Deviation Firmware User`s Manual
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1. modelico bmp All available model icons must be 96x96 pixels templates 1n1 Configuration files used when loading predefined templates These are nearly identical to the model configuration files however they do not necessarily define all parameters Manguagelang Language translation files These are UTF 8 text files con taining the original English string and the respective trans lated string Page 4 Main Page Tx Option Pages Raw input stick switch values Current Model Battery voltage ss RIGHT H 100 00 GEAR 100 00 LEFT W 20 00 MIXO 100 00 RIGHT W F100 00 MIX 100 00 LEFT H 100 00 MIX2 100 00 RUD DR 100 004 FM DEO 100 00 ELE DR 100 00 FMODE1 100 00 AIL DR 100 00 FMODE2 100 00 Ch2 100 00 Ch6 0 00 Ch10 Ch3 100 00 Ch7 000 Chi Ch4f 100 00 Cha 000 Chi2 Configurable Model Configuration Pages Channel Output values displays Tx Option Pages Selecting this icon provides access to the main page configuration screen the Channel Test screen the frequency scanner and USB mode Current Model Selecting the model name provides access to the Load Model screen for quick model switching Transmitter Power This indicates the currently selected transmitter power It is configured from the Model Configuration page Battery Voltage Numerical representation of current Tx battery state Configurable Displays These2. FODE FMODE The Pitch is setup as follows Template Expo amp DR Sre Switch Switch2 THR FMODE1 FMODE2 Spt 30 15 0 50 100 1 to 1 1 to 1 Scale 100 Scale 100 Scale 100 Page 20 Step 6 Throttle Setup The throttle uses a Complex mixer in order to support the throttle hold When THOLD is enabled the throttle will cut to zero but the Collective will continue to function Page 1 2 3 4 Mixers l Switch None FMODEI1 FMODE2 GEAR Src THR Curve Spt 100 Spt 80 70 60 Spt 100 90 80 Fixed 20 30 70 90 70 100 90 100 Scale 100 100 Offset 0 Trim Enabled A Complex D gt Cha FIDE THR le gee veal Pe NL Complex gt WK Complex 275 gc GEAR FMODE TH sett fe e T T q A a p 0 B Page 21
3. This is useful to ensure that the Tx is not accidentally bound to the wrong model Bind Depending on the protocol and Fixed ID setting the Tx may bind with the model on start up or may need to be manually bound once Protocol Fixed ID None Fixed ID set Devo Bind on start up Manually bind with button WK2801 Bind on start up Manually bind with button WK2601 Bind on start up Bind on start up WK2401 Bind on start up Bind on start up DSM2 Manually bind with button Manually bind with button J6Pro Manually bind with button Manually bind with button Flysky Bind on start up Manually bind with button Timer Page EXIT Timer lt stopwatch gt Fountcown gt lt None gt Y omn The timer page defines the 2 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 Page 16 Predefined Templates The Deviation firmware supports user customizable predefined templates By Selecting Template From the Model page it is possible to select one of these options 1 Simple 4 Channel 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 In the fut
4. 6 trims are shown only 3 toggles can be shown and they will be placed either in place of box 4 or box 8 The toggles will only be shown if there 1s room for them no box or bar graph is using that space Page 10 Mixer Show Chantest page Prev Page Next Page EXIT Mixer GE Cs I Channel Output Switches that effect and label on Rx the channel Primary input effecting channel The Deviation mixer is modeled after the Er9x implementation Each output channel is composed of a series of one or more mixers 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 is requires a lot of understanding to make full use of In order to simplify implementation there are 3 templates that have been defined to make defining channels easier IA A 222222222 The number of channels available is dependent on the number of channels selected on the Model Page Additionally there are 10 Virtual channels that can be used as an intermediate step for complex setups see Predefined Templates for an example Page 11 Simple Template AA simple gt Scale Offset 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 alter
5. Deviation Firmware User s Manual Version 1 0 Table of Contents A a Wea asada eaten eee a 3 O E EE PE O ner nei EE EE ESS SEER Renee er Cerne one Re tre Rear er eee 4 USB amp Ple SM di 4 A ies RRS E BE LEES a I a 5 INAV 1G ATI e sn ss 6 Menu Lea OU sds ias idad cis 6 A A e e ee 7 A A A A An 7 Transmitter Confisuratron Pared 8 Mantas Oni CUE aMO Mss assets ENES ES SSR dao 9 RE A A 10 A O 10 O Ce eR Eres eee et er Set SEES eee eee nee eee ee ete 10 e e E EE 0 ee eee ey eee eee ene ee 10 A 10 ee ne Oe ee eee eevee 11 Simple Tempa ile 12 EXPO DURA e o 12 COmplex Template ai ad 13 Channel COMM oura LOM a cuseiatn a a a 14 A Pe PT Ne Te 15 A A aren Ene ce et A 15 A Tan E Pe Pe ee ree Senn ere 16 PEGE MME Templos di dd 17 TA A o Ue eee ne ne ee eee 18 Step le Type and SW as Hats arsen lecular aia E hadi aan cea ends 18 DIC D2 CVCHC Se UD O A oo A eeaneu 19 ds AAA A SEE O FNS FADE ERE ERE ERE 19 Step 4 Aileron Elevator and Rudder Mixing esscr aa EE a 19 Stema ed LEO BIRD LD 0 a iio 20 SUS PO TOUS SC AA o oe O E TO ease cae aa 21 Overview Deviation is a replacement firmware for the Walkera Devo series 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 a USB file system supp
6. al form M x 1f 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 1f 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 1f Switchn Mn else 0 if Switchn 1 Mn 1 else 0 if Switcho Mo else 0 Page 13 Channel configuration Normal gt lt l oF gt lt None 12 150 w E Kl 00 13 The Channel configuration provides the ability to configure the final channel outputs Capabilities such as channel reverse and failsafe 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 Reverse Reverse the direction of servo rotation Failsafe Specifies a value that the Rx should use when it loses signal from the transmitter Not all receivers support this capability Safety Specifies a switch that will override all mixers and force the channel output to Value when flipped Min Max These values define the minimum and maximum values that the transmitter will ever send to the receiver after all scaling and trims are applied Ifa calculated value is outside the min max range
7. can be text boxes contacting input channel or timer data bar graphs displaying channel data or icons displaying specific states e g gear flaps Trims The trim display can be configured to show either 4 or 6trims Model Configuration Pages Selecting the model icon provides access to the model configuration pages Page 5 Navigating The transmitter menus can be navigated via touch screen or with the physical buttons With the touch screen simply touching any button on the screen will immediately activate it When using the physical buttons it is necessary to 1 enter navigation mode before the buttons can be accessed On the main page a long press of the ENT key will enter navigation mode On all other pages pressing UP or DN will enter navigation mode Once in navigation mode the current widget will be highlighted and UP DN will select the next previous widget 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 For Buttons and gray spin boxes pressing ENT will press the button Pressing ESC will exit navigation mode If pressed when not in navigation mode it will move back to the main screen Menu Layout Main Page Current Model BP Load Model 7 Main Page y Model Configura
8. ica Throttle and Rudder on left Throttle 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 Backlight Set screen brightness Battery Alarm Set battery voltage at which alarm will sound Touch Screen Enter calibration or test mode Sticks Calibrate the range of all analog sticks and dials Page 8 Main Page Configuration Return to main screen Prev Page Number of Trims EXIT Main Page Contig Trim Position p ls Trms gt E 4Bars gt Number of channel bar graphs to show gt 2 ce 12 Boke KJ Timer PD Box 7 4 None gt Text box enable and contents EEN mf er 5 Boxe R None 3 e Main Screen Preview Next Page Return to main screen Prev Page iy EXIT Main Page Contig Togdel lt None gt gt Argel None Ii Toggles lt None e a Toggle4 lt None A Y cm gt Bar graph channel p 2 e che 2 Bare lt Nore gt configuration Bara k cha gt Bar K none 3 Bard fz cha Bars E None 13 E Toggle enable and Icon chooser The Main Page Configuration page provides customized control of the main page layout The display of boxes bars icons and trims along with their contents can all be controlled from here Page 9 Preview The preview box portrays an approximation of the current configuration and can be used as a
9. irmware was installed the fastest solution is to use the DfuSe tool to install the deviation library Alternatively or if this is an upgrade from a previous Deviation version power off the Tx and power back on holding the Ent button with the USB cable still plugged in This will start the Tx in USB mode Windows will now detect the transmitter as a USB drive If the deviation lib was not installed Windows will ask to format the drive Format using the default options Next unzip the deviation lib x yy zip to the Tx USB drive 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 from the Tx The directory structure is as follows tx ini Transmitter config Includes trim settings calibration data and the last used model number 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 Tx theme models default ini The default model loaded whenever a model is cleared models model 1ni Configuration files for each model Due to a limitation in the firmware Deviation cannot create new files It is therefore necessary to have a modelxx ini for each model regardless of whether it is currently in use
10. it will be clipped to either the min or max value as appropriate Scale This is a final scalar to adjust the servo throw Sub trim Adjust servo zero position Page 14 Trims The trim page allows assigning the trim buttons and trim step Under normal circumstances it should not be necessary to modify the trim configuration however in some cases it may be desirable to re purpose unused trims The Trim step defines how sensitive the trims are to input The maximum number of trim steps is 100 So a step size of 0 1 will allow a full 10 of trim adjustment on the servo Model Page EXIT Model Helicopter gt EJ DEVO gt A s EE tm gt The model page provides various model configuration options File The File spin box allows loading a new model copying the existing model to a new location resetting the current model to the default all configuration is lost and loading templates see Predefined Templates Model Name Set the model s name Page 15 Model Icon Choose the model s icon Model Type Set the model type Some models e g helicopter have additional configuration options that can be accessed by clicking the Model type Protocol Set the type of Rx being used Number of channels Sets the number of channels to transmit Tx Power Specify the radio output power when applicable Fixed ID The Fixed ID sets a unique code to ensure that the Tx will only bind to a specific model
11. n the Model page Page 18 Step 2 Cyclic Setup Next go to the Mixer page and set the following channels to the corresponding template there are no configuration options for the Cyclic templates e Channel 1 or ELE channel to Cyclic1 e Channel 2 or AIL channel to Cyclic e Channel 5 to Cyclic 3 Step 3 Mixer Setup Once any channel has been set to a Cyclic template the mixer page will show new virtual channels EXIT Mixer Mone Step 4 Aileron Elevator and Rudder Mixing The following documents the Dual rate settings for Aileron Elevator and Rudder Mid Rate lt EXPO gt 00 Es e The settings for all 3 are nearly identical only the channel and switches are different The above images show the Aileron and Elevator settings Rudder is not shown Page 19 Aileron Elevator Rudder Channel CYC AIL CY C ELE Ch3 Template Expo amp DR Src AIL ELE RUD Switch AIL DR ELE DR RUD DR Switch2 None Mid Rate Linked Curve Expo 45 Scale Src 100 Scale Switch1 60 This configuration enables low rates with the dual rate switches separately for elevator and aileron channels with some expo The low rates have the same curve as the high rates but with 60 throw Step 5 Pitch Mixing The pitch is setup to enable 3D with Fmodel and Fmode2 In this example there is no difference between usmgFMODE1 and FMODE2
12. nate zero offset Selecting the Curve spin box or the graph will allow configuring the Curve in the case that a multi point curve or Expo rate are chosen Expo amp Dual Rate Template LES Nile Mic Rate EXPO EY eo gt The Expo Dual Rate template 1s a more sophisticated template designed to allow use of toggle or 3 way switches to manipulate an input The primary input stick switch or other channel can have a different curve function and scaling for each toggle switch position Selecting the Curve spin box or the graph will allow configuring the Curve in the case that a multi point curve or Expo rate are chosen Page 12 Complex Template roma ET The Complex template unlocks the full power of the mixer system For a given channel any number of mixers can be applied to affect the final result Each mixer 1s applied based on whether the specified switch is active and can either replace add to or multiply to the previous mixers for this channel Using this system it should be possible to define an output channel as a combination of any number of inputs Selecting the Curve spin box or the graph will allow configuring the Curve in the case that a multi point curve or Expo rate are chosen 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 A given mixer can be considered to have the gener
13. ort 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 configurable any mix of inputs switches channel data or timers can be displayed and configured per model Deviation also supports customizable themes with full control over the images fonts and colors Deviation can store up to 255 different models and uses a portable syntax that should allow sharing models between any transmitter supported by Deviation in the future Deviation has been internationalized New language support can be added by simply copying a translation file into the appropriate directory on the transmitter Page 3 Installation Installation of Deviation is done just like upgrading the Walkera firmware Note that Deviation will NOT overwrite Walkera models stored on the Tx While they cannot be accessed by Deviation they will be safely preserved should the Walkera firmware ever need to be reinstalled First install the deviation x yy dfu using the Walkera DfuSe USB Upgrade tool There are 2 options on how to install the libraries If previously the Walkera f
14. reference to see how changing options will effect the main screen Trim Positions There are 3 options for the Trim Positions e 4 outside Only 4 trims are shown and they will be placed at the screen edges e 4 inside Only 4 trims are shown and they are placed at the middle of the screen e 6 Trims 6 trims are shown all placed towards the inside Bar Graphs Bar graphs are used to visualize the state of up to 8 output channels There are 3 possible configurations e None Bar graphs are disabled and will not be displayed e 4 bars Up to 4 bars will be displayed using one side of the screen e 8 bars up to 8 bars will be displayed using both sides of the screen Bar graphs will only be displayed if there is room for them For 4 bars mode either boxes 3 amp 4 or 7 amp 8 need to be disabled For 8 bars four boxes 3 4 7 and 8 all need to be disabled Boxes Boxes are used to display interesting text values Boxes 1 2 5 and 6 are large boxes with a big font Boxes 3 4 7 and 8 are smaller and use a smaller font Currently a box can display one of the timers or one of the output channels Toggle Icons Toggle icons are used to display the state of an input or output channel A toggle is either on value gt 0 or off value lt 0 Each toggle can have a different icon shown when it is active Up to 4 toggles can be displayed If only 4 trims are shown the 4 toggles will re place the area used by trims 5 amp 6 If
15. tion Pages Mixer gt Model lt gt Timer Main Page Config gt Trim E Main Page I Tx Option Pages Tx Config Channels Inputs lt q i ee lt gt Scanner lt gt Buttons Version J A a Page 6 Emulator The emulator provides a side screen displaying the current virtual stick switch states as well as the Channel output that would be received by the servos The emulator controls are as follows Throttle Mode Left Vertical trim 2 Mix 0 1 2 switch FMode 0 1 2 switch 2 r Left arrow Right arrow Up arrow Down arrow Enter Escape Version Page The Deviation release version can be accessed by selecting the Configuration icon from the main page and moving left two pages If it 1s ever necessary to report bugs with the Deviation firmware include the version string found here with your report Itis also possible to enable USB from this page Note that doing so should never be done while the model is bound as USB will disrupt signal transmission Page 7 Transmitter Configuration Page EXIT Configure The Configuration page defines various transmitter functions 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 Amer
16. ure Deviation will support templates that only affect the display layout without affecting the mixers as well Page 17 Helicopter Setup Deviation has several configuration options to make setting up a helicopter easier These settings are primarily for enabling 6 channel CCPM helicopters 4 channel helicopters do not need to follow these instructions The easiest way to configure a helicopter is to select 6 Ch Helicopter from the Template section of the model page This will provide a good starting point for configuring a helicopter However the following documents step by step instructions for configuring a helicopter from scratch to explain what the template is doing Step 1 Type and Swash Select Helicopter as the model type on the Model Page Next click on Helicopter on the Model page to open the Helicopter Options page Helicopter KK Nore 12 lt Normal gt lt Normal gt lt Normal gt The Swash type can be one of e None Use for most flybarless helicopters e 120 The most common setup for flybar helicopters 3 servos in 120 degree configuration e 120x The same as 120 but with the aileron and elevator servos swapped e 140 An alternative less used configuration e 90 Servos at 90 degrees apart The ELE Inv AIL Inv and COL Inv options let you invert the direction of each primary input during the Cyclic mixing Make sure you have at least 6 channels selected o
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