NEXT FIRMWARE SUGGESTION

Westy · Post by **Westy** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:03 pm

Hey all you gurus....

You Guys rock for coming up with this stuff and I am grateful to have the pleasure of testing and having general geek fun with this stuff...

I was wondering if someone is going to set up fail safe capabilities for the Er9x as the V2 Standard firmware..... you know... in case you lose range or signal it goes to say default -100 throttle and pitch setting to allow the heli to safely descend and most importantly slow the rotor speed to the minimum lift to minimise injury to persons.

Anyway just a thought.

PS.... I shall Be making my donation ASAP ....... keep it rolling in guys and gals!

Cheers
Westy

Post by **MikeB** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:25 pm

In general, failsafe is a function of the receiver, when it loses signal it goes to the failsafe position. It is not a function of the transmitter software. Most FrSky receivers have a failsafe setting.
Having said that, we are looking at a new protocol (PXX) to use with FrSky Tx modules and receivers that would allow setting the failsafe from the transmitter. We need time to sort this and test it.

Mike.

Mechcondrid · Post by **Mechcondrid** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:46 pm

i was under the impression we can already set the failsafe from the tx on frsky modules?

Post by **cre8tiveleo** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 9:56 pm

You can set failsafe on dsm2 rx's too if they support the feature. (you do it during the bind process)

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Post by **MikeB** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:00 pm

According to the instructions I have just re-read for the FrSky D8R-II, the failsafe is set by moving the controls on the transmitter to the required position, then pressing the button on the RECEIVER. PXX should allow you to set the failsafe position from the transmitter, not needing the receiver button to be pressed. So you should be able to set it while flying, put the controls where you want them, check the model is behaving as you require, and then set the failsafe.

Mike.

Post by **jhsa** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:01 pm

Depends on the module's firmware..
you can flash it with either version.. one of them allows you to set the failsafe using the bind button on the module..

This is valid for the frsky telemetry modules.

Post by **jhsa** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:04 pm

Mike, that would be a wonderfull feature to have..

Westy · Post by **Westy** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:09 am

Sooo.... Do the V2 Turnigy Transmitters and Receivers have this function?

I know it was in the old V2 Firmware before I flashed across .... I can reload it and check.... But I am 100% sure there was a fail safe menu section in the Turnigy V2 software

Post by **jhsa** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:17 am

I think that worked only in PCM mode.. For the 2.4GHz we use PPM, so no failsafe on the turnigy, flysky, eurgle, etc..
The only one that I know it has failsafe is the frsky telemetry module.
As I've posted before you can downkoad 2 different versions of the firmware for this modules from the frsky website.
One allows you to set the failsafe from the receiver only (default), and the other one allows you to set the failsafe from the module itself using the binding button..

I don't know if it is possible to do it in flight though..

João

njozsef · Post by **njozsef** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:43 pm

Hi Erazz
I light-flying small 3d helicopters. Relatively higher in small helicopters have mechanical accuracy.
This is especially a problem in the pitch direction of the plus/zero/minus near. The futaba gives expo to the pitch channel as well (positive expo is the ideal here).
Setups of the heli, this option should be (I think)
It's hard to solve?
Thank you.
Jozsef Nagy

njozsef · Post by **njozsef** » Wed Feb 08, 2012 1:03 pm

Hi developers.

Must use 16 channel in PPM16 (or beyond PXX) mode. Please do allow monitor screen the secondary 8 channels. (bar graph)
Thank you.

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