Deviation Devo7e User manual

Deviation Firmware
for Devo7e/10
User’s Manual
Version 3.0

Table of Contents
Overview..............................................................................................................................4
Installation............................................................................................................................5
USB & File-system..............................................................................................................7
Reporting Bugs....................................................................................................................7
Main age............................................................................................................................8
Navigating............................................................................................................................9
Menu Layout...................................................................................................................9
Emulator........................................................................................................................10
About Deviation age........................................................................................................10
USB age...........................................................................................................................10
Transmitter Configuration age.........................................................................................11
General Settings............................................................................................................11
Buzz Settings.................................................................................................................11
LCD Settings.................................................................................................................11
Timer Settings...............................................................................................................11
Telemetry Settings........................................................................................................11
Main age Configuration (Standard & Advanced GUI)....................................................12
review..........................................................................................................................12
Trim ositions...............................................................................................................12
Boxes.............................................................................................................................12
Switch Display..............................................................................................................12
Quick-page Selection....................................................................................................12
Mixer (Advanced GUI)......................................................................................................13
Simple Template...........................................................................................................14
Expo & Dual-Rate Template.........................................................................................15
Complex Template........................................................................................................16
Reordering Mixers...............................................................................................................................18
Available Curves...........................................................................................................19
Curve Editing................................................................................................................19
Channel configuration...................................................................................................20
Trims and Virtual Inputs (Standard & Advanced GUI).....................................................21
Model Setup age (Standard & Advanced GUI)...............................................................21
rotocols........................................................................................................................22
rotocol: DEVO..................................................................................................................................22
rotocol: WK2801...............................................................................................................................22
rotocol: WK2601...............................................................................................................................22
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rotocol: WK2401...............................................................................................................................23
rotocol: DSM2...................................................................................................................................23
rotocol: DSMX..................................................................................................................................23
rotocol: J6 ro....................................................................................................................................24
rotocol: Flysky..................................................................................................................................24
rotocol: Hubsan4...............................................................................................................................24
rotocol: Frsky1 (experimental)..........................................................................................................25
rotocol: Frsky2 (experimental)..........................................................................................................25
rotocol: Skyartec (experimental).......................................................................................................25
rotocol: M.....................................................................................................................................25
redefined Templates....................................................................................................26
Timer age (Standard & Advanced GUI)..........................................................................27
Telemetry Configuration age (Standard & Advanced GUI)............................................28
Standard GUI.....................................................................................................................29
Servo Reverse (Standard GUI) .........................................................................................29
Sub-trim Adjustment (Standard GUI)................................................................................29
Servo Travel Adjust (Standard GUI).................................................................................30
Swash Configuration (Standard GUI)................................................................................30
Dual-Rate/Expo setting (Standard GUI)............................................................................30
Throttle Curve (Standard GUI)..........................................................................................30
itch Curve (Standard GUI)...............................................................................................31
Gyro Sensitivity (Standard GUI).......................................................................................31
Switch Assignment (Standard GUI)..................................................................................31
Throttle Hold (Standard GUI)............................................................................................31
Fail-Safe Configuration (Standard GUI)...........................................................................31
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Overview
Deviation is a replacement firmware for the Devention™ series (Devo) transmitters. The
primary goal is to add support for multiple protocols, opening the full potential of this
platform.
The core of the Deviation firmware is the mixer system, which is modeled after the
system used in the Er9X firmware for the Turnigy/Flysky9x™ transmitters.
Deviation also brings a USB file-system support, making it easy to manage the
transmitter from any C without the need for specialized upload/download tools.
Deviation has been designed for ultimate configurability. All model and transmitter
configuration is controlled through text files which the firmware (or user) can read and
write. It is easy to know exactly what is configured, as well as to modify the
configuration either through the transmitter or with a text editor. The main screen is very
configurable; any mix of inputs, switches, channel data, or timers can be displayed, and
configured per-model. Deviation also supports customizable themes with full control
over the images, fonts, and colors.
Deviation can store up to 255 different models, and uses a portable syntax that allows
sharing models between any transmitter supported by Deviation.
Deviation has been internationalized. New language support can be added by simply
copying a translation file into the appropriate directory on the transmitter (NOTE:
Deviation on the Devo7e currently only supports the English language).
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Installation
Installation of Deviation is done just like upgrading the Walkera firmware.
Note that Deviation will NOT overwrite Walkera models stored on the Tx. While they
cannot be accessed by Deviation, they will be safely preserved should the Walkera
firmware ever need to be reinstalled (Note: With the Devo7e firmware, the original
models will be lost when switching to Deviation).
First install the deviation-devoXX-x.y.z.zip firmware using the Walkera ‘DfuSe USB
Upgrade’ tool. You will need the ‘Devention DfuSe USB Upgrade Tool’ from Walkera:
http://www.walkera.com/en/upload/upgrade/2013-2-26.rar. Do NOT attempt to use the
DfuSe tool from STMicroelectronics! It is recommended to test that this tool works by
upgrading to a different Walkera firmware. Several users have had compatibility issues
with the DfuSe tool.
lug the transmitter into the C via USB, and turn on the transmitter while holding
‘EXT’ to enter programming mode.
1) ress the ‘...’ button and select the dfu file to install
2) Select ‘Upgrade’ to install the firmware. This will be grayed-out if your Tx is not
detected. Do NOT use ‘Upload’ as this will destroy the dfu file on your PC
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There have been reports of it corrupting the model settings on the TX as
well
Turn off the transmitter, and turn back on while holding ‘ENT’. There should be a USB
logo on the screen.
If this is a first-time install of Deviation, the C should prompt to format the drive.
Format using default options. Next unzip the deviation-fs-devoXX-x.y.z.zip to the Tx
USB drive.
If this is an upgrade from a previous Deviation release, it is strongly recommended to
back-up the ‘models’ directory from the transmitter as well as the tx.ini file to ensure you
don’t lose any model or transmitter configuration. Next unzip the deviation-fs-devoXX-
x.y.z.zip to the C and copy all directories EXCE T for the ‘models’ directory and the
tx.ini file to the transmitter. Optionally, copy the ‘models’ directory to the transmitter
except for the currently configured model files. This last step will ensure that the defaults
for newly created models have the latest options set. If the tx.ini file is overwritten, the
stick calibration must be repeated and any settings reset.
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USB & File-system
Deviation stores all configuration, bitmaps, and models as regular files on the USB file-
system.
USB can be most easily enabled by holding down the ‘ENT’ button while powering up
the transmitter. Files can then be easily copied to or from the Tx.
The directory structure is as follows:
\tx.ini Transmitter config. Includes trim settings, calibration data,
and the last-used model number
\errors.txt If the firmware crashes or reboots, debug information will be
stored in this
\media\config.ini The color scheme and fonts for the transmitter
\media\sound.ini Contains notes to play for various alarms
\media\*.bmp Images used for the current Tx theme
\media\*.fon Font files
\models\default.ini The default model, loaded whenever a model is cleared
\models\model*.ini Configuration files for each model. Due to a limitation in the
firmware, Deviation cannot create new files. It is therefore
necessary to have a modelxx.ini for each model regardless of
whether it is currently in use.
\modelico\*.bmp All available model icons (must be 96x96 pixels)
\templates\*.ini Configuration files used when loading predefined templates.
These are nearly identical to the model configuration files,
however they do not necessarily define all parameters
\language\lang*.* Language translation files. These are UTF-8 text files con-
taining the English string and the respective translated string.
(Changing lnguage is not supported on the Devo7e)
Reporting Bugs
To report bugs with the Deviation firmware, file a ticket at:
https://bitbucket.org/ hracturedBlue/deviation/issues
It is recommended that you create an account in order to be informed of updates to the
ticket, but this is not required.
lease include the Deviation version in all reports (find this on the USB/Version page)
If the bug includes a crash or reboot of the firmware, additionally include:
•The ‘.elf’ files that came with the firmware zip file.
•The errors.txt file from the transmitter
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Main Page
Current Model: The name of the current model. It is configured from the Model
Configuration page.
Transmitter Power: This indicates the currently selected transmitter power. It is
configured from the Model Configuration page.
Battery Voltage: Numerical representation of current Tx battery state
Configurable Displays: These can be text-boxes contacting input, channel, telemetry, or
timer data; bar graphs displaying channel data; or icons displaying specific states (e.g.
gear, flaps,…)
Model Icon: An image representing the current model. It is configured from the Model
Configuration page.
Trims: The trim display can be configured to show 0, 4 or 6 trims
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Raw input (stick/switch values)
(Emulator Only)
Channel Output values (Emulator Only)
Transmitter ower
Trims
Configurable
displays
Current Model Battery voltage
Model
Icon

Navigating
The transmitter menus can be navigated via the physical buttons (Up, Down, Left, Right,
Ent, Ext).
The Menu is entered by pressing ‘ENT’ on the main menu
There are two types of spin-boxes available. Those consisting of both arrows and an oval
may act both as spin-boxes (for selecting a value) and as a button (which can have
various effects). Spin-boxes that contain only arrows and no oval do not act as buttons,
and are only used for value selection
On all menu pages, ‘U ’ and ‘DN’ are used to navigate to the previous/next item.
The ‘R+’ and ‘L-’ buttons are used on spin-box widgets to increase or decrease the
selected value. In some cases holding down the button will use larger step values to
move more quickly to the desired value.
For Buttons and rounded-spin-boxes, pressing ENT’ will press the button
ressing ‘EXT’ will exit 1 menu level.
Menu Layout
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Main page Main menu
‘ENT’
Telemetry
Timer
Channel
Monitor
Transmitter Menu
Main age Config
ModelMixer
Transmitter
Config
Trim
Telemetry
Monitor
Transmitter menuModel menu
USBAbout Deviation
Main Menu
Model Menu

Emulator
The emulator provides a side-screen displaying the current virtual-stick/switch states as
well as the Channel output that would be received by the servos
The emulator controls are as follows (based an an English keyboard):
Button Action
q/a Left-Vertical stick (Throttle in mode 2)
Q/A Left-Vertical trim
w/s Left-Horizontal stick (Rudder in mode 2)
W/S Left-Horizontal trim
e/d Right-Vertical stick (Elevator in mode 2)
E/D Right-Vertical trim
r/f Right-Horizontal stick (Aileron in mode 2)
R/F Right-Horizontal trim
z Gear
x Rudder Dual-Rate switch
c Elevator Dual-Rate switch
v Aileron Dual-Rate switch
b Mix 0/1/2 switch
n FMode 0/1/2 switch
\ ower off
Left-arrow Left
Right-arrow Right
Up-arrow Up
Down-arrow Down
Enter Ent
Escape Exit
About eviation Page
The Deviation release version can be accessed by selecting ‘About Deviation’ from the
main menu.
USB Page
The USB page cab be accessed by selecting ‘USB’ from the main menu. USB mode can
then be toggled on/off to enable access to the transmitter’s file-system. Note that doing
so should never be done while the model is bound, as USB will disrupt signal
transmission!
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