Spartan Vortex Test Results

[Gavalar]

Has anyone got any feedback yet on the 1st pre release of the vx1.

[Andy from Sandy]

Ask anjki

[Jamin_00]

Its bloody tiny!!

Theres a few here http://www.helifreak.com/forumdisplay.php?f=134

[xygax]

I got one well pleased... far easyer to set up than a skookum and they fly properly stright out of the box... couple of tweaks an dthe tail stopped its silight wag and increased the gains on ale and ele to resolve the silight bounce on stops ( although there is a update i thing that allows the stop speed to change)

Steve

[danch]

Re: Spartan Vortex Test Results

I got one well pleased... far easyer to set up than a skookum and they fly properly stright out of the box... couple of tweaks an dthe tail stopped its silight wag and increased the gains on ale and ele to resolve the silight bounce on stops ( although there is a update i thing that allows the stop speed to change)

Steve

Easier to setup than a skookum, Blimey sounds good

[Jamin_00]

Release notes from the site

121217 M1Severity: Not ApplicableDataPod: 1v00Flight Computer: 1v00Sensor: 1v00* First production run. 18 Dec 2012.============================================= ==========================================241212 M1Severity: Update recommendedDataPod: 1v01Flight Computer: No changeSensor: No change* Fixed some DataPod default values.=========================================== ============================================If you upgrade/downgrade crossing this line the Vortex settings will be erased.=========================================== ============================================130108 M2Severity: Update recommendedDataPod: 1v10Flight Computer: 1v10Sensor: No change* Added Cyclic Acceleration and Deceleration parameters.* Increased tail trim range from 50% to 100%; thus double trim travel.* Doubled the size swash trim steps; thus double trim travel.* Fixed issue with trim directing getting reversed when reversing swash servos.=========================================== ============================================130128 M2Severity: Update recommendedDataPod: 1v11Flight Computer: 1v11Sensor: 1v01* Small improvement in DataPod user interface (System::Factory Reset)* Added heli and flying style wizards in Setup menu* Adjusted timing of Spektrum satellite binding sequence* Fixed issue that sometimes missed one sensor sample in calibration* Fixed issue where the version reported in "System::System Info" was the version that initialised the flight computer configuration memory and not the current version of the firmware. ================================================== =====================================

[Angelos]

The Heli and Style Wizards in the latest firmware update seem to be working really well and people are now getting the results they want with minimal effort.

Here are a couple of related links:
Take two - HeliFreak
Maiden!! - HeliFreak

And this video:

Cheers,
Angelos

[Gavalar]

So how fast we're Alan's pirouettes... Looks fast.

[Angelos]

1050d/s (2.9 turns per second). He is mad!

EDIT: FYI, the Pro3D option of the Style Wizard is the settings Alan is using on this video, with one exception... I lowered the rudder sensitivity to a more manageable for ordinary humans 720d/s, but most people dial it down even more.

-Angelos

[Gavalar]

looking good

[Angelos]

Here is also Steven Gerrard's flight from last summer when he visited our office.

Cheers,
Angelos

[Gavalar]

I want to get home to see if anything has arrived yet so i can start building.
Angelos thankyou for your help.

[Mark_T]

Last night I went through the process of updating the firmware on the Datapod, Vortex and the sensor, all went perfectly smoothly once I'd found the firmware

Might be worth making it a little clearer on the webiste when there is new firmware available and also not hiding it under the title of 'Previous versions of user guides and firmware are available here'

I was looking for the 'current' versions not 'previous' so it took me ages to realize where it all was.

No problems once I'd found it though.

[Angelos]

Mark_T,
I'll see what I can do. I am just trying to keep the main Downloads page uncluttered so it does not confuse the less technical people. The general idea is that new units (ignoring the pre-release) will ship with the latest version thus there is no need for customers to upgrade the Vortex. Just load the editor app to the DataPod.

In the future I hope that we will able to provide just one firmware update tool and you will be able to select from a menu which version you want to install.

Cheers,
Angelos

[Mark_T]

Thanks Angelos.

Even if you just changed the text to ''All versions of user guides and firmware are available here' it would probably be enough for now.

I agree that a single update tool would be nice, but it really wasn't any great hardship to do it the current way either.

It would be handy though if there was a way to update the sensor without having to detach it from the Vortex unit.

Once I install a FBL unit I tend to make sure there is no way the plugs can come loose so having to remove anything is a bit of effort I'd prefer to avoid.