Help! ESC working very weird

[JoeyPlayzG]

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This image made it look like TAER....

It seems to be AETR, as the throttle is channel 3 in the channel monitor. I couldn’t move those inputs around, just the “100”s.

 

[Foamforce]

Earlier, he said that if he plugs a servo into port 3, that the throttle moves the servo back and forth as expected.

My suspicion is that something is preventing the stick from hitting +100, so the ESC isn’t going into calibration mode.

I had another thought on that. There could be end points set in your output that is causing it. Could you please take a video of your channel monitor screen, while moving your throttle all the way up and down? Both bars, the outputs and the mixers bars, should go all the way from -100 to +100.

One other thought, maybe you need to calibrate the sticks on your transmitter. That’s another thing that could prevent the full +100 signal from being sent. You ought to see evidence of that on the channel monitor though.

 

[LitterBug]

Earlier, he said that if he plugs a servo into port 3, that the throttle moves the servo back and forth as expected.

My suspicion is that something is preventing the stick from hitting +100, so the ESC isn’t going into calibration mode.

Right, but the input screen usually defines the association of the stick to the channel. So unless there is an odd mix, the Throttle should be on channel 1 based on the screen he last provided. Really need to see the Input AND mix screen to determine that. For simplicity, it is best if the Input and Mix have the channel order the same. If you create a new model, it will be done that way based on the Def Channel Order defined in Sys config page 3

It is possible for all three screens to be different, But that is not really ideal. Once I get one model created, I usually copy that when creating a new model in the radio so I don't have to redo all the config, and have all my mappings the same on all models except for some of the auxiliary mappings like lighting control.

What is "actually" going to the RX "should" be shown on the channel monitor screen. If the sticks are calibrated right, the outputs will go from -100 to 100 in opposite corners. Again, it is possible to modify those ranges on the outputs tab for greater/lesser throws.

The real channel order is defined by the mix order. It can be confusing when the input and channel order screens are not ordered the same, especially when providing support.

 

[Piotrsko]

Late to the party, and I don't have one, but.......
Are you sure the throttle trim isnt set to full off and pegged to off?
Back a million years ago trim was just a part of the signal added onto the stick movement. Full trim used to physically move the stick. They computer transmitters..........

 

[LitterBug]

The trim would be shown in the output screen. It is the actual value that goes out to the transmitter module.

 

[JoeyPlayzG]

Earlier, he said that if he plugs a servo into port 3, that the throttle moves the servo back and forth as expected.

My suspicion is that something is preventing the stick from hitting +100, so the ESC isn’t going into calibration mode.

I had another thought on that. There could be end points set in your output that is causing it. Could you please take a video of your channel monitor screen, while moving your throttle all the way up and down? Both bars, the outputs and the mixers bars, should go all the way from -100 to +100.

One other thought, maybe you need to calibrate the sticks on your transmitter. That’s another thing that could prevent the full +100 signal from being sent. You ought to see evidence of that on the channel monitor though.

On the main menu, in "Channels Monitor", the CH3 bar goes from -100 to +100.

In "model", under "Mixes", Throttle is CH3

 

[Tench745]

On the main menu, in "Channels Monitor", the CH3 bar goes from -100 to +100.

In "model", under "Mixes", Throttle is CH3

Have you tried re-binding the TX to the RX? I had something similar happen to me and after faffing around a while I found that re-binding it fixed the issue. Ideally you want the TX at least 3' from the RX when binding or mild interference can give you a bad bind.

 

[JoeyPlayzG]

Have you tried re-binding the TX to the RX? I had something similar happen to me and after faffing around a while I found that re-binding it fixed the issue. Ideally you want the TX at least 3' from the RX when binding or mild interference can give you a bad bind.

Yes, i have tried it several times. I think i'm gonna try to update the firmware and see if that helps.

 

[JoeyPlayzG]

I updated the firmware on the transmitter and the problem still persists

 

[quorneng]

Ah! Computer radios
In the "good old days" when transmitters had no model memories you either had to reconfigure the transmitter settings each time you changed a plane or ensured that every plane that used the transmitter was physically set up to match the transmitter settings.