Modes¶
Modes are switched on and off from your radio: arming, self-levelling, rescue, Blackbox logging and so on. Each mode gets one or more ranges on an AUX channel; when the channel is inside a range, the mode is on.
Adding a mode¶
- Click Add mode and pick the mode. Modes are grouped -- Arming & Safety, Flight Modes, Rescue & GPS, Governor, Logging & Telemetry.
- Pick the AUX channel, or leave it on AUTO and flip the switch you want to use: AUTO picks the first channel that moves.
- Drag the range so it covers the switch position that should turn the mode on. The marker on the slider shows the live channel value.
- Save.
A mode can have several ranges. With OR the mode is on if any range is active; with AND only when all are. Add Link turns a mode on whenever another mode is on (ARM can't be linked). A mode that is currently active is highlighted, as is its group.
The modes¶
| Mode | What it does |
|---|---|
| ARM | Arms the flight controller. Required. See Arming & Safety. |
| PREARM | A second switch that must be on before ARM works. |
| ANGLE | Self-levelling: the stick sets a tilt angle, and the helicopter levels when you let go. Needs the accelerometer. |
| HORIZON | Self-levelling near centre stick, normal flight at full stick. |
| TRAINER | Acro Trainer: normal flight, but tilt is limited to a set angle. |
| RESCUE | Levels the helicopter, flips it upright if needed, climbs and hovers. Must be enabled in the profile. |
| GOVERNOR BYPASS | Turns all governor functions off and uses the bypass throttle curve on the Governor tab. |
| GOVERNOR FALLBACK | Simulates a lost RPM signal, to test the governor's fallback. |
| GOVERNOR SUSPEND | Suspends the governor's PID, leaving only feedforward. |
| FAILSAFE | Triggers failsafe -- for testing. See Failsafe. |
| BLACKBOX | Logs to Blackbox only while on (with Blackbox mode set to Switch). |
| BLACKBOX ERASE | Erases the Blackbox flash. Only while disarmed. |
| BEEPER | Sounds the buzzer -- for finding a helicopter in long grass. |
| BEEPER MUTE | Silences the buzzer. |
| LEDLOW | Dims the LED strip. |
| PARALYZE | Disables the flight controller until it's power cycled. |
| GPS RESCUE, GPS BEEP SATELLITE COUNT | GPS functions (with the GPS feature on). |
| TELEMETRY | Turns telemetry on while active. |
| CAMERA CONTROL 1-3, VTX PIT MODE, OSD DISABLE, USER1-4 | For cameras, video transmitters and custom pin outputs. |
Which modes appear depends on the features and sensors you have -- the self-levelling modes need the accelerometer, GPS modes need GPS, and so on.
Use one switch for several things
A 3-position switch on one AUX channel can do more than one job: for example low = normal flight, middle = ANGLE, high = RESCUE, by giving each mode a different range.