Old Taranis 9xd Plus

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baggers50
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Old Taranis 9xd Plus

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Quick question a new club member has arrived with a very old 9XD plus can I upgrade this to the latest version of firmware or is there a limit to where I can upgrade?

Many thanks

Ian B

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If you mean opentx, yes you can. It will only give you features supported in the hardware.

There are limits in the Frsky firmware for the tx. To make it more complicated, recievers have to match the TX firmware. If you have older recievers there is a limit to how far you update.

I have an original Taranis. Eventually, I got a 2019 SE. I used the old Taranis as a back up but soon the old Taranis was relegated to D-8 recievers and DSM2 via a DIY module.
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Many thanks the receiver he has is brand new so in theory we can use the latest firmware version 2.3.14? which is what I am running on my 2019 taranis.

Thanks Ian B
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You can always use the latest Opentx firmware. But the tx and recievers also have firmware you get from Frsky and those two must match and are independent of Opentx.

You won't be able to run Archer series recievers but the "R" series should be OK.
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Perfect many thanks

Ian B

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baggers50 wrote: Sun Mar 27, 2022 3:24 pm Quick question a new club member has arrived with a very old 9XD plus can I upgrade this to the latest version of firmware or is there a limit to where I can upgrade?

Many thanks

Ian B
Actually you have 3 options to chose from:
ErskyTx v223;
Edgetx v2.7.1;
Opentx 2.3.15.
2x - Turnigy 9X with 9xtreme board;
2x - Turnigy 9XRpro ;
Frsky Taranis & Taranis +;
Horus x10s;
Horus x12s;
Radiomaster TX16S Max mark II.

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