Appendix 3 - Setting Up With Your Dx18 Spektrum Radio Controller - PLC Electronic Solutions Veracity Control Wheels Operation Manual

Appendix 3 - Setting up with your DX18 Spektrum Radio Controller

The Veracity Control Wheels connect to your Radio Controller via the "Trainer Port" that is located on the back of your
Radio Controller, in this case the Spektrum DX18.
The Pan, Tilt, and Roll commands from the Control Wheels are sent to your brushless gimbal rig via the Trainer Port so
that no hardware modifications need to be made to the controller itself. Programming the Radio Controller to accept
the streaming data from the Veracity Control Wheels is quite simple.
Here is step-by-step how to set up your radio to use with the Veracity Control Wheels.
1. Ensure that nothing is plugged into the trainer port at the back of the DX18 at this time.
2. While holding on the Scroll button to the right of the display, power on the DX18. Release the scroll button
when you see the System Setup screen.
3. Scroll down to and enter the Trainer menu.
4. From the Trainer (Mode Select) Screen, select Inhibit and scroll until Programmable Master is visible. Select it
to change to Programmable Master Mode.
5. Scroll to Select the AIL channel and switch it to SLAVE (see picture).
6. Scroll to Select the ELE channel and switch it to SLAVE.
7. Do the following only if you are using the ROLL axis on the Veracity Control Wheels: Scroll to select the RUD
channel and switch it to SLAVE.
8. Ensure THR, GER, AX1, AX2 and AX3 are set to MASTER.
9. Set Switch selector to Switch B. Any time this switch is in the Active position, the Veracity Control Wheels will
work for Pan, Tilt, and Roll as well (if set up for 3-axis use).
10. Exit into the System Setup menu to save the settings and power off the DX18.
11. On the Control Wheels make sure that the Sensitivity Pot is at 50% and the Direction Switch is set so that you
get either a Green or Red LED meaning the Axis is enabled.
12. Power on the DX18 and plug in the Spektrum PPM Cable.
13. On the DX18, set Switch B to Position 1.
PLC Electronic Solutions Ltd.
www.plcelectronicsolutions.com
Copyright © 2017
Page 21