Voice setup for APM 6 Modes with Ail D/R and Aux3 Way Switch

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Voice setup for APM 6 Modes with Ail D/R and Aux3 Way Switch

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Any one got this working ?

APM flight controller use 6 Modes .

I have mine setup on Aux 3 Way Switch ---

ID 0/1/2 ( Stabilize , Alt Hold , Loiter ) then using Ail D/R switch when on ----

ID0 become Auto , ID1 Landing , and ID2 RTH.(return to home)

Easy enough assigning Sound to ID 012 on their own but want different sound file to play when switching over on Aileron D/R .

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Re: Voice setup for APM 6 Modes with Ail D/R and Aux3 Way Sw

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Use custom switches, e.g.
CS1 AND ID0 AIL
then use CS1 to control a voice switch instead of ID0
Repeat for 5 more custom switches.

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You will have to use custom switches. Example:

CS1 AND AIL ID0
CS2 AND AIL ID1

CS1 will be on when the switch AIL and the switch ID0 are on.
Then just use the custom switches to trigger the voice

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Thanks both of you for your quick reply , however, guys you dealing with a bit of noob ... :-(

What I tried after your reply . (oh... got the new test firmware on r205 of 1 Aug.)

in Custom Switches I got 4 input fields. I did this ...

S1 AND AIL ID0 SW1
S2 AND AIL ID1 SW2
S3 AND AIL ID2 SW3
S4 AND !AIL ID0 SW4
S5 AND !AIL ID1 SW5
S6 AND !AIL ID2 SW6

Then in Voice
- Source, Function are nothing ,
- Value 0
- Enabled Switch to be SW1,
- Rate 0,
- Hapic 1,
- Voice Alarm 1,
- Play Source No,
- On Telemetry Play,
- File Type Name ,
- Voice File Stabilize (Yes The file is there under the new Voicepak , And the file does work.

Not working , what am I doing wrong ?

THANKS !
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You have an entry in the extra AND field you don't want (SW1 on S1 etc.). Just remove these and it should all work.

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Thanks Mike ! , Thought I had to still tell it its SW1. Removed the SW1,2,3,etc and now it works !

S1 AND !AIL ID0
S2 AND !AIL ID1
S3 AND !AIL ID2
S4 AND AIL ID0
S5 AND AIL ID1
S6 AND AIL ID2


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Correction to above ...

S1 AND !AIL ID0
S2 AND !AIL ID1
S3 AND !AIL ID2
S4 AND AIL ID0
S5 AND AIL ID1
S6 AND AIL ID2
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I have been trying to set up 6 modes.I am a nooby to 9xr pro, can you please explain how you did this please,in detail if you can
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Managed to follow this thanks for help
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Mike
I managed to get 6 modes using 3pos/ID0 _ID1-ID2 & gear in custom switches in 204 firmware.Can I get any sounds for cs1 to cs6 please.bearing in mind I am very new to this.
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Have a look on the model menu under "Voice". You need to set some "Voice Alarms" up.
Set a switch to CS1, rate to ON, then go down to filetype and choose "name", then go down one more line and press MENU long. You then get a list of named voice files you step down to choose the one you want.
A rate of ON means every time the selected switch turns ON, the voice file selected will be played.
Repeat for the other 5 custom switches.

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I have nearly got my head round the sounds but they are not important yet. However, although I managed to program the CS switches to work on the Tx with ID0-ID3 and gear switch with ch5 mixed with 3pos .I am unable to get 6 modes on mission planner using the 3pos switch in combination with gear sw.I reprogrammed and used ail/dr but the result was the same .can you please help me.
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You'll need to explain what you are trying to achieve. I don't have/know "mission planner". Are you trying to get a channel sending 6 different values based on your switch settings?

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I am setting up a APM 2.8 flight controller using DIYDRONES mission planner.
It requires that you have a 6 position switch .I have set this up as you instructed using custom switches 1 to 6 and with IDO,1,2,with gear switch.I also mixed ch5 with 3POS .
When APM if plugged into computer running Mission Planner I am only able to use the 3pos switch to program 3 flight modes,the gear switch does nothing,but coupled with 3pos switch ,should give me another 3 modes
Can you help please
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I understand your question in general, but I still don't know DIYDRONES misson planner or what it wants to see, so I'm guessing.
When you say you mixed ch5 with 3POS, then I assume you are using 3POS as the source. This gives you 3 output values, -100%, 0% and +100%.
I assume you want 6 different values.
There are several ways of doing this, here is one:
Have a mix on ch5:
+100% 3POS curve(1)
Now add a second mix on the same channel:
R +100% 3POS switch(GEA) curve(2) - Note: the R means a REPLACE multiplex. This mix will REPLACE the first mix when the GEA switch is ON.
Next, set up the two curves:
Curve1 -100, 80, -60, -40, -20
Curve2 20, 40, 60, 80, 100

With the GEA switch OFF, ch5 will change with the 3POS switch -100, -60, -20, and with the GEA switch ON, it will be 20, 60, 100.

There is another way without using the curves, and adjusting the weight and offest of the mixes, but let us see if this is what you want.

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Thanks Mike will try it tomorrow
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It is not possible to do this in version 204 on 9xr prou
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Very sorry I apologise as a beginner ,have found out how to program curves etc
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r204 is the version of ersky9x shipped with the PRO, and is nearly 2 years old now.
You might consider upgrading to a more recent revision. The menus are now much easier to follow.
I think r204 does include the option that when editing a mix, you select a curve, e.g. c1, if you press MENU LONG while the c1 is highlighted then it takes you straight to the curve editor for that curve.

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Mike it would appear we are on the right track.
I have been thro my figures 2 or 3 times.I take it that curve 1 are all negative ,and curve 2 are positive.
I get a response on IDO,and ID2 nothing on ID1.
When I engage GEA I get a response on IDO, and ID1 nothing on ID2
This means that on APM board plugged in to my computer using Mission planner I can now get 4 modes.An improvement on what I did have just using a mix of ch5 & 3Pos of 1
Can you help a grey haired old bigger of 73
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Do you have any information on what the APM board wants to "see" to select the different modes? I just guessed at possible values.

One possibility you could try is to set ch5 with a single mix that is +100% P1 (a pot). Now just turn the pot very slowly from one end to the other. Do you now get all 6 modes?
If so, we can then try to work out what ch5 values you need.

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Excellent.Works perfect.6 modes thank you
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Is this working on the switches now, or just using the pot?

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Just on the pot.I deleted the previous instructions.
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If you are happy using the pot, then OK. If you want switches to control the flight modes, then:
1. Got to the main screen where the channels are shown as numbers.
2. Turn the pot fully one way to get -100%, note what flight mode you get.
3. Slowly turn the pot until you get the next flight mode, then note the output value for channel 5.
4. Repeat (3) until you have all six flight modes noted down.
We can then use those values to work out what you need to set the switches to.

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Did not quite understand what you mention by channel appearing as numbers .using the limit screen I am able to get values in first line for each mode of APM
-100% mode 1
-48.1 mode 2
-21.5 mode 3
3.8 mode 4
30 mode 5
55.2 mode 6
Can we get these into a program please
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So, assuming you followed the method I described,
mode 1 is from -100 to -48 (use -100)
mode 2 is from -48 to -21 (mid position -35)
mode 3 is from -21 to +4 (mid position -8)
mode 4 is from +4 to +30 (mid position +17)
mode 5 is from +30 to +55 (mid position +42)
mode 6 is from +55 to +100 (use +100)

For those values, go back to my suggestion above, but set the curves to:
Curve1 -100, -68, -35, -21, -8
Curve2 17, 30, 42, 71, 100
You should see the 6 values from the mod positions in these, with values between them just to make the curves straight.

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Thanks for all your help. Have managed to get 6 modes on APM 2.8 controller using Mission Planner
.DIYDRONES have a program for 9xR Pro 6 positing switching . Works perfect problem sold
One question, if I save my models to sd card using backup,can I download latest firmware an then restore models?.also will the 2015 manual help me.
I graduated from a futaba radio to 9x and then to 9xR Pro. A big jump for a 70+M
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Always a good idea to backup your model settings.
Flashing the latest firmware should not affect your models though.

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I saw this video YOU-Tube video by Mark Harrison
Can somebody tell me how to give voices with the dual switch mode using the last ERSKY9X (revision 221) firmware.
I cannot find the custom switches control panel in the menu.
Any work around way?
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