At KONTRONIK we are constantly working on improving our products to offer our pilots the best possible equipment for their performance!
For our KOLIBRI LV-I series the new software version V1.4 is now available for download. It includes the following improvement:
The KOLIBRI LV-I controllers have so far outputted a voltage of 9V until initialization. This is not a problem for all receivers and FBL systems known to us. However, if pilots still use 6V servos, these could be damaged in the worst case according to our findings.
With version V1.4 we have now programmed our software so that the KOLIBRI LV-I controllers no longer start with a voltage peak, but also go into BEC voltage control before initialization. The BEC voltage set by the user is thus continuously output by the KOLIBRI LV-I controller, even before initialization.
This means that the minimum BEC voltage now also corresponds to the voltage that actually occurred in flight.
There are some special features to be considered for this software update, therefore the update procedure should be carried out as described below: Attention: For steps 1, 3 and 5 please make sure that the battery voltage is applied without interruption, otherwise the bootloader may be damaged and sending the controller to KONTRONIK is inevitable!
1. Update the firmware, as usual with ProgUNIT or ProgDISC. Setting the parameters is only possible with the ProgUNIT.
2. After the update is complete, disconnect the drive battery and reconnect it.
3. Program mode 1.
4. Disconnect and reconnect the drive battery. Wait until the controller initializes.
5. Press and hold the button until the controller beeps (this can take several seconds). The bootloader update beep is different from the mode programming beep, so it is clearly visible.
6. Disconnect and reconnect the drive battery, the controller initializes and is now ready for custom settings.
The new software is now available for download at www.kontronik.com/downloads.