Turnigy 9XR-PRO Manual de usuario


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TableofContents
Overview
Introduction
IntroductiontotheHardware
WhichModule?
BatterySelection
BatteryRelatedSettings
Connections
SDcard
TrainerPortConnections
RealTimeClockBattery
OtherPossibilities
FirstStepswithErsky9x
Ersky9xExplained
CommunucatingwithComputer
UsingVoicewithErsky9x
UsingEepskyeProgram
UsingSAM-BAtorestorebrickedTX
Appendices
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Introduction
Thismanualwillbeacompendiumofinformationpulledfromdifferentexistingonline
documentstoformacompleteandup-to-dateusermanualfortheTurnigy9XR-PROdigital
proportionalradiocontrolsystem.
OriginalManuals
Fortheoriginalmanualsonwhichthisoneisbased,gototheOpenRCforum9XR-PRO
Manuals
InternetForums
HelpisalwaysjustafewclicksawayontheinternetforumswhereexperiencedErsky9x
usersvolunteertheirknowledgeandexperience.Manyofthesepeoplehavebeen
developingthefirmwareforyearswithoutremuneration;alltheyaskisdonationstofund
furtherdevelopment.
OpenRCForums
Ersky9xindexpage
9XRindexpage
NOTICE
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Ersky9xandEepskyearefreeopensourcesoftware,independentlydeveloped.Thismanual
isprovidedtohelpyouunderstandandusethemspecificallyfortheTurnigy9XRPro
transmitter,thoughmuchoftheinformationalsoappliestotheSkyreplacementboards
producedasanupgradeforthe9xtransmitter.
Youcanredistributethesoftwareand/ormodifyitunderthetermsoftheGNUGeneral
PublicLicenseversion2aspublishedbytheFreeSoftwareFoundation.Youcanalsofreely
quotefrom,redistributeand/ormodifythismanual;indoingsopleaseacknowledgethe
authors,the9XRProBetaDevelopmentTeam.
Theprogramandthemanualsaredistributedinthehopethattheywillbeuseful,but
WITHOUTANYWARRANTY;withouteventheimpliedwarrantyofMERCHANTABILITYor
FITNESSFORAPARTICULARPURPOSE.SeetheGNUGeneralPublicLicenseformore
details.Inusingthem,youagreethatyouacceptallresponsibility.
FormoreinformationgototheOpenRCForums
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WhichModule?
The9XRProacceptsalmostanymakeoftransmittermoduleoftheJRshape.Ifyoualready
haveaJRformatmoduleandanumberofreceivers,theywilloperateperfectlywellwiththe
9XRPro.Somemodulesneedalittletapetomakethemasnugfit.Othersneedtobe
insertedcarefullytoavoidbendingthepins.
Thereceiversyouusemustmatchthemodule.Tobindthereceivertothetransmitterfollow
themanufacturer'sinstructions.
Youhavetwomainchoicesofmoduleatthistime:
1. FrSky,eitherDJTorXJT.TheDJTsupportstheolderV8seriesreceiversplusD-series
(telemetry)receivers.TheXJTsupportsD-seriesandV8-IIreceivers,plusthenewer
Xseriesreceivers.
2. DSM2/DSMX:TheOrangeRXmodulesupportsbothprotocols.
Inaddition,amoduleusingtheDSMprotocolandprovidingtelemetryisexpectedsoon.
TheremarkablecapabilitiesofErsky9xfirmware,includingpowerfulmixing,largemodel
memory,flexibleradiosetup,voiceannouncements,hapticfeedback,communicationwith
yourcomputerandEepskyewillbeavailablenomatterwhatbrandofmoduleyouuse.
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BatterySelection
The9XRradiosrequireaninputvoltagebetween6and13volts,allowinguseofmany
differentbatteries.Themainoptionsareoutlinedbelow.
The9XRbatteryconnectoriscompatibleonlywithaJSTplugofthetypeusedforthe
balanceleadona3sLiPo/LiFebattery.Thismeansthatsuchabatterycansafelybe
pluggeddirectlyintothe9XR.OthertypesofbatterymayrequirefittingaJST-XH4pinplug.
Onlytheoutertwowiresareused:inthetransmittersockettheleftpinisnegative(black)
andtherightoneispositive(red).Beextremelycarefulaboutpolarity.Checkthepolarityof
anybatterybeforepluggingin.
Theminimumpracticalbatterycapacityisabout800mAh(milliampere-hour)butbatteriesin
the1500-2500mAhrangearenormallyused.Theseshouldgiveatleast10hoursof
operation.
TheTurnigy9XRSafetyProtected11.1v(3s)
2200mAh1.5CTransmitterPack
ThisisthebatterysoldbyHobbyKingspecificallyforthe9XRseriesofradios.Itisalow
cost,lowdischargerateLithiumPolymerbatterywhichincludesaregulatorthatisclaimedto
allowittobechargedatalowratewhilestillinthetransmitter.Thechargerusedmust
deliverlessthan0.3Amps(300mA)at12volts.Ifthebatteryisalmostfullydischargedand
atypical150mAchargerisused,chargingmaytakeabout24hours.Thechargerjackhas
thecentrepinpositive.ThisisthesameasFutabachargersbutoppositeJRandSpektrum
chargers.
Notethatthe9XRradiohasa0.3Ampfuseinthechargingcircuittoprotectthetransmitter
andbattery.Thiswillburnoutifsubjectedtoahighercurrentandisdifficulttochange.
Thebatterymaybechargedoutsidethetransmitteratmuchhigherratesusingaproper
balancingLiPocharger.Therecommendedchargerateis0.5C,i.e.,1.1Amps,atwhich
rateafullchargewilltakeabout2hours.Themaximumchargerateis2.2Amps.
Eventhoughthebattery(unlikeotherLiPos)canbechargedinthetransmitterthroughthe
chargejack,balancechargingoutofthetransmitterwithaproperLiPochargerisstrongly
recommended.
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Becausethebatteryhasalowvoltageprotectioncircuitthatshutsoffpowertothe
transmitteratbetween9.6and10.0volts,itisveryimportantthatthetransmittervoltage
alarmbesetwellabovethatlevel:asettingofatleast3.6voltspercell(i.e.,10.8voltsfor
3s)isrecommended.
“AnyOld3sLiPo”
Any3S11.1voltLiPobatterythatwillfitintothebatterycompartmentcanbeusedtopower
thetransmitter.Suchbatteriesmustbechargedoutofthetransmitterwithaproper
balancingLiPocharger.Attherecommendedchargerateof1C,chargingwilltakeaboutan
hour.NotethatchargingaregularLiPowithaNiMHorNiCdchargerwilldestroythebattery
andcouldstartafire.
Toavoidtheriskofbatterydamageorevenfireandtoensurethatenoughenergyremains
toallowasafelanding,itisrecommendedthatthelowvoltagealarmbesettoatleast3.6
voltspercell(10.8voltsfor3s)
LiFe(Lithium-Iron)
Averyinexpensive3s1500mAhLiFebatteryspecificallyfortransmittersisavailable.LiFe
batteriesaresaferthanLiPobutstillneedproperhandling.Forexample,ifallowedto
dischargefully(byleavingthetransmitterturnedon)theywillbedamagedandnotbe
rechargeableinthenormalway.Instructionsforrecoverycanbefoundonlinebutseldom
workmorethanoncewithagivenbattery.Thetypicalmaximumchargevoltageis10.8volts,
butthebatterysettlesbackto9.9voltswithinthefirstfewminutesofuseanddeclinesvery
slowlyoverthedischarge.Ofthethreeleadsonthebattery,onlythebalanceleadwillfitthe
9XR.Itisrecommendedtosetthelowvoltagealarmat9.3volts.Attherecommendedrateof
1.5A,chargingwilltakeaboutanhour.
Thebatterymustbechargedoutofthetransmitterwithachargerspecificallydesignedfor
LiFe/A123typebatteries.ChargingwithaNiMHorNiCdchargerwillprobablydestroythe
battery.
NiMH
AA-sizeNiMhcellscanbemadeupintoareliable,safepacksuitableforairtravel.Lowself-
discharge(LSD)shouldbeused.Forthe9XR,asix-cellpackisthelargestthatwillfitinthe
batterycompartment.YouwillneedtofitaJST-XH4pinbalanceleadconnector(onlythe
outerwiresareused).Thebatterywillshowabout8.5vimmediatelyafterchargingandcan
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bedischargedtoasafeminimumofabout6.6v.Hencesuchapackiswellwithinthe9XR
voltagelimits.Thebatterymaybechargedwhilstinstalledintheradiobutthechargerused
mustdeliverlessthan0.3Amps(300mA)at12volts.Ifthebatteryisalmostfullydischarged
andatypical150mAchargerisused,chargingmaytakeupto24hours.Highercharging
ratesmaybeusedwiththebatteryremovedfromtheradiousinganintelligentpeak-detect
chargerontheNiMhsetting.Refertothechargermanufacturersinstructionsforthecorrect
method.
Itisrecommendedtosetthelowvoltagealarmtoabout7.0Voltsfora6cellpack,thus
allowingampleheadroomforthetransmitterregulatorsandgivingthepilotplentyoftimeto
land.
Li-Ion
PacksoftwoLi-Ioncellsmaybeusedinthe9XRtransmitter.Cellsareavailablewithbuiltin
regulators.Capacityvariesfrom800to3200mAhforthesamephysicaldimensions(the
capacityisusuallyoverstated).TypicalspecificationsforanUltrafire186503200mAh
RechargeableBattery:Length67mm,Diameter11mm.
Theregulatorlimitsthechargecurrentto1.5Amps,sochargingtimewillbearoundtwo
hoursforanear-empty3200mAhpack.Caremustbetakenwhensolderingleadstothe
endsofthebatterynottoapplytoomuchheatsoasnottodamagetheregulator.Youwill
needtofitaJST-XH4pinbalanceleadconnector(besupercarefultogetthepolarityright!).
ThesecellsrequiretheuseofachargercapableofchargingLi-Ioncells.
Thesecellschargeto8.4voltsbutquicklyassumeaconsistentdeliveryatabout7.4to7.6
Voltsformostofthedischarge.Theminimumvoltagetoavoidbatterydamageis6.5Volts,
butitisrecommendedtosetthelowvoltagealarmat7.0voltstoallowampleheadroomfor
thetransmitterregulators(andtimetoland!).
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BatteryRelatedSettings
CalibratingVoltageandSettingtheBattery
Warning
Beforesettingthetransmitterbatterywarningyouneedtocalibratethevoltagereading.
Measurethevoltageofyourbatterywithavoltmeterwhiletheradioisonandthengotothe
calibrationpage.AlongpressoftheLEFTkeywilltakeyoufromthehomepagestoa
sequenceofelevenradiosetuppages.UseLEFTorRIGHTtogetto8/11:
AtthebottomofthepageoppositeA8isthetransmittervoltagereading.UsetheDOWNkey
toscrolltoit.PressMENUtoallowchanges.TheLEFTandRIGHTkeyswilladjustthe
voltagetoagreewiththevoltmeter.PressMENUagainwhenfinishedandEXITtoleavethe
item.
NowsettheBatteryWarningonpage1/11:
UseUPtogotothetopofthepageandthenLEFTtogotopage1/11.SelectBattery
Warning.UsetheLEFTandRIGHTkeystosetthevoltagetosuityourbattery,as
recommendedabove.
ResettingtheBatteryCapacityReading
FromthehomepagesalongpressoftheUPkeybringsupapagewherethebatterydetails,
timeandanumberrelatedtoCPUtemperatureareshown.Inparticular,thebatterycapacity
usedinmilliampere-hours(mAh)sincelastresetisshown:
ToresetthemAhreadingtozeroafterchargingthebatterypresstheMENUkey.Thiswill
allowyouatanytimetoseehowmuchcapacityyouhaveusedfromthebatterysinceyou
chargedit.ThemAhcapacityreadingisbasedonthecurrentvalue,whichisaccuratewithin
about10%.
SettingtheCapacityAlarm
YoumaysetanalarmtowarnyouoflowremainingbatterycapacityontheRadioSetup
page2.
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