RotorX RX122 User manual

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Building!RotorX!Atom!RX122!with!RotorX!PDB!
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Recommended!hardware:!!
8!x!M3x3mm!spacer!
4!x!M3x10mm!spacer!
4!x!M3x16mm!screws!!
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Tin!the!following!pads!on!the!micro!minimOSD!
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Tin!all!minimOSD@associated!pads!on!the!PDB!
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Dry!fit!the!OSD!on!the!PDB!and!use!a!piece!of!tape!to!secure!the!minimOSD!in!place.!Adjust!the!
position!of!the!OSD!so!that!the!pads!on!the!OSD!are!flush!with!ones!on!the!PDB.!
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Generously!tin!the!tip!of!your!soldering!iron,!until!you!get!a!small!blob!of!solder.!
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Holding!the!soldering!iron!with!tip!pointing!down!straight,!slowly!lower!it!so!that!the!tip!is!in!
between!the!pads!of!the!PDB!and!minimOSD.!You!want!the!blob!of!solder!to!touch!both!the!solder!
on!the!PDB!and!OSD,!forming!a!bridge!between!them.!Carefully!raising!the!tip!so!that!the!‘solder!
bridge’!stay!intact.!
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Alternatively,!use!a!small!piece!of!stripped!wire!to!bridge!these!connections.!
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The!end!the!result!should!look!like!the!photo!on!the!right!
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**NOTE**:!If!you!are!using!this!PDB!without!the!micro!minimOSD,!you!will!have!to!manually!
bridge!the!video!signal!pads!between!the!camera!output!and!VTX!!input!as!shown!below!!
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Solder!the!servo!wires!and!power!wires!to!the!top!side!of!the!PDB!
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Solder!the!1.!Pololu,!2.!Camera!output,!3.!VTX!input!and!4.!RC!input!3!and!4!on!the!bottom!of!the!
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Connect!the!PDB!to!the!FC!using!servo!wires!through!6!connection!points:!ESC!header!1,!2,!3,!4,!
ground!and!5V!!
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(please'ignore'the'fact'that'I’m'using'a'Raiju'frame'in'the'picture)''
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First!install!the!PDB!using!the!metal!screws.!Make!sure!you!insulate!the!PDB!from!the!frame!using!
3mm!standoffs.!Separate!the!PDB!from!the!FC!with!another!3mm!standoff.!!
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Install!the!FC!and!secure!it!down!with!M3x10!standoffs.!!
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Solder!the!power!wires!and!signal!wires!to!each!respective!ESC.!!
Solder!RC!input!3!and!4!wires!from!the!PDB!to!the!FC.!!
Install!the!RX.!!
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