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FPVFreerider and Taranis
#1
Hi Folks....

While I am building my first quad, I thought it would be prudent to fly on a simulator to get some practice. While I realize that a simulator can only come so close to the real thing, it's better then nothing.  Anyway...to the point of my question......I got the Taranis Plus to work with Freerider ok, EXCEPT for the throttle stick.  I mean it works, but it doesn't start to spin the motors until I get to what I would call half throttle (stick dead centered).  So it works from there through being pushed all the way forward.  To me, it seems more natural if the motors are started at (or near) to the beginning of throw instead of half way through it.  It compresses the motor's range into half the stick travel and for me it makes it a little too sensitive.  O have the offset set to 50 and the range set to 50 and expo at 15.  If I use any other setting then that it starts doing some really funky stuff.  If any one knows how to do this (it's probably pretty simple), I would appreciate them sharing that knowledge.  Thank you one and all!
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#2
sounds like you didn't setup the Taranis correctly...

On Windows, you need to setup so that the joystick channels go from 0 at minimum to 100 at maximum (instead of -100 to +100).

in case you can't see the pictures here are the text instruction from the Free-Rider manual:



FPV Freerider - Taranis setup guide

You may also need to switch Internal RF mode off.

Setting up the Taranis radio can be done in two ways, depending on preference -
First, create a new model and name it to your liking. FPVFreerider seems a good name Wink

Then hit the PAGE button until you get to the INPUTS page.

Here, select the first channel, AIL in this example long press the enter button and select EDIT.

Go down and for the WEIGHT enter 50. Do the same with OFFSET, enter 50.

You need to do the same procedure for all the channels: AIL, ELE, THR, RUD.

Once you have set the weight and offset for all the channels, exit to the main screen and press PAGE until you get to the CHANNEL MONITOR page. It should look like the image below and if you move the sticks you can see the channels move only from half to max.



The other way to achieve the same thing is using curves.

After you've setup the new model in the radio, press PAGE until you get to the CURVES settings.

Select the first one, CV1 and long press ENTER to edit.

In the CURVE1 enter 0, 25, 50, 75, 100, like in the below picture.

Then go back to the INPUTS page.

Enter edit mode with long press ENTER, and on the Curve setting, choose Cstm and CV1, like the picture shows.

You have to do this for all the channels.

Once you are done, exit to main screen and go to CHANNEL MONITOR to verify.

Now you only have to Calibrate Controller in the main menu screen of FPVFreerider and go practice.


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#3
Thanks for the response Oscar. I thought I had set it up based on the first method (weight and offset to 50 for all four controls). The channel monitor page shows the range of control from only half to max just as the set up instructions say it should and that's is exactly how it acts....control only from half to full. I must be missing something. I haven't tried the curves method yet. I'll look at it again when I get home this evening. Thank you for taking the time and effort to respond!
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#4
no worries, make sure you do the controller calibration as well Smile
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#5
Will do Oscar, thanks!
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#6
Have you tried the -  Throttle zero at center/Throttle zero at bottom - button below the Calibration button in FPVFreerider?
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#7
That was one of the first things I tried when I first started messing with it (to no avail). I didn't have a chance last night to do very much, but working on the taranis alone, I am unable to get the output to actually match the physical movement of the stick. output only occurs for about a quarter inch either side of center. It's got to be something fairly simple I have missed in the set up. I'll keep working in it.......
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#8
Maybe delete the model on tour taranis and start over
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#9
Hmmm....yeah, I suppose it could have become corrupt......I tend to think it's something I am doing wrong, but I will give that a shot if I can't get it working tonight. Thanks guys!
"Damn the torpedoes!!!  Full speed ahead!!!"
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#10
For anyone still following this thread....I got it fixed. I wasn't calibrating the sticks properly (DUHHHHH) Thanks everyone for your help!
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