Voltage Sensor for Frsky X8R RX... Will this work?

Started by Rooster, October 07, 2020, 04:46:38 PM

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Rooster

Has anyone tried pluggin in the below voltage sensor to FrSky X8R Telemetry port.

https://robu.in/product/voltage-sensor-module/

sanjayrai55

Try it out and please let us know  ;D

If it works it would be fantastic!

Rooster


sahilkit

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sanjayrai55


Rooster


sapam

Were you able to try this out?

Looks like this will work with receivers having A2 inputs.
You will need to connect the input to +/- of Balance port of your LiPo, and then only connect the Signal to your Receiver A2 pin (don't connect the ground).

shirsa2001

One thing we need to keep in mind ... we re putting a very fragile electronics between the receiver and direct connection to battery. My voltage sensor fried and ate up my frsky receiver two times along with other costly electronics before I realised whats happening.

sahilkit

What is required is some sort of voltage clamp circuit so that excess voltage does not reach the RX
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shirsa2001

We are mainly into fixed wing. Every gram counts.  :banghead:
Great 👍 idea anyway if we can spare some extra weight penalty.

sapam

Quote from: shirsa2001 on May 05, 2022, 07:51:25 PM
One thing we need to keep in mind ... we re putting a very fragile electronics between the receiver and direct connection to battery. My voltage sensor fried and ate up my frsky receiver two times along with other costly electronics before I realised whats happening.

Hi Shirsa, can you help me by describing the reason why the RX got fried?

I am trying to make a voltage divider myself for 3S Lipo ( using 4:1 ratio quarter Watt Resistor combination 40kOhm & 10 kOhm ) for my G-RX8 receiver. So, I want to learn from your experience and not repeat the same.

One thing I learned from reading other's experience is not to create a ground loop by connecting the Ground into the Rx (Only. the signal goes to A1/A2 pin on Rx).

Rooster

Quote from: sapam on May 05, 2022, 10:53:21 AM
Were you able to try this out?

Looks like this will work with receivers having A2 inputs.
You will need to connect the input to +/- of Balance port of your LiPo, and then only connect the Signal to your Receiver A2 pin (don't connect the ground).

I did try this, and it did not work. I am not great at electronics, but it will be interesting if someone can help getting this sensor to work.
I love the idea of having the battery voltage on the TX and the readily available voltage sensors are expensive.

sapam

Quote from: Rooster on May 06, 2022, 09:36:25 AM
Quote from: sapam on May 05, 2022, 10:53:21 AM
Were you able to try this out?

Looks like this will work with receivers having A2 inputs.
You will need to connect the input to +/- of Balance port of your LiPo, and then only connect the Signal to your Receiver A2 pin (don't connect the ground).

I did try this, and it did not work. I am not great at electronics, but it will be interesting if someone can help getting this sensor to work.
I love the idea of having the battery voltage on the TX and the readily available voltage sensors are expensive.

Hi, did u connect the 25v input of the Voltage Sensor to the Lipo Balance Port + and - pin.?
Also, from the Voltage Sensor output, you need to connect only the Signal pin (sensor pin) to the A1 or A2 pin on Rx (receiver). You need not connect the Ground Pin on the Voltage Sensor Output to Rx Ground (this is to avoid ground loop).

sahilkit

What is the maximum voltage you guys are looking at ?
Today might be a great and wonderful day. It depends on you.

sapam

Quote from: sahilkit on May 07, 2022, 06:39:04 PM
What is the maximum voltage you guys are looking at ?

I am looking at 12.6 (3S Lipo for now)

shirsa2001

"Hi Shirsa, can you help me by describing the reason why the RX got fried?

I am trying to make a voltage divider myself for 3S Lipo ( using 4:1 ratio quarter Watt Resistor combination 40kOhm & 10 kOhm ) for my G-RX8 receiver. So, I want to learn from your experience and not repeat the same.

One thing I learned from reading other's experience is not to create a ground loop by connecting the Ground into the Rx (Only. the signal goes to A1/A2 pin on Rx)."

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Simple... the lipo sensor got short on a hard landing. It poured the entire 12 volts in to the receiver. The receiver fried instantly and poured the voltage to the gyro. The gyro any way prevented the catastrophe and didn't pass the voltage to the servos but died.