Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
I just started in RC 2 months ago and have no experience soldering which is what all of the flashing solutions I have found call for. I purchased the 9x from Hobby King about a month ago and all worked well. I wanted to use it as a controller for my sim so I and my father could practice. I ended up purchasing a 3.5 mm to USB 2.0 adapter, connecting the transmitter to the computer and then tried to run VJoy after the computer told me that it failed to install drivers for the transmitter. I applied the settings from VJoy and ended up with an EEPROM error, and the transmitter will not let me do anything. I tried restoring by holding Exit while powering on to no avail. I really love this transmitter and do not want to let it become a brick. Any solutions would be greatly appreciated, and I am willing to learn to solder if need be. I do have a 4ch Hobby King transmitter that I can use in the mean time but I want to get the 9x back up and running!
Thanks for any tips or suggestions
Thanks for any tips or suggestions
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Re: Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
The non- soldering method to be able to flash custom firmware is here: http://www.smartieparts.com/shop/index. ... cts_id=331.
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Mike.
Several thousand have been sold.
Mike.
erskyTx/er9x developer
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Re: Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
Should I get the board for $46 or just buy a whole new transmitter for $60? Is Er9x worth it?
Re: Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
Well the best is for you to read the manuals of ER9X and OpenTX to see if you understand them and if they meet your needs - but some have dumped $2000 radios to use a 9x with them instead
Re: Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
Yes the opensource firmware is worth it.SterlingH wrote:Should I get the board for $46 or just buy a whole new transmitter for $60? Is Er9x worth it?
Note that the new (9xr?) tx probably wont have a RF module or receiver included. So consider that.
The SP board is a well supported option
I imagine you could sell your current radio.
Where are you located and/or are you willing to ship your old radio. Someone could get it going
Re: Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
I went ahead and ordered the smarties parts board. I am not bad at the software side so much as the hardware side. My main concern was that I saw elsewhere that the EEPROM error could be brought about by hardware damage which I was afraid the 3.5 mm might have done. If I can't figure it out I will probably sell the transmitter but until then it will be a great learning experience.
Re: Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
I think you'll be happy with the SP board.
Hopefully your EEPROM error was just a fluke
( you cant program the eeprom from the trainer port, maybe a voltage spike confused the eeprom ??)
and when you flash an opensource firmware it will overwrite the eeprom and you will be good
Hopefully your EEPROM error was just a fluke
( you cant program the eeprom from the trainer port, maybe a voltage spike confused the eeprom ??)
and when you flash an opensource firmware it will overwrite the eeprom and you will be good
Re: Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
I got the board today and flashed successfully to ER9X!!! SO MANY OPTIONS. Gonna take awhile to figure out but should be fun.
Re: Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
You bought it already so doesn't matter any more, but as hobby-ist you should just try simple mods like this:
http://www.hacksmods.com/2011/11/turnig ... istor-mod/
After this you ppm output is working and you can connect all the sim modules to trainer port.
http://www.hacksmods.com/2011/11/turnig ... istor-mod/
After this you ppm output is working and you can connect all the sim modules to trainer port.
- MikeB
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Re: Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
If you read that mod again, you will see it is not necessary if you use er9x firmware. Just enable PPMSIM and use that.
Mike
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Re: Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
@vnv
And that post is nearly 4 years old anyway
We've been here quite a while
João
And that post is nearly 4 years old anyway
We've been here quite a while
João
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Re: Turnigy 9x EEPROM Error, Help Please
...oh damn... :)