RoboteQ AX3500 Changing parameters, The Special Case of Joystick Calibration, Important Warning

Programming using built-in Switches and Display

Important Warning

Be careful not to confuse the Set and Program button when entering the Program- ming Mode. Pressing and holding the Set button alone for 10 seconds after reset will cause the controller to enter in self-test mode. This will cause the motors to be turned On and Off according the test sequence described in the Self Test section of this manual. See“Self-Test Mode” on page 53.

Changing parameters

Pressing the Set button while in Programming Mode will cause the value of the parameter being inspected to be incremented by one. When the maximum valid value is reached, pressing Set again will cause the value to restart at 0.

When the desired value is displayed, press the Program button to store it in the control- ler’s non-volatile memory. This will also cause the controller to display the next parameter and its current value.

Note that a new parameter value will ONLY be saved if the Program button is pressed after the value has been changed with the Set button.

Additionally, once you have pressed the Set button and begin changing a parameter’s value, it is not possible to cancel the change. If you wish to leave a parameter value unchanged after you have started changing it, you must press the Set button again several times until it goes back to its original value. Alternatively, you can reset or power Off the controller to prevent the new value to be recorded.

The Special Case of Joystick Calibration

When the Joystick parameter is selected (“J” and “-” flashing), pressing the Set key again will cause the controller to enter the Radio Control Joystick calibration sequence.

Once the joystick calibration mode is entered, the display will flash “J” and “o”. With the R/ C receiver and transmitter On, move both joysticks to their full forward, full back, full left and full right positions a few times. This will cause the controller to capture the min. and max. joystick position values.

Then move the joysticks to their central (rest) positions. Press the Program button to save these values in the controller’s Flash memory. The min. and max. values saved are these captured when the joystick was moved around. The center values saved are the position of the joystick as it was when Program was pressed.

Note that once the Joystick calibration mode is entered, you must go through the com- plete calibration sequence described above. If the joysticks are not moved, incoherent data may be saved in the Flash causing the controller to malfunction in the R/C mode. If bad cal- ibration data is saved in the Flash, try calibrating again by repeating the entire Joystick Pro- gramming sequence, otherwise you may restore the factory defaults (this will cause all parameters you have changed to be restored to their default values as well)

The Joystick calibration operation is fully described in the R/C mode chapter. See “Left / Right Tuning Adjustment” on page 49.

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