A3 Configurator for Mac Quick Start Guide

This document briefly introduces how to install and get started using A3 Configurator for Mac.

Installation

Download the latest version of the disk image file from our website, double-click to open the dmg file. Left click and drag the A3 Configurator icon to the Applications shortcut to the right and the app will be installed into the application folder.

After successful installation, you can find the A3 Configurator icon in the Launchpad.

 

Connect the Gyro

Always use the USB adapter and the data cable included in the package to connect the gyro, the common USB cable for mobile phones or other products will not work with our gyros!

Plug the adapter into the USB port of the Mac, you may need to use an adapter cable of USB-A to USB-C if your Mac only has Type-C ports. Open the A3 Configurator and you will be directed to the welcome page. Choose the port named SLAB_USBtoUART on the bottom-left corner, the correct port will always be selected automatically if the USB driver is installed properly, if it doesn't appear in the port list, please re-install the USB driver for Mac.

Connect the gyro to the other end of the data cable, the gyro will power up, after the initialization is done, click the "CONNECT" button to read the data from the gyro and you will be directed to the configuration page.

 

Status of the Gyro

You can check the gyro status information in the status line at the bottom of the software, including system state, current flight mode, master gain and the connection status of each input channel:

You can also check the firmware version and data version of the gyro in the lower right corner:

 

Read from the Gyro

Click "Read" to read and display the settings from the gyro:

 

Save the Changes

After modifying the settings, click the "Write" button to apply the changes to the gyro and to make the new settings take effect immediately.

 

Firmware Update

Click the "F/W UPDATE" button in the welcome page to open the firmware update wizard.

First choose your product model, then choose a firmware version, simply click "Start" to start the update.

 

Change Language

A3 Configurator supports Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and English, select your preferred language from the "语言/Language" menu and restart the app to make the new language take effect.

 

Main Menu

Some common functions are listed in the main menu, as shown below: