Changing receiver

[goldfishrock]

Nothing more complicated than that

For the benefit of the community, would you mind documenting how it is set up, procedures you've carried out to get it working and maybe a few photos so others can see how you got it setup? That would be great ;-)

 

[plingboot]

Here are three pictures showing the installation. Should be reasonably obvious as to what's going on.

Once connected to the Phantom 2 Assistant, you will need to calibrate the control channels and X1, but after that everything should work flawlessly.

The only addition i have to this is a Flytrex tracker.

 

[goldfishrock]

Nice. Thanks for that. It's crucial to do a calibration of the sticks and buttons when the stock receiver has been replaced. For me, the Phantom told me all wasn't well by flashing red until I'd calibrated.

 

[dettrock]

Glad I found this thread. I have been beating my head against a wall trying to figure out why I couldnt get my dx8 connected with ar8000. I wouldnt have purchased P2 had I known. I watched plenty of videos of people changing them, BUT on phantom 1, and couldnt find anything on P2. There are plenty of non-newbs out there that don't know this either because I have talked with many who trouble shooting it with me knowing it's a P2 non-vision.

The madness!!

 

[dettrock]

Nice clean work plingboot. Any ideas on how to connect spectrum Ar8000 Dx8?

 

[plingboot]

You just need the futaba SBE-1 adaptor.

 

[chopperflyer]

i've contacted my reseller, dji-europe and dji-china.

i've had no response from DJI whatsoever and my reseller isn't in a position to help mach.

I've ordered a futaba SBE-1 sbus adaptor as potential solution - until DJI fixes this issue.

It's not arrived yet so i can't say whether it works or not.

the whole thing is so bloody frustrating.

Are you sure the Futaba receiver will work with what you are doing. It has been a well known fact that a Futaba receiver works with only a Futaba transmitter, this was a problem we had when flying helie's and plank's they would very often work with other equipment as the make their radio's for themselves, I was thinking on the same line's as you to put an S-bus receiver with Spectrum and was told it would not work as all the new Futaba is now made on a different 2.4freq. I know that the shop would not give me a load of bull as we have been friend's for over 25yrs, all I can say is ask around to people that have been in R/C for quite a few years and see what is said.

 

[chopperflyer]

You just need the futaba SBE-1 adaptor.

Doe's this adaptor work on all radio's. I use a JR radio and not seen anything to fit, this is the first I have heard of anything like this, where did you get the part's, then I can fit to one of my F/Wheel 550.

 

[plingboot]

You just need the futaba SBE-1 adaptor.

Doe's this adaptor work on all radio's. I use a JR radio and not seen anything to fit, this is the first I have heard of anything like this, where did you get the part's, then I can fit to one of my F/Wheel 550.

Google it, lots of UK heli model shop carry it. I got mine from kingslynnmodels.

 

[av1pro]

You just need the futaba SBE-1 adaptor.

I tried this with DX8 and SBE-1 adaptor. All seems to be good except the motors don't spin fast enough even at full throttle to lift off. Any ideas? Thanks

 

[av1pro]

Ok figured out the problem! On DX8 I originally used the channel numbers 1-8 in the order that I saw on the manual. I noticed in the PH2 assistant software that my sticks did not match the correct ones. So here is what I came up with to make it work:
DX8 Receiver SBE-1
T 3
A 1
E 2
R 4
Gear 6
Aux 1 9
Aux 2 7
Aux 3 5

This worked for me and I have full control of Zenmuse Gimbal via Aux 3 nob.

Hope this helps.

 

[Liqrsicc]

Ok figured out the problem! On DX8 I originally used the channel numbers 1-8 in the order that I saw on the manual. I noticed in the PH2 assistant software that my sticks did not match the correct ones. So here is what I came up with to make it work:
DX8 Receiver SBE-1
T 3
A 1
E 2
R 4
Gear 6
Aux 1 9
Aux 2 7
Aux 3 5

This worked for me and I have full control of Zenmuse Gimbal via Aux 3 nob.

Hope this helps.

I just got the SBE and hooked it up to my AR8000 and DX9. Receiver binds and I've changed my channel assignments to what you have posted above. When I go into the Phantom assistant it automatically puts me into failsafe mode. My stick inputs dont even register on the monitor. Any ideas? Thanks

 

[rstekeur]

Why can't you just use traditional on the phantom 2 and use seperate servo leads for each channel? I have a range link RX set up that way on a NASA v1 that way. Not as nice as one wire, but it would seem to be lighter than a converter

 

[nelmou]

Hi Liqrsicc, I have the same setup as you (DX9; AR8000; SBE) and channel assignments. However, my P2 motor don't run. Do you have this problem?

 

[rConix]

For anyone else using Jeti radios, you can get a direct S.Bus converter from here:
http://www.rconix.com/products/slinke

Compared to a Futaba SBE-1 PWM converter, it is less expensive, much smaller and lighter, only requires a single wire from the receiver, provides all 16 channels, and has less latency.