DJI Ace Waypoint User Manual

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1 For safety reasons, during configuration and system setup, please disconnect the power supply for Electric motor.

2 Please do the following configurations in Manual Mode of the autopilot system.

Steps

Description

Page

B1

GPS & IMU Mounting

Please measure the center-of-gravity (C.G.) of your helicopter, and fill in the

distance between IMU/GPS and C.G. of helicopter in X, Y & Z axles;

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B2

Control Mode Switch

Adjust your transmitter for channel

U

, and then you can switch the

autopilot working mode between Manual / GPS Atti. / Atti. / GPS Cruise;

12

B3

Flybarless

Please select flybarless ON/OFF. You might need to adjust parameters

during test flight;

13

B4

Swashplate

Setup you swashplates according to your helicopter specification;

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B5

Pitch & Throttle Curve Setup Set pitch & throttle curve on your transmitter according to our suggestion;

14

B6

Tail Gyro

Make rudder correctly responding to your transmitter commands (rotating

C.W. or rotating C.C.W.);

15

B7

Engine Governor

Both electric motor and gasoline engine require setting;

16

B8

R/C Transmitter Calibration

R

,

P

,

A

&

E

are required to do;

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B9

SYSTEM CHECK

Check controller output, IMU mounting and battery performance;

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C1

Digital Compass Calibration

Slide the control mode switch on transmitter 10 times, and ACE WAYPOINT

will enter the compass calibration mode;

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C2

Manual Mode Test Flight

Please strictly follow the procedure during flight test, you may need to adjust

the following parameters to achieve the best flight performance:

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B3

Flybarless

control parameters if you’ve enabled Flybarless;

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B6

Tail Gyro sense;

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B7

Engine speed and Gov Gain for Gasoline / Nitro engine.

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C3

Enhanced Fail-Safe

Please strictly follow the failed-safe setting procedure, otherwise this

function might not be working correctly.

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C4

Autopilot Test Fight

Please strictly follow the procedure during flight test, you may need to adjust

the following parameters to achieve the best flight performance:

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B10

Autopilot control parameters;

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B3

Flybarless

control parameters if you’ve enabled Flybarless;

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Except tail gyro sense which is already adjustable via Tx, parameters adjusting via transmitter are also available for

Flybarless and Autopilot. These parameters were indicating with“Remote Adj.”option

on Ace Waypoint Assistant software, which allows you adjust them from 0.5 to double times:

INH means remote parameter adjusting was disabled;

X1 means Remote Adj. was enabled on channel

X1

for this parameter;

X2 means Remote Adj. was enabled on channel

X2

for this parameter.

Tx

knob

X1

X2

Please finish the following procedure before enable the Remote Adj:

1

Make sure X1 & X2 channel are connected on MC;

2

Assign two channels on your transmitter for channel X1 and X2;

3

Centered X1 & X2 knobs on transmitter, otherwise the adjustment range for increase / decrease will not be the same.

Notice: The introductions for control parameter adjustment were marked by dash-line box in this manual. You will fly the helicopter

and adjust these parameters for few times during first configuration, to achieve the best flight performance.

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