RC Groups OpenTX 2.0+, User Manual

Page 1: ...of the features from the 9x version includes the additions of the sky9x version splash screen audio speech SD card for model audio files logs storage USB access to card and settings model memory sees...

Page 2: ...flashing utility for Mac OS and Linux Downloading and flashing the firmware Bootloader Method Tips using OpenTX User can t connect to the Transmitter via USB using OpenTX Companion Differences if upda...

Page 3: ...radio targeting the mainstream market This means that while the Taranis is a low cost radio it is free of the usual marketing driven limitations that most manufacturers place on their offerings and as...

Page 4: ...reens and fully configurable speech announcements supports existing receivers and sensors as well as new Smart Port sensors Configurable metric or imperial units Integrated audio variometer sensor req...

Page 5: ...S2 2 lateral sliders LS and RS 6 3 position switches SA SE SG 1 2 position switch SF 1 momentary switch SH When selecting a switch position to activate functions it is referred to as the switch name f...

Page 6: ...ith the charging LED next to it on the back of the radio When you connect the supplied power supply the LED will turn on and shut off when the battery is charged 2 3 hours charge time for an empty bat...

Page 7: ...is easy to get inconsistent centering when the spring tension screws are too loose Just tighten them enough for centering to be good enough and recalibrate Also if you encounter a situation where you...

Page 8: ...e 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 k...

Page 9: ...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 telemet...

Page 10: ...Radio general settings A LONG press of the MENU key brings up the mostly self explanatory radio setup menu 10...

Page 11: ...lash will always be shown as the memory takes some time to load Setting this on will just show it for longer GPS time zone is there to show you the correct time when a GPS is present and coordinate fo...

Page 12: ...how it on the right side of the screen and in the contextual menu you will find an entry to assign the selected image to the current model LOGS folder This is where you will find telemetry logs if ena...

Page 13: ...throws match Should they never reach 100 to 100 even with full stick deflection use the Multiplier field to increase it Trainer input is now configured Note that this setting is global because it depe...

Page 14: ...U 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 a LONG press on the ENTER key Th...

Page 15: ...ith Beeps selected beeps are played at 30 seconds 20 seconds and from 10 seconds down to zero When the timer reaches zero a slightly longer beep will be played And with Voice selected 30 seconds is pl...

Page 16: ...ng the servos to custom predefined positions 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 chan...

Page 17: ...een 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 means the mode...

Page 18: ...eiver 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 T...

Page 19: ...at 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 example if you wanted to add some compensation on the elevato...

Page 20: ...adjustment done here will shift the entire servo throw including limits and won t be visible on the channel monitor Subtrim behavior When set to default adjusting subtrim will only shift the center of...

Page 21: ...as depending on the subtrim behavior setting it might lead to either insufficient and asymmetric throws or clipping dead band Curves Custom curves can be used either in input formatting or mixers Ther...

Page 22: ...having to create separate mixer lines with different values depending on the flight mode one can simply use a global variable with different values for each flight mode This can significantly help si...

Page 23: ...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 pres...

Page 24: ...ge sets the maximum measurable voltage i e 3 3V divider 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...

Page 25: ...ters of course the corresponding sensors and or hub must be installed in the model Tmr1 2 Both timers SWR Transmitter antenna quality Should always be below 51 or a popup warning will appear and an au...

Page 26: ...6cIf274yDoFHzAS6hzt8fWdXN0s edit Templates remove or reference companion wizzard lua wizzard The templates are currently starting points for model setups When selected with ENTER LONG they will either...

Page 27: ...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 OpenTX everybody is more or less at the same level it might...

Page 28: ...l Note that at any time in the Mixer screen and 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 eff...

Page 29: ...re now set to 100 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 up...

Page 30: ...th 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 bu...

Page 31: ...are at risk of losing control be it due to external interference excessive distance badly oriented or damaged antennas etc The telemetry settings page gives you 2 alarm levels you can set that will be...

Page 32: ...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...

Page 33: ...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...

Page 34: ...are On the Taranis flashing is done with the radio OFF So turn the radio off then plug it to the computer s USB port EEPROM is the separate settings model memory Reading it allows backing up and editi...

Page 35: ...ouble clicking on a model slot will open the editor for that model creating one if it was empty Memory operations to from the radio are handled by the different entries of the Burn menu Read EEPROM fr...

Page 36: ...the selected firmware A choice of whether to display the welcome screen when launching OpenTX companion Simulator options Whether to remember switch positions between 2 sessions useful when closing t...

Page 37: ...ct profile for the radio you are about to work on with the profile selector button and menu entry on OpenTX companion s main window Note that the profiles can also store and retrieve each radio s stic...

Page 38: ...n 7 On the Bootloader screen select Write Firmware Select the bin file from the FIRMWARES folder and hit the ENT button The new firmware will be installed When it is complete you will be returned to t...

Page 39: ...ptions to update the firmware TX Off method The first thing to do is to power your radio off and connect it to your computer s USB port Installing the driver for Windows only This is only required the...

Page 40: ...you can download the driver here and install it manually instructions are on the download page When the driver is properly installed you should see this in the device manager Installing the flashing u...

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Page 42: ...ettings with the Burn Configure menu item Browse for the dfu util executable which should be On Windows In the OpenTX companion installation folder by default C Program Files companion9x dfu util exe...

Page 43: ...ead from and write to the Transmitter When you unplug the USB best to do a safe eject the TX screen will show the Bootloader again Use the button to scroll down to Exit and press the ENT button This w...

Page 44: ...ake possible to use math to setup a source for example one value for gvars can be used to to setup the flaperons GVAR FM0 90 GVAR FM1 80 CH02 100 Ail Switch SB R GVAR1 Ail Switch SB R GVAR1 Ail Switch...

Page 45: ...s showpost php p 29110658 postcount 3613 http rcsettings com index php viewdownload 3 fixed wing 49 lots of different ways implementing flaperons Knife Edge Aileron Elevator Mix TODO use text from htt...

Page 46: ...side 5 re install them Keep the connectors facing left as before to get the correct switching directions Now to keep the programming the same Momentary switch has some special applications in opentx 6...

Page 47: ...Taranis Updating internal XJT module firmware 47...

Page 48: ...19 postcount 1215 Taranis Updating Speaker Enhance Sound performance Taranis Add Haptic Motor Warning if you dont have the haptic motor installed do not load OpenTX firmware with haptic enabled Resour...