Turnigy® V-Bar 600 to receiver. Don not connect the servos to the Turnigy® V-Bar 600 at this
time.
●Ensure that the transmitter trims and sub-trims are set to zero, and that collective pitch to tail pitch mixing
is disabled.
●Ensure the swashplate type of transmitter is H1.
●Adjust the rudder, pitch, aileron and elevator servo travel (ATV, end point) to +/-100% in your transmitter.
●Set a gain switch in your transmitter for switching flight mode.
●Refer to the following LCD Setting Adaptor guide for detailed setting .
●Connect the servos(rudder,aileron, elevation,pitch) to Turnigy® V-Bar 600.
●Set the gain in your transmitter so that the Turnigy® V-Bar 600 is in memory bank 0, see page 5 before
continuing
●Set tail gyro gain in Turnigy® V-Bar 600 to be in normal mode (heading hold off).
●Select “READ DATA” menu and read the data under the flight mode
●If you switched gain switch, you must select “READ DATA” menu and read the data under the flight
mode.
●Rudder servo is in normal mode. Perform mechanical adjustment of the rudder servo horn and control
linkages to achieve approximately 8deg tail pitch.
●Confirm correct relationship of rudder stick and Turnigy® V-Bar 600 response to tail movement. Confirm
there is no mechanical binding.
●Confirm correct relationship of aileron stick and Turnigy® V-Bar 600 response to swashplate movement.
Confirm there is no mechanical binding.
●Confirm correct relationship of elevation stick and Turnigy® V-Bar 600 response to swashplate
movement. Confirm there is no mechanical binding .
●Confirm correct relationship of pitch stick and Turnigy® V-Bar 600 response to swashplate movement.
Confirm there is no mechanical binding.
In order to determine Turnigy® V-Bar 600’s Neutral Point, please don’t move the helicopter for
3 seconds
after powering on. Bind Turnigy® V-Bar 600 tightly with Velcro, avoiding that the helicopter body is
vibrated to cause Turnigy® V-Bar 600's shake.
Power up Turnigy® V-Bar 600, and connect with LCD programmer.
Status LED:
During normal operation the LED provides simple status information for users.
On ：
AVCS and Normal mode. Rudder stick at neutral.
Short blink two times:
Rudder input detected.
Off ：
Lose of gain signal .
repeating flash:
Error. Gyro not receiving valid signal from the receiver or unable to calibrate
because the rudder stick is not centred.
LCD Setting:

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Turnigy® V-Bar 600 Main Menu Configuration Steps：
：：
：
Main Menu Configuration Steps Without flight mode ：
：：
：
Main Menu Configuration Steps Associated With flight mode ：
：：
：
GN-MODE displays current gain pulse width and flight mode:
The Turnigy® V-Bar 600 is capable of flying with four switchable flight modes which are pilot
selected from the transmitter. This is the same process as selecting the gain in your tail gyro but it can
configure all the flight characteristics on three axis’s. If you only plan on using one flight mode it is
advisable to leave the gain wire off of the installation and move on to setup.
9: TAIL GAIN MISC
2: TAIL BASE PARAM
12: PIRO OPTIMIZE 11: SWPL GAIN FEEDBK
4: SWPL MIXER RATE
7: SWPL SERVOS TRIM
10: TAIL TORQUR COMP
8: SENS DIRECT DEAD
6: SWPL HIGH POINT 5: SWPL LOW POINT
1: GN-MODE 3: SWPL-TYP SRV-DIR
2: TAIL BASE PARAM 4: SWPL MIXER RATE
7: SWPL SERVOS TRIM
8: SENS DIRECT DEAD
6: SWPL HIGH POINT 5: SWPL LOW POINT
3: SWPL-TYP SRV-DIR
9: TAIL GAIN MISC 11: SWPL GAIN FEEDBK10: TAIL TORQUR COMP
13: READ DATA
12: PIRO OPTIMIZE

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When setting up the Turnigy® V-Bar 600 you use the transmitter to select which flight mode is being
programmed. If you have the gain channel connected the pulse width on the gain channel controls which
flight mode the Turnigy® V-Bar 600 is in and which flight mode is being programmed. Simply switching to
the desired flight mode will tell the Turnigy® V-Bar 600 to change values for the selected mode. If the gain
channel is not connected you will program Flight Mode 0. If you do not intend on using multiple flight
modes it is best to not connect the gain channel.
Pulse width is used by Radio Control systems to communicate between the radio and receiver the channel
value information. This information corresponds to desired servo positions, gain value etc. The pulse width
different radio systems such as FUTABA or JR varies to some extent but is approximately 1-2
milliseconds.Below is a table of the pulse width ranges acceptable to select each flight mode.The program
box can read the pulse width on the gain channel to verify the flight mode you are in and that your radio is
setup properly. Please consult your radio manual for instruction on how to setup multiple flight modes. A
pulse width of approximately 1500 microseconds corresponds to center stick/center servo position. Flight
modes with the Turnigy® V-Bar 600 are set with pulse widths from 1620 to 1919 microseconds.
The values below are only examples. In some cases the radio range may be 0-100 in others +/- 100%.
You should always check the actual pulse width is correct to get each mode setting by reading the Turnigy®
V-Bar 600 data after the radio is switched to the desired mode
Display Format: gggg-m. gggg is 4-digit gain pulse width in us. m is 1-digit flight mode. If switching
gain switch, the flight mode shall be changed. Before configuration Turnigy® V-Bar 600, select “READ
DATA” menu and press any button of +/-10 and +/-1 to read the data under the flight mode. Turnigy® V-Bar
600 can save the data under four flight modes. The flight modes corresponding to gain pulse widths are as
follows:
Gain Pulse Width in (us)
Flight Mode
Futaba 10CH
X Gain %
Gyro Sense AVCS Mode
JR 9303 Gain % For
Auto Gyro Sense
Gain<1620 or Gain>1920
0
0
-
23
0
-
64
Between 1621 and 1719
1
35
71
Between 1721 and 1819
2
58
84
Between 1821 and 1919
3
81
96
TAIL BASE PARAM Submenu Configuration Steps：
：：
：
1: TAIL-SRV 2: RUD-DIRE
4: RUD-LEND
5: RUD-HEND
6: RUD-DEAD
7
：
RETURN
3: RUD-TRIM

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SWPL-TYP SRV-DIR Submenu Configuration Steps:
SWPL MIXER RATE Submenu Configuration Steps:
SWPL LOW POINT Submenu Configuration Steps:
SWPL HIGH POINT Submenu Configuration Steps:
SWPL SERVOTRIM Submenu Configuration Steps:
1: GYRO-POS 2: SWPL-TYP 3: SWPL-SRV
4: AIL-DIRE5: ELE-DIRE6: PIT-DIRE
7: RETURN
2: ELEV-RAT 3: PITC-RAT
4: CYCL-LMT5: RETURN
1: AILE-RAT
1: AIL-LEND 2: ELE-LEND 3: PIT-LEND
4: RETURN
1: AIL-HEND 2: ELE-HEND 3: PIT-HEND
4: RETURN
1: AIL-TRIM 2: ELE-TRIM 3: PIT-TRIM

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SENS DIRECT DEAD Submenu Configuration Steps:
TAIL MISC PARAM Submenu Configuration Steps:
TAIL TORQUE COMP Submenu Configuration Steps:
SWPL GAIN FEEDBK Submenu Configuration Steps:
4: RETURN
1: AIGY-DIR 2: ELGY-DIR 3: AIL-DEAD
4: ELE-DEAD5: RETURN
2: RUDLSTOP 3: RUDRSTOP
4: RUDD-ACC5: RUDD-DEC6: RUD-EXP
1: TAILGAIN
8: RETURN7: RUD-SENS
3: RETURN
1: PIT-COMP 2: CYC-COMP
1: AIL-GAIN 2: ELE-GAIN 3: AIL-FEED
4: ELE-FEED
5: AILLSTOP6: AILRSTOP
7: ELELSTOP 8: ELERSTOP 9: V-SWPLRO
10: RETURN

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PIRO OPTIMIZE Submenu Configuration Steps:
READ DATA reads the data under current flight mode:
If the gain, stop gain, feedback factor and the compensation of torque change to tail servo is required to set
after switching into different flight mode, select this menu and press any button of +/-10 and +/-1 to read the
data under the flight mode.
Power On ：
：：
： Once power on, LCD will display HELLO. After 5 seconds, configuration card will display
Turnigy® V-Bar 600 settings and is ready for use.
Default Setting ：
：：
： When HELLO is display, press ＋ 10 and － 1 buttons simultaneously. Configuration will
return to default value.
System Reset ：
：：
： Reset button is located at the bottom of LCD configuration card.
Return to the previous menu: Press FUNC+ or FUNC- buttons, select “return” menu when Scroll up/down
function menu. Press any button of +10 ,-10,+1,-1, return to the previous menu.
Button Description:
Total 7 function keys: FUNC+, FUNC-, +10, -10, +1, -1, Reset
Description
Function
FUNC ＋、 FUNC
－
Scroll up/down function menu
＋ 10 、－ 10
Increase (+) or decrease (
-
) value by 10 units each time.
Automatically change to 1 units if the maximum function value is less than 20.
Enter for main menu and “RETURN”
＋ 1 、－ 1
Increase (+) or decrease (
-
) value by 1 unit each time.
Enter for main menu and “RETURN”
Reset
System reset
TAIL BASE PARAM Su bmenu Configuration Steps：
：：
：
1 、
、、
、 TAIL-SRV ---- rudder servo type selection
Menu Items
Descriptio
n
3: RETURN
1: PIRO-THR 2: PIRO-OPT

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152-33
（ Default ）
Servo pulse width 1520us, working frequency 333Hz includes ：
Futaba ： S9253 、 S9254 、 S9650 、 S9257 、 S3153
JR ： 8900G 、 DS3405 、 DS3500
Hitec ： HS-5084MG 、 HS-5925MG
LogicTech ： 3100G
If the servos work in abnormal state, it doesn't adapt to 333 Hz frequency, select
the option with lower frequency of 152-25 (1520us/250Hz) or 152-07
(1520us/71Hz).
76-33
Servo pulse width 760us, working frequency 333Hz includes ：
Futaba ： S9251 、 S9256 、 BLS251
LogicTech ： 6100G
152-25
Servo pulse width 1520us, working frequency 250Hz includes ：
Futaba ： S3154
JR ： 8700G 、 2700G
Align ： DS510 、 DS520 、 DS620
152-167
Servo pulse width 1520us, working frequency 167Hz includes ：
Align ： DS410 、 DS610
Low-speed digital servo.
152-07 Servo pulse width 1520us, working frequency 71Hz includes
：
analog servo, low-speed digital servo.
Suggestion
High
-
frequency digital servo is compatible to low
-
frequency pulse. If you did not
know which kind of frequency the 1520us digital servo adapts. Choose 152-11
(1520us/111Hz) for trial firstly, if the heli is not works, choose 152-07
(1520us/71Hz) to analog the servo specification. If it works normally, rechoose
152-25 (1520us/250Hz) or 152-33 (1520us/333Hz) for trial. The frequency chosen
is higher, the flight effect is better.
2 、
、、
、 RUD-DIRE----- Rudder gyro direction selection

1
0
A
ttention
: Check that the rudder direction matches the transmitter stick direction. Otherwise, please
reverse the rubber direction in transmitter program.
Menu items
Description
NORM
(Default)
Rotate the helicopter left (nose). Rudder servo should compensate to the right
automatically. Otherwise, change value to “REV”. As shown in the diagram.
REV
Rotate the helicopter left (nose). Rudder servo should compensate to the right
automatically. Otherwise, change value to “NORM”. As shown in the diagram.
3 、
、、
、 MID-TRIM---- Rudder Servo Neutral Adjustment
Attention:
Rudder SUB TRIM value of Transmitter should be set to zero . Install rudder servo horn to
closest to 90 degree. Use MID-TRIM to fine tune the neutral point of servo horn to achieve exact 90 degree.
Check the neutral position by switching the Turnigy® V-Bar 600 to the NOR mode, or by moving the rudder
stick to the left and right at least three times at high speed and immediately returning the stick to the neutral
position. This temporarily resets the rudder servo.
Menu items
Description
-
100 ~
0
~ +100
（ Default 0 ） Fine tune rudder servo neutral point.
4 、
、、
、 RUD-HEND----- Rudder High Travel Limit
Menu items
Description
130~ 240
(Default 160) Adjust rudder servo travel at end limit.
Suggestion
Suggested setting between 160 ～ 230. If setting is higher than 230, please install ball
link to the outer hole of servo horn or use longer horns. If setting is lower than 140,
please install ball link to the inner hole of servo horn or use shorter horns. It is
recommended to keep difference between RUD-HEND and RUD-LEND within ±20.
5 、
、、
、 RUD-LEND ----- Rudder Low Travel Limit
Menu items
Description
130 ~ 240
(Default 160) Adjust rudder servo travel at end limit.
Suggestion
Suggested setting between 160 ～ 230. If setting is higher than 230, please install ball
link to the outer hole of servo horn or use longer horns. If setting is lower than 140,
please install ball link to the inner hole of servo horn or use shorter horns. It is
recommended to keep difference between RUD-HEND and RUD-LEND within ±20.
6 、
、、
、 RUD-DEAD ------ Rudder Stick Dead Zone
Menu items
Description
5 ～ 100
(Default 6)
Rudder has no response if stick movement in deadband zone.Useful to prevent minor
unintentional rudder stick commands.
Suggestion
Rudder stick at neutral point.If led continue Short blink 2 times, indicating that the
Turnigy® V-Bar 600 is received rudder signal form receiver. The rudder stick is not
Direction of resulting yaw.
Direction of resulting yaw
Tail rotor
thrust
Tail rotor
thrust