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PCTx and Spektrum DX6i

I am presently using a Hitec Laser 6 and a PCTx with my UGVs, but need more range. I am considering the Spektrum DX6i, but no one seems to know if the DX6i will work with the PCTx. The older DX6 and the DX7 are both known to work with the PCTx. I have contacted Spektrum about the trainer port on the DX6i in relation to the trainer port on the DX6, but have yet to receive a response. Has anyone got the PCTx working with the DX6i?
Regards,
TCIII

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Permalink Reply by Djin on September 24, 2008 at 12:00am
TCIII,

That is awesome news! you should contact endurance-rc to let them know of the compatability although I am concerned about not having to put the Tx in trainer mode becuase I heard this can damage the Tx or the chip in the PCTx. I might email Spektrum and ask them about this or if the Tx has some sort of inbuilt system to detect the trainer port being used and automaticallys switches to Trainer mode. I just dont want to order a PCTx to the UK and have it fried moments after lol

Thank a lot for you reply!

Kamal
Permalink Reply by Djin on September 24, 2008 at 12:04am
Sorry ignore that Trainer mode part as I just realised you mentioned holding down the trainer switch to the on position. Is there any way of fixing it in the on position?

AdminPermalink Reply by Thomas J Coyle III on September 24, 2008 at 4:25am
Kamal,

The quick way to hold the trainer switch in the on position is to use a strong rubber band wrapped around the body of the transmitter on the trainer switch side.

The long term fix is to open the case, remove the trainer switch and install a standard on-off switch which most users do.

The DX6i acts as the master and the PCTx acts as the slave in the configuration that I am using.

Regards,
TCIII
Permalink Reply by Djin on September 24, 2008 at 4:28am
Yes I realised I might have to mod the Tx when I get it which I am not looking forward to. I always have bad luck with brand new stuff! Thanks again TCIII I noticed you posted your results on Endurance RC's forum which will help out a lot of people with the same questions!
Permalink Reply by Nick on April 20, 2011 at 8:54am
There is no possible way to break the chip in the v1.3 and v1.4 PCXts, right?

AdminPermalink Reply by Thomas J Coyle III on April 20, 2011 at 2:53pm

NIck,

According to the schematic of the ver 1.3 and up PCTx, the output of the PIC MCU is isolated from the input to the RC transmitter trainer port by a NPN transistor that acts as a buffer between the MCU and the trainer input. It turns out that I actually have a ver 1.3 PCTx that has the transistor buffer and that is why it will work with the Spektrum RC transmitters. I think that I traded Endurance RC my original ver 1.2 for the ver 1.3. I also have one of the ADCs that Endurance RC sells and it works great.

Silly question: Have you made sure that your RC transmitter is properly bound to the RC receiver that you are using and that you can use the transmitter to control servos attached to the accompanying receiver?

Regards,

TCIII

Permalink Reply by Nick on April 20, 2011 at 8:29pm
Haha yes, I double and triple checked that. What is an ADC by the way?

AdminPermalink Reply by Thomas J Coyle III on April 21, 2011 at 9:50am

NIck,

The Endurance RC ADC is an analog to digital converter board that allows you to digitize analog voltages and send them to your PC over a USB connection.

Regards,

TCIII

Permalink Reply by Nick on April 22, 2011 at 10:37am

Ok, Thanks for the explanation.

 

Thanks,

NIck

Permalink Reply by NIgatu Mitiku on November 25, 2011 at 9:06am

I bought endurance PCTx, the high resolution one. I downloaded the sample application software for it from http://www.endurance-rc.com/media/9ch_high_res.exe and tried to control the motors on the arducopter. Unfotunately, nothing seems to happen. The sliders on the application interface just slide with out any consequence. I have the mono PCTx, plugged into the trainer post at the back of my DX6i transmitter and held on the trainer button with out powering on the transmitter. 

 

Is there anything I am missing? doesn't the sample application software work with out any modification just by downloading and running? I need your advice or recommendations. thanks.

Permalink Reply by Nick on November 27, 2011 at 10:24am

What receiver are you using?


AdminPermalink Reply by Thomas J Coyle III on November 27, 2011 at 10:31am

@Nlgatu,

I believe that the DX6i does not support the high resolution (11ms) timing required by the high resolution PCTx. I believe that you will have to use the DX8 which can accomodate the 11ms pulses.

Just a thought.

Regards,

TCIII

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