IBU3 Review

[Big N00b]

I am glad this is so helpful for people.

This thread is intended as a review of the board which is why I have not gone into any detail of radio set up. I would like to keep this as a review, but what I will do when it is finished is adapt the content and add to it to make it into a how to PDF file which could then be downloaded from the Forum.

In the meantime if there is anything specific to my set up which you would like to ask about please do.

Paul

Sorry, wasn't clear enough - what I meant was to indicate what (if anything) needed to be done to the transmitter before running the configurator - did you clear any previous setting, do nothing, do a couple switch setups, that kind of thing.

It would be helpful to know that the Configurator doesn't care 100% what you did/didn't do, it will set the board as you run it or....

That make sense?

Hi Big N00b,

On the radio you just need to clear any limits and or mixes which are set. Then make sure that each switch/control on the radio you intend to use has its own channel set. It does not mater which channel it is set to just that it has a channel of its own. The board will take care of the rest.
On the 9x series of radios which is what I use this can all be done by setting up a new model, and assigning the controls a channel each in the mixer. Additional controls can be assigned to switches by adding lines in the mixer for the functions which are assigned to the stick diagonals. I can cover this in a new thread if people are interested.
I have very little or no experience with other radios, so I am not really able to speak accurately about set up. As long as the limits are normal and there are no programmed settings you should all be fine. You just need a nice clean setup with each control assigned its own channel and the configurator takes care of the rest.

I hope this helps

Paul

Hi Paul,

I think your first two para's are perfect for what I think would be in that Addendum I was thinking of, along with other member's experience on different Tx's.

In the end, your guide pretty much handles all the nuts and bolts of a user guide, a little bit more than a quick start and a little bit less than the detailed IBU guide, all of which comprise a great component of the IBU3 experience.

All of this is just my 2 cents of course.

Thanks again for what you've done here.

Regards,

Terry

[tanku]

Installed my ibu3.
Brilliant ,especially for someone like me who needs maximum plug and play.
I want to install a Tarr mk2 per the video from earlier in the posts. I have wired the fan and heater to connectors but before I plug them in can someone tell me if it matters how the red and black wires are connected (polarity?). Which wire red and black from the smoker goes to which pin on the ibu3.
Appreciate any help - before I fry my new ibu3

[theibuman]

The heater wires can be connected to the relay output regardless to polarity.
The fan wires must be connected to proportional output checking the polarity otherwise the fan will not spin.

[tanku]

Thanks theibuman
So if the fan doesn't spin I just need to reverse the fan wires? I can't harm the ibu3 if I get it wrong?
Thanks
Bob

[theibuman]

Hi Bob,
If the fan doesn't turn swap the wires, you cannot damage the board, the fan itself have built in an electronic driving circuit and when polarity is not correct it simply wont turn.
Remember that the fan and the heater are driven only when you switch on the engine.
You can check the wirings using the PC Configurator on the test page, this will let you turn on and off the relay and proportional outputs without the radio.
In the Misc Setup page of the configurator you can setup the minimum and maximum speed of the fan.

[tanku]

Really helpful and appreciated.
Bob

[B_Man]

Great thread I'm looking forward to the videos when you get the time to do them.

[Big N00b]

So, after some trials and tribulations, took a FlySky i10, configured some "Aux Channels" (Channel 5 assigned to dial A; Channel 6 assigned to switch A; ...), ran the configurator and identified what channel 5, 6, ... should do (Master volume, start/stop engine,...,) and done.

Worked like a champ.

The trials and tribs were:
1. faulty electronics? (lost stick position recognition) in the first i10 - replaced under warranty.
2. Some issue where the engine speed sound would not play on the IBU3 (although it would play anywhere else but the throttle and no other sound would play using throttle) on new i10. (Thanks to Tankbear and theibuman for working with me on that - change of IBU3).

All I can say is that after all the times I "practiced" configuration , the final time took about 5 minutes to do a basic install...fantastic!!

Terry