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4 <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><strong>A4WD1/Tri-Track Spektrum R/C Stick Radio Control Tutorial</strong></font>
5 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><strong>Updated 04/20/2011</strong></font></p>
6 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Safety first!</b> Wear eye protection and never touch a powered robot!</font></p>
7 <p><font size="2" face="Verdana">Note: Do not use Loctite or thread locks on the assembly. They are not necessary and may cause damage to the
8 Lexan.</font> </p></td>
9 <td align="center" valign="top" width="320"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-tri-track-spektrum-rc-control/WebHome/assm00.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
10 <strong><font size="2" face="Verdana">Tri-Track and A4WD1 Rover with DX5</font></strong></td>
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13 <td colspan="2" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
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15 <tr>
16 <td valign="top" ><p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 1.</b><br>
17 </font><font size="2" face="Verdana">The Sabertooth 2X10 RC has a feature called battery elimination circuit (BEC) that provides power to the RC receiver. It can provide enough
18 current to power the receiver alone, but not if servos are used. In order to provide enough power for the receiver and the servos attached to
19 it, we need to add a separate battery pack. In addition, we need to bypass the Sabertooth's BEC to prevent it from interfering with the battery pack.</font>
20 </p>
21 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Use an exacto knife to <b>carefully</b> pry the black tab up and slip the red wire out of the black housing as
22 shown in Figure 1.</font></p>
23 <p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Bend the red wires up and use electrical tape to cover them as shown. This will prevent accidental shorts.</font></p></td>
24 <td align="center" valign="top" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-tri-track-spektrum-rc-control/WebHome/stbec.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
25 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 1.</font></td>
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28 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
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31 <td valign="top" ><p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 2.</b><br>
32 Plug the Sabertooth into the receiver as shown. Make sure the yellow wires are toward the middle of the
33 receiver. On some versions, there are two connections marked "AILE". Use the slot between THRO and ELEV for CH 1. </font><br>
34 </p>
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43 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Sabertooth</b></font></td>
44 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Receiver</b></font></td>
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48 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Ch 1 (Throttle)</font></td>
49 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font size="2" face="Verdana">AILE</font></td>
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53 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Ch 2 (Steering)</font></td>
54 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">ELEV</font></td>
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56 </tbody></table>
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60 <td bordercolor="#FFFFFF">
61 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Table 2.</font></p></td>
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64 </center></div></td>
65 <td align="center" valign="top" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-tri-track-spektrum-rc-control/WebHome/assm03.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
66 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 2.</font></td>
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69 <td colspan="2" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
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72 <td valign="top" ><p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 3.</b><br>
73 Solder the BATC-01 cable to the WH-04 and cover the bare wires with heat shrink or electrical tape. This will allow you to
74 use our rechargeable 6.0vdc batteries for the receiver and servos. Attach the switch to any of the holes in the top panel of the chassis. Plug the battery's wiring harness from the radio into the receiver as shown. Make sure the black wire is on the outside of the receiver. This is shown in the schematic below.<br>
75 </font></p></td>
76 <td align="center" valign="top" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-tri-track-spektrum-rc-control/WebHome/rovsch03.png" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
77 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 3.</font></td>
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79 <tr>
80 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
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83 <td valign="top" colspan="2">
84 <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Schematic.<br>
85 </b></font><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-tri-track-spektrum-rc-control/WebHome/rovsch01.png" border="0" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b><br>
86 Schematic.</b></font></p></td>
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89 <td colspan="2" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
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92 <td valign="top"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 4.</b><br>
93 Bind the transmitter to the receiver. Refer to the Spektrum manual for detailed instructions.</font></td>
94 <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-tri-track-spektrum-rc-control/WebHome/assm01.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"><br>
95 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 4.</font></td>
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101 <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 5.</b><br>
102 Make sure your Sabertooth's dip switches are in the default positions, as shown in Figure 5. It would be a good idea to read the
103 Sabertooth manual to familiarize yourself with the different settings. With the default settings, you can now control the rover although the controls will be reversed. This will be corrected later.</font></td>
104 <td align="center" valign="top" ><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-tri-track-spektrum-rc-control/WebHome/sbrtooth.jpg" border="2" hspace="10" ><br>
105 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 5.</font></td>
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108 <td colspan="2" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
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111 <td valign="top"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 6. </b><b> (Optional Pan and Tilt)</b><br>
112 If you are not installing a Pan and Tilt you can skip down to step 8, ignoring this step. Punch the cutout out of the top panel.</font></td>
113 <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-tri-track-spektrum-rc-control/WebHome/assm05.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"><br>
114 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 6.</font></td>
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117 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb"></td>
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120 <td valign="top"><p><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 7. (Optional Pan and Tilt)</b><br>
121 Create a pan and tilt. Detailed instructions can be found <a href="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/view/servo-erector-set-robots-kits/ses-v1-robots/ses-v1-misc-mechanical/lynx-b-pan-tilt/">here</a>. Insert the bottom servo into the top panel and secure with 3mm hardware. </font></p>
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124 <td ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>4 x</b></font></td>
125 <td >&nbsp;</td>
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128 <td ><b><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-tri-track-spektrum-rc-control/WebHome/srvhdw.GIF" alt="" border="2"></b></td>
129 <td >&nbsp;</td>
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132 <td align="center" valign="top"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-tri-track-spektrum-rc-control/WebHome/assm09.jpg" alt="" hspace="10" border="2"><br>
133 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 7.</font></td>
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136 <td colspan="2" valign="top">&nbsp;</td>
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139 <td valign="top" ><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 8.</b><br>
140 To set the controls to behave normally, you must adjust the servo option switches. They are located on the front of the remote. Set them as listed in Table 8.</font></td>
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150 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Channels</b></font></td>
151 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>Function</b></font></td>
152 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b>NOR/REV</b></font></td>
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155 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">THR</font></td>
156 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Tilt Servo</font></td>
157 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Normal</font></td>
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161 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font size="2" face="Verdana">AIL</font></td>
162 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Pan Servo</font></td>
163 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Normal</font></td>
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166 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">ELE</font></td>
167 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Steering</font></td>
168 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Reversed</font></td>
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171 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font size="2" face="Verdana">RUD</font></td>
172 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font size="2" face="Verdana">Throttle</font></td>
173 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Reversed</font></td>
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176 <td align="center" bordercolor="#808080" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><font face="Verdana" size="2">MIX</font></td>
177 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font size="2" face="Verdana">Right stick mixing</font></td>
178 <td align="center" bordercolor="#C0C0C0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><font size="2" face="Verdana">Normal</font></td>
179 </tr>
180 </tbody></table>
181 </div></td>
182 </tr>
183 <tr>
184 <td bordercolor="#FFFFFF">
185 <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Table 8.</font></p></td>
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187 </tbody></table>
188 </center></div></td>
189 </tr>
190 <tr>
191 <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><br class="pb">
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194 <td valign="top" colspan="2"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><b>Step 9.</b><br>
195 Refer to Figure 9 for information on controlling the robot.<br>
196 </font>
197 <p align="center"><img src="https://wiki.lynxmotion.com/info/wiki/lynxmotion/download/wheeled-tracked/a4wd1-tri-track-spektrum-rc-control/WebHome/rccont.jpg" border="0" hspace="10" ><br>
198 <font size="2" face="Verdana">Figure 9.</font></p>
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