Deviation Firmware User`s Manual
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1. 10 Transmitter Configuration Page The Configuration page defines various transmitter functions General Settings EXIT Transmitter contig Y Mode 2 1 gt Calibrate Calibrate 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 Touch screen Enter calibration or test mode Sticks Calibrate the range of all analog sticks and dials Buzzer LCD Settings EXIT Transmitter config Battery alarm Set battery voltage at which alarm will sound A ao gt Alarm intvl Set frequency of alarm a when battery is low Au Buzz volume Set buzzer volume A of gt Power down alert Play sound at power down Backlight Set screen brightness EJ 5 E Dimmer time Set delay before F el ozo E screen dims Dimmer target lt f Off gt Dimmer target Set screen 8 ienie ei ee brightness when dimmed Page 11 Timer Telemetry settings EXIT Transmitter contig Prealert time Time before timer reaches zero to start beeping Y 000 gt Prealert intvl How often to beep 0 B before timer reaches zero el u gt Timeup intvl How often to beep once timer has ex2. 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 Modulelnstallation pdf 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 FixedID 1s set to None the transmitter will attempt to auto bind with the receiver every time it is powered n Ifa value is set for FixedID the receiver must be bound manually one time using the Bind button after which it should stay bound Note that the FixedID 1s 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 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 1s recommended Page 23 to try the WK2801 protocol
3. 1 when working with older Walkera models before attempting the WK2601 or WK2401 mode as the WK2801 is a superior protocol The WK2801 protocol supports up to 8 channels and both auto binding and manual binding If FixedID 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 FixedID the receiver must be bound manually one time using the Bind button after which it should stay bound 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 1s 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 WK2601 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 1s shown 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
4. COL ch 6 is linked to Thr If Ch6 gt 0 the Rx will apply a 3D curve to the Thr If Ch6 lt 0 the Rx will apply normal curves to the Thr The value of Ch6 defines the ratio of COL to THR e 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 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 1s 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 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 1s 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
5. The Swash configuration page configures the swash type These settings are equivalent to the settings on the Helicopter configuration sub page of the Model page see page 22 The available values are e 1Servo Used For FBL All mixing occurs in Rx e 3Servo 120 120 degree swash e 3Servo 120x 120 degrees swash alternate config e 3Servo 140 140 degree swash e 3Servo 90 90 degrees swash Dual Rate Expo setting Standard GUI EXIT DIR amp Exp FODE Al 100 e lek 100 100 EUN ARS Ly O 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 page 35 Page 33 Throttle Curve Standard GUI EXIT Throttle curves FIVIODE The throttle curve page allows defining a piece wise linear curve for the throttle channel Different curves can be selected for each flight mode Selecting Auto enables any given point to be interpolated from the points surrounding it Pitch Curve Standard GUI EXIT Pitch curves FWODE Thr hold i i H The pitch curve allows defining a piece wise linear curve for the collective pitch channel Different curves can be selected for each flight mode as well as for throttle
6. dfu file on your PC Page 5 There have been reports of it corrupting the model settings on the TX as well 3 Devol2 Only Select the Library tab click select the devo12 lib dfu from the file system zip Then Upgrade the Library Turn off the transmitter and turn back on while holding ENT There should be a USB logo on the screen If this 1s a first time install of Deviation the PC should prompt to format the drive Format using default options Next unzip the deviation fs devoX X x y z zip to the Tx USB drive If this is an upgrade from a previous Deviation release it is strongly recommended to 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 Next unzip the deviation fs devoX X X y z zip to the PC and 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 1s overwritten the stick calibration must be repeated and any settings reset Page 6 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 poweri
7. hold Selecting Auto enables any given point to be interpolated from the points surrounding it Page 34 Gyro Sensitivity Standard GUI EXIT Gyro sense Mils lt A AuelChi O lt A og A A 50 E A o gt The gyro sensitivity page enables configuring up to 3 sensitivity values for the gyro as well as which channel to use for sending the gyro value Switch Assignment Standard GUI EXIT Switch assignment EY FMODE gt EY GEAR gt Ao o i o EE KA FMODE gt EY FMODE gt EY FMODE gt The switch assignment page enables configuring which switches to use for each capability in the standard GUI The same switch may be assigned to multiple capabilities Page 35 Throttle Hold Standard GUI EXIT Throttle hold GEAR The throttle hold page is used to enable disable the throttle hold capability Specifying Hold position defines the throttle value when the Throttle hold switch is set Fail Safe Configuration Standard GUI EXIT Fail safe The fail safe page is used to configure the fail safe value for each channel if the protocol supports this feature Page 36 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 1s to select 6 Ch Helicopter from the T
8. trim Adjust servo zero position Speed Adjust maximum servo speed Zero is disabled fastest 1 is slowest 100 is fastest rate Page 21 Trims and Virtual Inputs Standard amp Advanced GUI The trim page allows assigning the EXIT Trim trim buttons and trim step as well as configuring buttons to work as virtual inputs If the Input field is set to an input E stick then the trim is applied as part of the mixer and will operate as a typical trim control If the Input field is set as a channel or virtual channel output the value is applied directly to the channel output In this case the selected Pos and Neg buttons can operate as a virtual stick to control an output channel 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 Standard amp Advanced GUI EXIT todel setup 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 Page 22 Model Name Set the model s name Mixer GUI Defines which GUI to use for this model The Advanced GUI is the default for Deviation The Standard GUI is only available for Heli
9. 12 channels although only models with 6 channels have been tested J6Pro does not support auto binding If FixedID is set to None a transmitter specific ID is used instead It is necessary to manually bind each model before the first use Protocol Flysky The Flysky protocol is used to control Turnigy Flysky receivers as well as a few other models using the same protocol WL V911 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 ModuleInstallation pdf The Flysky protocol supports up to 8 channels and both auto binding and manual binding If FixedID 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 FixedID 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 WLToys V9x9 Enables enhanced protocol configuration for use with WLToys V959 v969 etc models e Lights are controlled by Channel 5 e Video is controlled by Channel 6 Page 25 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 tu
10. 28 Protocol A ee el an mm ene eee ae ae eee eee 29 Predefined oa 30 Timer Pace Standard Advanced GU Dat 31 Telemetry Configuration Page Standard amp Advanced GUI 32 Standard GUL a lato 33 SEVO Reverso Standard GUI oane tekende eneen Rb 34 Sub trim Adjustment Standard GUl oonnnnnnnnininininocononononenininininnninnnininnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnss 35 Servo Travel Adiust Standard GUI as 35 SvashContisuration Standard GUN adi s 36 Dual Rate Expo setting Standard GUl oocccccnncccnononcnonnnonnnnnononnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonononnnonnnnnnns 36 TEhtouleCurve Standard GUI aa 37 Pra Curve Standar GU asa 37 Gyro sensitivity Standard GUD seia a r aa 38 DW ASstomiment Standard UD 38 Throttle Hold Standard GUI ii ad 39 Fail Safe Configuration Standard GUI annen nennen eene nennereeennnnererens 39 EEENCODIEE Scuba 40 Step LE Type afd SWS ondankbare dadde 40 SEPZ Cy CIC SCHIP teh se tees cites ee ceed A eal oes A 4 SLED MIKEO UPa 41 Step 4 Aileron Elevator and Rudder MI1X1ing cccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeseeeeeeeas 41 Step AA A elkeen teld 42 Sep Os FAO CED tementen beende O binden 43 Page 3 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
11. 50 100 1 to 1 1 to 1 Scale 100 Scale 100 Scale 100 Page 39 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 FMODE1 FMODE2 GEAR STC 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 2 Chi FIDE THR le Lo mola NL Complex gt WK Complex LAM gc GEAR FMODE TH sett fe e T T q A a p 0 B Page 40
12. Deviation Firmware User s Manual Devo 6 8 12 Version 3 0 gt deviation 57 Table of Contents A e o O eeen 4 A O ate E EE EE dank 5 USB Bless dia 6 Me ca 8 O 9 Menu LA OU 9 EDO OR ri 10 VOIN BASE ne annen ede E a 10 Transmitter Comtioutaton Pares 11 CreneralS Snes A Ria 11 Buzzer A O II III e 11 Timer Tele metil NA 12 Main Page Configuration Standard amp Advanced GUI 13 NE o eee ee eee eee 14 is dame ten neat Macha 14 BIGA p ina A A 14 POX CS needed A iaa 14 TODI TCONS ed sc a T 14 QUICK PAGS Selec Minas ia 14 MixertAdvanced UD tia 15 CnamelReordt ii os 16 SA A 17 Expo Dual Rae Templates na A A eneen 17 Compre Korn Ee aladas 18 REVES MIRES VA SS A Id 20 ANAIS CULV 1s eee ee me am ee O E 21 Curve BAS went E did 22 CAERE LEONI CUT a 23 Trims and Virtual Inputs Standard amp Advanced GUI eenen 24 Model Page Standard amp Advanced GUN st aise ee heels 24 TPT EOC OLS reen edentate media beneden eee 25 Protocol DEN A PP A tar Rete oenen ana renee ty mere nanan Terence try rere 25 PROTOCOL Ae 0 A 25 OVO CO VV Y AM erent Ronan te ea ce IA ene A A de Gace 26 Protocol WSD id rd load 26 Protocol TD SIM RN 26 Procol DO SM das 27 Ka Kooren 2 na Koene Ha Dg 24 Protocol HUSA E N 28 Protocol Erskyl Way Experiment ccc osscvaczecsessevasanpandaadasaagaamasesecgeseaneiaenssasdawadassaaesnshoonassiedewadeante ss 28 Protocol Frsky2way Experimental sii rd 28 Protocol Skyattee experimental kenrener o ad
13. al representation of current Tx battery state Configurable Displays These can be text boxes contacting input channel telemetry 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 0 4 or 6 trims Model Configuration Selecting the model icon provides access to the model configuration pages Page 8 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 The gray spin boxes act both as spin boxes for selecting a value and as buttons which can have various effects White spin boxes do not act as buttons and are only for value selection 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 but
14. an or less than zero For the Deadband curve the controls allow independently configuring the deadband width for values greater than or less than zero For the Multi point curves Each point can be individually set Points are set by choosing the point number and then choosing a value Touching the graph will allow quickly setting the value to the touched y coordinate Page 20 Channel configuration The Channel configuration provides the ability to configure the final Normal gt channel outputs Capabilities such as is channel reverse and fail safe values at are applied here Also available are ET 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 G ie 100 2 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 Safe Val when flipped Min Limit Max Limit 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 it will be clipped to either the min or max value as appropriate Scale Scale These values define a final scalar to adjust the servo throw Sub
15. ate an account in order to be informed of updates to the ticket but this 1s not required Please include the Deviation version in all reports find this on the USB Version page If the bug includes a crash or reboot of the firmware additionally include e The elf files that came with the firmware zip file e The errors txt file from the transmitter Page 7 Main Page Chick to odit Tx Options pi Battery voltage Model Raw input stick switch values Emulator Only RIGHT_Hf100 00 GEAR 100 00 LEFT V 20 00 MIXO 100 00 RIGHT W 100 00 MIX 100 00 LEFT H 100 00 MIX2 100 00 RUD DR 100 00 FMODEO i00 00 ELE DR 100 004 FMODE1 100 00 AIL DR 100 00 FMODE2f 100 00 Ch1 20 00 Ch5 0 00 Cho 0 00 Ch2 100 00 Che 0 00 Chig 0 00 Cch3 100 00 Ch7 0 00 Cch11 0 00 Cha 100 00 Chel 0 00 Chi2 0 00 Click to enter Configurable Model Configuration Channel Output values displays Emulator Only Tx Options Selecting this icon provides access to the main page configuration screen the Channel Test screen telemetry output 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 Numeric
16. auto binding Page 24 If FixedID is set to None a transmitter specific ID is used instead Itis necessary to manually bind each model before the first use The DSM2 protocol also supports enabling disabling the telemetry capability This option is accessed by pressing the Protocol spin box when DSM2 is shown 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 channels 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 FixedID 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 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 1s unsupported The J6Pro protocol supports up to
17. copter models and more closely resembles a traditional vendor GUI 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 Note that some protocols have additional options that can be accessed by pressing the Protocol spin box when it is active See the Protocol section for more on specific protocols Note that a protocol change will take effect immediately and could cause a bound model to behave erratically Number of channels Sets the number of channels to transmit the maximum number of channels is dependent on the selected protocol 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 This is useful to ensure that the Tx is not accidentally bound to the wrong model Bind Re Init 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 See the Protocol section for more on specific protocols If the protocol does not support binding the button will show Re Init which can be used to switch protocols without power cycling the transmitter Protocols Some protocols have additional customization or limits Each of the protocols is described below If an is shown before the protocol name
18. current mixer 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 Sre The input source controlling this mixer Page 18 Curve The function applied to the input to generate the output See the Curve section for more info Selecting the Curve spin box will allow configuring the Curve in the case that a multi point curve or Expo rate are chosen 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 Trim Selects whether or not any trims for the selected Source are applied to this mixer 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 general form M x if Switch Src Curve Scale Offset else 0 Tri
19. e to function See the following document for more information http www deviationtx com repository Documentation Modulelnstallation pdf The Frsky2way protocol supports up to 8 channels does not support auto binding If FixedID 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 1s shown Protocol Skyartec experimental 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 ModuleInstallation pdf Page 26 The Skyartec protocol supports up to 7 channels does not support auto binding If FixedID is set to None a transmitter specific ID is used instead It is necessary to manually bind each model before the first use Protocol PPM The PPM protocol is used to output PPM on the trainer port It will disable all radio transmission The PPM protocol is useful for connecting to simulators or other radio modules that plug into the trainer port The FixedID has no effect and there is no binding associated with this protocol Deviation does not auto detect when a trainer cord is plugged into the tra
20. emplate 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 lt Normal gt lt Normal gt lt Normal gt rd tera i P a es O ee 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 The ELE Mix AIL Mix and COL Mix control the relative percentage of each primary input during Cyclic mixing Note that the values are normalized to a sum of 180 So there is no difference between a setting of 60 60 60 and 100 100 100 Make sure you have at least 6 channels selected on the Model page Page 37 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 t
21. emplates 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 veer VA Exposda OB Cancel f OK Mid Rate lt EXPO gt 00 EE 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 38 Aileron Elevator Rudder Channel CYC AIL CY C ELE Ch3 Template Expo amp DR Src AIL ELE RUD Switch l AIL DR ELE DR RUD DR Switch2 None Mid Rate Linked Curve Expo 45 Scale Src 100 Scale Switch 1 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 FMODE1 and FMODE2 In this example there is no difference between using FMODE1 and FMODE2 FODE FMODE The Pitch is setup as follows Template Expo amp DR Src Switch1 Switch2 THR FMODEI FMODE2 Spt 30 15 0
22. for the Trim Positions None No trim bars are shown 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 one of the output channels or telemetry data 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 1s 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 6 trims are shown only 3 toggles can be shown and they wil
23. iguration See page 35 Trim configuration See page 22 Page 30 Switch assignment See page 35 Throttle hold configuration See page 36 Fail Safe configuration See page 36 Timer configuration See page 28 Telemetry configuration See page 29 Main page configuration See page 13 Servo Reverse Standard GUI apange JE The servo reverse page allows quickly setting each channel to work in either normal or reversed mode These settings are equivalent to the Reverse setting on the Channel Configuration sub page of the Mixer menu when using the Advanced Mixer see page 21 Page 31 Sub trim Adjustment Standard GUI EXIT Subtrim The sub trim adjust page allows setting the zero point of the servos for each channel This is equivalent to the Subtrim setting on the Channel Configuration sub page of the Mixer menu when using the Advanced Mixer see page 21 Servo Travel Adjust Standard GUI EXIT Travel adjust EN 00 e EY 00 gt Y 00 gt EY 00 gt Y 00 gt EY 00 gt EY 100 2 lt A 00 1 EY 100 12 lt A 00 10 Y 00 EY 00 1 EY 100 12 The servo travel adjust page configures the maximum positive negative travel of each servo This is equivalent to the Scale and Scale settings on the Channel Configuration sub page of the Mixer menu when using the Advanced Mixer see page 21 Page 32 Swash Configuration Standard GUI EXIT Swash ey Serwo
24. in the Er9X firmware for the Turnigy Flysky9x transmitters Deviation also brings a 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 1s 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 allows sharing models between any transmitter supported by Deviation Deviation has been internationalized New language support can be added by simply copying a translation file into the appropriate directory on the transmitter Page 4 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 Note With the Devol2 firmware the original models will be lost when switching t
25. ivate the MA MIO corresponding section Each section can either have a linked curve curve Mic Rate LoWw Rate is the same as the High Rate curve EXPO in which case only the scalar can be ee xl co 15 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 curves Sre The input source controlling this mixer Curve The function applied to the input to generate the output See the Curve section for more info Selecting the Curve spin box or clicking the graph will allow configuring the Curve in the case that a multi point curve or Expo rate are chosen 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 Complex Template The Complex template unlocks the full power of the mixer system Fora given channel any number of mixers can be applied to affect the final result Each mixer is applied based on whether the specified switch is active and can either replace add to or multiply to the previous mixers for this Scale K m0 channel Using this system it should Offset fey 1 G be possible to define an output channel as a combination of any number of Trim inputs The Complex Mixer page has the following options Mixers Specify the number of mixers for this channel Page Specify the
26. l be placed either in place of box 4 or box 8 The toggles will only be shown if there is room for them no box or bar graph is using that space Page 14 Quick page Selection Quick pages allow quick access to other pages from the main page via Left Right but tons Up to four quick pages can be configured Page 15 Mixer Advanced GUI Reorder channels Show Chantest page A a EXIT Mizer me En he Switches that effect the channel Mixer template in use Channel Output and label on Rx 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 The number of channels available is dependent on the number of channels selected on the Model Page Standard amp Advanced GUI Additionally there are 10 Virtual channels that can be used as an intermediate step for complex setups see Helicopter Setup for an example Channels can be reordered by pressing the Reorder Channels button Page 16 Channel Reorder Cancel Ok The Channel
27. m 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 1f 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 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 Gf Switchn Mn else 0 if Switchn 1 Mn 1 else 0 if Switcho Mo else 0 Reordering Mixers Since the ordering of mixers is im Nicer J portant to the output it 1s possible to Mixer 2 reorder and or copy mixers in order fixer 3 to facilitate building complex rules Mixer 4 This page is accessed by pressing the Page spin box on the complex hare et Remove Page 19 Select the respective mixer and use the up down buttons to move the order of the selected mixer Note that the mixer name represents its position when the reorder dialog was opened If the dialog 1s closed and reopened all mixers will be shown as numbered se quentially The reorder page can add new mixers or delete existing ones using the Insert and Re move buttons respectively A mixer can also be copied to an existing mixer overwri
28. ng 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 errors txt If the firmware crashes or reboots debug information will be stored in this 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 media fon Font files models default in1 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 modelxx ini for each model regardless of whether it is currently in use modelico bmp All available model icons must be 96x96 pixels templates ini 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 English string and the respective translated string Reporting Bugs To report bugs with the Deviation firmware file a ticket at https bitbucket org PhracturedBlue deviation issues It 1s recommended that you cre
29. nput trigger stick or switch Timers can also be optionally configured to be reset via an alternate switch only when using the Advanced GUI none gt None E None E Y 0070 E The permanent timers have their AAA values saved in the model ini file and will maintain their previous value when powering up the transmitter Page 28 Telemetry Configuration Page Standard amp Advanced GUI The telemetry configuration page allows specifying alarms when specific telemetry events occur EXIT Telemetry config f r Tf Aldi 0 Telemetry Specify the telemetry input to use for alarm control This can be a temperature probe voltage probe or RPM probe Equality Can be gt or lt indicating whether a value above or below the target causes an alarm Target The target value for the alarm Page 29 Standard GUI EXIT lodel menu I al The Standard GUI is an alternative interface from the Advanced GUI Which interface is used is chosen by the Mixer GUI on the Model Page The Standard GUI is only available for Helicopter type models at this time The pages of the Standard GUI are as follows il Model configuration See page 22 Servo reverse See page 31 Servo sub trim See page 32 Servo travel adjust See page 32 Swash Setup See page 33 Dual rates setup See page 33 Throttle curve setup See page 34 Pitch curve setup See page 34 Gyro sense conf
30. nsmitter 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 mode The Flysky protocol also supports additional options These are accessed by pressing the Protocol spin box when Flysky is shown e Center PW defines the pulse width when sticks are centered e Delta PW defines the change in pulse width when channel value is 100 e Notch PW defines the delay between channels e Frame Size defines the total time for all channels to be transferred Predefined Templates The Deviation firmware supports user customizable predelined 2 4Ch wf Dual Rates templates By Selecting Template 3 6Ch Airplane from the Model page it 1s possible to 4 60h Helicopter select one of these options 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 1t The currently supported templates will replace the mixer and trim definitions but will not affect the display layout In the future Deviation will support templates that only affect the display layout without affecting the mixers as well Page 27 Timer Page Standard amp Advanced GUI The timer page defines up to 4 EXIT Timers available timers Timers can count either up or down and can be enabled either manually from the main screen or by an i
31. o Deviation First install the deviation devoX X x y z dfu firmware using the Walkera DfuSe USB Upgrade tool You will need the Devention DfuSe USB Upgrade Tool from Walkera http www walkera com en upload upgrade 2013 2 26 rar Do NOT attempt to use the DfuSe tool from STMicroelectronics It is recommended to test that this tool works by upgrading to a different Walkera firmware Several users have had compatibility issues with the DfuSe tool Plug the transmitter into the PC via USB and turn on the transmitter while holding EXT to enter programming mode On the Devol2 this is done by holding the trainer switch instead Available DFU Devices DFU Mode gt TM Device in DFU Mode hd Vendor ID Product ID Version Supports Upload Manifestation Tolerant 0483 DF11 0200 Supports Download Accelerated Upload ST Can Detach Leave DFU Mode Firmware Contig Library Upgrade File File EN 1 File Information edo 0493 Targets in File Firmware ST Product ID DF Version DOOD Upload Action Upgrade or Verity Action Upload Very after Upgrade 2 Verify Transtered Data Size Time Duration 148 RB 151872 Bytes of 148 R6 151872 Bytes 00 00 31 File correctly loaded Abort devention DEVO 8 transmitter 1 Press the button and select the dfu file to install 2 Select Upgrade to install the firmware This will be grayed out if your Tx is not detected Do NOT use Upload as this will destroy the
32. pired Temperature Set units to display E Celsius gt temperature for telemetry K Meter D Length Set units to display length for telemetry Page 12 Main Page Configuration Standard amp Advanced GUI Main screen EXIT Main Page Config lt j 6 trims gt a E KJ Apers gt oo Number of Trims Trim Position Number of channel bar graphs to show Chi p Y chs Boxi E Ox ace Tirnert gt Box l lt f None gt Text box enable and contents EXIT Main Page Contig Toget None gt Togdgle2 lt None A Togglesi lt Mone Dl Toggle4 lt None A Main screen Toggle enable and Icon chooser Bar graph channel configuration Main screen EXIT Main page config a Telemetry monitor gt lt Channel monitor gt el one lA Quick page Selection Jo boe A de Prev Page Next Page Main Screen Preview Prev Page Next Page Main Screen Preview Prev Page Next Page Page 13 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 Preview The preview box portrays an approximation of the current configuration and can be used as a reference to see how changing options will affect the main screen Trim Positions There are 4 options
33. reorder page allows mov ing mixer definitions between channels as well as duplicating channel configu rations Note that the values displayed are the initial channel assignments Whenever the page is loaded the chan nels will be sequentially ordered repre senting the current state Simple Template Cancel OK 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 sale AT Offset Src The input source controlling this mixer Curve The function applied to the input to generate the output See the Curve section for more info Selecting the Curve spin box or clicking the graph will allow configuring the Curve in the case that a multi point curve or Expo rate are chosen Scale A multiplicative scalar that is applied after the Curve to control the output range Offset an additive offset that 1s applied after the scaling Expo amp Dual Rate Template The Expo Dual Rate template is 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 Page 17 fExposDR gt F _Cancel__ Selecting a value for Switch or Switch2 will act
34. rn 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 Protocol Hubsan4 The Hubsan4 protocol supports the Hubsan X4 quadracopter No other models have been tested with this protocol 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 ModuleInstallation 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 Protocol Frsky1 experimental 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 ModuleInstallation pdf The Frskyl way protocol supports 4 channels does not support auto binding If FixedID is set to None a transmitter specific ID is used instead It 1s necessary to manually bind each model before the first use Protocol Frsky2 experimental 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 modul
35. ting it in the process by using the Copy To functionality Available Curves The following curve functions are supported 1 to 1 Output is equal to the input not editable Fixed Output is constant regardless of input not editable Min Max Output is 100 if input is lt 0 and 100 if input is gt 0 not editable Zero Max Output is 0 1f input is lt 0 and 100 if input is gt 0 not editable gt 0 Output is 0 1f input is lt 0 and matches the input when gt 0 not editable lt 0 Output matches the input when lt 0 and is 0 1f input gt 0 not editable ABSVAL Output is the absolute value of the input not editable EXPO Apply exponential curve to the input for non linear response editable Deadband Output will not respond to input values near zero editable Multi point Curve is based on 3 to 13user defined points Curve Editing EXPO The Curve Editor is accessed by pressing a graph or by pressing the curve spin box oats 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 difference 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 For the Expo curve the controls allow independently configuring the shape of the curve for values greater th
36. ton Pressing EXT 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 B Load Model Main Page y Model Configuration Pages q Mixer lt B Model q gt Timer Main Page Config lt gt Trim lt gt Telemetry Main Page 2 lt B Scanner Tx Option Pages d Buttons Telemetry Channels lt Pp Inputs Page 9 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 based an an English keyboard Left Vertical stick Throttle in mode 2 WIS Left Horizontal trim eld Right Vertical stick Elevator in mode 2 E D Right Vertical trim Right Horizontal stick Aileron in mode 2 x Rudder Dual Rate switch ce ElevatorDual Rate switch v Aileron Dual Rate switch b Mix O 1 2 switch _____ n FMode O 1 2 switch AS Version Page The Deviation release version can be accessed by selecting the Configuration icon from the main page and moving left one page It 1s 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
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