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Mini-Wand : Personal Edition 

Preliminary Operator's Manual 

 

International edition, Rev 0.9 - Sept 2016 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for TNR Mini-Wand

Page 1: ...Mini Wand Personal Edition Preliminary Operator s Manual International edition Rev 0 9 Sept 2016 ...

Page 2: ...TNR Mini Wand is a unique touch free tool for programming video transmitters for FPV Racing The unique Touch N Race TNR system was designed with the following goals 1 Eliminate DIP switches as a way to set vTx frequency 2 Eliminate confusing button LED UIs as a way to set vTx frequency 3 Allow transmitter frequency to be both queried and set without powering up a quad 4 Dramatically reduce race in...

Page 3: ...racing When in Race Mode identified by a blink code on the internal LED the transmitter will not transmit unless requested by the race director s TNR Wand This typically happens during preparation for a race while the previous heat is running Quads are wanded safely while their batteries are disconnected and assigned their race band channel and transmitter power level When powered up the quads wil...

Page 4: ...screen The power button powers up the wand and an automatic shut down turns it off after 5 minutes idle time or optionally via the menu Main Menu Fly Setup Status Power Off Fly Menu The Fly Menu is the most commonly used for casual use Get the frequency of a transmitter without powering up and set it if required To set multiple transmitters use the Start Heat option Set Freq Start Heat Get Freq 4 ...

Page 5: ...e Fly menu Start Heat Menu Start Heat Pilot 1 Race 1 5658 25 mW Program button to set the pilot s frequency Left Right stick to select pilot Press joystick to go back to the Fly menu Get Freq Menu Get current freq IRC CH1 Norm 5740MHz 25mW Program button to get the current frequency Press joystick to go back to the Fly menu Setup Menu Cfg Heat Cfg Heat Menu Nbr of Pil Pilot Freq 5 ...

Page 6: ...requency and power limits for each pilot in a heat Use the Start Heat menu to quickly program transmitters between heats Pilot 1 Freq Pwr Race CH1 5658MHz 25mW Joystick right left to change the band and channel Joystick up down to change the power level Program button to move to the next pilot Press joystick to go back to the Fly menu Note Using this feature you can increase power only on channels...

Page 7: ...e the version INTL USA or EU Program button reads the version Press the joystick to leave the menu Get Temp erature Communicate with the Tramp and read the board temperature used by the automatic thermal protection mechanism Requires one read to prime the system following reads will show the board temperature Program button reads the temperature Press the joystick to leave the menu Note that the d...

Page 8: ...y locked tramp is permitted to transmit In order to support international racing events the race director s version of the wand can unlock frequencies and power levels according to local laws and special permissions in place for events As an example a european pilot travelling to the US for an event would be able to use frequencies and power levels permitted in the USA Best Practices Batteries Eve...

Page 9: ...RaceBand 3 5705 5685 5665 5645 5885 5905 5925 5945 Band E 4 5733 5752 5771 5790 5809 5828 5847 5866 Band B 5 5865 5845 5825 5805 5785 5765 5745 5725 Band A ITU Region 2 The Americas 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 5740 5760 5780 5800 5820 5840 5860 5880 IRC FS 2 5658 5695 5732 5769 5806 5843 5880 5917 RaceBand 3 5705 5685 5665 5645 5885 5905 5925 5945 Band E 4 5733 5752 5771 5790 5809 5828 5847 5866 Band B 5 58...

Page 10: ...the following procedure 1 Power down the wand 2 Hold down the Program button and connect via USB to a Windows OSx PC 3 Download the firmware from the mini wand page on the ImmersionRC Website 4 Install the firmware using the Vortex Configurator chrome app Revision History V1 0 1 Initial Revision 10 ...

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