Help with Aura 5

Staccato

New member
Hi guys,

I have been trying to figure this out for about a week and decided to break down and ask the experts.

I have an FMS Cessna Sky Trainer 182 and am trying to install the Aura 5 Lite.

I am using a Flysky FS-i6X 6-10(Default 6)CH 2.4GHz AFHDS RC Transmitter w/ FS-iA6B Receiver. The original setup had
Channel 1 – Ailerons
Channel 2 – Elevator
Channel 3 – Throttle
Channel 4 – Rudder
Channel 5 – Flaps
Channel 6 – Lights
System Setup/RX Setup/Output Mode set to i-Bus.
System Setup/Aux Switches set to All On.
Functions Setup/Aux Channels set to VrA which assigns the Variable knob to control the Flaps.
Everything worked great. Except for the Pilot. Needed help learning and getting used to the controls.
Aura 5 Lite seemed like the perfect solution.

Then, I tried to install it.
I connected everything to the Aura 5 as indicated on the instructions. Throttle (S1), L Aileron (S2), R Aileron (S3), Elevator (S4) and Rudder (S5)
The receiver connection was from the i-Bus port to Port B on the Aura.
Also had to change System Setup/RX Setup/Output Mode to PPM & s-Bus.
In addition to the i-Bus port connection, I have (on the receiver) Lights in Channel 1 and Flaps in Channel 6.
Used the Aux Channel to set a switch to operate the Flaps. Tried them all. Doesn’t work. Lights are OK.
This setup allows everything to work properly with the exception of the flaps which don’t work at all.
I have tried them in various channels no luck.

Where do I plug them in and what settings do I have to change to get them to work?

By the way, Aura 5 seems to be working fine. Haven’t actually had it in the air yet but preliminary testing looks good.
Using Switch C which is the 3 position aux switch.

Hope you can help me get this running.
 

LitterBug

Techno Nut
Moderator
Since the Aura5 is working OK, you may want to change the title to help with Flysky setup. You will be more likely to get the help you need if the topic matches the actual problem.
 

danskis

Master member
@Staccato - sorry I can't help you but maybe you can help me.. Where did you change the receiver output to ppm/sbus? On the Flysky transmitter?
 

Foamforce

Elite member
Take a picture of your connections please.

You didn’t mention where your throttle is connected. If it’s still connected directly to the receiver, then you’ll need to be on sbus/PWM mode, not sbus/PPM, because that mode disables the rest of the PWM ports on the receiver.

If everything looks fine, then it may be that your receiver doesn’t support sbus. I have several FS-IA6B receivers and I’ve found that some support sbus output and others do not. There’s no physical difference between the ones that do and that ones that don’t. Maybe it’s a firmware difference. I spent hours scratching my head over this problem before I tried a different receiver.
 

randyrls

Randy
The 3 position switch on the Aura defaults to the middle position being Safe (6-axis). I reset the Aura so that the bottom switch pos is Safe. I want to be able to slam that switch down to get safe.
On the Aura the Ailerons *may* be connected to the same output with a "Y" servo wire depending on how they are wired. This gives you one more channel on the Aura.

Always use the Aura Config tool to update the Aura Firmware and the latest Aura Config tool version.
 

randyrls

Randy
I had to go into the Aura Config tool(ACT) this morning. The latest version (1.1.23.0) has options for FR-Sky transmitters. It may well be the difference in the channels between the Spektrum and FR-Sky transmitters. The latest ACT has options for the channel order.