The purpose of this user manual is to consolidate information from the community about the setup, configuration, and use of EdgeTX. The goal is to be your "one-stop shop" for information about anything related to EdgeTX. It is broken down into the following areas:

If you would like to contribute to this guide, please take a look at the Contribute to the User Manual page.

EdgeTX User Manual

The user guide explains all the configuration options available in EdgeTX as well as some high-level theoretical information about EdgeTX usage and model controls. It is broken into sections - one section covering the interface for Color Screen Radios and one section covering the interface for Black and White screen radios.

EdgeTX How-to

The How-to section will provide detailed instructions about how to configure model or user-specific use cases in EdgeTX. It will cover common use cases as well as rare and specific use cases. This section of the manual will steadily grow as new How-to articles are submitted by contributors.

EdgeTX Companion User Manual (planned)

The EdgeTX Companion User Guide will cover the different features and functions of EdgeTX Companion and the EdgeTX Simulator as well as common use cases for both. Note: This section is currently planned, but work on it has not been started.

Additional EdgeTX Resources

This section of the knowledge base will contain links to additional resources that EdgeTX users may find useful. The external pages that are linked here are not maintained by EdgeTX. However, they are listed as they may be useful sources of additional information relating to EdgeTX.

Special thanks to those that contributed to this knowledge base either directly or indirectly.

See the Contributors section for a list of direct and indirect contributors.

EdgeTX User Manual © 2022 by EdgeTX is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 

The user interface of EdgeTX can be navigated by physical buttons, the touch interface, or a combination of both.

Buttons:

• [SYS] - System Button - Short press [SYS] button to go to the Radio Settings page.

• [MDL] - Model Button - Short press [MDL] button to go to the Model Settings page - Long press [MDL] button to go to the Select Model page

• [RTN] - Return / Back - Short press [RTN] button to return to the previous page, previous menu or cancel action

• [PAGE>] / [PAGE<] - Page next & page previous - Used to navigate between different screens, tabs, or options settings, depending on the screen.

• [TELE] - Telemetry - Press the [TELE] button to go to the Screen Settings page

• [Roller] or [Dial] - Next & previous value The roller is used to navigate through menu options.

• [Enter] - Accept - Used to select option, function or accept value - Push [Roller] or [Dial] button to select or enter.

Touch Interface:

Certain radios are equipped with a touch screen. On these radios, you can interface with the menu options either with touch or physical buttons.

Touch the EdgeTX icon in the upper left corner of the screen to open the main navigation menu. Touch the desired menu option to select it.

Pressing the roller from the main screen will also open the main navigation menu. You can then scroll using the roller to the desired menu option and select it by pressing the roller.

EdgeTX supports the following color screen radios:

• FlySky NV14 / EL18

• FrSky X10 / X10S / X10 Express / X10S Express

• FrSky X12S / X12S-IRSM

• Jumper T16 / T16 Plus / T16 Pro Hall

• Jumper T18 / T18 Lite / T18 Pro

• RadioMaster/Eachine TX16S / RadioMaster TX16S MAX / RadioMaster TX16S Mark II

The select model screen allows you to create new models, select which model is active, create and apply model labels, and create model templates.

Selecting & managing existing models

The active model's name will be highlighted (yellow in this case) and displayed on the screen's top bar. Double-tapping an active model will give you the following options:

• Duplicate model - This option creates an exact duplicate of the model with the same name. Changes to the model name or other settings need to be made in the Model Settings tab.

• Edit Labels - When this option is selected, all configured labels will be displayed and can be selected for this model. More Information about Model Labels is below.

• Save as template - this option saves a copy of the model as a model template.

Double-tapping on a non-active model (unhighlighted) will give you the following options:

• Select model - this option selects this model as the active model.

• Duplicate model - same as described above.

• Delete model - this option moves the model to the deleted folder on the SD Card. Only models that are not active can be deleted.

• Edit Labels - same as described above.

• Save as template - same as described above.

Creating a new model

To create a new model, select the New Model button in the upper right corner. You will then be presented with the following options:

• Blank Model - This will create a blank model with only the default options configured.

• PERSONAL - This option will allow you to select one of your saved model templates and then create a copy of it as a new model.

• SoarETX - This will display pre-configured model templates for radio-controlled model sailplanes.

• WIZARD - This will launch the new model wizard and create the model as configured in the wizard.

Model Labels

Model labels allow you to give each model one or more labels. You are then able to filter the models displayed in the Model Select screen based on the labels that you select. This allows people with many configured models to find them easier. By default, the Favorites and Unlabeled labels are created automatically. All models are considered unlabeled until a label is applied to them.

Filtering models using labels

To filter the visible models based on their labels, select the filter or filters from the left column. It will automatically filter out the models that do not have those model labels.

Assigning labels to models

To assign a label to a model, double-tap on the model or press [Enter] when the model is selected and then select Edit Labels. Once selected, all configured labels will be displayed and one or more labels can be selected for this model. Labels applied to the model will be designated with a check icon.

Creating new model labels

To create a new model label, select the New button on the bottom left of the screen. The Enter Label pop-up will appear and you can enter the desired label name. Select Save to save the new label.

Editing model labels

Long press [Enter] or long tap on desired label and you be shown a menu with the following options:

• Rename Label - change the label's name

• Delete Label - Deletes the label from the label list and from all models that have it assigned.

• Move Up - positions the label higher on the list

• Move Down - - positions the label lower on the list

Sorting Models

The icons below the label list are for sorting the filtered models. Models can be sorted either alphabetically or by the last time they were selected as described in the image below.

EdgeTX has to possibility to select a specific source and trim for the model throttle and allows for the following configuration options:

Reverse: When enabled, this option reverses the output direction of the configured throttle channel.

Source: The source that will be used for the throttle.

Trim idle only: When enabled, the throttle trim will only affect the bottom portion of the throttle band.

Trim switch: The trim switch that will be used to trim the throttle. It is possible to substitute the throttle trim switch with the aileron, rudder, or elevator trim switches.

EdgeTX provides 3 timers that can be custom programmed. Below are the configuration options.

Name: Name of the timer

Mode:

• OFF- The timer is not used

• ON - The timer runs all the time

• Start -The timer starts once the configured switch is activated. After the time is started, the timer ignores the switch position.

• Throttle - The timer starts once the throttle is raised and the configured switch is activated. The timer will stop counting if either the throttle position is lowered back to the minimum value or the configured switch is deactivated.

• Throttle % - The timer counts proportionally to the throttle. It counts in real time at full throttle and at half speed at 50% throttle.

• Throttle Start - The timer starts once the throttle is raised and the configured switch is activated. After starting, the timer ignores the throttle position and will keep counting unless the switch is deactivated.

Switch- Select the switch that will trigger the timer to start. If no switch is selected, the timer will trigger based only on the configured mode. In addition to a switch, you can also select a trim, a telemetry source (triggered when telemetry data is received from that source), or physical activity (stick movement or button press) (labeled as ACT)

Start- The time used for the timer's advanced functions. The default value is 00:00 and when left as such, the timer operates like a stopwatch, counting upward until stopped. If a different time is entered in this box, then the additional Direction drop-down menu option will appear.

Direction - If set to Show Remaining, the counter will function like a countdown timer - counting down from the designated time to zero and then alerting the user. If set to Show Elapsed, the timer functions like an alarm, counting up from zero until the designated time and then alerting the user.

Minute Call - If selected, you will be notified every minute that passes as described in the Count Down option.

Count Down:

• Silent - No notification is given until the timer reaches zero. When it reaches zero, you will hear one beep.

• Beeps - The radio will beep every second starting at the time designated.

• Voice - The radio will count down by second starting at the time designated.

• Haptic -The radio will vibrate every second starting at the time designated.

Persistent:

• Off - The timer value is reset when switching models or when the radio is turned off / on.

• Flight - The timer value is NOT reset when switching models or when radio is turned off / on. The timer value is only reset when the Reset flight option is selected in the Reset telemetry menu.

• Manual Reset - The timer value is reset only when it is individually selected to be reset (example: Reset timer1) in the Reset telemetry menu.

Trims are used adjust the center position of a given stick axis. EdgeTX has the following time configuration options:

Reset - This resets all trim values to zero.

Trim Step: Defines the amount of increase/decrease in trim when the trim switch is pressed.

• Course = 1.6%

• Medium = 0.8%

• Fine = 0.4%

• Extra Fine = 0.2%

• Exponential = 0.2% near the center and the step value increases exponentially as the distance from the center increases.

Extended Trims: Increases the maximum trim adjustment value from ±25% to ±100%.

Display trims: When set to ON, it will display the numerical trim value on the trim bar. When set to CHANGE, it will display the numerical value once the trim is no longer at zero.

The Heli Setup page in Model Settings is an optional page that is available on custom-compiled versions of EdgeTX. The heli setup page is often used for collective pitch mixing (CCPM) used in flybared helicopters where the receiver directly controls the swashplate servos. Most flybarless helicopters do not need to configure this page. The outputs of the CCPM mixer are CYC1, CYC2, and CYC3, which need to be assigned to an output channel on the Mixes screen.

The heli setup page has the following configuration options:

• Swash Type - Swash type for your model. Options are 120, 120x, 140, and 90.

• Swash Ring - Set the swash ring limit only as needed. 1 = maximum limit -> 100 or 0 = no limit.

• Long. cyc. source - Select source input.

• Lateral cyc.source -Select source input.

• Coll. pitch source - Select source input.

• Weight - Percentage value of the stick travel to use.