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Open Panzer Help / servo recoil

« on: May 14, 2021, 04:55:58 AM »

Dear Luke,

Is it possible to have 2 RC-outputs be used for a recoil servo , each with their own trigger?

Best regards,

Wim

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Open Panzer Help / No response on normal mode

« on: February 09, 2018, 06:14:30 PM »

I'm new to RC tanks. After some searching and comparing I decided to give Open Panzer TCB a try.

I bought the Open Panzer TCB, a FrSky tanaris Q X7, a X4RSB and some other basic stuff.

After going through all the basics like configuring the transmitter (the additional channels/switches/potentiometers needed to be "enabled" and mapped to channels), installing OP CONFIG, updating the TCB firmware, configuring the radio, all is working when connected to the USB port.

After saving the settings (and retrieving to verify them) all is fine.

When disconnected from the USB port and connected to a battery, I cannot get the TCB to respond to the transmitter.

When using the gimbals there is no response from the TCB, meaning no red or green led lighting up when using the throttle or direction gimbal (or any other control on the transmitter).

I found a thread on how to get in snoop mode. The output after clicking in the snoop button:

<- 31|31|0|-28996
-> Waiting for radio...
Radio Ready - SBus

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FIRMWARE VERSION: 0.92.21

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RADIO INFO - SBus
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Stick       Min    Center   Max    Deadband  Reversed
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Throttle    988    1503     2011    15        FALSE
Turn        988    1500     2011    15        FALSE
Elevation  1023    1484     1976    15        FALSE
Azimuth    1023    1497     1961    15        FALSE

Aux Chan.   Min     Max     Type
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1           988     2011    Digital
2           988     2011    Digital
3           988     2011    Digital
4           988     2011    Analog
5           988     2011    Analog
6           988     2011    Digital
7           988     2011    Digital
8           988     2011    Digital
9           IGNORED
10          IGNORED
11          IGNORED
12          IGNORED
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Channels detected: 16
Channels utilized: 12

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MOTOR TYPES
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Drive Motors:      Onboard Motor Driver
Turret Rotation:   Pan Servo
Barrel Elevation:  Pan Servo
Mechanical Barrel: Mechanical recoil (Enabled)

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DRIVE SETTINGS
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Vehicle Type:           Tank
Active Driving Profile: 1
Accel Ramp Enabled:     Yes (Level: 4, Preset: None)
Decel Ramp Enabled:     Yes (Level: 4, Preset: None)
Motor Nudge Enabled:    No
Forward Speed Limited:  No
Reverse Speed Limited:  Yes - 70%
Transmission Type:      Automatic
Shift Time:             1.0 sec
Engine Pause Time:      1.0 sec
Transmission Delay:     2.0 sec
Neutral Turn Allowed:   Yes - 50%
Turn Mode:              2
Track Recoil Enabled:   No

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TURRET SETTINGS
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Turret Rotation Speed Limited:  No
Barrel Elevation Speed Limited: No
Recoil delay:                   No

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BATTLE INFO
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Is Repair Tank?   No
Fire Protocol:    Tamiya
Hit Protocol 2:   N/A
Repaired by:      IBU Repair
Send MG IR Code:  No
Accept MG Damage: No
Damage Profile:   Tamiya Spec
Weight Class:     Custom
(1 cannon hits, 10 MG hits, 1.5 sec reload, 8.0 sec recovery)

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SOUND CARD
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Sound card: Benedini TBS Mini

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INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT
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Sensor not detected!

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FUNCTION TRIGGERS
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Turret stick functions: Yes
Turret movement delay:  0.35 sec
Turret Stick - Top Left       -> Function #1   - Engine - Toggle On/Off
Turret Stick - Bottom Left    -> Function #4   - Transmission - Toggle On/Off
Turret Stick - Top Right      -> Function #7   - Cannon Fire
Turret Stick - Bottom Right   -> Function #16  - Light 1 (Headlights) - Toggle On/Off

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BATTERY
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Battery Detected: No
LVC Enabled:      No

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BAUD RATES
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USB Serial Baud:   115200
Motor Serial Baud: 38400
Aux Serial Baud:   115200
Serial 3 Tx Baud:  38400

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RADIO FAILSAFE
Radio Ready - SBus

When disconnecting the receiver the red and green leds start blinking as expected.
The snoop screen is dumping following lines:
RADIO FAILSAFE

And after connecting the radio:
Radio Ready - SBus

When shutting down the transmitter, the red and green leds start blinking, the X4RSB red led is blinking.
Message in the snoop screen : RADIO FAILSAFE

After switching on the transmitter the receiver binds (green led blinking), the red and green leds on the TCB switch off and the snoop screen gives message : Radio Ready - SBus

But as said, no response from the controls on the transmitter.

I hope someone can help me get the TCB respond.

Best regards,

Wim