Updating the internal RF module firmware using ETHOS

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In this video we look at how to update the firmware for the FrSky Tandem X20's internal TD RF module. This will of course work on the X20S and the X20HD when that had been released. In fact, the process will be the same for other transmitters using ETHOS, such as the Horus X10 and X10S Express, X10 and X10S with the ISRM upgrade, and the X12S with the ISRM upgrade. All that will change is the firmware that you download. It needs to be correct for your transmitter.
This video goes through the complete process from where to check your current firmware version, downloading the new firmware from www.frsky-rc.com, getting the firmware on to your transmitter, and the update procedure it's self.
** In this video **
- FrSky Tandem X20S bit.ly/MrD_3x6n6JL
** Contents **
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Downloading the new firmware
01:40 Where to find out your current firmware version
02:58 Copying the files to the transmitter
05:50 Updating the internal TD RF module firmware
06:50 Checking the update, and what to do if the RF module version is not showing
07:17 Conclusion
07:43 Yes, I built the Lego kit
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  • @stevenmohr4588
    @stevenmohr45888 ай бұрын

    Hi Darren, still referring back to the same videos you created to help me remember how to do tasks - thanks again for the content!

  • @stephenfarthing3809
    @stephenfarthing38093 жыл бұрын

    Great video Darren, concise and to the point, love my X20, your videos have helped me a lot, keep up the good work!

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Stephen, I'm glad they've helped.

  • @smiffy788
    @smiffy788 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video, just updated my RF module.

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    Жыл бұрын

    You’re welcome. Glad it helped.

  • @bhgant813
    @bhgant8132 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Awesome video, everything updated smoothly!

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome Brooks.

  • @ChunkyC_RC
    @ChunkyC_RC2 жыл бұрын

    I saved your videos in my library when I did my last update. I just had to do another update on my module firmware so I revisited this video. Went smooth as silk and everything is up to date. Can't say enough how much these videos help me out. 5 STARS 2 THUMBS UP!!!!

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome Chris. Makes my day to know they help. Thanks 👍🏻

  • @ChunkyC_RC
    @ChunkyC_RC2 жыл бұрын

    Hey man. Great vid. I just got my radio and I AM ABSOLUTELY IN LOVE WITH IT!!!! I have followed your videos on updating the firmware, SD, Flash , and the RF Module. All worked as advertised and I am all up to date. I couldn't have done it with ya man. CHEERS!!! A+ 5 STARS

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome Chris. I'm glad the updates went well and you're loving the transmitter.

  • @AndrewNewton
    @AndrewNewton3 жыл бұрын

    Another ripper tutorial thanks Mr D

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Andrew. I hope all is going well your end 👍🏻

  • @scottanderson463
    @scottanderson4637 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video. As with all your videos, great stuff and well done!!

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you Scott

  • @keiffy
    @keiffy2 жыл бұрын

    Followed your video to update to firmware 1.1.4 with a good lead and now updated internal module to 2.2.1.Next step update FW to latest 1.2 . Your videos and comments are really well received (for a 70 yr old !!)

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    2 жыл бұрын

    I’m glad they help Keith. Once you’re on 1.2, things will get much easier. I doubt I’ll need to make many more ETHOS update videos if I’m honest.

  • @neelslourens6839
    @neelslourens6839 Жыл бұрын

    Good day Daren . I bought a Horus X10S, I really struggled to get my recievers bind. You videos really help me with this problem. Just to say thank you for your help. Neels Kenya

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    Жыл бұрын

    You’re welcome Neels. I’m glad the video helped.

  • @M-H433
    @M-H4333 жыл бұрын

    The intro was great Darren😂😂😂

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mark 👍🏻

  • @MrZeek101
    @MrZeek1013 жыл бұрын

    Mr D just keep doing what you do you can only please some of the people some of the time I watch everyone of your videos regardless of content and cant wait for the next one Take Care

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Robert. And thank you for the support, I really appreciate it. I know I’ll be letting down a lot of people who want more Lego content 😄

  • @miksterr

    @miksterr

    3 жыл бұрын

    Agree. Always informative videos - well paced and very detailed so a beginner can follow and get a good result. Thank you.

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. It’s always great to hear that 🙂

  • @sleepingbearffg5008
    @sleepingbearffg50083 жыл бұрын

    Sorta wishing got that controller over ts16.. . Great video have a great weekend brother. Made my Wing! Thanks brother for your help! Mentioned in video.. and would really love your opinion. But know busy.. god bless 💪💪👊👊

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    To be honest, at the moment I'm favouring OpenTX for my FPV planes. ETHOS is definitely improving, and the X20 is great. But there are still some things not quite there yet. I'm glad to hear you've got your plane ready and good luck with the maiden.

  • @sleepingbearffg5008

    @sleepingbearffg5008

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MrD thanks my brother.. open tx is amazing.. I'm having trouble. Couldn't get the caddex Vista to work with mateck board. I hooked up like you said. Flashed right firmware? So decided to use as Just FPV camera. But I can't record? Vista doesn't Know when armed?? So trying to figure out why? No videos on? 411wse FC I have. Been a battle with that FC wish just had one more UART... I'm not the Best at computer.. I'm old lol god bless and have a great Day. I mentioned station in my video. All in a good light 🤘🤘 thanks again for all your help 👊👊👍👍 god bless

  • @rubinhodrone9204
    @rubinhodrone92043 жыл бұрын

    Passando para prestigiar aquele super like no canal ✌😃👍

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    Obrigad! Thank you, I’m glad you enjoy the videos.

  • @danivega5316
    @danivega53168 ай бұрын

    hello Darren Congrats by your videos, always they are super precise and simple to understand. I have a problem, I have followed your instruction to make it work the RF ISRM module of my Horus X10S EXPRESS, ( last firmware abailable from the frsky horus express page ) when I try the flash., The bar of the radio screen dont start to run, always 0% after many seconds waiting the little window of the screen says THE DEVICE DONT RESPOND ) and then appears the EMMERGENCY MODE. Same thing in the ethos suite, it say , dont detect the module. Always the same in every atempt. Please could you help?

  • @mvr4343
    @mvr43433 ай бұрын

    where can I find a video or learn how to install ethos on a 12s horus? The 12s has open tx now

  • @leocavalli4142
    @leocavalli4142 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Darren, as always, outstanding videos! got a question for you. For an ISRM updated X10 on Ethos, the process would be quite similar, right? upon the proper update from the FrSky site, will my X10 be able to handle Archer recievers? I need it to handle an R10-PRO and a slave R8 PRO. Thank you so much!

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    Жыл бұрын

    If your X10 now has the ISRM, you’d just use the ISRM firmware from the FrSky site, rather than the XJT firmware. It looks like you’ll need to go to the X10 Express download page to get it. The ISRM module should be able to work with Archer when you install it. The update will just get everything up to the latest version. Which could have extra features for newer Archer/Plus receivers.

  • @frank-vq4mx
    @frank-vq4mx2 жыл бұрын

    I have an unrelated question. Is the end user able to "physically" move the switches from one location to another ?

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    2 жыл бұрын

    To be honest, I’ve not stripped down my X20 far enough to see. In the past (Taranis and Horus) the switches have been on cables. If that’s still the case, I can’t see a problem.

  • @M-H433
    @M-H4333 жыл бұрын

    That external module bay on that Darren,will the Tbs crossfire go into it?

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    There is a Crossfire lite module that will fit. It may be possible to make an adaptor for the full size or regular JR module. But, Crossfire isn’t supported yet by ETHOS.

  • @francescosimoncioni3437
    @francescosimoncioni34373 жыл бұрын

    After updating the Ethos firmware I want to update the firmware of the x 20 tandem td module. In the videos present the new firmware is pasted in the FIRMAWARE folder on the sd. In my sd there are only 3 folders and there is no FIRMAWARE and related sub-folders. Do you think I can manually create folder and sub-folder and paste the new firmware?

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, just create the Firmware folder, and any folders inside it if you like to be organised.

  • @francescosimoncioni3437

    @francescosimoncioni3437

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MrD Tank !!!

  • @cwwisk
    @cwwisk Жыл бұрын

    I finally did break down and buy a X20S. Do you think there is a way to flash ELRS to the R9 portion of the Tandem module? As I understand it, any R9 module should be able to operate ELRS. I'd probably not do this, but if I could get away with not having a weird adapter for my old JR-style ELRS module it might make sense. I might start testing the Tandem receivers, too, though. That might dissuade me from trying something weird like this. Lol

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    Жыл бұрын

    No, you can’t flash the internal module with ELRS. To be honest, I don’t see much point in flashing ACCESS R9 with ELRS. R9 is less hassle to set up (no FTDI needed), is fairly comparable with latency and consistency, and has more range than most people will get close to the edge of. Especially for fixed wing. If you’re racing quads, it’s a different story. But then 2.4 would be a better option anyway.

  • @cwwisk

    @cwwisk

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MrD I may or may not push the limits of 915mhz ELRS with my FPV equipment. Distance is definitely something I need.

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cwwisk ACCESS R9 can do 100km+. Just for a bit of info.

  • @cwwisk

    @cwwisk

    Жыл бұрын

    @@MrD right. That is in optimal conditions without lots of overhead power lines, hills, trees, and rf noise. I am in an area with a lot of that stuff. My 915mhz 1W system is good for 20+/- miles (32 kilometers.). I'm open to trying R9.

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    Жыл бұрын

    @cw I don’t know the noise environments for those flights. I just know that they were on all stock equipment. The main one is on the TANDEM radios, to use an external antenna. On one of the 100km (62 miles) journeys, the stock FrSKY Zipp9 was used. I’m sure that antennas like a VAS ShapeShifter or TrueRC Moxon would be as good if not better. If you want to use ELRS, that’s fine. But I was just thinking if R9 will do what you want. Then there’s no need for external modules. LoRa is what really helps with the noisy environments. R9 is using LoRa.

  • @TMacDo243
    @TMacDo2433 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a video on logical switches, mixers, and outputs? Thanks!

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    I have logical switch videos for OpenTX. Most of the features work in the same way or are renamed slightly. At the moment, the mixes are still being changed every so often. Is there anything in particular you were thinking about? As a lot of the mixes also are made for specific tasks.

  • @TMacDo243

    @TMacDo243

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MrD mostly fuel pumps, flaperons, and landing gear.

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’d imagine the fuel pump would be a basic free mix. Flaperons may have a dedicated mixer, or use a free mix on the ailerons channel. For landing gear, basic gear could again use a free mix. But I’ve seen issues raised on the ETHOS GitHub asking for a gear sequencer. So there could be something to look out for in the future.

  • @TMacDo243

    @TMacDo243

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@MrD I'm sorry, I am still struggling. I managed to get the pump working with the on/off switch, but I'm not sure that my curve is being applied to the output. I have a functional switch successfully turning the pump off and on, but I need it to go from 50% and idle to 100% at full throttle. I am having difficulty linking the two mixes. I can't tell if it's working properly or not. Would connecting a servo to the channel tell me if it's working properly or not? Thanks!

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, if you connect a servo to the output, it will give you a nice, visual representation of what is happening.

  • @johnhorner9692
    @johnhorner96922 жыл бұрын

    i just did the most recent firmware update on mine and noticed the storage version is missing in the info area ....why is it gone ...is it something to be worried about ?

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nothing to worry about. Its just information that was never really used for anything.

  • @johnhorner9692

    @johnhorner9692

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MrD OK perfect Thanks for the reply

  • @frank-vq4mx
    @frank-vq4mx2 жыл бұрын

    Is it possible to subscribe for software updates from FrSky ?

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not as far as I’m aware. You can subscribe to the GitHub repository. Then you should get notifications about when ETHOS is updated. But not the RF or receiver firmware, as far as I know. It’s something I can ask about.

  • @crazyfpv7866
    @crazyfpv78663 жыл бұрын

    A video about binding redanducy recivier

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    3 жыл бұрын

    It’s on the list.

  • @marconotomail
    @marconotomail Жыл бұрын

    Great Thanks

  • @MrD

    @MrD

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful

  • @richardjustice6220
    @richardjustice62203 жыл бұрын

    Lego please

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