RC Basics: Introduction to how a RC radio system works
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This video is a direct result of requests from subscribers. Thanks to all who took the time to ask for this.. it's your fault!
In this video we cover the basics of how modern RC systems work and how each part of the system talks to each other and sends the information about the channels from the pilot.
We cover a number of topics including Mode1/2, binding your receiver, what is failsafe, how the receiver works, how the receiver sends information to servos and how ESCs and motors are connected.
This video is for new starters in the hobby and those who are coming back to us from before it all went digital!
In this video we cover:
- Introduction (0:03)
- Demonstration (0:42)
- Radio modes 1 and 2 (2:51)
- Explanation of how the radio talks to the receiver (3:30)
- How to bind the receiver (10:17)
- Failsafe and setting up (13:50)
- PWM/CPPM/SBUS explanation (17:35)
- How PWM works (21:23)
You can find lots of useful videos if you are new to RC by watching my 'Introduction to RC' playlist - th-cam.com/users/playlist?list...
Thanks for watching, please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!
Happy flying!
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I just came across this channel while trying to learn how a quadcopter works. I know these videos are eight years old, but this guy seriously deserves more love. The sheer amount of effort he puts into these videos are genuinely worthy of a full course on Udemy or some similar platform.
Absolutely ❤
For a noob like me, these are gold. Even those who have prior knowledge can still take a lot from the videos you make. Thanks a lot man, really.
mungkey Thanks for the feedback, too often those of us in the hobby forget that when you are new to RC, or coming back into it after a break, not everything is obvious and simple overviews can help plug the gaps in knowledge and provide a much needed basic understanding to learn from. Best of luck with your journey into RC. I have an 'Introduction to RC' playlist that this is part of that will give you loads of useful tips and tricks..Happy flying!
Painless360
I just bought an rc yacht and it's controller won't even activate. But from what I heard from you about frequencies, I can get a new controller for it, just as long as it has the same frequency as the 27MHZ transmitter inside.
Hi
absolutely agree! These have been the videos I've been searching for!
Coming back to the hobby after many years, I found this very helpful! Radios have come a long way since I last bought one.
Thank you.
I am quite new to rc but i understand a lot more about my rc's now that i have watched this video. Very good detailed descriptions, thank you very much!
Really great explanation. Glad you got down to the PWM level. I'm brand new to RC, but have done PWM programming against bare metal, so this was perfect for my need.
Thanks for the video. Everything was well explained and it all finally clicked in my head.
Outstanding information, haven't done RC since the 1970,s and it has changed a lot. Your instructions were great and confirmed my desire to get into it again. Will keep this video and watch again as it covers a lot of useful information. Thanks for the valued instructions
Thank you. Been a jag and bimmer tech all my life and realise the same tech is in rc now. Starting again and learning.
This is EXCELLENT! Thank you so much for such an excellent end-to-end coverage. I'm just getting into this and you answered so many of my questions. Thank you!
Thank you for posting the video. Outstanding job of keeping it simple for the newbies
I've seen a million videos on this was the 1st one that actually gave me a good understanding of pwm ppm and sbus. Great job
Your introduction video was very clear and answered some urgent questions I had with binding a new receiver to my transmitter. Thanks, I will certainly see more of your video's.
Thank you for these fundamentals and explanations. I used to fly many years ago (channel 49 crystal lol) and I'm looking to get back into it and am realizing how much has changed.
Top Notch! Thank you for the time to put on a wonderfully done presentation.
Thanks for the intro....Leaned a ton! I and from the FM receiver world....
Great video. I'm brand new to the world of rc and this was very helpful and easy to understand. Thank you!
There are many ppl out there that try to explain the RC magic. You have really done it! Thanks for your efforts and I look forward to your other videos.
I'm getting back to the rc hobby since 4 years of break. Glad I found this video
Thank you for the great introduction. Clear and concise.
WOW i am newbie and your video flew me away, too all other newbies make sure you watch the whole video , thank you mr. painless
Dear Painless!! You have taken me from knowing absolutely nothing, to a level that at least puts me into the "game"! Your weight should be in GOLD, sir! I have searched for days on TH-cam looking for information like what you have just presented, as I am trying to do a remote control of a kayak rudder assembly to eliminate unsightly control lines that remind me of a spider web!!
I simply cannot thank you enough!!
exactly what I was looking for no more no less and easy to understand
you learned me the last thing I needed to know before going into home built RC thanks sooo much
I’ve looked at about 20;videos. In almost all categories of info, you Brits seem to give a better understanding of what ever category of info I’m looking for.
I have been interested in getting into RC as a hobby since there is so much you can do with it. Everywhere I have looked on the internet to get a crash course for beginners was way too complicated and always lost me very quickly. Your video was excellently excecuted, well planned, and I greatly appreciate the time you took to apply visual aids when needed. I found it very entertaining and highly informative. I retained most if not all the concepts you explained and now I feel that I have a much better grasp of the workings of RC. This was a very intimidating hurdle for me to overcome and you helped a lot! Thank you very much!
Thank you, check out the other videos in the series for more of the basics explained for newcomers: th-cam.com/play/PLYsWjANuAm4oWuE5ZDX4TAiHBv2i0Xl4m.html
This is one of the better videos I have watched! It has really helped me with RC!
not only is the content clear and concise, but the delivery style is smooth and very well paced. thank you so much.
+Ravi Brewster thanks for the feedback, we do put a lot of effort into making these potentially confusing subjects easy to understand.. Happy flying!
your lectures are always great, thanks so much, they help me a lot
Excellent explanation of a very technical subject. Plain language but not over simplified.
Very informative and well explained. Will watch again and properly absorb. Thank you.
This video has helped a lot!!! I’m new to the hobby, and I’ve been having trouble understanding the terminology and all the other stuff. Thanks for putting in the time to make this!!
+Charlie Payne glad it helped, check out the 'introduction to remote control' series on the channel. That covers a lot of the basics and should give you a decent grounding in the terminology too. Best of luck
That is brilliant! Just thinking of returning to RC after a break of about 15yrs. You've answered a lot of questions! There aren't too many model shops left that you can just wander into and ask these days!
Sadly that's true but there are lots of playlists in the channel designed for pilots like you to get back into it all. The hobby has become more diverse with more powerful radios, kit and models with more diversity than ever. It's a fun place to be.. Best of luck
Brilliant intro! Thank you so much for that.
VERY nice ! Although I admit, I’ll probably go over everything a few more times. I’m just getting into plane flying cus I’m a drone guy, and I’m used to controllers that come with the drone. Now I need to understand how all the pieces fit together, rather than having the everything already set up by the manufacturer.
Thanks so much ! Very informative. I look forward to your other videos of how to.
You are my hero! Thank you for excellent introduction to RC.
Excellent tutorial! I’ve been out of this for 40 years and had no clue.
Well done, concise, simplistic. Great for a beginner
Congratulations on a truly excellent [edit; exceptional] tutorial.
Very eloquent, informative and also easy to follow.
Thanks for the feedback and welcome to the channel. Lots of the basics covered in the 'Introduction to Remote Control' series..
Many thanks for sharing your knolodge with all of us!
I don't know why it took me so long to come accross our channel. I'm always searching for RF contents in YT and I only found your video today!
DEFINITELY subscribed! Thank you!
This is excellent!!
I have been out of the hobby for so many years that my old radios are probably not even legal anymore. (27mhz)
Many new things to play with and learn.
Thank you.
You need a ham license then it's legal
was 35 mhz for planes and 27mhz for boats?
@@Tyler-ev7xq Didn't need a ham license back in the old days........However I do have my general license. Tried the radio and the servos where seized up. Got a Jumper T8SG Plus and a couple receivers.
@@johnpeabody6166 the difference was that 27 Mhz could be used by anyone. 35Mhz required a amateur radio license.
Didn't matter if you were using it for a plane, boat , car or helicopter. Back in the olden days, we didn't have multirotors like we do now. 😄😄
Really good introduction to RC essential for beginner like me.
Thanks for all your time and effort doing these videos, these are needed for all of us newbies. Best wishes to you.
Thanks John, happy flying!
Very useful explanation here . Very good. Science / technology made understandable and simple.
Great video , im in my 70s but love this kind of stuff, i love to know how all this kind of stuff works well explained in detail, its brilliant !!
Thank you for the comment, please see my introduction to remote control series for lots more videos like this. Happy flying.
I learned more on this then I have on many channels. Well put together. Thank you
This is advantage of watching long video, you get ton of information. This tutorial is ultimate.👍
Thank you for the comment, sometimes it feels like entire generations have developed a 6 min attention span so often the fix that the viewer is looking for is missed.. Happy flying!
So many thanks for making these things clearer, now I feel like I truly understand 🙏
You're welcome, check out the other videos in my 'Introduction to Remote Control' series for more of the basics explained simply.
very helpful video, thanks for taking the time to do this.
My Goodness, Thank you for this series!
Awesome video series. Very informative. thanks for all you do!!
I just wanted to thank you six years later, because this was the first video I watched to learn how to set up the electronics.
he still out here liking comments 6 years later. what a legend
Fantastic information and a great place to start learning to fly my first RC of any kind. Just received my first quad yesterday and this video is just what I needed right now. Thanks for sharing it with everyone.
Doc Kazoo You are welcome, videos on learning to fly quads on the channel too, if you're interested..Best of luck!
Great vid professor. This helps me tremendously. Going to buy my first transmitter/receiver combo now.
+1nspector Gadget if it's for a multirotor and you can cope with only 5 model memories then the FS-I6S is wortha worth a look. Best of luck with it.
Just ordered the Turnigy 9X from HobbyKing. Mainly for multirotors. On a budget so I hope this one works out.
I’ve been out of RC for thirty-five years. This vid is properly awesome. Well done.
Welcome back! The hobby is amazing with so much cool stuff to try out, fly-drive-sail. Best of luck!
Thank you, much appreciated. To a newbie this can all be quite confusing. Your vids are helping so much.
You're welcome. Check out the other videos in the Introduction to remote control playlist. Best of luck!
I am trying to get into RC radio systems and I really understand perfectly this video. Thank you very much.
Great to hear - lots more videos in the 'Introduction to RC' series on the channel that may help too.. Best of luck!
I miss the old days. Built my first system from a kit (Ace R/C). Hardest part was soldering the boards for the servos(super tiny parts). But in the process I learned exactly how the whole circuit worked. The one thing I am impressed with on the new digital systems is that they still eventually use the same PWM signal to the servos. To me, the rest of it is a bit of over engineering a simple system that works well.
Very nice! Im a newbie trying to learn all of this Magic. Your vids have helped me very much. In so thankful to you Lee. Happy flying snd Happy Holidays
Thanks, for the explanation. Looks like a minefield but lowly seeing a outs through. Cheers.
Just trying to figure out remote control and this, although a few years old, is by far the best and easiest to understand explanation I have ever come across .
Many thanks. I can now go forward with a bit more confidence with my model boat RC
This is a Spektrum DX7. It is very old tech now. See my more recent videos on modern radios for current choices... Happy flying
Fantastic video clearly explained great job on all your videos thank you.
Thank you very interesting and easy to follow what you were saying 👍
I started watching this as a completely blank slate and ended up knowing what to do and why. This vid is essential!
Glad it made sense, check out the other videos in the 'Introduction to remote control' playlist for more of the basics.. Happy flying!
very helpful I personally really appreciate this super helpful information. thanks a lot.
the way you explained was very good making intricate things in a simpler manner keep it up.
I can't see if you're a subscriber but if this channel is new to you - welcome! All of the videos on here are aimed at those getting to grips with the hobby and any playlist called 'Introduction to..' or '... for beginners' are especially suited for those with lower levels of experience in R/C. i.e. 'Introduction to remote control' for example.. Happy flying!
Being newbie, (10/2017) I thank you!!! Presentation Well Done. Graphics excellent!!! I subscribed.
Welcome to the Channel! Please see the other videos in the 'introduction to remote control' as well as the videos in the 'common RC questions' playlist to. Happy flying!
Very simple explanation and useful thanks
Excellent. So great to understand how, at some level, something works! Hope there is a similar explanation of FPV RC systems available. Thank you for your work!
Yep, there is. th-cam.com/video/4iqKp-7RQkk/w-d-xo.html is one of three videos that cover a lot of the basics for quads.
@@Painless360 Thank you Lee. Great videos!
i was so lost and then i saw your videos. Thank you so much.
You're welcome. Glad it helped! :D
Super explanation, many tks from Portugal, very good!!
Love your vids!!! TY, I'm new to RC and really appreciate your detailed vids!
Thank you! Lots of newbie stuff covered in the 'Introduction to RC' playlist..
Excellent video my friend thank u so much for this information. It's going to help us that are new in the hobby.
Thanks for the feedback. Please see the other playlists designed for beginners for more of the basics and help building you first aircraft. Best of luck!
Very good as am just getting back into RC after a long hiatus. Tks
awesome video brother. Just what i was looking for
very clearly explained, consise and made interesting
Excellent! Thank you so much for this. You're a legend! 👍
Very useful video. I’m from the crystal days so this clears things up nicely…. Thank you 😊
So many wonderful comments from New guy's you have helped like me make sense of all this electronic stuff, so they have said it better than I could. You are a great teacher and have a way of making things easy to understand. So today I am subscribing to your chanel and I want to thank you so much for your time and effort the hours, and days you have given to simply help people as myself (to understand so We could fly! I do not take this for granted. You are could have just chosen to spend your time flying. Thank you and cheers to you Sir!
Welcome to the channel. I'm all about education not entertainment so the content isn't all click-bait but is about helping get into the air and use the technology with the minimum of stress. Check out the playlists that are designed around topics that start simply and help you learn all about the subject. Best of luck!
@@Painless360 Thanks!
Fantastic intro. Thank you. 👍
Great video. Thank you so much for the information!
Very helpful video,for a beginner,[like Me]. So different from our cousins across the Atlantic,who love the sound of their own voice. Recently,One Gentleman,spent 50 seconds,talking about the Box the Controller came in.
:D Thanks for the comment, this channel has always been about education more than entertainment (unlike a lot of other channels). It means that I get a lot less subscribers and views but the content is a lot more useful to those that need it! Happy flying!
Hello painless just wanted to say thank you for this video i use to fly a heli back in the day with airtronics radio and im looking at getting a new heli but i saw that the radios are running 2.4 ghz so i knew there was something new i didn't understand so searching youtube i found that your video seamed to cut through the bs and just give me the info i needed so thank you for that and until next time Happy flying
th-cam.com/video/_YNRZVJIl7k/w-d-xo.html may be of interest too. Best of luck!
This very video is easy to understand. Very nice
Watching October 2020 and this has helped me immensely 👍😎😃
Getting back into R/C after a long absence but digital? What's digital? This video is perfectly understandable, clear, and concise. I now understand all of the gobbelty-gook I've been hearing about. Thank you for a great explanation. Now to put what I've just learned into practice. Wish me luck.
I'm not a expert, but it's true that signal will be encoded/ encryption to avoid any interference.
Awesome video, Lots to learn in this hobby :)
Perfect introduction to radio control!
Thanks very much for your teaching us,
Bless you mate
Really fantastic introduction! any thanks!
Wow a great video!! Very easy to understand I'm converting the gi joe mauler to remote control.
Thanks for the video it was really helpful!
Thanks. This has been quite helpful!
I am planning to make a rc solar powered catamaran boat but i really want to learn more about rc controls and this was very helpful thank you
Thank you for your videos! Just great!
Really helped me understand how it all goes together. Thanks for the good video.
Wow, thanks so much. I am a 62 yr old female and have just discovered RC boating. I had to buy 2 boats before I finally got the one I wanted (now I own three). I just bought a Spectrum Trans and Rec to put in one of my other boats. Now, thanks to you, I think I can do it. Once you know enough on your own the hobby is very enjoyable, especially since I live right on lake Erie! Again, thank you!
Jane Thorkelson Thanks for the feedback. If you ever make an aircraft carrier then you could have the best of both worlds ;)
Happy flying.. no.. Happy sailing!
Soooooooo much thanks to you for good description
Excellent video. I have learnt a lot from it
this is a very helpful video for beginners like me
Great video sir thanks clearly explaining the basics which I needed. I'm trying to convert an original hornet model off roader from old setup to using a ubec system. And got confused so gave up. This I think will help me. 👍