INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Version 5.1

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SAFETY NOTES

• RC model helicopters aren’t toys! The rotor blades rotate at high speeds. Improper use can lead to

potential risks and serious injuries. It is mandatory that general safety rules in dealing with RC

models as well as local laws and regulations are observed. Further information can be found at

model aviation clubs in your area or model airplane organizations.

• Take care of your own safety as well as the safety of others in your environment when using our

product. Fly only in free areas, far away from other people. Never use RC ight models in close

proximity to residential areas or crowds. Do not y above people. Due to a variety of reasons RC

model aircraft may crash, such as poor maintenance, pilot errors or radio interference, resulting in

serious accidents. The pilots are fully responsible for their actions and for damage caused by the

operation of their model aircraft and injury.

• Read the following instructions thoroughly before using NANOBEAST the rst time and carefully

adjust the system according to the given instructions. Take enough time and check every step for

correctness. Also pay attention to a proper and awless mechanical construction of your model

helicopter. An incorrectly adjusted system can cause severe accidents and damage to the model.

• RC models consist of many electronic precision components. It is important to keep the model away

from moisture and other foreign substances. If the model is exposed to moisture of any kind, this

can cause malfunctions and lead to crashes. Never y in rain or extreme Humidity!

• When operating the helicopter with NANOBEAST pay attention to a suciently dimensioned and

loadable receiver power supply. Due to the direct linkage of the rotor blade holders to the servos,

increased forces let the power consumption get extremely high compared to a helicopter with a y

bar and rotor head mixer!

• Do not expose the NANOBEAST to extreme temperature uctuations before and during operation.

Allow some time for the electronics to acclimatize before turning it on.

• The NANOBEAST consists of highly sensitive electrical components that may fail under strong

vibrations or electrostatic discharges. Should you have such factors on your model, the use of the

NANOBEAST must be stopped until the external inuences were eliminated.

• When operating electric models with „single-line“ receivers, it is important to ensure that during the

adjustment work the electric motor can’t be started inadvertently. Do not connect the electric

motor to the motor controller or remove the motor from the main gear before performing the

adjustment work. Also make sure that the motor does not start if the transmitter unit fails (e.g. by

using the failsafe function of receiver and NANOBEAST).

• The NANOBEAST PROEDITION comes with the AttitudeControl function (optionally available horizontal

stabilization) which serves as a ight aid for beginners by restricting the freedom of movement of the

helicopter. However, this does not ensure that the helicopter can be always own safely! Due to

incorrect control inputs the helicopter may crash anyway, even when using AttitudeControl. In addition,

the helicopter can drift away from external inuences and it is not guaranteed that the articial horizon

of the device will stabilize the helicopter in every situation. By external inuences like strong

temperature uctuations or vibrations the sensors may produce false readings which will falsify the

position calculation of the system. It is not guaranteed that the system will always be working correct

under any circumstance. The pilot is responsible for the control of the helicopter and thus for the use of

the helicopter system. Also note that the system will not keep the helicopter in absolute place for

technical reasons. The unstable tendency of a helicopter will cause the model y away in a certain

direction. By external inuences such as wind or similar this eect can be even stronger. In addition,

there are measurement inaccuracies of the sensors, which can falsify the orientation. Make sure you’re

always able to turn o the system and take over complete control of the helicopter.

• Contact an experienced model pilot who will advise you on how to control and handle model

helicopters. A ight training by using a model ight simulation on the PC can help to get started in the

air model sport. Contact the local retailer for technical advice or in case problems arise during operation

with our product.

• The AttitudeControl rescue function (optional) is designed to facilitate the ying of model helicopters.

Control can be temporarily passed to the system if the pilot loses his orientation. Using the built-in

articial horizon, the system can bring the helicopter in an almost horizontal position, so the pilot gains

time to reorient himself. Anyhow, it can’t be guaranteed that the model will do so under any

circumstance. Depending on the current attitude and speed and depending on how quickly the

AttitudeControl is turned on, the model may crash nevertheless. Be sure to follow the general safety

rules for handling RC models. The pilot is responsible for the control of the helicopter and thus also for

the use of the system. He always has to be able to turn o the system and take over full control of the

helicopter.

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Dear customer,

We congratulate you on your purchase! NANOBEAST is a control unit for small and very small RC model

helicopters without mechanical fly bar. The integrated gyro elements stabilize the helicopter as much as

possible, so that it’ll only follow the control commands of the pilot. The steering feel can be tuned easily from

tame to extremly agile. Thus, the model can meet almost any requirements of the pilots, no matter if you’re a

beginner pilot or 3D aerobatic professional.

By paid firmware upgrade the system can be extended to „PROEDITION“. This offers additional functions

like AttitudeControl for position stabilization and rescuing the model in difficult positions, as well as a bank

switching that allows to switch between different parameter sets in flight.

For basic setup and tuning of the system a computer (Windows / mac) or smartphone/tablet (iOS / Android)

with Bluetooth LE is required. Depending on the technology used, a USB2SYS (for computer) or BLE2SYS (for

Smartphone / Tablet) interface is required as additional accessory. This is not included and must be purchased

separately! The configuration then takes place via the StudioX Software, which is offered for free download:

This manual is a short guide to getting started. The operation of the StudioX software and configuration of

the helicopter is explained by references in the software itself and via web links. Detailed instructions for

configuring the helicopter, as well as for installation and use of the software additionally can be found at:

STUDIOX.BEASTX.COM

WIKI.BEASTX.COM

Technical specications

Dimensions: 32 x 20 x 10 mm

Weight: 5,8 g

Receiver connections: Spektrum® / JR® single satellite, serial wire connection for Graupner® HOTT,

Futaba® SBus, Jeti® exBus, FlySky® iBus, FrSky® SRXL, Multiplex® SRXL,

JR® XBus (B), Spectrum® SRXL, Align® iBus, SPPM composite signal

Input voltage: 4,8 - 6 Volt

Helicopter size: 180 - 250 electric heli

Required accessories

Links to available apps can be found at STUDIOX.BEASTX.COM.

Box contents

• NANOBEAST control unit

• Patch cable for serial signal receiver

• 3M adhesive pad

• Instruction manual

With the NANO Servo Connection Kit, you can connect

servos with normal sized servo plugs to NANOBEAST.

Please note that the tiny white plugs and the thin

cables are not capable of transferring high currents!

With the separately available NANO Light Programmer

you can adjust some settings quickly on the airfield.

Further information can be found in the detailed

instructions at

WIKI.BEASTX.COM.

Art.-Nr.: BXA76901 Art.-Nr.: BXA76902

USB2SYS USB interface for the

configuration by PC / mac

BLE2SYS Bluetooth LE interface

for the configuration by tablet or

smartphone (Android / iOS)

Art.-Nr.: BXA76007 Art.-Nr.: BXA76015

Designed for

Optional accessories

1. INSTALLATION

In total there are 8 possible mounting positions:

flat, plugs showing to front, LED on top upright, plugs showing to front, LED on top

Use one of the enclosed 3M adhesive pads to attach. Later, when laying out the cables, make sure that the cable are fixed

free of tension!

flat, plugs showing to back, LED on top

upright, plugs showing to back, LED on top

flat, plugs showing to front, LED on bottom upright, plugs showing to front, LED on bottom

flat, plugs showing to back, LED on bottom upright, plugs showing to back, LED on bottom

The NANOBEAST can be installed either flat or upright.

The white connector strip must point either to the front or to the back of the heli. The sensor axes (edges of the device

housing) must be aligned absolutely parallel to the three rotation axes. Anyhow, the device can be mounted laterally

offset, it does not have to be exactly on the axes of rotation.

Links to available apps can be found at STUDIOX.BEASTX.COM.

Supported receiver types / transmission protocols

• SRXL: JR® XBus (Mode B), Multiplex® SRXL (V1+V2), Jeti® UDI, Graupner/SJ® HOTT SUMD, Spektrum® SRXL

• Futaba® SBUS

• Single satellite (Spektrum® DSM2 / DSMX, JR® RJ-01 DMSS)

• Jeti® EXBUS

• ALIGN/FlySky iBus

• PPM serial signal (SPPM)

Attach the receiver to the helicopter and make sure that the cables and antennas will not get into rotating parts. Plug the

motor controller into the connection [1] for BEC power supply. Pay attention to maintain the correct polarity! Also make

sure the BEC voltage is in the range of 4.8 - 6.0 volts!

2. RECEIVER CONNECTION

Receivers with serial signal output transmit all control commands / channels by one wire. Connect the signal output from

the receiver with the signal input DI on the

NANOBEAST (using the enclosed patch cable). If you use a SPEKTRUM® or

JR® single satellite, you can plug it into the SAT socket directly. In this case, use the cable supplied by the manufacturer (the pin

assignment at the SAT connection corresponds to the Spektrum® standard).

DI = serial signal receiver

DSMX/DMSS (RJ01)

satellite receiver

1 = ESC

STATUS

To trigger the binding process on a Spektrum® single satellite, attach the Bind-Plug to the [SYS] connector. Then turn

on power, the yellow LED on the satellite should now flash quickly. Perform the binding process on the transmitter. After

successful bind, remove the bind plug. The JR® RJ01 single satellite can be bound directly using the transmitter only. The

satellite will automatically go into bind mode when powering on the receiver before switching on the radio.

To bind the other types of receivers, follow the instructions of the manufacturer!

3. PREPARING THE TRANSMITTER

For safety reasons, remove the motor from the main gear during adjustment! In addition, disable the motor

channel using the autorotation switch (Throttle HOLD), so that the motor does not start when the thrust stick is moved.

No mixing functions must be active on the channel outputs. In particular, disable the mixing of the swashplate servos in

the radio. Also disable all unnecessary control channels. In the basic configuration only collective, aileron, elevator, rudder,

motor and a channel for the gyro is required.

Create a new model memory in your remote-control transmitter. It should provide multiple flight modes in order to control

engine, collective and gyro in different flight situations.

Only the pitch channel is

allowed to be controlled,

if thrust stick is moved.

The same applies to

aileron, elevator and

rudder.

Each control function must serve exactly one servo output. The servo travel must be at 100% and no trimming must

be used. Do not change the pitch curves for the adjustments. The throttle curves and settings of the motor channel can be

adjusted according to the model. However, for the basic setup of the system you should be able to block the motor channel!

4. STUDIOX

The NANOBEAST has a serial interface marked with the letter [SYS]. Use a standard servo cable to connect this

port with your USB or Bluetooth interface (sold separately). Watch out for correct polarity! Note that the interface

does not supply the

NANOBEAST with power. The supply comes from the BEC of the motor controller, which is

connected to the connector [1].

Status

USB2SYS

WWW.BEASTX.COM

STATUS

SYS = programming interface

1 = motor controller (ESC)

Download the appropriate app for your computer or smartphone / tablet and install it on the device.

Go to the website

STUDIOX.BEASTX.COM. There you will also nd a link to WIKI.BEASTX.COM where you

can nd detailed instructions for installing the apps and putting the interface into operation.



Start StudioX now. If the USB2SYS interface is plugged into the computer, make sure that its port name is selected in the

selection box. If you did not plug in the interface when the software was started, click on SEARCH to update the list. Usually,

the appropriate port is automatically selected.

If you do not know which the correct port is, unplug the interface, wait a moment and click SEARCH to delete the list. Plug

it in again, wait a moment and click SEARCH. Now the correct port should be selected. Then connect the USB2SYS to the

[SYS] port of your

NANOBEAST and turn it on. Now click CONNECT to read the device and access the individual

conguration options.



Connect the BLE2SYS interface to the [SYS] port of

NANOBEAST and turn it on. Start the StudioXm app. The BLE2SYS

interface should automatically appear in the selection box. If not, click on the selection box in the middle of the screen and

choose BLE2SYS. If you can‘t nd a suitable entry, press the SEARCH button and wait until the process is completed. This

can take a few seconds to a few minutes. If the box is empty again immediately then it is likely that the Bluetooth feature on

your smartphone / tablet is disabled or the app does not have access to the Bluetooth functionality! In this case, check the

settings of the smartphone/tablet.

5. RADIO SETUP

As first setup step we have to teach the receiver type / remote control system and the assignment of the

control functions to the system. To do so, select CONTROL SIGNAL on the StudioX overview page.

Download the appropriate app for your computer or smartphone / tablet and install it on the device.

Go to the website

STUDIOX.BEASTX.COM. There you will also nd a link to WIKI.BEASTX.COM where you

can nd detailed instructions for installing the apps and putting the interface into operation.



Start StudioX now. If the USB2SYS interface is plugged into the computer, make sure that its port name is selected in the

selection box. If you did not plug in the interface when the software was started, click on SEARCH to update the list. Usually,

the appropriate port is automatically selected.

If you do not know which the correct port is, unplug the interface, wait a moment and click SEARCH to delete the list. Plug

it in again, wait a moment and click SEARCH. Now the correct port should be selected. Then connect the USB2SYS to the

[SYS] port of your

NANOBEAST and turn it on. Now click CONNECT to read the device and access the individual

conguration options.



Connect the BLE2SYS interface to the [SYS] port of

NANOBEAST and turn it on. Start the StudioXm app. The BLE2SYS

interface should automatically appear in the selection box. If not, click on the selection box in the middle of the screen and

choose BLE2SYS. If you can‘t nd a suitable entry, press the SEARCH button and wait until the process is completed. This

can take a few seconds to a few minutes. If the box is empty again immediately then it is likely that the Bluetooth feature on

your smartphone / tablet is disabled or the app does not have access to the Bluetooth functionality! In this case, check the

settings of the smartphone/tablet.

Automatic detection of the remote-control system

In order to recognize the connected receiver type, the remote-control transmitter must be switched on and bound to the

receiver. Also make sure that the default setup of the transmitter was performed as described in chapter 3. Press SCAN to

start the search. The colour of the Status LED and in the display indicate which receiver type is currently being searched for.

THR

AIL ELE RUD GER AX1 AX2

Motor Aileron Elevator Rudder Gyro Pitch Rescue*

Spektrum® DSM2/DSMX oder JR RJ-01 DMSS Einzelsatellit

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Pitch Aileron Elevator Rudder Rescue* Motor Gyro

Graupner® SUMD

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Aileron Elevator Motor Rudder Gyro Pitch Rescue*

Futaba® SBus/SBus2 kompatibler Empfänger

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Aileron Elevator Rudder Pitch Motor Gyro Rescue*

Multiplex® SRXL v1 und v2, JR® XBUS Mode B, JETI® UDI 12 + 16ch

Assignment of the control functions

As soon as the corresponding type has been detected, a query opens on how the function assignment should be performed.

Here you have the choice between loading a PRESET or the manual assignment (if you later learn the receiver type again, you

can also skip the function assignment without change). The preconfigured function assignments depend on the recognized

signal protocol and remote-control system. These are as follows:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Pitch Aileron Elevator Rudder Gyro Motor Rescue*

PPM Summensignal (SPPM)

ATTENTION: For failsafe setting, the throttle output [1] is active. So the motor could start when the throttle is

in the wrong position! If you are not sure which position is the right one or in case you want to program the ESC at this

point using the throttle stick, remove the motor from the main gear for safety reason.

THR

AIL ELE RUD GER AX1 AX2

Motor Aileron Elevator Rudder Gyro Pitch Rescue*

Spektrum® SRXL

In case the preset does not match to your radio system or you have another switch assignment wishes, you can train the

functions in sequence. Choose TEACH and then move the sticks / switches according to the display in the app. Note that you

must always only move one channel at once. Otherwise,

NANOBEAST can‘t recognize which channel you want to use for

this function. This applies in particular to the throttle and collective pitch channel, which are usually controlled simultaneously by

the thrust stick in helicopter models. To learn these two functions separately, block the motor channel (i. e. with the autorotation

switch) to teach the pitch first, then release the throttle channel in order to be able to move the throttle afterwards (the pitch will

not be taken into account then, because it was already assigned to another function before).

Throttle failsafe

Last but not least, the failsafe position for the throttle has to be set. Bring the throttle channel to the position where the

motor is off. Then (after setting the function assignment) confirm the question to teach failsafe position with CONTINUE

and store the failsafe position by clicking SET at the bottom of the display

Move collective Move Aileron

...

* rescue function (AttitudeControl) only available with PROEDITION firmware

6. BASIC SETTING

Select the BASIC SETTING button to start with the basic helicopter setup (as long as the initialization sequence is not

finished, some buttons are locked in the overview screen!).

Device orientation

Set the installation position in StudioX so that it corresponds to the actual position of your NANOBEAST on your

helicopter. Then choose NEXT.

After initial power up or after finishing the receiver setup, wait until the initialization sequence is completed.

If you do not know the optimum or maximum drive frequency of the servos, never exceed 50Hz! The higher

the driving frequency, the better the flight performance of NANOBEAST. However, it must be ensured that the servos

are allowed to be operated with an increased drive frequency. Otherwise the servos could be damaged!

At WIKI.BEASTX.COM we have a list of data on the most popular servo types. Always use a pulse width

of 1520 μs, unless you use a special gyro servo which must be operated with reduced pulse width (only such servos

can be driven with extremely high frequencies up to 560 Hz!).

Control frequencies and pulse length of the servos

Set the drive frequency for the swashplate servos, the pulse width for the rudder servo, as well as the drive frequency for the

rudder servo at the appropriate points. Press NEXT to go to the next menu item.

Calibrating stick

center positions

Status LED flashes red

Don‘t move the sticks!

STATUS

Calibrating sensor

rest positions

Status LED lights red

Don‘t move helicopter!

STATUS

Status LED flashes

blue or purple

Operating mode

STATUS

Rudder servo and tail rotor

1. Connect the rudder servo to the output [2] of NANOBEAST and mount the rudder horn/servo cross as good as

possible at a 90 ° angle to the tail linkage rod. Adjust the linkage so that the tail slider is positioned correctly. Ideally, in the

90 ° position of the servo the slider is centered on the tail rotor shaft and the tail rotor blades have a slightly positive angle of

attack against the rotor torque in this position (e.g. 5° to the right on a helicopter with clockwise rotating rotor).

2. Carefully steer the tail using the rudder stick and check the direction of movement. When the stick direction is wrong, you

can reverse the rudder channel’s direction by using the servo reverse function of your transmitter.

Correct Wrong

Move rudder to the right

Rotor must push the tail to the left,

the helicopter would turn right

Rotor pushes the tail to the right,

the helicopter would turn left

If the joystick controls the tail incorrectly, reverse the control

direction by using the servo revere function in your transmitter.

3. As soon as the servo moves in the correct direction when steering, the internal control direction of NANOBEAST

must be checked and adjusted if necessary: When the rudder stick is moved to the right, the Status LED must light up in blue

color and in the software must be displayed „right“. If the rudder stick is steered to the left, the Status LED must light up red

and the software must display „left“. If this is upside down, (i.e. red = right and blue = left) reverse the internal control direction

by selecting NORMAL or REVERESED.

Control frequencies and pulse length of the servos

Set the drive frequency for the swashplate servos, the pulse width for the rudder servo, as well as the drive frequency for the

rudder servo at the appropriate points. Press NEXT to go to the next menu item.

For most helicopters, the default setting of 120 ° can remain. The required swash plate mixing is mentioned in the helicopter‘s instruction

manual.

[1] = speed controler (ESC) [2] = rudder servo [3] =elevator servo [4] = roll servo left [5] = roll servo right

Be sure to follow the given order! Always set the correct servo and stick direction rst, then check the control

direction of NANOBEAST. The internal control direction does not change the servo direction! This only

serves to ensure that the gyro is moving the rudder to to correct direction. When checking and adjusting the

control directions, be very conscientious. A wrong control direction can lead to a crash!

4. Now set the servo limit. To do this, carefully move the servo to the end positions by rudder stick input and reduce / increase

the two values for right and left, so that the travel is adjusted optimally, i.e. the servo should move just as far as the tail pitch

slider is not binding and the servo is not blocked. If the tail rotor allows extreme tail pitch values, even less servo movement

can be useful!

5. If you move the rudder stick fully to the right or left, the Status LED on the

NANOBEAST should be lit permanently

and the label „right“ or „left“ should be highlighted in the appropriate colour. When the stick doesn’t move far enough, the

message „Increase!“ will appear. In this case, increase the control deflection/servo travel in the remote-control transmitter

for both directions until the point at which the Status LED just changes from flashing to being lit permanently and the label

„OK“ is shown in the software when the stick reaches the maximum position. Note: Do not set the servo travel too large. If

the LED lights permanently long before the maximum stick position is reached, reduce the servo throw in the transmitter

accordingly.

Move rudder to the right

Wrong

Swashplate mixing

For most helicopters, the default setting of 120 ° can remain. The required swash plate mixing is mentioned in the helicopter‘s instruction

manual.

Never use the swashplate mix of the remote-control transmitter, even if the helicopter requires an electronic

mixing! Disable any kind of mixing of the swashplate servos in the transmitter. Choose a mechanical mixer (often referred

to as „normal“, „H1“ or „1 servo“) if applicable. Each stick of the transmitter must drive exactly one control output. Only

NANOBEAST is responsible for the swashplate mixing!

Then connect the servos to the outputs [3] to [5] as shown below. With electronic mixing the two roll servos connect at [4]

(= left) and [5] (= right). On mechanically mixed helicopters (mCCPM), the roll servo connects to [4] and the collective pitch

servo to [5]. The elevator servo is always connected at port [3].

120°

140°

flight direction

90°

mCCPM eCCPM

When laying out the wiring make sure that it rests on the NANOBEAST without tension. Lay it out in a loose

loop and fasten it after approx. 5 - 7 cm at the chassis of the model. Don’t use shrink tube or fabric hose in the

immediate vicinity to the point where the cables are plugged into NANOBEAST. This makes the cables sti and

inexible and can cause vibrations being transferred to NANOBEAST.

[1] = speed controler (ESC) [2] = rudder servo [3] =elevator servo [4] = roll servo left [5] = roll servo right

STATUS

4 5

3 3

If the servos are perfectly trimmed, adjust the linkages

according to the instructions of the helicopter so that the

swash plate sits in the middle of and horizontal aligned

with the main rotor shaft. In this position the rotor blades

must have 0 degrees of pitch. Work your way from the

bottom up. Adjust the lower servo linkages rst, making

the swashplate being perfectly aligned, then adjust the

pitch linkage rods.

Driver is horizontal

Swash plate horizontal

0 degrees of pitch

Swashplate has the same

amount of space in both

directions

If applicable, make sure the swashplate driver is aligned

correctly, so that the arms are horizontal and the linkage

balls are positioned in one line with the connection joint

of the rotor blade holdersat the 90 degrees position.

Linkage balls at inner ring

and at blade holders in one

line to each other

Alignment of the swashplate servos

In the next step we trim the servo centre positions so that the servo arms form a perfect 90 degrees angle with the linkage rods.

This is necessary because usually the servo drive trains are not accurate enough, so the servo arms fit as good as possible from

the beginning. If all servos are aligned properly, perform the basic mechanical setting of the rotor head, then press NEXT again.

Movement directions of the swashplate servos

Move the thrust stick and check whether the swashplate moves up and down. If this is not the case, you can reverse the

direction of movement for each servo individually in the StudioX app.

Make sure the pitch control direction is correct. This results either directly by correctly adjusting the servo directions, or you

can also reverse the direction of the collective pitch channel using the servo reverse function of the transmitter.

Move thrust

back and forth

Richtig Falsch

Note: You can’t reverse the individual servo directions with the reverse function of the transmitter! The transmitter only

gives control commands to

NANOBEAST, but does not directly control the servos! When a control channel in the

transmitter is reversed, the function as a whole will be reversed, not the direction of one single servo (except when using a

mechanical swash plate mixture).

Throw adjustment of the swash plate

At the next setup step, the available (cyclic) control resolution is learned. For the adjustment procedure turn the rotor head

so that one of the rotor blades is parallel to the tail boom / to the longitudinal axis of the helicopter. Then attach a pitch

gauge at this rotor blade and set it to 0° (if you have correctly done the mechanical rotor head and servo setup before,

actually the blade must have 0° of pitch).

Now press the MEASURE button in the app. NANOBEAST will then move the swash into roll direction a little (the

actual direction is irrelevant). In this position, the rotor blades should show exactly 6.0° of pitch. If this is not the case, adjust

the given value in the app just until you get the desired amount of pitch.

0°

6°

If your heli is too small for a commercial pitch gauge, you can determine the pitch angle mathematically by folding the rotor blades by

90 degrees to the same side. At 0° of pitch, the blades should be parallel to each other when looking at them from the side.

In measuring position you can calculate the blade pitch from the resulting distance between the blades according to the formula:

angle = arcsine (distance / 2 / rotor blade length)

The required distance at which you get 6° of pitch calculates as follows:

distance = (sin 6°) * 2 * rotor blade length

Alignment of the swashplate servos

In the next step we trim the servo centre positions so that the servo arms form a perfect 90 degrees angle with the linkage rods.

This is necessary because usually the servo drive trains are not accurate enough, so the servo arms fit as good as possible from

the beginning. If all servos are aligned properly, perform the basic mechanical setting of the rotor head, then press NEXT again.

4. Leave the thrust stick in maximum position and now set the desired maximum pitch with the buttons + and - in the app.

Then bring the stick to the lowest position and set negative pitch accordingly.

2. Then check the colour of the Status LED or the display in the app: if the pitch is positive, the LED must light in blue colour

and the bars in the app move upwards towards positive, with negative pitch the LED must light red and the bar moves

down towards negative. If the LED display is wrong (red = positive and blue = negative) and the bar is moving in the wrong

direction, change the internal control direction by clicking the buttons in the app.

Collective pitch adjustment

1. Move collective pitch up and down and verify the control direction on the rotor head. Reverse the pitch channel using

the servo reverse function of your transmitter, in case the direction is incorrect.

3. When the thrust stick is at maximum position and the display for positive and negative pitch shows “Increase!” in the app,

then increase the stick throw/servo travel in the transmitter for the collective pitch channel just as far until the message

disappears and „OK“ is displayed (or the Status LED on the device changes from flashing state to a steady light). But do not

set the amount of travel too high. If the directions are displayed long before the maximum stick position is reached, reduce

the throw in the transmitter accordingly.

Move thrust up

and down

Thrust maximum

positive

Thrust maximum

positive

Maximum swash deection

You can remove the pitch gauge now! Steer collective, aileron and elevator simultaneously and carefully to the maximum

positions and check whether the servos jam at any point or stop to be controlled at all, or the linkage rods or the swash

plate are jammed at some specific position. Reduce or enlarge the swash deflection just until no binding occurs while trying

to get as much swash deflection as possible. Do not reduce further than necessary to make sure that the system can work

optimally!

Control direction of the swash plate

1. If not already done, steer aileron and elevator and make sure the swashplate is moved in the correct direction. It must

exactly follow the stick directions: elevator forward tilts the swash plate forward, roll to the right tilts the swash plate to

the right, etc. If the swashplate tilts in the opposite direction, use the servo reverse function of your transmitter and

inverse the servo direction (=control direction) for the aileron or elevator channel.

2. Now set the internal control direction of

NANOBEAST: If you move elevator forward, the Status LED lights in blue

colour while the bar for elevator moves to the right in the app. If you pull elevator back, the Status LED must light in red

and the bar in the app should move to the left. When rolling to the right, the Status LED must light up in blue and the bar

in the app for roll must move to the right. Roll to the left, the Status LED must be red and the bar in the app moves left. If

the displayed direction is wrong, change control direction for each axis in the app.

3. If the stick(s) are in maximum position and the direction indicator of StudioX doesn’t appear but displays „Increase!“

instead, then increase the control travel / servo throw in your transmitter for the respective control channel just as far until

„OK!“ is displayed for each direction (or the Status LED on the device changes from ashing to permanently lit). But do not

set the throw too large. If the „OK!“ display comes up long before the maximum stick position is reached, reduce the servo

throw in the transmitter accordingly!

Carefully move thrust, aileron and

elevator stick to maximum position!

Make sure to follow the given order! Always set the control direction with the transmitter rst, then check the

internal control direction of

NANOBEAST. The internal control direction does not change the servo

directions! This only serves to ensure that the system knows the correct control directions for stabilizing the

helicopter. When checking and adjusting the control directions, be very conscientious. A wrong control direction will

most likely lead to a crash!