RadioMaster TX16s: Flashing/Updating Radio Receivers (Simple Process)

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[@reggiex775]

I have been searching on you tube for two months or so on and off for finding out how to Power up the module bay for Firmware and you mentioned ppm mode. Thank you so much I was about to sell my stuff Excellent tutorial you have saved me.

[@jayzo]

I'm glad I found this channel. Prior to that I was struggling with things sometimes having either poor or outdated documentation so it's really nice to have well-explained, up to date information.

[@verncooper3320]

By far the clearest vid around. spent all day mucking about with this before i found your video

[@Painless360]

Often the case! ;) Glad it helped!

[@MarkTurkel]

Thanks once again! Worked perfectly with my RadioMaster TX16s using EdgeTX. Your tutorial went perfectly. I had to do this because my FrSky S8R RX was coming up with SOLID GREEN AND RED Leds. This was because the flash on the RX was different than the TX. Fixed with the updates.

[@josephfreeman5289]

super simple, was able to update my old irange multi protocol module for my flysky using the radio-master tx16s jr bay instead of pesky epee drivers that were a pain. tx16s makes everything so easy.

[@S..kondeeznuts]

Thank you sir after multiple searches this the one that worked.

[@nunu4692]

YOU SAVED ME😂😂😂😂😂 I currently have that radio im planning into getting either the x18 or x20

[@jribeiro2009]

Hi from Portugal :) Great video! A couple of days ago I managed to flash my one and only X8R receiver to my one and only TX16s without setting PPM on external RF. Today I tried with PPM on and is ok too.

[@j-rodfpv1137]

That was absolutely the best explanation I’ve seen into flashing firmware , thank you p360 :) …. Frsky still sucks but thank you ..

[@NIRAJPATELV]

Lee absolutely amazing help. Very well explained, Love your channel Thanks so much U rock Keep it up God Bless 🍻🍻

[@poopscoop2000]

Great video. Wish I had seen this before I bought the STK adapter to update the RX... I had no idea the TX16s I have has the ability to update my frsky RX!

[@paulmason6847]

Just bought this to but I have been having issues with flashing receivers from my old taranis, setting the external module to ppm solved that issue too, thanks very much.

[@StuartGreenBinkyBMF]

Just found this as needed to flash an R161, the only thing that caught me out was setting the external RF to 16 channel as that alters the PPM Signal and it worked fine.

[@emmanuelwafwana5583]

Thanks man. Once again i've been looking around for days to solve my flashing issue and once again you provided the right answer ;-)

[@Painless360]

Why look around for days? The channel is always here to help ;) Happy flying!

[@Clickmaster5k]

A quick unimportant note, when you tell it to flash the external module it powers up at least on my firmware version. So you don't need to set the external to ppm or anything.

[@rayrz]

thankyou for this helpfull video

[@igzonhoti1443]

thank you !!!!This really helped me a lot ...

[@MCsCreations]

Great video, Lee! Thanks a lot! 😃 Actually, you don't need to turn the internal RF off to do it (at least not on my Taranis). And I use that trick to bind my receivers! 😬 BTW, that tip came from AndyRC! It's his fault! 😂 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@Painless360]

See my video on flashing using the Taranis and Qx7... Happy flying

[@elikjacobson7544]

Hi, i would like to make sure- by doing the flashing process as described above, you also bind the Tx to the Rx?

[@MCsCreations]

@@elikjacobson7544 No, no. For binding what you do is to connect the receiver to the radio exactly this way, select your model on the radio, hold the receiver's button, put the external RF as PWM then do the binding process. 😊 After that you put the external RF as off and disconnect the receiver. Done. 😊

[@ossy3rd]

@@MCsCreations don't need external Modul Bay to bind, just use the UART Port from the tx16s for powering the Receiver.

[@michaelstroup5766]

@@ossy3rd how do you use the external uarts? I havent seen anyone use them...thx!

[@stefaanbolle6572]

Hi Lee, thanks for another great video!

[@m.nasrat6311]

I can't find a firmware file on the radiomaster website

[@ThrunRC]

Great tutorial , Thank you for sharing :-)

[@MattDavoudi]

Excellent! Is it possible to also update over-the-air Archer new Frsky receivers with this radio, without using any cables?

[@Painless360]

ACCESS protocols are not supported by the MPM - github.com/pascallanger/DIY-Multiprotocol-TX-Module/blob/master/Protocols_Details.md

[@puneetxaxa1777]

I was thinking about this .. thank you 😊

[@crosswindjones]

Can you flash a FrSky rx via the Aux ports on the bottom of the radio or only the internal bay pins?

[@Painless360]

It depends on the radio, some will and some wont. All the ones I've tried seem to work with the bay pins..

[@crosswindjones]

Spent a snowy afternoon playing around... couldn't seem to flash out the bottom ports. Too bad, the pin layout is the "std" layout. Flashed several Archer Plus Stabalized rxs and my last S8R from the external bay... still works great. Thanks as always! @@Painless360

[@verox43]

Great vid! Thank you

[@jessezamora8990]

Excellent videos. Is there a way to determine what the current firmware is on a S8R receiver?

[@Painless360]

I'm not aware of a way to check that.. Happy flying

[@madera412]

Will this work on upgrading an frsky rb 40 with the same procedure?

[@jcfpv3454]

Thank you very much

[@cwwisk]

What are the serial ports on the bottom of the radio used to do?

[@Painless360]

Note a lot at the moment... Happy flying

[@terrymunn1224]

I have flasshed my x8r receivers using my tx16s in the past but on these newest receivers i am getting the error message when i try to flash the external device that reads"firmware update error device not responding" These bew rx;s are packaged differently than the other I bough .I wonder if these are perhaps a different version

[@Painless360]

Not sure, I've not used them. I'd contact the seller for support. Frsky are not known for keeping things backward compatible...Best of luck

[@RuiBentoAlves]

hello there I just bought and received "Jumper R900 915 receiver". However I can not bind it with my Taranis Access X9D plus 2019 with the R9M module! I tried different protocols and no luck. Do i have to flash the receiver? Can you please help me?! Thanks Best regards

[@Painless360]

I've not used any of the Frsky R9 or compatable products. Best of luck

[@francescolocorriere]

For update frysky x8r external module is set ppm and modul Intern off ?

[@Painless360]

Yes. See 4:30

[@hackerssuck589]

< Was helped by you :P thankyou for your heaps of vids man . Worked a treat , Tqo X6Rs that would not bind. Bound now . TY

[@manwithgutz]

hi painless360 possible to show a teardown of tx16s and put it back together

[@Painless360]

I've done that a few times - check out my videos on it.. The last one was installing the gimbals..

[@manwithgutz]

So far no one has done the face lift of the entire radio master tx16s on KZbin

[@emrecelik9618]

good day sir.. I connect my X8R receiver in the same way but the red light is not flashing. I guess my receiver is not getting power. My links are correct. Can you help me?

[@Painless360]

How are you powering it?

[@terrymunn1224]

I have several x8r accst receivers i am using with my rm tx16s and have flashed them using version 2 downloaded from the frsky website .I do not need 8 ch in many applications .Can i use the x6r accst receivers and will i be able to flash them from a download from the frsky website.Thank you.

[@Painless360]

Should be fine. Best of luck

[@brandonmacdougall2380]

Do i need to flash a new 8XR to be able to Bind to the TX16s max?

[@Painless360]

Shouldn't need to... if it is using ACCST v1 or V2 , LBT or FCC it sould be fine. Best of luck

[@karlosio1]

Is there a reason you stick with the older versions of the firmware? And should I stick to the older versions too if I'm uising the TX16S?

[@Painless360]

It is what my main flight radio was using at the time. I am a fan of the 'if it works, don't break it' school of thought! Happy flying!

[@jollywarcry]

Do you have to swap the wires for an r-xsr? Also why don't you use the port on the bottom of the controller? Thanks.

[@Painless360]

I use the way that works for the majority. Best of luck

[@kencroft7933]

I have been trying to flash a Radiomaster R168 to EU LBT V2. I have used my TX16s, then my Tx12 and a total of 4 R168's and not one of them will flash. I get a message like "Update Refused" or some such. I have tried both with FrSky X8R firmware [of which it is a bit-for-bit copy], and also with firmware from Radiomaster yet nothing works. I have tried with the external module on and PPM, and also with it off and letting the flash process power-up the receiver automatically. I have tried a couple of twisted cables with one end having pos and ground swapped, one long and one short. I have failed totally and RCgroups have offered no solution. Help!!

[@Painless360]

The process that works for me is the one in the video. Could it be a problem with the radio? Have other receivers flashed ok? Best of luck!

[@CncObsession]

Being very new to this hobby and transmitter. How do I get the receivers in the model to output ppm into my Cube Orange? On my FS I6 it was a receiver setting.

[@Painless360]

FlySky is unusual on that regard. The outputs on the Rx depend on the Rx you have. SBUS and PWM are common now. The CUBE will work better with a digital protocol like SBUS too.. Best of luck!

[@somedaypilot]

if it doesn't give me the option to flash, it just gives copy rename and delete, does that mean it's already updated, or is something else going wrong?

[@Painless360]

At what point?

[@captainjack2355]

Super Video THX I have exactly the X8R but what is the Mode for this in the Radio after Flashing the new FW ?? FrSkyRX or FrSky D16 or FrSkyX2 D16 ???

[@Painless360]

It depends on what you flashed it with? Try both..

[@dendroaspis8378]

Hiya...struggling to bind my r9MX to my Tx16s..... its wired up to the FC....should I have bound it before wiring it to the FC. I have a mateksysH743.

[@Painless360]

Not sure, I don't use the R9 stuff here myself..

[@gautamsenthilkumar823]

Radioking tx18s can also do receiver flashing ?

[@Painless360]

Probably, never tested it though..

[@joshbutts6092]

I just bought an X8R and am trying to bind with the taranis x9d+ SE. It wont seem to bind and i dont have normal d16, i have accst d16, is that the same thing? Any help greatly appreciated

[@Painless360]

Same thing. The RX may be on EU LBT version and the radio is on FCC (or vice versa) see my videos on flashing the RX.... Best of luck

[@joshbutts6092]

@@Painless360 Thank you, i have updated the radios internal module to the latest EU LBT version, can i use a jumper cable for the receiver from the taranis?

[@piepo255]

hi lee i got someany problems with a tanaris qx7 and frsky r9 is this radio plug and play with the r9? do i gote scientist to install and get r9 working? both module and reciever bought a flywoo but stil wasnt able to use it cause tanaris is just being a pain

[@Painless360]

It depends on what the problems are you are having with the Taranis as both radios share the OpenTX software that isn't new user friendly at all. I don't use the R9 stuff here as I am a Crossfire pilot so can't help a lot here, sorry. What I can say is that Crossfire and the TX16s work very well together..

[@NIRAJPATELV]

Lee need a little help Trying to flash my FrSky RX8R pro receiver Now in the download there are 2 files FCC & LBT I copied both onto my SD card of Radio Now when i have to flash my receiver after connecting Which file should I flash Pls help

[@Painless360]

You need the same version as on the radio. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWbboaRrqc5ofc0 explains about it. Keep trying them until you find the one that binds and make a note of it for the future... Best of luck

[@NIRAJPATELV]

@@Painless360 Thanks for prompt rep Cheers

[@NIRAJPATELV]

It worked perfectly 👌 👍 Thanks so much Ur the best Cheers 🍻

[@wdavie27]

painless360 whats the reason you use the older software lee and not the latest and greatest new software

[@Painless360]

Lots of reasons. Happy flying

[@wdavie27]

@@Painless360 is it better or more reliable to use

[@Painless360]

I'm a fan of the 'if it works, don't bu99er about with it.' school of thought. I only upgrade when there is a new feature I really want of its needed for a video... Happy flying

[@nickmarangelis2251]

Quite new to this, if I buy a new fr sky receiver, won’t it just work fine out of the box ? Why the need to flash

[@Painless360]

If it does then you don't need to bother. Happy flying

[@jajzi64]

Hi! Great video. I have a question about Radiomasters own receivers. Is the procedure for flashing RadioMaster R168 receiver the same as this one? Any idea?

[@Painless360]

No idea. Sorry.

[@creeek3]

I was going to ask the same question and just further search found this radiomasterrc.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/64000257762-r168-receiver-firmware-update-procedures and YES, it appears so.

[@gillesLegein]

@@creeek3 The website has been changed and can't find any firmware under the receivers

[@guuskoelman8254]

Hi Lee, I think there is new software for flashing FrSky X8R receivers with Radiomaster. Software X8R_ACCT_2.1.0_LBT.frk Or software X8R _LBT_ 180322.frk. Which one is prevereable?

[@Painless360]

See my video on it.. Google something like 'ACCST Painless360'... best of luck

[@roybrown3018]

how to get 16 ch out of a 8 ch rec

[@RizE62]

How do I reset it to factory new please help? Need urgently!! ??

[@Painless360]

No need to post anything more than once...

[@alainlegras6114]

super ,je ne parle pas anglais mais j'arrive à comprendre certaines choses ,le traducteur en Francai n'est pas toujours exacte et clair ,j' ai confirmation qu'il faut un cable CROISE et connecté dans la baie JR et activer PPM pour avoir le courant , bon je ferais des essaies . Cordialement et Salut a vous

[@Painless360]

Vous n'avez pas besoin d'un câble croisé, juste un câble connecté de la manière indiquée dans la vidéo. Bonne chance

[@alainlegras6114]

@@Painless360 il me semble que sur le X8R =câble: signal blanc, +rouge,-noir et dans la baie Jr, câble en bas:signal blanc,-Noir, +Rouge . Donc câbles CROISÉS entre le +rouge et-noire !! Si je me trompe pas ? à vous de confirmer... Merci et cordialement 🤔

[@alainlegras6114]

@@Painless360 pourriez vous me confirmer si le câble rouge et noir sont pas croisé entre la baie JR de la radio master Tx16s et le Rx ... Sur votre vidéo il semblerai que le +et le-sont inverser ?

[@andrewjamez]

Can you still get the correct asst firmware from frsky now that there current version has moved on to Archer?

[@Painless360]

Yes, link for legacy firmware on the page

[@teacup42729]

Can the radiomaster connect to frsky access receivers, or would they need firmware flashing back to accst? I found something that said it couldn't, but not sure if that's out of date now.

[@Painless360]

If it is supported it will be listed in the 'supported protocol' pages in the Multiprorocol wiki.. Happy flying!

[@guuskoelman8254]

Hi from the Netherlands. Inportant video: Question: How can I track down which software is under the antenna. Banggood deliver a Radiomaster TX 16S and a receiver with firmware for the USA. Automaticlly flash with LBT EU or let it be.

[@Painless360]

The radio can talk both..

[@samcremers1907]

@@Painless360 i’m new to this and can’t connect my frsky receiver to my tx-16s. I’m getting some comments of people asking my is my tx is in europe mode but can’t the 4in1 internal module connect to both fcc and eu-lbt?

[@redsharkss]

Dear What name of receivers on market that can work with the radiomaster? I like your channel.. Keep it up

[@Painless360]

All kinds. See my videos on it..

[@ossy3rd]

Just Look on the multi-module.org Site for all types.

[@russcole5685]

Could not have come at a better time. Having major problems after updating my X12S. It is still working fine on the two models that it came with using LR12 on a single L9r for each. Model 1 and model 2 RX's match. it was working on model three under D16 using a X8R as Rx3 But since update. Nothing. I've tried refreshing the Rx with both versions of firmware. Still nothing wont bind no signal Got me frustrated as. I think I've broken my trans. I'm only one in my club using Open Tx.

[@Painless360]

Possibly not. There are 4 types of ACCST firmware, ACCSTv1 with either FCC and LBT and ACCSTv2 with either FCC or LBT. Make sure that have tried all 4...best of luck

[@russcole5685]

@@Painless360 thanks pal. I'll have a look tomorrow in the day light when I'm a bit more calmer. Lol Kerp up your great channel, and Gidday from little New Zealand

[@russcole5685]

Thanks my man, after updating my Tx, had to update Rxs too, that's all it was, my mistake was I kept flashing with the firmware that used to work, another firmware it needed to work. Brilliant trap for new players. I've got all 16 channels working on my two X8R's. My first model creation on the trans was a huge one. My way of learning is deep end first. Lol now i just need to build the actual model for all the programming that's in the Tx. F111C with variable wings, flaps, slats, spoilers mixed with tailerons mixed with wing swing and override for air brakes with gear down. Main gear door works as air brake with gear up and all sorts of nasty goodyness. Lol thumbs up my man Saved my bacon from wereever in the world you are. Lol thumbs up from little New Zealand buddie

[@kencroft7933]

@@russcole5685 With 2 real turbines of course.

[@reginaldobrito4650]

This process applies to the r9 STAB ?

[@Painless360]

I've not played with the R9 stuff here... Best of luck with it..

[@reginaldobrito4650]

@@Painless360 I managed to bind between the tx and the rx. thank you so much for your help your video helped me. r9m and the r9 stab

[@damiendonche7042]

Hello ! Thank you for your videos ! I have a question, I see you use a X8R and TX16S. I asked FRSKY if the X8R rx was compatible with F-Port and they answered Yes. For that they told me to flash the latest firmware on the X8R, and they gave me an exemple with an frsky radio where there is a box "Fport" to check in Receiver options in the radio. My question is : is it possible to do that with the TX16S, I'm planning to buy one but i don't find any informations about Fport enabling for X8R. Thank you by advance ! Damien

[@Painless360]

I'm not sure it does yet. If it did it would be in the documentation..

[@damiendonche7042]

ok thank you ! if you try one day to use Fport with this, please tell me i'm interested ! :)

[@pilotimodele4598]

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