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Vertiq 2306 Instruction Manual Warning: you must initialize your motor module through the IQ Control Center before use Box Contents Motor module Power wires Communication wires Capacitor Propeller adapter Propeller adapter nut Propeller adapter screws ...
Vertiq 2306 Module Settings Download the IQ Control Center (user interface) – Go to www.iq-control.com/support – Click the link provided on the Control Center page. This will direct you to our GitHub page. – Download the Windows .exe file or Mac .dmg file –...
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Vertiq 2306 Drone Setup Prior to connecting the modules to your drone, open the IQ Control Center to initialize (see section 3) – Set appropriate module settings using the pre-made settings at the top of the IQ Control Center General tab (see section 11) or set your own –...
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– The servo position firmware accepts standard PWM, OneShot, MultiShot, and DShot inputs as well as IQ’s UART protocol and can operate in position, velocity, voltage, or PWM mode – The step/direction firmware mimics a stepper motor with one line as step (TX/Telem), and the other line as the direction (RX/PWM) ...
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Vertiq 2306 Connect Computer via USB to UART This is the recommended method for communication. Connect your FTDI, CP2102, CP2104 or similar device to USB Using jumper wires connect: – The GND of your USB to UART device to the GND (black) wire on the motor –...
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Vertiq 2306 Connect your Flight Controller (FC) – Plug your FC into your computer through USB – Before you Connect, select your FC’s communication port (check device manager) – Click “Connect” Making a Backup – Click on the CLI tab in the menu on the left –...
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Vertiq 2306 * Now to connect the software serial resources, type: resource Serial_TX 11 resource Serial_RX 11 A10 Tip: the red-colored text above indicates that particular value will change for each motor. So for motor 2, you would type: resource motor 2 none and resource Serial_TX 11 B01. The other two commands remain the same.
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Now you can change settings (see sections 3 and 4) and flash new firmware (see section 12) Tip: the IQ GUI may disconnect or not read a setting from time to time on some older flight controllers because softserial requires a lot of CPU. If this happens, just reconnect the motor and check to make sure you saved all the settings you changed.
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Vertiq 2306 Open your backup file in any text editor Select all (ctrl-a in Windows) and copy the text (ctrl-c in Windows) Switch back to the BetaFlight GUI Click on the CLI tab In the textbox, paste the copied settings (ctrl-v in Windows), then press enter ...
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Vertiq 2306 Your flight controller will restart. If the GUI doesn’t disconnect automatically, press “Disconnect” You’re done! Get flying! Connect Computer via Arduino Warning: Not Recommended! This method is not reliable for firmware upgrades. There are two styles of Arduino (or similar) boards regarding their USB capabilities: the first are the simple boards that have a USB to UART converter (UNO, etc.) and the second are the boards that have a direct...
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Serial ports like the Mega. Connect the Arduino to the USB port of your computer Load the below sketch on your Arduino (also available in the IQ Arduino examples) // Use this #define to indicate which UART/TTL port to use...
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Vertiq 2306 3 <Beep 3> 4 <Beep 4> 5 <Beep 5> 7 <Spin direction CCW> 8 <Spin direction CW> 9 <3D mode off> 10 <3D mode on> 12 <Save direction and 3D mode> For example, if you want to change Motor 3 to CW 3D, type the following in the CLI:...
– position factory default - factory default, unconfigured Make your own pre-settings (for advanced users) – Locate and open the IQ Control Center’s “resources” folder – Open the “defaults” folder – Here you will see all of the .json files that correspond to the GUI’s pre-made settings list –...
Safety Instructions IQ motor modules and the machines they actuate can be dangerous and cause bodily harm. Please use caution when working with motors.
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