BLHELI バージョンアップ 9.2

先週、土曜日にBLHELIのバージョンが9.2にアップデートされました。
前回の8.0へのバージョンアップではBLHELIBOXが使用できなかったので、アップデートを見合わせましたが、今回はうまく動作します。

BLHELIBOX（ARDUINO UNO+LCD KEYPADは,単独使用だけでなく、パソコンとのインターフェースとしても利用できます。

1. All Silabs Toolstick based solutions:

• modified Silabs ToolstickBA (Base Adapter)
• Silabs ToolstickBA + ToolstickDA (Debug Adapter)
• USB Debug Adapter for C8051Fxxx MCUs
• HAWK STICK (Silabs USB Debug Adapter clone)
• Oversky "Flash stick tool" available at several shops. (Silabs USB Debug Adapter clone)

2. Toolstick substitute solutions with code for AVR ATMega/Arduino Boards.

• A Plain ATMega8 chip (8 Mhz internal clock) with RS232 connection (USB/Serial converter). No additional components needed, cheap, straightforward. If one time a bootloader is flashed, BLHeli-Setup can flash a new firmware without the use auf ISP Interface.
• Arduino Nano 3.0 with Atmega 328P/16Mhz or 8Mhz. Extremely easy to flash and handle with BLHeli-Setup. Flashing will be done with the help of Avrdude. The Arduino Bootloader will stay fully intact! Other Boards as Arduino UNO R3 use the same code. Arduino Pro Mini and other boards should work but need to be tested by user.

All this alternative solutions use the Atmega pin
PB3 = C2CK (RED)
PB4 = C2D (WHITE)
GND = GND (BLACK)

3. Standalone Programming Boxes with Dual-Mode. C2Interface Mode = Toolstick substitute solutions with code for AVR ATMega/Arduino Boards. BlHeli-Setup-Box Mode = standalone Box for simple outdoor parameter changing/programming.

• The RBBX-Box (known as Robbe Box) + USB/Serial converter.
  (Please consider the manual for the "How-To-Build".) (My favourite !!!)
• The TDLX-Box (Turnigy dlux Programming Box) + USB/Serial converter.
  (Please consider the manual for the "How-To-Build".)
• Arduino Uno R3 + Arduino LCD Keypad Shield (ATMega 328P/16Mhz).
  (Atmega pin PB3 for C2CK and PB4 for C2D)

The Toolstick substitute solutions for BLHeli-Setup are quite fast. A complete flashing of a BESC is done in ~3.2 sec (with Silabs Toolstick ~1.8 sec).
BTW: One advantage against the original Toolstick, is the very uncritical cable length for the connection to the BESC. I tried successfully length over 0.5 meter. Whereas The length for the Toolstick to BESC should be as short as possible.

Supported ESC's list (for further detailed info please consider Steffen's PDF at GitHub.

• HiModel Cool 22A
• HiModel Cool 33A
• HiModel Cool 41A
• RCTimer 6A
• Skywalker 20A
• Skywalker 40A
• SuperMicro 3.5A
• Turnigy DP 3A
• Turnigy AE 20A
• Turnigy AE 25A
• Turnigy AE 30A
• Turnigy AE 45A
• Turnigy Plush 6A
• Turnigy Plush 10A
• Turnigy Plush 12A
• Turnigy Plush 18A
• Turnigy Plush 25A
• Turnigy Plush 30A
• Turnigy Plush 40A
• Turnigy Plush 60A
• Turnigy Plush 80A
• XP-3A
• XP-7A
• XP-12A
• XP-18A
• XP-25A

注目は、対応コントローラの種類ですがTurnigy Plush 80A まで対応とあります。
もはや、マイクロヘリだけでなく600クラスヘリのコントローラまでに対応しているという事です。

コストの安いTurnigy Plush 80A でガバナーが使えるのは魅力ですね。