In this video I show how to attach a Bluetooth module to your transmitter's SmartPort connector. This can be an S.Port connector on the bottom of the transmitter (for example with an X-Lite), the JR bay, or the SmartPort socket on the back of the FrSky R9M module. Why would you want to do this? There are a couple of reasons. You could want to connect your transmitter to a tablet or PC for use as a ground station, with CrazyDude's android app for example. Another reason could be to set up a Bluetooth link to a U360GTS antenna tracker, to provide it with your model's GPS coordinates.
We will be starting with the bare HC-05 Bluetooth module. I will show how to connect it to your computer with a USB to TTL adaptor. Then we will look at the AT commands used to program the modules. Following on from that, we will add a hardware inverter to the module; this will uninvert the S.Port data. Lastly, I'll show how to connect the device to a Taranis X9D and see the telemetry data on the Telemetry Viewer Android app.
** Contents **
00:00 Introduction
02:22 About the Bluetooth module
03:54 Connecting to the TTL adaptor
06:58 Setting up the Bluetooth module
14:27 Getting the Bluetooth module ready for the transmitter
40:11 Plugging in the Bluetooth module
41:40 Pairing the Bluetooth module
42:16 Telemetry Viewer
44:15 Conclusion
** In this video **
In this tutorial I use the following components and web sites. Please note that the links to the components are affiliate links.
** Hardware **
- Geekcreit HC-05 ZS-040 Bluetooth module: bit.ly/MrD_2Rtbfmj
- USB to TTL Serial module: bit.ly/MrD_2XrSh3d
** Links **
- Termite Terminal: www.compuphase.com/software_t...
- CrazyDude's GitHub repository: github.com/CrazyDude1994/andr...
- Telemetry Viewer Android app: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
- Paweł's simple inverter: quadmeup.com/simplest-hardwar...
- Martyn Currey's Bluetooth article: www.martyncurrey.com/bluetooth...
- Martyn Currey's article for this module www.martyncurrey.com/arduino-w...
** AT commands for the CrazyDude module **
AT+NAME=yournamehere
AT+PSWD="1234"
AT+UART=57600,0,0
AT+ROLE=0
** AT commands for the U360GTS antenna tracker master module **
AT+NAME=TARANIS
AT+UART=9600,0,0
AT+PSWD="6677"
AT+ROLE=1
AT+CMODE=1
** AT commands for the U360GTS antenna tracker slave module **
AT+NAME=AMV-OPEN360TRACKER
AT+UART=9600,0,0
AT+PSWD="6677"
AT+ROLE=0
** Please note that the UART rate may need to be 57600 for the u360GTS now. Please check the relevant documentation when you come to program your Bluetooth module.
For more details on how to use this module with the JR bay, check out this video: • Using Bluetooth to tra...
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