Devo 12e $75 for deviation fans

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02 Jan 2017 19:47 - 02 Jan 2017 20:20 #57486 by compman2
Replied by compman2 on topic Devo 12e $75 for deviation fans
I have calibrated the sticks but I am assuming that I need to calibrate the AUXes as well during calibration. Will give that a try.

I did a calibrate with the AUXes and all is well now.

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02 Jan 2017 19:50 #57487 by compman2
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You were right I had B7 in my file on the transmitter but mistyped in the post. I corrected my post.

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08 Jan 2017 05:09 - 08 Jan 2017 05:31 #57670 by Amelanchier
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I got my Devo 12e in today and flashed the latest nightly (1-5-17). Everything I've tried is working perfectly. My old mcpX bound right up and flew without hesitation. I was able to use the usb cable in USBHID mode to fly on heli-x, a feature I wasn't expecting, I'm thrilled.

I had to use the Dfuse V2.31 found in the google drive. I had no luck with the deviation upload tool. Once I ran through the calibration, all my sticks, switches, and pots, all register in the channel monitor as expected.

I will be installing a 4-in-1 once it arrives and I'm looking forward to the flexibility of this setup. Thank you all very much for your work.

P.S. The original sale ended but it looks like the price only jumped $10. They're now going for $85 shipped. Still a heck of a deal.
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22 Jan 2017 20:42 #58302 by railside270
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Is there a changelog specific to the 12E nightlies?

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23 Jan 2017 14:29 #58321 by compman2
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I purchased a 12e back at the end of December. I flashed it with deviation and have all switches and pots working and responding. I added a 4 in 1 module and it works great.

This turned out to be a super deal. I didn't need the receiver that came with the combo and sold it on ebay and netted $37.50. So I have a modded 12e with 4 in 1 module for effectively $77.50. I couldn't purchase a 7e and mod it for that price! I also prefer the larger gimbles with more throw over my 7e. I guess I need more work on my fine motor skills.

I do have one remaining question. There are two momentary switches (look like the trim switches) beside the regular toggle switches at the top of the transmitter. What are the switch names for these? Are they treated as extra trims? Thought they might be useful for flip mode in some of my toy quads.

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23 Jan 2017 15:45 #58323 by FDR
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Their name is "TRIM L-", "TRIM L+", "TRIM R-", and "TRIM R+", i.e. trim left, trim right.
In the stock fw their primary use was for hover throttle and hover pitch trim.
In deviation you can use them for anything you want, for example for additional (semi-)analogue channel, or as switches, toggles, etc...

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24 Jan 2017 19:30 #58349 by compman2
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I didn't pay enough attention to the naming convention. That makes perfect sense. Thanks

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24 Jan 2017 19:42 - 24 Jan 2017 19:43 #58352 by victzh
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Sharpy mark - maybe QA mark - tested.
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05 Feb 2017 05:41 #58761 by ramunas
They still list it at $85. You now have to look under their radio listings, and the Devo 12e shows up at $85. Tempted to get a second one, but I have too many pending projects.

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08 Feb 2017 15:57 - 08 Feb 2017 15:59 #58928 by Fallingwater
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Quick question. I'm from the EU so the $85 offer is unavailable to me (ucdrone will ship internationally at reasonable fares, but our customs systems is terrible and makes getting packages from the US insanely expensive and even more time-consuming than getting them from China).

Ucdrone aside, the cheapest prices I can find for the Devo 10 and 12E are, respectively, $120 on Banggood and $146 on DX (before you ask: yes, it's almost certain that this is cheaper than the ucdrone package after adding the customs ransom).

Would you say that the 12E is worth the additional $26? I'm going to use it with the Banggood 4-in-1 RF module and DeviationTX to bind to toy-grade quads, various RTF models, and other micro-racer and video-platform builds with FrSky and Flysky receivers.
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08 Feb 2017 16:15 #58929 by FDR
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I have one (from UCDrone), but it is basically a DEVO 10 with two more pots on the top...

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08 Feb 2017 17:43 #58935 by Fallingwater
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What would you need such pots for?

I can think of a couple uses for two of them (one for gimbal pitch, maybe one for yaw), but I can't come up with reasons why I'd want two more. At least, quadcopter-wise.

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08 Feb 2017 17:57 #58936 by FDR
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Yep, the obvious uses would be the gimbal control, adjustable gyro gains, but it is not too comfortable to use them.
I thought if I ever make some complicated models like a crain or loader, or some kind of robot perhaps, then I will find those useful...

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08 Feb 2017 18:56 #58941 by ramunas
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In my case, I chose the 12e because it was cheaper than a Devo10. I am happy to get two more working pots, and even a 12ch receiver, but did not have a specific need for these extras.

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21 Feb 2017 22:34 #59418 by RRacer
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Hi all,
I ordered the 12E about a week ago, and today it arrived. My (too many) ebay orders usually take 3-4 weeks to arrive to Sweden, so this was fast!
Retail box (10E/12E) with RX1202 receiver, USB cable, buddy box cable and a CD. Great for $85 + $13 shipping across the atlantic.

One snag, when upgrading to Deviation 5 (nightly deviation-devo10-v5.0.0-f15939a), the dfu upgrade is successful, but when i restart the tx holding ENT nothing happens. No sound, no buzzer and nothing on the LCD. I'm pretty much stuck on this step, so any help is appreciated.

The java uploader tool didn't recognize the tx so I used the dfuse 2.31 tool.
The only thing working right now is starting holding the EXT key which brings me to the update screen.

Anyone been through this?

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21 Feb 2017 23:08 - 21 Feb 2017 23:12 #59421 by gdenton
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I don't know if this will help but it looks like you used the Devo 10 file, there's one for the 12E in the nightlies.
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22 Feb 2017 00:32 #59425 by RRacer
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You are absolutely right, sir!
I figured that it was just a Devo 10 with added knobs, accounted for in the nightlies.
Now everything works!

The 4-in-1 goes in tomorrow.

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22 Feb 2017 02:15 #59438 by gdenton
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Cool man, you are gonna love the 4-in-1!

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22 Feb 2017 04:38 #59440 by bold78
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How did you get this to work? I am stuck in the same place. I used the devo 12 5.0 files. I can't get the USB logo to come up.

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22 Feb 2017 05:15 #59441 by FDR
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bold78 wrote: How did you get this to work? I am stuck in the same place. I used the devo 12 5.0 files. I can't get the USB logo to come up.

You need to use the 12E nighly build, Simple 12 is different, that's a color touch screen one...

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