User Manual

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6. SETUp pROCEDURE OvERvIEW
After powering on the MICROBEAST will initialize. During this phase, do not move the MICROBEAST unit or the
helicopter. First the MICROBEAST runs a short LED test and then the rmware version is displayed for 3 seconds. After
that, the running LEDs A to G show the calibration of the sensors and the LEDs H to N the initialization of the receiver
inputs.
When the system is ready it does a short move of the swashplate servos and the Status-LED turns blue if the tail gyro
is in HeadingLock mode or purple in Normal-Rate mode. For about 10 seconds you can see one of the LEDs A - N
light according to the current amount of tail gain.
The programming of the MICROBEAST works in the following way:
There are two menu levels. From ready mode (ight mode) you can always get into the one or the other menu
level. A change between the menu levels is not possible; you always have to rst get out of the current level to
enter in the other menu level. Each level includes several setup points. The yellow LEDs next to the letters shows
at which setup point you are currently. Note that the two menu levels have a dierent number of setup points.
• ToaccesstheSetupmenuyoukeepthebuttonpressed(severalseconds)untilLEDA stops ashing and lights up
continuously. In this menu all the basic settings are made to adjust the MICROBEAST to your helicopter.
• ToaccesstheParametermenu,pressandholdthebuttonbrieyuntiltheLEDA starts to ash quickly and
immediately release the button. This menu is used to ne tune the ight characteristics and is mostly needed
at the aireld.
• Whileinoneofthemenusyounormallyselectthedierentoptionsbygivinganinputwiththetailstickto
the left or right. The momentary selected option is indicated by the color of the Status-LED. Possible colors
are: o, purple, ashing red, red, ashing blue and blue. On some of the menus you might have to adjust
settings with other stick functions.
• Whileinoneofthemenus,ashortpushonthebuttonwillswitchtothenextmenupoint.Itisalsopossibleto
skip a menu point. Therefore do not move any stick while being in the menu point you want to skip, and just
press the button once again.
After the last menu point, a short press on the button will exit the menu. Then the MICROBEAST is ready to y
again. If there is no stick or button input for 4 minutes while being in one of the menus, the MICROBEAST will
exit the menus automatically. (This is not true in the setup points D, G, I and J to give you enough time to
adjust the mechanical setup of your helicopter).