Setup¶

Setup covers how the model is built and wired: the board and radio, the sensors, the mixer and servos, and power and motors. Each section links to the Configurator page that explains the settings.

Board & Radio¶

Configuration¶

The craft name, PID loop speed, and the features the board runs: LED strip and the ready-to-arm wiggle. There is no GPS switch: GPS runs when the GPS source matches a port (see When GPS is active).

Configuration page

See Configuration and Ready-to-Arm Wiggle.

Ports¶

What each UART is used for, and its speed.

Ports page

See Serial Ports.

Radio Config¶

Stick deflection and centre, the throttle range, and the deadbands.

Radio Config page

See Receiver.

Telemetry¶

The telemetry sensors the flight controller sends, grouped by kind. Open a group to turn sensors on or off. Tool selects the default sensors.

Telemetry page

See Receiver: Telemetry Sensors and Telemetry.

Controls¶

A menu of its own:

Controls menu

Page	What it is for	More
Modes	Switch ranges for each mode. Pick a mode, then add or change its ranges.	Modes
Adjustments	In-flight adjustments from a switch or knob.	Adjustments
Failsafe	Ch. Fallback: what each channel does when the signal is lost. Stage 2: the failsafe procedure and its delays.	Failsafe
Beepers	Which events sound the beeper, and the ESC beacon.	Beepers
Blackbox	The logging device, rate and fields, and the log memory's status. Tool on Status erases it.	Blackbox
Stats	Flight count, and last and total flight time.

Modes page

Failsafe, Stage 2 page

Sensors & GPS¶

Accelerometer¶

Accelerometer trim for roll and pitch. Tool calibrates the accelerometer: keep the model level and still while it does.

Accelerometer page

Alignment¶

How the board is mounted, with a live 3D view of the model that follows the board as you move it. Tool turns the view so the tail faces you.

Alignment page

See Configuration: Board Alignment.

GPS Nav¶

Return-to-home and loiter settings: whether the model can arm without a GPS fix, RTH altitude, loiter radius and direction, minimum satellites, and the bank and pitch limits. The page scrolls.

GPS Nav page

See GPS Navigation and GPS RTH and Loiter.

Mixer & Servos¶

Mixer¶

Throw and direction for roll, pitch and yaw.

Mixer page

See Mixer.

Mixer Rules¶

The mixer's rules, one row each. Select a rule to edit it.

Mixer Rules page

Curves¶

Mixer, gain and servo curves.

Curves menu

See Curves.

Servos¶

PWM Output lists the servos; select one to set its centre, limits and direction. BUS Output is for bus servos and is greyed out unless the model has them. Tool turns servo override on, so a servo moves to its centre as you change it.

Servos, PWM Output

See Servos.

Power & Motors¶

Power¶

Page	What it is for
Battery	Battery profiles: capacity and cell voltages.
Alerts	Flight time alarm and the BEC and receiver voltage alerts.
Sources	Where voltage and current are measured.
SmartFuel	How fuel (charge left) is worked out.

Power, Battery page

See Power.

ESC & Motors¶

ESC & Motors menu

Page	What it is for	More
Motor Override	Run the motor from the radio, for testing. Take the propeller off and secure the model first.
Throttle	Throttle protocol, update rate and PWM endpoints.	Motors
Telemetry	ESC telemetry protocol and corrections.	Motors
RPM	Where RPM comes from, motor ratios and pole count.	Motors: RPM source
ESC Prog.	Change your ESC's own settings from the radio, through the flight controller. Pick the ESC's make.	ESC Programming

Motor Override page

ESC Prog. menu

Each ESC page shows the ESC it found, then its settings in groups:

ESC Prog., AM32

Governor¶

The throttle range governor: its mode, then RPM, response and idle settings.

Governor page

See Governor.