dezertdog
Senior Member
Now for programming the ESC's and Rx.
To enter programming mode on the Plush ESC's you need to turn the Yaw Pot on the KK board to 0%, move the throttle stick up all the way, and plug in power. You will hear the ESC's start up as normal, and then after 5 seconds you will hear a little tune to tell you are in programming mode.
Once programming mode starts, it will cycle through all the options, match the tones to the options using the manual. When the beep pattern matches the option you want to change, move the throttle stick all the way down and the ESC will start to beep in *, **, *** patterns. When you hear the beep pattern matching the setting you need, move the throttle up, and it will verify the selection, and continue in the main programming mode.
I made the following changes so far:
-Verified Brake is off
-Battery type = NiMh / Nicd (note this changes the startup tune, you won't hear a beep per cell any more)
-Cutoff mode = Reduce Power
-Cutoff threshold = Medium
-Verified Startup Mode is "Normal"
-Timing = High
The throttle range also needs to be set in the ESC. With throttle up, plug the battery in and wait until the ESCs beep twice after the startup beeps. Pull throttle down and the ESCs will beep once. Now all the motors will spin up in unison and the ESC will throttle all the motors from 0-100% matching the throw of the throttle stick.
To enter normal ESC operation, put the Yaw Pot back to 50% and connect the battery with the throttle all the way down.
For my DX6i I created a Helicopter model with the following settings for now:
-Type = Heli
-Swash Type = 90*
-DR/Expo = 80%/30%
-Thro = N
-Elev = R
-Aile = R
-Rudd = N
-Pitch = N
I guess all that's left is to go outside with a fresh battery and get my gyro gains set and have a shake down flight.
To enter programming mode on the Plush ESC's you need to turn the Yaw Pot on the KK board to 0%, move the throttle stick up all the way, and plug in power. You will hear the ESC's start up as normal, and then after 5 seconds you will hear a little tune to tell you are in programming mode.
Once programming mode starts, it will cycle through all the options, match the tones to the options using the manual. When the beep pattern matches the option you want to change, move the throttle stick all the way down and the ESC will start to beep in *, **, *** patterns. When you hear the beep pattern matching the setting you need, move the throttle up, and it will verify the selection, and continue in the main programming mode.
I made the following changes so far:
-Verified Brake is off
-Battery type = NiMh / Nicd (note this changes the startup tune, you won't hear a beep per cell any more)
-Cutoff mode = Reduce Power
-Cutoff threshold = Medium
-Verified Startup Mode is "Normal"
-Timing = High
The throttle range also needs to be set in the ESC. With throttle up, plug the battery in and wait until the ESCs beep twice after the startup beeps. Pull throttle down and the ESCs will beep once. Now all the motors will spin up in unison and the ESC will throttle all the motors from 0-100% matching the throw of the throttle stick.
To enter normal ESC operation, put the Yaw Pot back to 50% and connect the battery with the throttle all the way down.
For my DX6i I created a Helicopter model with the following settings for now:
-Type = Heli
-Swash Type = 90*
-DR/Expo = 80%/30%
-Thro = N
-Elev = R
-Aile = R
-Rudd = N
-Pitch = N
I guess all that's left is to go outside with a fresh battery and get my gyro gains set and have a shake down flight.
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