DX6i and Phoenix

[tiddler]

Can anyone tell me how the blue blazes I can get the flaps and gear controls on my DX6i to work with fixed wing models in Phoenix please

[tiddler]

20 views but no replies Doesnt anyone know how to do this

Pleeeeez

[bolders]

Firstly have u set a new model for phoenix using ACRO instead of HELI as ur gonna need to do this for the switches to function correctly.

Ive just roughly set it up to test but here is what ive done

All setings in setup list set to default

ADJUST LIST

Flaps
set flap NORM to +100
set flap LAND to -100
(this will set flap pos 1 as flaps down in phoenix at default settings)

Thats it fo the DX6i

now your gear switch is channel 5 and the flaps become channel 6

Now go into pheonix
in title bar at top of screen select SYSTEM then YOUR CONTROLS from the dropdown list.
Click the edit button which will show all the control assignments. (make sure you have detailed controls selected)

in the general section
set RETRACT GEAR to channel 5
in the fixed wing section
set FLAPS to channel 6

that should do it - give it a try and see how it goes then if any problems list whats happening and we will try to sort them out

Also if anyone interested Ive managed to get the throttle hold switch on my DX6i to work correctly also - It was a pet peve of mine having to use the keyboard.

[tiddler]

Firstly have u set a new model for phoenix using ACRO instead of HELI as ur gonna need to do this for the switches to function correctly.

Ive just roughly set it up to test but here is what ive done

All setings in setup list set to default

ADJUST LIST

Flaps
set flap NORM to +100
set flap LAND to -100
(this will set flap pos 1 as flaps down in phoenix at default settings)

Thats it fo the DX6i

now your gear switch is channel 5 and the flaps become channel 6

Now go into pheonix
in title bar at top of screen select SYSTEM then YOUR CONTROLS from the dropdown list.
Click the edit button which will show all the control assignments. (make sure you have detailed controls selected)

in the general section
set RETRACT GEAR to channel 5
in the fixed wing section
set FLAPS to channel 6

that should do it - give it a try and see how it goes then if any problems list whats happening and we will try to sort them out

Also if anyone interested Ive managed to get the throttle hold switch on my DX6i to work correctly also - It was a pet peve of mine having to use the keyboard.

Great, Thanks bolders. Your a star.
Have done as you suggested and set up a new acro model in the tx then followed your settings and managed to get the flaps working
But alas not the gear/retracts The only reference to gear functions was in the simple control/functions section of the control profile. This I set to ch5 but when I check its operation in the calibrate section, ch5 does not appear to do anything. ie the ch5 bar does not move when operating the gear switch, or any other switch for that matter.
Edit:- The tx monitor however is showing ch5 as functioning.

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I guess the first thing to check is that the transmitter channel 5 is working ok.

go into SETUP on your DX6i and select MONITOR.

flick the gear/ Fmode switch back and forth to check that the little triangle moves to its extents (this wont be to the very ends but one notch in either end). I havent found anything in the settings to adjust this so it should happen as default.

If this is all good then go into phoenix and try and re-calibrate the controller remembering to flick the switches back and forth at the appropriate time. At the moment im not sure what this will do to the calibration when you are in heli mode. I guess the best thing is to try it and see and we can try and resolve any problems if they arise and its a quick job to recalibrate for heli for the time being

edit:
just read your edit after submitting lol.
Ive just had a thought do u use the idle up switch on the transmitter. Im guessing you dont and if that is the case you wont have calibrated that channel therefore it wont register any input.

If this is the case I would switch to your phoenix HELI profile on your DX6i and calibrate (I think this is best because your pitch is on channel 6 and you need identify the mid point) as the flaps are working ok (also on channel 6) this obviously will work fine in ACRO mode also. When calibrating the sticks (moving them to the extents) also switch the flap/ gyro mode switch up and down (has to be flap/ gyro and NOT the f-mode/ gear switch as this is channel 5 in HELI mode) - I can see how this could be confusing when trying to describe on a forum so failing this just switch ALL the switches back and forth untill you see the channel 5 bar in pheonix move.

hopefully this will sort your problem

[tiddler]

Yup had already checked ch5 in the tx monitor and it seems to be functioning fine.
Have just done a recalibration but ch5/gear switch is still not deflecting any bars in the sim

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lol we are out of sync - see above edit. i think you need to do a re calibration

[tiddler]

I do use the Throttle hold switch for idle up in heli mode and that works fine

And Woohoo your suggestion of operating the gear switch during the initial calibration sequence worked despite Phoenix saying not to do this till the next part

I now have all control switches working properly

Thanks m8 you are a complete and utter star

[bolders]

glad u got it working

Over the next few days ill use this thread to detail the DX6i setup to get throttle hold working rather than using the keyboard. But for now ive got to get on with writing a report on combustion in SI and CI engines.... oh joy

[tiddler]

glad u got it working

Over the next few days ill use this thread to detail the DX6i setup to get throttle hold working rather than using the keyboard. But for now ive got to get on with writing a report on combustion in SI and CI engines.... oh joy

Well m8 I can only reiterate my huge thanks to you for taking the time out from your other work to help me out with this. Its been bugging me for a few days now and I was beginning to get pretty frustrated with it.
Your a top man

Cheers