MSI 2000 User Manual

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Timer notes
The Flight Timer is started by pressing the Option button. The timer will beep three times at 1 minute, twice 30 seconds, once at
10 seconds and every second starting at 5 seconds. The Timer can be stopped by pressing the Option button while the Timer is
counting. Stopping the Timer will reset the count and when the Option button is pressed again the Timer will restart.
The flight timer supports three modes of operation.
Up Timer
In this mode the timer starts at 0 and counts up. When the time limit has expired the buzzer will sound warning
the pilot that its time to land. After the alarm has sounded the timer will continue to count up, this allows you
to determine the total flight time.
Down Timer
The Down Timer is the default mode. In this mode the counter starts at the programmed time limit and counts
down to zero. At zero the alarm will sound and the counter will start counting up. After the alarm has sounded
the count value indicates how long after the time limit expired that the flight continued.
Down Stop Timer
The Down Stop Timer works similar to the Down Timer except the counting stops when the limit is reached.
The timer can be enabled and disabled in using both the throttle position and a user programmable switch function. The two
methods are described below:
Throttle
Flight time is generally a function of the fuel consumption and this is controlled by the throttle setting. To allow
the pilot to factor the throttle setting into the flight time, the throttle stick position can be used to enable and
disable the timer. This setting is in percent of full throttle, if the throttle setting is above this value the timer
will run. The default value is 0.
Enable Switch
The Enable Switch option allows the pilot to define a switch to be used to enable and disable the timer. The
default value for this switch is “ON”.

MSI 2000 Specifications

General

Type	Digital Multimeter
Diode Test	Yes
Continuity Test	Yes
Data Hold	Yes
Power Supply	9V battery
hFE Test	Yes
Display	LCD
AC Voltage Range	200V
DC Current Range	200μA to 10A
Safety Rating	600V

Summary

MicroStar startup

MicroStar TEST IO startup option

MicroStar 2000 Menu Options

Select Aircraft

Manage and select aircraft profiles.

Servos

Configure and calibrate servo channels.

System Setup

Configure core system parameters and calibration.

Entering the Calibration mode

CALIBRATE Select Aircraft

Select aircraft profiles within calibration mode.

CALIBRATE Servos

Calibrate servo endpoints and centers.

CALIBRATE System Setup

Configure system parameters in calibration mode.

Select Aircraft

Aircraft #1

Configure settings for the first aircraft profile.

Aircraft #2

Configure settings for the second aircraft profile.

Aircraft #3

Configure settings for the third aircraft profile.

Aircraft Name

Timer

Timer Mode

Select between Up Timer, Down Timer, or Down Stop Timer modes.

Timer Minutes

Set the number of minutes for the flight timer.

Timer Seconds

Set the number of seconds for the flight timer.

SNAP

SR AIL

SR ELE

SR RUD

Servos

Aileron

Configure and calibrate the Aileron servo.

Elevator

Configure and calibrate the Elevator servo.

Rudder

Configure and calibrate the Rudder servo.

Centering servo setup

Aileron RT/DWN

Adjust reverse and down settings for Aileron servo.

Aileron Center

Set the center position for the Aileron servo.

Aileron Dual Rate

Configure dual rates for Aileron control.

Throttle servo setup

High

Low

Trim

Non-centering servo setup

CH5 High/UP

CH5 Low/DWN

CH8 servo setup

A

B

MIXER

MIXER 1A

Configure Mixer 1A settings.

VTAIL

Set up V-tail mixing for aircraft.

ELEVON

Set up Elevon mixing for flying wing aircraft.

DUAL AIL

Configure dual aileron mixing.

General Mixers

General Mixer Parameters

From

Table

To

VTAIL

ELEVON

Dual Aileron

DIFF

Throttle Hold

Position

Idle Up

Enable

Position A

SWITCH

AIL DR

ELE DR

Trigger Points

Options

Auto Trim

Access the Auto Trim setup menu.

Reset Auto Trims

Trim Zero

Options, continued

Copy Aircraft

Copy current aircraft settings to another profile.

Set Defaults

Auto Trim

AT mode

AT step

AT ticks

Copy Aircraft

To AFT#

Shared Options

Buddy Box

Configure settings for buddy box operation.

Tables

Buddy Box

Master?

Master Mode

System Setup

TX Alarm Voltage

Servo Min Pulse

Servo Max Pulse

System Setup, continued

Sync Width

SPROM

Configure

Configure output channels and trim assignments.

Configure

Output Channel 1

Output Channel 2

Output Channel 3

Output Channel 4

Configure, continued

Output Channel 7

Select Ail Trim

Select Ele Trim

JoyStick Cal

Aileron

Elevator

Rudder

Throttle

JoyStick Cal, continued

Centering Joy Stick calibration routine

Non-centering Joy Stick calibration routine