Having watched over the last couple of days at the new owners of the Taranis coming in with problems concerning how to update the firmware. It does concern me a bit as to what some people are up to. I have this vision of the package arriving at the door, and after ripping open the package and removing said Taranis from the box, the next few steps for the owner seems to be plug in the battery and try to update the firmware before even giving it a good test or just getting used to what they have before going further. This to me is asking for something to bite you in the rear at a fast rate of Knots. Note that at no stage was there any mention of reading a manual or anything other than some glossy advert in some Methanol head magazine.
What has happened with what to me is a normal way of doing things?
Step 1 - Read the manual and read it over and over until the key points have sunk in! ----> http://code.google.com/p/opentx/wiki/OpenTx_FrSky_EN
Step 2 - Test said unit for at least a few days and use it as it is, so you start to become comfortable before going further.
Step 3 - Read about companion and how to use it and what it can do.
Step 4 - Install Companion and get it to 'talk' to the radio. Once you have done that you can have a go at transferring model files to and from Taranis.
Step 5 - Once you have got your head around that, and you are confident in using the TX and Companion, then and only then should you start thinking about updating firmware.
Step 6 - Now you have done all of that and you are pleased with what you have, it is time to thank the developers by making a donation to them, so they can afford to buy beer or kit to help them with their development work..
Maybe it's time to have a few sticky threads in some forums containing valuable information or at least an FAQ thread of some sort. Maybe this could be done in a few languages, as this is truly an International forum.
Heck!! All ranted out now.. Time for a Pear Cider I reckon.
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