A3ProV2 User Manual en
A3ProV2 User Manual en
Revision 2021-11-16
Thank you for purchasing our products. A3 Pro V2 is a high-performance and functional 6-axis gyro
and stabilizer designed for R/C airplanes. In order for you to make the best use of your gyro and to
fly safely, please read this instruction manual carefully and set up the device as described below.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Radio controlled (R/C) models are not toys! The propellers rotate at high speed and pose
potential risk. They may cause severe injury due to improper usage. It is necessary to observe
common safety rules for R/C models and the local law. Read the following instructions
thoroughly before the first use of your gyros and setup the gyro carefully according to this
manual. We also recommend that you seek the assistance of an experienced pilot before
attempting to fly with our gyros for the first time.
After power on, A3 Pro V2 needs to perform an accurate gyroscope calibration, keep the
airplane stationary after power on and wait while the LED flashes blue. The LED will stay solid
blue if a slight movement is detected and the calibration will not start until you stop moving the
airplane, however, making the airplane level is NOT required during the initialization.
A stick centering is also required following the gyroscope calibration. Always put all the sticks
center (the throttle stick in the lowest position) before power on the airplane, and do not move
the sticks until the initialization is done.
Make sure to check the gyro direction of Aileron, Elevator and Rudder channels after installation
and always perform a test of them before each flight. An opposite reaction of the gyro could
lead to losing control or even crash!
It is recommended to use the supplied 3300uF/16V capacitor to get a more stable and secure
working voltage for the gyro. The capacitor can be plugged onto any one of the free connectors
of the gyro or receiver.
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INSTALLATION
NOTES
Never use the hot-melt glue or nylon ties to fix the gyro onto the airplane!
You need only one piece of the tapes each time, a soft or thick mounting may probably impact
the performance of the gyro.
The gyro is a sensing device, please make enough space around it and keep as far away from
other electronic devices or wires as possible.
Mounting Orientation
Use one of the supplied double-sided tape to attach the gyro to your airplane firmly. For best performance,
the gyro should be mounted as close to the C.G. as possible, and the housing edges must be aligned
exactly parallel to all three rotation axes of the plane. The gyro can be attached flat or upright, and even
upside down, however, you have to ensure the arrow on the sticker always point to the heading direction,
otherwise the gyro will not work normally in ANGLE, LEVEL and HOVER modes.
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CONNECTION
NOTES
[MODE] is used for flight mode switching of the gyro, connect it to a 3-way switch channel of
the receiver to switch the flight mode in flight.
[Serial RX/G] is used for remote master gain adjusting, connect it to a proportional channel of
a volume or slide lever of the transmitter to tune the master gain in flight.
The ESC or throttle servo is connected to the throttle channel of the receiver directly without
passing through the gyro.
Pay attention to the polarity of the plugs. The orange signal line must always be on the top and
the brown on the bottom.
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the channel mapping does not apply. When A3 Pro V2 is operating in single line receiver mode, the [THR
Out/AIL] can be used as the throttle output channel for the ESC or the throttle servo if a mini receiver is
being used which has no additional output connectors.
Futaba S.Bus (FrSky SBUS or WFLY WBUS) CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 None
Spektrum DSM/DSMX 1024 Satellite CH2 CH3 CH1 CH4 CH5 None
Spektrum DSM/DSMX 2048 Satellite CH2 CH3 CH1 CH4 CH5 None
Multiplex SRXL/JR XBUS Mode B CH2 CH3 CH1 CH4 CH5 None
NOTES
Please note that the remote master gain channel is disabled in single line mode as default.
Assign a channel number for gain channel in Receiver Menu to activate this feature if needed.
Pay attention to the polarity of the plugs. The orange signal line must always be on the top and
the brown on the bottom.
You will need to purchase an optional adapter if you are using a Spektrum satellite receiver.
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FLIGHT MODES
A3 Pro V2 provides 6 flight modes which can be switched by a 3-position switch of the transmitter during
flight. The factory default mode allocation of the switch is OFF - NORMAL - LEVEL. You can change the
settings in the Setup Menu according to your needs. The color of the LED shows the current flight mode
of the gyro while in use.
2. NORMAL Mode
The NORMAL mode, also known as the ‘Rate mode’, is the most basic function of the gyro. It works
based on the rotation rate control of each axis of the airplane. When operating in this mode, the gyro will
only correct currently occurring rotational movements, a momentary reaction will be applied to the servos
when the airplane rotating on corresponding axis, after rotation the servos will move back to their neutral
position as soon as the airplane standing still immediately. The NORMAL mode can be used with nearly
any size and type of airplanes. It can effectively improve the stability and precision of the airplane and
reduce the stall point specially.
3. LOCK Mode
The LOCK mode is also known as the ‘Attitude Lock mode’, ‘3D mode’ or ‘AVCS mode’. Different from
NORMAL mode, the gyro will perform a permanent correction for rotational movements on each axis
constantly. That is when you release the sticks the airplane will stop and lock its current position
immediately. This mode is well suited for practicing basic 3D maneuvers such as hovering or knife edge.
Since it can help you to lock the attitude of the airplane, it is also helpful for landing.
The ANGLE mode, also known as the ‘Trainer mode’ or ‘Attitude mode’, will limit the maximum angle of
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the airplane on both roll and pitch axes. Roll and loop are not allowed in this mode, the airplane will be
stabilized all the time, independent of any stick input. This prevents the airplane from being tilted into a
larger angle that may cause a danger. As soon as the sticks are released, the airplane will be brought
back to horizontal position automatically. You can use this mode as emergency rescue, or in other
applications, e.g., to have a training for new beginners or to use for FPV. The maximum allowed angle
can be set in the Setup Menu. In addition, changing the stick rate can also affect the max tilt angle.
5. LEVEL Mode
The LEVEL mode is also known as the ‘Auto-Level mode’, ‘Auto-Balance mode’ or ‘Horizon mode’. When
operating in this mode, the airplane will be brought to horizontal position automatically when releasing
the sticks. Different from the ANGLE mode, there is no maximum angle limitation in this mode and the
airplane will be stabilized only when there is no specific control input from aileron and elevator sticks.
This mode can be used if the pilot becomes disoriented and would like to save the airplane from crashing.
6. HOVER Mode
The HOVER mode, also known as the ‘Auto-Hover mode’, provides the same functionality as the LEVEL
mode. The only difference is that when you release the sticks, the airplane will be brought to vertical
position (nose up) and keeps hovering. This mode is designed to help you to learn hovering maneuver
and reduce the probability of crashing.
GAIN ADJUSTMENT
Basic Gain
There are 3 trimming potentiometers on the front of the A3 Pro V2. They are used to adjust the basic gain
of the gyro for Aileron, Elevator and Rudder separately. Clockwise for increase, anticlockwise for
decrease. Basic gain determines the momentary reaction strength of the gyro. In general, the higher the
gain the harder the airplane will stop after rotation and the more stable and precise the airplane will fly.
But if the gain is too high the airplane will tend to oscillate at high frequency on the corresponding axis. If
too small, the operation and stability will not be so good and the airplane does not stop precisely and
overshoots. The gyro will be deactivated completely if you turn the basic gain to 0%.
For the first flight test it is recommended to start with a lower basic gain setting (e.g. 30%) and switch the
gyro to NORMAL mode. In case the airplane starts to oscillate in flight then reduce the gain of the
corresponding axis. If the control feels weak and imprecise and does not hold position when stopping
then increase the gain, according to this approach, fine tune the basic gain until you get the best
performance.
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function is optional, the master gain will always default to 100% if you do not connect it.
SETTING METHOD
There are 2 menus provided for setting up the gyro which can be accessed by the following ways:
Setup Menu:
When the gyro is working, press and hold the button for 2 seconds, release the button when LED
starts flashing White quickly.
Receiver Menu:
Turn the gyro on while holding down the button, release the button when LED lights Violet.
Setup Menu
Menu Accessing
To get into the Setup Menu, press and hold the
button for about 2 seconds until the LED starts
flashing White quickly. The Setup Menu
contains 10 setting functions which normally
only need to be setup once after installation.
Function Selection
In the Setup Menu, the LED will flash White several times every 3 seconds in a loop and the number of
times LED flashes shows at which function item you are currently. For example, one White flashing means
the first setting “Wing Type”, after waiting about 3 seconds, a twice White flashing means the second
setting “Mount Orientation”, and so on.
Option Switching
When you reach the function that you wish to operate in, short press the button to get into it. After entering
in, the current selected option is indicated by the color of the LED. Each short press of the button
advances the option to the next value. After you finish making your selection, just wait for 5 seconds until
the LED starts blink quickly which indicates that the modified is saved and then you will be brought back
to the Setup Menu level automatically. If you do not want to change anything, just wait for timeout without
any operation.
Exit of Menu
To exit the menu keep the button pressed for 2 seconds again until the LED starts flashing White quickly.
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Setup Menu Table (* is the default setting)
8 Servo Frequency White, 8 flashes 50Hz * 65Hz 165Hz 200Hz 270Hz 333Hz
1. Wing Type
A3 Pro V2 supports standard fixed-wing, flying-wing (delta-
LED Color Description
wing) and V-tail. After entering in this function, the color of
LED shows you the wing type currently selected. The Solid Red Standard (default)
default setting is Standard (Red), each short press of the
Solid Green Flying-wing (Delta-wing)
button will switch to the next type. After you finish making
your selection, just wait for 5 seconds until LED starts blink Solid Blue V-Tail
quickly which indicates that the modified is saved and then
you will be brought back to the Setup Menu level automatically. If you do not want to change anything,
just wait for timeout without any operation.
NOTES
Make sure that there are no mixing functions active on your transmitter. Have a look at the
radio’s servo monitor and verify that each stick controls only one output channel.
If two aileron servos are being used, please connect a Y-extended lead to [OUT1].
Most flying-wings have no rudder, in this case, [RUD] is unnecessary to connect.
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2. Mount Orientation
A3 Pro V2 can be mounted flat or upright, and even upside
LED Color Description
down, however, you have to ensure the arrow on the sticker
always point to the heading direction. After entering in this Solid Red Flat, Face up (default)
function, the color of LED shows you the orientation currently Solid Green Flat, Face down
selected. The default setting is Flat, face up (Red), each short
press of the button will switch to the next type. After you finish Solid Blue Upright
making your selection, just wait for 5 seconds until LED starts Solid Yellow Upright Inverted
blink quickly which indicates that the modified is saved and
then you will be brought back to the Setup Menu level automatically.
If you do not want to change anything, just wait for timeout without any operation.
The setting here should be the same as the mounting orientation of your unit installed in the airplane,
otherwise the gyro will not work normally.
3. Flight Mode
LED Color Description
This function allows you preset the desired flight mode for each
position of the switch. Short press the button when LED is Solid Red GYRO OFF Mode
flashing 3 times in the Setup Menu to get into the Position Solid Green NORMAL Mode
Selection Menu. In this second-level menu, LED will flash Blue
Solid Blue LOCK Mode
several times every 3 seconds in a loop and the number of
times LED flashes shows at which position you are currently. Solid Yellow ANGLE Mode
For example, one Blue flashing means “position-1”, after
Solid White LEVEL Mode
waiting about 3 seconds, a twice Blue flashing means “position-
2”, and so on. Solid Violet HOVER Mode
When you reach the position that you wish to set, short press the button to get into it. After entering in the
color of LED shows you the flight mode currently selected for this position. Each short press of the button
will switch to the next mode. After you finish making your selection, just wait for 5 seconds until LED starts
blink quickly which indicates that the modified is saved and then you will be brought back to the Position
Selection Menu level automatically.
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To get out of the Position Selection Menu just keep the button pressed (2 seconds) again until LED starts
flashing Blue quickly, then you will be brought back to the Setup Menu.
4. Gyro Direction
Here you can reverse the gyro direction for Aileron, Elevator
LED Color Description
and Rudder. Short press the button when LED is flashing 4
times in the Setup Menu to get into the Channel Selection Solid Red Normal (default)
Menu. In this second-level menu, LED will flash Blue several
Solid Green Reversed
times every 3 seconds in a loop and the number of times LED
flashes shows at which channel you are currently. For example, one Blue flashing means “Aileron”, after
waiting about 3 seconds, a twice Blue flashing means “Elevator”, and so on.
When you reach the channel that you wish to set, short press the button to get into it. After entering in
the color of LED shows you the direction currently selected for this channel. Each short press of the
button will switch between Normal and Reversed. After you finish making your selection, just wait for 5
seconds until LED starts blink quickly which indicates that the modified is saved and then you will be
brought back to the Channel Selection Menu level automatically.
To get out of the Channel Selection Menu just keep the button pressed (2 seconds) again until LED starts
flashing Blue quickly, then you will be brought back to the Setup Menu.
VERY IMPORTANT!
It is extremely important to make sure that the gyro reacts in the correct direction for each channel
before flight. An opposite reaction of the gyro could lead to losing control or even crash!
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up as shown below.
5. Level Calibration
When flying in ANGLE mode or LEVEL mode, A3 Pro V2 needs to know the angle of the airplane in both
roll and pitch directions, this is achieved by calculating the attitude of its own. A small angle deviation
caused by installation can lead to an unexpected behavior when flying in ANGLE mode or LEVEL mode.
For this reason, a level calibration is recommended to offset the error caused by installation and to
establish a proper level reference of your airplane after installing the gyro.
Before calibrating, the airplane should be placed on the horizontal ground and make the wing parallel to
the ground. Make the airplane slightly nose-up because a certain elevation angle is usually required to
maintain level flight for most airplanes.
Short press the button when LED is flashing 5 times in the Setup Menu, then LED will start blink Blue
rapidly for several seconds, do not move the airplane and keep its attitude until the calibration is done.
6. Hover Calibration
As a same reason, a hover calibration is recommended to perform after installation if you want to fly with
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HOVER mode. The procedure is quite similar to that of level calibration. The only difference is in the first
step. Before calibrating, you need to lift the airplane and make it vertical to the ground instead of putting
it on the ground.
Short press the button when LED is flashing 6 times in the Setup Menu, then LED will start blink Blue
rapidly for several seconds, do not move the airplane and keep its attitude until the calibration is done.
7. Maximum Angle
This function is used to setup the maximum allowed tilt angle
of the airplane for ANGLE mode. LED Color Description
If you do not want to change anything, just wait for timeout without any operation.
8. Servo Frequency
This function is used to set the working frequency of the servos.
The analog servos can only work with 50Hz. If you do not know LED Color Description
what the maximum update rate that is tolerated by your servos Solid Red 50Hz (default)
never use more that 50Hz. The higher the frequency the better
Solid Green 65Hz
it is for the flight performance of the gyro but you must check
the servo specifications before increasing the setting. Solid Blue 165Hz
Otherwise, the servos may get damaged!
Solid Yellow 200Hz
After entering in this function, the color of LED shows you the Solid White 270Hz
frequency currently selected. The default setting is 50Hz (Red), Solid Violet 333Hz
each short press of the button will switch to the next value. After
you finish making your selection, just wait for 5 seconds until LED starts blink quickly which indicates that
the modified is saved and then you will be brought back to the Setup Menu level automatically.
If you do not want to change anything, just wait for timeout without any operation.
9. Gain Level
This function is used to change the level of the basic gain. After
LED Color Description
entering in this function, the color of LED shows you the gain
level currently selected. The default setting is Medium (Green), Solid Red Small
each short press of the button will switch between Small,
Solid Green Medium (default)
Medium and Large. After you finish making your selection, just
wait for 5 seconds until LED starts blink quickly which indicates Solid Blue Large
that the modified is saved and then you will be brought back to
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the Setup Menu level automatically.
If you do not want to change anything, just wait for timeout without any operation.
Receiver Menu
Menu Accessing
To get into the Receiver Menu, press and hold the
button while turn on the power supply of the gyro,
release it when LED lights solid Violet. In Receiver
Menu you can change the receiver type and
program the channel mapping for single line
receivers.
Function Selection
In the Receiver Menu, LED will flash Violet several times every 3 seconds in a loop and the number of
times LED flashes shows at which function item you are currently. For example, one Violet flashing means
the first setting “Receiver Type”, after waiting about 3 seconds, a twice Violet flashing means the second
setting “Aileron channel”, and so on.
Option Switching
When you reach the function that you wish to operate in, short press the button to get into it. After entering
in, the current selected option is indicated by the color of the LED. Each short press of the button
advances the option to the next value. After you finish making your selection, just wait for 5 seconds until
LED starts blink quickly which indicates that the modified is saved and then you will be brought back to
the Receiver Menu level automatically. If you do not want to change anything, just wait for timeout without
any operation.
Exit of Menu
To exit the menu just keep the button pressed for 2 seconds again until the LED starts flashing Violet
quickly. After exiting the Receiver Menu, the gyro will start the initialization normally, so the new receiver
settings will take effect immediately without restarting the gyro.
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Receiver Menu Table (* is the default setting)
Functions Solid Solid Solid Solid Solid Solid Red Green Blue
LED Status Red Green Blue Yellow White Violet Flashing Flashing Flashing
2 Aileron Channel
None CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8
Violet, 2 flashes
Elevator Channel
3 None CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8
Violet, 3 flashes
Rudder Channel
4 None CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8
Violet, 4 flashes
Mode Channel
5 None CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8
Violet, 5 flashes
Gain Channel
6 None* CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8
Violet, 6 flashes
Throttle Channel
7 None CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8
Violet, 7 flashes
Notes: When you change the serial receiver type, the settings from item 2 to 7 will be overwritten and reset to the default
settings (see P4 Table 1). Please check if it is the same as the channel definition of your transmitter.
Accelerometer Calibration
Before leaving the factory every unit has been carefully tested and calibrated. Usually you do not need
to perform a calibration of the accelerometer during use. However, in some specific cases, we would
suggest you re-calibrate the accelerometer to obtain better performance, these include temperature
changes those will probably cause the mechanical characteristics changes of the sensor, or replacement
of new sensor, etc. The calibration should be done on a horizontal desktop and the gyro needs to be
removed from the airplane.
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Calibration Steps
A3 Pro V2 uses a quick approach for accelerometer calibration, there are only 2 steps corresponding to
both sides of Z axis of the unit required to be calibrated. Each step will take about 2 seconds. While
calibrating, the LED will flash Blue several seconds and then light up solid in Blue. Do not move the gyro
until the calibration is done.
Step 1 Put the gyro flat and face up on the table and make it parallel to
the desktop. short press the button, do not move the gyro while the LED is
flashing Blue quickly.
Step 2 Put the gyro flat and face down on the table and make it parallel to
the desktop, short press the button, do not move the gyro while the LED is
flashing Blue quickly.
Finish After you have finished the 2 steps above, the LED will flash Violet
once which indicates that the calibration is complete, after a successful
calibration the gyro will start the initialization automatically.
SPECIFICATIONS
Size: 43×27×14mm
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