FrSky D8R-XP Instruction Manual

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Instruction

Instruction Manual

Manual

Manual for

for

for FrSky

FrSky

FrSky D8R-

D8R-

D8R- XP

1. Introduction

Introduction

1.1

1.1 Compatibility

Compatibility

Compatible with FrSky two way telemetry modules: DFT, DJT, DHT, DHT-U

1.2

1.2 Specifications

Specifications

Dimension: 5 5 *25*14mm Weight: 12. 4 g Operating Voltage Range: 3.5V-10.0V Operating Current: 100mA Operating Range: full range (> 1.5km ) Servo Frame Rate: 18ms (FS – Normal Speed Mode)

9ms (HS – High Speed Mode)

1.3

1.3 Features

Features

1) Two

Two

Two external

external

external analog

analog

analog telemetry

telemetry

telemetry ports

ports

ports (A1&A2)

(A1&A2)

(A1&A2) and

and

and one

one

one digital

digital

digital data-stream

data-stream

data-stream port

port

port (Rx);

(Rx);

2) RSSI

RSSI

RSSI (PWM)

(PWM)

(PWM) and

and

and CPPM

CPPM

CPPM output

output

output -

- If

If CH3

CH3

CH3 and

and

and CH4

CH4

CH4 are

are

are connected

connected

connected by

by a

a jumper,

jumper,

jumper, CH1

CH1

CH1 will

will

will output

output

output CPPM

CPPM

CPPM for

for

for CH1~CH8,

CH1~CH8,

and

and CH2

CH2

CH2 will

will

will output

output

output RSSI

RSSI

RSSI (PWM);

(PWM);

3 )

)

) When

When

When side

side

side port

port

port pins

pins

pins of

of A1

A1 and

and

and X

X are

are

are connected

connected

connected by

by the

the

the jumper,

jumper,

jumper, A1

A1 will

will

will change

change

change from

from

from external

external

external analog

analog

analog telemetry

telemetry

port

port to

to internal

internal

internal built-in

built-in

built-in battery

battery

battery voltage

voltage

voltage sensor

sensor

sensor ;

;

4 ) Firmware upgradeable; 5 ) Two switchable PPM modes - FS mode and HS mode; 6 ) Alarm warning on low voltage, poor reception, etc.

2. Set

Set

Set up

2.1

2.1 Bind

Bind

Bind procedure

procedure

1) Ascertain that the transmitter is in the PPM mode. Turn off the transmitter.

2) Turn on the transmitter while holding the F/S button on the transmitter module (Ensure that both switches on the transmitter module are OFF when using D8R- XP in two way mode). Release the button. The RED LED on the transmitter module will flash, indicating the transmitter is ready to bind to the receiver.

3) Connect battery to the receiver while holding the F/S button on the receiver. The RED LED on the receiver will flash, indicating the binding process is completed. Turn off both the transmitter and the receiver.

4) Turn on the transmitter and connect the battery to the receiver. The RED LED on the receiver will indicate the receiver is receiving commands from the transmitter. The receiver/transmitter module binding will not have to be repeated, unless one of the two is replaced.

Warning:

Warning: Battery

Battery

Battery or

or servos

servos

servos are

are

are NOT

NOT

NOT to

to be

be plugged

plugged

plugged into

into

into side

side

side ports

ports

ports (A1/A2/Rx),

(A1/A2/Rx),

(A1/A2/Rx), otherwise

otherwise

otherwise damage

damage

damage may

may

may occur.

occur.

2.2

2.2 Range

Range

Range check

check

pre-flight range check should be done before each flying session. Reflections from nearby metal fences, concrete

buildings or trees can cause loss of signal both during range check and during the flight.

The following steps are to be followed to perform the range check of the model before the flight:

1) Place the model at least 60cm (two feet) above non-metal contaminated ground (e.g. on a wooden bench).

2) The receiver antennas should be separated in the model, and do not touch the ground.

3) Place the antenna of the transmitter in a vertical position.

4) Turn on the transmitter and the receiver, press the F/S button of the transmitter module for 4 seconds to enter range check mode, the RED LED of the transmitter module will be off, GREEN LED will flash rapidly, and the beeper will sound. The effective distance will be decreased to 1/30 of full range.

5) Walk away from the model while simultaneously operating the controls on the transmitter, confirming that all controls operate normally to a distance of at least 30 meters (~30 yds).

6) Press the F/S button of the transmitter module for 1S-4S to exit range check mode, RED LED will be back on, indicating normal operation is back.

2.3

2.3 Setting

Setting

Setting failsafe

failsafe

Failsafe is a useful feature in which all controls move to a preset position whenever the control signal is lost for a period of

time. D8R- XP supports failsafe function for all channels.

Follow the steps below to set failsafe positions for each channel:

1) Bind the receiver first and turn on both the transmitter and the receiver;

2) Move the controls to the desired failsafe position for all channels;

3) Press briefly the F/S button on the receiver (less than 1 second). The transmitter module will make a long “ beep ” ,

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indicating the failsafe position has been set in the receiver.

disable the failsafe function, re-bind the receiver.

Failsafe

Failsafe is

is recommended

recommended

recommended to

to set

set

set when

when

when system

system

system is

is firstly

firstly

firstly used,

used,

used, or

or receiver

receiver

receiver has

has

has been

been

been re-bound.

re-bound.

re-bound. Follow

Follow steps

steps

steps below

below

below to

to set

set

failsafe.

Option-1.

Option-1. How

How

How to

to set

set

set failsafe

failsafe

failsafe to

to a

a user

user

user -

- determined

determined

determined state

state

state on

on lost

lost

lost signal

signal

signal :

1) Bind

Bind

Bind the

the

the receiver

receiver

receiver to

to the

the

the transmitter

transmitter

transmitter module

module

module first

first

first and

and

and turn

turn

turn on

on both

both

both the

the

the transmitter

transmitter

transmitter and

and

and the

the

the receiver;

receiver;

2) Move

Move

Move the

the

the controls

controls

controls to

to desired

desired

desired failsafe

failsafe

failsafe position

position

position for

for

for all

all

all channels;

channels;

3) Press

Press

Press briefly

briefly

briefly the

the

the F/S

F/S

F/S button

button

button on

on the

the

the receiver

receiver

receiver and

and

and you

you

you are

are

are done.

done.

Option-2.

Option-2. H

H o

o w

w to

to set

set

set failsafe

failsafe

failsafe for

for

for no

no pulses

pulses

pulses on

on lost

lost

lost signal

signal

signal :

1) Just

Just

Just press

press

press briefly

briefly

briefly the

the

the F/S

F/S

F/S button

button

button on

on the

the

the receiver

receiver

receiver while

while

while the

the

the transmitter

transmitter

transmitter is

is off

off

off and

and

and you

you

you are

are

are done.

done.

Note:

Note: If

If failsafe

failsafe

failsafe is

is not

not

not set,

set,

set, failsafe

failsafe

failsafe default

default

default will

will

will hold

hold

hold last

last

last position

position

position before

before

before signal

signal

signal is

is lost.

lost.

lost. In

In this

this

this case,

case,

case, t

t here

here

here exists

exists

exists risk

risk

risk that

that

your

your model

model

model will

will

will fly

fly

fly away

away

away or

or cause

cause

cause injury .

injury.

2.4

2.4 LED

LED

LED status

status

RED LED GREEN LED Mode

On Dimly On Normal Operation Blinking Off No Signal Blinking On Binding Successful

2.5

2.5 Pins

Pins

Pins definition

definition

definition for

for

for side

side

side ports

ports

It should be noted that 3.3V only has a limited driving current (1~10mA), it should not be used for driving a MPU.

2.5.1

2.5.1 Two external analog telemetry ports (A1&A2) and one digital data-stream port (Rx) .

G G G Tx X X Rx A2 A 1

Rx: input to receiver, RS232 level, connect with FrSky sensor hub

A2 (external) : max v oltage 3.3V , division ratio 1:1 A1 (external) : max v oltage 3.3V , division ratio 1:1

2.5.2

2.5.2 When

When

When side

side

side port

port

port pins

pins

pins of

of A1

A1 and

and

and X

X are

are

are connected

connected

connected by

by the

the

the jumper,

jumper,

jumper, A1

A1 will

will

will change

change

change from

from

from external

external

external analog

analog

analog telemetry

telemetry

port

port to

to internal

internal

internal built-in

built-in

built-in battery

battery

battery voltage

voltage

voltage sensor.

sensor.

G G G Tx X X Rx A2 A1

Rx: input to receiver, RS232 level, connect with FrSky sensor hub

A2 (external) : max v oltage 3.3V , division ratio 1:1

A1 (internal) : max v oltage 3.3V , division ratio 4:1

3. How

How

How to

to switch

switch

switch between

between

between two

two

two PPM

PPM

PPM modes

modes

Turn the transmitter of f , connect the battery to the receiver, press ing the F/S button of the receiver for 6 seconds and then

release. The red LED will flash fast in HS mode and slowly in FS mode. The mode alternates each time this procedure is done.

Warning:

Warning: HS

HS mode

mode

mode is

is only

only

only applied

applied

applied for

for

for high-speed

high-speed

high-speed digital

digital

digital servos.

servos.

Other

Other servos

servos

servos should

should

should select

select

select FS

FS mode,

mode,

mode, otherwise

otherwise

otherwise servos

servos

servos will

will

will get

get

get hot

hot

hot and

and

and may

may

may burn

burn

burn out.

out.

4. How

How

How to

to get

get

get CPPM

CPPM

CPPM and

and

and RSSI

RSSI

RSSI from

from

from D8R-XP

D8R-XP

If CH3 and CH4 are connected by a jumper, CH1 will output CPPM for CH1~ CH8 and CH2 will output RSSI (PWM) .

CPPM

CPPM channel

channel

channel can

can

can not

not

not handle

handle

handle all

all

all eight

eight

eight channels

channels

channels at

at the

the

the same

same

same time

time

time with

with

with all

all

all throws

throws

throws are

are

are maxed

maxed

maxed out,

out,

out, as

as it

it does

does

does not

not

not have

have

enough

enough frame

frame

frame gap.

gap.

gap. It

It is

is recommended

recommended

recommended to

to use

use

use at

at most

most

most six

six

six channels

channels

channels from

from

from CPPM

CPPM

CPPM channel

channel

channel while

while

while leaving

leaving

leaving off

off

off the

the

the rest

rest

rest two

two

channels,

channels, otherwise

otherwise

otherwise improper

improper

improper performance

performance

performance might

might

might occur.

occur.

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