International edition rev 1.0 -oct 2017 (17 pages)
Summary of Contents for Immersion RC Vortex 230 Mojo
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Instruction M anual International e dition Rev 1 .0 - O ct 2 017 ...
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Thank Y ou! The t eam t hat d esigned t he V ortex 2 30 M ojo w ould l ike t o t hank y ou f or p urchasing t his p roduct. Many...
W ARNING Congratulations o n y our p urchase o f o ne o f t he w orld’s f inest A RF p ure-bred f reestyle/racing m ini-quads. A product...
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Getting S tarted f or N ewcomers t o R acing D rones This m anual f ocuses o n p reparing y our V ortex 2 30 M ojo f or f irst f light, a nd h ow t o m aintain i t i n t he f uture. O ne step...
Getting S tarted, A RF V ersion The s eparate Q uick S tart G uide s hould b e u sed w hen s etting u p y our V ortex 2 30 M ojo f or t he f irst t ime. I t includes...
The A natomy o f a V ortex 2 30 M ojo Connectors a nd S witches 1) USB c onnector , p ictured o n t he l eft, i s u sed t o c onfigure t he f light c ontroller a nd u pgrade t he V ortex firmware....
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4) Receiver C onnector ( All P rotocols, C PPM, S Bus, D SMX™, e tc.) The V ortex 2 30 M ojo h as a s ingle c onnector f or a ll s upported r eceivers. 5 V a nd 3 .3V p ower s upplies a re available,...
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Note t hat a p iece o f d ouble-sided t ape m ay b e u sed t o s ecure t he r eceiver o n t op o f t he m etal c an beside...
Arm A ssembly When c hanging a n a rm, a s oldering i ron i s r equired, t o r emove t he E SC + a nd - b attery c ables, a long w ith t he signal...
Lost M odel A larm The L ost M odel A larm o n t he V ortex 2 30 M ojo s ounds w hen t he q uad i s d isarmed a fter l anding, o r i f a r eceiver failsafe...
The O n S creen D isplay ( OSD) The W elcome S creen Each t ime t he V ortex i s p owered u p, a nd b efore s ticks a re m oved, t he f ollowing w elcome s creen i s d isplayed. This...
The M ain M enu For M ode 2 ’ers, h olding t he t hrottle s tick d own a nd t o t he l eft w ill e nter t he m ain m enu. N ote t hat t his s tick position...
The O SD S etup M enu Various O SD s etup p arameters a re a vailable i n t his m enu. The L andscape , d efines t he e lements t hat a re s hown o n t he m ain s creen i n f light, i ncluding a n E zOSD-type landscape...
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Alarms m ay b e e nabled a nd d isabled i n t he A larms S etup m enu. It i s h ighly r ecommended t o s tart f lying w ith a ll a larms e nabled, a nd d isable t hem i f r equired a fter g etting u sed to...
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The L ED S etup M enu The R GB L EDs o n t he r ear o f t he V ortex a re f ully p rogrammable, w ith c olors, a nd v arious p atterns. ...
The F light C ontroller M enus In-field t weaking o f f light-controller m enus i s p ossible w ithout a l aptop a nd U SB c able. All...
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Note t hat t he P ID S ettings m enu i s a t wo p age m enu, k eep m oving t he c aret d own t o a ccess t he s econd p age. ...
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Note t hat a ll o f t he F light C ontroller p arameters c an b e p reset b y l oading o ne o f t he i nstalled P ro-Tunes...
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The V ideo T x M enu The V ideo T x m enu s hows, g raphically, t he 5 .8GHz f requency b and, f rom l ow ( left) t hrough h igh ( right) frequency. ...
The C amera S ettings The C amera S ettings m enu a llows t he c amera s ettings t o b e m odified u sing t he c amera’s b uilt-in O SD. Ideal...
Video T ransmitter The V ortex 2 30 M ojo f light c ontroller/OSD b oard c ontains a n e mbedded ‘ Tramp’ 5 .8GHz V ideo T ransmitter. The...
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DSMX M ode For t he D SMX m ode, s everal o f t he m ore r ecent S pektrum™ r adios ( see t able b elow) c an s et t he v ideo transmitter...
Flight M odes Three f light m odes a re c onfigured b y t he V ortex W izard, a nd a re m apped b y d efault t o c hannel 5 o f t he R /C T x. These...
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Betaflight O pen-Source The d evelopment o f t he V ortex w ould n ot h ave b een p ossible w ithout t he e ffort o f a l arge t eam o f i ndividuals who...
Flight C ontroller S tick C ommands Enter M enu/Disarm F light C ontroller: Mode 2 : Throttle s tick l eft, a nd d own ( normal f light c ontroller d isarm c ontrol) Mode...
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ESCs - T he 3 0A V ortex 2 30 M ojo E SC Overview The E SCs u sed i n t he V ortex 2 30 M ojo a re a f ull-custom d esign, w hich u ses a p otent 3 2-bit A RM p rocessor. They...
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Pro-Tuning During t he d evelopment o f t he V ortex, a t eam o f p ro-quad p ilots s pent c ountless h ours, t weaking t he t uning (PIDs)...
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R/C ( Uplink) R eceiver S election The V ortex 2 30 M ojo i s s hipped w ith t hree r eceiver i nterface c ables, s upporting 4 c ommonly u sed i nterfaces. a) 3-Pin...
Notes o n R eceiver S election One c ritical p arameter t o k eep t o a m inimum i n a r ace q uad s etup i s l atency. L atency f rom w hat t he c amera sees...
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Diagnostics - M otor T est The V ortex 2 30 M ojo h as a b uilt-in d iagnostic m otor t est. I t c an b e u seful t o d iagnose p roblems w ith E SC and\or...
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Motors w ill b e t ested i ndependently i n s equence, a nd t hen a ll t ogether. Use t he r oll s tick l eft t o g o t o n ext s teps: Motor1...
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Upgrade p rocedure 1) Remove p rops, c onnect a L ipo. 2) Attach t he V ortex t o a W indows P C o r a M ac u sing a s tandard M icro-USB c able ( ensure t hat t his i s a f ull USB ...
Appendix B : T he W izard - W hat e lse d oes i t s etup? On s tartup t he w izard w ill r eset B etaflight c onfiguration t o i ts d efault s tate. Once...
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ITU R egion 1 : E urope, A frica, M iddle E ast, I raq, S oviet U nion Without a l icense, o nly t he 2 5mW T x m odule m ay b e u sed, a nd t hen o nly i n t he I SM b and f rom 5 725 M Hz t hru 5875...
Appendix D : L ED B oard - S tatus r eport The R GB L EDs o n t he r ear o f t he V ortex 1 50/180/230 a re u sed b y t he O SD d uring t he s tartup p hase t o r eport flight...
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Note t hat e ven i f t he V ortex s urvives a s alt-water b ath, l ong t erm c orrosive e ffects o f t he s alt o n a ny e xposed copper...
Specifications Flight C ontroller IMU Invensense S PI G yro/Accelerometer, 8 kHz l oop s peeds CPU STM32F303 3 2-bit A RM p rocessor Firmware Betaflight c ompatible ( with A PI v ersion m atching t hat o f t he O SD) ...
ESC Type ImmersionRC E zESC Rating 30A c ontinuous, 4 0A p eak Features Dshot600, M ultishot, O neShot125, O neShot42, M ultiShot, r otorSENSE, Motor B raking Processor ...
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Spare p arts a nd U pgrades Several c rash k its, a nd u pgrades, a re a vailable f or t he V ortex 1 50/180 M ini, i ncluding t he f ollowing: Part...
Note t hat i f t he E SC g ets w et, i t c an c ause i t t o b elieve t hat a n o vervoltage c ondition e xists. Q....
Social N etworks Like U s We w ould l ike t hank y ou f or p urchasing t his I mmersionRC p roduct. Like...
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Index Thank Y ou! Getting S tarted f or N ewcomers t o R ace D rones Getting S tarted, A RF V ersion The A natomy o f a V ortex 1 50/180 M ini Connectors...
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Betaflight O pen-Source Betaflight C onfigurator C onnection Flight C ontroller S tick C ommands Overview RotorSENSE Pro-Tuning R/C ( Uplink) R eceiver S election Notes o n R eceiver S election Receiver...
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Specifications Spare p arts a nd U pgrades Support Frequently A sked Q uestions Q. H ow d o I c alibrate m y 1 50/180 M ini E SCs? Q....
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