Turnigy 9xr-pro

Description

Overview

The Turnigy 9XR-pro is a product co-developed with the people from Hobby King by their semi-related brand 'Turnigy'.

It's sold as a 'pro' version of the 9X-series transmitters as a all-in-one product that includes a famous/popular replacement control-board that was sold at [1].

The replacement board provided extended capabilities over the existing Atmega-based platform by using an ARM-based architecture. This board ended up being the base for the FrSky Taranis and now the 9xr-PRO as well.

9x series

The Turnigy 9X series are all 8-channel transmitters allowing great re-configurability and modding.

Original 9x

Atmega based; often modified to allow easy reflashing through broken out ISP-connector.

• Radio-module bay for choosing TX-module technology

The 9xr

Atmega based; provided with modding in mind. New housing.

• Provided with open source software
• Provided with ISP-header for easier re-flashing

9xr-pro specifics

The 9XR-PRO has the same outer appearance as the 9XR; only the internals have been reworked extensively; except for most of the mechanics.

• ARM-based platform
• Voice-enabled
• Haptic feedback (buzzer)
• USB-connection for both firmware-upgrading as well as accessing voice/setting files via USB-mass-storage mode
• Headphone jack
• SD-card with config/firmware/voice.
• Option for adding blue-tooth for telemetry passthrough.

Hardware specs

• Atmel SAM3S ARM Cortex M3 , 32 bit Micro-controller , 512K flash , 64Kb of SRAM
• Inputs for telemetry via Futaba-port. (com2)
• Extra serial-ports for Bluetooth, etc. (com3)
• Option for a rotary-encoder.
• Internal speaker, headphone jack
• SD-slot; included 2GiB SD-card
• Power-jack
• Connection for 3S LIPO-cell via balance-plug connector
• Internal 2.4Ghz antenna option
• Backlighted graphic LCD
• PPM2 output option for second 8-channel PPM output
• 6x 2-position switches
• 1x 3-position switches
• 2x joysticks + 4 trim-switches
• optional extra analog input for rotary-pot, multi-position switch
• optional exrta 2-position switch

See here for a system overview of the 9XR-pro.