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Just finished updating my 9x to er9x.

Stuff used:

Turnigy 9x - v2
er9x firmware - r768 (v1.5712-Mike)
Custom splash screen - MS paint
eepe - eeprom editor
programmer - avr programmer 2.1 - www.extremeelectronics.co.in
OS - Windows 7
Connectors - IDC.

Pictures - below

Thanks a lot for the new thread this just what I was expecting  ;D

Please don't call me sir May I need to call you so..  :headscratch:

No No, please don't sir me. You can call me Gary which is my nick name since I was born, and is not an adopted western short name for my first name :)

Cool Gray  ;D

Looks like you have used solder method. Which soldaring iron you have used ?

I have two
#1 Soldron 25 watt: used for standerd electronics work  (Don't thing it's good optopn will it damage my board ???)
#2 12 V variable temprature : used for mobile board sodring (Dont produce enough heat to solder new wires hoever can solder small components)

12v fine tip is good for soldering the little spots. Soldron tip is bigger (unless you have the pointed ones). And with var temp irons, one can solder at lower temps.

I used the inner wires of a Cat5e (LAN) cable to attach the connector to the board. Cat5e solders easily and very finely.

Oh btw, i thought you were talking about the Tx color unitl I realized you were calling my name. It's Gary :D

Hi Guys,

I too have this TX ? Not aware of this ER9X FIRMWARE ?Do i need to  upgrade my TX ?

was facing several problem  with TX -Menu used to get hanged & I had to re-start again.

Can you help -no electronic back ground but a fair knowledge of it logically.

regards
Peter

Yes I was talking about Tx color  >:D :giggle:
Sorry I completely miss that .. Gary . Will have to keep previous post unchanged otherwise this post will not have any meaning  :giggle:

-Vinayak.

Hello Peter ,

More information here http://code.google.com/p/er9x/

-Vinayak.

Hi Vinayak,

Thanks for the link ,will read through it & incase need some help ,will get back to you.

So its a Software to upgrade the TX

regards
Peter

Hi Peter,

er9x is not an upgrade to the stock firmware. It is an alternative software for the 9x transmitter that opens up a plethora of configurable options for the 9x series of transmitters.

An analogy would be changing your PC from Windows to Linux.

Can you please highlight the major enhancements that you achieve by this firmware...why would you want to change the stuff that came with the Radio... Sorry for this Basic question.

Shreekant

i hve done this in a similar way!!>. used eepetool!!

follow this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXwVpabmICw

Stock turnigy hardware is very good, but the stock firmware is buggy. The mixes have several problem.
With this the mixing logic is very easy and you can mix any channel to any. Other than that there are a lot of alerts like if you switchon the transmitter for long it will start beeping to warn you.  you get a 16 model memory if i remember correctly. Low battery alerts you can set the lower threshold voltage. You can switch off/on the backlight to save battery..and the list goes on. Actually it is like whatever you feel like having in a tx they are doing it in regular firmware updates.

Hi Shreekant

The er9x site speaks of some benefits, which i don't think the causal flyer might be interested in, or even comprehends completely.
I chose this mod because I wish to foray into FPV and Telemetry and move to FrSky systems

So going from simple to complex, here is what lurks on the surface

- can turn that idiotic key beeper off, esp when my little one is sleeping.
- can change the low battery alarm setting so it's not beeping all the time
- can store longer names of models (so I can store 'Boomerang' instead of 'Boomer')
- can program any switch/pot to any channel (this is different from mode selection)
- can set d/r throws individually for stick directions.
- the timer can be programmed to start automatically (rather than flipping the Trn switch, esp in my case, where I broke the switch and had to replace with a non spring loaded toggle switch)
- can have a minute beep
- can control backlight (needs a small mod)
- automatically load upto 6 models at startup, for quick switching
- a much more reliable volt reading. The stock firmware reading never matched with my balance charger (and it floated between points), this one matches
- can create custom mixes - this sounds useless but is not, most expensive radios have custom mixing, the mid range ones don't
- mixes can be assigned to switches and changed in flight via switches, or virtual switches (inputs from other channels)
- the Tx can be connected to the PC now and programmed via the PC.
- with little hardware mods, FrSky telemetry, DSM Radios can be supported, and pretty soon voice. Loads of guys have already done these. :D
- can integrate with ArduPilot with hardware mods

There are many other things one can do, the list indeed goes on. But yes it only depends on what one needs and what not.

Thanks so much for these details. Good to know so much more can be done with the same TX. Since I am yet to appreciate the usage of the above complex features,would love to have the simple ones like the beep or a correct voltage reading.
Thanks

Shreekant

just upgraded my flysky th9x to er9x 4 days ago...
at first getting some problem with lot of new features ( i am a beginner :-\).. but then i took some time and read the whole manual patiently..
since then i am enjoying this firmware...

I have successfully done with new firmware and auto backlit control in my Turnigy 9x.
Sandeep

welcome to open source. I am sure you will fall in love with your new radio.