enough of spending.

The software
Here you can find drivers for you programming device USBAVR
http:code.goog!e.comper"#down!oadsdetai!$name%USBasp&win&driver&#'(&#()&
ia()&v*.+.).,ip-can%+-.%
Here you can find the !ist of fi!es of one of the avai!a/!e firmwares in he# fi!es
http:code.goog!e.comper"#
0!atest /inaries 0the !atest versions1&sta/!e /inaries 0the very tested ones112
a !ist with a!most a!! the pdf fi!es for informations and !in3s to associated movements
in modification2 04ust as this one you read now2 as 5 6ve made it to have the most of them in one
p!ace12
and the rest of the avai!a/!e progrmamms 0!eft side of the page1
Have in mind that different names of versions in 7R"# means support for different
te!emetry modu!es
#NOHT - do not show the heli & template menu's
#FRSKY - used if you have modified your radio to receive frsky
telemetry
#JETI - used if you have modified your radio to receive jeti
telemetry
#NMEA - used if you have modified your radio to receive NMEA gps data
#ARDUPILOT - used if you have modified your radio to receive
ardupilot data
7R"# 7R"#&89HT Standard version for your "# radio
7R"#&:RS;< 7R"#&:RS;<&89HT 5f your /oard has /een modified to use the
:RS3y te!emetry
7R"#&=7T5 7R"#&=7T5&89HT :or the =7T5 te!emetry system
7R"#&AR>U?5@9T 7R"#&AR>U?5@9T&89HT 7R"#&8A7A 7R"#&8A7A&89HT
:or 8A7A B?S systems
.
And a/out firmware$$
The mentioned 7R"C that was origina!y for3ed from the origina! TH"C code and
th"#
radioc!one an indipendant programm created /y some ?o!ish creator not
supporting te!emetry /ut instead is the most powerfu!! programm 0cons no te!emetry&
need e#terna! memory 1
ASV*"
gruvin"# the gruvin"# pro4ect was origina!!y for3ed from E!"
#hat$s the difference%%%
#ell all of them had their common roots &ut it depending on your
'like( to make the &est choice)
* found some '&ug( trying the gruvin!+, -his does$t mean that this is
going to happen to you also, * had a pro&lem using the MEN. &utton
occasionly
And 5 cou!dnDt find the >7@7T7 order in the mode! editor menu.
Ay choice is definite!y the 7R"C&:RS;< giving te!emetry capa/i!ities and some
more genera! options in main setup menu !i3e sound .ua!ity from the modified
spea3er and some more.
8o /ugs found ti!! now and 5Dm very satisfied of this firmware. A!so the radioc!one is
a very strong firmware /ut so far it doesnDt giving te!emetry capa/i!ities and there is
no 7ng!ish user manua! 0yet1.
Aa3e your choice and moove
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8ow in the wor3shop fo!3s
:irst open the /ac3 case of your t# ta3ing care to the wire connecting the /oard to the
modu!e.
=ust unp!ag it from the /oard.
Attention:
A!! the ne#t mentioned modifications can /e 4umped off2 if you intend to ma3e on!y
the firmware upgrade connections2 without the te!emetry use. 5n that case the on!y
needed act is that in photo.
5 suggest you that /efore starting get thin3 of the difficu!ty in so!dering connections to
the chipDs pins.EEEE
5t is a very de!icate 4o/ so if you are not sure a/out your capa/i!ities2 you have
pro/!em in your vision2 you have not enough or not appropriate too!s or at !east you
are not definat!y determined to do this ..>98DT TR< 5TE
Any way2 one of the /est thin3s with this 3ind of radio contro! is that you can easi!y
find a rep!acement main /oard and even a pro&modified one to change your destroyed
one here : http:gruvin"#.comshop
IMAGE 1 MAIN CONNECTIONS FOR FIRMWARE UPDATE
and you have finished. Fonnect the AVR proframmer and upgrade with the firmware
of your choice after ma3ing an origina! "C firmware /ac3up in case you want to
rep!ace it in origina! order. 8ow the system is more capa/!e2 has more choices in
mi#ing and programming and in co!a/oration with a good modu!e improoved range
0with :RS;< even to +3!m1.
89T7 :Any data transfer must /e o/tained with the modu!e&recievers in 9:: condition.
STR98B A>V5S7 * : in case you are going to ma3e a !ot of connections !i3e 5 did
connecting a!! the harware 5 cou!d2 it is a safer way to so!d sma!! pieces of fine wire to the
/oard pins and points prior and then proceed connecting the main wiring to these fine wires
using heat shrin3 tu/es to iso!ate them .
STR98B A>V5S7 + : use hot g!ue to cover any non iso!ated wire2 pin or resistance e#tention
on /oard and secure every on /oard so!ded connection2 to avoid /oardDs !ines missp!ace or
!ifting from the /oard surface accident!y. By that way you seccuring your 4o/ and giving a
true !ong !ife operation a/i!ity. Remem/er that this hardware and certain!y firmware update it
is for sure not the !ast one.
93.. 5f you want to do anything can /e done upgrading your "C continue
8ow you have to prepaire the wiring. This is the part of the 4o/ the most of the peop!e
getting worst.
:or a nice effective wor32 there is a carefu!! design needed.
Ge have some common !in3s here for our /oards to connect so we must prepair the
wires not to /e in cituation to rive&unso!dering some of them in order to fi# !ater the
missing connections.
PLAN YOUR MOVEMENTS
:irst you must prepair the T#d wire from the RS+H+ /oard to A9S5 in main /oard.
That needs a resistor to /e p!aced /etween connections.
As you can see in the wiring diagram this is a *I;ohm resistor 0red&/!ac3&orange1
The common connections are:
*. AVR with S> card /oard to Aain t# /oard 0if you intend to use S> card /oard1
VccJKV2 B8>2 F@; 0a!so ca!!ed S@;1
+. AVR with RS+H+ /oard to Aain t# /oard
A9S52 A5S9
H. S> /oard with * of the Aain /oard /ypass fine wires to pin )+ at the uper side
of the ATA7@() chip 0if you intend to use S> card /oard1
5f no Sd card is going to /e used the on!y common connections are the RS+H+ - AVR
to main /oard A5S9 - A9S5.
So you have to create the termina!s of these wires 0as the picture in my diagram1 for easy
and safety we!dings.
The /ypass connections are nessecary to /e using the thic3 fine wire2 cause the )*&)+
pins of the processor
are too de!icate and re.uiring c!ose attention on we!ding to avoid shorting them with
the neigh/oring ones.
0you can see them in the photo on the !eft !ow side of the diagram facing to the !eft2 /een shorted
together /y heat shring tu/e in red with the + sma!! ends2 appearing at the !eft side1.
Here is a diagram Ive made to get in mind the common in!s and have an icon
o" them.
Be!ieve me it is very usefu!! trying to ma3e the connections and in many cases you are
too confused a/out.