FrSky Taranis Transmitter User Guide
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1. CSB CS e a x active when variable a is approximately equal to constant x hysteresis added as comapring a stick s value for example would pretty much never trigger an exact match e a lt x a gt x Active when variable a is smaller resp greater than constant x e l a lt x a x Active when the absolute value of variable a is smaller resp greater than constant x e a lt b a gt b a b See above but with 2 variables e AND OR XOR Logical and or exclusive or between 2 binary inputs e d gt x d gt x Active when the selected variable repectively its absolute value has changed by more than x since last time For example d gt x FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 12 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com Alt 10 would trigger once every time Altitude goes up by 10m d x Alt 10 would trigger once everytime Altitude goes up OR down by 10m Custom switches offer 3 more parameters An extra AND condition if selected must be on for the custom switch to become active a Duration parameter the minimum time a custom switch will be active for even if its conditions become false instantly and a delay parameter that affects both activation and deactivation PAGE11 CUSTOM FUNCTIONS This is the place where switches can be used to trigger spec2. D aenar 2 oticky T Cut Os W Tail jd Elevaon Delta 03 eCccPM jb Hell Selur Clear Mixes If this function is executed the mixing settings in the model will be removed please be cautious 01 to 04 Four common mixing ways of airplane eCCPM Helicopter s swashplate mixing FrSky Electronic Co Ltd Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com 15 N Fi 7 a yra F www frsky rc com GET START FIRST STEPS Now that you ve seen the basics and that your battery has some charge what about a little bit of practice The first thing to do with your radio would be to configure the general settings Get to the relevant page with MENU LONG set time date sound volume to your preference the lower end of the volume slider is typically needed when using headphones while the upper end is good for using with the internal speaker play with the backlight setting set the RF country code to your location the default channel order to your preference and the stick mode to match your flying style Battery gauge and alarm are factory set for the supplied battery It s important to center the throttle stick when asked to set stick midpoints but no need to do so for the pots The radio will have created an empty model for you so after having gone back to the main view you ll be able to go to the model setup screen by pressing MENU SHORT and PAGE SHORT T
3. Trim step sets the precision of trim clicks Exponential means very fine steps close to the trim center but larger one the farther you get from center Throttle reverse Ensures correct operation of throttle based timers and functions for people FrSky Electronic Co Ltd who like having full throttle with the stick down Throttle source defines what triggers the THx functions of the timers It S common to set it to the throttle channel instead of the stick so that throttle cut or other modifiers are taken into account Throttle Warning TARANIS would give you a warning if the throttle is not idle when power on Throttle trim IC engine mode where trim only affects the idle part of the throw without touching the full throttle point Switch warning Defines whether the radio requests the switches to be in predefined positions on power on model change To set them arrange your switches the way you like and long press ENTER Center beep Makes a beep when the active control s pass the center point To set them press ENTER and move the cursor then press ENTER to confirm Internal RF o Mode Transmission mode of the internal RF module OFF D16 D8 LR12 o Channel range Choice of which of the radio s internal channels are actually transmitted over the air o Receiver no defines the behavior of the receiver match function This number is sent to the receiver which will only respond to the number it was bo
4. flight mode and trim pot positions The logo is of course customisable if you have a micro SD card in your radio you ll be able to load your model s photo there The first view lists the physical switch states in the bottom left zone and the 2 timers when enabled on the right m 6mm OER L Li 00 03 00 SBT SET Sct S T Fr SKY 00 01 00 ae The second shows the gimbal and switches positions and is handy to check that all the physical controls respond as intended mm R MODELDI SAT G The third shows again the physical switches on the left and the states of the 32 custom logic switches on the right FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 2 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com eet COO Go nn MODELD SAT SET 123455753 ER Pep ins Spr SHt al PORS TUUM s Eas The last view is a channel monitor showing the servo outputs for all 32 channels change page If channel names are defined on the SERVOS page they will show up here instead of the numbers for convenience TELEMETRY VIEW A long press of the PAGE key from any of the main views brings up the telemetry views The PAGE and keys will then cycle between the power status screen voltage current power or A1 A2 if not set cell voltages from an FLVS 01 sensor if connected the
5. sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com lowspd wav file on the micro SD that would be recorded to say Low Speed when GPS speed got under 35km h If you have several parameters you want to have announced sequentially on request you could set several Play Value Custom Functions all triggered by the SHdown momentary switch A press of this switch will then trigger playback of all the parameters one after the other But as we know that custom switches can be used anywhere a switch is definable nothing prevents you from reusing that same CS2 to trigger automatic flaps deployment once speed got below 35km h That s right anything can be used to affect anything MORE INFO FrSky Website www frsky rc com Companion9x http code google com OpenTX forums http FrSky Electronic Co Ltd Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com openrcforums com companion9x 25
6. These curves are available in addition to the built in curves e x gt 0 x 0 If input is positive resp negative return input otherwise 0 e x Return the absolute value of the input FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 11 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com e f gt 0 f lt 0 If input is positive resp negative return 100 otherwise 0 e f If input is negative return 100 If input is positive return 100 M c JF CH3 grt __ oe oe MAD grt CUS grt CHE grt CUT grt i PAGE9 GLOBAL VARIABLES Global variables are values that can be substituted to the usual number on every Weight Offset Differential or Expo setting Their main use is to group the adjustment of several parameters that should have the same value For example aileron differential on a glider with 4 surfaces responding to the aileron function When trying to find the sweet spot for the differential value instead of having to repeatedly edit the differential value in 4 mixers all 4 can be set to use a global variable e g GV1 resp GV1 selected by a long press of the ENTER key on the differential field Then adjusting GV1 on this page is all it takes for all differentials to be updated Global variables are also flight mode specific so instead of having to create separate mixer lines with different values depending on the fli
7. and exit Now something more complicated if your model has retracts that you want to control with switch SA which has 3 positions but want only 2 possible output values in and out this won t work choosing SA would give 100 0 10096 You ll then use the very convenient MAX source that represents a fixed value Create a mixer line on a channel e g CH5 with MAX as source and 100 weight you could name it Gear Up Now create a 2nd mixer line under the first one by pressing ENTER LONG on on it and selecting Insert After Choose MAX again as source then set weight to 100 for which it s time to remember the handy shortcut enter edit mode and press the and keys together There 100 Scroll to the Multpx setting and select Replace Now go to the switch setting enter edit mode flip SA in the UP position flick it out of it first if it s already there and press the and keys together This will turn the SAup entry into SAup This means the line is active when SA is NOT in the UP position Name the line as Gear Down and you re done What happens is CH5 will be at 10096 by default the first mixer line is in effect BUT when SA is either in the middle or in the DOWN position the 2nd line will activate and replace the first one turning the output to 100 If you go back to the mixer screen and play with SA you ll see that when not in the UP position the 2nd line will turn in bold as it becomes ac
8. mixes that aren t self explanatory e Set the servo parameters Take good care of the mechanical setup the better it is the easier the radio setup and the more precise your controls will be If you need to use subtrim to artificially shift a control for example in case of flaperons that need a far greater throw on the low side than on the high side remember to use the output mode to keep symmetry e Always define control throws using the Sticks screen Now the throws are adjusted the mixer is set for good logic and the outputs are set for good mechanical fit As every part of the setup is clearly separated should you need to change something any adjustment will only require intervention on one of the screens If you crash or change something mechanically it will be the SERVOS screen If your throws are too big Sticks screen If a compensation amount or mixing ratio is wrong mixer screen Remember that there are custom switches that can be set to combine various functions for example allow activation of some mixers only if another one is active etc It is also good practice to make use of the Safety CHx custom function to define a safety switch for the throttle channel of electric models Select your throttle lock switch select the correct function for your throttle channel FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 20 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail co
9. not reach the limit anymore That way on both sides of the stick a given stick movement always results in the same servo movement Typically using the default mode allows for faster setup of servos that are driven by a single control input while js required to keep correct response of control surfaces using differential and or mixing several inputs together The mode typically requires reducing D R so that a margin is left between full control throw and the defined limits e The last line after CH32 is the Trims to Offsets function It is used to take the trims of the currently selected flight mode transfer their content to the subtrims reset them and adjust all other flight modes trims If you re close to running out of trim instead of having to adjust every value one after the other all it takes is to long press ENTER on this line and everything is done magically Beware that you should still check if it would not be wiser to correct the problem mechanically especially with large values as depending on the subtrim behavior setting it might lead to either unsufficient and assymetric throws or clipping dead band PAGES CURVES Custom curves can be used either in input formatting or mixers There are 16 of them available and they can be of several types 3 5 9 17pt both with fixed or user definable x coordinates 3pt would be a 3 point curve with fixed x 9pt is a 9 point curve with user defined x coordinates
10. parameter when the switch is active The repeat parameter is available too e BgMusic Starts playback of a background music track that can of course also be a timed flight program announcement The switch must stay on in order to continue playback e BgMusic This pauses the background track while active and resumes playback when deactivated The BgMusic switch must stay active the whole time or the track will start from the beginning again e Vario Reproduces the sound of a glider variometer using the altitude or Vertical speed telemetry data e Volume Adjusts the audio volume for the entire radio to the value of an input e g a pot GLOBAL VARIABLES We have already mentioned how global variables could be used to group multiple adjustments in one place and to make that adjustment flight mode specific It was also noted that these could be adjusted in flight this is done using the Adjust GVx custom functions Any time the custom function s switch is ON the value of the global variable will follow the selected input As a reminder there are 4 groups of inputs that can be switched between by pressing ENTER LONG on the input field and don t forget to tick the safety box once you re done configuring and you ve made sure the switch is off again to avoid overwriting your GVAR by mistake while scrolling the source list This is the way to adjust values in flight The custom function s switch serves as a lock to freez
11. smooth transitions between modes The priority of the flight modes is such as the first FM of 1 8 that has its switch ON is the active one When none has its switch ON the default FM0 is active The two values in the right zone represent fade in and fade out you can set the fade time unit second when you enter or exit the flight mode PAGES STICKS The next screen allows setting one or more input formatting rules to each stick axis This is the first step of the control chain where you define the amount of control authority you want on each stick Bir 60 123H5BbTH Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com www frsky rc com As many lines as required can be assigned to each stick long press ENTER brings up a popup menu and again the first one that has its switch on starting from the top will be the active one This is commonly used to create dual triple rates A name can be defined for each entry as well as the rate and exponential ratio A curve built in or custom can also be used instead of the simple exponential function The Modes line allows to choose in which mode s highlighted numbers that line can be active If the current mode is not selected turning on the switch will not activate that formatting line The Side parameter limits the effect of that formatting line to only one side of the stick PAGE6 MIX
12. the EDIT INSERT MIX dialogs you can press MENU LONG to bring up the channel monitor This makes it easy to try the different parameters and see their effect on the channel s output In addition to this you will see that on the mixer screen each active line has its name and source displayed in bold so it s always clear at any given time as to which lines are actively contributing to the channel output The description is long but in practice if we now do it again to control CH2 with the elevator stick it will only take a couple of seconds to select CH2 press ENTER LONG scroll to Source pres ENTER mode the Elevator stick and press EXIT twice Setting up the mixer for a vast number of basic models is as simple as that In addition to the 4 basic channels if you have a model with flaps that have their own servo and that you want to control with switch SB you ll just find a free channel to connect your servo to let s say CH6 you ll scroll to CH6 on the mixer screen insert a mixer line flip the SB switch when in edit mode on the source field and EXIT twice If you want to adjust the up mid full positions a good idea would be to set up a 3 point custom curve In the Curve setting select c1 exit edit mode and still on the curve field press MENU You will be brought to the curve editor Press Exit and select 3pt Press ENTER select the first point with press ENTER and adjust its position Do the same for the other 2 points
13. value ENTER or EXIT will validate the input and return to navigation EXIT always goes back to the previous navigation level In edit mode we have four 2 key shortcuts available together Invert value ENTER Set value to 100 EXIT PAGE Set value to 100 MENU PAGE Set value to 0 Another handy feature is the auto selection of physical inputs in the relevant fields Instead of choosing a source or switch with the and keys just move the pot or flick the switch you want and it will be recognised For switches the position is also auto selected and the double key combination will allow selecting the opposite position in a pinch MAIN SCREENS TARANIS has 4 main views showing the same basic information in the top part and different inputs outputs on the lower part On the main views a long press of the ENTER key brings up a menu where you can reset the timers telemetry data min max all of those or bring up a statistics view throttle graph timers As mentioned above a short press of the PAGE key switches views The new title bar includes radio battery voltage receiver signal strength for FrSky receivers main onboard voltage can be receiver battery flight battery or anything else depending on sensors the Voltage parameter in the telemetry settings status icons micro SD present USB connected trainer port mode logging in progress audio volume and time The other always present items are model name
14. 0 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com Model Hame Lap w Model Image 190 M Timer 1 TH 02 00 Persistent Minute call Countdown a Timer 2 THE 00 32 Persistent Minute call a Lountdoun T Extended Limits Extended Trins Trim Ster F Throttle reverse BM Throttle Source Thr Throttle Trim m Throttle Warning E Switch Warning a Center Beer F Internal FF Mode Channel Range CHi Receiver Ho 1 Failsafe mode External RF Module OFF Trainer Mode JET Bind Range old e Model image There you can select a 64x32px 4 grayscale bmp file located in the BMP folder of the micro SD as your model logo e Timers Persistent if ticked means the value is stored in memory when the radio is powered off or model is changed and will be reloaded next time the model is used Minute call will beep say the time every full minute while countdown will also give announcements several more times during the last minute ABS counts up all the time THs runs whenever the throttle stick isn t at idle THt starts the timer the first time throttle is advanced TH96 counts up as a percentage of the full stick range Extended limits allow setting servo movement limits up to 125 instead of 100 Extended trims allows trims to cover the full stick range instead of 25 The Reset item will reset all trims for all flight modes
15. 100 100 13007 CHE 0 0 100 100 13007 CHr 0 0 100 100 1500 For each channel we can define e Aname that will be shown on the mixer screen when the cursor is on a line belonging to that channel on the channel monitor and on the failsafe settings page e An offset or subtrim e Low and high limits These are hard limits i e they will never be overridden so as long as they are set so that your servo never forces it really never will They also serve as gain or end point settings so reducing limit will reduce throw rather than induce clipping e Servo reverse e Center adjustment This is similar to subtrim with the difference that an adjustement done here will shift the entire servo throw including limits and won t be visible on the channel monitor e Subtrim behavior When set to default adjusting subtrim will only shift the center of the servo throw Given a 100 to 100 order from the mixer the servo will still move exactly between the lower and upper limits without clipping or dead band This introduces a different stick to servo movement relation for both sides of the stick Depending on the situation it can be either convenient or probematic so the setting changes subtrim effect to rather shift the servo throw symmetrically A full throw order from the mixer can now be clipped by the limit that is on the same side as the subtrim while on the other side the servo will
16. 8 receivers with receiver voltage e Alt Barometric altitude sensor e Rpm Engine speed number of blades is adjusted in the settings above e Fuel Fuellevel FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 14 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com e T1 T2 Temperature sensors 1 and 2 e Spd Dist GAlt GPS speed distance from starting point and GPS altitude e Cell Lowest cell on FLVS 01 e Cels Sum of all cells on FLVS 01 e Vfas FAS 40 100 voltage measurement e Curr Current source configured in the settings above FAS or analog e Cnsp mAh used totalizer needs current source configured correctly e Powr Power voltage and current sources configured above e Accx Y Z Acceleration values from TAS 01 e Hdg GPS heading e Vspd Vertical speed either calculated by the radio or reported by the sensor depending on the sensor type chosen above e xxx xxx Min and max values of the available parameters PAGE13 TEMPLATES The templates are currently starting points for model setups When selected with ENTER long they will replace the current model s mixers and settings with the usual ones for the usage scenario they correspond to best used on a newly created model This can be used to build upon or tweak to achieve the desired result or simply to get an idea of what s required for that model type
17. ER The next page is where the actions on the controls will be mapped to servos TARANIS does not have any predefined mixing functions that relate only to a particular model type or situation it rather gives you a blank canvas you can build upon The key to configuring a model on TARANIS is not to think about activating the delta mix like on certain radios but rather to think about what you want your control on the model to do in response to an input on the radio s controls The mixer is where all that logic gets entered FrSky Electronic Co Ltd The various channels are outputs for example CH1 being the servo plug 1 on your receiver with the default protocol settings A channel without a mixer line will just center a servo that would be connected to it Each mixer line connects one input to the channel it s on Inputs can be e The 4 stick axes e The 4 pots and sliders e The heli mixer outputs CYC1 3 e Afixed value MAX e The8 physical switches e The 32 custom logical switches e The trainer port input channels PPM1 8 e Each ofthe radio s 32 channels which allows using channels as a virtual functions for clarity mix several inputs into one reuseable function that can then be assigned to one or more channels Note that the settings of the SERVOS page are not taken into account there All inputs work on a 100 to 100 basis Sticks pots channels CYC sources trainer inputs will vary proport
18. N Fi 7 2 Ap F www frsky rc com FrSky 2 4GHz ACCST TARANIS X9D Digital Telemetry Radio System User Guide LEULUIEET D FrSky Electronic Co Ltd Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a TM F www frsky rc com TABLE OF CONTENTS BUTTON NAVIGATION 2 MAIN SCREENS eeeeerereeeere rre tenta rna tnnta raton rra tento nra ants 2 TELEMEIRY VIEW ssonononnnohnmnnnlunaukd 3 RADIO GENRAL SETTING MENOU 4 PAGBICRADIO SETU P visadsnnssindannianindaretaninn 4 PAGEZ SD CAR D ak 5 PAGES TRAINER 5 PAGBT VERSION sirensis 6 PAGES SWITCH TES Dann 6 PAGE6 ANALOG INPUTS ss 6 PAGE7 CALIBRATION u 6 MODEL SEALING MENI i u u u terni 7 PAGEI MODEL SELEGTION tj nnssnssosssnosnowa 7 PAG EZ MODEL SE DU P irinenn 7 PAGES HELL SETU Pisan 9 PAGEE FLIGHT MODES arssssussnusooo anoon 9 PAGES STICKS 10 PAGES MIA R K 10 LAGEZ SERV Omicini 112 FAGE CURVE rana enan 14 PAGE9 GLOBAL VARIABLES 12 PAGE10 CUSTOM SWITCHES 12 PAGE11 CUSTOM FUNCTIONS 13 PAGE12 TELEMETRY sissa 14 PAGE S TEMPLAT Boas 18 FrSky Electronic Co Ltd GET START titio 16 FIRST STEPS 16 SETTING UP A MODEL 19 TARANI
19. S BASICS en 19 EVERYTHING ABOUT THE MIXER SCREEN 16 SERVOS SCREEN 19 STICKS SCREEN 20 MODEL SETUP GUIDELINES aaa 20 ADVANCED FEATURES e 21 FLIGHT MODES e 21 TET RY A 21 JNO D LO 22 GLOBAL VARIABLES ertt 22 A FEW INTERACTION EXAMPLES 22 MORE INFO Jtt 27 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com BUTTON NAVIGATION TARANIS has 6 input keys a standard set of ENTER EXIT plus 2 contextual MENU and PAGE keys On the main views the PAGE key will switch between the different views described in the next section A long press of the PAGE key will bring up the telemetry display from main screen A short press of the MENU key will callthe model menu while a long press will call the radio settings menu In those 2 menus a short press of the PAGE key goes to the next page while a long press goes back to the previous one EXIT goes back to the main views On the STICKS and MIXER model menu pages a long press of the MENU key will bring up a channel monitor to allow quickly looking at the result of a change in settings The navigation in a menu is simple The keys will navigate up down between editable fields or lines of fields depending on the screen ENTER will enter the line of fields when applicable then edit mode In edit mode will change the
20. ally connect your servos to your receiver remove the control horns from the servos the props from the motors safety first and connect a receiver battery Bind the receiver if not done yet Center all controls you can look at the channel monitor and aim for 0 and for each servo start by mounting the horns so that they re as close to perpendicular to the control linkage they re going to drive as possible Murphy s law ensures that it s always right between 2 of the steps so use the PPM center adjustment to make them perfectly perpendicular Using this setting instead of subtrim avoids losing throw and makes sure the outputs seen in the channel monitor are real control inputs Connect your linkages so that the control surfaces are at neutral or middle of their expected throw for things such as flaps Now move the radio s controls carefully to exercise the servos but being aware of possible mechanical binding Set servo reverse where needed Adjust the linkages in order to have a little more throw than what you ll ever need in both directions If there is a little binding on one side to reach the appropriate side on the other and or the throws are not symmetrical it s not a problem Then adjust the min and max limits These should be set so that e You have alittle bit more throw than what you ll ever need e Thereis no mechanical binding e Throws are the same on both sides with full control input deflection We re done for this
21. cklight gt Mode If set to Stks Keys or Both the backlight will turn on when a stick is moved and or a key is pressed for the duration set below e Backlight gt Duration set the duration for each lighting e Backlight gt Alarm Backlight will flash when an alarm sounds if it s not already on at that time e Splash screen On TARANIS the splash will always be shown as the EEPROM takes some time to load Setting this on will just show it for longer e GPS Time Zone set the time zone of your area e Country code Must match your geographical location to keep RF transmission parameters within regulatory requirements e Default channel order Defines the order of the 4 default mixers that are inserted on channels 1 4 when creating a new model Set this to your preference They can of course always be moved later this is just a time saving option e Mode This is your stick mode e g Mode 1 for throttle and aileron on the right stick Mode 2 for throttle and rudder on the left stick PAGE2 SD CARD By short pressing the PAGE key from RADIO SETUP view it will bring up the micro SD browser where you can copy rename delete files and preview sounds Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 2 C7 14 F www frsky rc com PAGE3 TRAINER mid point for the first 4 input PPM channels Highlighting Cal and pressing MENU wil
22. cription a bit further up for the throttle gt elevator compensation I m sure it will seem much more clear now FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 18 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com Let s do a delta mix Again what kind of control surfaces do we have and what do we want them to do We have 2 elevons They must move in the same direction when the elevator stick is moved butthey must move in opposite directions when the aileron stick is moved So let s pick 2 channels to connect our servos to CH3 and 7 because why not Trying to make you forget about old school fixed channel assignments here CH3 must move with the elevator stick so we create a mixer line with Ele as source on it CH3 must also move with the aileron stick so we create a 2nd mixer line with Ail as source We leave multiplexing set to Add as that s exactly what we want to do the 2 inputs must be added together Now let s discuss the weights a little They are now set to 10096 This means that a full deflection of the aileron stick will create a full deflection of CH3 same for the elevator stick But now as we add the 2 together if we put the stick in the upper right corner assuming mode 2 we have 100 100 200 output on CH3 Now the limits defined on the SERVOS screen are set to 100 which means that the output will be clipped When t
23. cro SD card in your radio you can use the SD Logs custom function to record the telemetry data while in flight It can then be played back in companion9x FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 21 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com AUDIO One of the major features of the radio is the speech output function Providing a micro SD card FAT12 16 32 format loaded with the sound pack available for download from within companion9x is inserted in the slot in the battery compartment the radio will be able to play audio files in response to various events like reaching trim center ends and activation of a switch physical or custom to play a background music file and last but not least to announce every available value telemetry parameter stick position in clear voice Custom sounds can be placed in the SOUNDS folder of the card and will be available for use Audio operation is relatively simple as it only consists of 5 and a half Custom Functions e Play Track Just play an audio file from the micro SD when the associated switch is active A repeat option is available when set the sound will repeat at the set interval as long as the switch is active This can be used to announce flight modes gear position flap position etc when the associated switch is activated or on request e Play Value Say the value of the selected
24. ctually just located somewhere else in the D Rs and mixers Each of these has a flight mode selection list that will determine in which one s they are active So nearly everything is done through dedicated mixers The mixers that are controlled by a flight mode will see their activation fade in out according to the mode s settings This can be used to create interesting functions For example in our example earlier we had flaps controlled by a 3 position switch If we wanted to slow them down we could just use the Slow setting in the mixer With the gear example though as we use the MAX source and activate deactivate a mixer line the Slow parameter would not do anything One solution is to leave the Switch for our second line empty and instead assign that switch to a flight mode The mixer line would now see its flight mode selector set to only the flight mode in question Slow up down is set in the flight mode parameters and we get our nice slow gear operation A side effect is that we can now also use the separate set of trims that comes with the flight mode and take advantage of it to counter the extra drag from the gear that often causes a pitch down action TELEMETRY This subject in itself has actually mostly been covered already The telemetry settings page allows you to configure the different parameters that have been explained in the menu overviews The telemetry views will show the data as configured If you have a mi
25. ds see Telemetry setup e Play track Plays a sound file from the micro SD with repeats at the specified interval e Play value Speaks the current value of the selected parameter with repeats at the specified interval e SD Logs Logs the telemetry values to micro SD at the specified interval e Volume Adjusts sound volume using the selected source e Backlight Turns backlight on e BgMusic BgMusic pause Plays a selected soundtrack from the micro SD The BgMusic Pause item pauses the track and resumes it once inactive again while switching BgMusic off stops the track completely e Adjust GVx When active sets the relevant global variable to the value of the specified source The adjustment source can be one of 4 groups cycled through using a long press of the MENU key A fixed value A proportional control or a channel with for example specified curve weight offset to limit the adjustment range FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 13 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com www frsky rc com Another GVAR 1 1 to increment decrement the GVAR with each activation PAGE12 TELEMETRY This page groups all the basic telemetry related settings e Aland A2 are the 2 analog ports available on D8R receivers X8R receivers only have A1 which measures the receiver s power supply Range sets the maximum measureable voltage i e 3 3V di
26. e if you wanted to add some compensation on the elevator channel when you increase throttle you would go through a simple path e What s the control surface I want this to act on Elevator which is connected to CH2 e When do I want it to move When I move the throttle stick So you would simply go on CH2 and insert a new line with Thr as source As the required compensation is likely small you will dial in a small weight maybe 596 On the ground with motor disconnected you will check the elevator compensates in the correct direction If not you ll invert the weight to 596 You could then assign a switch in order to be able to activate deactivate it in flight to see if the amount of compensation is actually appropriate If the correction is more complicated you might want to assign and create a curve that matches what s required FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 10 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com PAGE7 SERVOS The SERVOS page is the interface between the setup logic and the real world with servos linkages and control surfaces Up to now we have set up what we want our different controls to do now is the time to adapt that to the mechanical characteristics of the model saki E 00 100 100 1500 0 0 100 100 1500 CH3 D 100 100 13007 CH4 0 0 100 100 13007 CH3 b
27. e Anoffsetonthe input value can be added e Atrim can be used for sticks this is by default the trim assiciated to the stick but can be chosen to be one of the other trims for cross trimming for example or disabled altogether For other inputs the trim defaults to OFF but can of course be set to one if required e Either a differential setting can be set resuces response by the specified percentage on one side of the throw or a curve built in or custom can be assigned When a custom curve is selected a press of the MENU key will bring you to the curve editor e The modes the mixer line is active in can be selected see D Rs e Aswitch physical or virtual can be used to activate the mixer line e A sound warning 1 2 or 3 beeps can be set to play when the line is active e The Multpx setting defines how the current mixer line interacts with the others on the same channels Add will simply add its output to them Multip will multiply the result of the lines above it and Replac will replace anything that was done before it with its output The combination of these operation allows creating complex mathematical operations e Response of the output can be delayed and or slowed down compared to the input change Slow could for example be used to slow retracts that are actuated by a normal proportional servo The time is how many seconds the output will take to cover the 100 to 100 range As a little exampl
28. e the value or allow adjustment When a variable is being updated a popup with the variable name and new value will show up on the main views One of the available sources for adjusting global vars is the list of channels This is probably the main way you ll use to adjust GVARs for a simple reason Let s say you want to adjust a D R ratio with the S1 pot If you select GV1 as the weight parameter of that rate line and just use the Adjust GV1 custom function with S1 as source you will now be adjusting your rate between 100 and 100 Being able to disable and even reverse your rate doesn t sound terribly fun so you ll want to limit the adjustment range The easiest way is to use a free channel for that Create a mixer line on say CH12 and use the weight offset curve parameters to make that channel s output cover a range of say 50 to 80 over the pot s throw Then set the Adjust GV1 source to CH12 A FEW INTERACTION EXAMPLES The power of the system now comes from the combination of the different features Custom switches can be used to create conditions that will trigger audio playback for example using custom switch CS1 d x Alt 10 as trigger for Play Value Alt would result in the altitude being announced every time it has changed by 10m ft CS2 a x Spd 35 triggering Play Track lowspd would play the FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 22 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support
29. ght mode one can simply use a global variable with different values for each flight mode This can significantly help simplifying the mixer screen by avoiding many duplicate entries Global variables can also be adjusted in flight thanks to the Adjust GVx Custom Function that will be described later and help adjusting those parameters that are easier to tweak in flight like D R ratios expos or again differential The Global variables screen allows setting a name for each of the 5 available variables for conveniency and seeing setting the value each of them will have in each of the 9 flight modes FH FRI FH FHE FI FFE FHE FMF FFE cus 000 D O D D D oo D O D D lal 000 O DO D D lal D lal 00 0 0 O D PAGE10 CUSTOM SWITCHES These are logic switches that are used to compare values and combine various conditions The first operation column lists a few arithmetical logical and differential operations In arithmetical ones a and b represent variables x represents a constant Variables can be every source i e all those available in mixers plus the 5 global variables and all telemetry values In logical operations the available sources are all physical and other custom switches Differential functions compare the variation of a variable since last match to another value HII Dela CSlarx Sl 5 SAT 05 IW CS c c CS3 cS4 C55
30. he mixer s output for a channel goes beyond 10096 the servo won t move further This is not different from other radios predefined delta mixes will usually give you ratios to enter for elevator and aileron authority which is just the same If you enter too high ratios some of the stick throw will be ineffective Now the discussion as to what to set the ratios to is probably endless some are happy with 100 and clipping some will like 5096 so that there is never any clipping and some like myself will like something a bit in the middle I use 70 So let s say we now have 2 mixer lines on CH3 7096 Ail and 7096 Ele As we said CH7 must respond the same way to the elevator input so we add a 7096 Ele mixer too It must respond to the aileron stick by the same amount but in the opposite direction so we ll set 7096 This is the reason for which I set 100 in the previous dual aileron example Forcing yourself to enforce that logic thinking even when not really necessary will help you to get it right when it s needed For example in the dual aileron scenario we could have set both ailerons to 100 then used servo reverse to invert one aileron to achieve the same result on the model BUT in the delta scenario this wouldn t work SERVOS SCREEN Now that the mixer is configured and the controls behaviors are defined the next step is to set up the way these orders will be translated to the servos At this point you ll want to actu
31. here you ll want to make sure you ve set the RF mode that matches the receiver you want to use When using the internal module to bind your receiver select the Bind field and press the ENTER key The module will sound a beep every few seconds Now follow your receiver s instructions for binding press and hold the F S button then apply power for D and X receivers connect jumper to S pins of channels 1 and 2 and apply power for V8x II receivers The receiver LED will flash fast to confirm binding Press exit on the radio Remove the jumper on the receiver if applicable and cycle receiver power You should now have servo control of channels 1 4 with the sticks SETTING UP A MODEL TARANIS BASICS Now that everything works it s time to stop a moment for some theory about the basic operation of the TARANIS firmware As briefly described above TARANIS differs from the majority of mainstream radio by its programming philosophy As opposed to common radios that offer a choice between a limited set of predefined usage scenarios airplane glider helicopter a number of functions that are commonly used with such models delta flaperon camber butterfly and have fixed assignations sticks always control their respective channels TARANIS offers a blank canvas on which you will build your setup the mixer screen This approach ensures maximum flexibility because whatever you do you will never have to work around what the radio expec
32. ial functions such as trainer mode soundtrack playback speech of variables etc E SA4 Plas Wal Roo The first column selects the trigger which can be any switch physical or custom or ON always on A long press of the ENTER key will switch to toggle mode ending with TIM i e the selected input will be turned on when the selected switch is activated and will remain on until it is deactivated and reactivated again Scrolling through the list you will also find a few more options One triggers just once when loading a model or turning the radio on SHdowns short press of the momentary switch SHdownL long press of the momentary switch The available functions are e Safety CHx When active the output of CHx is forced to the selected value A checkbox is there to enable the function which you would typically do after ensuring the value is set correctly and the switch is off if your model is powered e Trainer TrainerXXX Enables trainer mode globally and for individual functions Unless a custom function is set for an individual function turning the one set for Trainer automatically activates all 4 sticks e Instant trim When activating the selected switch the current stick positions will be added to their respective trims e Play Sound Play a simple tone from the available list e Reset Resets the selected items Timer 1 Timer 2 telemetry values or all of those e Vario Turns on variometer soun
33. ionally within this range 3 position switches will return 100 0 or 100 2 position switches and logic ones will return 100 or 100 MAX is always 100 If you want the servo connected to the 2 plug of your receiver to be controlled by the elevator stick Ne Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com you will simply create a mixer entry on CH2 with Ele as source There can be as many lines as needed on each channel and the operation between each line can be selected To create a new line you would long press the ENTER key and select insert before after By default all the lines on a same channel are added together but a line can also multiply those before it or replace them For clarity each line that is currently active and contributing to the channel s output will have its source displayed in bold This can be very handy when many are present and to check switch functions EDIT Mis CHS i Mix Hame GEAR Switch um SOLA MA Warning OFF Weight pom Fu ltr Adi Offset Delay Ur 0 0 Trin OFF Delay bn 0 0 Cure Diff Slow Ur 0 0 Modes EREEEDRSEI Slou Dn 0 0 For each mixer line several parameters are available e Aname can be entered for convenience e The weight in 96 of the input can be set This sets how much of the input control has to be mixed in A negative value inverts the response
34. l calibrate the mid point for all PPM IN channels PAGE4 VERSION This screen shows the version information for the current firmware version Pressing the PAGE again TARANIS will show the trainer function menu This menu allows the PPMin trainer inputs to be configured It enables the RAW PPM inputs to be selected to replace the sticks for training purposes The student transmitter does not need to have the same model setup as the instructor All the mixes on the instructors Tx will be applied to the student inputs If for example you have expo on your sticks this will be applied to the raw trainer inputs when they are selected The mode entry selects how the PPMin value is used off unused add to instructor stick value replace instructor stick value e The entry applies a weighting to the PPMin value 100 to 100 Use 100 to reverse the input Use values closer to 0 to reduce the students control sensitivity e Multiplier 0 0 to 5 0 scale for PPMin values The multiplier does as it s name suggests It multiplies the ppm Input by a set amount Great for dealing with different tx s whose makers don t know how to encode PPM e CAL Center calibration for first 4 PPMin values This entry allows you to calibrate the FrSky Electronic Co Ltd e VER The version of the current firmware e DATE Compile date for the current firmware e EEPR The eeprom space has been used PAGE5 SWITCH TEST This menu wil
35. l help you to visualize the current state of the trims and navigation keys PAGE6 ANALOG INPUTS e Here you can see the analog inputs in hexadecimal format to save space and annoy you at the same time e A1 A4 are the gimbals sticks T1 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 2 C7 14 F www frsky rc com e A5 A8 are the pots and slides e Battery Calibration you can calibrate the voltage value of the txs battery here Do not change it if you have not measure the battery voltage by voltmeter PAGE7 CALIBRATION This screen allows you to calibrate the analog channels A1 A8 If you want to do this just follow the word displayed on the screen FrSky Electronic Co Ltd MODEL SETTING MENU PAGE1 MODEL SELECTION A short press of the MENU key from the main views brings up the model selection screen There models can be selected deleted backed up and restored to form SD card using the menu brought up by along press on the ENTER key They can also be copied or moved one short press on ENTER key highlights the line create and place a copy of the model on the desired slot while two short presses create a dotted outline where simply move the current model to another slot PAGE2 MODEL SETUP e A short press of the PAGE key brings up the basic model setup page Os Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 051
36. l model where each servo is controlled by only one control input if you want to reduce aileron throw you could do it either with the aileron D R in the weight of the mixer line linking the Aileron stick to the aileron channel and with the Limits for that channel For such a simple model it won t matter much where you do it but as soon as you ll get to more complicated models with flaperons butterfly mixes etc doing it in the limits for example would simply make it impossible to set up the model properly e Start with the mixer setup As we did above think about what controls you have on your model and what they should do and choose which receiver channel you want to use for each of them On each of those channels create one mixer line for each of the transmitter controls that should act on it Figure out the relative amount of movement each of those must lead to based on 100 Forget about throws for now if one control must have half the authority of the other set one to 10096 and one to 50 Keep the mixer dedicated ONLY to the logical part of the setup If for example for complex gliders you have more than one control surface that needs to receive the same group of mixers isolate those as a Function on a free virtual channel you know you won t use it for a servo e g CH10 Then reference it in the required output channels with a 100 CH10 mixer line This will save mixer lines and add to clarity Name your channels and
37. m N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com set the value to 100 then tick the box While you should always set up your model without it being powered or at least without a prop mounted the safety box is there to avoid forcing the channel to the default value of 0 mid throttle while browsing the function list if your switch is active The Instant Trim custom function allows adding the current stick positions to their respective trims It s useful for example on a new model that might be badly out of trim Instead of having to press and hold the trim tab until the effect is sufficient just hold the stick where required to keep level flight and flick the selected Instant Trim switch it should be momentary This custom Function should be disabled once the model is trimmed as hitting it by mistake can have the opposite effect Once the flight is over the Trims gt Offsets function at the bottom of the SERVOS page can be used to transfer the trim contents into the subtrim settings Be aware that unless the servo mode is set to an excessive subtrim amount can lead to dissymmetric throws and affect settings like differential ADVANCED FEATURES FLIGHT MODES Flight modes in TARANIS are relatively simple compared to most radios The settings are simple A name displayed on the main views a switch to activate them a trim setting and 2 fade in out settings Yet they are very powerful because the main settings are a
38. min max and GPS coordinates screen and if defined from one to three customs screens that can hold up to 12 items each configured in the telemetry setup menu CHi d iC CHS d iC CH3 TDI I CH1 anp n l CH3 ion 0MNNE CHI anp l Il CH4 000 l I CH12 anp l CHS d i C IH 13 anp T Il CHE mar T TCH 14 i l l CH mar TL CH15 mar I CHS anp T IICHib amp T TDELLU 54 SEE Latitude dj 01 44 730 Longitude 1 9 b 56 199 Min Essi M qur ESSI 1 Ae FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 3 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 2 C7 14 F www frsky rc com RADIO GENRAL SETTING MENU PAGE1 RADIO SETUP A long press of the MENU key from any of the main views brings up the mostly self explanatory radio setup menu e Date Time To be set they serve as info but also to give a correct time stamp to files and logs saved by the radio e Battery range range of the graphical radio battery meter on the main views To be set accordingly with the battery type you use e Sound set the mode length pitch volume of the system beep e Alarms set the alarm values for battery low inactivity and memory low Sound off if Sound Mode is Quiet the radio will not FrSky Electronic Co Ltd even sound warnings like a low battery This alarm will remind you of that when turning the radio on e Ba
39. ng or deactivating the line whenever needed Warning is off If set to 1 2 or 3 the radio would emit 1 2 or 3 short beeps every few seconds to let you know that line is active Multiplex is Add so this line is just added to the previous ones on the same channel If set to multiply it would multiply the calculated result of the lines above it and if set to replace it would replace anything that s above it whenever it s active Delays are 0 so if that line had a switch assigned it would be activated deactivated instantly when the switch is toggled Time is in seconds There is no slowing down so the line s output reacts instantly to input changes Times set here are expressed in seconds to cover the entire range 100 to 100 If 2 seconds are selected the line s output will take 0 5 second to gradually sweep from 0 to 50 if the input was moved by that much Note that slow up down are not applicable to mix activation and deactivation only for changes of the input One would use a flight mode for that instead You can also name the mixer line This name is shown on the main mixer screen so setting names is a good idea to help maintain complex setups where you might have many lines on each channel FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 17 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com Note that at any time in the Mixer screen and
40. s had A for the first channel as that s taken into account You can leave the other parameters at their default settings which mean e The mix ratio of this input is 10096 so the scaling of the mixer line s output will be equal to its input A value of 50 would mean the output would be half of the input and inverted e There is no offset so with an input of 0 the output of the mixer line will also be 0 A value here would shift the response by that much percentage of input x weight e Trim is ON it could instead be excluded from the calculation OFF or one of the other trims could be used for cross trimming for example D R and expo the entries on the STICKS screen for that channel are used Unticking the box would mean the mix receives the raw stick input even if a D R is active e Differential is 0 so the mixer output will be symmetrical on both sides A value of 20 would mean the line s output would be 20 less on the negative side than on the positive one The Diff field is editable and by using the keys on it you ll be able to select a curve instead predefined or custom The mixer line is active for all flight modes By unticking some of the numbers you would disable that line whenever the corresponding flight mode is selected No switch is assigned to the line so it s always active as long as the modes setting above allows it Selecting a switch physical or logical would allow activati
41. screen You ve already named your channels of course FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 19 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com STICKS SCREEN You ve probably noticed there s one thing we haven t done yet adjust throws That s what we ll do now For each stick create a rate line Set the weight to achieve the desired throws Add expo if desired This is your default rate so don t choose a switch If you want multiple rates create a new line Before the default one enter the new rate expo choose a switch Repeat as many times as desired What s important to know is that the first line that has its switch on starting from the top will be the active one So if you create rates below one with no switch it will never be active Think about the priority if you choose switch combinations that can lead to 2 rates having their switch on the top one will override the other Ideally you should choose your switches so that never happens There we can go and fly MODEL SETUP GUIDELINES Time for a little summary As we ve seen there s literally an infinite number of ways to do the same thing in the firmware so let s mention a few good practices when setting up models If you stick to them they will help you set up your model quicker keep your setup clean and understand what you did 6 months later With a simple 4 channe
42. ter CCPM head mixer page This page allows setting a swashplate type and limiting the control authority through the Swash Ring setting swash Tyre Peg Collective source 1 swash Ring I Long cuc direction iim Lateral cuc direction Coll Fitch direction The inputs of this mixer are the Ail and Ele sticks plus the virtual channel selected in Collective source This channel would see entries added on the MIXER page for one or more pitch curves The outputs of the CCPM mixer are CYC1 CYC2 and CYC3 which need to be assigned on the MIXER page to the channels you will connect your servos to FrSky Electronic Co Ltd Note that the settings made here have no effect unless you are using those CYC1 CYC2 and CYC3 sources A multirotor or flybarless helicopter which uses onboard computers mixers will not use them PAGE4 FLIGHT MODES Next up is the flight modes screen FLIGH MUCE Hane FHO WG default DD 0 0 FMl FETA 1 0 1 0 Fre FETA 1 0 1 0 Fh FETA 1 0 1 0 FMA FETA INI 0 FMS FETA INI 1 0 FME FETA 8 flight modes plus the default one are available for use Each of them can be named has a selectable activation switch physical or logical a trim selection array R E T A when shown mean the mode has its own trim setting for that control but each can be changed to a number from 0 to 9 and thus use the same value as the specified mode and slow up down parameters for
43. tive while the first one fades back to normal as it s been deactivated by the Replace type of the second line Again that seems long but takes as much as about 30 seconds when you re used to it Of course if you ve followed you ll certainly understood that we could have set the second line to use switch SAup and that subsequently the role of the 2 lines would be swapped second active when switch is up first in the other 2 positions But then I wouldn t have had the opportunity to explain the and also as a personal preference I like my switch default positions to be UP and the first mixer line on a channel to be the default value A little simple one next You have 2 ailerons with separate servos Using a Y cable to link them is too old school nowadays so let s use another channel We already have the first aileron on CH1 CH5 and 6 are taken by gear and flaps so let s use CH7 We have an aileron that must move with the aileron stick which is actually just like the first one So let s just copy the first mixer by highlighting it and pressing ENTER LONG and selecting copy Move it to CH7 and press ENTER This would work just fine but I ll throw in a personal preference again and change its weight to 10096 because logically that aileron is supposed to move in the opposite direction We ll see later why this makes sense Next up a little mix I m going to be lazy and just tell you to go back up and check the mixer screen des
44. ts you to do which is a blessing for anybody having to work with new model types or configurations which still don t exist for mainstream radio manufacturers and as such for which the built in functions are usually useless So you can see it that way For some model types usual predefined functions can allow setting up a model in seconds just enable a function but for others you ll spend hours trying to get around their limitations On TARANIS everybody is more or less at the same level it might take a little longer at the beginning to set up a seemingly simple model but a complicated one won t take much more As there is no existing function you can just turn on it will require basic understanding of how your model is supposed to work and what you want each control surface to do This means that you might even learn something about your model in the process of setting it up The control order path starts from the sticks goes through the STICKS screen anything affecting control response like dual rates and exponential continues to the mixer and ends up being adapted to the mechanical characteristics of the model in the SERVOS screen EVERYTHING ABOUT THE MIXER SCREEN We ll start with this as it is the center of the radio The mixer screen lists the 32 output channels to which you can link one or more inputs from a long list of physical controls sticks pots trims switches logic sources other channels and trainer inp
45. und to By default this is the number of the model s slot when it is created It can however be changed manually and will not change if a model is moved or copied If manual setting a move or copy operation results in 2 or more models on the radio having the same number a warning popup will show up It is then up to the user to Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com determine if this is the desired behavior or not o Bind and range check fields get activated by a press of the ENTER key The internal module will beep every few seconds to confirm Range check will display a popup with the RSSI value to evaluate how reception quality is behaving o Failsafe mode allows choosing between simply holding the last received positions turning off pulses like old PPM MHz receivers or moving the servos to custom predefined positions B CH CH2 i CHi unu CH3 a L H11 CH4 ioii C HiI2 o0 CHS ir T7 T CHi13 TETE CHE eap L EH nun CH aiH E CHS T CH6 o For custom positions a SET field will call the failsafe settings page where the position can be defined separately for each channel Select the desired channel press ENTER to get in edit mode move the control to the desired position and long press ENTER to save PAGE3 HELI SETUP A short press of the PAGE key will bring up the helicop
46. uts Each assignation is done with a mixer line A new model will have 4 predefined mixer lines on FrSky Electronic Co Ltd 16 Tel 86 0510 85187718 Fax 86 0510 85187728 E mail frsky frsky rc com Technical Support sales4tech gmail com N Fi 7 a C7 14 F www frsky rc com channels 1 2 3 and 4 that link the 4 sticks to them according to the channel order preference you have set These are there purely for convenience and can of course be edited or deleted Let s delete them all by highlighting them pressing ENTER LONG and choosing Delete Your mixer screen is now empty which means the radio does nothing at all Well it does it sends out the number of channels that are defined on the model setup page to the receiver channels 1 8 by default but as those channels are empty in the mixer screen no servo will respond they ll all be centered You won t go very far with that so you ll want to add control inputs to those channels You ll create a mixer line on CH1 by highlighting it and pressing ENTER LONG and will end up in the INSERT MIX page Scroll to the Source field press ENTER and select the control you want to act on CH1 You can do it by browsing the list with the and keys or take the easy route and just move the desired control if it s a physical one of course Move the aileron stick and the field will change to Ail it might have already been there if your channel order preference set in the general setting
47. vider ratio For example with the receivers internal sensor 1 4 this would be 13 2V For the FBVS 01 sensor with the default ratio of 1 6 this would be 19 8V The number next to Ax channel will show the currently measured value and can be used to confirm or correct the Range setting Offset and custom units A m s m 96 can be used in addition to help scaling the input to accommodate 3rd party analog sensors e Blades Number of blades for the RPM sensor e Voltage current Allows choosing the input for the power calculation and mAh count features These should match the input you ve connected the corresponding sensors to e Variometer source sensor type that is installed in your model Limit sets low and high dead band no sound and maximum climb rate Following those basic parameters are the selection lists for the 3 custom telemetry screens that can be seen by long pressing the PAGE key on the main views Each screen can either show numerical parameters 9 in the main screen area and 3 in the bottom bar or 4 bargraphs with configurable upper lower limits Each field can be one of the various available parameters of course the corresponding sensors and or hub must be installed in the model e Tmr1 2 Both timers e Tx RX RSSI ofthe radio and receiver in D8 mode In X16 mode they are both identical and return the RSSI of the receiver e A12 Analog ports on D8 receivers only A1 available on X
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