02-03-2014, 01:05 AM
Andrew, just in case you're not aware of it, the OrangeRx module requires you to manually toggle between DSM2 11/22ms and DSMX 11/22ms. Otherwise, if your aircraft rely on a mix of those protocols and you swap models in the radio without changing modes on the module, the result will be precisely that "always losing bind" symptom.
The raised button on the back of the module has to be pressed three times in succession to cycle between:
- no flashes, DSM2 22ms
- one flash, DSM2 11ms
- two flashes, DSMX 22ms
- three flashes, DSMX 11ms
Naturally, its best to aim for DSMX and 11ms if the receiver can handle it, but not all of them can.
It's a bit of a pain to have to toggle those modes manually, but the radio firmware can't "address" the module settings, or change them. Hence the pilot has to do it to match the model whose receiver is about to fire up. It becomes ingrained after a while.
I'd also suggest the Taranis over the 9xr. It's a bit more expensive but a better quality and even more powerful OpenTX radio.
The raised button on the back of the module has to be pressed three times in succession to cycle between:
- no flashes, DSM2 22ms
- one flash, DSM2 11ms
- two flashes, DSMX 22ms
- three flashes, DSMX 11ms
Naturally, its best to aim for DSMX and 11ms if the receiver can handle it, but not all of them can.
It's a bit of a pain to have to toggle those modes manually, but the radio firmware can't "address" the module settings, or change them. Hence the pilot has to do it to match the model whose receiver is about to fire up. It becomes ingrained after a while.
I'd also suggest the Taranis over the 9xr. It's a bit more expensive but a better quality and even more powerful OpenTX radio.