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Hyperion 7-channel Stabilized Receiver

This is not a Horizon Hobbies DSM2™, DSMX™ product, and is not manufactured or endorsed

by Horizon Hobbies LLC. DSM2™, and DSMX™ are registered trademarks of Horizon

Hobbies LLC.

Spektrum™, DSMX™, X-BUS™, DX6i™ or DX6™, DX7™, DX8™, DX9™, SAFE™, AS3X™, a DX4e™

and the Ch 5 switch on a DX5e™. DX7S™, JR™, the FrSky™ Taranis, and FlySky™ with Er9x

Taranis, STi™, and the Telemetry logo are Trademarks of Horizon Hobby LLC. These names

are used here simply as descriptions of those items.

Contents

The Hyperion DSMX™ Compatible Receiver with Integrated Stabilizer.......................................2

Basic Instructions for Using the Hyperion Stabilized Receiver .......................................................3

A More Detailed Look at the Stabilized Receiver and its Use ...........................................................8

What a Rate Stabilizer Does. ...........................................................................................................................8

Number of Transmitter Channels ................................................................................................................. 8

Binding ......................................................................................................................................................................9

Failsafe ......................................................................................................................................................................10

Orientation of the Receiver Unit ....................................................................................................................11

What the LEDs mean – in more detail ......................................................................................................... 11

Aerials, Satellites and Range Checking .......................................................................................................11

Master Gain Control ............................................................................................................................................ 12

Using an Open Source Transmitter (Taranis, 9XR, etc.) ......................................................................13

Mixing and the Hyperion Stabilized Receiver .........................................................................................13

Recalibrating the Gyros .....................................................................................................................................15

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Summary of content (16 pages)

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Hyperion 7-channel Stabilized Receiver This is not a Horizon Hobbies DSM2™, DSMX™ product, and is not manufactured or endorsed by Horizon Hobbies LLC. DSM2™, and DSMX™ are registered trademarks of Horizon Hobbies LLC. Spektrum™, DSMX™, X-BUS™, DX6i™ or DX6™, DX7™, DX8™, DX9™, SAFE™, AS3X™, a DX4e™ and the Ch 5 switch on a DX5e™. DX7S™, JR™, the FrSky™ Taranis, and FlySky™ with Er9x Taranis, STi™, and the Telemetry logo are Trademarks of Horizon Hobby LLC.
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The Hyperion DSMX™ Compatible Receiver with Integrated Stabilizer The Hyperion 7-channel stabilized receiver, shown above, is expressly designed as a “simple” integrated, full range, DSMX™ compatible receiver and rate-gyro stabilizer for electric models. This receiver is not an autopilot or self-leveling device. It will not fly the plane for you. It is designed simply to smooth out flight and thus make flying in wind and turbulence a pleasure rather than a risk.
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Basic Instructions for Using the Hyperion Stabilized Receiver NOTE: These basic instructions assume you are using a Spektrum™ transmitter. 1. Set up the transmitter If using a computer transmitter, set up a new model. Disable any elevon (delta) or V-tail mixing – if these mixes are required, they must be done in the stabilizer (see page 13). Make sure control throws (end points/limits) are set to 100% (80% for open source firmware transmitters, FRSky Taranis, and etc) 2.
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6. Connect servos and speed control (ESC), set switches and wing type Plug the servos and ESC into the appropriate slots on the receiver. Normally, the Gear slot (channel 5) will be empty, as it is used internally by the receiver to turn stabilization on/off. Set switches J4, J5 and J6 on the receiver as indicated below. For Spektrum™ transmitters, set wing type on the transmitter as shown; in all cases, the tail type is Normal.
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7. Verify control directions, adjust centering and servo throws a. Power on. Use the Gear switch to turn the stabilizer OFF (green ON, red ON).4 b. If you wish to change the switch direction, reverse the channel in the transmitter. Make a note of how it works so you can switch stabilization OFF quickly if necessary! c. Adjust transmitter reversing so that all servos work in the correct direction in response to the Sticks.
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Likewise, when the model pitches nose-down, the elevator should go up to compensate. And when it yaws nose-right, the rudder should go left. Note that the control surfaces will only be displaced while the model is being disturbed; as soon as angular motion stops they will return to neutral. So look for quick twitches of the control surfaces in the right directions, not prolonged control offsets. THIS IS VITALLY IMPORTANT: If stabilization moves the surfaces the wrong way (i.e.
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determine Stick feel but don’t affect how the stabilization works. That is entirely done within the receiver. 10. Adjust the stabilizer gain pots Set the three gain pots at about the 10 o’clock position. This is a good conservative starting point that will produce noticeable stabilization. For most models, at least one or two gain settings will need to be increased or decreased during flight testing to achieve optimum stabilization. As delivered the stabilizer gains are normally at the 12 o’clock position.
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If you encountered oscillation on any axis during the initial flight, turn down the gain a little for that axis. Then go through the following steps: Increase the Rudder pot setting by about an “hour” (15°). Take off with stabilization OFF. Turn ON at a safe height with the model in level flight. Watch for oscillation on the yaw axis (“tail wag”). Do a shallow dive to pick up speed and again watch for oscillation. Land and adjust the rudder pot as required.
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(channel 4); plus Gear (channel 5) to switch the stabilizer on and off in flight. All full range Spektrum™ transmitters have at least five controllable channels and thus can be used with the Hyperion stabilizer. The computer transmitters offer the following possibilities. With a DX6i™ or DX6™, Aux1 (channel 6) can be used to control one of three main possibilities: (1) retracts or (2) flaps or (3) a second aileron servo (as in a dual aileron or flaperon setup).
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Step 1. Power up the receiver in bind mode Put the bind plug on to the Bind/Aux2 pins. Connect the plug from a suitable power source to any of the receiver servo outputs. The power source can be: A receiver pack battery (3.45 - 7.2v); or A stand-alone BEC (battery eliminator circuit); or The throttle connection from an electronic speed control (ESC) with built-in BEC.
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Orientation of the Receiver Unit The most common arrangement is to mount the stabilizer level and upright, aligned with the center line of the fuselage, with the connector pins toward the tail. The stabilizer can, however, be flipped 180˚ on any of the 3 axes. A common arrangement that presents no problems is mounting the stabilizer upside down for access from the bottom of the model. The stabilizer will not work properly if rotated 90˚ on an axis.
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may reduce reliable range. Likewise, locating the aerial wire very close to motor wiring, the battery or other conductive objects may reduce reliable range. A satellite (remote receiver) enhances reliability by adding signal diversity. It provides a second independent receiver that can be well separated from the main receiver, thus sampling a different part of the radio transmission field. From moment to moment, the main receiver selects the stronger of its own signal or that of the satellite.
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If Aux3 is at -100%, Master Gain is very low and the individual gains become very small. If Aux3 is at +100%, the Master Gain is nearly 2x and the individual gains have almost twice their usual effect. To turn the stabilizer completely off with Master Gain, the low end of Aux 3 must be -150% on a Spektrum™ or JR™ transmitter.
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In a simple control setup, each axis has a dedicated control surface (or pair of surfaces in the case of aileron). Each axis is controlled by a separate channel passed from the transmitter through the receiver (and its integrated stabilizer) and on to the servo that moves the control surface. For the Hyperion receivers, channels 2, 3 and 4 are used, respectively, for the three basic controls, aileron, elevator and rudder.
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The flaperon arrangement enables the ailerons not only to move in the usual opposite directions to produce roll, but also to move together downward to produce flap action (and possibly upward to produce spoiler action), thus controlling lift and drag. This dual function capability requires that each aileron servo have its own channel: normally channel 2 for right aileron (RAil) and channel 6 for left aileron (LAil).
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some reason it is not done correctly in the first place or things change later, there will be an offset on one or more channels. This will show up as control surface deflection when stabilization is turned on, followed by a return to neutral when stabilization is turned off. Correcting this issue requires recalibration of the gyros.