HOBBYEAGLE A3 Super User Manual

A3SuperUserManualVer.2.6
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 1  Verticalinstallationmodeadded.SeeP4“5.Installation”.
 2  3stickcenteringmethodsadded.SeeP15“12.13.StickCentering”.
 3  Automaticlevelcalibrationadded.SeeP16“12.14.LevelOffset”.
 4  Defaultgainsettingshavebeendecreasedto30%forallflightmode,mastergainincreasedto100%,
gainratioofselfbalancechangedtoS.Afterextensivetestwefoundthatasmallergainisenoughinflight 
especiallyinselfbalancemode,alargegainmayprobablymaketheplanedifficulttocontrol.Inorderto 
makeiteasierfornewbeginnerswehavemadeallfactorydefaultgainsettingssmallerthanbefore.
 5  PWMsoftwareimprovedtogetbetterperformancewhenusingsomehighspeedservos.
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 1  ThismanualiswrittenonlyforfirmwareVer.2.6.
 2  AlwayschooseareliableBECorESCtoprovideastableoperatingvoltageforthecontroller.TheBEC
shouldhavesufficientcapacitytoprovideworkingcurrentforalltheelectronicdevicesontheplaneespecially 
whenusingseveralhightorqueservos.
 3  Theplaneshouldbeplacedfaceuponastablehorizontalplatformwhenpoweronwhateverthemounting 
wayofthecontrolleris.Don'tmovetheplaneduringinitializing(LEDflashingWHITErapidly).
 4  Itisextremelyimportanttomakesurethatthegyrosarecompensatinginthecorrectdirectionafter 
installation,otherwiseitcouldleadtolosingcontrolorevencrashduringflight! 
 5  SuchfunctionsasEndPoint,D/RorEXPoftheradiosystemcanbeusedasusualaccordingtoyour 
preferences.Butpleaseletthemstayatdefaultduringinstallation.
 6  Alwaysdisableanymixingfunctionsfordeltawingorvtailinyourradiosystem,thesewillbedoneby
A3Super.
 7  Followingthesuggestionsonyourfirstflight:Switchtonormalstabilizationmode,setallthegyrogainto 
alowervolume(about30%),orturnoffthegyrocompletely.Adjustthetrimmingbuttonsonthetransmitterto 
findaappropriatezerooffsetforallsurfacesduringtheflight,thenrestartitorperformastickcenteringto 
makethecontrollerrelearnthecurrentcenterpositions.Usuallyyoujustneedasmallgainsettingswhen 
operatingitinselfbalancemode,alargegainmayprobablymaketheplanedifficulttocontrol.Wewould
stronglyrecommendthatyouusetheremotemastergaincontroltomakeitmuchmoreconvenientforgain 
adjustingduringtheflight.
 8  TheincludedUSBadapterisonlyusedtoupgradethefirmwareforA3Superandprogramcard.Please
checkourwebsiteWWW.HOBBYEAGLE.COMwherewewillinformyouaboutthelatestupdatesand
downloads.
 9  Thecontrollerorthecardcanberesetbyrefreshingthefirmware,whenitdoesn'twork,itwillbean
effectivewaytoresolvetheproblemscausedbythesoftware.
What’sNewInVer.2.6
VERYIMPORTANT!

HOBBYEAGLE A3 Super Specifications

General

Brand	HOBBYEAGLE
Model	A3 Super
Category	Control Systems
Language	English