wakera 35 tx and fms

[102511]

i have a walkera 35 tx, the walkera cable, ppjoy, and fms. how can i get this to work. my computer has xp.

[chippy]

Put it in a pile and shout a-b-r-a-c-a-d-a-b-r-a

[102511]

is there a difference between ppjoy and ppjoycom?

[bluesky123]

102511,

Open the hood of the serial plug. If it doesn't have any electronics inside (just 4 straight wires soldered to some of the plug's pins), you've got a "dumb" cable, which only works with Zhen Hua transmitters. Walkera used to make Zhen Huz compatible transmitters, but #35 TX was never among them.

So, if you've got such a "dumb" cable, there's no way to make it work... Search this forum--your question was discussed many times! Then, google "Walkera interface" and buy one.

:)
Boris

[Malc C]

Put it in a pile and shout a-b-r-a-c-a-d-a-b-r-a

:) (picking myself up off the floor having fell off the chair laughing)

[Malc C]

Borris,

As people are too lazy to search the forum or open up similar threads a few posts down, maybe you should cut and paste all your replies on this subject and make an FAQ type post and get the Mods to make it a sticky as this question concerning these Walkera and other non standard TX's come up time and time again. - It would stop you having to repeat yourself time and time again.

[bluesky123]

Malc,

I don't think people are too lazy--they are simply overwhelmed with all the information... I'm a seasoned fixed-wing pilot, but when I decided to get into helicopters, I was totally lost with all these new terms like CCPM, collective, throttle-pitch mixing, etc. :)

I like your FAQ idea! If the moderator doesn't like my info, I can post it on my Web site and just post a link to it.

Boris

[102511]

i did see that there is a post that has the exact same settup/problem as me but nothing is solved in that post. i found 3 walkers interfaces but do they work? i dont know alot about computers/radios so if there is a specific web site with a cable could you point me to that sells a working cable.

[bluesky123]

102511,

www.milehighwings.com sells Serial PIC interfaces for Walkera 35, among other models.
I've tested this cable with Walkera #35 myself and it indeed works with FMS (and a couple of other sims, which offer native support of FMS Serial PIC protocol):
http://www.milehighwings.com/sim_compatibility.htm

Boris

[102511]

thanks. why did walkera bother to send a cable with the heli if it doesnt work?

[bluesky123]

why did walkera bother to send a cable with the heli if it doesnt work?
Older Walkera transmitters used to implement Zhen Hua protocol and used to work with 4-wire "dumb" cables. I have an older (1...2 year old?) 4-channel Walkera TX, which, from the outside, is indistinguishable from the new 6-ch models--same plastic case and even the (un-used) switches on top. That old TX indeed works with 4-wire cable, while seemingly identical newer transmitters don't.
Probably, whoever assembles the package (may be it's even done by vendor and not by the mabufacturer) is unaware about these differences...

Boris