![]() You don’t need to do any setup in the radio. Ok, so now the GPS is wired to your RX and mounted in your model. Each installation will be different, so you may need to try different locations within your model to get good satellite reception. I normally have a small piece of tape holding it in position because there is nothing below it to Velcro it down, but I removed that for the picture. This was the only place in the fuse that had enough space and didn’t have carbon fiber in the way. Here is a picture of how it’s mounted in my Supra. However, the fewer obstructions in the way, the better it will work. It is mounted under a fiberglass hatch that has a carbon fiber mounting rod running down the center and it works just fine. My GPS sensor gets a lock even inside my house. You don’t necessarily have to be fanatical about that. Carbon or metal off to the sides or below the sensor is no problem. Carbon fiber can also block the GPS signal, so try to keep it away from any carbon directly above it in your model. It’s also important to position the sensor so that there is nothing metallic, like motors, batteries, wire bundles, servos, etc., blocking its view of the sky. That label needs to point mostly toward the sky while you’re in flight. The antenna for the GPS is directly under that label. The sensor has a label on one side that says “UP”. It’s important to position the GPS sensor correctly in the model. The X4R receivers come with cables with the correct plug on one end, but you need to wire up a servo connector on the other end. They have a different type of plug on the receiver. The X4R receiver’s require that you do a little soldering to make up a custom cable. On the X8 and X6 relievers, it’s the port on the end with the antenna leads. You want the Smart Port – NOT the S-Bus and NOT the RSSI port. Be sure you plug the cable into the correct port on the RX. Just plug the cable into the GPS and the receiver’s Smart Port being careful to get the polarity correct. The GPS sensor comes with a twisted cable with matching servo connector plugs on both ends. The X8R and X6R receivers are the easiest to get set up. The first thing you need to do is get the GPS sensor connected up to the RX. The Taranis with OpenTx software and Companion 2.x running on your computer make it easy to create these images.Ģ) One of the X series telemetry receivers with a smart port. I was amazed to see just how far out from my launch point I was ranging. The image below shows the path flown by my E-Supra on a recent flight. Have you ever wondered how far away from your launch position you are actually flying? Do you remember going to an airshow and watching the stunt planes trailing long smoke trails while they did wild maneuvers and thinking that was really cool? Would you like to SEE the track your model makes in the air? You can do all that with your model airplane, a FrSky GPS sensor, Google Earth and OpenTx Companion software. Google Earth Flight Tracks-Part 1 Setting Up Companion and Google Earth
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