Spirit System

nougiw wrote:

djhandz wrote:12 Stabalisation upright only option
13 bank to atleast 80 degree while in sl

Define 12, I think what you ask for already exists, isn't it the last "function" available in "Stabi" tab?
I don't understand 13, please explain.

12 the last option in the stabi tab is Stabalisation which levels the heli upright and inverted
13 to be able to tilt the heli more while in Stabalisation mode. although with the new 1.1 firmware update this might of been addressed as browsing the software i see the stick priority has been raised from 10 to 16 it would be nice for confirmation on this

djhandz wrote:
12 the last option in the stabi tab is Stabalisation which levels the heli upright and inverted
13 to be able to tilt the heli more while in Stabalisation mode. although with the new 1.1 firmware update this might of been addressed as browsing the software i see the stick priority has been raised from 10 to 16 it would be nice for confirmation on this

About 12: So, in order to understand cause I've never used stabi mode, it works like rescue acro? i.e. leveling the heli to the orientation that is closer? If this is the case, then what you ask for is to add another stabi option so that it works like rescue? One normal, one acro. Normal leveling always to upright and acro leveling to which is close(just like it does now)

13 is the same as 11 as far as I can tell(please correct me if I'm wrong), which I have already marked as DONE since the stick priority has been raised to 16.

Yes thats correct

Updated:

1. Gov function. This has been stated to be coming and I can't wait. I much prefer FBL govs over ESC Govs or throttle curves

2. A 4th bank. 3 banks is nice but a 4th would be great so I can dedicate one to fail safe and possibly have the Bank channel -100 to -50 for Bank 0, -50 to 0 for bank 1, 0 to 50 bank 2, 50 to 100 for bank 3

3. Upright only rescue mode with either 0 pitch or up to 5% pitch for failsafe setup. This can possibly reduce the rate that the heli will hit the ground and ensure it hits skids first to help prevent damage by letting the skids absorb some of the initial inpact. It can be done right now with self level mode, however, if the SL mode levels it out in the inverted state that may not be a good thing.

DONE!!! 4. BEC Tester. A mode in the setup that will move the servos from full negative to positive pitch very quickly to test if the BEC can handle the load placed on it during rescue. Many of the rescue failures are due to inadequate BEC's and having a dedicated tester in the setup page may help avoid this for some people.

5. Running log of all flights or even it if it only saves issues, allow it to continue to record if a problem is reported

6. Not sure if this is possible but is there a way to do a similar thing to trim flight where the unit can detect what the proper cyclic and tail gains are when activated?

7. In the "sensor" tab under the "rotation speed" I'd like to see degrees instead of this number range (5 - 16) which mean nothing and don't resemble anything like I've seen so far. Degrees are way much more helpful and I can use the same exact setting as on RealFlight and other simulators. Needless to say that degrees should always correspond to reality; there would be no need for a menu that when you choose for example 720 degrees, the model rotates at 1.9 or 2.1 rotations per second...

8. EVERY step you take during setup should be automatically saved. It's very annoying to have to do everything from scratch because you forgot to save in the end. Besides, this is true for every other gyro I've seen so far, so why not for spirit too?

9. Set level during setup, and then the spirit remembers this until set again. This would alleviate having to have the Heli level when powering up.[/quote]

DONE!!! 10. Can we add a pitch pump effect?

DONE!!! 11. More control over the cyclic while in self level mode would be nice.

12. Divide stabilization mode into Stabilization Normal and Stabilization Acro.

nougiw wrote:Updated:

1. Gov function. This has been stated to be coming and I can't wait. I much prefer FBL govs over ESC Govs or throttle curves

2. A 4th bank. 3 banks is nice but a 4th would be great so I can dedicate one to fail safe and possibly have the Bank channel -100 to -50 for Bank 0, -50 to 0 for bank 1, 0 to 50 bank 2, 50 to 100 for bank 3

5. Running log of all flights or even it if it only saves issues, allow it to continue to record if a problem is reported?

8. EVERY step you take during setup should be automatically saved.

12. Divide stabilization mode into Stabilization Normal and Stabilization Acro.

I agree
but the last 12 is the most important thing for me

regards Frank

buell47 wrote: I agree
but the last 12 is the most important thing for me

regards Frank

That's definitely subjective. For my flying style and abilities the most important ATM is #9. Even than #1...

buell47 wrote: 2. A 4th bank. 3 banks is nice but a 4th would be great so I can dedicate one to fail safe and possibly have the Bank channel -100 to -50 for Bank 0, -50 to 0 for bank 1, 0 to 50 bank 2, 50 to 100 for bank 3

8. EVERY step you take during setup should be automatically saved.

2.) If memory is sufficient I would even vote for 5 banks, although 3 banks would be sufficient for most applications.
a.) compatibility:
Most likely TX setting now (with 3 banks) is -100% 0% +100%
With 4 banks 0% would be on the boundary between bank1 and bank2.
With 5 banks the update-Software could maintain compatibility so that 0% on the TX would still select the "middle" bank.
b.) Added value for 6ch radios which, in case of Spirit, is true for all standard PWM RX's.

8.) I don't think this is a good Idea, as it may wear the flash-memory in the unit.
Maybe a "security question" could be added to the configuration-software when closing it:
"Do you want to save your changes YES - NO".
Most computer-software behaves like this.

regards Manfred

I agree with you

1. Gov function. This has been stated to be coming and I can't wait. I much prefer FBL govs over ESC Govs or throttle curves

2. A 4th bank. 3 banks is nice but a 4th would be great so I can dedicate one to fail safe and possibly have the Bank channel -100 to -50 for Bank 0, -50 to 0 for bank 1, 0 to 50 bank 2, 50 to 100 for bank 3

3. Upright only rescue mode with either 0 pitch or up to 5% pitch for failsafe setup. This can possibly reduce the rate that the heli will hit the ground and ensure it hits skids first to help prevent damage by letting the skids absorb some of the initial inpact. It can be done right now with self level mode, however, if the SL mode levels it out in the inverted state that may not be a good thing.

DONE!!! 4. BEC Tester. A mode in the setup that will move the servos from full negative to positive pitch very quickly to test if the BEC can handle the load placed on it during rescue. Many of the rescue failures are due to inadequate BEC's and having a dedicated tester in the setup page may help avoid this for some people.

5. Running log of all flights or even it if it only saves issues, allow it to continue to record if a problem is reported

6. Not sure if this is possible but is there a way to do a similar thing to trim flight where the unit can detect what the proper cyclic and tail gains are when activated?

7. In the "sensor" tab under the "rotation speed" I'd like to see degrees instead of this number range (5 - 16) which mean nothing and don't resemble anything like I've seen so far. Degrees are way much more helpful and I can use the same exact setting as on RealFlight and other simulators. Needless to say that degrees should always correspond to reality; there would be no need for a menu that when you choose for example 720 degrees, the model rotates at 1.9 or 2.1 rotations per second...

8. "security question" when you try to exit the program without saving: "Configuration has changed, do you want to save before exit? Yes, No, Cancel"

9. Set level during setup, and then the spirit remembers this until set again. This would alleviate having to have the Heli level when powering up.[/quote]

DONE!!! 10. Can we add a pitch pump effect?

DONE!!! 11. More control over the cyclic while in self level mode would be nice.

12. Divide stabilization mode into Stabilization Normal and Stabilization Acro.

13: Safety feature: (this may already be implemented) I understand that upon initialization, if there is a problem, the swash will tipp fully forward to signal that there is an error. I think that it would be good for the throttle channel too also be blocked (constant < 1ms) in this condition to avoid spool up at all costs.