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Solder header pins onto Nano RX board.Update TX according to Page 7 on TBS ManualConnect your RX to the built Believer frameBind your RX and TX
Lab 07 - DATX Setup and Modification
20 points
Overview
In this lab, you will modify and configure the DATX controller to meet Windracers’ operational standards. Our current Taranis controllers include unnecessary switches and default software that differ from the Windracers configuration, which can make flight operations more complex and introduce potential safety risks.
Working in your Believer groups, you will divide tasks between hardware modification and software configuration. The hardware team will physically modify the controller by removing or securing unused switches to match the Windracers layout, while the software team will migrate the controller’s firmware from OpenTX to EdgeTX 2.7.1 and adjust key settings for compatibility.
Once both teams complete their sections, the group will reassemble and test the DATX, ensuring full functionality and communication with the TBS Tracer transmitter and receiver. By the end of this lab, your DATX should be fully standardized, safe to operate, and ready for integration with your Believer aircraft.
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Assignment
In this lab we will be modifying the controller physically and changing the software. We will also be setting up our receiver to connect to our newly modified controller. You will be working in your believer groups to get the DATX properly configured for flight operations. Your group should divide in half and have half physical modification while the others get ready to modify the software and begin working on the receiver.
Hardware Modification
We will be modifying our controllers to match Windracers. Windracers modifies them by removing some of the switches and knobs. As you may be able to tell our controllers currently have too many switches that can make operation difficult. Some of the switches get in the way and may cause safety risks.
Goals
Software configuration
We will be modifying the software that comes preloaded on these controllers. The controllers come with a version of OpenTX. The software that we will be installing is EdgeTX version 2.7.1. We will also be inspecting Windracers controller settings to check for a key difference between them.
Goals
Now that we have our controller setup correctly we need to be able to communicate with our aircraft. You will be provided with a TBS Tracer transmitter and receiver.
Actions
Reflection
For our lab we got into our groups and each group had 2 controllers. They were both previously modified by the earlier lab section but our job was to finish what they started. If the software was changed, the firmware was the assignment and vice versa.
Our group split into two and we had to fix the firmware. For the original controller, it had lots of switches and knobs that don’t pertain to us at the moment. We have to make the controller standard to Windracers. We had a Windracers standardized controller to reference and it made the process a lot easier.
There were 4 screws on the back that allowed us to open up the controller. Once opened, the switches that were not standard to the Windracers operation were identified. There was a ring that held them in place, so we took a small flathead screwdriver to unscrew them. Once all switches were loose, they were taken out but still wired in place.
Our next task was to find a spot inside the controller that had enough dead space to fit our switches that we didn’t need. The space also had to not interfere with the analog sticks moving. We marked out a couple of spots and pre-positioned our switches so all we had to do was hot glue them in place.
Once all of the switches were hot-glued into place, we had to make sure that the controller closed properly and the analog sticks had full degree of motion. Once both were confirmed, the screws were put back into the controller and we got it checked by the TA before leaving.
For the software aspect
Finished DATX controller with switches glued
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