Hi wfield0455
I have set the Sat to PPM positive and the E1 input of the Assist to PPM input. There is no function possible. The PPM signal is not evaluated at the Assist.
On the test with another R12 (no Assist),> Sat1 input and Rsat > PPM positive was successful.
Which software version does your Assist have?
Does your Assist work with the settings PPM? Or only with EX bus setting?
Knut
I just now configured a model memory for dual path and bound an Assist 12 running V1.10 firmware as the Primary and an R5L as the secondary (We can't get Rsats in the US). I used device explore to configure the R5l for PPM output which told me it outputs PPM Positive on Y5 (channel 5). This was interesting sine the label on the R5L has a port labeled PPM and it was NOT port 5. Since the actual firmware said it was using port 5 for PPM output I connected one end of a male to male extension to port 5 of the R5La and the other to port E1 of the Assist. Again, using device explorer I used Configuration-> output pin to set port E1 as PPM Input.
I connected a servo to port 1 of the Assist, power cycled everything and the servo worked properly with both RF sections transmitter, I then used Advanced Wireless function key F1 to Disable the primary RF section and the servo continued to operate properly with the Primary RF section disabled. I then used device explorer to set port E1 or the Assist back to Jetibox/Telemetry
and again disabled the primary RF section to verify that the servo now does not work properly when the Primary RF section is disabled. IT think this experiment should prove that dual path can be used successfully with a secondary receiver connected to the Primary receiver (Assist) via a PPM link.
Some things to try.
1) Rebind both receivers.
1a - Put a bind plug in the Assist EXT port and with no secondary receiver or servos connected power up the Assist and in the transmitter Advanced Wireless setting menu, select dual path and press the Bind Primary receiver button. The Assist MUST be the Primary receiver, if you accidentally bound the Rsat2 as the Primary it will not work properly. Once binding is complete, Accept the Assist as Rx1 and remove the bind plug.
1b- Disconnect the Assist and insert the bind plug into the secondary receiver (Rstat) EXT port and bind it using The Wireless setting menu and pressing bind secondary receiver. Again make sure the Assist is not powered on during this. Once binding of the secondary is complete accept as Rx2 and remove bind plug.
2 Use device explorer Assist, Config, outpin to set E1 as PPM Input.
3 Use device explorer to set the Rsat to PPM Positive output. Take note of the port reported as the PPM port by device explorer, sometime the label is wrong as it may have changed because it a previous firmware upgrade. Not sure if this is even possible with Rsat as I've never owned one but my other receivers had the labels PPM marking become invalid on some receiver following upgrade to V3.24 (I think) firmware. Use the port indicated by device explorer NOT the label.
4 Connect a male to male connect between Assist E1 and Rsat PPM output port.
5) If possible connect a servo to the servo port of the secondary receiver and verify it works, this indicates the secondary is bound correctly and is receiving RF. If you want you can verify that disabling the secondary RF section causes it to stop working.
5) Move the servo to the Primary receiver and verify it works. If it does ,verify it continues to work with the Primary RF section is disabled using Wireless settings function key F1.
6) One other thing, by default Jeti receivers put out the first 8 channel ONLY, You have the option of telling it to output 12 channel PPM and set the output period to something like 28 (12*2)+4ms inter frame gap. If you don;t change the number of bits to match the Primary receiver ports high than 8 won't work with the primary RF disabled.
I realize you probably know all this stuff but since you don't seem to be able to get this working I thought I would provide as much step by step detail as I could and also anything I could think of that may cause problems.
Again I'm running V1.10 on the Assist, so if you are running the older firmware, perhaps that is the problem.
In any event, I just now configured an Assist with a secondary receiver and it works perfectly.
Good luck.
Wayne
