Open TX

And I think if you upgraded to OpenTX 2.2 you'd be able to set it up from the radio...the drone boys didn't get all the updates

I looked for that but couldn't find it.

Phil, it would make sense for you to upgrade to 2.2 now so that that you don't have to convert models later. You'll get the advantage of being able to setup the S receivers more easily and the standard synthesized voice alerts sound a lot better on 2.2.

MikeSeale wrote: I looked for that but couldn't find it.

I've not got 2.2. on my radio so I can't have a play, and I suspect you need to have an S6R already bound to it, and I don't have one of them either. It would make sense to be able to adjust things in the field from your radio, otherwise you'd need to carry a laptop too!

Um! a bit like Android then Mike, chasing updates. I will look into the changes between 2.1.9 and 2.2. It does make sense to keep up with upgrades although not all upgrades for any system give the results one expected. At least we can now have a backed up copy of "when it worked okay", a great advantage! However, if as Chris says you can directly communicate in 2.2 with receivers and possibly modules too then i will jump to it.

It's not exactly "chasing updates". Like Chris, I'm not using 2.2 and I won't change yet. But you don't really have anything invested in 2.1 so it would make sense to update now.

Might be my imagination or perhaps I'm getting to understand the system, but I found that working with OpenTx 2.2.0 seemed to be a bit easier than the original firmware.

Well on this rather wet morning i thought I will back up my TX and upgrade to 2.2. So, uninstalled Companion 2.1 and installed 2.2. Wrote the firmware into the radio. Pretty painless. However, the SD card layout is slightly different than the earlier version and the radio came up with some issues, not finding some files. Scratched my head for a bit then thought I'll shortcut this problem.

Took out the 1Gb SD card and found a spare 8Gb Sandisk card. Inserted it into a card reader and copied the downloaded/unzipped SD file to the card. Then inserted the card into the radio. All sorted. Although I had to play around a bit with some of the sound files. On the TX everything appears to be working except I have lost the Welcome voice when switching on but thats no big deal. Out of time to fiddle but later will check the Fox glider still answers to the radio.
Note you don't have to have all the sound files in the new batch. There were a few i had to smile about, eg; 3D mode activated and similar warnings. These won't be needed by me! I have not looked at all of them yet but have only copied over the ones I need or wanted.

After watching the video below quite a few times I will set up the S8R (arrives Tuesday hopefully) on the PC. Then if successful I will have another go using the TX using 2.2. and the Lua script

Brian wrote: Might be my imagination or perhaps I'm getting to understand the system, but I found that working with OpenTx 2.2.0 seemed to be a bit easier than the original firmware.

I must agree Brian that I too have started to get the hang of OpenTX although I'm not sure I like the GUI of 2.2 although considering I had only just started with 2.1.9. Originally I wondered if i had jumped out of my comfort zone of JR/Spektrum

Albeit as previously posted there are a few more advantages of 2.2 even for Fixed Wing.

I only had two models (Fox and Phoenix 2M) on the Taranis but after the upgrade they were still there and the planes work as before so big issue. S8R turned up today and after scratching my head again as why I can't configure it I found that the Airlink USB decided on a Com Port already assigned. Changed that on the PC and clicked Open in the Frsky X6/8R Config Program and behold I can communicate with the receiver.

On one of the Tube videos I also found ways of assigning TX silders or knobs to reduce/increase/fine tune the gyro whilst in flight. BUT for now I'll stick to keeping it simple.:lol:

I am beginning to like this system....

Onward and upward Phil! I've used Lemon Rx and Orange Rx stabilisers. I allocated one switch for stabiliser on/off. I think changing gyro gains in flight could be a bit difficult unless you have a helper on hand. Choosing a Frsky receiver isn't as easy as I thought either. I bought a Frsky XM+ receiver, thought its small size would be ideal for a small electric model. Turns out its designed to be connected to a flight controller for a quadcopter. No use for fixed wing at all.