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  • Page 1 sf10 pro Users Guide V2 sf20 pro...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Wiring Diagram— SF10 Pro Dual battery redundant single receiver setup ----------------------------------- 10 Wiring Diagram— SF10 Pro Basic dual receiver setup -------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Wiring Diagram— SF10 Pro Dual SMOOTHFLITE PRO 20 channel redundant receiver expander setup 12 Wiring Diagram— SF10 Pro with AR Extreme PRO and dual receiver setup ---------------------------------- 13 Wiring Diagram—...

  • Page 3: Welcome To The World Of Smoothflite Pro

    These tools help advanced pilots easily fly their most complex 3D and sport models. The SMOOTHFLITE PRO works well with any scale model like war birds, sail planes, tur- bines and general sports models. It offers flight assist features like Roll Pop, Heading Hold roll, Flaps/Crow Gyro follow and SF20 Pro offers 3 x fully assignable Variable Gain Con- trol channels.

  • Page 4: What's In The Box & Features

    1 x (Optional) Touch Screen Smart display. − 2 x Receiver cables. − 1 x Screen cable. − 1 x Adhesive pad to attach the SMOOTHFLITE PRO to your − model. − 1 x Acoustic Muffler for Turbine models. Other Items you will need: Batteries.

  • Page 5: Smoothflite Pro Features Sf10 And Sf20 Pro

    3 Freely assignable Variable Gain Control channels. − Features specific to SF10 Pro SF10 Pro: Up to 10 Gyro controlled Servo outputs per SMOOTHFLITE PRO unit. − TX Channel input Mode A/Mode B for up to 20 servos with 2 x SF10 PRO modules.

  • Page 6: Installation And Mounting Instructions

    Before sticking the 3M tape, clean the surface with Isopropyl Alcohol to remove any oil or dirt. Note: It’s also important to put the SMOOTHFLITE PRO in the right position, so be sure to check the Orientation section later in this manual before you mount it.

  • Page 7: Wiring Diagram- Sf20 Pro Setup And Battery Monitoring

    Sf20 pro Setup SF20 Pro Switching with SF20 Pro Smart Screen for supplied Programming * PinFlag Switch * Optional Magnetic Switch * Optional Remote Switch Connect supplied LED * Optional Micro Switch for power indication * Optional Jeti Switch SF20 Pro SF20 Pro communicates with communicates with...

  • Page 8: Wiring Diagram- Sf10 Pro Basic Single Receiver Setup

    SF20 Pro Battery, Gyro and Receiver Information SF20 Pro Battery and Information Screen BAT 1 and BAT 2 — Shows voltage of battery packs and live current draw. Battery Indicators — Capacity is shown as 10 segments. NEVER FLY IF THE INDICATORS ARE IN THE RED . For AR Smart 3k and 6k Batteries the SF20 Pro will communicate directly with the Smart Batteries and report the exact capacity of the batteries to the user.
  • Page 9 Sf10 pro Basic Single Receiver Setup for 10 channels 10 Gyro controlled Servo outputs Connect supplied receiver cable from receiver serial output to SF10 Pro P1. SF10PRO Smart Screen for Programming Power Supplied to the SF10Pro Using supplied XT30 to 2xJR connectors Protocols Supported and Serial Port Connections...

  • Page 10: Wiring Diagram- Sf10 Pro Dual Battery Redundant Single Receiver Setup

    Sf10 pro Dual Battery Redundant Single Receiver Setup 10 Gyro controlled Servo outputs Connect supplied receiver cable from receiver serial output to SF10 Pro P1. AR Dual Battery Backer Mult-Switch Provides dual battery redundancy and separate power connections to receiver and SF10PRO SF10PRO Smart Screen for Programming Non Gyro outputs...

  • Page 11: Wiring Diagram- Sf10 Pro Basic Dual Receiver Setup

    Sf10 pro Basic Dual Receiver Setup 10 Gyro controlled Servo outputs Connect supplied receiver cable from receiver 2 serial output to SF10 Pro P2. Connect supplied receiver cable from receiver 1 serial output to SF10 Pro P1. AR Dual Battery Backer Mult-Switch Provides dual battery redundancy and separate power connections to...

  • Page 12: Wiring Diagram- Sf10 Pro Dual Smoothflite Pro 20 Channel Redundant Receiver Expander Setup

    Dual Sf10 pro * Using 2 SF10 PRO units and 1 or 2 receivers a 20 Channel Redundant Receiver 20 channel gyro controlled system (with appropriate transmitter) Expander Setup * Set 1 SF10 PRO to Mode A 20 Gyro Controlled * Set 2 SF10 PRO to Mode B to output TX channels 1 - 10...

  • Page 13: Wiring Diagram- Sf10 Pro With Ar Extreme Pro And Dual Receiver Setup

    sf10pro Extreme Pro Dual Receiver Set Up 10 Gyro controlled Servo outputs Protocols Supported and Serial Port Connections * Jeti - connect to EXBus ports Connect supplied receiver cable from receiver 2 serial * Futaba - Connect to Sbus/Sbus2 ports * JR - Connect to XbusA ports output to SF10 Pro P2.

  • Page 14: Wiring Diagram- Sf10 Pro With Jeti Central Box Cb2, Cb3, Cb4 Set Up

    Sf10 pro *Using a REX10 and SF10 Pro a 20 Channel system is Jeti Central Box CB2, CB3, CB4 Set Up possible. 10 Gyro controlled Servo outputs Connect supplied receiver cable from receiver 2 serial output to SF10 Pro P2. Connect supplied receiver cable from receiver 1 serial output to SF10 Pro P1.

  • Page 15: Wiring Diagram- Sf10 Pro With Spektrum Power Safe Receiver Setup

    Sf10 pro Spektrum Power Safe Receiver setup 10 Gyro controlled Servo outputs *Using an AR10400T and SF10 Pro a 20 Channel system is possible with the IX20 radio. Connect supplied receiver cable from receiver Bind/SRXL2 port to SF10 Pro P1. SF10PRO Smart Screen for Programming Servo power is supplied to the...

  • Page 16: Wiring Diagram- Sf10 Pro With Jr 11Bpx/16Bpx Power Distributor Setup

    Sf10 pro JR 11BPX/16BPX Power Distributor setup *Using a JRBPX11 and SF10 Pro a 21 Channel system is 10 Gyro controlled possible with Servo outputs Elite or Matrix Transmitter Connect supplied receiver cable from receiver 1 serial output to SF10 Pro P1. SF10 PRO Smart Screen for Programming Servo power is supplied to the...

  • Page 17: Output Assignments

    SMOOTHFLITE PRO Programming Principles & WIZARD The SMOOTHFLITE PRO combines the famous Smooth Flite Gyro Systems with a new way of programming that uses all the features of your Transmitter, which can have up to 32 channels. It also includes advanced gyro programming with tools like Channel Boost, Channel Switching, and our special Stick Groove and Model Feel features.

  • Page 18: Wizard Setup

    Have you connected the receivers to the SMOOTHFLITE PRO and chosen the correct protocol? Have you checked the SMOOTHFLITE PRO receiver page to see if it's getting signals from the receiver? Have you looked at the SMOOTHFLITE PRO monitor to see the channel information on the...
  • Page 19 Then, take a thin non-conductive object and press the small button Located inside the SMOOTHFLITE PRO. Capture all Elevator controlled channels SMOOTHFLITE PRO will show a BLUE SLOW flashing LED. Pull the Elevator stick all the way back to the UP ELEVATOR position and then release the elevator stick back to centre.
  • Page 20 This colour system is used in all menus of the SMOOTHFLITE PRO. NOTE: During the Control capture Wizard, the SmoothFlite Pro will also capture all Ele- von, Ailevator, Vtail and steering channels. All of these captured channels will be availa- ble with full gyro control.

  • Page 21: General Usage And Main Screen Information

    Main Screen Display AR Logo and Product designation The SMOOTHFLITE PRO has 2 different Flight Modes & an option to turn off the Gyro. Flight Mode 1 (FM1) is for low sensitivity, while Flight Mode 2 (FM2) is for high sensitivi- ty.

  • Page 22: Main Menu

    Main Menu Return— Returns back to the previous screen. Receiver—This button brings you to the receiver, Protocol, failsafe setup, I/O routing and frame rate settings. Smooth Flite—This button brings you to the Smooth Flite gyro page XYZ Gain settings and gyro special features. Servo Monitor—This button brings you to the transmitter input channels page to view up to 32 transmitter channel information.

  • Page 23: System Global Settings

    System Global Settings Global features are selected by checking, (blue check box) = feature selected or Unchecking = (white check box) = feature unselected. Heading Hold, Auto gain and Model Feel can be globally set or individually set for each Gyroscope (XYZ) Axis.
  • Page 24 The SMOOTHFLITE PRO has built-in help messages to help you get started quickly. If you want, you can turn these messages off once you are familiar with SMOOTHFLITE PRO. The default setting when you first use the SMOOTHFLITE PRO is ON, (which is shown by a blue checked box.)

  • Page 25: Receiver Menu

    Receiver Menu The SF10/20PRO checks the link between the Receiver and the transmitter. This helps you find the best spot to place your receiver(s) when setting your model up. SF10Pro will run with 1 or 2 receivers depending on your chosen receiver brand. FRAMES—On the receiver page, you can see the number of FRAMES for each receiver.
  • Page 26 This will lead you to the protocol page. From there, pick the protocol that works with your radio system. The SMOOTHFLITE PRO is compatible with most brands, and many of these brands also use the Sbus protocol.
  • Page 27 11-20 to the SMOOTHFLITE PRO's servo outputs 1-10. Note: This means you can use the SF10 PRO as a way to add more channels. If you use 2 SMOOTHFLITE PRO 10 modules, you can have up to 20 outputs that are controlled by a...
  • Page 28 1. Note: Check the picture for more details. Servo Frame Rate—The SMOOTHFLITE PRO has 4 different Frame Rates so you can get the best performance from your servos. Most good digital servos, like our AR Series, work well at higher speed like 3mSec (333hz), but you might find some servos will not operate at higher speeds.
  • Page 29 NOTE: The input monitor bars will be greyed out If you have not yet run the set up wizard. This is simply because the SMOOTHFLITE PRO does not yet know the TX channel for the flight Mode switch. Running the Wizard will capture the flight mode switch. You can run the wizard as many times as required during setup.

  • Page 30: Tx Input Channel Monitor And Servo Output Sub-Trim

    TX Input Channel Monitor and servo output Sub-Trim (SF20 Pro) Servo output sub-trim is available by tapping the monitor bar for each channel. Tapping a monitor will open the Sub-Trim Page for the associated servo Output. All values in the sub-trim page are shown as actual uSec values. This page is primarily to allow you to gang and adjust servos where you need more than the capabilities of the transmitter.

  • Page 31: Smooth Flite Menu And Gyro Orientation

    SMOOTHFLITE PRO Menu Orientation—Is used to set the orientation of the SMOOTHFLITE PRO in the model. Elevator X —Is used to set gyro parameters for Elevator (or X axis) input channels. Aileron Y —Is used to set gyro parameters for Aileron (or Y axis) input channels.
  • Page 32 PRO is mounted Upright East West in the model. Vertical Sideways—SMOOTHFLITE PRO is mounted vertically in the model. Inverted Front Back– SMOOTHFLITE PRO is set up upside down, which works well for certain warbirds. IMPORTANT: Make sure to check how the...

  • Page 33: Elevator X, Aileron Y, Rudder Z Gains For Flight Modes Fm1 And Fm2

    = Gain controls for AILERONS. = Gain controls for RUDDER. The SMOOTHFLITE PRO has two flight modes that allow you to switch between FM1 (which has low gain settings) and FM2 (which has high gain settings). The picture above shows an ex-...
  • Page 34 If you have set the Gyro orientation correctly, you probably won’t need to change this setting because the SMOOTHFLITE PRO will automatically adjust the response direc- tion for you. Note: Before your first flight, ALWAYS check the gyro direction on each axis Heading Hold (HH) —...
  • Page 35 If you want the same Stick Groove for all axis, you can choose the Global option in the System Global page. Model Feel —(slider) is a special feature found only in the AR SMOOTHFLITE PRO series of products. It improves how the model feels when you fly it by building on the dual Gyro setting from the original SmoothFlite.

  • Page 36: Individual Channel Gain Boost

    In simple terms, Channel Boost means you can get the benefits of several gyros in one system, which is great for stabilizing your model when it’s hovering or flying at a high an- gle. Each flight mode on the SMOOTHFLITE PRO can have a different amount of boost for each channel.

  • Page 37: Individual Channel Switching

    Some pilots like to keep the aileron function for their wings while turning it off for the elevons to help with smooth axial rolls. With the SMOOTHFLITE PRO, you can easily switch the gyro function ON or OFF.

  • Page 38: Assist Feature-Aileron Roll Pop

    Note: You must assign a control channel in your transmitter before the SF 10 PRO will discover the input control . You also need to have run the controls discovery Wizard so SmoothFlite Pro knows which channels to observe for the Roll Pop effect.
  • Page 39 Aileron Roll Pop continued: Once on the Input control select screen, simply move your designed transmitter control switch. The channel found will be displayed above the switch icon. Leave the control switch in the desired position as this will be seen as the on position by the SMOOTHFLITE PRO.

  • Page 40: Assist Features-Heading Hold Rolls

    Note: You must assign a control channel in your transmitter before the SF 10 PRO will discover the input control . You also need to have run the controls discovery Wizard so SmoothFlite Pro knows which channels to observe for the Heading Hold Rolls effect.
  • Page 41 Heading Hold Rolls Continued: Once on the Input control select screen, simply move your designed transmitter control switch. The channel found will be displayed above the switch icon. Leave the control switch in the desired position as this will be seen as the on position by the SMOOTHFLITE PRO.

  • Page 42: Flaps/Flaperons And Crow

    When running Flaperons it is necessary to set the Flaperon switch on the TX to also out- put on a separate control channel. This control channel is used by the SmoothFlite Pro to understand when to apply the gyro gain offsets.
  • Page 43 Flaps/Flaperons/Crow Flight-Modes Offset cont. Setting the Control Channel Before running the Flight-Mode Wizard you need to set a Control Chan- nel in the TX and match the Control Channel in the SF Pro. This Control channel is used by the SF Pro to switch between flight-modes offset positions. After setting the Control Channel click on “Start Wizard”...

  • Page 44: Variable Gain Control

    Note: You must assign at least one control channel in your transmitter before the SF PRO can discover and use the VGC feature. You also need to have run the primary controls discovery Wizard so SmoothFlite Pro knows which channel(s) to present for VGC control grouping.
  • Page 45 Variable Gain Controls cont. To select a control switch press the VGC 1, VGC 2 or VGC 3 button. This will open the Con- trol Select page where you will be given instructions on how to select the desired control. Note: To deactivate the feature, press the Reset button.

  • Page 46: Sf10 Sbus Output

    SF10 Pro Sbus Serial Out SF10 Pro comes with serial ports P3 and P4. These ports can be used to output 16 channels of SBUS gyro affected servo information to a down stream power expander. This makes the SF10 an excellent choice as a drop in between receivers and existing power expanders like the HSD Jets multi controller.

  • Page 47: Notes

    Notes...

  • Page 48: Smoothflite Pro 1 Year Replacement Warranty

    SMOOTHFLITE PRO 1 Year Replacement Warranty At Advanced Radio our products are designed and tested to very high standards. We use only the highest quality electronic components sourced from reputable manufacturers; ST Micro, BOSCH, TDK, Linear Technology, Texas Instruments, Cypress Semiconductor Corp and NPX. Our circuit boards are assembled to the highest standards in a certified ISO900-2008 management quality assurance environment.

  • Page 49: Smoothflite Pro Design And Usage Statement

    If you are unsure of the usage of gyro based systems then seek assistance from more experienced pilots. Advanced Radio has extensively tested all supported radio protocols with our AR servo range. These high voltage servos are design proven with superior reliability specifically for giant scale models and work excellently with all AR power distribution products.

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