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Instruction Manual

International

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edition

Rev 1.0

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 - Oct

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2017

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Thank You!

The team that designed the Vortex 230 Mojo would like to thank you for purchasing this product.

Many hours of development and testing went into the Vortex 230 Mojo, and we’re confident this is reflected in

your experience with this exciting new mini-quad, as this Vortex combines all of the greatest features of

previous generations.

The Vortex 230 Mojo was designed as an racer/freestyle crossover, equipped to excel both at the race track as

well as at your favorite freestyle spot. The included pro-tunes will get you up and running quickly as the

mini-quad has been tuned properly right out of the box.

We would love to hear your feedback on the product, whether good or bad, at feedback@immersionrc.com.

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 WARNING

Congratulations on your purchase of one of the world’s finest ARF pure-bred freestyle/racing mini-quads. A

product designed by FPV pilots, for FPV pilots.

Do not expect it to fly like a DJI Phantom™ . It does not have a return-to-home feature, no GPS, and it does not

have stabilization features that will allow your little brother to fly it.

Take it easy if you are new to the world of FPV racing, find an empty field for your first flight and get

comfortable with flying the quad first before you hit that downtown bando.

Acro mode is something that should be learned as soon as possible, flying any other mode is a bit like driving a

Lamborghini around a parking-lot in reverse… not exactly what you bought the Lambo for. 

Please carefully read the recommendations in this instruction manual, as far as equipment/battery selection,

and how to run the Vortex 230 Mojo setup Wizard.

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 REMOVE PROPS

Mini-quad props can do serious damage when coming in contact with human skin, risk of deep cuts and

lacerations should be avoided at all cost.

So when you are working on a quad with the battery connected, it is highly recommended to REMOVE ALL

PROPS, unless you are just about to fly. Keep in mind that when setting up mini-quads, there is always a

remote chance that a configuration change can spin up motors unexpectedly.

ImmersionRC

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accepts

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responsibility,

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liability,

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for

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any

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injury,

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damage,

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persons

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property,

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caused

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the

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use

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the

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Vortex.

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 INSTALL ANTENNA

The Video Transmitter included in the Vortex may be damaged permanently if run without the supplied

SpiroNET Antenna.  Please take care to install this antenna before every flight, and when powering up the

Vortex for even a short time period.

ImmersionRC

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accepts

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responsibility

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for

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damage

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caused

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the

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Vortex

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operating

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without

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suitable

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antenna

installed. 

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Getting Started for Newcomers to Racing Drones

This manual focuses on preparing your Vortex 230 Mojo for first flight, and how to maintain it in the future. One

step that is highly recommended for newcomers to the world of racing drones is to take the first flight within

the safety of a simulator.

Lugus Studios ‘Liftoff’ simulator contains a full realistic 3D simulation of the Vortex 230 Mojo, and is an ideal

way to get the hang of flying a mini-quad without breaking props.  Hovering, turning, carving around flags,

racing through gates, all can be practiced before charging your first battery.

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Liftoff is distributed on the Steam platform, and may be downloaded from here:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/410340/

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Getting Started, ARF Version

The separate Quick Start Guide should be used when setting up your Vortex 230 Mojo for the first time. It

includes sections on choosing an appropriate battery, and R/C receiver, and also the operation of the setup

wizard.

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The Anatomy of a Vortex 230 Mojo

Connectors and Switches

1) USB connector, pictured on the left, is used to configure the flight controller and upgrade the Vortex

firmware. Note that when used with most USB hosts, a separate battery connection is not required

when connecting to the USB connector.

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Please

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careful

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not



put

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too



much



strain



this



connector.



lightweight



surface-mount



part,

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and



if

the



quad



dragged



around



the



USB



cord

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may

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not



survive.

2) Reset button, pictured right below the ImmersionRC logo on the side-plate sticker, is used to change

Video Tx band, to restart the wizard and also to put a Spektrum receiver in bind mode.

Press and release after 1st beep to change video band, release after 2nd beep to restart the wizard,

release after 3rd beep to put a (non-autobind) spektrum rx in bind mode, finally release after 4th beep

to cancel operation.

Note:



bind



Spektrum



using



the



reset



button,



the



Vortex



must



placed



SPEKTRUM

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1024/2048

mode,

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and



not



AUTO



mode,

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using



the



Vortex

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Chrome



App

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Mac.

 WARNING:

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careful



how



much



pressure



placed



this



small



button.



surface-mount



part

which



may

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easily



damaged



with



heavy-hand.

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Use



appropriate



tool



access



the



recessed



button



(a

bent



paper-clip



works



fine),



and



not



push



harder



after

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the



first



‘click’



felt.

3) Synergy FC/OSD button, used to enter firmware update mode in the case of a ‘bricked’ OSD, it is

positioned beneath the hole located right above the top of the anti-slip pad. Note that we don’t expect

this button to ever be needed, but this is where it is located just in case...

See

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the





Firmware



Upgrades





chapter

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for



details.

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4) Receiver Connector (All Protocols, CPPM, SBus, DSMX™, etc.)

The Vortex 230 Mojo has a single connector for all supported receivers. 5V and 3.3V power supplies are

available, to support most of the commonly used receivers on the market today. In most cases, one of

the supplied cables will suffice, but if a cable must be built, the pinout is (from left to right) Signal, GND,

+3.3V and +5V.

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Note that a piece of double-sided tape may be used to secure the receiver on top of the metal can

beside the connector.

Receiver antennas may be routed through any of the four available slots. Two at the back of the quad

in the LED diffuser, and two in the side-plates. Be sure to use some extra shrinkwrap over the fragile

antennas so they’re better able to handle the abuse of rough landings and handling the quad.

The best solution is to route them through the holes in the side-plates in front of the rear arms but

certain receivers may not have sufficiently long antenna wires, so routing them out the back is the only

option in that case.

Connector Part Numbers and Sources

If any of the connectors on the Vortex 230 Mojo are damaged, or if 3rd party components are to be integrated

into the system, the following list of connectors and pre-crimped wires should be useful. Obviously we also

have all the cables available in a set as a spare part with part number V23CAB.

Cable

Description

Manufacturer’s PN

Digikey PN

FUN/GPS Signal Connector

Picoblade 5 pin

0510210500 

WM1723-ND

Camera Signal Connector

Picoblade 3 pin

0510210300 

WM1721-ND

Picoblade Signal Wires

(all Picoblade connectors)

Picoblade

0006660013

WM2320-ND

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Arm Assembly

When changing an arm, a soldering iron is required, to remove the ESC + and - battery cables, along with the

signal cable.

Note: The choice of soldered connections here, instead of the much more convenient connector option

may not seem ideal, but this is the best way to transmit the 30+ Amps of battery juice to the ESCs and

motors without losses.

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Camera Mounting

Flight Camera

The Vortex 230 Mojo is equipped with a state-of-the-art FatShark CCD camera featuring a Sony CCD and Sony

chipset which puts it a step up over other popular FPV cameras.

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Note that the camera tilt is adjustable. Loosen the two upper-screws and tilt the camera to the desired angle,

before re-tightening them.

OSD Camera Control: The Vortex 230 Mojo is able to control the camera settings directly from the Vortex OSD,

so no need for external cables with switches etc. to set it up.

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Lost Model Alarm

The Lost Model Alarm on the Vortex 230 Mojo  sounds when the quad is disarmed after landing, or if a receiver

failsafe occurs, this alarm can also be assigned to a switch from within the Betaflight Chrome app if desired.

The alarm is designed to be as simple as possible, without controls which could allow it to be accidentally

disabled, resulting in a lost quad, hence we suggest leaving it at the default setting.

The Touch’n’Race (TNR) Tag

The Touch’n’Race tag is located behind the plastic side-plate of the right-side of the quad (looking from the

back).

A TNR Wand or an NFC enabled Android phone with the NFC app may be used to not only query the video

transmission frequency before powering-up the quad, but also to set it to any of the supported channels before

powering up.

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The On Screen Display (OSD)

The Welcome Screen

Each time the Vortex is powered up, and before sticks are moved, the following welcome screen is displayed.

This shows various pieces of status information, including the Flight Controller version number, and Flight

Controller API version which is fairly important for OSD compatibility.

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Moving the pitch/roll stick (right stick for mode 2’ers) will dismiss the menu.

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The Main Menu

For Mode 2’ers, holding the throttle stick down and to the left will enter the main menu. Note that this stick

position needs to be held for a few seconds before the menu appears.

Note that some menus are multi-page, take a look in the top-right corner of the display to see how many pages

in the current menu, and which is selected.

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To navigate the menu, use the pitch/roll stick.

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The OSD Setup Menu

Various OSD setup parameters are available in this menu.

The Landscape, defines the elements that are shown on the main screen in flight, including an EzOSD-type

landscape (the default), a clutter-free landscape for hardcore racers, and a gaming mode which is currently in

Beta form (documented later in this manual).

The Pseudo lets you name your quad. This is useful when several Vortexes are being used in a race, and

simplifies Video Tx channel assignments.

The Pack Capacity should be set to the capacity of your flight battery. The OSD will track battery consumption,

and will warn, with screen-center alarms, if it gets critical.

NOTE: It is highly recommended to set this to match the flight pack that you are using to allow the OSD to

warn you when the battery is reaching critical levels.

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Alarms may be enabled and disabled in the Alarms Setup menu.

It is highly recommended to start flying with all alarms enabled, and disable them if required after getting used

to the quad.

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The LED Setup Menu

The RGB LEDs on the rear of the Vortex are fully programmable, with colors, and various patterns.

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For Parameter Mode = Intensity, the intensity of the LEDs will reflect the current throttle position.

For Parameter Mode = Frequency the blink rate of the LEDs will reflect the current throttle position.

For Parameter Mode = Gradient, the LEDs will shift from the foreground color, to the background color, based

upon the current throttle position.

Other



modes

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will

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supported

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future



firmware



updates. 

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15

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The Flight Controller Menus

In-field tweaking of flight-controller menus is possible without a laptop and USB cable.

All of the critical parameters, PIDs, Expos, Loop time, etc. are available.

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General configuration settings should not need changing, except to enable Air Mode (which is highly

recommended).

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