(2/12) FrSky TARANIS Radio - Introduction to TARANIS model setup basics 

Thank you for the feedback! Always nice to hear that we've helped another pilot.. Happy flying!

You too! It's a bit tricky to start with as there are a few concepts that may be new to you coming from Futaba. Once you've got those mastered then this radio can do pretty much ANYTHING! :D

I really like the model setup wizard on the Taranis it's good for getting models setup quickly.

Thanks Darren..

:D Thank you!

It moved on a bit since Galloping Ghost!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you for the feedback, we encourage support using Patreon (link in description) or you can make a PayPal donation on the RU-vid tab of our website (www.painless360.com). Thanks in advance for any support you can give.

+HVWeight thanks for the feedback, great to hear we helped a little.

Nadeem Butt You can see others in the series before they officially launch by visiting the TARANIS playlist - ru-vid.com/group/PLYsWjANuAm4rtLZuLU2eSTc3svqWx-pa1 Happy flying!

+samuel lubricant google something like 'painless360 wing mix' to find our video in a topic you're interested in. Best of luck!

Belper Flyer Mine it running OpenTX 2.0.17 too. Happy flying!

+CurrentDude Hi, not sure what you mean as all of the videos are here in the playlist. I've never made a video of about 50 mins. The maximum length we use on the channel is well under 30 mins. Are you sure it was one of ours? Happy flying!

+Painless360 Thanx for your reply. I came across your vid purely by chance when I was looking at YT for some other reason. The site I marked was ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-azs1wmr4c7wT.htmlhis site was for 50 min and after watching for 10 min I realised you had presented it in the way that I was looking for. So I watched it for about 10 min and added in my list of vid to watch. This morning when I clicked on the site , the part 2 of the vid came up. This disappointed me but never the less I watched it and found that some of the presentation was different. Anyhow, nothing is lost, the basic info is still there so I'm watching it again/.It's very strange that I saw the first vid clearly stated as ~50 min. We'll never know the truth. or the mistry. I came across Taranis some two years ago when an US girl mention this in RC Groups. Last year I purchased Taranis 9 plus. A friend of mine swears by it but he now works in China. So my Taranis was just gathering dust as I could not understand some of the jargon. You've made it clear for me - so a BIG "Thank you". No stopping for me now. Keep up the good work.And of course, Happy flying with Taranis. CheersCD, Cheshire

The video is about 19 mins long so I have no idea how a site is presenting it at 50. Welcome to the channel! All of the videos are organised in Playlists for ease of use and the videos in them organised so you can watch them one after the other and build your knowledge. Check out the Playlists on the channel for more detail. Hope they helps. (BTW, I am a Cheshire lad too ;)

+Painless360 Thoight you might be a Northernlad...lol.Didyou see my latest post? Problemi in download the Zadig drive. Having tried dfferent routes(as suggested by zadig personal site), I ended up with a mega problem. My tx is not taikn but making some odd sounds. I then realised my tx came with software/ firmware factory loaded. :~( Not sure how I get out of it but will found a way. Not wishing to demand any of your time, any hint will ne appreciated here. Cheers. CD

No, sorry. This was the way that worked for me. All I'd be doing is Googling the answer like you will be. There are other ways to update firmware too - see the OpenTX University..

rockwellmediadundee Please post a link to the EU directive.. Thanks

Painless360 forums.openpilot.org/topic/57536-frsky-taranis-no-d8-mode/

Thank you - lots of confusion about this around..

Heres your original answer on the official site www.frsky-rc.com/download/view.php?sort=&down=202&file=CE%20certificate-%20X9D%20PLUS-%20EU-%20V1.8.1

Thank you! :)

+Pk Lehota The video on the screen is covered in the playlist, all of the videos on a topic are collected into a single playlist for ease of use. Best of luck with the new radio!

+Oran Tuntipana you can. You probably had something like dual rates or a less than 100% in your mix. Best of luck!

+Nas Khan By the side of where you bind the receiver you will find the [Range] selection, click on that and it will reduce the power and give you about 30 times the range when turned off again.. Best of luck!

+zack dawson Sorru I don't have the FBL unit here. With the other 'how to' videos for setting up the Taranis you should be able to configure the radio after watching the FBL setup videos.. Best of luck.

Elvery Nicholson Thanks, sure do - it is in the playlist and will be out on the channel later this month. To watch all of the videos in this series you can visit - ru-vid.com/group/PLYsWjANuAm4rtLZuLU2eSTc3svqWx-pa1 Happy flying!

John Bailey Wow! Great timing. I've just figured this all out for the Pixhawk series on the channel. A new Taranis video for the 6 position switch (and it's use with the modes in Mission Planner) is uploading as I type. It includes the magic percentage channel numbers to drop the PWM value of the mode channel into the middle of each of the six modes. You can also use these same values with a logical switch setup too. If you watch that video it will give you the answer! ;)

Your radio firmware is the EU version. It won't support many recievers. Look to change the firmware and OpenTX version on the radio if you want that. vest of luck!

+Andrea Vassallo The EU firmware on the radio stops this from working. By using OpenTX you might get it back, if not then flashing the internal transmitter firmware too. www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2500234 covers it..

+Painless360 thank you for your response!!!! I will try that!!!! I was a bit confuse because on my mode there is not EU and I still have LR12 within the options!!! Thank you again!!! You are such an valuable source of knowledge for me and most of us!!! Keep up your great job

You should be able to just make sure it's delivering the five or 6 V this receiver needs.

You can set it up however you want. Normally you'd have CH5 for modes and then CH6 onwards for other functions. Best of luck!

+Mystical Daptfyie see my video on recommended kit from last week. If you can handle OpenTX then it's Frsky every time..

I've not seen one, if you find one then let me know.. Best of luck!

+Kaynan Barak Nope, binding once per model should do it! Happy flying!

Many thanks

The specs are on most of the websites that sell them. Voltage is 4 to 10 volts but I run then at 5v, the same as any other receivers. Happy flying!

Thank You

Which gyro?

+Peter Qin Keep watching the series ;) Happy flying!

I know a few pilots who have used FrSky with Gas/Glow and works well. So long as the receiver is mounted with care and has a steady supply voltage it should be fine.. Best of luck!

Not sure, I'd go through the calibration routine again.. Best of luck!

Please don't post twice. I've answered this already. Happy flying!

+ILTSYC i never use it but ast time I checked it still doesn't work. Happy flying!

+Four Prop Vice I use a spare 5v switching BEC, and use that on the bench - lots safer.

+Painless360 Yes, seems safer! :) Thanks!

This is an old video.. happy flying

JakeWardell 19 Make sure you have the D18 protocol selected (just above the bind selection on the radio) and it will burst into life! Best of luck

Painless360​ it's currently D16, ch1-8 receiver number 1. Still nothing. Even tried to make a new model...

Odd, make sure then that D16 is selected, the radio is in bind mode and bleeping, hold the FS button on the Rx and apply power. Nothing will beep to let you know it's working though.. Unplug the Rx and take the radio out of bind mode and re-plus the Rx into power - it should green LED in a second.. Is this the process you are following?

Yeah that's what I've been doing. Over and over again. Different models too.

Sounds like something is broken. The antenna connection at the top of the main circuit board can come loose in transit. Worth a check if you don't want to go back to the vendor for support.. Best of luck.

It's still there, make sure that LUA script support is there on the radio..

I dont use gear but check out the issues log in Github as there does look like a few issues - github.com/opentx/opentx/issues/5635

You could but you’d have to make sure that you have a spektrum module plugged into the back as this radio talks a different language to spectrum receivers use DSMX.

+Island Boy Aerial Solutions Happy to help but please watch ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-olIqTiSJHIY.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..

www.open-tx.org/2016/09/08/lua-wizard-21 :D Hope it helps..

Got it! Works fine now :D

Happy to help but please watch ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-olIqTiSJHIY.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..

+Dodge Ditchburn Sorry mate, seems sorted now, had to use the old binding method (with a bind plug) Cheers for the vids anyway!

Happy flying! ;)

3000gtwelder ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-iy-dZGq0vkY.html :)

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Yes you can . Reduced/dual rates and expo will help - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eMxqfw5Fne0.html Also, you can usually adjust the amount of control in the software for the Flight controller too. Depends on the one you are using. Hope this helps

You can set the rates up for the flight controller that affect how responsive a control is. That is what he is doing in that video. You would never set exponential on the throttle channel, you would use curves to manage how the throttle behaves. Best of luck. Happy flying!

+joggerjeff you can, just select a multicopter. Best of luck!

Thank you for your help.

+Ryan Toomey keep watching the series, it's all covered.. Best of luck!

You usually have to mess about with the direction of both controls depending on how the servos are installed in the model. This is normal. All the mixer does is mix the elevator and aileron into two channels for the wing servos.. Best of luck!

Painless360 I watched your other video on setting up a flying wing, that's exactly what I ended up doing(reversing the values from 50 to -50 and so on. . .). Thanks for your help, all is working perfectly now!

What firmware and version?

+Ryan Toomey there sure is, see the later videos in the series where we set up external modules in the back of this radio. Happy flying

The wizard isn't written yet. Try it in Companion..

That's a great idea. Let me make one..

@@Painless360 fantastic, please leave the link here when done. I have you subscribed anyway, I should receive a notification when done. Thanks once again.

Make sure you've clicked the 'bell notification' icon and you won't miss anything.. Happy driving!

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-mTZrsUoFMnw.html should be a decent start..

+Amina Chee Use a 5v BEC. Using a larger voltage will only create additional heat in the receiver..

Thank you for replaying. You mean something like this: (www.banggood.com/Hobbywing-5V-or-6V-3A-Switch-Mode-Ultimate-BEC-(UBEC)-p-908018.html) ?

Yep, something like that. A lot of ESCs also come with a BEC in them too so you simply use that. See my 'Introduction to ESC' video for more detail. Best of luck.

Thanx, you helpt me alot. I just used my esc. tested with multimeter and it give 5V.

+Andre Martinez what switches do you have set up on the radio? What troubleshooting have you already tried?

Sorry, just a newbie confusion! Accidentally set it up in the inputs instead of the mixer. Thanks anyways! :)

I’d check that you updated the SD card contents in the radio. You can download it from Companion..

+Thumper C use the playlists tab on the channel. See the info at the end of the video...

at 9:01 i see the list and i see the link in your description but can't seem to find that vid

Use the playlists (details in the end of every video) ru-vid.com/group/PLYsWjANuAm4rtLZuLU2eSTc3svqWx-pa1

You will probably have to install it again and make sure that you've got LUA support selected.. See out video on what we used when we upgraded to 2.1.. Best of luck!

Ok will try that thank you

Sounds like the way they are installed in the model means you can’t use a y harness. I’d individually connect them to their own channels and reverse the one that’s going the wrong way. Best of luck!

so put one on channel 6 and the other on channel 7, well I need to run a mix, like slave 7 to 6, how does the switch recognise both channels?

+sc1212able duplicate the mix for output 6 onto output 7 and reverse the direction. All covered in this Taranis playlist in later videos or the videos in the 'OpenTX Mix school'. Please subscribe. Best of luck!

ok, thank you, I have watched most of your videos and subscribed, most of the info is all greek to me, I only fly gliders and need just a basic setup.

Most of my series start with basic concepts and get more complex as they progress.. starting at the beginning will help if you want to learn.. happy flying!

The Wizard is a LUA script - you need to install the support for LUA for it to run..

+Painless360 yeah I found it and installed it. Made setting up the bonzai a lot easier haha

Great! Did you have to re-install the firmware then?

+Painless360 no just created the scripts directory and put them in then rebooted and created new model.

Pardon?

+Painless360" Do you have tutorial on upgrande vibration Taranis X9D not the plus"

the first the first thing I check would be the battery, what have you already checked with your troubleshooting?

Painless360 can u elaborate how to check troubleshooting?

Google something like 'troubleshooting painless360' to ifnd my video on it. Troubleshooting is a logical way to break down the seperate parts of a problem and test each in turn to find the cause of the issue..

Painless360 Sir, thanks a lot

+Friederrich Eggeling No idea, the wizard is a LUA script so make sure you installed LUA support..

+Painless360 ok ill try that thanks alot!

+Painless360 thanks alot for your advice! it all works now :)

+basebilljr07 I am using OpenTX 2.0.17 in the series. There have been a few updates since this was shot. Best of luck.

+Painless360 2.1.3 doesn't have the wizard when creating a new model, the OpenTX companion does however, but the radio just creates an entry titled "model XX" and you have to edit manually.

What a shame, the wizard is such a handy thing. It is a LUA script so I'd check that you have installed LUS support when you upgraded...

+kubanishku I installed the 2.1.3 firmware and the model wizard works absolutely fine in my Taranis

+basebilljr07 I don't have the PLUS Taranis, so might that be the difference? I create a new model by selecting an empty spot and ENT selecting CREATE MODEL. It just creates a MODEL XX entry, no wizard. Not sure if I'm missing something. Firmware was flashed via Companion TX.

+DIY4Dummies ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wo3DKwfTNfU.html

+DIY4Dummies I see, thanks. Longer links sometimes gets shortened by RU-vid editors. Happy flying!

What do you mean by convergence?

Vtol

I have a orange module for taranis and have bonded taranis with spectrum receiver but am not getting any output at servos on convergence vtol flight controller

How have you tested that the outputs from the Reciever are ok?

Painless360 hiya Tx again for helping... all working except for setting up the transition switch, I have set up the switch to the three position switch SA on Channel 5 but cannot get to work on model. I’m almost there,, and can’t wait to fly it but just need help with this. The vtol manual says .... “ set channel assign: (NEXT) CHANNEL INPUT CONFIG: GEAR : A AUX1: H But this is just for DX9 type transmitters, how do I config on Taranis? Many Tx again Franco

How did you end up with two OpenTX powered radios if you're new to OpenTX?

Painless360, I purchased the Turnigy becouse my Devention only has room fot 2 more models. The Taranis came with a storm racing quad. I'm goning to keep the Taranis and eventually figure it out.

I'm trying really hard to understand this taranis. You got me binded but lost from there.. can't figure out how to change / reverse servos/ controlls

Also the frsky receivers give a completely bogus method of binding the rx! Its all Googling to find out every correct method of doing all the set up, very frustrating.To bind a frsky rx to a Taranis, you need to go to youtube to find the answer. Unbelievable.

+GPEART1 the Taranis is a different type of product from things like Futaba and Spektrum. Open source products tend to give huge bang for the buck but the manuals are an afterthought. Hence why we made the two series on it here ;)

+GPEART1 use X series and always bind using the D16 setting. Happy to help if you have an actual question...

I am figuring out setting up an excalibur warmliner, hopefully I can get there!

GPEART1 we have a video in the series where we setup a plane from scratch. it's designed for new pilots. Best of luck