01-01-2012, 01:11 AM | #961 |
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01-01-2012, 01:12 AM | #962 |
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Yes, steering works
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01-01-2012, 01:14 AM | #963 |
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On the fxr it will blink 3 LEDs if radio signal is found but lower than expected.
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01-01-2012, 01:20 AM | #964 | ||
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01-01-2012, 01:24 AM | #965 |
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That's what I'm grind to do, it will initiate the sequence, but then it will either flash three LEDs or it will just keep blinking the 4th led trying to find neutral. It seems very inconsistent.
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01-01-2012, 01:41 AM | #966 |
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I don't know what I did, but it finally armed and everything seems to be working, thanks.
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01-01-2012, 11:06 AM | #967 |
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| Re: GT3B Hack Question and Answer Thread ok thats fine, i just wanted to be sure there wasnt a problem with it. thanks
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01-02-2012, 05:44 AM | #968 |
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losikid , i have one of your GT3B , it s a very good radio and a very good job, thanks a lot !
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01-03-2012, 09:52 PM | #969 | |
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Ok, I got my GT3B, and my programmer, and did all the mods to it (bearing, VR, film flip, etc.) I broke the STM8S in two (because up till yesterday nothing I saw showed anyone having any issues with broken boards) and configured STVP correctly, but STVP wont read it. I tried the newest version of STVP 4.03, and then tried 4.02, then with the 4.02 patch, still nothing. (Windows 7 64 bit) I tried the above procedure, still nothing. I get the red light on the ST8MS showing that STVP can detect it, but when I try to program or anything I get: "Error : Cannot communicate with the device ! Check the SWIM cable connection and check all the needed pin connections on the SWIM connector." I made sure the pins were correctly connected in the right way. Still nothing. Tried everything on the GF's Win7 64bit computer, still nothing. So, I got XP mode working on my computer, and still same error. I have two of these radios, so I tried all these procedures on both radios, still same error. So, any ideas on what I am doing wrong? Did I mess up the board when I broke it in half, and now I need to get a new STM8S? | |
01-03-2012, 10:22 PM | #970 | |
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and there are batteries in your radio when turning it on correct? When the board is broken off, the programmer doesn't power the radio on its own. But if you don't "activate" the programmer before turning on the radio then it can't communicate because it can't interrupt the radios computer chip. So you have to press program to get the red led, then turn the radio on (with power) and press program again. | |
01-03-2012, 10:39 PM | #971 | |
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I broke the board because the instructions on the GT3B hacks page on rctech said to do that, and I thought the rest of the board was pointless for this purpose. I guess I could try to resolder the board back together, there's only a few tracks that need to be reconnected. (Might be worth it to just buy a new board.) There are fresh batteries in the radio when I am trying to program. When I plug the programmer in, the red led is off, then I press program, the red led comes on (to activate it), but still nothing, so I turn the radio on (although when I do this, the display does not come on) and try to program it, still says it can't connect. If I have the radio on, then plug it in, the backlight immediately turns off, but the display stays up. | |
01-03-2012, 11:02 PM | #972 | |
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There's a reason why i don't use the rctech instructions . I spent alot of time making sure everything was as simple as it could be and look good. Your board doesn't act like its bad, I'd say its a bad connection somewhere or the computer. are you sure all the connections are correct? and good | |
01-03-2012, 11:26 PM | #973 | |
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I got lost in the hundreds of posts on this and the other thread. I didn't realize the RCTech instructions were that bad. I bought a brand new USB A to USB B cable, and the 4 pin cable came from my old desktop computer, but I checked connectivity on all 4 pins, and it's fine. I was going to make a new cable, but the connectors I ordered didn't come with pins (even though the vague description appeared to) and I had the other one lying around. I don't think it's the computer, since I tried it on the other computer. I guess I can try a new USB A-B cable from my printer, and try to find a way to make a new 4 pin cable. (Unless you think the above pic is a board from the bad batch.) | |
01-04-2012, 01:26 PM | #974 |
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Hey guys, i just bought and received my hacked gt3b. I am running dual fxr's and am wondering what all the setting should be on it and basically the general setup. This is my first nice radio so i have no clue what i am doing. Thanks so much!!
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01-04-2012, 03:30 PM | #975 | |
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01-04-2012, 04:03 PM | #976 | |
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I'm just wondering...why'd you source all the parts else where for the hack? | |
01-04-2012, 06:30 PM | #977 |
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01-04-2012, 10:14 PM | #978 | ||
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I ordered everything from mouser since I thought you were out of stock of some of the parts, and I was able to get everything needed to do both radios, with the radios themselves for under $100 total shipped. (Although, looking back at my PMs, you were saying you had the stuff, just not packaged and ready to ship... damn.) I was working all day, so I haven't tried to troubleshoot why mine wasn't working, so I will update what I find. I did just get my steering wheel finally from China today, and the foam for it is nice. Softer than the rubber that comes with it, and the aluminum wheel is really nice. I'll take a pic when I get the programming figured out. | ||
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01-05-2012, 12:16 AM | #980 |
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Ok, it was my damn 4 pin cable. I grabbed it out of my old ATX computer case, checked for continuity and figured each wire was in the correct order. Didn't check for cross-continuity though. Turns out pins 2 and 3 were connected to each other in the cable I had. Welp, I guess I should have just made my own from the beginning, and now that I know that was it, I am going to make one for future programming. I ended up programming the radios with the pins directly touching each other (awkwardly held the programmer up to the header on the radio so that all 4 pins were touching...) Now I get to read through Austin's manual about settings and start looking into Dual ESC, etc. I have a friend that was looking into getting a radio like this, so I am definitely sending him to OKRC to get it done. I wish there was an easy way to get the steering wheel closer to the radio. I really don't like the drop that much, makes it a little far to reach the buttons on the top by the display for access to those channels. Maybe I can make something custom... I also don't like the throttle trigger that much, so maybe I can harvest one from the GT2 or another remote. Also, now I need to find a way to mount a camera for those solo runs that I want to tape... |
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