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SimpleOSD  Web Manual

Table Of Contents



1- Parts of SimpleOSD

2- Pinouts

3- Wiring Diagram

4- Some Installation Variations

5- CALIBRATING EXTERNAL SENSORS of SimpleOSD Ultralight

6- UPGRADING SimpleOSD FIRMWARE

7- Extra Features for SimpleOSD XL


TROUBLESHOOTING
  1) My Black Background is not enough black
  2) My GPS's 3DFIX LED dont stop to blinking
  3) My GPS Fixed but SimpleOSD didnt recognise it

Parts of SimpleOSD

1 - OSD Main Board

Main Board coming with 40 male and 3 of 4 pin female pins.
You can solder it for different wiring combinations.

2 - Current Sensor

Ultralight Sensor

3 - GPS Module

4 - USB Loader Stick

PINOUTS

SimpleOSD designed for minimum wiring requirements. Because, most of accidents being from reverse polarity or poor wiring quality etc.

GPS module's dont need extra wiring, you can solder it easly on the main module. And firmware update tool can plug directly on this.
You can supply your camera over OSD pins or directly from battery.

 

WIRING DIAGRAM

SimpleOSD have very flexible wiring architecture.
All connections optional except  VDD supply voltage, Ground and Video signal.
If you connect only power and video pins, you can see "battery voltage" on the screen.

Note: GPS module disabling automatically when USB Loader Stick plugged.
 

Some Installation Variations

1-Main OSD Module Only
You can read battery voltages (main and second battery) and RSSI value with main module.
It is enough for most of FPV fun flying actions.

 

2- with Current Sensor
You can read extra; current and used battery capacity with current sensor.

http://www.flytron.com/fotolar/simpleosd/with_current.jpg

 

1-with 10Hz GPS

You can read Position, Distance, Home direction, Altitude and Cruise Speed with GPS module.

http://www.flytron.com/fotolar/simpleosd/with_gps.jpg

GPS module can be connect over main module for minimum space requirements.
You can see the long pinouts (on the left side of gps) for firmware update.
This is photo of my last test set. It was working when i shot this photo. :)

http://www.flytron.com/fotolar/simpleosd/gps_plugged.jpg

 

CALIBRATING EXTERNAL SENSORS of SimpleOSD Ultralight


Important Notice: this proscedure works only with old SimpleOSD Ultralight devices.

SimpleOSD Ultralight's default firmware including a calibration menu for first time calibrations of sensors.
You can calibrate current sensors and RSSI input with this menu.
Calibration proscedure very easy,

  1. Press and hold the button when SimpleOSD Ultralight running. It will reboot in 7 seconds. Dont release the button when rebooting.
    Or press and hold the button and remove and connect the battery (same way with rebooting)
  2. It will show Calibration menu on the OSD, now release the button.
  3. It will show "Current Sensor 1" and count 5 to 0 in 5 seconds, if you want to calibrate press and release the button. It will read "zero amper value" of current sensor 1.
  4. It will show "Current Sensor 2" and count 5 to 0 in 5 seconds, if you want to calibrate press and release the button. It will read "zero amper value" of current sensor 2.
  5. It will show "RSSI Calibration " and count 5 to 0 in 5 seconds, if you want to calibrate press and release the button.
    It will read max and minimum  values of your RC Receiver.
    Power On your rc transmitter for max value
    and Power Off for min value
    and Press and release the button.
  6. It will record calibration values in internal memory. And reboot automatically.

     

 

UPGRADING SimpleOSD FIRMWARE

SimpleOSD is most flexible OSD device on the market with online firmware update/upgrading system.
We can design new OSD layouts with your ideas and you can choose and install it in seconds.

Downloading Latest Firmware Loader and Tools

 xl_tools.zip   version 2.4  Release Date: 2010-06-30     

Extract this zip file in any folder. It's including EXE file and XP & Vista Drivers.

Installing USB Drivers
Our USB Loader Stick coming with XP and Vista Drivers. Installation steps same as other devices.

Plug the stick on any USB port of your computer, Your PC will find the device

You will see this screen in 3-5 second, select "No, not this time" optin and Next

 

Select "Install from spesific location" and Next

 

Select   "Include this location in the search" box and click "Browse" button, Then select the driver folder.

 

It will install the drivers automaticaly

 

and you will see Finish screen. Driver installation done!

Using Firmware Loader Software
You can install our firmwares in seconds with 9 easy steps when your SimpleOSD running.

  1. Plug the USB Loader Stick on your computer
  2. Plug the loader cable on your OSD's Loader/GPS port
  3. Power On your OSD
  4. Run the Flytron_Loader.EXE and Select the COM Port of your USB Loader Stick
  5. Enter the Firmware Code and Press the "Check the Code" Button
  6. It will connect our web site and download firmware automatically. (If you using a firewall please open it)
  7. Press the button of SimpleOSD and hold it, It will reboot in  7 seconds.
  8. Uploader will install new firmware when your OSD rebooting. Release the button when it loading. OSD will run automatically after installation.
  9. Remove the loader cable from OSD and reboot it again.(from button or power off and on)

 

LATEST FIRMWARES

CODE Firmware Name/Version Release Date Description
Ultralight Firmwares
ul_stable Ultralight Stable v1.0 2009-10-06 It's latest default firmware of SimpleOSD Ultralight
ul_gps Ultralight with GPS v1.0 2009-11-11 GPS based firmware with home arrow and distance indicators.
grooveytime Groovey Timer 1.0 2009-10-11 Including a timer for flight time.
LoveGroove's idea from RCGroups
XL Firmwares
xl_final XL Final v2.4 2010-06-30 Final firmware of SimpleOSD XL with more features
xl_final_20 XL Final v2.0 2009-12-22 Old Final firmware of SimpleOSD XL
xl_stable XL Stable v1.0 2009-10-12 It's old firmware of SimpleOSD XL

 

Extra Features for SimpleOSD XL   

DOWNLOAD

Please download and extract this file before reading below: http://www.flytron.com/bootloader/xl_tools.zip
Load latest xl_final firmware that coded xl_final before runnig this tools.
 

PC Based Configuration Tool

This tool is heart of new Final firmware. You can control all features of XL over your computer and design your screens with it.

Final Firmware Loading Steps for Old Firmware Users

Using Configuration Tool

Configuration tool have 3 tab for all options.
First tab is screen design only.
 



 

Second Tab for calibration values and other options.


Thirth Tab for logs and rom records.

 

 

Audio Telemetry Modem Receiver

This is world first telemetry modem system over sound card, this mean you dont need any external device or part for reading telemetry data on the ground station. It reducing cost of your FPV set and increasing the flexibility.


Tool reading AFSK waves from your microphone (or line-in) input and analysing it for byes and giving out from TCP 1976 port for external plugin softwares like google earth interfaces, data rcordars or flight gauges.
Follow this 3 easy steps for reading telemetry datas:

  1. Power on SimpleOSD XL (ofcourse connect it's audio pin on your video TX's audio input.)
  2. Connect your video receivers audio output on you computer's line-in or microhone input. You will hear the AFSK signals from your speaker. (if not, check your sound card's recorder input options)
  3. Run the SimpleOSD Audio Modem Receiver software and press the RUN button.
     

Fine Tune:

Developer's Section

Audio Modem software including basic plugin architecture for using telemetry values on external applications like googleaerth control or value analysers.

Download this manual for detailed information about our AFSK protocol and Plugin system : http://www.flytron.com/pdf/audio_modem.pdf

 

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING


1 - My Black Background is not enough black

Some CCD Survilance Cameras giving powerfull video outputs for long cable lengths, If you using this type cameras for FPV, SimleOSD's black background will not enough black.
You should increase SimpleOSD's output than original design and it is very simple hack.
Just find "101" coded resistors close to GPS Port. First resistor increases white, Second one increases Black ;)
Use a solder drop jumper for disabling this resistor.



2 - My GPS's 3DFIX LED dont stop to blinking

GPSs works 1.3Ghz and they are following very low power satellite signals. Because satellites works with solar panels and output powers only few watts on GPS signals. This is why GPSs affects all noises around.

At first, be sure your GPS not close to your video transmitter. Then you should check magnetic/electric noise generators on your setup. Brushless motors and their wires generates giant magnetic pulses and it affects all sensitive things arround. And some wrong designed ESCs are the main problem of all noise problems. They generates big voltage drops on battery side and it affects your equipments. Most of Rc Receivers resistive to this problems because producers designing them for worst case. But GPS producers already designing them for more healty conditions.

Power line filters resolves powerline parasites on most cases but not RF noises afound.

You should find right GPS position and maybe you should add some ferrite beads on wires.



3 - My GPS Fixed but SimpleOSD didnt recognise it

Please check the GPS to OSD cabling and data lines.
Tx or RX lines should be connected to OSD before power on.