I cant thank you enough Shane. Your videos have been a tremendous help. I have the Eflight Fw190 with the TX16s and for the life of me could not get safe enabled until i flashed the receiver and set it to factory. You helped me with everything from updating the edgetx firmware to setting up the locked down receiver. Im subscribed and look forward to your next adventure.
You're a lifesaver. I watched several youtube videos how to update the firmware but no success until i found your video. Great video! Btw I am using Radiomaster Boxer and new to FPV. Looking forward to fly soon my BOB57. Subscribed!
Great video Shane, I wish I had found this a week ago. I figured this out pretty much on my own with the exception of making and renaming a copy. Unfortunately I am still having an issue. The radio has partially updated but the version still shows as 2.6.0. . I wish you had shown the version number after your update. That's my only feedback, otherwise perfect and straight to the point.Liked and subscribed.
Be sure you don't skip steps or jump around in the video. When you run the firmware file first with the radio powered on normally, it updates the bootloader and doesn't change your firmware version. You do need to update the bootloader first particularly since you are updating all the way from 2.6.0. When you start the radio in bootloader mode by holding the two trim switches in while powering, then flash the firmware file, you should then see the firmware update and the version shown in the hardware screen will reflect the current firmware version. I do show the version after the update, here is the timestamp to that spot in the video. Shows it first when still within the bootloader screen, then after the reboot I show it in the hardware screen. th-cam.com/video/3Hbu7ZGsPsg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=K4fdICJKN_axq5Xh&t=632
I updated my TX16S a couple of days ago and had no trouble at all. I apparently used Buddy because I just told it what transmitter I had and the version, and it installed it. I also updated the Multi-Module to TAER because I use mostly Spektrum receivers.
Great, clean video Shane! Helpful!! Say, I have a sidebar question. Just got an Aeroscout to bind exclusively to the RadioMatster 16s. Do you know how to best increase the elevator throw on the AeroScout?? I pulled both “covers “ off the port and starboard side, but I am dumbfounded how to adjust the elevator?? I was expecting a control horn……thanks for your time for all you have done with the Aeroscout and forward programming.
If the AeroScout is in safe mode with the throttle at low or cut, the elevator will have a mix down and if you move the elevator stick you'll see minimal movement. This is normal. Switch it out of safe and the throttle->elevator mix will turn off and the rates will be higher. In safe mode when you throttle up the elevator also has an up mix. Mechanically, moving the control rod to the outer most hole on the elevator servo horn in the battery compartment is all you can do to my knowledge.
So how can i bind this tx with a spektrum reciever or bind & fly model planes? I have the tx16s v4.0 4 in 1. Firmware is 2.7.1 I see videos do bind with the open TX.
Hello Shane, you may have video on this but is there a way to change 3 way switch into 2 way without changing out the actual switch. For example I have low rate and high rate (no mid rate). Switch pos 1 is low middle pos is nothing switch pos 3 is high. How do I disable that middle pos because if I accidentally switch to mid it disables my entire plane because I have not assigned anything to the mid switch. Thank you
As with most things in EdgeTX there are many ways to accomplish this. Assuming you have your dual rates set up in the inputs (where they should be) I assume you have your 3 way switch assigned under "switch" for high rate of SA↑ (for example), and low rate is SA↓? In this scenario all you would have to do is change one of these to !SA↓ or !SA↑. So for example if high rates was SA↑ and low rates was !SA↑ then in both SA- and SA↓ would be low rates. So "!SA↑" means "NOT SA↑". Hope that makes sense. Another option would be to setup 2 logical switches in basically the same way then use the 2 logical switches in place of the switch in the inputs for the dual rates setup. Custom curves are also a way to turn a 3 way switch into a two way. Obviously there will aways be 3 positions but you make two of them the same output value.
Hi shane, so i lost my mig29 this past sunday, i was turning to come around to the runway but plane just stayed turning & did curcles with power so it wouldnt stall it self, until it hit the ground. Ppl are telling me to check the locks & fades or holds & frames on the tx16s? I jmuse spektrum receivers so i just added an extra satellite.
Dang, sorry to hear that. While it is part of the hobby and inevitable, you never get used to the crashes, at least I don't. The fades, holds, etc. come through as telemetry. You can put them on the screen with Widgets. I'll put a link below to one of my videos at the point you can see Holds and Fades shown on the TX16S screen. At the end of any flight before you turn off the radio you can see all of them a couple different ways assuming you don't have them shown on a screen. You can just navigate to the telemetry screen and scroll to those values. They will stay there until you turn off the radio or switch models. The other way is to open the DSM Smart RX script and look at the flight log. It will show you the same screen as you'd see on a Spektrum radio. The only one that is really relevant are Holds. That means it was in failsafe and ideally you don't want any of those. You'll almost always see tons of fades, thousands of them potentially, don't worry about those. If you did lose connection and the receiver went into failsafe and it didn't go to zero throttle I wonder if your throttle failsafe was set properly. To set throttle failsafe to zero throttle, you must have throttle at minimum while you bind to the receiver. It saves the current throttle setting as failsafe during the bind so if you have it set at 50%, for example, and the radio and receiver lose connection, throttle defaults to 50%. This all assumes you have/had a Spektrum Smart receiver in your Mig29.
@shanesdiy the receeiver im using is AR8360T+ on normal mig & AR10360T+ on my thrust vector one.. i just rebinded the receiver with zero throttle, because i added a satellite to it. First time it has ever happened. Well 2nd time but with a f16 i have but with a AR6306 receiver, just lost connection & plane went with some thrust until it went down into some bamboo (luckly no damage). How are holds & fades show in the telemtry section? I was in that section but idk how they would appear, i did see hold but that was at 0 all the time..
@@Mroswaldo16 Might need to delete the telemetry values and "Discover new". Be sure you are connected to the receiver while doing this. Holds should just say "Hold". Fades say "FdeA", and Frame loss is "FLss". If you are looking at the DSM Smart RX tools script in the "Flight Log" fades are just "F" and holds are just "H".
I Just used this method to update from 2.7.1 to 2.10.4 on a radiomaster tx16s. My radio got to the end of writing firmware on locked up. Any suggestions?
Hi Shane. I had updated my radio as soon as I got it to the most recent v2.10.4 centurion. So my screens are a little different from some of yours on the older video versions. My question is when I uploaded all my planes (about 13) when I touch the “manage model” screen or button it takes several seconds for it to load. But any other touch screen function works immediately. It seems the more planes loaded under each group takes longer to load than if there were only 1 or 2 planes. Is that normal or is my radio having a problem.
That's pretty normal, more so if you have images associate with all the models as it has to load the photos and index the list. I'm not careful to keep my images small so mine also takes a little longer to load up.
@ ok that’s what I was hoping the issue was. Second question is when I try to go to a group of planes where it says “favorites” and then you can add your own categories, for instance I have “jets” and “war birds” so if the jets is checked and I touch the screen for war birds it will put a small “and” but it won’t switch to the category I picked. I have to touch the jets until the check goes away and then touch warbirds. Are you familiar with this issue?
@@flyjets305 It's a new feature allowing you to customize how the model search is conducted. You can change this by going into SYS -> RADIO SETUP -> MANAGE MODELS. If you set "Label Select" to "Single select" and then go to the model manager and you click between the categories it will just move the check mark. When "Label Select" is set to "Multi select" you can customize how the other parameters are. If "Favorites matching" is set to "Must match" you'll get the "and" in the model manager. If you change "Favorites matching" to "Optional match" the "and" will switch to an "or" and you'll see models in both categories in the model manager. Then of course in each model setup you need to assign whatever labels you want to each model. Hope that makes sense.
Is there a way to mute the voice alert when it says “telemetry lost/found”. I want to hear the other voice prompts I have set but don’t want to hear that one. I have separated the antennas to try and reduce that issue but still happens and most of my planes this only happens in a certain area of the airfield but other planes it happens all the time. Thanks and Happy thanksgiving
Sure, in the telemetry screen there is a checkbox for "Disable telemetry alarms". Just turn that on and it will not give you the telemetry lost callouts. Particularly useful with Spektrum receivers as they only have short range "fly-by" telemetry so even if you lower the alarm points to 1 and 1 you'll still get nuisance alarms often. Has nothing to do with control signal.
In your model setup if you set the Timer 1 Mode to "Throttle" the timer will only run when the throttle is above minimum. If you set the mode for "Throttle%" the timer will run only when the throttle is above minimum and will also run faster with more throttle. At 100% throttle the timer runs 1 second = 1 second. Lower throttle levels the timer runs slower since you are using battery at a slower rate. Throttle mode set to "Throttle Start" the timer will start as soon as you throttle above minimum but will not stop when you take the throttle back to minimum, it will keep counting down.
@@shanesdiy Firmware 2.10. The timer countdown does not start when the throttle stick is raised, assigned a switch to the throttle, it does not work, it is assigned to toggle switches, how can I make the countdown start when the throttle stick is raised?
I'm on 2.10 and it works, perhaps something you got setup incorrectly. I've been thinking King of doing a video on the different throttle timers, I'll try and schedule time soon for a video guide.
Question 2:i have the as3x moving in the ailerons in the incorrect direction , i guess the gyro reverse channel menu is used to adjust this, correct? I am using the new BOXER lua script for B&W TX created by Francisco Arzu, but when revising ailerons nothing changes, i am saving the changes. Is there anything else i need to do to send the new setting to the RX in addition to save the changes? I may be missing one step but i do not know what is it. My last option is factory reset and start from scratch. Any advise? Thanks
There are two different controls. If the ailerons are reversed when you move the transmitter sticks you need to invert the channel in the radio output page. If the safe mode is controlling the ailerons backwards that must be reversed in forward programming model setup.
@@shanesdiy ok ,sticks are moving correctly the aileron. The wind correction is the one that is not working: if shake one wing up the as3x aileron correction should move aileron up but it does not. If the gyro reverse menu is the one used to modify this then i am doing it correctly and the lua scrip has a bug. thanks again.!
@@alexherrera3918 You have to first go into the "Model Setup" menu -> Gyro Channel Reverse and reverse the direction of the aileron channel. Aileron will be "Port 2 (TX:Ch1) most likely (if your TX is setup as AETR) You can tell this from the mixer channel order. Once you reverse the channel there, you go into Forward programming -> Gyro settings -> System Setup -> Relearn Servo Settings. This will send the new channel direction to the receiver. In Episode 3 I show how to reverse a gyro channel. The link below takes you directly to that time stamp. th-cam.com/video/mEfLGnEZN9U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=yPmv47oo6RkHzXki&t=2012
By the way, if you can get it into safe mode with self leveling it is much easier to confirm if the control directions are correct. In AS3X you have to watch very closely for the slight movement.
@@shanesdiy I watched several time i learned a lotta. I finally factory reset and started from scratch...including the relearn the servos from your video and worked now. i still do not know what i did wrong...my guess did not relearn the servos. Many thinks to do if you are just learning. Many thanks for your support.
If you want to update any firmware yes, I would create the folder and put the new bin files there. It doesn't use the folder under normal operation, just a place to keep the files during the update process. Also, the files in the firmware folder are what will show up when you start the radio in bootloader mode. Make sure the spelling is correct and, I'm not certain, but it may also be case sensitive so match it with what you see here.
@@shanesdiy thank you Sir - it worked. took me about 1.5 days to figure my new tx16s out & that is just the basics lol - enough to fly :-) scary frustrating at first but as time gets on its pretty awesome. next spare day crow brakes on my phoenix 2400. Cheers
Hey thanks for that. The last time I looked at companion when I plugged in my TX16S it didn't appear to be detected by my PC, although some of the functions on companion worked. I was expecting to see a drive appear on my desktop when I pugged my radio in, and when it didn't appear I just assumed that that's what it did. So watching this tutorial were you confirm I should be seeing a drive, I went and plugged my radio in to another PC, and it did show up on the desktop. Anyhoose, I did the update, which worked fine, so thank you for that, I had a feeling that if I plugged my radio in to the original PC that it would now show up on the desktop, which it did, so IDK if that's because of the new version of EdgeTX?
Interesting. The version of EdgeTX shouldn't effect the PC recognizing it. You sure the radio was on the first time you plugged it in? If it isn't powered on it won't show as a drive, it just connects in STM32 bootloader mode, and you also have to select "Storage" from the radio display after you plug it in? Also, sometimes it can take a bit of time before it pops up showing the drive. Hard to say, glad it's working now! Thanks for your comment.
Hi followed your video. It was easy. Now lua script won't load. I press the expresslrs button but it says loading but doesn't do anything. Is there a way to factory reset the transmitter. To start again from fresh.
Factory reset won't change anything. Lua scripts, models, etc. all run from the SD card. What version of the ExpressLRS script are you using? Do you have internal or external ELRS? Make sure you have the RF module turned on and selected in the SYS -> Hardware screen and that the model in question has the proper RF module and protocol selected. Depending on which version you were on and which you updated to you might have to reset some settings.
Question : my middle mod and acrobatic mode ( no safe mode) have the same movement. example: i move stil (any) to the further far side and the move the the 3 modes i have in my switch. I see that there is a differencw between safe level mode and the second mode. Bu when i move switch to third mode that does not have safe then the suface level does not move further, that tell me that it was alreasy at the max. please advice how to adjust this , i am using an ar631 in a durafly tundra. my tx is Boxer with laters firmware version. Thanks
@@shanesdiy good question, i purchase used and i think previous owner does not remember. So , factory reset does not solve this problem? Or i shouldn't adjust this prior starting forward programming process like regular rx set up? tks
It isn't a problem, it just has two modes currently. Very common. If you have the latest forward programming scripts on the radio, enter forward programming and you can change the configuration of each flight mode. Mode #2 often is set for "Envelope" which doesn't have auto leveling but does have bank limits. If you get into forward programming and don't have access to edit flight modes it is still locked or perhaps you've unlocked it but didn't do the factory reset yet. Once you do the factory reset you have to program everything from scratch. It's all explained and demonstrated in this video series.
@@shanesdiy ok tks i did set on one mode on enbelope yhanks to your video. So the throw of the control surfaces are adjusted by the angle, correct and it is done in the gain section? tks
@@alexherrera3918 You can't adjust the throw of the control surfaces like high/low rates via forward programming. In safe/self level mode the throw of the control surfaces is proportional to the bank or pitch angle. If the plane is level and you go full right aileron, for example, the aileron will move to its max. As the plane rotates to the right, the ailerons will gradually return to the neutral position and when you reach the programmed bank limit, they will be at neutral preventing you from banking any further. This has the same effect of "low rates". If you set it for envelope mode, the control surfaces will have full throw until the plane bank reaches the bank limit and then they will quickly snap to the neutral position preventing further banking. This still keeps you from going inverted but have much quicker response. Gain adjusts how the gyro automatically compensates for uncommanded movement such as wind, and self adjusts the control surfaces. The bank limits are edited in the "Gyro settings" -> "SAFE Settings" -> "Angle Limits" menu If you want to program high/low rates and expo do that in your transmitter and you'll be able to much more precisely control that. You generally want to leave 100% rates while in safe mode as it is already dialed down inside the receiver.
Yes. Sometimes you need to recalibrate the sticks, make a few adjustments here or there. Just be sure to do a full pre-flight test of all controls for each plane after any update. 2.9.4 is the latest stable release, I think 2.10.0 is coming soon. I've been testing the new 2.10.0rc3 release candidate the last week.
Only need to go to 2.8 first if you are coming from a much older version or OpenTX. I'd go straight to latest. 2.10.4 currently. Note, in 2.10.0 there were some hardware addressing changes so some folks have to go into the SYS->HARDWARE screen and check/reset switches, pots and sliders, and possibly calibrate the sticks. Simple process if you need to do it, just letting you know so you don't panic if some switches stop working after the update.
@@larryburrough7678 Basically, if your model files are are already in the ".yml" format, you are good. What it does when you have an old version like OpenTX, is convert your "model.otx" files into "model.yml" format when you update to EdgeTX 2.7-2.8. EdgeTX eliminated the built in model converter after 2.8.
@@shanesdiy ok cool thanks. I'm new to radio master an just noticed my rudder don't move on the channel monitor. All the other movements work when move stick other than rudder
The big problem of updating is ending up with a version that has more bugs than your current version. The list of bugs does not seem to be getting any shorter. Maybe there should be a separate branch for BW and color.
There have been some critical bug fixes along the way but like many things these days, "if it ain't broke don't fix it" applies. You can always review the change log and decide if anything applies to you. I've only encountered bugs that "bugged me" while helping evaluate the nightly builds or pre-releases. From my experience the devs and beta testers do a great job of finding and fixing issues prior to final public release.
@shanesdiy there was one bug that messed up companion and I was using nightly and I got hit with it and I am not sure if it is safe to use the write back feature of companion.
Honestly you can't really complain about bugs if you are using the nightly builds. They intended to be used for debugging and suggested to not fly your plane with them or "use at your own risk". Stick with the latest stable release.
@@Mikeylikesit1968 Same, I don't use it much with my radio, I mostly use Companion to create "virtual radios" when someone has a question about a Boxer, Zorro, etc. that I don't have and I can simulate just about anything.
I mention Buddy in the video and it works for me as well but I have worked with a 1/2 dozen people that could not get their transmitters to be recognized by the PC and talk to Buddy. A PC issue but the method shown here eliminates most complications I've ran into providing tech support. Goal is to remove as many potential technical issues as possible. If Buddy works for you, stick with it for sure, it is a great tool.
@@shanesdiydid not work for me i have a modified window 10 and i do not see my tx . this video shows the most effective way of doing it thanks for sharing!!!
@shanesdiy I use buddy just to download the file. I don't use the flash part. That part is where people have issues . I just download the file to my computer and do the rest like you do
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I cant thank you enough Shane. Your videos have been a tremendous help. I have the Eflight Fw190 with the TX16s and for the life of me could not get safe enabled until i flashed the receiver and set it to factory. You helped me with everything from updating the edgetx firmware to setting up the locked down receiver. Im subscribed and look forward to your next adventure.
Do you have the 4 in 1 tx16s?
Cant seem to bind my tx to the soektrum receivers
I always update this way when Edge tx is released and I have no problems. Very nice video showing the process.
I had no idea it was that simple until I watched your video. Other videos make it so complicated. Thank you
I followed your video and updated my firmware with no problems at all. Thanks for the great advice.
Great to hear!
You're a lifesaver. I watched several youtube videos how to update the firmware but no success until i found your video. Great video! Btw I am using Radiomaster Boxer and new to FPV. Looking forward to fly soon my BOB57. Subscribed!
Great video Shane!! ABSOLUTELY LOVE my TX16S transmitters!!
Thank you so much for your time and effort to make this hobby enjoyable. 😊
Great video Shane, I wish I had found this a week ago. I figured this out pretty much on my own with the exception of making and renaming a copy. Unfortunately I am still having an issue. The radio has partially updated but the version still shows as 2.6.0. . I wish you had shown the version number after your update. That's my only feedback, otherwise perfect and straight to the point.Liked and subscribed.
Be sure you don't skip steps or jump around in the video. When you run the firmware file first with the radio powered on normally, it updates the bootloader and doesn't change your firmware version. You do need to update the bootloader first particularly since you are updating all the way from 2.6.0. When you start the radio in bootloader mode by holding the two trim switches in while powering, then flash the firmware file, you should then see the firmware update and the version shown in the hardware screen will reflect the current firmware version.
I do show the version after the update, here is the timestamp to that spot in the video. Shows it first when still within the bootloader screen, then after the reboot I show it in the hardware screen.
th-cam.com/video/3Hbu7ZGsPsg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=K4fdICJKN_axq5Xh&t=632
Excellent, you made it the most simple .... Thanks
This is just what I needed. Thank you for your informative videos.
Always such a big help. Thanks for another great video!
I updated my TX16S a couple of days ago and had no trouble at all. I apparently used Buddy because I just told it what transmitter I had and the version, and it installed it. I also updated the Multi-Module to TAER because I use mostly Spektrum receivers.
Ya, Buddy is a great tool when it works. Due to the number of people that have trouble connecting to it, I lean towards the "manual method".
Thank you, great video
Thanks! Another clear and time saving post.
Thank you! It is the gratitude and support from viewers like you that keep me going!
Love it.... exactly the way I wanted to do it! Thanks so much!
Great, clean video Shane! Helpful!! Say, I have a sidebar question. Just got an Aeroscout to bind exclusively to the RadioMatster 16s. Do you know how to best increase the elevator throw on the AeroScout?? I pulled both “covers “ off the port and starboard side, but I am dumbfounded how to adjust the elevator?? I was expecting a control horn……thanks for your time for all you have done with the Aeroscout and forward programming.
If the AeroScout is in safe mode with the throttle at low or cut, the elevator will have a mix down and if you move the elevator stick you'll see minimal movement. This is normal. Switch it out of safe and the throttle->elevator mix will turn off and the rates will be higher. In safe mode when you throttle up the elevator also has an up mix.
Mechanically, moving the control rod to the outer most hole on the elevator servo horn in the battery compartment is all you can do to my knowledge.
So how can i bind this tx with a spektrum reciever or bind & fly model planes?
I have the tx16s v4.0 4 in 1. Firmware is 2.7.1
I see videos do bind with the open TX.
@@Mroswaldo16 Browse through my RC guides playlist, I have videos on about every aspect of Spektrum and EdgeTX and Radiomaster.
Hello Shane, you may have video on this but is there a way to change 3 way switch into 2 way without changing out the actual switch. For example I have low rate and high rate (no mid rate). Switch pos 1 is low middle pos is nothing switch pos 3 is high. How do I disable that middle pos because if I accidentally switch to mid it disables my entire plane because I have not assigned anything to the mid switch. Thank you
As with most things in EdgeTX there are many ways to accomplish this. Assuming you have your dual rates set up in the inputs (where they should be) I assume you have your 3 way switch assigned under "switch" for high rate of SA↑ (for example), and low rate is SA↓? In this scenario all you would have to do is change one of these to !SA↓ or !SA↑. So for example if high rates was SA↑ and low rates was !SA↑ then in both SA- and SA↓ would be low rates. So "!SA↑" means "NOT SA↑". Hope that makes sense.
Another option would be to setup 2 logical switches in basically the same way then use the 2 logical switches in place of the switch in the inputs for the dual rates setup.
Custom curves are also a way to turn a 3 way switch into a two way. Obviously there will aways be 3 positions but you make two of them the same output value.
Hi shane, so i lost my mig29 this past sunday, i was turning to come around to the runway but plane just stayed turning & did curcles with power so it wouldnt stall it self, until it hit the ground. Ppl are telling me to check the locks & fades or holds & frames on the tx16s?
I jmuse spektrum receivers so i just added an extra satellite.
Dang, sorry to hear that. While it is part of the hobby and inevitable, you never get used to the crashes, at least I don't.
The fades, holds, etc. come through as telemetry. You can put them on the screen with Widgets. I'll put a link below to one of my videos at the point you can see Holds and Fades shown on the TX16S screen. At the end of any flight before you turn off the radio you can see all of them a couple different ways assuming you don't have them shown on a screen. You can just navigate to the telemetry screen and scroll to those values. They will stay there until you turn off the radio or switch models. The other way is to open the DSM Smart RX script and look at the flight log. It will show you the same screen as you'd see on a Spektrum radio. The only one that is really relevant are Holds. That means it was in failsafe and ideally you don't want any of those. You'll almost always see tons of fades, thousands of them potentially, don't worry about those.
If you did lose connection and the receiver went into failsafe and it didn't go to zero throttle I wonder if your throttle failsafe was set properly. To set throttle failsafe to zero throttle, you must have throttle at minimum while you bind to the receiver. It saves the current throttle setting as failsafe during the bind so if you have it set at 50%, for example, and the radio and receiver lose connection, throttle defaults to 50%.
This all assumes you have/had a Spektrum Smart receiver in your Mig29.
@shanesdiy the receeiver im using is AR8360T+ on normal mig & AR10360T+ on my thrust vector one.. i just rebinded the receiver with zero throttle, because i added a satellite to it. First time it has ever happened. Well 2nd time but with a f16 i have but with a AR6306 receiver, just lost connection & plane went with some thrust until it went down into some bamboo (luckly no damage).
How are holds & fades show in the telemtry section? I was in that section but idk how they would appear, i did see hold but that was at 0 all the time..
@@Mroswaldo16 Might need to delete the telemetry values and "Discover new". Be sure you are connected to the receiver while doing this. Holds should just say "Hold". Fades say "FdeA", and Frame loss is "FLss".
If you are looking at the DSM Smart RX tools script in the "Flight Log" fades are just "F" and holds are just "H".
I Just used this method to update from 2.7.1 to 2.10.4 on a radiomaster tx16s. My radio got to the end of writing firmware on locked up. Any suggestions?
I unplugged the battery and entered the boot loader mode again and it completed the firmware install this time. Thx
@@mrmikelleeperry glad you got it sorted out. That was going to be my first suggestion.
Hi Shane. I had updated my radio as soon as I got it to the most recent v2.10.4 centurion. So my screens are a little different from some of yours on the older video versions.
My question is when I uploaded all my planes (about 13) when I touch the “manage model” screen or button it takes several seconds for it to load. But any other touch screen function works immediately. It seems the more planes loaded under each group takes longer to load than if there were only 1 or 2 planes. Is that normal or is my radio having a problem.
That's pretty normal, more so if you have images associate with all the models as it has to load the photos and index the list. I'm not careful to keep my images small so mine also takes a little longer to load up.
@ ok that’s what I was hoping the issue was. Second question is when I try to go to a group of planes where it says “favorites” and then you can add your own categories, for instance I have “jets” and “war birds” so if the jets is checked and I touch the screen for war birds it will put a small “and” but it won’t switch to the category I picked. I have to touch the jets until the check goes away and then touch warbirds. Are you familiar with this issue?
@@flyjets305 It's a new feature allowing you to customize how the model search is conducted. You can change this by going into SYS -> RADIO SETUP -> MANAGE MODELS. If you set "Label Select" to "Single select" and then go to the model manager and you click between the categories it will just move the check mark. When "Label Select" is set to "Multi select" you can customize how the other parameters are. If "Favorites matching" is set to "Must match" you'll get the "and" in the model manager. If you change "Favorites matching" to "Optional match" the "and" will switch to an "or" and you'll see models in both categories in the model manager. Then of course in each model setup you need to assign whatever labels you want to each model.
Hope that makes sense.
@@shanesdiy thank you again for the explanation very helpful😉😃
Is there a way to mute the voice alert when it says “telemetry lost/found”. I want to hear the other voice prompts I have set but don’t want to hear that one. I have separated the antennas to try and reduce that issue but still happens and most of my planes this only happens in a certain area of the airfield but other planes it happens all the time. Thanks and Happy thanksgiving
Sure, in the telemetry screen there is a checkbox for "Disable telemetry alarms". Just turn that on and it will not give you the telemetry lost callouts. Particularly useful with Spektrum receivers as they only have short range "fly-by" telemetry so even if you lower the alarm points to 1 and 1 you'll still get nuisance alarms often. Has nothing to do with control signal.
Hello, please help me how to make the EDGE TX Radiomaster 16 timer start when the gas stick is raised up.
In your model setup if you set the Timer 1 Mode to "Throttle" the timer will only run when the throttle is above minimum. If you set the mode for "Throttle%" the timer will run only when the throttle is above minimum and will also run faster with more throttle. At 100% throttle the timer runs 1 second = 1 second. Lower throttle levels the timer runs slower since you are using battery at a slower rate. Throttle mode set to "Throttle Start" the timer will start as soon as you throttle above minimum but will not stop when you take the throttle back to minimum, it will keep counting down.
@@shanesdiy This does not work in EDGE TX, it works in OPEN TX.
What does not work in EdgeTX? These throttle timer settings? Of course they do, I use them all the time. Or are you referring to something else?
@@shanesdiy Firmware 2.10. The timer countdown does not start when the throttle stick is raised, assigned a switch to the throttle, it does not work, it is assigned to toggle switches, how can I make the countdown start when the throttle stick is raised?
I'm on 2.10 and it works, perhaps something you got setup incorrectly. I've been thinking King of doing a video on the different throttle timers, I'll try and schedule time soon for a video guide.
Thanks I am looking to acquire a 16s and this is helpful
Question 2:i have the as3x moving in the ailerons in the incorrect direction , i guess the gyro reverse channel menu is used to adjust this, correct?
I am using the new BOXER lua script for B&W TX created by Francisco Arzu, but when revising ailerons nothing changes, i am saving the changes. Is there anything else i need to do to send the new setting to the RX in addition to save the changes?
I may be missing one step but i do not know what is it. My last option is factory reset and start from scratch.
Any advise? Thanks
There are two different controls. If the ailerons are reversed when you move the transmitter sticks you need to invert the channel in the radio output page. If the safe mode is controlling the ailerons backwards that must be reversed in forward programming model setup.
@@shanesdiy ok ,sticks are moving correctly the aileron.
The wind correction is the one that is not working: if shake one wing up the as3x aileron correction should move aileron up but it does not. If the gyro reverse menu is the one used to modify this then i am doing it correctly and the lua scrip has a bug.
thanks again.!
@@alexherrera3918 You have to first go into the "Model Setup" menu -> Gyro Channel Reverse and reverse the direction of the aileron channel. Aileron will be "Port 2 (TX:Ch1) most likely (if your TX is setup as AETR) You can tell this from the mixer channel order. Once you reverse the channel there, you go into Forward programming -> Gyro settings -> System Setup -> Relearn Servo Settings. This will send the new channel direction to the receiver.
In Episode 3 I show how to reverse a gyro channel. The link below takes you directly to that time stamp.
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By the way, if you can get it into safe mode with self leveling it is much easier to confirm if the control directions are correct. In AS3X you have to watch very closely for the slight movement.
@@shanesdiy I watched several time i learned a lotta.
I finally factory reset and started from scratch...including the relearn the servos from your video and worked now.
i still do not know what i did wrong...my guess did not relearn the servos.
Many thinks to do if you are just learning.
Many thanks for your support.
my tx16s has no firmware folder - should i make a new folder & call it firmware?
If you want to update any firmware yes, I would create the folder and put the new bin files there. It doesn't use the folder under normal operation, just a place to keep the files during the update process. Also, the files in the firmware folder are what will show up when you start the radio in bootloader mode. Make sure the spelling is correct and, I'm not certain, but it may also be case sensitive so match it with what you see here.
@@shanesdiy thank you Sir - it worked. took me about 1.5 days to figure my new tx16s out & that is just the basics lol - enough to fly :-) scary frustrating at first but as time gets on its pretty awesome. next spare day crow brakes on my phoenix 2400. Cheers
Hey thanks for that. The last time I looked at companion when I plugged in my TX16S it didn't appear to be detected by my PC, although some of the functions on companion worked. I was expecting to see a drive appear on my desktop when I pugged my radio in, and when it didn't appear I just assumed that that's what it did. So watching this tutorial were you confirm I should be seeing a drive, I went and plugged my radio in to another PC, and it did show up on the desktop. Anyhoose, I did the update, which worked fine, so thank you for that, I had a feeling that if I plugged my radio in to the original PC that it would now show up on the desktop, which it did, so IDK if that's because of the new version of EdgeTX?
Interesting. The version of EdgeTX shouldn't effect the PC recognizing it. You sure the radio was on the first time you plugged it in? If it isn't powered on it won't show as a drive, it just connects in STM32 bootloader mode, and you also have to select "Storage" from the radio display after you plug it in? Also, sometimes it can take a bit of time before it pops up showing the drive. Hard to say, glad it's working now! Thanks for your comment.
Hi followed your video. It was easy. Now lua script won't load. I press the expresslrs button but it says loading but doesn't do anything.
Is there a way to factory reset the transmitter.
To start again from fresh.
Factory reset won't change anything. Lua scripts, models, etc. all run from the SD card. What version of the ExpressLRS script are you using? Do you have internal or external ELRS? Make sure you have the RF module turned on and selected in the SYS -> Hardware screen and that the model in question has the proper RF module and protocol selected. Depending on which version you were on and which you updated to you might have to reset some settings.
Thanks Shane! Good video.
Question : my middle mod and acrobatic mode ( no safe mode) have the same movement.
example: i move stil (any) to the further far side and the move the the 3 modes i have in my switch.
I see that there is a differencw between safe level mode and the second mode. Bu when i move switch to third mode that does not have safe then the suface level does not move further, that tell me that it was alreasy at the max.
please advice how to adjust this , i am using an ar631 in a durafly tundra. my tx is Boxer with laters firmware version.
Thanks
What model? Many BNF models with the stock program switch between 3 modes but modes 2 & 3 are just AS3X, no auto leveling or bank limits.
@@shanesdiy good question, i purchase used and i think previous owner does not remember.
So , factory reset does not solve this problem?
Or i shouldn't adjust this prior starting forward programming process like regular rx set up?
tks
It isn't a problem, it just has two modes currently. Very common. If you have the latest forward programming scripts on the radio, enter forward programming and you can change the configuration of each flight mode. Mode #2 often is set for "Envelope" which doesn't have auto leveling but does have bank limits. If you get into forward programming and don't have access to edit flight modes it is still locked or perhaps you've unlocked it but didn't do the factory reset yet. Once you do the factory reset you have to program everything from scratch. It's all explained and demonstrated in this video series.
@@shanesdiy ok tks i did set on one mode on enbelope yhanks to your video.
So the throw of the control surfaces are adjusted by the angle, correct and it is done in the gain section?
tks
@@alexherrera3918 You can't adjust the throw of the control surfaces like high/low rates via forward programming. In safe/self level mode the throw of the control surfaces is proportional to the bank or pitch angle. If the plane is level and you go full right aileron, for example, the aileron will move to its max. As the plane rotates to the right, the ailerons will gradually return to the neutral position and when you reach the programmed bank limit, they will be at neutral preventing you from banking any further. This has the same effect of "low rates".
If you set it for envelope mode, the control surfaces will have full throw until the plane bank reaches the bank limit and then they will quickly snap to the neutral position preventing further banking. This still keeps you from going inverted but have much quicker response.
Gain adjusts how the gyro automatically compensates for uncommanded movement such as wind, and self adjusts the control surfaces. The bank limits are edited in the "Gyro settings" -> "SAFE Settings" -> "Angle Limits" menu
If you want to program high/low rates and expo do that in your transmitter and you'll be able to much more precisely control that. You generally want to leave 100% rates while in safe mode as it is already dialed down inside the receiver.
Great video. Can I update directly from 2.7.1 to 2.9.3 ?
Yes. Sometimes you need to recalibrate the sticks, make a few adjustments here or there. Just be sure to do a full pre-flight test of all controls for each plane after any update.
2.9.4 is the latest stable release, I think 2.10.0 is coming soon. I've been testing the new 2.10.0rc3 release candidate the last week.
@@shanesdiy Thank you for the answer. I will try to update my radio :)
@@shanesdiy Updated to 2.9.4. with no problem. Thank you so much 🙂
Mine is on 2.7. do I need to go to 2.8 first then 2.10 or can I go straight to 2.10
Only need to go to 2.8 first if you are coming from a much older version or OpenTX. I'd go straight to latest. 2.10.4 currently.
Note, in 2.10.0 there were some hardware addressing changes so some folks have to go into the SYS->HARDWARE screen and check/reset switches, pots and sliders, and possibly calibrate the sticks. Simple process if you need to do it, just letting you know so you don't panic if some switches stop working after the update.
Ok. Just in case I put 2.8 an 2.10 on SD card. Mine came with 2.7 so was just making sure
@@shanesdiy reason for asking is cause I read that it said to go to 2.8 first an don't want to mess it up.
@@larryburrough7678 Basically, if your model files are are already in the ".yml" format, you are good. What it does when you have an old version like OpenTX, is convert your "model.otx" files into "model.yml" format when you update to EdgeTX 2.7-2.8. EdgeTX eliminated the built in model converter after 2.8.
@@shanesdiy ok cool thanks. I'm new to radio master an just noticed my rudder don't move on the channel monitor. All the other movements work when move stick other than rudder
The big problem of updating is ending up with a version that has more bugs than your current version. The list of bugs does not seem to be getting any shorter. Maybe there should be a separate branch for BW and color.
There have been some critical bug fixes along the way but like many things these days, "if it ain't broke don't fix it" applies. You can always review the change log and decide if anything applies to you.
I've only encountered bugs that "bugged me" while helping evaluate the nightly builds or pre-releases. From my experience the devs and beta testers do a great job of finding and fixing issues prior to final public release.
@shanesdiy there was one bug that messed up companion and I was using nightly and I got hit with it and I am not sure if it is safe to use the write back feature of companion.
Honestly you can't really complain about bugs if you are using the nightly builds. They intended to be used for debugging and suggested to not fly your plane with them or "use at your own risk". Stick with the latest stable release.
@shanesdiy I really think they are trying to cover too many different devices in one thread.
Funny thing is I cant get the newest companion to work on my laptop , It starts installing and then I get a pop up saying error
Might want to download a fresh copy, perhaps the download got corrupted? I haven't had any trouble installing 2.9.3 Companion.
@shanesdiy I tried over and over. But oh well, really don't need it. I just make copies of my SD card
@@Mikeylikesit1968 Same, I don't use it much with my radio, I mostly use Companion to create "virtual radios" when someone has a question about a Boxer, Zorro, etc. that I don't have and I can simulate just about anything.
Buddy does the same thing . Just download the bin , takes me less then 2mins to update
I mention Buddy in the video and it works for me as well but I have worked with a 1/2 dozen people that could not get their transmitters to be recognized by the PC and talk to Buddy. A PC issue but the method shown here eliminates most complications I've ran into providing tech support. Goal is to remove as many potential technical issues as possible.
If Buddy works for you, stick with it for sure, it is a great tool.
@@shanesdiydid not work for me i have a modified window 10 and i do not see my tx . this video shows the most effective way of doing it
thanks for sharing!!!
@shanesdiy I use buddy just to download the file. I don't use the flash part. That part is where people have issues . I just download the file to my computer and do the rest like you do
@alexherrera3918 don't use the flash part on buddy, just use the download bin.
@@Mikeylikesit1968 tks. just did the old fashion way by downloading the files into the sd card. tks