Spirit RS User manual

Spirit RS is stabilisation system for R/C aircrafts featuring control unit and receiver in one extraordinary
packageǃ
It combines the best available technologies from both worlds to offer cutting edge experience.
In other words, Spirit RS consists from Spirit 2 hardware and JETI Duplex receiver.
Control part
12-axis Sensor Fusion
Performance-line ARM processor
Receiver part
JETI Duplex 2.4Ghz full-range telemetry receiver
To ensure pilot can operate model reliably and safely with the highest standard in R/C industry, all DUPLEX
radios can be easily bound.
With additional DUPLEX TU2 module Spirit RS can be operated also with any other radio!
For our pilots we offer the latest JETI model DS-12, that is 16 channel radio, tailored specially for Spirit RS.
Following pages are covering complete setup of your radio and unit to prepare everything for the first flight.

CONTENTS
Preparation
Safety notes
Radio Preparation
Mounting
Mounting at the model
Wiring
Servo wiring and Power Supply
JETI telemetry sensors
Spirit ESC Telemetry
Spirit Governor
Binding
Binding with Radio
Setup
Configuring Spirit RS from Radio
Configuring Spirit RS from Computer
Certification
FCC Declaration of Conformity

SpiritRS Safety
R/C models such as helicopters are not toys! It is necessary to check all the manufacturer instructions of the
model, comply with local laws and to perform pre-flight inspections of the model to address all possible
mechanical concerns, electrical concerns and failures immediately.
Rotor blades and propellers rotate at high speed and can lead to serious injury to persons and property if not
respected.
If you encounter any problems, contact your dealer or other experienced modelers.
Pay particular attention to your own safety and the safety of others. Never fly amongst or over people, animals,
or on private property without prior authorization from the property owner. Fly only in safe places where no
additional damage is possible to other objects, because the model can suddenly become unmanageable for
various reasons, such as failure of electronics, mechanical failure, pilot error or radio interference.
Do not try to fly damaged models or perform repairs using damaged parts; always replace damaged parts with
new ones. Never fly a model which exhibits excess vibrations, this may cause unwanted flight characteristics or
in-flight failures. Find the source of the vibrations and fix the problem.
Spirit RS is not an autopilot, it is necessary to have knowledge of flying R/C models. The system is
only designed to improve flight experience. We recommend using R/C simulators designed for training
before the first flight.
The user takes full responsibility for any damage or injury caused while flying an R/C model
equipped with one of our devices. The manufacturer can neither guarantee nor control the conditions
in which the unit is being used.

SpiritRS Preparation
To operate Spirit RS unit any JETI DUPLEX radio can be used.
Supported radios are:
DC-14
DC-16
DC-16 II
DC-24
DS-12
DS-14
DS-16
DS-24
We recommend to start with clear model profile as you will need only few changes.
Spirit System offer DS-12 radio tailored specially for the Spirit RS. This mean you will be able to utilize
completely all features out of the box.
Contents
1 Beginning
2 Turning On and Off
3 New Profile
4 Basic Helicopter settings
4.1 Flight Modes
4.2 Throttle Curve
4.3 Pitch Curve
4.4 Gyro Gain

1 Beginning
First from all you should carefully read radio manual. Once you understand all the particulars you can change
Mode if needed. This is fully described in the included manual. When securing bottom cover after Mode
change please pay extra attention that no cable is in way of a screw.
Secondly remove cover made of foil from display.

2 Turning On and Off
By pressing Power button you should be able to start the radio. If not, please use supplied charger and charge
the battery. By pressing the Power button again, you can turn radio off.

3 New Profile
If you are new to the JETI radios, please proceed according following steps.
Start the radio and press MENU button. Then enter the Model menu by pressing the Rotary knob.
Select New Model, enter name of the Model and select Heli type. Then continue by pressing right button under
display.
Model Image & Colors Menu can be optionally configured according your preference. Continue to another
page by pressing button under display.
In the Basic Properties menu select Heli to Spirit and continue to another page. (Please note transmitter update
5.04 is required for this option - only available in DS-12 Spirit Edition at the moment).

Confirm until you will be prompted to Create and activate model. Select Yes.

4 Basic Helicopter settings
Open Heli Tuning menu - Main Menu/Heli Tuning.
4.1 Flight Modes
Enter Flight Modes menu and press Yes when prompted "Created flight modes?".
Assign switch for Autorot. mode - usually it is two-state switch called Sc at the left front side of the radio. This
switch will be used for Throttle Hold/Autorotation. Also assign switch for all Idle modes - usually it is tri-state
switch called Sa above Sc.

Non-Spirit Jeti radio might need to get extension module for Flight modes (from
swshop.jetimodel.com). Alternatively you can use only 3 Flight modes.
Instead of Autorot. flight mode you can set Throttle Cut switch.
4.2 Throttle Curve
Open Throttle curve menu - Main Menu/Heli Tuning/Throttle curve.
Disarm Throttle Hold and set Throttle curves for all Idle Modes. When you switch Idle modes, curves will
change accordingly. For more advanced pilots it is recommended to set Curve type to Constant - especially
when you are using Governor.
4.3 Pitch Curve
Open Pitch curve menu - Main Menu/Heli Tuning/Pitch curve.
In a similar way set Pitch curve - in the most cases no changes are required. It is preconfigured to -100 to 100%
linear curve. For beginners Pitch curve such as -20 to 100% is more suitable.
4.4 Gyro Gain
Open Gyro Settings menu - Main Menu/Heli Tuning/Gyro Settings. By defailt it assigned to tri-state Se
switch. Values are 50%, 0%, -50%.

For the beginning you can use these values. Positive value will activate Head-Lock Gyro mode, while a
negative value will engage Normal (Rate) mode.
For further Gyro Gain tuning you can set 50, 60, 70% gains or assign a potentiometer.

SpiritRS Mounting
1 Unit Mounting
Correct mounting of the Spirit RS unit plays an important role for the operation of your model.
Find a suitable location where vibrations are as low as possible - this is usually the same location shown by the
manufacturer for mounting a gyro.
It is VERY important that the unit will be mounted so that the unit is exactly perpendicular to each rotational
axis. Depending on your preference and available space it can be mounted in eight different positions:
Horizontal (0°)
Horizontal (180°)
Horizontal (0° + inverted)
Horizontal (180° + inverted)
Vertical (0° - left side)
Vertical (180° - left side)
Vertical (0° - right side)
Vertical (180° - right side)
In case the unit is positioned so that connectors are facing forwards, select 180°, please. If the unit is mounted
upside down, select inverted option.
Mounting examples
In the following photo the unit is mounted by double-sided adhesive tape to the frame of model.
Example 1: Position is Horizontal (180°)

Example 2: Position is Vertical (180° - left side)
In order to better insulate against any vibrations from the model, it is necessary to choose the right double-sided
mounting tape. The tape should limit any transmission of vibrations from the model to the Spirit which may
produce undesirable flight characteristics. Vibrations may also be caused by incorrectly balanced blades,
damaged bearings, bent shafts and other mechanical issues.
We recommend to use supplied double sided tape.
2 Antenna
Spirit RS is equipped with 2 full-range antennas. For the best signal reception it is necessary to mount them
properly at the model.
Ideally ends of the antennas should be perpendicular to each other in all directions.
Do not bend antennas more than 45° in a sharp angle. Bending radius should be more than 2 cm.
Do not cover antennas with any additional objects. Preferably direct visibility at any angle should
be achieved.

SpiritRS Wiring
Spirit RS with the current firmware has support for 3x swashplate, 1x tail and 1x throttle servos. It has also 2x
independent DUPLEX telemetry ports which mean you can attach directly two JETI sensors. Moreover you can
optionally connect a backup receiver.
Additionally you can utilize ESC telemetry.
Contents
1 Servo Wiring
1.1 Elevator at the front
1.2 Elevator at the rear
2 Power Supply

1 Servo Wiring
According following diagrams you can connect servos to the Spirit RS. If some of your servos are not 1520μs
center pulse, please connect the servo later during Setup Wizard process.
CH1 and CH3 - Aileron/Pitch servo
CH2 - Elevator Servo
CH4 - Tail Servo
Depending on your model and selected Swashplate Type servos are wired differently. Wiring is described in the
following sections and also in the Setup Wizard.
1.1 Elevator at the front
Elevator has servo control push rod at the front part of the model - swashplate push rod at the front.
CH1 - connected to the right servo (Pitch)
CH3 - connected to the left servo (Aileron)
1.2 Elevator at the rear
Elevator has servo control push rod at the rear - swashplate push rod at the rear.
CH1 - connected to the left servo (Aileron)
CH3 - connected to the right servo (Pitch)

2 Power Supply
Power Supply is critical part of the model. For this reason it is highly recommended to use suitable BEC or
battery that can handle used servos. Once wiring and setup is completed it is highly advised to perform the
BEC test. If the test will not pass it is clear the power supply is inadequate and failure will occur.
BEC, Battery or Backup power supply should be connected always at THR, E1 and AUX ports.
THR - used for Throttle output and primary ESC/BEC cable for electric helicopters. For a combustion
helicopters THR port is used for Throttle Servo.
E1 - used for Secondary BEC cable for electric helicopters (recommended for class 500+). For a
combustion helicopters E1 port is used for a Battery lead.
AUX - used for Optional Power Guard system or an additional battery lead. Can output also channel data
for controlling a landing gear, lights, etc.
Do not connect any wire to E2 pin. This pin is shared between Spirit and internal receiver. It is
used for future purposes. Improper utilization of the E2 pin can result in loss of control!

SpiritRS Telemetry
Spirit RS is equipped with 2 separate inputs for JETI model sensors. These sensors are completely compatible
and can be used in the same way as with REX-line receivers.
If you will need to connect more sensors, you can use JETI model EXPANDER. So you are able to virtually
connect up to 8 telemetry sensors at the same time.
Available telemetry ports:
E1
EXT
By default both are configured as JETIBOX/Sensor which mean you do not have to do any other adjustments,
just connect the sensors.
Spirit RS is equipped also with E2 port. In the future this port can be used in case Spirit RS will act as a
standalone receiver. No sensor for Spirit RS can be connected there.
Contents
1 Telemetry Sensor Wiring
1.1 E1 port
1.2 EXT port
2 Telemetry Sensor Data
3 Spirit Telemetry
3.1 List of supported ESCs

1 Telemetry Sensor Wiring
1.1 E1 port
Connect Sensor or Expander cable directly without any change.
This port can be used for a sensors that require JETIBOX/Sensor or EXBUS configuration. Spirit RS can be
also used as a standalone receiver while using this port.
1.2 EXT port
Connect Sensor or Expander cable in so that RED/BROWN wires are at the AUX port (or any other free
powering port) and ORANGE wire at the EXT pin. In case of lack of free ports, please use an Y-cable.
Original connector must be modified so that two servo connectors are used. You can use JETI
integration cable for this purpose.
This port can be used for a sensors that require JETIBOX/Sensor configuration. EXBUS settings is not possible
there.

2 Telemetry Sensor Data
You can set display Sensor Data at the Main screen in the Displayed Telemetry menu.

3 Spirit Telemetry
Besides JETI model sensors you can also utilize the ESC Telemetry and Spirit telemetry variables.
So that you can interface your ESC and display telemetry data such as Battery Voltage, Current, Consumed
Capacity, Temperature, RPM.
3.1 List of supported ESCs
Castle Creations Phoenix & Talon
HobbyWing Platinum V4
Scorpion Tribunus
Kontronik KOSMIK & JIVE PRO
Kontronik JIVE
YGE LVT/HVT
Kontronik TelMe Telemetry