ELRS Tx Rx "SECRET" Hardware Tab CYCLONE ELRS 7CH PWM JSON Files

Did you know you can view details about the hardware of your ELRS receiver and transmitter?
No? Well I will show you how to view the "hardware" tab and show how to modify it.
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[@tinaschulz3514]

Thank you for the video and the files. Now my Cyclone is in 7ch mode :) However I wonder how to update the FW with ExpressLRS Configurator.

[@1nformatica]

As you know the "Generic" target has been removed from the configurator. However, I have successfully flashed version 3.2.0 by using the Happymodel EPW6 target. Of course the json file still works as before. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

[@tinaschulz3514]

@@1nformatica Oh that is great info, thanks a million for that. That saves switching from 1.5.5 to 1.6.1 of the ExpressLRS Configurator :) The only thing I have now is that the Happymodel EPW6 firmware made with 1.6.1 has a bin.gz ending, I guess it needs to be extracted and then the firmware.bin uploaded via the web interface, isn't that right?

[@1nformatica]

@@tinaschulz3514 You're welcome! It is a lot easier just to configure the Rx to your local network and flash via wifi. I believe you leave the file as .bin.gz if you do it your way. Have a great day!!

[@Cre8ionz.]

@@1nformatica yess you need to upload the "firmware.bin.gz" bc the bin file itself is too big. Error message appears: "ERROR[4]: Not Enough Space"

[@1nformatica]

@@Cre8ionz. Thanks for the confirmation. Have a great day!

[@cloudbase81]

thanks @1nformatica , that was a great help! With your instructions i was able to activate Channel 7 and afterwards flashing it to the latest ELRS version with my bindingphrase etc. Works great, also the Vbat works directly connected to the two pins, tested with a 3s Lipo, for a correct readingt i had to set RATIO to 18.7 and OFFSET to -0.04 , however, now its a great receiver. Thx a lot

[@1nformatica]

You're welcome! Have a great day!!

[@dayworkhard]

Thanks for sharing. Before I viewed your video, I did this to make it work. on latest ELRS configurator 1.6.1. select release 3.3.2, target: Generic targets used as a base 2.4Ghz, Device: Generic ESP8285 6xPWM 2.4Ghz RX. Select UART or WIFI and Flash it. Then go to receiver wifi: 10.0.0.1/hardware.html, find "pwm_outputs", add number 16 to make it look like: "pwm_outputs":[0,1,3,9,10,5,16] . Reboot, that's all.

[@1nformatica]

Yes, the JSON files are not really necessary, if you are careful!! Thanks for watching, have a great day!

[@MCsCreations]

Wow... That's really curious indeed! I've never seen something like that! 😮 Thanks for the video, my friend! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@1nformatica]

Thanks Mario! A solution to yet another Chinese puzzle!!

[@Mindauxx]

Thank you so much! Just got these receivers, went through similar jour ey, testing adc port from 2xAA up to 4s, increasing by 1 volt and fearing that I will fry it. You also answered my other questions. Thank you! There is a lack of specifications on this thing on sellers page.

[@1nformatica]

You're welcome! Have a great day!!

[@blembondo]

From version V3.4.0, the developers increased the Wifi power. The receiver resets when switching to Wifi mode. It is necessary to add a capacitor behind the LDO regulator. I have 47uF/4V there and Wifi with V3.4.2/EPW6 works without any problems.

[@1nformatica]

Good to know, thanks for sharing.

[@REDhlg]

Fantastic sluthing! I just added ",16" to the pwm channel list in the hardware tab and it worked great... didn't need to mess with the .json file at all! I'm curious if the other RXs have a hardware tab?

[@1nformatica]

Hey thanks! Yes, the .JSON files are not really necessary, they just prevent you from accidentally changing something you shouldn't and bricking your Rx! Also yes all Rx's and Tx's have the hardware tab, it's used by ELRS devs. Have a great day!

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

That's great M'lud. Uurrhh, do you think if we brought our TX12S Mk2 ELRS radio around (and a case of Guinness)you might knock a couple of those receivers over for us? 🤔😜🤣🤣

[@1nformatica]

Sure, no worries!! Here in the parched desert of Andalucía I'd do anything for a cold Guiness!! Thanks for watching, have a great day!

[@dgfpv1988]

it does not show me the link from google drive. a friend just gave it to me but it is not visible to me

[@eme4289]

Great Video. I would like to use this receiver in an rc car with the new Mt12 radio. My question is that since ch7 pin can be used for ws2812 led's, how would I do that? I dont need more than the 6 channels and would love to use the led pin to control led colors for white headlights and red brakelights, and if possible yellow turn signals when the steering is turned. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

[@1nformatica]

My initial thoughts are that it would be possible to use WS2812 leds for static things like the headlights and tail lights but you cannot turn them off or change them via the transmitter. I will look into this. I have another project where I controlled leds from a spare channel (PWM) on the Rx using an Arduino nano, if programming is your thing you could modify it : kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHmXgXlpqsmNjcU

[@ChrisCroft77]

I just ordered one of these as I neeed 7 channels for my car's lights setup. Do you know if these settings get changed back to 6 channels when update to new firmware version?

[@1nformatica]

If you put new ELRS firmware you must use the PWM 6 Ch version then in the hardware tab make the changes for 7 CH either manually or using the JSON file. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

[@artem56881]

haha i got this rx couple days ago and had absolutely same journey...

[@1nformatica]

Don't you just love Chinese puzzles!! Thanks for watching, have a great day!

[@cfusername]

This is very helpful and interesting! So basically the Generic ESP8285 6-Channel firmware target will work, but without further modifications only without the 7th "LED" channel? I did the same exact thing trying the 7 Channel firmware. Will recover it tomorrow and try again with the 6 channel firmware.

[@1nformatica]

Yes, using the 6 channel firmware is the "trick". Out of interest I have tried to use the LED function putting a WS2812 RGB LED on the pin but none of the settings make it light. I wonder if anyone has got that to work?

[@cfusername]

@@1nformatica Interestingly, when connecting the receiver to the serial USB interface, the receiver started successfully into WiFi mode (without delay) and I simply could upload the the 6 channel software without actually using the serial connection at all. Comparing the JSON with the configuration, the LED pin being in the PWM list was the only difference indeed. I decided to keep the stock configuration of the firmware since I don't need the 7th PWM channel at the moment.

[@1nformatica]

@@cfusername Glad you have it working. When flashed with the 7 CH firmware it does some very strange things!! Happy New Year!

[@juanicotenajulen]

hello were can i find the original firmware file for the cyclone 2400 pwmp rx?

[@1nformatica]

Short answer, you can't! Long answer, the "original" firmware was based on the "Generic ESP8285 6xPWM 2.4Ghz RX". Since the ExpressLRS devs have decided to remove this target from the configurator it is no longer possible to build firmware for this Rx. I have successfully used the Happymodel EPW6 target. Configuring the 7th channel can be done with the "JSON" file as before. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

[@duaneweatherford]

Thank you for making this. I am having the same problem. The fix is not intuitive from the seller page.

[@1nformatica]

You're welcome! Hope it works for you now. Have a great day!

[@duaneweatherford]

Also it was bit hard to find this video when I had this problem. Maybe add Clyclone and PWM to the title.

[@1nformatica]

@@duaneweatherford Great idea! Sorted!

[@juliovolando]

Hello friend, I would like the file for 7pwm but the link that says baidu does not allow foreigners to register, could you pass it on? thank you very much

[@1nformatica]

drive.google.com/file/d/1VlCShq8hUUtPatXYvEwJ6bMc0LfcUQTq/view

[@juliovolando]

Hola amigo quisira el archivo para 7pwm pero el enlace qu8e pone baidu no permite registro e extranjeros tu lo podrias pasar? dese ya muchas gracias

[@1nformatica]

Hola, Hay enlaces en el vídeo descripción. Un saludo desde Andalucia.

[@marcelofarinon]

Thanks...but looks like they removed the link with the file. Any chance to send to me?

[@1nformatica]

Sorry, here it is : drive.google.com/file/d/1VlCShq8hUUtPatXYvEwJ6bMc0LfcUQTq/view?usp=sharing I've been having a lot of problems recently with Google restricting files saying they are in violation of some "rule"!!

[@yuriyboyun2932]

I'm at the start of the journey. Which voltage should I choose to power it up?

[@1nformatica]

As with most receivers 5 volts is the preferred voltage. The receiver will work from 4 to 9 volts. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

[@petrivatov6748]

Thanks. Which pins do you use for power supply? Because I have problem with receiver after flashing. Wifi configuration mode works unreliable it restarts before I can load configuration file in hardware tab

[@1nformatica]

@@petrivatov6748 I normally use power from a BEC enabled ESC on channel 3. Note that you MUST use the 6 Channel firmware as I explain here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIe9k2OklKyShsk If you flash the 7 channel fw then the status LED will flash like it is wifi mode but you will not see any wifi signal. At this point all you can do is to flash 6 Channel fw via an "ftdi" adapter over USB. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

[@petrivatov6748]

Yes I flashed 6ch firmware but when I connect to wifi it restarts thr receiver

[@1nformatica]

@@petrivatov6748 That is very strange, I have not seen that. I find wifi works more reliably when connected to my local network, did you try that?

[@user-dg3vq5yi1n]

напряжение питания приемника до 4-9V DC?

[@1nformatica]

Я думаю, что диапазон напряжения составляет от 4 до 6 вольт. Спасибо за просмотр, хорошего дня!

[@dgfpv1988]

can you help me download the firmware i cant register to baidu and get the .json files...

[@1nformatica]

I provided a link to the files in the video description. Thanks for watching, have a great day!

[@dgfpv1988]

@@1nformatica i just changed youtube language to english and it showed up thx for sharing! had no baidu account

[@1nformatica]

@@dgfpv1988 You're welcome! Have a great day!!

[@patriciohernandezsegura5848]

Perdoname... pero no puedo descargarme esos archivos. me pudes decir donde conseguirlos? Gracias

[@1nformatica]

Hola, Puedes descargar aquí : drive.google.com/file/d/1VlCShq8hUUtPatXYvEwJ6bMc0LfcUQTq/view?usp=sharing Un saludo desde Andalucia.

[@artem56881]

you said early recievers had adc pin but label says that your rx has adc pin as well

[@1nformatica]

Yes, but this adc pin has a voltage divider so it can measure up to 36 volts, not 3.3v!!

[@1nformatica]

BTW what I do is to take a "Dupont" lead and solder it to the adc input then plug it into the balance connector. Search for new sensors in telemetry and you see Rx voltage which is the battery pack.

[@artem56881]

@@1nformatica I've tested it and, is it okay that it shows about 0.7v higher than the actual voltage is? and how to fix this?

[@1nformatica]

@@artem56881 Normally it is much closer than that, usually within 0.1 volts. Calibration can be done on your transmitter or you can use the "offset" and "scale" parameters under "VBat" on the hardware page.

[@yanickboulanger2918]

Bonjour, comment flasher le récepteur ? je n'arrive pas à le flasher en wifi ? Merci.

[@1nformatica]

Oui, vous pouvez flasher ce récepteur via wifi À condition de choisir la bonne cible qui doit être 6 canaux PWM. J'ai flashé le firmware 7 canaux qui a "briqué" le récepteur m'obligeant à utiliser un adaptateur FTDI pour le récupérer en utilisant le firmware 6CH. Merci d'avoir regardé, passez une bonne journée !

[@yanickboulanger2918]

Comment le repasser en 6 voies ?

[@1nformatica]

@@yanickboulanger2918 Comme vous le savez la cible "Générique" a été supprimée du configurateur. Cependant, j'ai réussi à flasher la version 3.2.0 en utilisant la cible Happymodel EPW6. Bien entendu, le fichier json fonctionne toujours comme avant.

[@yanickboulanger2918]

Ça ne fonctionne pas, j'ai déjà essayé.....le récepteur ne peux pas se connecter en wifi et quand je veux flasher avec le fichier "firmware.bin" ça me dit qu'il n'y a pas assez d'espace.... j'aimerais pourtant le flasher avec la dernière version

[@1nformatica]

@@yanickboulanger2918 Il y a 2 fichiers firmware.bin créés. l'un est en fait firmware.bin.gz et est compressé. Essayer de flasher firmware.bin entraînera l'erreur "pas assez d'espace". J'ai également essayé de flasher la dernière version 3.4.1 et cela a bloqué le Rx pour une raison quelconque. La dernière version qui fonctionne (pour moi) est la 3.3.2