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Devo 10: strange link between Thrust and Rudder
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Then, I have put the nightly build "deviation-devo10-v5.0.0-403c3b6.zip" into the devo 10. All went perfectly, as stated in the manual.
But I notice a strange relation between the two input channels of the right stick (I use Mode 3):
Thrust works nice -100% to +100% (Stick down-up)
But Rudder is not responding on Left-Right-Moves of the Stick, but the input channel reflects the setting of Thrust, but negated!
So, when thrust is 100%, rudder is -100%, when thrust is 0, rudder is also 0 etc.
I notice, that the change in the rudder is delayed by a second or so, and it slowly goes to the new value!
So, the TX is not usable, because no independent Rudder.
Is this a basic error in this devo 10?
I just want to make a simple test with syma X5C.
Any suggestions would be very welcome
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Without any connection diagrams it is difficult, to understand, where the connection is coming from.
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If those fail, then it's probably a hardware problem. If you haven't done any hardware mods on it, I'd be tempted to put Devention back on it (which is why I'd test with it) and return it to whoever you bought it from.
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Agree on putting back the stock devention firmware and try in than...
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The picture shows the board with the original devo HF module removed (antenna connector is visible).
BTW: Also with the firmware 5.0, the coupling is the same. So, it seems definitely, that it is a hardware error.
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Problem: How to bind to Syma X5C (the protocol selected is the *SymaX, when pushing ENT on Re-Init, nothing happens. Is that another hardware problem?
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Current state of my TX after some days of experimenting, I can report the following behaviour:
1) Syma X5C, Eachine E010 and H8mini can be bound. Very good.
2) The strange hw-coupling between thrust and rudder has not really vanished, but is intermittent. Normally, when switching on the TX, the coupling is there, but when flying (with rotation of the Multi) it seems, that there is a probability, that the rudder is switched to independent control by the right hor stick (mode 3). What produces this change is not clear at all.
3) After power off, the coupling is coming again, very strange!
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For example the flux residue can conduct, and explain your still existing link.
Try to clean the microcontroller's legs with alcohol.
To be honest those pots have low enough resistance (usually 5kOhm) so such small current leaks shouldn't exist until your wires and contacts are good.
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a quick shutdown of the the TX does not destroy the normal rudder function, but a longer shutdown brings back the connection from thrust to rudder (say half an hour or so)!
I think, that there is a uF-capacitor which produces this behaviour. the question is, which capacitor might be responsible.
After flying for a while, the rudder works ok again, but I don't know how long it takes systematically.
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So, now, everything is working and I am finally capable of looking into the nice functionalities of Deviation (running the nightly build version 403c3b6).
BTW: I figured out, that, if the ADC-input was damaged, I could use e.g. AUX4 or AUX5 as RUD input by lengthening the wires. But now, this is not necessary. But I have learned quite something about DEVO 10.
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