buzzbomb
I know nothing!
So, I'm trying to get my electronics set up and my transmitter programmed. I can't seem to get the esc calibrated. It's bound to the trans, I can get the servos to work, but I've got no throttle. There are no beeps at all when I try the calibration process. Just a steady red led. Just to make sure I'm doing it right, here's how I'm trying to calibrate:
I've got the receiver and motor hooked up to the esc.
I turn on the transmitter and set the throttle to max.
I plug the battery into the esc.
Then nothing. That's it. If I hook up the servos, I can move them around, just no throttle. I've thrown the throttle kill switch and it didn't change anything. I've been doing a lot of reading and watching and came across a post on this forum that said this:
"That receiver does not output PWM, which is what your ESC is expecting. PPM is not the same as PWM"
The Turnigy IA8 receiver that came with the trans is PPM. The trans can output PCM or PPM, but not PWM. Is that my problem, or should I keep looking?
I've got the receiver and motor hooked up to the esc.
I turn on the transmitter and set the throttle to max.
I plug the battery into the esc.
Then nothing. That's it. If I hook up the servos, I can move them around, just no throttle. I've thrown the throttle kill switch and it didn't change anything. I've been doing a lot of reading and watching and came across a post on this forum that said this:
"That receiver does not output PWM, which is what your ESC is expecting. PPM is not the same as PWM"
The Turnigy IA8 receiver that came with the trans is PPM. The trans can output PCM or PPM, but not PWM. Is that my problem, or should I keep looking?