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Jim,

I configured a DragonLink receiver to output SBUS and connected it to an X10.

The system connects, but the LED on the X10 flickers steadily at a fast rate, something 10 per second, maybe faster.

A servo connected to the X10 moves as expected on the correct channel, but it moves in a slightly "ratchety" fashion.

Any ideas?  I tried inverted SBUS on the X10 but it did not connect at all.

Thanks,

Paul
This is due to whatever is driving the X10+ not outputting the proper SBUS compatible frame rate.
(01-10-2022, 05:02 AM)XPS Wrote: [ -> ]This is due to whatever is driving the X10+ not outputting the proper SBUS compatible frame rate.

Hi Jim,

I had this same problem with your RFU outputting SBus and the X10. Back in September of 2020.  You were going to check it out after the release of the X16.

Here is the link to that thread in the RCG forum.  Post 20 and on is where it starts talking about the flickering

RFU w/Aura 8 installation - RC Groups
I have zero issues here with any using the RFU with X10+, X16, or X24 in SBUS mode (an the RFU set to output SBUS mode). So, I am not sure what the issue is other than maybe there is a problem with the RFU itself.
That's interesting. 

I tried this with two different RFU's, purchased brand new from XPS, with two different transmitters, at two different locations, and got the same results.

JR 11X with XPS internal 11X module.  RFU set to SBUS and X10 set to SBus.  I did it on both the V1 and V2 X10s.
JR 9303 with XPS-J1 module.  RFU set to SBUS and X10 set to SBus.  I did it on both the V1 and V2 X10s.
All of these tests flickered with this setup.

Same TX's, RFU's, and X10. V1 and V2 set to Extreme mode at same two locations.  None of these tests flickered at all.

I know the preferred method is Extreme Mode with the RFU and X10.  There was a need for them to be both set to SBus but I have gone a different way to make it work.
I will look into this again.  Maybe in one of the newer code changes it broke something in the RFU's SBUS?   I just grabbed a X10+ out of the spares tool box for checking, and it is very old. SBUS works perfectly with the X10+ because we have a ton of customers using them with dual SBUS receivers.  This issue would absolutely have to be with the RFU itself.