3gx v4.0

[SGD]

It is not officially posted on Align 3GX download site but Align uploaded it to their staging area in their server. I have not been able to find any release note or any feature change on V4.0. It looks like it will go official in a few days.

For those brave souls, here is the link. I will be updating one of my 3GX tonight. Now the fun begins.
Use it at your own risk. I have no idea what has been changed or whether it will work on current 3GX yet.

http://ms.align.com.tw/3g_update/3GX_V4.0.rar

Remember to put your gain pots at NOON/12o'clock position before updating.

[dogcow]

Ooeerrr.

[Red3]

there is some feedback here

3GX V4.0 - HeliFreak

I know coolice and Duncan where testing V4 on monday

[Andy from Sandy]

Phil Emerton put in alot of work over the weekend along with Duncan.

[Red3]

Didn't know Phil was working on it as well that's good to know meny head's make light work and all.

[coolice]

Hey.

Phil and Duncan started the testing and were compiling a list of their findings. I jumped in later in the day and was not told what they had seen at this point. To see if I found similar traits.

Straight away the model (Dean Durrants 700E DFC) felt very loose and on a knife edge, which didn't inspire confidence. The gains were too low and they had not been increased as Phil was not sure what might happen.
First thing I did was to increase the cyclic gains which immediately saw an improvement in overall feel, I kept increasing them until Duncan managed to induce a a gain wobble from performing a piro wobble. At this point I backed the aileron gain back to the same as the elevator, as I'd been setting it from past 3GX firmware experience which had always allowed me to run a higher aileron than elevator gain.

From here I turned my attention to the other parameters within the pc software and over the next 7 - 8 flights got it to a point where Duncan was much happier with it. Once I'd coaxed the transmitter out of his hands I managed to get a few minutes flight on each pack as well which helped me identify where I could make more changes in the software paramters.

I came away with Phil and Duncans notes, added in my own observations on top and have fired them over to Keith @ RobbeUK for feedback to Align.

Overall V4 is working great so far, a couple of things to write out of the softwate but otherwise a great step in the right direction.
Deans model got a right beating that day ;-)
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[SGD]

Great post Ian! Thanks

[milly0812]

Hey.

Phil and Duncan started the testing and were compiling a list of their findings. I jumped in later in the day and was not told what they had seen at this point. To see if I found similar traits.




couple of things to write out of the software but otherwise a great step in the right direction.

Guys am I wrong in thinking that after years of development and different versions, these issues should be sorted before releasing to us the end user. This is the very reason why most shun the 3gx in favour of easier to setup rivals

Why is it taking so long for a large company to get it right ? They must have more experience/facilities than most and yet they still release software versions and let us be the guinea pig and at our cost ?

This is not a flame post just my opinion. Surely a good, well researched and tested product will sell better :-/

[coolice]

Guys am I wrong in thinking that after years of development and different versions, these issues should be sorted before releasing to us the end user. This is the very reason why most shun the 3gx in favour of easier to setup rivals

Why is it taking so long for a large company to get it right ? They must have more experience/facilities than most and yet they still release software versions and let us be the guinea pig and at our cost ?

This is not a flame post just my opinion. Surely a good, well researched and tested product will sell better :-/

Morning Mate.

You're bang on, the idea is to get all testing done before its released to the public and I think in Aligns case this is what they are doing. To my knowledge V4 is not officially released.

It has taken a while but finally Align are tapping into the skills and feedback of all their pilots on the 3GX, originally I think the Szabos where the main testers. But since Jamie Robertson and Ben Storick have joined the team a real push has been made to make the 3GX better. This signalled a desire to have input from our top boys, Duncan and Stu Mott, along with feedback from the likes of myself and other RobbeUK team members. At the end of the day we all fly differently and so could potentially find different gripes.
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[sp4rky-m4rky]

Not exactly related but related enough. Is there going to be an update to allow the channels from a satellite to be assigned? So the 3gx can be flown off of a 6ch tx without the need for an additional rx and wiring?


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[tourerjim]

Not exactly related but related enough. Is there going to be an update to allow the channels from a satellite to be assigned? So the 3gx can be flown off of a 6ch tx without the need for an additional rx and wiring?


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Don'y think there are any option as yet but I seem to thinkk i read a post on the DS6i that someone had another option to get around the sat/gov.??? try doing a search on here.

[sp4rky-m4rky]

I have plugged it into my laptop and you are able to adjust the gain there however it doesn't appear to make any difference. I will have another play later however I have just bought a 8ch tx now. I have had a good google in the past but haven't found anything.


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[coolice]

Hey.

A good idea and one which has been talked about before. If Align did make ot possible to switch the governor or AUX2 channels around it would be so much easier. However I cannot say of this is even possible, but one would imagine it is as it's just down the programing.

Unfortunately the 3GX must see a channel input for it to select either heading hold or rate mode and then how much gain in either mode.
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[MartinW]

Do any of you testers fly small birds, like 250's and 450's ?

I'm hearing mixed reports on v3.1 for these small birds with general consensus sounding like go v3.0 or wait for v4.0

Personally, being a software engineer my gut feeling has always actually been quite the opposite and to avoid a .0 release like the plague!

[sparky 2]

Hi Ian are there any more issues with more current draw with this version as there were with 3.1?

Chris