dw_crash

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Hello All,
I have the Orange 6ch transmitter and Orange receivers. I follow the steps in the Tx manual for binding.
1) plug in binding plug in RX
2) power up RX (LED is blinking)
3) throttle low, power up TX
4) Rx light blinks then goes solid. (Manual says this means bound)
5) remove bind plug.
The problem is now that the two servos I plugged in do not move. If, I power off the Tx and Rx. Turn on Tx then Rx, the receiver blinks that it is un-bound. What am I doing wrong?
DW_Crash

Cobra1

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You say you turn the TX on but don't mention holding bind button when you turn it on. Is there a bind button on the TX?

AMA 74894

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yup, I think that IS the problem... the TX has a trainer / bind switch on it, but I don't think the manual mentions it in the bind procedure.
do what you've been doing, but hold the trainer / bind switch on the transmitter while turning the transmitter on.

dw_crash

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AMA,

I did try using the trainer/bind switch. The receiver didn't seem to respond at all with the bind switch active. IT just kept blinking. The Orange TX manual doesn't mention this bind switch. I guessed it from Spectrum 6Xi a friend has. I think this allows you to bind to JR/Spectrum RXs. No sure?????

DW_crash

AMA 74894

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I've got a couple of those orange RX receivers that I use with JR /Spektrum transmitters...
I always need to use the bind plug on the receiver AND the bind switch on the transmitter...
so in the event you've not tried this:
1st, select the correct model in the TX programming (assuming the transmitter has multiple models)
(REMOVE THE PROP if it's electric powered)
attach the bind plug to the receiver, and turn on the receiver.
while holding the trainer / bind switch, turn the trans on.
the LED on the receiver should blink rapidly then go solid green.
remove the bind plug, THEN disconnect the RX battery, then turn off the TX.
next time, (assuming you're turning on the TX first) the radio should work as advertised.

one other thing, (JUST to make sure ) triple check that you're SURE you're plugging the receiver battery in the right way (the black wire goes AWAY from the side with the label)

dw_crash

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Guys,

You won't believe this one.

I went up stairs, shop in basement, and did some work on my PC. At the end, I turned off my PC which also deactivates my WiFi.

So, I thought I'd try some of the ideas that people have replied with. Amazing, the binding worked exactly like the Orange TX manual states;

1) insert binding plug
2) power up receiver
3) power up transmitter
4) wait for flashing LED to go solid. Servos now moving.
5) power off receiver, remove bind plug.

Then, the receiver works every time I power up now.

So, any ideas why my house WiFi prevented binding? what does this say about our 2.4 Ghz technology?

thanks guys for the suggestions, it is appreciated

Dave

AMA 74894

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hmm I KNOW I've recently heard of similar behavior.... I'll see if I can dig something up.

dw_crash

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Jim,

I would be interested to read it.

dave

AMA 74894

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here are a couple... and it does seem that binding specifically is where the problem may lie...
check post #7 here:
http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=223368

and one here:
http://www2.pmb.co.nz/blog/?p=2683

if you google 'rc radio binding interference wifi' you'll find lots of reading, but DO be advised, there is a lot of 'I heard from this guy who said' type info

apparently (IF I understand correctly) there is less (possibly no) frequency 'hopping' done during binding than during normal flight, which is why it seems binding may be an issue, but once bound, the system works as advertised.

I'm sure Andy in the Spektrum forum here can explain in much greater detail than I could, should you need more info

dw_crash

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Jim,

Thanks for the info

Dave

opjose

Nothing wrong with 2.4.

The problem may have been that your signal strength from you home WIFi was swamping the electronic circuit boards themselves.

In other words the traces on the board end up acting like antennas because the signal from WiFi is so strong.

This effect is so common that Spektrum and other vendors do not recommend having your transmitter immediately adjacent to your receiver, particularly if you experience binding problems. This applies when you are not in the vicinity of a WiFi signal.

When the binding process occurs your reciever is looking for the binding pulses from the transmitter. WiFi may be upsetting this process.

What happens if you now turn WiFi back on with your receiver fully bound? I'll bet it will continue to work.

dw_crash

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interesting.......

Personally, I think the jury is out on 2.4 Ghz in turns of reliability. My 72 Mhz stuff has never failed me. But, times are a changing!!

dw_crash