AEROFLY RC 7 TARANIS PC
AEROFLY RC 7 TARANIS SIMULATOR

If you have no intentions of diverting away from your Phantom then I'd suggest you use your Blade radio as a simulator controller. I originally purchased my 9XR from their international warehouse along with the FrSky DJT module but I now see they are stocking it in the UK warehouse so maybe they've rolled it out to other locations also. Hobbyking have warehouses on all continents.

AEROFLY RC 7 TARANIS PC

You will need a small utility program, which unfortunately I can't remember the name of, and a I said my PC died, but searching in the usual places wiill get you the answer. Unfortunately my PC died last week and I have a replacement landing tomorrow morning after which I'll be able to really experiment with if your Blade radio has a standard JR trainer port, essentially a Jack socket, you'll be able to use this with ClearviewRC simulator by connecting it to the mic input of your PC. I have used it with PhoenixRC using the supplied adaptor but the direct USB connection will be useful for such apps as Xplane and the APM Controller I have in my FPV fixed wing. I only got my Taranis last week and I've been spending my time configuring with the X8R receiver and telemetry modules to work with my Hex with Naza V2.

If however you wanted to attempt modifying the Phantom controller you'll need to determine at which point in the circuit the modulated data is applied to the transmitter and tap an output from there, ensuring you provide suitable isolation so as not to place any undue load on the circuit. Some simulators, such as Phoenix RC, require the use of a USB interface connected to the training port of the transmitter where as Cleaview RC just needs the trainer port connected to the input of a sound card and a small freeware program to translate the audio pulses into something usable. As an example when I adapted my 9XR to control my Walkera Quad I had to adjust the frame length of the protocol used so that the quad would even recognise the transmitter. Without probing the Phantom controller with an Oscilloscope, or something just as suitable to determine how DJI have constructed the framing of their control protocol, I would still suggest purchasing a handset more suited to a RC simulator. Yes if you wanted to use anything other than the stock controller you would need to swap out the DJI receiver, which in the case of the Visions and the FC40 is not really practical due to DJI's solitary decision to use 5.8GHz as the control frequency. I've toyed with swapping the stock Phantom receiver over for a new FrSky telemetry radio but I haven't flown the Phantom at all this year so will probably end up selling it as is. I've upgraded to a FrSky Taranis X9D transmitter this week but because it uses the same modules as the Turnigy 9XR swapping all my flying machines over to the new transmitter was painless. Because it uses modules that plug into the back you can easily switch between different systems. As you can see its very versatile and only $50 from Hobbyking. I can recommend the 9XR as I've been using one for the last ten months to control my F550 Hex with FrSky receivers, Walkera Quad, FPV Raptor with Spektrum receivers, a MultiWii based Quad with OrangeRX receiver, and as the controller for the PhoenixRC simulator. It would be much easier and cost effective, if you intend to progress beyond a Phantom, to purchase a programmable transmitter, such as the Turnigy 9X or 9XR. Most non- propiertary radios have what is termed a 'Trainer' port which outputs an audio signal, it's this audio signal that is fed into the PC, usually via a USB adaptor.

Aerofly rc 7 taranis