can you post pre compiled bin file for 9xr pro

[geofrancis]

can you post a compiled bin file for the 9xr pro so i can use frsky and mavlink.

[adriano65]

Just uploaded in pre-release section:-) it seems to work with 2.0.14 eeproms but havent tested in deep

i don't remember if i loaded via companion or microSD, try both.

let me know if it works for you :-)

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

I have a 9XR and wanted to try it. Does the 9XR Pro work on the 9XR as well. I tried to compile the source but got some error messages.

[geofrancis]

its kind of working but im not getting data through and on the mavlink screen its just the PKT DROP counter thats climbing.

[geofrancis]

i see your also missing ppm2 out

[geofrancis]

i think my problem is that the comports on the 9xr pro are rs232 not uart?

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

Couldn't upload the 9XR Pro to the 9XR, the radio turned off in the middle of writing. I tried the 9X version and i uploaded it on the 9XR. I will test tomorrow the frsky telemetry. I can't test the mavlink because my apm got damaged. There are two things i notice tonight: there are no voices. I have the Megasound9X installed on the 9XR and voices are great to have there and the backlight doesn't turn on. I will test tomorrow the frsky and report back.

[geofrancis]

megasound is not supported with opentx

[adriano65]

@geofrancis i use 9600 baud second com port on 9xrpro (futaba port) Did you change baudrate on mavlink menu? (default is 4800)

[adriano65]

@albeagle007 Just uploaded a 9xr128 version. i haven't megasound hw-mod and i can't help there try it if you want :-)

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

Thank you, i will try it and report back. When i try to compile the source code i get an error about view_frsky.cpp. Any suggestion

[geofrancis]

i was trying to use it at 57600. but i will try with 19200.

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

@geofrancis the opentx with mavlink i have supports megasound9x, i'm using sounds on the radio.

[geofrancis]

i got it working on the tx and rx next to com2, the only thing not displaying properly is the flight mode.it just says "UNKN MAV TYPE"

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

Hi there Adriano and thank you for the great work. I installed the 9xr128 version and everything is working with FrSky. Backlight OK, Sound OK, Telemetry OK. The only thing i noticed was the Radio Modes. You have deleted them, so you can't switch between M1, M2, M3 and M4. It is only set to Mode 2 i think but i use Mode 1 (actually Mode 3). If you could fix that it would be great. I still have to test the Mavlink when i get the APM and Pixhawk. Thanks again for the hard work :)

[geofrancis]

with bluetooth mode on this firmware is it bidirectional? can i receive and send telemetry via it?

[adriano65]

@albeagle007 just updated a master version with missed frsky file and makefile. It should work, but i haven't tested it... (I have to check Radio Modes missed ;-)

[geofrancis]

any idea why flight modes are coming up on the 9xr pro screen as "UNKN MAV TYPE" ?

will you be able to merge your changes onto 2.1.5+ i really need the selectable ppm2 out so i can use my frsky diy module internally and my openlrs in the module bay without resorting to switches.

can the mavlink telemetry values be selected like the frsky ones so that custom warnings can be assigned to the values.

[adriano65]

@geofrancis depends on APM type you load on plane/quad (that code don't recognize yet) I am using ardupilot-3.1.1 and it shows OK. Maybe we have to update MAVLINK #defines in this opentx version (see view_mavlink.cpp -> print_mav_mode)

[geofrancis]

im running arducopter 3.2.1 on a pixhawk, are you running a cx-20 or something with that old version?

i used to have this problem with opentx-mavlink on my 9x when using arduplane.

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

Downloaded the new repository, but it looks like the source code is for the 9XR Pro. Could you please uplod the 9XR 128 source code. I also have a question. While compiling i get: bash.exe: warning: could not find /tmp, please create! I created /tmp manually in the radio and src folder but didn' help. Any suggestion?

Thanks AlbEagle

[adriano65]

@albeagle007 to compile for 9xr128 you have to change the define in makefile (line 55 -> PCB = 9XR128) and comment out PCB = 9XRPRO

..about tmp and bash -> it is a compiler config: can't help.

[adriano65]

@geofrancis i use 3.1.1 because i modified it for double link minimosd and openlrs at different speeds (57600 and 9600) ..

it is my intention to merge with 2.1.5 but now i want to make it work on my glorious SKY9X :-) Let me check mode menus and ppm2

[geofrancis]

i use the gitsly fork of openlrsng, it has mavlink flow control so i can run the serial rate at 57600 along with my minimosd and still get all data through with a 19200 air rate on openlrsng. then its connnected to a bluetooth serial adapter for connecting to my phone/tablet.

albeagle007 wrote it up here when i talked him through building his. http://flyingforfun.weebly.com/open-lrs.html

https://github.com/openLRSng/openLRSng/tree/gitsly

[adriano65]

@albeagle007 mode menu seems to work... binary is in pre-release 0.2.14 Try it if you want :-)

[geofrancis]

i see you done the ppm2 output for 9xr pro. as far as 9xr pro is a clone of ersky9x so it should work on yours too.

also on com1 with 9xr pro it has tx and rx on a single pin. any idea how i could convert it back to regular tx rx?

[adriano65]

i don't use PPM2 on sky9x, but i hope it will work for you. I am testing mavlink statuses on 9xrpro and 9xr128 and a bad error on start.

about 9xrpro com1, i don't have schematics but i am sure it can be done with some soldering. Every UART has distinct tx/rx pins even if 9xrpro board join them together with some kind of resistors.

[geofrancis]

how does your firmware handle the ports? i want to run frsky into com1 and mavlink into com2 will the firmware just listen to both or is there a way to select a com port?

[adriano65]

I am developing a way to associate one com port to a protocol (mavlink, frsky, others) on a model based selection. ... and copy serial data on a bluetooth module, to see data in field with droidplanner or something.

I will let you know :-)

[geofrancis]

ok let me know when its good enough for testing and il flash it to my 9xr pro.

did you find out why the modes were not working ? would it be possible to use the mavlink data as variables so that alarms can be set similar to frsky?

[adriano65]

I changed telemetry serial selection: now you can choose which com gets telemetry data in general menu (telemetry mirror not implemented yet)

I am also trying to import eeprom. I add a log capability for mavlink on uSD.

About apm modes, i am debugging and i write raw data to menu.

I'll release something in the next days Thank you for your help

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

I tried the firmware with Mavlink, it is not working, it is only dropping the packets. FrSky works great though. I have the 9XR. I'm using the setup i have described here:

http://flyingforfun.weebly.com/open-lrs.html

Any chance you can update the 9xr hext too?

Best regards AlbEagle

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

@adriano65 I tried the mavlink again, the strange thig is, I can connect to mission planner through FTDI, baudrate set at 19200 (everything i have is set to that baudrate) and everything works on MP on PC, i just don't get anything shown on the screen of the 9XR. I only get dropped packets.

AlbEagle

[adriano65]

Did you check the mavlink baudrate in model setup ? i usually test it at 9600 and it works.. maybe i made some mistakes on other speeds :-( Anyway i am configuring the SITL simulator for mavlink so i can check better next days..

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

It's working :) I didn't see you posted a second pre-release for the 9XR 128. Thank you for your great work. I will test it tomorrow in details and i will let you know. I have two S500 quads. I want to use both of them with only one radio. The first one has a Pixhawk Lite, 3axis gimbal, sj4000, 6s setup and i'm using it with OpenLRS. The second one i'm going to use only for fpv with APM 2.8 FrSky DF Combo (DJT + D8R II Plus) 3s setup. Its great being able to only swap the Tx Modules and change the protocol on the handset and use Mavlink/Frsky. Thanks again :+1:

[adriano65]

Glad to read it is working:-) i have to enhance mavlink status on second menu, but thanks for testing:-) On 26 Dec 2015 00:32, "albeagle007" notifications@github.com wrote:

It's working :) I didn't see you posted a second pre-release for the 9XR

128. Thank you for your great work. I will test it tomorrow in details and i will let you know. I have two S500 quads. I want to use both of them with only one radio. The first one has a Pixhawk Lite, 3axis gimbal, sj4000, 6s setup and i'm using it with OpenLRS. The second one i'm going to use only for fpv with FrSky DF Combo (DJT + D8R II Plus). Its great being able to only swap the Tx Modules and change the protocol on the handset and use Mavlink/Frsky. Thanks again [image: :+1:]

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/adriano65/opentx-2.0.14/issues/1#issuecomment-167266817 .

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

@adriano65 Today i tested the FrSky, it is working great. Tomorrow i will test the mavlink. I think i saw some flight modes not displayed on the 9xr screen but i will test it tomorrow in more details and let you know. I hope weather will be good. It's been foggy for a while here

I live down there under the fog lol . Pictures taken from the quad here would be awesome i think :)

[adriano65]

:-) Wonderful picture! I'd like to dive in the fog with my FPV bixler2 with mobius recording Full-HD! :-)

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

My Bixler 2 is laying in my room just because i don't have a carbon spar for the wings (I broke it in a tip stall above a cemetery (I guess i shouldn't have flown there lol) but since we were working there, i thought i would record the area. It was the first flight after upgrading the motor (jello effect, no camera dampening).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnAEcyqrxRA

I will purchase another Orange LRS receiver for my Bixler 2 so i will be able to fly 2 Quads and the Bixler with the 9XR. I will make a video about how to setup Mavlink and OpenLRS with your firmware and upload it to my youtube channel. I will direct people to your work here. I think there are a lot of others that would like to setup systems like this.

Best regards AlbEAGLE

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

@adriano65

Hi there adriano

Is it possible to display Current Flight mode on Frsky Telemetry screen. Also some flight modes are not displaying on the Mavlink telemetry screen. Instead of the flight mode you get numbers for example if i switch to RTL, i get Current Mode 89. Also on the left upper corner of the 9xr screen it says Plane (should be Copter or Quad :) )

I wanted to let you know about these issues.

Happy New Year :) AlbEagle

[adriano65]

Thank you for your tests :-) I was releasing a version with correct flight modes but i must check why copter are not recognized.

I must check APM arducopter code... On 28 Dec 2015 23:13, "albeagle007" notifications@github.com wrote:

@adriano65 https://github.com/adriano65

Hi there adriano

Is it possible to display Current Flight mode on Frsky Telemetry screen. Also some flight modes are not displaying on the Mavlink telemetry screen. Instead of the flight mode you get numbers for example if i switch to RTL, i get Current Mode 89. Also on the left upper corner of the 9xr screen it says Plane (should be Copter or Quad :) )

I wanted to let you know about these issues.

Happy New Year :) AlbEagle

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/adriano65/opentx-2.0.14/issues/1#issuecomment-167668056 .

[adriano65]

hi AlbEagle, i just released 0.2.17 version with corrections to (hopefully) display Current flight mode. I had no time to load and check, but next days i will.

I am working on companion (linux) to try loading EEproms with models but i have a bad bug that even prevents loads of bootloader on 9xrpro...

Have a good new year :-) Adriano

[geofrancis]

it looks good, the only mode that is not working is POSHOLD it just shows as mode 16.

how do you enable the sd gps logging?

[adriano65]

Thank you for your quick test ! I'll check pos hold. To enable gps log, you have to go to special functions menu, choose a switch (i use RUD switch on left) and assign SD Logs item. the last item is saving speed on uSD, i use 0.5 seconds

Bye

[geofrancis]

i might set that to always on lol.

the only thing missing is being able to use the mavlink values for alarms like low voltage.

even if you just set it to map the mavlink values into the frsky field so they can be selected with logical switches.

[adriano65]

Eh eh ;-) Just thinking about it... Let me some time to organize and, please tell me about Logs On 29 Dec 2015 17:47, "geofrancis" notifications@github.com wrote:

i might set that to always on lol.

the only thing missing is being able to use the mavlink values for alarms like low voltage.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/adriano65/opentx-2.0.14/issues/1#issuecomment-167828349 .

[FlyingHighInTheSky]

@adriano65

Flight modes are showing now thank you. If i translate the en.h to albanian.h would you help me to integrate that language and show on my handset. I tried it myself but it is showing some errors while compiling. There must be something with the length of the strings maybe. Is there anything i should know before starting to translate

Thanks AlbEagle

[adriano65]

@albeagle007 Glad to know modes working better now :-) I can't help you much about translations: i am too busy with companion and mavlink bidirectional communication (to slow down speed and increase TX distance). Anyway, you have to absolutely maintain strings length and not change any \0, \r in the end HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

[geofrancis]

i noticed you have the telemetry port configuration in the radio configuration, does that mean it would have to be changed whenever i switched profile from openlrs airfraft to frsky aircraft if i have them on com1 and com2

[adriano65]

@geofrancis Yes, you are right. I had spare bits in General Menu (radio menu) and i was trying to keep low eeprom usage for old 9X. The problem you pointed out is even worst on Taranis. It has internal frsky com0 and external telemetry/debug/bluetooth port to connect openlrs-ng serial. If you want, open an issue to keep track of this enhancement

[geofrancis]

you could remove that option for 9x and 9xr since they only have com0