V202 protocol

minimad wrote:

jason4207 wrote:

minimad wrote: SO, after messing with my .ini files, I got LEDs AND flip to work on the devo 10 !

But still, I can't get the camera to work, and I think this is due to my model profile : It only has 6 channels in "model setup", and the camera works on channels 7 and 8. thing is, I can't change the value using the buttons on the devo, and when I change It to 8 on the .ini file, it still displays 6 on the radio

Any idea ?

Which FW build are you using? I'm not sure if it is in the nightly builds or not. victzh posted a custom build a few pages back...here it is again along with the matching FS files which you may or may not be able to get elsewhere right now. If you're using the correct build then post up your model file for a look-see.

As always, make sure to back up your model, modelico, and tx files before any FW changes.

Thanks Jason, but victzh only posted the 7e version, and when I install this one, my devo 10 gets stuck on the update screen

I currently am using the latest nightly build (ddf6350)and I'll try to mess with other files (learning by doing ) until our great Guru named victzh posts the devo10 version

victzh wrote: @jason4207, thanks for providing so comprehensive support. I was without Internet for several days, but you covered this perfectly.

@minimad - if everyone is happy with channel assignment, I can make a pull request so it will go to nightly builds.

jason4207 wrote:

victzh wrote: @jason4207, thanks for providing so comprehensive support. I was without Internet for several days, but you covered this perfectly.

@minimad - if everyone is happy with channel assignment, I can make a pull request so it will go to nightly builds.

Yay! Make it so!!! Make it so!!!

EArHog wrote: Hey Daryoon, ol' buddy ol' pal. A couple of newbie questions:

On my 7e set up with your NanoQX model, when I change batts in the quad, if I don't restart the timer, the Tx starts to (or continues to) beep at me. My practice now is to toggle the power switch to restart the timer on the quad battery. Is there a way to restart the battery timer without toggling the power switch at each battery change?

Also, I see in the model setup, a Tx power setting. Default seems to be 10 mW. I think my 7e has been modded to have more output. If it has the "jumper cable" mod, is the Tx output fixed at 150 mW, regardless of the display? Or is output actually selectable, as is suggested by the menu?

And finally - man, I've been going through batteries in the Tx like crazy (seems to me). Two sets of AA's over the weekend. Granted, there was a lot of time in the USB drive, so maybe it's not as bad as I think. Question - if I set the Tx output to 10 mW for every model, will that help my Tx battery life? (which would make this question #2a, since it depends on answer to #2)

Irv wrote: Earhog you do have the diode mod and can choose whatever power output you want. Unless you re-installed the FW and didn't edit the tx.ini file.

I also had to go 100Mw on the nQX.

EArHog wrote:

Irv wrote: Earhog you do have the diode mod and can choose whatever power output you want. Unless you re-installed the FW and didn't edit the tx.ini file.

I also had to go 100Mw on the nQX.

There's my good friend Irv!

Jason made me reinstall FW using the latest nightly build. The install got my sticks straightened out flying the V202/FQ. I intended to save/reuse the tx.ini file. But this is ALL Greek pig latin to me, so I'm not sure what I've got.

Is there something in the tx.ini file that I can look at to confirm .... anything? I will say that the Tx gives me a range of outputs to choose from: 300 uW (I think that's low power), 1 mW, 3 mW, 10, 30, 100, and 150. So if you guys are correct, then I can pick and choose the output for each model.

(man, this is just awesome stuff. I love it!)

P.S. I dialed back output to 10 mW on both Nano and the V202, just to see if I could tell any difference. I have been flying the nQX/FQ in acro mode almost exclusively, so the quad most certainly isn't getting more than about 60 - 70 feet away from me.

And if I may be so bold, I can now say that what I'm doing in acro mode can now be referred to as "flying". (he said proudly) Granted it's still drunken clumsy flying - but flying it is! By Labor Day I should be getting things smoothed out and flying pretty.

[modules]
enable-cyrf6936=B12
has_pa-cyrf6936=1
enable-a7105=A13
has_pa-a7105=1
enable-cc2500=None
has_pa-cc2500=0
enable-nrf24l01=A14
has_pa-nrf24l01=1

Daryoon wrote: @jason4207
I spent an afternoon going through the dimensions of the various LiFe batteries on HobbyKing and finding the optimal one that will fit into the cavity of the Devo7e.

I have finally settled on the 3S Life pack that many people use for the Turnigy 9x.

I will buy two, split it into three 2s packs. Then I will have enough for three Devo7e. For me and two friends.

Now just a matter of placing the HK order to see if my research pans out. LOL

Booo...just noticed the LiFe pack is now out of stock. Too slow on the trigger.

victzh wrote: Guys,

I am far from my beloved Devo , so can I ask for a favor. I added proper definition for known constants - Camera and Video to V202 module, and recoded it slightly for better code readability. As I can't test this myself, I am attaching Devo10 and Devo7E recent builds (just in case, I built File Systems as well, if you update from very old firmware, it makes sense to update it as well, just don't forget to backup model files and restore them after update).

Could you test them for me so I can make a pull request?

Thanks,

Victor.