ORIGINAL: sandal
...but is there a circuit that switches off the RF components when the interface is connected, or isn't there?
If there is such a circuit, unplugging the module is totally unnecessary.
If there isn't, what causes my Tx (both Flash 5X and Eclipse 7) to stop transmitting when I connect the interface? Is something wrong?
Hitec Eclipse 7 switches RF off when pins 4 and 5 of the student connector are connected together
(short-circuit). Hence no need to remove the RF module, except on or near the flying field, as an additional security measure, because removing the connector will immediately generate the RF,
maybe provoking a plane crash.
We use this with an active cable to PC when RF is not needed (looking at transmitter settings in real time by connecting to a PC, running a simulator like FMS), and we leave it open if we record a real flight on a portable PC.
Refer to (simple)PCM under NEWS/ARTICLES at
[link]http://www.jdm-nivelles.be[/link]
for more info on the active cable and the softwares we use. All FREEWARE.
Philippe