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- Page 1 VBAR NEO Quick Start Guide Express-Firmware...
- Page 2 Welcome to VBar NEO! VBar NEO is an innovative product setting new standards for model helicopters in terms of flight performance and pro- gramming capacity. Features: • Easy setup using either VBar Control or a Win- dows/Macintosh computer. • Programming Assistant (Setup Wizard): gets you ready for flight in 13 steps.
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Page 3: Safety Instructions
Safety Instructions An R/C controlled helicopter is not a toy! While moving, the rotor blades pose a serious danger to persons and things. You must obey all safety instructions of the manufacturer for operation of your helicopter. VBar is not an autopilot! VBar may be installed in model helicopters which are suitable for flying without flybar. - Page 4 1. Items needed for first installation On first installation, you will need: • VBar NEO with an external VBar Control Satellite and a VBar Control radio, or a radio system with a digital or bus output-receiver or Spektrum satelli- tes. Analog receiver output (standard hookup with patch wires, analog single-line PPM like Jeti (old), HoTT SUM(O), RASST) are not supported.
- Page 5 Boot-Plug to Sensor, power up the VBar, and connect it to the PC using the USB wire. Every time you use a new/yet unknown VBar NEO with your PC Software, you will be asked to download a Key File (copy protection). It is required that the VBar in question is registered to your MikadoID.
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Page 6: Preparing The Transmitter
3. Preparing the Transmitter If you are using VBar Control, please refer to the VBar Control Manual to bind and set up your model. If you are using a different radio system, in your transmitter, choose a new model and select a heli program with swash plate configuration H-1 or with mechanical mixing (1 Servo). -
Page 7: Installation Of Pc Software
4. Installation of PC Software Important: The PC Software will only connect to a VBar if it is registered on www.vstabi.info using the VBar Control Manager, and if the current key file is installed. Copy the key file to C:/Program Files (x86)/VBarControl/. On the Mac, right-click the program and select Show Package Contents, follow the VStabi alias;... - Page 8 on-screen instructions. The applications should be copied into the folder /Applications. It can be necessary to do a restart to get the driver to work. 5. Format of the PC Software The VBar Software has two modes: The flight menu and the Programming Assistant (Setup Wizard).
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Page 9: Initial Programming
6. Initial Programming After you have clicked on the program icon, your screen will show the main page with the parameter settings. Now connect the VBar (first time with servos still disconnec- ted!) via the USB cable with the PC and with your power supply (3.5 V to 8.4 V, e.g. -
Page 10: Using The Wizard
Tail Rotor Gain Note that with VBar NEO, the tail gain adjustment is done exclu- sively in the PC software in the flight menu, for each bank se- parately. Gain can only be adjusted in flight using VBar Control. - Page 11 Sensor Mounting Choose the mounting orientation of the sensor in your model. Use the doctor‘s hat to set up the optional external sensor. Direction of Main Rotor Select whether the main rotor turns clockwise or anti-clockwise. Swash Plate Type Click on the type of swash plate used. Other types require Pro firmware (free swash plate configuration).
- Page 12 Adjust collective travel Please set the desired collective travel here. The range for this is optimal between 80 and 100. You may reduce (but not increase) the pitch values later in your transmitter using the pitch curve function, e. g. if you measure different angles for maximum positive and maximum negativ collective.
- Page 13 Governor/ESC On the tab Gov. I, select the preferred type of Governor/ESC you want to use. External Governor means, the ESC itself does the governing of the head speed. VBar Governor means, you want to use the internal Governor of VBar. Press Reset after the selection, to load appropriate default values into VBar.
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Page 14: Pre-Flight Check
8. Wiring your VBar Connectors Electronic Speed Controller, Throttle Servo TAIL Tail servo CH1-4 Swash plate servos according to diagram in the software AUX1 Bus-Receiver (SBus, HoTT SUM(D), UDI) AUX2, AUX3 Additional functions (AUX2+3 VBar Control Satellite) RPM sensor input Sensor External gyro sensor (optional), NO power supply! USB wire... -
Page 15: Operation
11. Operation Upon successful initialization of the VBar and pre-flight check you may proceed to the maiden flight with your VBar. At the field you may further adjust the following values in your transmitter: • Yaw rate (via dual rate tail channel) •... - Page 16 45 x 25 x 15 mm / 17 g .177 x .098 x .059 in / .6 oz Accessories You will find accessories to be used with VBar on Mikado’s website www.mikado-heli.de Support Forum and extensive online manual at www.vstabi.info Email: service@mikado-heli.de...
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