Posted this as a new thread, was getting quickly lost on the DX8 & DX10 thread. Deserves its own thread I think.

I believe there was a chat on this forum a while ago about having a decoder for the SPM files. I'm NOT talking about an editor. I set about generating an Excel based system to provide a listing of the critical settings for a model. Attached is my progress so far. It is not comprehensive and it still has some errors .... eg not all the gyro options are in there yet, also using FMode as the switch for gyro gives 4 gyro settings ... not catered for so far. This has been progressed for an electric heli and does not include governor or any fixed wing options. The included model is the Trex450Pro from the Spektrum site but there are instructions included so that you can insert your own model. It was all done using Office 2007 but I believe it can be worked on in later versions. Has anyone else gone down this line or does anyone have any suggestions.

those that have or can probably are keeping it for themselves. I don't blame them. Found some cool stuff and kept that for myself.

Others just rely on the regular method of programming things and may not need or want a decoder to mess around with SPM files.

Each time they change AirWare version and or add features it may mess up your setup.

I use a File Editor and it line the SPM file well enough to understand whats going on and easy enough to use and make changes.

But I'm content to share. I have already made improvements to this file (gyro options are now sorted) and will happily share again.

I have also deliberately made an attempt to use lookup features of Excel to try to keep this approach immune from future software changes. Time will tell I guess

I think that your work is great, it's good to be able to view the SPM files in an easier to read format

Graphical displays next for Throttle curves and expo

OK just after getting home at looking at it I see what you have done, great work. But for some reason its not what I was expecting but none the less nice job...

Originally Posted by toys2cars2toys

I think that your work is great, it's good to be able to view the SPM files in an easier to read format

Graphical displays next for Throttle curves and expo

Throttle curves are easy ... see attached. This file also includes a more comprehensive 'gyro' section. This includes changes of labelling if you change the switch selection. The only advantage I could see for graphical presentations above and beyond what the tx offers is that you can present multiple curves on the same graph ... hence my use of throt curves. I thought that maybe having a graph of thot curves might save you from making a gross error ... say you had set your cure to all 50% during setup .... However, the chances of one downloading the file, entering it to the decoder and then spotting the error is remote.

I think the advantage of this presentation is to have all your settings on one easily viewable page.

Thanks for the input

Originally Posted by 744drv

Throttle curves are easy ... see attached. This file also includes a more comprehensive 'gyro' section. This includes changes of labelling if you change the switch selection. The only advantage I could see for graphical presentations above and beyond what the tx offers is that you can present multiple curves on the same graph ... hence my use of throt curves. I thought that maybe having a graph of thot curves might save you from making a gross error ... say you had set your cure to all 50% during setup .... However, the chances of one downloading the file, entering it to the decoder and then spotting the error is remote.

I think the advantage of this presentation is to have all your settings on one easily viewable page.

Thanks for the input

I am normally on HeliFreak, but I thought you guys might be interested in the Tx Profile Manager being developed: https://sites.google.com/site/txprofilemanager

Here is the thread on HeliFreak if you are interested: http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=405259

Cool. Had a quick look. Being experience looking and editing the SPM files I looked at the program to see if it contained a certain thing and it didn't.

But very nice work so far.

Originally Posted by freechip

Cool. Had a quick look. Being experience looking and editing the SPM files I looked at the program to see if it contained a certain thing and it didn't.

But very nice work so far.

Are you looking for mixing? Let me know as it is a work in progress and happy to add to it.

Originally Posted by PsychoHeliPilot

Are you looking for mixing? Let me know as it is a work in progress and happy to add to it.

I opened up an SPM in Wordpad by mistake. I was able to make a change and save the file on my PC. After transferring the file to my DX8, it had no trouble with it.

All changes made must be in the correct format or else the DX8 reports an error

What was the change you performed ?