Help! SR6 calibration

[doug35]

I have Ethos 1.0.11 installed and an Archer SR6 (fw=2.1.8) registered and bound. When I go through the calibration wizard on the radio for the RX, it starts out fine, but after about the 3rd or 4th step it stops responding. I suspect that I am failing to position the rx correctly, but frankly the wizard is a bit lacking in reference points. Where are the nose, tail, port, starboard references?

Has anyone gotten this to work? I even tried to use the Freelink app in iOS, but figuring out which random bluetooth device to connect to is beyond me.

 

[getsuyoubi]

I configured two of those, using my X20S, and had no problems. The only confusing part was the calibration step with the wires to the right and the label facing you, because in that position the label is upside-down but the instructions on the radio screen call that "readable", as far as I remember. What they mean is that the label is facing you in that position.

 

[doug35]

I configured two of those, using my X20S, and had no problems. The only confusing part was the calibration step with the wires to the right and the label facing you, because in that position the label is upside-down but the instructions on the radio screen call that "readable", as far as I remember. What they mean is that the label is facing you in that position.

Thanks, That was the trick!

 

[gnichola]

@getsuyoubi so you are saying prioritize pins over label, correct?

 

[getsuyoubi]

Not really. The pins have to face the correct way, as indicated on the ETHOS screen, but "label legible" may mean that it is upside-down. It should instead say "label facing user" and "label facing away from user".

 

[doug35]

Not really. The pins have to face the correct way, as indicated on the ETHOS screen, but "label legible" may mean that it is upside-down. It should instead say "label facing user" and "label facing away from user".

I'd say this is an opportunity for FrSky to improve the documentation.

 

[Mark_K]

Yes, I found the same problem when trying to calibrate SR6 - the label in printed 180deg rotated from what is shown on screen, so it took a while with some experimentation to make it work. Once this is know, it works as it should. I also found that to go into self-check (blue led light), I needed to flip the switch assigned to channel 12 three times much faster than the 2 seconds stated in the manual.

Based on my experience with another stabilization system, you should do self-check any time you adjust trims, sub-trims, end-points, etc. From my understanding, the calibration only needs to be done once.