Immersion RC TNR Mini-Wand Instruction Manual

Mini-Wand : Personal Edition

Preliminary Operator's Manual

International edition, Rev 0.9 - Sept 2016

Power

Batteries

2 x1.5V AAA Alkaline cells

Battery Life

TBD (For heavy use at a race event, it is good to have at least one space set)

TNR (Touch’n’Race)

NFC Standard

ISO 15693

Range

Approx 10mm with correctly mounted TNR Tag

User Interface

Display

128 x 64 OLED, 0.96”

Pass/Fail Indicator

24-bit RGB LED

Environmental

Storage Temperature

TBD

Operating Temperature

TBD

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Specifications

Introduction

The ImmersionRC TNR Mini-Wand is a unique touch-free tool for programming video transmitters
for FPV Racing.

The unique Touch’N’Race (TNR) system was designed with the following goals:

1) Eliminate DIP switches as a way to set vTx frequency

2) Eliminate confusing button/LED UIs as a way to set vTx frequency

3) Allow transmitter frequency to be both queried, and set without powering up a quad.

4) Dramatically reduce race inter-heat deadtime while setting race quads to the correct
frequency.

5) Eliminate ‘powering up in the pits’ as a way to create dangerous situations in race events

6) Give control of race events to race directors.

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Touch’N’Race (TNR) for Casual Use

When arriving at a local park, and asking what frequencies other pilots are using, a TNR wand may
be used to safely set a Tramp HV, or other TNR-equipped quad to an unused frequency, and
appropriate power level.

Programming quads for a race is easy, using the ‘Heat’ mode of the wand. Pre-configure the
frequency and power level of each pilot ‘slot’ to meet local regulations, and then quickly wand each
quad before flight to ensure that they are on the chosen frequencies.

Touch’N’Race (TNR) for Racing Events

When arriving at a race event using ImmersionRC TNR Technology, a pilot’s quad is placed in ‘Race
Mode’ during pilot registration. This is achieved without powering up the quad, and without any
physical connection, using the TNR Wand. Registration can therefore take place simultaneously
with racing.

When in Race Mode (identified by a blink code on the internal LED), the transmitter will not
transmit unless requested by the race director’s TNR Wand. This typically happens during
preparation for a race, while the previous heat is running.

Quads are ‘wanded*’ safely while their batteries are disconnected, and assigned their race band,
channel, and transmitter power level. When powered up, the quads will transmit on this assigned
channel until the battery is disconnected, at which point they will return to the race-director
assigned mode.

A race organizer may choose to allow quads which are not racing to transmit a very low power level
on a ‘Pit Frequency’ to allow quads to be set up, and debugged, without interrupting a race. This pit
frequency is defined by the race organizer to comply with local regulations.

This Pit Mode also allows quads powered up for equipment inspection to transmit an image.

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wanded

English dictionary.

: The act of touch-free programming a racing quadcopter, soon to be submitted to the webster