Hello everyone!

Been flying FPV for about 2 years now. I also have a custom build service that is called SuperFLY Multirotor Services. I fly quads and wings and have used Spektrum and Taranis for a while now. I have always disregarded the Devo 7e as i saw it to be a "Toy" radio. However I recently got to hold one in my hands and was very impressed with the feel of the radio. My DX6 feels like a dump truck in my hands, and the XD9 feels like a wiffle ball. The Devo 7E was SOLID and since I use mostly DSMX Rx now (because OSD are finally no longer a PITA) I want a smaller more simple radio and I hope the Devo 7E will be it! Hope to bother some of you vetts soon as my radio is inbound from the Amazon jungle.

Hello,

Devo7E with hardware limited ~7mw output range and FPV? That will not work great! You do NOT have same range as Devo7+Devo10.
Especially on DSM + DEVO protocols (CYRF) you run into this limitation!

You would have to mod it with 4-in-1 modules (full 100mw CYRF output power) or get a CC2500 HF module for FrSkyX protocol.


Anways, personally I would NOT buy a transmitter with that limited memory.
You probably read that Deviation developers have problems (over and over again) to fit the existing / future code to 7E?!

Threads:
Newest DSM threads on fixes and enhancements: www.deviationtx.com/forum/protocol-devel...m2-x-protocol-errors
Custom 5.0.0 build: www.deviationtx.com/forum/builds/6407-de...ith-latest-protocols
7E poll: www.deviationtx.com/forum/general-polls/5754-saving-the-7e

F210 and statement on Devo7 EU=10mw range: www.deviationtx.com/forum/6-general-disc...lkera-f210-model-ini

Thomas

You don't have to fit 4/1 module. Just doing diode mod would let full range work for DMX.

@SadSack - yes, but this "just doing diode mod" means "just ruining beyond repair" for many This is not the mod I would advise, though I did it myself to my Devo 7E.

Tbh both ways are right.
He's running build service so guessing he hasn't got dexterity of a camel wearing gloves.

That's true SadSack, but probably risky to my understanding if you are not used to SMD soldering or do it wrong???
Why fix a bad 7E HW HF design instead of getting it "right" from the beginning?

You can easily hit past threads like "DSM range problems / issues": www.google.com/search?q=site:deviationtx...+dsmx+range+problems :
www.deviationtx.com/forum/6-general-disc...m2-zero-range-solved
www.deviationtx.com/forum/3-feedback-que...sing-dsmx-on-devo-7e
www.deviationtx.com/forum/3-feedback-que...ssues-been-fixed-yet
www.deviationtx.com/forum/3-feedback-que...-telemetry-questions

This hardware HF mod combined with oranges and lemons is the ideal fit!

Well, I do not know - and can not reproduce - what are all these guys talking in the threads anyways...

Deviation works so smoothly (for me) with a Devo10 and genuine Spektrum receivers:
www.deviationtx.com/forum/builds/6407-de...ocols?start=20#54796
www.deviationtx.com/forum/protocol-devel...port?start=400#54108
www.deviationtx.com/forum/protocol-devel...port?start=400#45377
www.deviationtx.com/forum/protocol-devel...5-0-0-tx-crash#52770

using windscreen heater repair paint to short the diode is the easiest and least likely for failure way to do the range mod for those without the equipment and or skills to do it with solder, though if you are doing work like that just using a 4in1 module instead would be my suggestion, plus if you don't solder in the 4th rf chip ce wire to the mcu it's a very easy mod to make