1. Disclaimer Thank you for purchasing the T21 hand-held remote-control station. Please use it in accordance with local radio control regulations and read this statement carefully before using it. Once used, it shall be deemed to endorse and accept all contents of this statement.
It takes about 5hs to be fully charged. 3. Product Introduction T21 is a highly integrated system of remote controller, data link and ground control station. With the compact size, easy operation, T21 has 16 adjustable Channels and dual SBUS output, able to control the dorne and the payload simultaneously.
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Accessories Receiver upgrade Power supply Lan-to-4 pins Charger*1 configuration cable*1 line*1 line*1 Used for firmware Power for receiver For module upgrading Charge for remote (DC:7.4-12V, Li Parameter and parameters controller battery 2s-3s) configuration setting for receiver www.chinowing.com...
⑧Receiver configuration mode indicator L2: used for indicating whether it is in the confinguration mode ⑨SET button: frequency modulation button between remote controller and receiver By default, the S-BUS1 and S-BUS2 interfaces output the CH1 to CH16 of the remote control to 1-16 channels. www.chinowing.com...
⑦Charing indicator of tablet: used for indicating power status of tablet ⑫Type-C charging port: powering for tablet, Max charging current 3A ⑬Standard USB interface: used for externally connecting USB keyboard, mouse or USB flash disc, etc ⑭⑰button: SF&SC ⑮⑯Three-position switch: SE&SD www.chinowing.com...
5. If you are using a dual S-Bus receiver, both S-Bus1 and S-Bus2 output CH1 to CH16 from the remote control. And the output of S-Bus1 and S-Bus 2 can be mapped separately. See the output mapping description. www.chinowing.com...
If it is found that the long press the power button cannot start up the system, it is likely that the battery is with low capacity. Please charge it by standard adapter. 6.2. Power On and Power Off of the Remote Controller Power on: long press for 5s Power off: long press for 5s www.chinowing.com...
2. For H840 version. With the remote control and the receiver properly connected and with good signal strength, the receiver indicators should be as: L1 flashing, L2 light , RXD flashing, TXD flashing, S1 continuously ON, S2 continuously ON, S3 flashing. www.chinowing.com...
7.1. Main Interface Instruction 1) T21 parameters setting software is integrated into Chinowing tablet. Start the remote controller and tablet, then open the Chinowing Tool Platform and enter the main interface as shown in above. 2) Double click the icon of "Parameters Setting Software".
2) The lower left is the message area. The detailed message is described as below. 2.1)”Flight control connection port:COM44”,it means the normal communication of the RC and the tablet. COM44 is the port number assigned by the tablet PC to the data link, www.chinowing.com...
2.2) "RC port not found", this message indicates that the tablet does not correctly recognize the remote control port. The T21 is not working properly. Please refer to "FAQ 5" to try to fix it. 2.3) USBHUB is re-inserted, this message indicates that communication of the remote control and the tablet has been restored.
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(after setting, please verify by flight control, ground station or servo). 4) There are three modes: American operation mode, Japanese operation mode and Chinese operation mode American operation mode: Japanese operation mode: Chinese operation mode: www.chinowing.com...
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Restore default: restore all parameters of the current page to default values After each configuration change, click <write data button> and the changed configuration can take effect. When the RC operation mode is American mode, Japanese mode and Chinese mode, the operation method is as below: www.chinowing.com...
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CH3 can be triggered to maintain, and CH03 cannot control the output value of 03.The 03 channel will always hold its current value. The channels of sbus-1 and sbus-2 operate independently. The channel hold priority should be over the throttle control. www.chinowing.com...
9. Restore Factory Setting. T21 is with powerful function, so there are many parameters that can be set. We can restore the factory settings of T21 with one key. Step as below: ①Enter the restoring factory setting interface and click it, and the system will pop up a warning prompt to confirm the option again.
(the default time is 10 minutes, which can be adjusted in the adjusting software). At this time, stir any joystick or dial lever and the alarm sound will automatically turn off. When the ‘alarm time’ is set to 0 minutes, the alarm function will be canceled. www.chinowing.com...
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When alarm voltage is set to 0V, no low power alarm function. 1. Alarm recovery voltage is 0.3v higher than the set alarm voltage. 2. Low-voltage shutdown voltage is 0.3v lower than the set alarm voltage. www.chinowing.com...
Connect the receiver and the remote control as shown in the following figure, using the configuration cable, the white line corresponds to TX of the receiver, the black line corresponds to GND, and the green line corresponds to RX. www.chinowing.com...
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During the change process, please make sure that the remote control and receiver data on both sides are identical, otherwise there may be communication abnormalities. www.chinowing.com...
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H840 module, you can change the address, channel, bandwidth and output power of the remote control and receiver modules respectively. Please make sure that the data on both sides of the receiver and remote control are identical during the change process, otherwise communication problems may occur. www.chinowing.com...
Only the transmitting power of the remote control can be adjusted individually. The remote control and receiver are already mated at the factory, it is not recommended to modify the mating parameters unless you need them. 8.1.Operation Instruction for H840 Parameters Pairing Modification Name Data range Note mode www.chinowing.com...
This baud rate is the baud rate of communication between high 115200 Baud rate Not allowed frequency modules, not the serial link baud rate. The serial link baud rate is set separately. Operation Not allowed Master or Slave Airborne unit: Master,Gournd unit: www.chinowing.com...
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The default is 100K, the larger the manually Bandwidth 100K, 200K bandwidth, the closer the modify communication distance. 30DBM 1W 29DBM 0.8W The default is 1W, the higher the manually RF power 27DBM 0.5W power, the longer the modify 24DBM 0.25W communication distance. 20DBM 0.1W www.chinowing.com...
HID device gamepad in T30s. If you don't find HID device gamepad in your remote control, don't be confused, you may be using an older hardware version of T20 or T21, which doesn't support HID function. The gamepad can be viewed and used as follows.
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2. Enter devices and printers. 3. If the device named "chinowing HZY-JOY" is in the device list, it means your remote control has HID gamepad function. If it doesn't, it doesn't support. 4. Right mouse button, select Game Controller Settings.
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5.Select "chinowing hzy-joy" and click on the Properties. You can see each channel in the test bar. Operate the rocker and the corresponding channel state will change accordingly. The X-axis/Y-axis, z-axis, x-rotation, y-rotation, z-rotation, dial-up and slider are analog channels. The visual helmet is mapping one of the rockers, the button is mapping the three-gear switch, button and other digital channels.
5.The parameters setting software shows <Remote control port not found> Verify that the remote-control port number is correct. 12. Firmware Upgrading Procedure Please use firmware upgrade tool to upgrade the firmware of remote control and receiver respectively. 12.1. Firmware version view www.chinowing.com...
TSP16" means T21 model is P900 version, "0.9.2-2.0" means the firmware version number. If your T21 model is H840, the firmware version shown in the reference software should be "TSH16-0.9.2-2.0" for the same firmware version number.
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5.At this time, you can see that the serial port of firmware upgrade tool has been connected, and the current hardware, firmware and other information of the remote control are displayed, as shown in the figure below: www.chinowing.com...
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7. Open the path of the firmware file you just saved, confirm it is correct and click the Start button. www.chinowing.com...
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✜Please strictly follow the operation steps to ensure that other software using the port, such as the serial port debugging assistant, all closed, otherwise the upgrade may fail. ✜Please select the corresponding firmware, if the firmware does not match, the upgrade will fail. www.chinowing.com...
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13. Parameters Remote controller T21 Overall weight 1000g Dimension 300mm*160mm*40mm Operation -10~+50℃ IP rating IP53 temperature Remote RF power 0.1-1w(adjustable) control 30ms latency Antenna 2dB rod antenna Battery 3.7V/7500mAh Package Endurance 370mm*285mm*105mm dimension Network WIFI/bluetooth/4G Channel Main Joystick*2 ((left and right handed mode/ back to...
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Brightness: 350CCD Intel Cherry Trail Z8350 Memory 2G/4G Hard disk 32G/64G Operating system Win10(standard) Touch panel 10 point capacitive touch screen Loudspeaker Built-in www.chinowing.com...
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