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Deviation User`s Manual for Devo 6/8/10

1. Select the respective mixer and use the Insert up down buttons to move the order of the ome selected mixer Note that the mixer name represents its position when the reorder di alog was opened If the dialog is closed and reopened all mixers will be shown as numbered sequentially The reorder page can add new mixers or delete existing ones using the and buttons respectively A mixer can also be copied to an existing mixer overwriting it in the process by using the Copy To functionality 8 2 9 Available Curves The following curve functions are supported e 1 to 1 Output is equal to the input not editable e Fixed Output is constant regardless of input offset editable e Min Max Output is 100 if input is less than the specified value and 100 otherwise e Zero Max Output is 0 if input is less than the specified value and 100 otherwise e gt 0 Output is 0 if input is less than the specified value offset and equal to the input otherwise e lt 0 Output matches the input when less than the specified value and0 otherwise e ABSVAL Output is the absolute value of the input editing the specified value will alter how the absolute value is applied EXPO Apply exponential curve to the input for non linear response editable see 8 2 10 Curve Editing e Deadband Output will not respond to input values near zero editable see 8 2 10 Curve Editing e Multi point Curve is based on
2. Page 64 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Advanced Topics 10 3 Using a Trim as a Virtual Switch Deviation has the capability to create virtual switches to supplement the mechanical switches of the transmitter This capability is only available when using the Advanced GUI There are 3 types of switches available e Momentary The switch will be active only as long as the trim button is held Toggle Switches from on to off or off to on each time the trim button is pressed e On Off The Trim button will switch on and the Trim button will switch off To setup a virtual switch start by selecting an input from the Trims page thus entering the trim setup page see 8 5 Trims and Virtual Inputs Adv GUD Select the Input to be the channel to apply the trim to or to convert to a virtual switch we ll use Virt1 GI Onforr gt Next set the Irim Step field to Momentary Toggle or TRIMLY On Off This is done by pressing the left arrow on the Trim f lt TRIMLV gt Trim Step spin box until the value is less than 0 1 Switch E option Switch will allow the trim your Virtual Switch to be conditionally active If all you want from your virtual switch is an output of 100 or 100 then you only set the Trim setting The Input channels value will not change will always be zero but the channels output will according to its trim value of 100 or 100 Channel output value trim
3. The following Mixer converts the trim into a value This will enable using the channel as a switch ees Complex Lal Go to the Mixer page and enter the config uration for the specified Virtual Channel Virt1 in our example Set the mixer type to Complex set the src to the current virtual channel Virt1 set the curve to 1 to 1 Do NOT use Fixed set the scale to 0 and finally enable the Trim button offset LIT Il You can now use the virtual channel Virt1 like any other switch input When the vir tual switch is active the virtual channel will have a value of 100 otherwise it will have a value of 100 Note If you use the virtual channel as a Src as opposed to a Switch make sure that trim is disabled for that mixer otherwise the trim will be applied twice value trim Page 65 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Advanced Topics 10 4 Swash Mixing A swash plate is used to control flight on an RC helicopter The swash plate controls the plane of rotation of the main rotor as well as the blade pitch A swash plate is normally connected to 3 servos known as Elevator Aileron and Collective but due to its design there is not a 1 to 1 correspondence between stick movement and the servo movement Instead some mixing is necessary between the throttle elevator and aileron sticks and the Swash plate servos This mixing is known as cyclic Collective Pitch Mixi
4. emm transmission PPM is useful for TOU connecting to simulators or other radio 400 modules that plug into the trainer port Ann The Fixed ID has no effect and there is no Ep binding associated with this protocol Options configurable on the PPM page e Center PW Defines the time in psec of the pulse that the transmitter transmits to represent to represent centered servo position If this number doesn t match the master transmitter the servos will not be centered e Delta PW Defines the width of the pulse measured from center sent by the transmitter to define max servo throw If this value is incorrect the servos will not achieve full range or will travel too much e Notch PW Defines the delay between the channels e Frame Size Defines the total time for all channels to be transferred Deviation does not auto detect when a trainer cord is plugged into the transmitter To use Deviation with a simulator such as Phoenix create a new model name it appropriately and select PPM as the protocol Use the Re Init button or power cycle to enable PPM 9 16 Protocol USBHID The USBHID protocol will convert he transmitter into a USB joystick Connecting the transmitter to a PC via the USB cable will enable the transmitter to be detected as a joystick by the computer This may be used to enable the transmitter to control any simulators that support joystick input Some initial calibration may be necessary and is accom
5. Page 61 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Advanced Topics 10 Advanced Topics 10 1 Setting up a Buddy Box Deviation can be used to act as either the instructor master or student slave transmitter in a buddy box configuration In this mode the instructor and student connect their respective transmitters together with a trainer cord via the DSC port The instructor s transmitter will actually communicate with the model but the instructor can use a switch to allow the student to control the model When the switch is enabled the student s transmitter sends input stick information through the trainer cord to the instructor s transmitter and these inputs replace the instructor s inputs Deviation can be configured to work with virtually any transmitter that supports either master or slave mode Matching Deviation to a different manufacturer requires knowing the PPM parameters for the paired transmitter and properly configuring the Center PW and Delta PW properly as well as knowing how many channels are transmitted and what the channel ordering is The best place to find this information is to ask on the www deviationtx com forums 10 1 1 Master Mode Master mode is configured by selecting either Channel or Stick from the PPM In spin box in section 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI Pressing ENT on either Stick or Channel will show the Trainer Cfg pages The 2 modes be
6. _ MIX1 100 00 MIX2 100 00 FMODEO 100 00 FMODE1 100 00 FMODEZ2 100 00 HOLDO 100 00 HOLD1 100 00 TRNO 00 00 TRN1 J 100 00 Chifoo0 Ch5 000 Ch9 000 Ch2 0 00 Chf 000 Ch10 000 Ch3 100 00 ERT 0 00 Ch11 0 00 Ch4 000 Cha amp oos Ch12 0 00 Channel Output values Page 68 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Emulator RIGHT HI 0004 AIL DR1J 100 00 LEFT_V J 100 00 GEARO 100 00 RIGHT H 0 00 GEAR1J 100 00 RIGHT MI 0 00 GEAR 1 100 00 LEFT W J 100 00 MIX0 100 00 LEFT HI 0 00 MIXO 100 00 RIGHT MI on MIXI 100 00 RUD DRO 100 004 MIXI 100 00 LEFT HI 0 00 MIX2 100 00 RUD DR1I 100 00 MIX2 100 00 DRO 100 004 FMODEO 100 004 ELE DRO 100 003 EMODEO 100 00 DRI 100 00 FMODE 100 00 ELE DR1J 100 00 FMODE1 100 00 GEARO 100 00 FMODE2 100 00 AIL DRO 100 004 EMODE J 100 00 The emulator controls are as follows based an an English QWERTY keyboard b Mix 1 2 switch S Page 69
7. ssssssssssssssssecsscccccccccccceeesnnasescesenees 60 9 18 Protocol Frsky2 Not Yet Released 60 AV A COC ee 61 10 1 Seint TOG Eet oe E 61 Eed 61 AE RN e 62 10 2 Setting Up FPV or Other External Ioputs ccsessssseeecceeeesececseeeeeceeeeees 63 10 3 Using a liim asa Virmal EE 64 IA A E e E 65 RO D E EE 67 Page 4 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Overview 1 Overview Deviation is a replacement firmware for the Walkera Devention series Devo transmitters The primary goal is to add support for multiple protocols opening the full potential of this platform The core of the deviation firmware is the mixer system which is modeled after the system used in the Er9X firmware for the Turnigy Flysky9x transmitters Deviation also brings USB file system support making it easy to manage the transmitter from any PC without the need for specialized upload download tools Deviation has been designed for ultimate configurability All model and transmitter configuration is controlled through text files which the firmware or user can read and write It is easy to know exactly what is configured as well as to modify the configuration either through the transmitter or with a text editor The main screen is very customizable any mix of inputs switches channel data or timers can be displayed and configured per model Deviation supports multiple protocols without any modifications to the transmitter e Walkera Devo 6 7 8 10
8. 12 e Walkera WK2401 WK2601 WK2801 e DSM2 DSMX e Nine Eagles J6 Pro requires telemetry module Deviation can support other protocols with very easy transmitter modifications appropriate transceiver module needed e Flysky also for WLToys V911 V9x9 and Xieda 9938 s Hubsan X4 Skyartec e V202 s SLT s HiSky Deviation supports flight simulators connected via DSC cable PPM or USB cable USBHID Deviation also allows Buddy Box and FPV setups Deviation can store up to 255 different models and uses a portable syntax that allows sharing models between any transmitter supported by Deviation Deviation has been internationalized and comes with translations for English Afrikaans Traditional Chinese Dutch Spanish French German Hungarian Italian Romanian Russian and Chinese New languages can be added by installing the proper translation file Page 5 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Overview 1 1 Disclaimer Deviation is experimental software There are no guarantees made or implied about the quality or reliability of this software RC models can cause serious injury or even death if flown improperly By deciding to use the Deviation software you are taking sole responsibility for the control of your models The authors of Deviation will not be held responsible for any injury or damage whatsoever caused by the use of the Deviation firmware Be careful and cautious 1 2 Notices Deviation is an indepe
9. 29 Page 14 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Transmitter Menu 6 1 2 Buzzer settings Power On alarm Select the interval to be notified if your transmitter is on without action Range is 0 60 minutes in 1 minute intervals Battery alarm Set battery voltage at which alarm will sound The voltage range is 3 30V 12 00V in 0 01V increments Alarm interval Set frequency of alarm when battery is low Alarm intervals can be set from 5 seconds to 1 minute in 5 second intervals It may also be set to Off Buzz volume Set buzzer volume Available range is 1 10 the buzzer may also be set to None Power down alert Play sound at power down 6 1 3 LCD settings Backlight Set screen brightness Acceptable entries are from 1 to 10 and may also be turned off Dimmer time Set delay before screen dimming Times may be set from 5 seconds to 2 minutes in 5 second intervals A setting of Off will force backlight to remain on as long as the transmitter is on Dimmer target Set screen brightness when dimmed Acceptable entries are from 1 to 10 and may also be turned off 6 1 4 Timer settings Prealert time Time before timer reaches zero to start beeping Acceptable entries are from 5 seconds to 1 minute in 5 second intervals and may also be turned off Prealert intvl How often to beep before timer reaches zero Interval may be set from 1 60 seconds and may also be turned off Timeup intvl How often to
10. 5 1 USB About The USB page can be accessed by selecting USB from the main menu USB mode can then be toggled on off to enable access to the transmitter s file system from a USB equipped www deviationtx com computer In this mode the file system of Deviation is accessible as a mass storage device This will allow you to move files back and forth between the Deviation file system and a PC All configuration files are accessible in this mode EXIT USB NOTE Entering USB mode should never be done while the model is bound USB usage will disrupt signal transmission Page 19 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Main Page 7 Main Page The standard main page layout is as follows position Current Model Battery Voltage Tx Icon Press to Current time Model configure Devo 12 only Model Icon 100 SE Press to configure 0010 Switch Indicators Countdown Channel values Current Model The name of the current model Clicking the label will open up the Model Load page The model is configured from section 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI Battery Voltage Numerical representation of current transmitter battery state Transmitter Power This indicates the currently selected transmitter power It is configured from section 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI Current Time This indicates the current time on Devol2 transmitters only The tim
11. If Fixed ID is set to None a transmitter specific ID is used instead It is necessary to manually bind each model before the first use The DSM2 protocol also supports SE enabling disabling the telemetry capability This option is accessed by pressing the Protocol spin box when DSM2 is shown The following fields are available in DSM2 Telemetry Note that a dedicated telemetry EXIT Telemetry monitor module and additional sensors are needed oz to capture this data e FadesA B L R The number of times each antenna has received a weak signal Ideally these numbers should all be similar indicating Latitude HN O DO 00 000 even reception to each antenna 22 MU Loss The number of times is Tom do i complete signal loss dropped E Uff Time UH 2000 00 00 frame occurred s Holds The number of times the receiver entered fail safe mode due to loss of signal e WVolt1 2 Battery voltage for receiver and an external source e RPM Engine Motor speed Temp Temperature from external temperature sensor e GPS Data Current position speed and altitude from GPS module Page 54 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Protocols 9 6 Protocol DSMX The DSMX protocol is used to control many Spektrum and JR as well as other models using this protocol While the DSMX protocol can support up to 14 channels Deviation is currently limited to a maximum of 12 Note that many receivers with less than 8 chan
12. User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 For the Multi point curves each point can be individually set Points are set by choosing the point number and then choosing a value The minimum number of points allowable is 3 the maximum number of points is 13 Enabling Smooth will apply a smoothing function rather than connecting points via straight lines K a D Model menu Page 38 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 3 Timers Std amp Adv GUI EXIT Timers The timer page defines up to 4 available timers Timers can count either up or down and can be enabled either manually from the main screen or by an input trigger stick or switch Available timers are stopwatch countdown stopwatch proportional countdown proportional and permanent Timers can also be optionally configured to be reset via an alternate switch only when using the Advanced GUI Both proportional timers needs an input between 0 and 100 to act correctly If you use these timer for throttle a virtual mixer is needed as input EXIT Sef permanent timer The permanent timers are similar to an odometer and have their values saved in the 00 00 model ini file They will maintain their previous value when powering up the 00 00 transmitter You can set the timer by using s the Set to button and reset by pressing the Add Reset button Page 39 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 4 Telemetry
13. config Std amp Adv GUI The telemetry configuration page allows specifying alarms when specific telemetry events occur Telemetry Specify the telemetry S ee yenecit input to use for alarm control This can be a temperature probe voltage probe or RPM probe ey voti Ia SES e Equality Can be gt or lt lt Temp Ia HESA indicating whether a value above or HM below the target causes an alarm GT Nore TT Dif TS e Target The target value for the Alarm Wm J EES alarm Alarm6 8 5 Trims and Virtual Inputs Adv GUI The trim page allows assigning the trim buttons and trim step as well as EXIT Trims configuring buttons to work as virtual inputs see 10 3 Using a Trim as a Virtual Switch ce UI If the Input field is set to an input stick then the trim can be applied as part of the mixer and will operate as a typical trim control If the Input field is set as a O THR ELE K 01 Ia A Zl 0 None Mon Mon ce 01 La channel or virtual channel output the Moe Mo Ie None SL UI value is applied directly to the channel None Mone None P output In this case the selected Pos and Neg buttons can operate as a virtual stick to control an output channel Page 40 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu The trim step defines how sensitive the Cana Ok trims are to input The maximum number of trim steps is 100 So a step size of 0 1 will al
14. each of which consists of a single input an activation switch and a function curve that modifies the mixer output This is a very powerful capability but it will require learning a completely different method for setting up a model To aid in quick setup there are a few predefined configurations available see 8 1 1 Predefined Model Templates but to be learn to modify and configure a model read through this entire section carefully The Mixer page controls how inputs sticks switches are assigned to output channels The mixer page is accessed from the main menu by selecting the model icon The number of channels available is dependent on the number of channels selected in section 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI Additionally there are 10 Virtual channels that can be used as an intermediate step for complex setups Page 28 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 8 2 1 Channel Reorder The Channel reorder page allows moving mixer definitions between channels as well as duplicating channel configurations Note that the values displayed are the initial channel assignments Whenever the page is loaded the channels will be sequentially ordered representing the current state ERR P JELE E Copy to Model menu Page 29 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 2 2 Channel configuration The Channel configuration provides the ability to configure the final channel outputs Capabilities su
15. protocol requires the addition of an A7105 hardware module to function See the following document for more information http www deviationtx com repository Documentation ModulelInstallation pdf The Hubsan4 protocol supports 4 channels and only supports auto binding The fixed ID can be used but does not prevent auto binding during power on The Hubsan protocol supports up to 7 channels The 1 4 channels represent Aileron Elevator Throttle and Rudder Additional channels control the quadracopter special functions e Channel 5 controls the LEDs e Channel 6 enables flip mode e Channel 7 Turns video on off Options configurable on the Hubsan page e vTX MHz Defines the frequency SE used by the Hubsan H107C video transmitter Requires a 5 8GHz receiver capable of receiving and displaying video e Telemetry Enable receiving of model battery voltage 9 10 Protocol Skyartec The Skyartec protocol is used to control Skyartec receivers and models NOTE This protocol requires the addition of a CC2500 hardware module to function See the following document for more information http www deviationtx com repository Documentation ModulelInstallation pdf The Skyartec protocol supports up to 7 channels does not support auto binding If Fixed ID is set to None a transmitter specific ID is used instead It is necessary to manually bind each model before the first use Page 57 Deviation User
16. s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Protocols 9 11 Protocol V202 The V202 protocol supports the WLToys V202 quadracopter NOTE This protocol requires the addition of a NRF24L01 hardware module to function See the following document for more information http www deviationtx com repository Documentation Modulelnstallation pdf The V202 protocol supports up to 8 channels The 1 4 channels represent Aileron Elevator Throttle and Rudder Additional channels control the quadracopter special functions e Channel 5 controls the blink speed e Channel 6 enables flip mode e Channel 7 Enables the camera e Channel 8 Turns video on off 9 12 Protocol SLT The SLT protocol is used to control TacticSLT Anylink receivers NOTE This protocol requires the addition of a NRF24L01 hardware module to function See the following document for more information http www deviationtx com repository Documentation ModulelInstallation pdf 9 13 Protocol HiSky The HiSky protocol is used to control HiSky brand models along with the WLToys v922 v955 models NOTE This protocol requires the addition of a NRF24L01 hardware module to function See the following document for more information http www deviationtx com repository Documentation ModulelInstallation pdf Page 58 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Protocols 9 14 Protocol YD717 The YD717 protocol supports the YD717 and Skybotz UFO Mini quadcopters No ot
17. 0 the receiver will apply normal curves to the Thr The value of Ch6 defines the ratio of COL to THR s 6 1 AIL ELE THR RUD COL ch 6 GYRO ch 7 are proportional Gear ch 5 is binary This mode is highly experimental COL Inv Invert COL servo COL Limit Set maximum range of COL servo Page 53 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Protocols 9 4 Protocol WK2401 The WK2401 protocol is used to control older Walkera models The previous Walkera models were segmented into 3 similar but not identical protocols WK2801 WK2601 WK2401 This roughly corresponds to the number of channels supported but many of the newer 6 channel receivers actually support the WK2801 protocol It is recommended to try the WK2801 protocol 1 when working with older Walkera models before attempting the WK2601 or WK2401 mode as the WK2801 is a superior protocol The WK2401 protocol supports up to 4 channels and only supports auto binding The fixed ID can be used but does not prevent auto binding during power on 9 5 Protocol DSM2 The DSM2 protocol is used to control many Spektrum and JR as well as other models using this protocol While the DSM2 protocol can support up to 14 channels Deviation is currently limited to a maximum of 12 Note that many receivers with less than 8 channels require the Transmitter to send 7 or less channels Make sure the of channels is set appropriately for the receiver DSM2 does not support auto binding
18. 1 Xieda 9958 etc NOTE This protocol requires the addition of an A7105 hardware module to function See the following document for more information http www deviationtx com repository Documentation ModulelInstallation pdf The Flysky protocol supports up to 8 channels and both auto binding and manual binding If Fixed ID is set to None the transmitter will attempt to auto bind with the receiver every time it is powered on If a value is set for Fixed ID the receiver must be bound manually one time using the Bind button after which it should stay bound The Flysky protocol also supports additional options These are accessed by pressing the Protocol spin box when Flysky is shown WLI Toys V9x9 Enables enhanced protocol configuration for use with WLToys V959 v969 etc models s Lights are controlled by Channel 5 e Video is controlled by Channel 6 e Camera is controlled by Channel 7 Note that if these channels are assigned to a switch turning the switch on toggles the state and turning the switch off has no effect Thus to turn the lights on flip the switch assigned to Channel 5 from off to on Flipping the switch back to off has no effect Flipping the switch back on now turns the lights back off Page 56 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Protocols 9 9 Protocol Hubsan4 The Hubsan4 protocol supports the Hubsan X4 quadracopter No other models have been tested with this protocol NOTE This
19. 3 5 7 9 or 13 user defined points editable see 8 2 10 Curve Editing The default value for any of the offsets in above mentioned curves is 0 zero If you change the curve for one input the offset will be transferred to the new curve if possible Page 36 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 2 10 Curve Editing The Curve Editor is accessed by pressing a graph or by pressing the curve spin box when it is selectable Some curve types may not be edited any of the curves preceding the Expo curve and the curve box will not be selectable if one of these curves is currently active The Curve editor page will be different depending on which curve is selected It is not possible to change the curve type from the curve editor except when a multi point curve is selected Values can be set using the spin box or by touching the graph inf hax i Cancel For the Min Max Zero Max gt 0 lt 0 and Ke Cancel ABSVAL the controls allow setting the transition point along the x axis A value of 0 will be symmetric around the y axis positive or negative values will move the center point accordingly For the Expo curve the controls allow independently configuring the shape of the curve for values greater than or less than zero Expo Deadband FEO For the Deadband curve the controls allow independently configuring the deadband width for values greater than or less than zero Page 37 Deviation
20. Deviation Firmware for Devo 6 8 12 User s Manual Version 4 0 1 dev 2014 12 31 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Table of Contents MCU WY enee 5 LD EE 6 DN erte D 1 3 Legal status and Copyright cccccccceescessssssssssssesssssssecssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesees 6 ZW AM AIO E 7 ZEN ING VG 1S Ail Te EE 7 ZZ VI e MOUS E 9 ZS Ey Ge E a E E E E E E E T 9 eS OPO MEMO EE 10 4 A Note About this Et EE 10 S EEN 11 SNE EE 13 CIN a MIN choses tte seca estos tec tasted E EEE EAEE AE EEA A E EEE EE EAE 14 6 1 Navigating with the physical button 14 eZ Ment Ls VOU EE 15 RK Eet TE 16 7 1 Transmitter COMIN Sessor reie ire o eane Raae OAN EEEE EEA 16 EN Da ee S e EA E EE AE EA 17 TB Per ee e A N EA E E EE A tees ceacases 18 EN E ER Eug he a E E N E EE E 18 EN E Ter De e EEEE A E AE EE 18 7 Neg ere eege 18 FZ Ghannel TG TIM OW need 19 Tre MINDEN le e O EE 20 E MLO ere te arse e AE sen I EE O EE E T 21 Fo LOVEMICIFY MONOT erreira A EE E E I AEE A EE EEES 21 E Ee E 22 Ste Ee 23 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUT x sscsssnsensavonapnaosansoadasessansensudooaaiseeanasandenapaenedeivatsaneens 24 8 1 1 Predefined Model Tempnlates see 2J DZ NIT EE GU EE 28 EE 29 EE 30 8 2 3 Virtual channel COnfiGuration 0 ccccccsssssssssssccccecsessssseeessecceseessssseeseececeesssssssssseeeeasseseeeeeens 31 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 EE MEET eech a2 8 2 5 Expo amp Dual Rate
21. an icon indicating the state of a toggle switch There can be 1 2 or 3 icons defined for a given toggle indicating different states depending on the Switch position Two state switches can have up to 2 icons Three state switches can have up to 3 icons Quick Menus Quick menus define quick access pages that can be reached via a long UP DN press Page 43 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 7 1 Configuring object position Each of the visual objects can be selected by pressing on them or with the UP DN buttons followed by ENT Once selected the UP DN L R buttons will move the selected object on the screen Alternatively the X and Y spin boxes which appear in move mode can also be used to move the selected object Press EXT once to exit move mode 8 7 2 Creating Objects Select the icon to open the add item dialog Type Add Then select the object type from the spin box Add toad on the left then press Add to create the Ch object This will add the specified object type Menu 1 to the center of the screen You can now place Menu 2 and configure the new object ug Weu 4 Page Contig 8 7 3 Loading Objects After selecting the icon to open the add item dialog you may Load alternate templates to change the main page layout If you select Default the layout will be set to the standard layout as shown in section 7 sesh Main Page Selecting Empty will clear all o
22. ay be used to enable the transmitter to act as a Master in a buddy box setup Available options are Channel Stick and Extend The Stick and Channel modes are used for buddy box setup and documentation can be found in chapter 10 1 Setting up a Buddy Box The Extend mode is used for FPV or external input setup and documentation can be found in chapter 10 2 Setting Up FPV or Other External Inputs Protocol Set the type of receiver being used Note that some protocols have additional options that can be accessed by pressing the Protocol spin box when it is active See section 9 Protocols for more on specific protocols Note that a protocol change will disable any currently active protocol and will affect any active model To enable the newly chosen protocol use the Bind Re Init button described below Bind Re Init Depending on the protocol S EE P and Fixed ID setting the transmitter may ma a bind with the model on start up or may Model need to be manually bound once See section 9 Protocols for more on specific protocols If the protocol does not support binding the button will show Re Init Pressing OK will MOT cancel binding procedure which can be used to switch protocols but will allow Full control of Tx without power cycling the transmitter Binding is in progress Make sure model is on Fixed ID The Fixed ID sets a unique code to ensure that the transmitter will only bind to a specific model This is useful to ensure
23. beep once timer has expired Interval may be set from 1 60 seconds and may also be turned off 6 1 5 Telemetry settings Temperature Set units to display temperature for telemetry Available options are Celsius and Fahrenheit Length Set units to display length for telemetry Selection choices are Meters and Feet Page 15 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Transmitter Menu 6 2 Channel monitor EXIT Channel monitor The channel monitor screen allows the user to see the values of each channel as output by the transmitter Channel output displayed is the value based on minimum maximum values as well as scaling Example A channel scaled from 60 to 60 will only display the range of values from 60 to 60 depending on the stick position Page 16 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Transmitter Menu 6 3 Input Monitor EXIT Input monitor The input monitor screen shows the values associated with the current position of the control points The values shown are a percentage of the total range of the controls based on a 100 to 100 scale NOTE Devo8 is limited to AIL ELE THR RUD RUD DRO 1 ELE DRO 1 AIL DRO 1 GEARO 1 FMOD0 1 2 and MIX0 1 2 NOTE Devo6 is limited to AIL ELE THR RUD DRO 1 GEARO 1 FMOD0 1 2 and MIX0 1 2 Page 17 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Transmitter Menu 6 4 Button Monitor The button monitor page is used t
24. bjects You may start from scratch If you want to use a layout from another model select the model whose layout you wish to use The object positions see 8 7 1 Configuring object position will be transferred when selecting from an existing template or model Templates based on existing models have an M designation within the file list Additionally these templates can be created in the emulator or downloaded from the forums or even done by manual edit of the modelxx ini file Page 44 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 7 4 Configuring Objects s Box Select timer telemetry channel or input from scroll box Trim Select trim channel from scroll box e Model Not configurable Battery Not configurable e TxPower Not configurable e Bargraph Select channel or input from scroll box Toggle Select channel or input from scroll box Press related Toggle button to choose icon e Menu Choose page to display for each of 4 quick page slots Page Config Page Config 1E h B Eggs e Ki mei gt Delete 3 KI mme LI _Delete_ 4 You can delete any object by configuring the object and pressing the Delete button 8 7 5 Choosing toggle icons Pressing the Toggle button on a toggle Ok Cancel object allows selecting the related icons Channels sticks and 2 position sticks can have 2 icons 3 position sticks if any can have 3 icons Each of the 2 or 3 icon
25. ch as channel reverse and fail safe values are applied here Also available are controls for end points scaling sub trim and a safety switch which could be used to ensure that a motor cannot spin up while working on a model t Ge V L Changes to this page will immediately em effect the channel output Pressing Se zl TI Cancel will restore the shown values to their last saved state Reverse Reverse the direction of servo rotation Fail safe Specifies a value that the receiver should use when it loses signal from the transmitter The range is between 125 and 125 or None Not all receivers support this capability Safety Specifies a switch that will override all mixers and force the channel output to Safe Val when flipped Safe Val If a safety switch is chosen the Safe Val can also be specified The acceptable range of Safe Val is any value between 150 and 150 Min Limit Max Limit These values define the minimum and maximum values that the transmitter will ever send to the receiver after all scaling trims and mixer are applied If a calculated value is outside the min max range it will be clipped to either the min or max value as appropriate Default is 150 for Min Limit and 150 for Max Limit Maximum setting is 250 to 0 for Min Limit and 0 to 250 for Max Limit Scale Scale These values define a final scalar to adjust the servo throw Allowed entries are between 1 and 250 When you alternate Scale Sca
26. devo zip file that came with the dfu The more detail you can provide the faster fixing the issue will be 4 A Note About this Manual The images in this manual will generally show the Devo6 8 interface though in some cases the Devol2 image will be used instead where it better depicts the capabilities While the Devo6 8 and Devol2 screens may look a little different in some cases they will generally have identical behavior Situations where the Devo6 8 or 12 behave differently will be noted accordingly Page 10 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Navigating 5 Navigating The transmitter menus can be navigated by pressing the corresponding image on the screen or via the physical buttons UP D ow N L eft RGght ENT er EXQ T All buttons and switches have been marked with the same descriptions as used in this manual There are several GUI elements that are used to configure settings on the transmitter Buttons Buttons can be pressed to either toggle a setting or to enter a new menu Spin Boxes Spin boxes are used to select one of multiple values There are two types of spin boxes available 1 Spin boxes consisting of both arrows and an oval may act both as spin boxes for selecting a value and as a button which can have various effects 2 Spin boxes that contain only arrows and no oval do not act as buttons and are only used for value selection Text Boxes Text boxes generally provide information however
27. e Main page configuration 8 7 Main page config Std amp Adv GUI Gyro sense configuration 8 8 8 Gyro Sensitivity Page 46 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 8 1 Servo Reverse The servo reverse page allows quickly setting each channel to work in either normal or reversed mode These settings EUREN are equivalent to the Reverse setting on 2 Moud gt the Channel Configuration sub page of the Mixer menu when using the Advanced GUI see section 8 2 2 Channel i ae Es configuration op 8 8 2 Dual Rate Expo setting The dual rate and expo page allows configuration of curves for the Aileron Rudder and Elevator channels Up to 3 rates can be configured for each channel and either a scaled linear or exponential curve can be selected for each The number of settings depends on the switch assigned to the dual rates function on the Switch Assignment page see 8 8 9 Switch Assignment EXIT D R amp Exp FivIODE lt A AIL a lt A ow o HS e DS La a 8 La 8 8 3 Sub trim Adjustment The sub trim adjust page allows setting the UD EXIT Subtrim zero point of the servos foreach channel ae m This is equivalent to the Subtrim setting on the Channel Configuration sub page of the Mixer menu when using the Advanced GUI see 8 2 2 Channel configuration Acceptable values range from 50 to 50 in 0 1 increments Page 47 Deviation User s Manual for D
28. e is set from section 6 1 Transmitter config Page 20 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Main Page Model Icon An image representing the current model It is configured from section 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI Pressing the icon will take you to that page Trims The trim display can be configured to show up to 10 different horizontal and vertical trims Displays These items can be text boxes containing input channel telemetry or timer data bar graphs displaying channel data or icons toggles displaying specific states ex gear flaps Quick Menus Quick menus can be reached via a long UP DN press They can be defined from section 8 7 Main page config Std amp Adv GUI Page 21 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Main Page 7 1 Safety System Deviation has a safety system to prevent start Sg ing up in a dangerous state for instance spin ning up the main rotor of a helicopter acciden tally The safety system works by verifying that specific conditions are met before starting M1 i 0 safe value 100 to transmit to the model By default the output channel associated with the throttle stick must be minimum The Deviation firmware does not include a mechanism to define new safety conditions however they can be added by manually modifying the model ini file While the safety message is displayed the transmitter will not communicate with the model This message may appear e
29. es A Long ENT press will update the current mixer settings making it possible to test them on the transmitter Src The input source controlling this mixer Curve The function applied to the input to generate the output See section 8 2 9 Available Curves for more info Depending on curve type pressing curve may display the curve editor see 8 2 10 Curve Editing Switch Specify a switch to enable Medium or Low rates Scale A multiplicative scalar that is applied after the Curve to control the output range Page 33 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 2 6 Complex Template The Complex template unlocks the full STT Complex GP Ok power of the mixer system For a given channel any number of mixers can be K TI ea applied to affect the final result Each mixer is applied based on whether the specified switch is active and can either THR replace add to or multiply to the previous mixers for this channel Using this system sae KC m Dia it should be possible to define an output Cat j channel as a combination of any number of i ge A Long ENT press will update the current mixer settings making it possible to test them on the transmitter The Complex Mixer page has the following options Mixers Specify the number of mixers for this channel If you increase the number a new mixer will be added after the last existing page Page Specify the current mixe
30. ether or not any trims for the selected source are applied to this mixer A given mixer can be considered to have the general form M x if Switch Src Curve Scale Offset else 0 Trim The combination of mixers for a given output channel is defined by the Mux type For a Replace mux Cx if Switchn Mn else if Switchn 1 Mn 1 else if Switcho Mo For a Multiply mux Cx if Switchn Mn else 1 if Switchn 1 Mn 1 else 1 if Switcho Mo else 1 For an Add mux Cx if Switchn Mn else 0 if Switchn 1 Mn 1 else 0 if Switcho Mo else 0 For a Max mux Cx MAX if Switchn Mn else 0 if Switchn 1 Mn 1 else 0 if Switcho Mo else 0 For a Min mux Cx MIN if Switchn Mn else 0 if Switchn 1 Mn 1 else 0 if Switcho Mo else 0 8 2 7 Cyclic Cyclici Cyclic2 Cyclic3 The 3 outputs of the helicopter swash plate mix These will represent the 3 servos connected to the helicopter swash plate see 8 8 5 Swash Configu ration Page 35 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 2 8 Reordering Mixers e Since the ordering of mixers is important to the output it is possible to reorder E and or copy mixers in order to facilitate Mixer 1 building complex rules This page is ac Mixer cessed by pressing ENT on the Page G gt spin box on the complex mixer page
31. eviation only supports 8 3 style file names That means file names should be no larger than Xxxxxxxx yyy Page 9 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Reporting Bugs 3 Reporting Bugs Nobody is perfect This firmware has been developed carefully and has been successfully tested by many users around the world Nevertheless under some circumstances it could happen that the transmitter does not work as you expect Sometimes this behavior will be a handling problem and sometimes a real bug Do not hesitate to ask the community at http www deviationtx com forum Please bear in mind that the firmware can only improved with your help If you find a bug in Deviation please report it here https bitbucket org PhracturedBlue deviation issues new You do not need to have a bitbucket account to file a bug but if you do not you will not be able to get email updates when the bug is updated fixed Please provide as much information as possible in your ticket Include e Build version you can find this on the USB page of the transmitter e Did you compile yourself or download the dfu e Type of transmitter Devo8 Devo7e Devo8 emulator e Have you tried reproducing this on the emulator e Is this easily reproducible If so please provide step by step instructions e What protocol are you using s If your transmitter rebooted please provide the errors txt on the root file system of the transmitter along with the debug
32. evo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 8 4 Servo Travel Adjust The servo travel adjust page configures the maximum positive negative travel of each servo EXIT Travel adjust This is equivalent to the Scale and zl mm LZ um LS heave settings on the Breiwer SZT im TS Configuration sub page of the Mixer menu when using the Advanced GUI WEN Se see 8 2 2 Channel configuration Acceptable values for Down are from 175 to 1 and Up values range from D LI mm Ill am IS 100 and 100 respectively 1 to 175 The default values are LAUN P Ei Page 48 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 8 5 Swash Configuration The Swash configuration page configures the swash type More information about swash types can be found in section 10 4 Swash Mixing The settings on this page are equivalent to those on the model configuration page see 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI and configuration for both pages is provided below Helicopter configuration from Model Config page Swash configuration from Standard GUI Helicopter EXIT Swash The available SwashType values are e None 1Servo Used For FBL Mixing occurs in receiver e 120 3Servo 120 120 degree swash e 120x 3Servo 120x 120 degrees swash alternate config e 140 3Servo 140 140 degree swash e 90 3Servo 90 90 degrees swash The ELE Mix AIL Mix and PIT Mix are scaling factors applied to the input sticks before mixing is done These can be used to ad
33. from the transmitter The directory structure is as follows tx ini Transmitter configuration Includes trim settings calibration data and the last used model number errors txt If the firmware crashes or reboots debug information will be stored in this file datalog bin File for telemetry data media config ini The color scheme and fonts for the transmitter media sound ini Contains notes to play for various alarms media bmp Images used for the current transmitter theme media fon Font files models default ini The default model loaded whenever a model is cleared models model ini Configuration files for each model Due to a limitation in the firmware deviation cannot create new files It is therefore necessary to have a mod elxx ini for each model regardless of whether it is currently in use modelico bmp All available model icons 96x96 pixels is recommended but not required Model icons must be saved as 16 bit BMP files in either RGB565 non transparent or ARGB1555 transparent format templates ini Configuration files used when loading predefined templates These are nearly identical to the model configuration files however they do not nec essarily define all parameters language lang Language translation files These are UTF 8 text files containing the Eng lish string and the respective translated string Note D
34. gned to multiple Cl GEAR gt capabilities E My H GL DOE La GL DOE La lt A PME gt 8 8 10 Throttle Hold The throttle hold page is used to EXIT Throttle hold GEAR enable disable the throttle hold capability Specifying Hold position defines the throttle value when the Throttle hold switch is set Hold position can be set from 200 to 200 8 8 11 Fail Safe Configuration The fail safe page is used to configure the S fail safe value for each channel if the protocol supports this feature Page 51 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Protocols 9 Protocols Some protocols have additional customization or limits Each of the protocols is described below If an is shown before the protocol name it means this protocol is not currently supported by the transmitter This generally means that the necessary hardware module is not installed or has not been configured properly More information can be found in the Module installation guide http www deviationtx com repository Documentation ModulelInstallation pdf 9 1 Protocol DEVO The DEVO protocol is used to maintain compatibility with the Walkera DEVO receivers models This protocol supports up to 12 channels The DEVO protocol supports both auto binding and manual binding If Fixed ID is set to None the transmitter will attempt to auto bind with the receiver every time it is powered on Ifa value is set for Fixed ID the receiver m
35. have slightly differently Stick In stick mode each input channel is EEIE mapped to a stick on the master transmitter ues In this mode the student moving the stick will behave exactly as if the instructor had 1500 moved the stick Generally when using this mode the student s transmitter will directly pass the stick position no mixing and the d instructor s transmitter will do all necessary EN KI HE Ioi K Me JL Page 62 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Advanced Topics Channel In channel mode each input Trainer Co Channel channel is mapped to an output channel on e the instructor s transmitter In this mode the student s transmitter should do all necessary mixing to control the model Care must be taken to ensure that the instructor and student transmitters are configured identically otherwise the model may not react well when switching between instructor and student control Il OG gt PPMP JI VI Options configurable on both Trainer Cfg pages e Center PW Defines the time in psec of the pulse that the student s transmitter transmits to represent to represent centered servo position If this number doesn t match the students transmitter the servos will not be centered s Delta PW Defines the width of the pulse measured from center sent by the student s transmitter to define max servo throw If this value is incorrect the servos will not achieve full range or wi
36. her models have been tested with this protocol but it is likely to work with other re branded YD717 models NOTE This protocol requires the addition of a NRF24L01 hardware module to function See the following document for more information http www deviationtx com repository Documentation ModulelInstallation pdf The YD717 protocol supports 5 channels and only supports auto binding The fixed ID can be used but does not prevent auto binding during power on The protocol stays in bind mode until successful The first four channels represent Aileron Elevator Throttle and Rudder The fifth chan nel enables the auto flip function when greater than 0 Additionally to enable auto flips left and right the aileron channel scale must be 87 or greater Likewise for the elevator channel and front back flips When auto flip is enabled moving the cyclic all the way in any direction initiates a flip in that direction The YD717 requires at least four seconds between each auto flip Frame loss telemetry is supported The YD717 only calibrates its accelerometer on power up An excessive wobble indicates the quad was not level and motionless when powered on It is difficult to initialize it properly with the canopy installed Best to power up then install the canopy Page 59 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Protocols 9 15 Protocol PPM The PPM protocol is used to output PPM on the trainer port It will disable all radio
37. in some cases they can be clicked to perform an action like a button Icons Icons can either provide information or be pressable to perform an action like a button Button Press to activate Spin Box Press arrows to change selection Pressable Spin Box Press to activate Press arrows to change selection Jl Noe 3 5 1 Navigating with the physical buttons e On all menu pages UP and DN are used to navigate to the previous next item s The R and L buttons are used on spin box widgets to increase or decrease the selected value In some cases holding down the button will use larger step values to move more quickly to the desired value e For buttons and rounded spin boxes pressing ENT will press the button e Pressing EXT will remove selection form the current item A long press of EXT will exit one 1 menu level Page 11 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Navigating 5 2 Menu Layout There are 2 different unconnected menus available e The transmitter menu allows you to select transmitter specific options as well as monitor channel output amp stick input and monitor telemetry if available Details of the menu are located in section 6 Transmitter Menu e The model menu is the area within deviation that you can configure the type of aircraft you are flying All model data is managed and saved within this menu selection Details of the menu are located in sect
38. ion Upload Verify after Upgrade 2 Uparade Transfered Data Size Time Duration 148 KB 151872 Bytes of 148 KB 151872 Bytes 00 00 31 File correctly loaded Abort devention DEVO 8 transmitter Quit Plug the transmitter into the PC via USB and turn on the transmitter while holding EXT to enter programming mode On the Devo12 this is done by holding the trainer switch instead Page 7 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Installation Several users have reported compatibility issues with Windows and or USB ports when running this tool If Dfuse does not indicate recognition of your TX try removing all USB devices and restart your PC with only the USB connection to the TX If your transmitter has been connected correctly STM Device in DFU Mode will be displayed under Available DFU Devices Otherwise this field will remain blank 1 Press the button and select the deviation devoX X vx y z dfu file to install 2 Select Upgrade to install the firmware This will be grayed out if your transmitter is not detected Do NOT use Upload as this will destroy the dfu file on your PC 3 Devo12 Only Select the Library tab click select the devo12 lib dfu from the zip file Then select Upgrade again to install the library Turn off the transmitter and turn back on while holding ENT There should be a USB logo on the screen If this is a first time install of Deviation the PC should pro
39. ion 8 Model menu Page 12 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Transmitter Menu 6 Transmitter Menu 7 Tx Config Tx Option Pages K Channels J 6 1 Transmitter config The configuration page defines various transmitter functions Itis entered from the main menu via the TX Options icon Please note that all screens in this section show the Deviation default settings EXIT Transmitter contig nange WW NI Cl Mode Z La A os gt ey OU IS HR A U lt 4oy La 2 Jl 0 Il SSES go i iz R Cl S Page 13 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Transmitter Menu 6 1 1 Generic settings Language Select an appropriate language for all text Stick mode Select one of Mode 1 4 e Mode 1 is common in Europe Elevator and Rudder on left Throttle and Aileron on right e Mode 2 is common in North America Throttle and Rudder on left Elevator and Aileron on right e Mode 3 has Elevator and Aileron on left Throttle and Rudder on right e Mode 4 has Throttle and Aileron on left Elevator and Rudder on right Sticks Calibrate the range of all analog sticks and dials To perform a stick calibration highlight the Calibrate option and press the ENT button Follow the on screen prompts for moving the sticks and confirming with the ENT button Clock Devo12 only Set the current time and date Cl OCH La ES Gei Ps 7 EE z E B E 2013 12 29 4 42 24 2013 12
40. ither when initially turning on the transmitter or when switching to a different model The message will disappear automatically once all safety conditions have been met or when OK is pressed In either case Deviation will start communication with the model once the dialog is dismissed Page 22 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 Model menu The model menu allows selection editing model configuration alarms logging and screen configurations You can access the menu by pressing the ENT key to select the Main menu and then again on Model menu Depending on the selection you have done for the Mixer GUI in section 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI the model menu operation will be completely different Advanced GUI Standard GUI Note The Advanced Mixer GUI is the default setting for all new models Page 23 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI The model page provides various model EXIT Model setup configuration options Cl Load 1 gt dl See D CT DM gt Fixed ID File The File spin box allows loading a new model copying the existing model to a new location resetting the current model RRG to the default all configuration is lost and loading templates see 8 1 1 Predefined Model Templates Note that changing models may result in a safety message being displayed see 7 1 Safety System Mixer GUI Defines which g
41. just for different linkage lengths or different servo throws The allowed range is 100 to 100 with a default of 60 Note that setting these values too large can result in too much servo throw and make the model unresponsive to stick control Page 49 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 8 6 Throttle Curve EXIT Throttle curves FOCE The throttle curve page allows defining a piece wise linear curve for the throttle channel Different curves can be selected for each flight mode Each point value can be enabled to be interpolated from the points surrounding it 8 8 7 Pitch Curve The pitch curve allows defining a piece wise linear curve for the collective pitch es channel Different curves can be selected Thr bald EXIT Pitch curves FODE for each flight mode as well as for throttle hold Each point value can be enabled to be interpolated from the points surrounding it Auto 5 E 7 Ais 8 8 8 Gyro Sensitivity The gyro sensitivity page enables EXIT Gyro sense ilk configuring up to 3 sensitivity values for ea 7 the gyro as well as which channel to use for sending the gyro value Acceptable values range from 0 to 100 Page 50 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 8 9 Switch Assignment The switch assignment page enables EXIT Switch assignment configuring which switches to use for each capability in the standard GUI The same O switch may be assi
42. l system Please refer to the specific manufacturers instructions to see how to configure mixer outputs Note Some helicopters are 120 or 140 except rotated 180 degrees In these cases you will still use the designated swash plate type but may need to reverse specific channels Page 67 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 11 Emulator Emulator The emulator provides a way to test Deviation on your PC without uploading the firmware to your transmitter It provides a visual display equivalent to that of the transmitter along with a side screen displaying the current virtual stick switch states as well as the Channel output that would be received by the servos Download and unzip the deviation emu_devoX X vx y z zip emulator package from http www deviationtx com repository Deviation Releases where XX is the number of your Devention transmitter x y z identifies the deviation version number Normally you should use the latest one To start the emulator just run the exe file in the sub directory Transmitter screen RIGHT HI 0 00 LEFT W 100 00 RIGHT MI 0 00 LEFT HI 0 00 AUX 2 0 00 AUX3 0 00 AUX4 0 00 AUX5 0 00 AUX6 0 00 AUX7 0 00 RUD DRO 100 004 RUD DR1 100 00 RUD DR J 100 00 ELE DRO 100 004 ELE DR1 J 100 00 Raw input stick switch values ELE DR2 100 00 AIL DRO 100 00 AIL DR1 100 0 AIL DR2 J 100 00 GEARO i00 00 GEAR1 100 00 MIXO 00 00
43. lU ER 62 0 Complex E eege een 34 E E ER E EE 36 FY A A OS aa EEE EE E IEE esau I SE AE N T IATE AEE 36 EE EE 37 8 3 Timers Std amp Adv I ON 39 8 4 Telemetry config Std amp Adv GUI ccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeoas 40 8 5 Trims and Virtual Inputs Adv GUDEN 40 Oyo Datalor Sd Ge Ad GU N E 41 8 7 Main page config Std amp Adv GUILL 42 8 7 1 Configuring object pDositton 43 6 72 Creating 0 CCS ssa sriacunaneesrselinner banners EEA Er n ESS 43 GET EE 43 sO I UTE TIN eegener ee 44 6 7 5 Choosing TOG AIG Tee 44 8 8 Standard GUI TE RE 45 EE ENEE 46 08 4 Dual Rate IO E EE 46 De o OU ge Be renne E 46 BA Seivo avel Ay EE 47 E A ARTI EE 48 GE ee 49 Oh TUG Th EE 49 0 0 8 NI TY EE 49 8 8 9 Switch Ee acdssanessdinesaoseidanedsnersbbvedticgbodenadakdwanshuiasarsecbdwtersiisdenieinebenseenbddsaactatudaberdsactasaneds 50 yO Tirone Hol EE 50 8 8 11 Fail Safe Config ratiON DE 50 IPO EE 51 GER e eet ee DEV EE 51 2 PPOCCO W 2 BOM EE 52 De PEOLOCOM WEZ O erea AE E E E A SAE A EAN EA EEE 52 JAPO NE A e E A E E A E E 53 POLO ee RRE 53 POPTORI EE 54 iad POWO Eege 54 9a EO OC OU SGI EEN 55 Procol HADS AINA e E E E E EE E E E E E 56 9 10 De reel Ee a 56 SEENEN 57 S AMA a e aa e E KE 57 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 d POOO eg he 57 PTOL VID E KEE 58 MDs PEOLOCOI RE 59 d POLO CON BET HR oe cosas eete sess ca otse A E O A A O 59 9 17 Protocol Frsky1 Not Yet Released
44. le will be changed in the same way If Scale has been set to a different value than Scale both data will act separately until you set them to the same value again Subtrim Adjust servo zero position The available range is between 50 0 and 50 0 in 0 1 increments Page 30 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu Speed Adjust maximum servo speed Zero is disabled fastest Range is between 1 slowest and 250 fastest Servo speed is defined as number of degrees per 100msec assuming a min max throw of 120degrees Example A value of 60 will give a speed of 60degrees per 100msec which is equivalent to center to max in 100msec Most servos are rated at 60degrees 0 1sec so a speed gt 60 will have no affect on most servos A value of 30 should be approx twice as slow as a typical servo 8 2 3 Virtual channel configuration aan E eee aren ene keyboard screen is shown where you may edit the default name You can touch each q D D D D DN D D D character or use L R UP DN buttons followed eaea JIII ER Page 31 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 8 2 4 Simple Template The Simple template is the simplest manner of defining a channel It allows defining a primary input stick switch or other channel and applying a curve or function to that input The result can also be scaled or have an alternate zero offset You cannot use a toggle or switch to activate or deactivate this setup A Lo
45. leron and pitch servos tilt the swash plate left and right with Elevator input the three servos tilt the swash plate fore and aft with Pitch input all three servos raise the Swash plate up and down Servos working in unison dramatically increases the torque ELE available as well as the precision and centering XAIL Front 120X 3 Servo Same as the above layout except servos are shifted 150 With Aileron input the three servos tilt the swash plate left and right with Elevator input the elevator and AIL pitch servos tilt the swash plate fore and aft with Pitch input all three servos raise the swash plate up and down 140 3 Servo Fundamentally the servo operations of 140 swash plates are almost the COL same as 120 swash plates However the servo arrangement for elevator operation differs 140 swash plate CCPM offers smoother operation of the combined servos and an equal cyclic rate all around On a 120 setup the left right cyclic is slightly faster than the fore aft cyclic Front 90 3 Servo With Aileron input the aileron and pitch servos tilt the swash plate left and right with elevator input the servos tilt the swash plate fore and aft with Pitch input all three AIL servos raise the swash plate up and down Most commonly used for electronic helicopters Front None This is a special case where all mixing is done on board the helicopter using a gyroscopic flight contro
46. ll travel too much e Trainer Sw Defines the switch that enables the student to take control of the model s PPM1 PPM8 Defines the mapping either channel or input from the student s transmitter to the instructor s 10 1 2 Slave Mode Slave mode is configured by choosing PPM as the protocol in section 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI Pressing ENT on the Protocol spin box will enable setting the output options See section 9 15 Protocol PPM for configuration Note that Deviation will send the channel output data through the PPM To use a Deviation slave transmitter with a Deviation Master configured for Stick mode see above there should be no mixing done in the slave transmitter Page 63 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Advanced Topics 10 2 Setting Up FPV or Other External Inputs Deviation has the ability to use PPM input ESSO aE signals from an external source such as an FPV setup To configure this mode set WW the PPM In mode to Extend in section Al DU LA 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI Once enabled press ENT on the PPM In spin box to configure the additional inputs Configuration options e Center PW Defines the pulse width for a centered input in psec e Delta PW Defines the difference in pulse width from the center value to reach min max servo throw e Num Channels Defines the number of channels to input generally no more than 8 can be supported
47. low a full 10 of trim adjustment on the servo lt A THR gt lt A DI The trim step can be changed on the main CT TRIM gt screen If you have to change the source GT gt also please use the dialog accessed by pressing the respective Input button Here you may also add a switch to the trim Page 41 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 6 Datalog Std amp Adv GUI The Datalog feature allows storing a history of input or output positions as well as telemetry info over a period of time This can be used to examine and replay a flight as well as to visualize telemetry information at a later time Logs are persistent and Deviation will continue writing to the end of the previous log by default e bytes left Indicates how many bytes can be written to the log a KA None before it is full lc La Enable Input which enables None logging e Reset Clear the current log e Rate How often to write current info to the log file e Select Quickly set or reset which items are logged e Controls Following Select are a list of all controls which may be logged They include timers inputs outputs and virtual channels and Telemetry The more items logged the faster the log will fill up Logging more information By default the log can only store 16kB of data You can increase the amount of data to be stored by changing the datalog bin file on the transmitter to a la
48. mpt to format a drive Format using default options Open the folder of the zip and copy all the files and directories inside this folder to the root of the transmitter USB drive For details of the file system please see 2 3 USB amp File system The files with the extension zip and dfu need not to be copied language di layout A media Devo 6 8 only di modelico di models A tem datalog bin errors it bini Page 8 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Installation 2 2 Upgrade notes If you are upgrading from a previous Deviation release it is strongly recommended that you back up the models directory from the transmitter as well as the tx ini file to ensure you don t lose any model or transmitter configuration Copy all directories except for the models directory and the tx ini file to the transmitter Optionally copy the models directory to the transmitter except for the currently configured model files This last step will ensure that the defaults for newly created models have the latest options set If the tx ini file is overwritten the stick calibration must be repeated and any settings reset 2 3 USB amp File system Deviation stores all configuration bitmaps and models as regular files on the USB file system USB can be most easily enabled by holding down the ENT button while powering up the transmitter Files can then be easily copied to or
49. ndent work The Deviation project is not affiliated supported or acknowledged by Walkera The authors have never been in contact with Walkera nor do they know of Walkera s stance on this project The Deviation team provides no guarantee that the Deviation firmware will not harm your transmitter although this should not be possible There is also no guarantee that Walkera will not make changes to future versions of the hardware firmware of Dfuse tool which would make it incompatible with Deviation 1 3 Legal status and copyright This project is free software you can redistribute it and or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation either version 3 of the License or at your option any later version Deviation is distributed in the hope that it will be useful but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE See the GNU General Public License for more details You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with Deviation If not see www gnu org licenses The Deviation Project is hosted at www deviationtx com and the Source are available at http bitbucket org PhracturedBlue deviation Page 6 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Installation 2 Installation 2 1 New installation Installation of Deviation is done in exactly the same manner as upgrading the Walkera De
50. nels require the Transmitter to send 7 or less channels Make sure the of channels is set appropriately for the receiver DSMX does not support auto binding If Fixed ID is set to None a transmitter specific ID is used instead It is necessary to manually bind each model before the first use Note that unlike Spektrum or JR transmitters Deviation will not automatically select between DSM2 and DSMX The user must select which protocol to use The DSMX protocol also supports enabling disabling the telemetry capability This option is accessed by pressing the Protocol spin box when DSMX is shown The list of DSMX telemetry fields is identical to those in the DSM2 Protocol and are documented in section 9 5 Protocol DSM2 9 7 Protocol J6Pro The J6Pro protocol is used to support Nine Eagles models Only models compatible with the J6Pro transmitter can be used Many older 4 channel Nine Eagles models used a different protocol that is unsupported The J6Pro protocol supports up to 12 channels although only models with 6 channels have been tested J6Pro does not support auto binding If Fixed ID is set to None a transmitter specific ID is used instead It is necessary to manually bind each model before the first use Page 55 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Protocols 9 8 Protocol Flysky The Flysky protocol is used to control Turnigy Flysky receivers as well as a few other models using the same protocol WL V91
51. ng CCMP Traditionally RC helicopters have used a flybar above or below the main rotor attached to a series of linkages to maintain stability In these setups the transmitter will normally do all of the mixing and directly drive each of the 3 swash plate servos This configuration is known as manual CCPM mCCPM Alternatively an electronic mixer can be included on the helicopter either as part of the receiver or between the receiver and servos that can implement the proper mixing This configuration is known as electronic CCPM eCCPM and in this case the transmitter directly supplies aileron elevator and collective inputs and the electronic mixer will convert the signals into appropriate swash plate servo motion Recently flybarless FBL helicopters have become more common especially in the micro size range These helicopters use an eCCPM system along with an electronic gyroscope to continuously adjust the swash plate to maintain stability without the need for a physical flybar This setup tends to be less expensive to manufacture and also provides better stability and more precise control Deviation provides control for several swash plate layouts these include 120 120 Alternate 140 90 and None Each of these options are illustrated below Page 66 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Advanced Topics 120 3 Servo Servos are placed around the swash plate at 120 intervals With Aileron COL g input the ai
52. ng ENT press will update the Current mixer settings making it possible to test them on the transmitter Src The input source controlling this mixer Model menu UC Simple gt scale KJ m D gt Offset EI H DI Curve The function applied to the input to generate the output See section 8 2 9 Available Curves for more info Depending on curve type pressing curve may display the curve editor see 8 2 10 Curve Editing Scale A multiplicative scalar that is applied after the Curve to control the output range Offset An additive offset that is applied after the scaling Page 32 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 2 5 Expo amp Dual Rate Template The Expo Dual Rate template is a more emery Expo8Dk D Cancel f Ok P sophisticated template designed to allow use of toggle or 3 way switches to EMU FIDE manipulate an input The primary input stick switch or other channel can have a different curve function and scaling for each toggle switch position ies SA j Selecting a value for Switch1 or Switch2 ee H E will activate the corresponding section Each section can either have a linked curve curve is the same as the High Rate curve in which case only the scalar can be modified or alternatively can have an independent curve definition Pressing the Mid Rate or Low Rate button for a given switch will toggle between linked and independent curv
53. o ensure physical buttons on the transmitter are working as expected Pressing any physi cal button will select the corresponding Square on the screen To test EXT L or R touch the screen to disable menu tra versal Touch the screen again to unlock EXIT Button monitor NOTE Devo6 does not have the upper set _ Exit Enter of Trim L R buttons LU eat JEE Kult S Ci ER Le D 6 5 Telemetry monitor Certain protocols have the ability to transmit telemetry data back to the transmitter during use Telemetry data may include but is not restricted to temperature readings various voltage readings motor or engine rpm as well as GPS related information Telemetry data is turned off by default for all supported protocols except DEVO See ii Tam the corresponding 9 Protocols section to ee RO OO learn which protocols support telemetry 7 eS and identify which fields will be available E i RE d Since each protocol differs in the type of data it can return please see the original equipment manufacturers documentation concerning what additional hardware may be needed to collect this data l Pa ele Until valid data is transmitted the values l will all be red MO Oo 00 000 E 66 05 07 946 tu Dim Sa tt ett tt tte ce E MOCOU Z0UO UO OL p amt at Fat Ft a Ms Fama Mut Mut C MaMa Pa Page 18 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Transmitter Menu 6
54. plished via the control panel applet of your operating system Page 60 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Protocols 9 17 Protocol Frsky1 Not Yet Released The Frsky1 protocol is used to control older non telemetry Frsky receivers using the one way protocol NOTE This protocol requires the addition of a CC2500 hardware module to function See the following document for more information http www deviationtx com repository Documentation ModulelInstallation pdf The Frsky1 way protocol supports 4 channels does not support auto binding If Fixed ID is set to None a transmitter specific ID is used instead It is necessary to manually bind each model before the first use 9 18 Protocol Frsky2 Not Yet Released The Frsky2 protocol is used to control newer telemetry enabled Frsky receivers using the two way protocol NOTE This protocol requires the addition of a CC2500 hardware module to function See the following document for more information http www deviationtx com repository Documentation ModulelInstallation pdf The Frsky2way protocol supports up to 8 channels does not support auto binding If Fixed ID is set to None a transmitter specific ID is used instead It is necessary to manually bind each model before the first use The Frsky2way protocol also supports enabling disabling the telemetry capability This option is accessed by pressing the Protocol spin box when Frsky2way is shown
55. protocol supports up to 8 channels and both auto binding and manual binding If Fixed ID is set to None the transmitter will attempt to auto bind with the receiver every time it is powered on If a value is set for Fixed ID the receiver must be bound manually one time using the Bind button after which it should stay bound 9 3 Protocol WK2601 The WK2601 protocol is used to control older Walkera models The previous Walkera models were segmented into 3 similar but not identical protocols WK2801 WK2601 WK2401 This roughly corresponds to the number of channels supported but many of the newer 6 channel receivers actually support the WK2801 protocol It is recommended to try the WK2801 protocol 1 when working with older Walkera models before attempting the WK2601 or WK2401 mode as the WK2801 is a superior protocol The WkK2601 protocol supports up to 7 channels and only supports auto binding The fixed ID can be used but does not prevent auto binding during power on The WK2601 protocol also supports additional options These are accessed by pressing the Protocol spin box when Wk2601 is shown Es UL Chan mode Sets how channels are processed e 5 1 AIL ELE THR RUD GYRO ch 7 are proportional Gear ch 5 is binary Ch 6 is disabled e Heli AIL ELE THR RUD GYRO are proportional Gear ch 5 is binary COL ch 6 is linked to Thr If Ch6 gt 0 the receiver will apply a 3D curve to the Thr If Ch6 lt
56. r page being edited Pressing the spin box will allow reordering the pages of the current channel Switch Specify an optional switch which determines whether the current mixer is active Mux Defines how the current mixer is applied to the previously defined mixers for this channel Options are e Replace If this mixer is active all previous mixers are ignored e Add Add the value of this mixer to the previous mixers e Mult Multiply the value of this mixer with the previous mixers e Max The output will be the greater of the current mixer vs the previous mixers e Min The output will be the lesser of the current mixer vs the previous mixers Delay Delay the output of this mixer when used with a fixed curve Scale of 100 represents 5 seconds delay Can be varied by using scale or offset Src The input source controlling this mixer Page 34 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu Curve The function applied to the input to generate the output See section 8 2 9 Available Curves for more info Depending on curve type pressing curve may display the curve editor see 8 2 10 Curve Editing Scale A multiplicative scalar that is applied after the Curve to control the output range Note that while the scale value is limited to 100 the mixer may provide a value larger than 100 if an offset is set or if the trim value is non zero Offset an additive offset that is applied after the scaling Trim Selects wh
57. raphical user interface GUID to use for this model The EecHlS Advanced GUI is the default for Deviation The Standard GUI is only available for Helicopter models and more Madel needs to be reset closely resembles the stock GUI in order to switch to the standard mixer Note If you switch from advanced mixer to standard mixer all data may be lost Page 24 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu Model Name Set the model s name Use Model the left right up and down buttons then ENT to select each character q D e D D D a D D Icon Choose the model s icon Additional model icons can be installed see 2 3USB amp File system plane bmp Model Type Set the model type available MEMS options are Heli and Plane Helicopter models have an additional configuration page that can be accessed by clicking the Model type The options for SwashType are identical to the ones in 8 8 5 Swash Configuration If you switch to model type Plane this will change the Mixer GUI to Advanced automatically because the Standard GUI only supports helicopters Transmitter Power Specify the radio output power when applicable Available options are 100W 300W 1mW 3mW 10mW 30mW 100mW 150mW Page 25 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu PPM In Allows input from the DSC port primarily to control external hardware such as camera motors from a head tracker Secondarily it m
58. rger size Deviation cannot increase the size of this file so its size indicates the maximum data that can be stored Note This is a feature for advanced users only There is currently no software provided to analyze the logs and they cannot be visualized from within the transmitter Please check the downloads section on www deviationtx com for conversion tools Page 42 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 7 Main page config Std amp Adv GUI cha Model Timer Timer h P ri S The main page config page is used to configure the main page display This page allows definition of which elements are shown on the main screen The following types of objects can be displayed Box Display a numeric value Values can be timers channel values stick inputs etc There are two types of boxes big and small The only difference is the size of the box and the text within it Trimbar Display a trim value These generally are controlled by the trim switch and indicate what the current trim position is There are two types of trims V Trims show a vertical bar and H Trims show a horizontal bar After inserting all trims do have numbers only Model Icon Display the icon related to the selected model Battery Display the battery voltage TxPower Displays the actual transmitter rating Bargraph Displays a vertical bar The value of the bar is typically a stick input or channel output Toggle Show
59. states can be set to empty defining that no icon is shown for this state The Deviation firmware comes with several predefined icons to choose from e a Sas KC IMTIR Page 45 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 8 Standard GUI Menu items EXIT Model menu The Standard GUI is an alternative interface from the Advanced GUI Which interface is used is chosen by the Mixer GUID setting in section 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI The Standard GUI is only available for Helicopter type models at this time The pages of the Standard GUI are as follows be eh ili Model configuration 8 1 Model setup Std amp Adv GUI Trim configuration 8 5 Trims and Virtual Inputs Adv GUI cl Switch assignment 8 8 9 Switch Assignment Servo reverse 8 8 1 Servo Reverse Servo sub trim 8 8 3 Sub trim Adjustment Throttle hold configuration 8 8 10 Throttle Hold Fail Safe configuration 8 8 11 Fail Safe Configuration Servo travel adjust 8 8 4 Servo Travel Adjust Swash Setup 8 8 5 Swash Configuration Timer configuration 8 3 Timers Std amp Adv GUI _ Dual rates setup 8 8 2 Dual Rate Expo setting Telemetry configuration 8 4 Telemetry config Std amp Adv GUI Datalog configuration 8 6 Datalog Std amp Adv GUI _ Throttle curve setup 8 8 6 Throttle Curve __ Pitch curve setup 8 8 7 Pitch Curv
60. that the transmitter is not accidentally bound to the wrong model Channels Sets the number of channels to transmit the maximum number of channels is dependent on the selected protocol Page 26 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 1 1 Predefined Model Templates The Deviation firmware supports user P T Heli Standard GJI customizable predefined templates By Selecting Template within the File spin box from the Model page Additional templates can be added via USB to the template directory A template does not completely replace your existing model but instead only a portion of it The currently supported templates will replace the mixer and trim definitions but will not affect the display layout Page 27 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Model menu 8 2 Mixer Adv GUI Show Chantest page EXIT tizer ELE Prev Page Next Page Eepo l ExpogDk 3 THF 4 RUD Expo amp DR Eopp l E 5 GEAR 20 Switches that effect Channel and Name the channel Primary input effecting channel The Advanced GUI unleashes the full capabilities of the Deviation firmware however it is unlike any commercial transmitter setup Deviation also provides a more traditional setup interface for those who prefer it see 8 8 Standard GUI Menu items With the Advanced GUI each output channel is composed of a series of one or more mixers
61. ust be bound manually one time using the Bind button after which it should stay bound Note that the Fixed ID is only part of the binding procedure Two transmitters with the Same ID cannot control the same model The DEVO protocol also supports enabling disabling the telemetry capability This option is accessed by pressing the Protocol spin box when DEVO is shown DEVO The following fields are available in Devo Telemetry Note that not all models receivers report all fields and that some fields require extra modules to enable e Temp1 2 3 4 Temperature readings These can be battery motor or ambient values e Wolt1 2 3 Voltage readings for receiver battery and external batteries RPM1 2 Motor Engine RPM values Zu Longitude LE OO EE LC ims e GPS Data Current position speed Altitude and altitude from GPS module Speed Page 52 Deviation User s Manual for Devo 6 8 10 Protocols 9 2 Protocol WK2801 The WK2801 protocol is used to control older Walkera models The previous Walkera models were segmented into 3 similar but not identical protocols WK2801 WK2601 WK2401 This roughly corresponds to the number of channels supported but many of the newer 6 channel receivers actually support the WK2801 protocol It is recommended to try the WK2801 protocol 1 when working with older Walkera models before attempting the WK2601 or WK2401 mode as the WK2801 is a superior protocol The WK2801
62. vention firmware Note that Deviation will NOT overwrite Walkera models stored on the transmitter While they cannot be accessed by Deviation they will be safely preserved should the Walkera firmware ever need to be reinstalled NOTE As a result of memory limitations with the Devo12 firmware the original models will be lost when switching to Deviation First download and unzip the deviation devoX X x y z zip firmware from http www deviationtx com repository Deviation Releases where XX is the number of your Walkera Devo transmitter x y z identifies the deviation version number Normally you should use the latest one Upgrading is done using the Walkera DfuSe USB Upgrade tool for Windows You can download this tool directly from Walkera http www walkera com en upload upgrade DevoDfuSe 20V2 0 zip NOTE Do NOT attempt to use the DfuSe tool from STMicroelectronics Unzip the upgrade tool and install locally It is recommended that you test the DFU tool by first upgrading your TX to a different version of Walkera firmware Available DFU Devices STM Device in DFU Made Ogee e Version Supports Upload Manifestation Tolerant 0483 DEI 0200 Supports Download Accelerated Upload ST Can Detach Leave DFU Mode Firmware Config Library Upgrade File File C devo8 dfu H File Information Vendor ID 0483 Targets in File i E mware 3 Product ID DF11 Version 0000 Upload Action Upgrade or Verify Act

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