CopterX GY240 Digital Gyro User Manual

CopterX GY240 Digital Gyro user manual
Thank you for purchasing CopterX GY240 Gyro!
High performance, light weight gyro with AVCS (Angular Vector Control System aka Head Lock/
Heading Hold) for micro electric helicopter to large scale 90 size nitro helicopter. Please refer to the
following for the simple setup and installation to get the best performance.

CopterX GY240 specification:

Dimensions: 28 x 28 x 20mm
Operating voltage: 4.8 to 6 volt
Power consumption: 80mA
Operating temperature: -10ﾟC to 45ﾟC

Installation:

Use double sided foam pad supplied with Gyro to install the CopterX gyro to helicopter. The bottom of
the gyro must perpendicular to the direction of the main rotor shaft axis. Connect the gyro to receiver
and rudder servo according to the diagram below. Before turn on your gyro for the first time please
make sure the Gyro's DS switch was switch to on for digital servo or off for analog servo. Selecting
the wrong type of servo may cause damage to your gyro and servo.

Setup:

Set transmitter gyro sensitivity channel to normal mode or AVCS (head lock) mode according to the
diagram below. Depend on the transmitter you have the adjustment may be slightly different. Please
refer to your transmitter manual. Turning on helicopter the indication light will start to flash slowly
indicate the gyro is not receiving any signal from the receiver. Turn on transmitter and the indicator
will flash rapidly indicate the gyro is initializing the data on power up. It will flash for 2-3 second then
turn to solid red if AVCS mode was selected or turn off if normal mode was selected.