User Guide
Blue-tooth adaptor
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Страница 1: ...User Guide Blue tooth adaptor www 4dfx com au DTox ...
Страница 2: ...stions about this manual can be addressed to info 4dfx com au The latest version of this document is always available at www 4dfx com au DTox 2 The Dtox Blue tooth system is an experimental system just like your free flight model Determining the suitability of the system for your particular application is solely your responsibility and you take all responsibility for any outcome in its use Nothing...
Страница 3: ... fully charged Status Indicators Red when active green when connected On Off Power switch WEIGHT 30gm SIZE 60mm x 35mm x 15mm Excluding cable FEATURES Each adaptor has a unique ID and passkey The ID is on the visible label in the form of Dtoxnn and the 4 digit passkey on the underside of the circuit board These will be required to connect to the Android application Charging of the internal battery...
Страница 4: ... red indicator will flash at a much lower frequency OPERATION Insert mini USB plug of the adaptor into the timer ensuring it is fully inserted If timer is in deep sleep mode or in a timing sequence press the reset button on the timer to return it to the idle state Turn on the adaptor then run the Android app The first time you use the adaptor the Android system will ask for the passkey to establis...
Страница 5: ...s As with all Dtox products its up to you to determine its suitability for your purposes and you take all responsibility for any outcomes from its use This guide takes you through the app screen by screen and explains its functionality When using the app always use the in app RETURN button to navigate screens failure to do this might result in the timer not exiting the programming mode If this occ...
Страница 6: ...th devices in range of the Android device Only Dtox Bt adaptors will be listed This search can take some time and when complete you will presented with a list of adaptors to choose from You may also be asked to supply the passkey if the adaptor has not already been paired with your device Option C will reveal a list of all the saved logs on your device Always navigate back to this screen when you ...
Страница 7: ...reen for more details To select a file to examine or delete tap on the entry in the list item A Selecting option B will load the file and then enter the flight data screen from which you can then enter the graphic display Selecting option C will after asking for confirmation permanently delete the file The file cannot be recovered 7 ...
Страница 8: ...the app No Blue tooth connection is required and the virtual timer is reset when you exit the programming mode You will be presented with a choice of timer to use Selecting option B any timer other than the virtual timer will cause the app to try and connect with the adaptor and if successful advance to the programming options screen 8 ...
Страница 9: ...apping either the image or the button All functions are available for the virtual timer as are for the real one Once selected you will be presented with the programming options screen Currently there is only one choice for a virtual timer 9 ...
Страница 10: ...this rather than the system back button As with the READ button if there is unsaved edited data you will be prompted to cancel the return All screens that allow editing also have an UPDATE button Selecting this option will immediately update the timer with the data on the screen You must use the UPDATE button to write any changes to the timer The RETURN button option C will reset the timer and dis...
Страница 11: ...current settings of the timer No changes can be made here if you wish to edit any settings select option A the EDIT button to proceed to the main edit screen The Read button on this and subsequent screens will refresh the display by reading the timer 11 ...
Страница 12: ...preserved in any calculation If inconstant times result from any change a warning message will be displayed and update of the timer will be prevented until the inconstancy is resolved Section c is used to activate or deactivate various functions If RDT is deactivated the timer will not respond to any attached RDT unit This can be left activated even if no RDT unit is present The altimeter flags ar...
Страница 13: ... buttons provide access to less frequently used configuration edits Option A takes you to the altimeter edit B to the servo position edit and C to the hardware edit To cancel the selection option tap anywhere on the screen 13 ...
Страница 14: ...del is more than 20 meters above ground Sampling rates can also be set this is the sampling rate The sampling rate is changed at the time the nominated arm is released Section c sets the absolute altitude limit If the set altitude is exceeded the timer will advance directly to the D T position Section d controls the fail safe mode If the timer is in the idle state and detects a change in altitude ...
Страница 15: ...rvo If the system is ready and power applied selecting the second ESC servo could result in motor start and a lot of damage and heartache be aware Note also that if an ESC is connected to the timer it will have its own power supply and using the power button on the edit screen will only turn off the control signal not its power To continue to the servo edit tap the button 15 ...
Страница 16: ...the button a Selection of servo or second servo ESC is by button b Selection of time position is by one of the group c buttons The value of the servo rotation is set by the slider d Trim adjustments of 10 units up or down can be done by tapping the appropriate arrow button e Values represent pulse width sent to servo 1000 1ms Servo positions are Park position when timer is idle Ready when timer is...
Страница 17: ...timing and servo edit screens You could add a physical arm to the timer but you re on your own for that More probably you might want an extra position for the servo cam or second servo ESC Item c will reverse the sense of the two buttons on the timer The reset button will become the trigger button and vice versa The ESC Servo0 flag will activate and expose configuration areas in the servo and timi...
Страница 18: ...0 flags are activated The times in the ESC group D are edited in the same manner as the Arm Release group Either the Time or Increment can be changed and all subsequent entries will be modified automatically Tapping the Sync Time button e will copy the times from the Arm Release group to the ESC group 18 ...
Страница 19: ...nd the timer response is displayed in area A Users are not encouraged to play here but if you must try entering d This will display the contents of the configuration EEPROM You can also test the altimeter by entering p This will result in a continuous stream of altimeter readings The only way to stop this stream is to press the left button on the timer 19 ...
Страница 20: ...g the flight The list can be scrolled if it contains more entries than can be displayed on the screen item B Initially these altitude figures are relative to the base altitude If you wish to view the actual altitude as stored by the timer check the Abs Alt box item A To view the details of any particular flight select the entry item B and tap the now activated Load button which will take you to th...
Страница 21: ...orded by the timer check the Abs Alt box item A The flight log can be saved to your device by selecting Save option C and can subsequently viewed with the Saved Logs option on the start page of the app To view a graphical representation of the flight tap the Plot button item B Possible timer events are shown in the following table Start The start of recording for the flight FailSafe D T triggered ...
Страница 22: ...ular contest This is the description that will be displayed when accessing the saved files The actual file name is in the format of Sfxxxx where xxxx is a sequentially increasing number assigned by the app Numbers are not reused if that particular file is deleted The location of the files on your device is in the device not on any memory card at Android data DTox4dfx software dtoxconf files The fi...
Страница 23: ...the selection area indicated by the shaded area E will create a cursor which follows the plot line with values displayed below the Tag button item B To remove the cursor from the display tap the Tag button The time axis can be expanded or contracted by pinch open or pinch close gestures within the navigation area of the screen as indicated by the shaded area D The expand time axis can be shifted l...
Страница 24: ...e of the cursor Only the time axis can be expanded When the time axis is expanded or contracted the final sizing may be adjusted to provide rational values for the axis marks The time axis cannot be contracted beyond the initial size where the flight fills the entire plot 24 ...
