OpenTX Automatic Timers

[@cfusername]

It's also possible to use logical switches to control the timers. I use a combination of throttle > 5% AND arm switch on AND rssi > 0 to start the timer. Holding the prearm button for longer than 1.5 seconds while the arm switch is off, will reset the timer. For Betaflight in this case.

[@bertbeinaaf8314]

Saw this on a earlier video of yours, and had set it up since then. But I regularly forget to reset the timer when I change the battery. Growing old is great fun.... 😬

[@Painless360]

Thank you for being a long time viewer. Happy flying!

[@eliocarballo9113]

This video helped me a lot. I was able to set the timer 1 on my Tx16s transmiter. I bought it but have problems to set every thing but this videos help slot. Thanks so much.

[@ilan8465]

Well explained. Exactly the setting I needed.

[@cyjonzjones2762]

That's exactly how I have been doing mine since my 1st Taranis over 6 1/2 years ago.

[@eliocarballo9113]

Very good video. I was able to resolve my issue with safe working on reverse and I had no idea on how to reverse my Gyro. Thanks

[@popoliodiego]

Man, you're one of the go-to youtubers on OpenTx stuff. great job.

[@jamesgreenler8225]

Your instructional videos have been such a huge help. Thank you so much 🤘

[@jcfpv3454]

Thank you so much I am new and really appreciate all the tips they have saved me many headaches

[@davidsebbag1695]

Great explanation and easiest way of doing it. saw at least 5 and this one is really affective

[@davidsebbag1695]

Do you have by any chance a video regarding flaprons ?

[@denmay2005]

I’m new with open tx now I know how setup some function because all those vid that you makes very hepful thanks

[@bremsen159]

Perfect 👍🏼 just what i was looking for.. Thx.!

[@patrickdavidokeeffe]

Thank you for this! Just got a TX16s and am highly confused! Your videos help a lot. 👍

[@marceloandriolo819]

thanks for share, great video, simple and very good

[@adamcfpv5372]

Thank you so much your info helped me so much

[@uavr1286]

If you're using an autopilot and tend to set throttle to zero when under automatic control, to avoid accidental throttle nudge, THt is better than THs to trigger the timer as then it won't stop the timer when throttle is lowered to zero.

[@thecraftking113]

Haha I had a switch set up but had not known about the throttle activation for the timer😂 . helpful for sure . thanks Lee👍

[@Hamel40]

Thank You -Specific and helpful as always!

[@dongrant5197]

Thank you, beats scrolling and button pressing on my QX7.

[@hectorpiercey7852]

Never thought to reset timers with a switch have always used the select button with a long press. I already use the momentary switch for an instant read out of RSSI but will set it up using a logical switch so will reset timer only when switch is held for 2 secs. Would not be getting the full benefit of Open TX without your help. Many thanks

[@MCsCreations]

Really interesting! Thanks for the tip, Lee! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@MrVasmikey]

Good stuff! We all need battery timers!

[@NIRAJPATELV]

Hi Lee just wanted to inform you maybe because of the update or something but (THs) does not stop my timer even when Throttle is got back to 0 but (Throttle%) option does Thanks for all your help, Ur the best Cheers

[@Painless360]

You've not seen the video I made for you? I posted a link on your original comment.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/parYY2qjgLeqkJo Happy flying

[@sparrow082]

Likes the idea of revisiting old tips and tricks.

[@Painless360]

Thanks, I'm finding more and more that the older videos are not being watched - despite them containing useful tips and tricks. I'm blaming the KZbin algorithm..

[@sparrow082]

@@Painless360 You could make it a weekly segment, where you Talk about 2 or 3 older tips and tricks, not much, just enough to get people intrested and then link to the original videos.?

[@NATGEOANDSTUFFPaulbrannan]

Great tutorial as allways lee.very helpfull.thankyou.stay safe my friend.

[@kennydonahue2781]

I kept forgetting to reset my timer so I created a logical switch to reset the timer when my motor safety switch was in the safe position and my RSSI was zero. The timer starts when I throttle up like the video but I like throttle % so it adapts to the way I fly that pack.

[@Roger-ub3wp]

thanks, solve my questions

[@NIRAJPATELV]

Thanks so much Gr8 help 🍻

[@gmivisualsjason3729]

Very helpful

[@NATGEOANDSTUFFPaulbrannan]

Graphics on the scrren of the radio look great

[@jcfpv3454]

Thank you so much

[@jcfpv3454]

Just got 2 20 minute flights and just got first successful maiden on rmrc recruit mini although the built in stab wasn't enough throws for me I switched out the stab with the kopilot and it flew amazing 👍👍👍 what a journey to this point and so much more to learn I know I am not ready for manual or 3d yet but with the kopilot it just rocks

[@ssr09727]

Happy Christmas to you. I've followed your instructions on setting up the Throttle timer (TMR1) and the timer reset via the momentary timer switch SH. However the timer does not count down when I move the Throttle stick. Could you suggest how I might check where I've gone wrong. I don't have the Tx bound to a Rx at the moment.

[@Painless360]

Try it without the switch... Best of luck

[@outboxfpv4360]

Good one. I noticed the chanel are cllear cuz the white baground is less transperant. Can we adjust transperancy of the white box on the back?

[@h2o-fpv623]

Great content im going to set up mine thank u.

[@Painless360]

Glad it helped

[@MrStanni6365]

I didn't like how slack the gimbals felt on my TX16S so I got some futaba HD springs

[@FlyRotor]

Thanks for this video! Very nice. How do I set the timer up, so it starts at lets say 10%? I only see, that it can be setup like this, but not howto adjust the threshold. Thx

[@Painless360]

I'm not aware of a way to change that. If you find the answers please let me know .. Best of luck

[@JohnnyAtencio-mx8qg]

Thank you! If you land and the trouble is idle how can you pause the countdown without reset the timer?

[@Painless360]

Set the timer to use THs. See manual.edgetx.org/bw-radios/model-select/setup

[@tzachus]

Dear sir lovely work. How do you set clock but no countdown?

[@Painless360]

Can you elaborate? I don't understand the question... If you mean using a switch rather than set it off automatically then check out the OpenTX Mix School series..

[@f.148]

Hi. Thanks for your helpful video but how can I set a Throttle cut switch funktion (SF-) that stops your timer when throttle cut is on (Thr -100) and starts it againg when throttle cut is off (SF+) ?

[@Painless360]

I'd look at starting and stopping the timer with a logical switch and setting up a logical switch to be only active on the conditions you want - see the OpenTX Mix School.. best of luck..

[@05rickie]

How do you switch between timers ? I have one timer set for a larger battery and another timer set for a smaller battery,Thanks

[@Painless360]

I've not come across a way to do that, if you find one, please let me know... best of luck

[@enriconulli7503]

Hi. I use the throttle stick in reversed way. My max corresponds to your min and my min is yours max. I tried to set a timer that starts when my throttle movo from my MIN but it doesn't work. I used the reverse both at page 1 and page of outputs but nothing :-( Do you have any suggestion? Thank you and complimets to your videos!!

[@JordanBrown-fs2zj]

Im struggling with one thing you might be able to help with, I use mine for an RC truck Im wanting to do throttle start but obviously my throttle starts in the middle how can I get my timer to start counting when I move it forwards and backwards from center tried THs but it only stops when the stick is returned to the bottom not the middle any idea please. many thanks

[@Painless360]

You'll need to setup a logical switch that comes on when the throttle isn't in the middle position and use that to run the timer.. Best of luck

[@squaddingquads]

Thanks for this but how can we have an audio call out for those models that we use goggles with?

[@Painless360]

Yes. See my videos on it...

[@sushia.f.1809]

With the lack of OSD on the DJI system, I find myself digging in to radio call outs. How can we set up say altitude, speed and distance off the GPS to call out in say 100 foot increments? Aside from a switch, can telemetry be set up to read out as you fly? Great Vid on timers, been on a throttle timer for years as a back up to my OSD.

[@Painless360]

You can setup the OSD in the DJI stuff with Betaflight or iNav and there are options now for systems that talk MAVlink too (sadly using another board to change MAVlink to be something that DJI understands). See my Lockdown build where I added the DJI stuff to an iNav Drak..

[@marbryle5212]

do you know if there is a variable for power up.how would someone reset timer on radio power up

[@Painless360]

I'm not sure what you mean by power up?

[@Deathwish_fpv]

Would it work if I go into inputs then mixes.. or would that not work either...im still tryin to learn this an figure it out

[@Painless360]

Best bet is to follow the video and then when it is working, try other things... best of luck

[@rabidbydesign]

I used to be able to reset on my crsf models timers when rxbt went 0 but i guess in newer versions opentx holds last value. oh well.

[@duschiavon]

Hi Lee, thanks for the videos. I want to start my timer using the spring switch at one touch. No need to reset since I fly gas and when I turn the radio off after landing, next time turning on for the next flight, it will reset by it self. How can I do that? Thank you a bunch. Cheers

[@Painless360]

You can assign a logical switch to start the timer so I'd look at using the STICKY function in special functions to 'lock on' the momentary switch and use that to run the timer.. See the OpenTX Mix school for more about logical switches and timers..

[@duschiavon]

@@Painless360 done. With your guidance was easy. Thank you so much Cheers

[@vasilisfellouzis]

Nice video good info! Could you please share your carbon fiber background?

[@kencroft7933]

Can I set the timers on Companion rather that messing on the Radiomaster transmitter?

[@Painless360]

Yep. Happy flying

[@alexherrera3918]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Very useful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@budgetwebsiteservice]

Lee, does this only work for counting down or is there a way to get a timer to count up, say for a total flight time of a specific model??

[@Painless360]

Yep, set the timer for zero. Covered here: open-txu.org/basic-airplane-class-2-3-timers/

[@budgetwebsiteservice]

@@Painless360 Cheers bud, I did wonder if it was something as simple as that.. I've got another more pressing problem tho which I'm sure you've most probably done a video on, but i can't for the life of me find it anywhere.. So I've set the flaps up on SE per your tutorial, but I want to set a separate switch SA to do a flaps/elevator mix, but unfortunately I can't get that to work properly on the flaps (the elevator works fine but the flaps hardly move) & I'm presuming it's because of SE.. Any ideas, or could you point me in the right direction if you've already done a video on this??

[@nodave77]

I'm brand new to RC and located in the US. Are controllers universal or do they use different frequencies based on the country you are in? I'm thinking of getting a nice controller to go with a beginner plane and just keep the controller as I upgrade through planes.

[@Painless360]

Radios can be used internationally but some vendors have EU and non EU versions due to differences in the RF regulations.. Happy flying

[@rpm1970rm]

Hi mste the videos on the radiomaster unit is great. Can please answer me a question. Will the frysky delta 8 receive work with the radiomaster unit .thanks so much

[@Painless360]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJrMZXiieseabNU should help you get that answer. Best of luck!

[@whiteyguitar666]

I got my timers on the throttle and all have a sudden it have started counting down with out the throttle being touched,,All models any ideas ?

[@Painless360]

doc.open-tx.org/manual-for-opentx-2-2/software-overview/radio_menus/radio_calibration You need to recalibrate... Happy flying

[@janspoelstra8309]

Hi Lee, I've followed the instructions, but when I reset the timer, using the switch, it starts to run regardless of the throttle stick position, pulling the stick down doesn't stop the countdown as in the video. What did I miss/do wrong?

[@Painless360]

Throttle calibration ok?

[@janspoelstra8309]

@@Painless360 Good call, I have to set the throttle at -102% to prevent the timer from starting.

[@hankhamner3671]

I want to duplicate my Spektrum NX10 timer1 in my TX16S. The Spektrum timer allows you to start and stop the time based on throttle stick position. For example, I have a nitro model that I set the time to count down when the stick position is more than 20%. The reason is that there is very little fuel burn at low throttle and this is a better judge of flight time than the th% function of the TX16S. Is this possible with the TX16S? I love watching your videos and especially your British accent. I live in Oklahoma, USA.

[@BKD70]

I'm not sure on the answer to your question as... but the TH% option is very interesting... it varies the speed of the countdown timer as a percentage of stick position. So, if you know your engine will exhaust all it's fuel in 7 minutes at full throttle, then set your timer for 7 minutes, and the more throttle you use, the faster the clock will tick down. Pretty interesting function. I'm sure you could use the logical switches somehow to set up what you're wanting to do like your Spektrum and my Aurora timers... But I don't have a clue as to how, LOL... Still learning OpenTX!!

[@probante]

I am going nuts trying to figure out how to stop the voice ‘’throttle not in position’’ on start up. I am sure that Throttle is all the way down but still get the awful message every time I turn my radio on.. any help?

[@Painless360]

I'd recalibrate the sticks as job one.. I have a video on disabling the startup checks on the radio but this points to a incorrectly recalibrated stick.. Best of luck!

[@NIRAJPATELV]

Hi Lee, One help pls at 0.52 sec you show when the throttle is pulled back to 0 the timer stops Pls can you help me with that My timer keeps goin on till i use the reset flick switch Thanks

[@Painless360]

What have you got the timer setting as? manual.edgetx.org/color-radios/model-settings/model-setup/timer-1-2-3 covers the modern settings....

[@NIRAJPATELV]

@@Painless360 Thanks so much Lee Cheers

[@Painless360]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/parYY2qjgLeqkJo

[@Deathwish_fpv]

Question sir.. on my tx16s..on my timer...I went to special functions like you did...I selected one of the 6 switches at the top..as a reset switch..I used the first one...but when I move the throttle it won't start counting down..since I set up my rest switch.. but when I deleted the switch my timer works again...when I activated the switch as a reset switch timer doesn't work...why is that

[@Painless360]

I'd try another switch and see if it works then... Best of luck

[@Deathwish_fpv]

@@Painless360 well I had to end up doin it exactly like you did...to use the 6 switches..I have to always make sure #2 is pushed so my timer starts when I move my throttle and then push #1 to reset it...thats not what I wanted...like I said before...I want my timer counting down when I move my throttle an just push #1 to reset ..seems I won't work that way for what ever reason...unless there is another way to make it work the way I want to..with the switch I want

[@Painless360]

Maybe using edge to detect the change in switch would work better? Best of luck

[@Deathwish_fpv]

@@Painless360 im not what that is

[@Painless360]

Check out my Opentx mix school series... Happy flying

[@HomeDronen]

Could you direct me to your channel that show how to add: ch1 Ch2 Ch3 ch4 To the home screen? Thanks for sharing the timer... Cheers!

[@Painless360]

Video on that in the playlist. I hope that helps...

[@TomColontonio]

How do I show the timer on the screen ? I can’t figure it out :(

[@Painless360]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kISqoKx3hc2Mf9U

[@benjaming9835]

THs doesn’t work as I had to change the channel order? What can I do

[@Painless360]

I've not seen that. Sounds like the stick mode setup is still wrong on the radio... best of luck

[@deanmachine4170]

Hey I bought a frsky qx7 that was FCC can I change it to LBT and are there any videos

[@Painless360]

I have a video of flashing that shows the process.. best of luck

[@willay747]

Thanks painless! But how do I add it to my screen like you did???

[@Painless360]

Check out the playlist... ;)

[@willay747]

@@Painless360 Found it,, thanks!

[@1djhilo]

I followed your steps but my timer doesn’t show on the screen

[@ifanana]

At home screen of your selected model...long press TELE...select your layout and add the widgets for timer. Cheers

[@ankitmandal6953]

Sir Please make a comparison between Apm 2.8, dji naza m lite and Pixhawk flight controllers

[@Painless360]

Check out my flight controller comparison video from a few months ago... Best of luck

[@EleanorPeterson]

I've built a carbon-fibre cuckoo on a spring into my Tx which pops out and - No. I'm lying. Sorry.

[@mitchgentry-to2wq]

Will this work in edge tx

[@Painless360]

Yes

[@mitchgentry-to2wq]

Thanks ,your videos have been super helpful !