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FrSky TANDEM X20 User Manual

FrSky TANDEM X20
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FrSky TANDEM X20 Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandFrSky
ModelTANDEM X20
CategoryDrone & Quadcopter Accessories
LanguageEnglish

Summary

Main Views

The Top Bar

Displays model name, flight mode, and status icons for data logging, trainer, RSSI, volume, and battery.

The Bottom Bar

Contains tabs for Home, Model Setup, Configure Screens, and System Setup. Displays system time.

The Widgets Area

Configurable area displaying various data like timers, telemetry, images, trims, and pots.

User Interface and Navigation

Editing Controls

Introduces virtual keyboard for text input and editing.

Virtual Keyboard

Provides on-screen keyboard for text entry, with options for alpha/numeric and caps lock.

USB Connection To PC modes

Power Off mode

DFU mode for flashing the bootloader when the radio is powered off.

Bootloader mode

Mode for flashing bootloader, connecting to PC via USB, and accessing flash memory/SD card.

Power On mode

Options for connecting the powered-on radio to a PC via USB (Joystick, FrSky Suite, Serial).

Emergency Mode

System Setup

File Manager

Manages files and flashes firmware to modules and receivers.

Alerts

Configures silent mode, battery, and inactivity alerts.

Date and Time

Configures system clock and time display options.

General

Configures menu style, language, display attributes, audio, vario, and haptic modes.

Battery

Calibrates radio batteries and sets alarm thresholds.

Hardware

Tests inputs, calibrates analog/gyro, and sets switch types.

Sticks

Selects stick mode and configures channel order.

Wireless

Configures Bluetooth mode for Telemetry, Trainer, or Audio.

Info

Displays system firmware, gimbals type, module firmware, receiver, and external module information.

Model Setup

Model Select

Creates, selects, adds, clones, or deletes models and manages model folders.

Edit Model

Edits model parameters like name/picture and configures function switches.

Flight Modes

Sets up switch-selectable tasks or flight behaviors for models.

Mixer

Configures control functions, combines inputs, and maps them to output channels.

Outputs

Adapts logical outputs to mechanical characteristics, configuring throws, reverse, and subtrim.

Timers

Configures three programmable timers.

Trims

Configures trim mode, extended trims, and independent trims per flight mode.

RF System

Configures Owner Registration ID and internal/external RF modules, including receiver binding.

Telemetry

Comprehensive telemetry system for monitoring signal strength and model parameters.

Checklist

Defines startup alerts for preflight checks like throttle position and failsafe.

Logic Switches

Creates user-programmed virtual switches based on various conditions.

Special Functions

Configures special functions like playing values, sounds, or writing logs.

Curves

Modifies control response in Mixers or Outputs, defining custom curves.

Trainer

Configures trainer function, Master/Slave modes, and wireless link.

Device Config

Tools for configuring devices like sensors, receivers, and servos.

Configure Screens

Configuring the main screen

Reconfigures default screen widgets or replaces the layout with a new screen.

Adding additional screens

Adds new screens with up to 9 widgets using 11 different layouts.

Adding Custom Widgets

Adds custom Lua widgets by copying scripts to the SD card's 'scripts' folder.

Lua Scripts

ETHOS Lua Interpreter

Details the Lua interpreter version and packaged libraries.

ETHOS Lua Documentation

Provides link to download Lua documentation from GitHub.

ETHOS Lua Example Script Files Location

Provides link to GitHub repository for Lua example script files.

Basic Layout of a Lua Widget

Describes the basic structure of a custom Lua widget (key, name, create, configure, wakeup, event, paint, read, write).

Programming Tutorials

Initial radio setup example

Guides through initial radio setup steps before programming specific models.

Basic Fixed Wing Airplane example

Example configuring a model with motor, ailerons, flaps, elevator, rudder, and retracts.

Basic Flying Wing (Elevon) Airplane example

Configures a flying wing model with elevons using recommended rates, expo, and mixer ratios.

Basic Flybarless Helicopter example

Configures a basic helicopter using an FBL controller, covering radio programming.

Ethos Suite

Overview

Lists Ethos Suite functions: determining radio info, updating firmware/files, changing modes, flashing modules.

Procedure for migrating to Ethos Suite

Steps to migrate to Ethos Suite, including firmware backup and bootloader update.

Radio Section

Displays radio details when connected, allowing firmware and file updates.

Performing Updates

Updates radio firmware, audio files, system bitmaps, and bootloader.

Ethos Mode

Switches radio to Ethos Mode for Ethos Suite proxy flashing and updates.

FRSK Flasher

Flashes modules, sensors, servos, or receivers directly from Ethos Suite in Ethos Mode.

Image Tool

Converts images to ETHOS format (32bit BMP, RGB, with optional Alpha Channel).

Audio Tool

Converts audio files to PCM linear format (32kHz, mono, 16 bits).

Suite Settings

Selects the Ethos Suite language and displays the current Suite version.

DFU Mode

Switch the radio off and connect it to the PC with a USB lead.

Puts the radio into DFU mode for flashing via USB.

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