FlyingGiants Exclusive! Introducing The Futaba 12FG, Modules & More!

[japan3d]

Going by the pictures above the price will be $1000-1250. But I know here in Japan you can knock 20% off that price. These radios come with servos also.

[paffy]

Have you guys seen the upgrade option for the 8U Super ?

[CSpaced]

Does the scotch tape come standard?

[paffy]

	Quote: Originally Posted by CSpaced
	Does the scotch tape come standard?

I heard you get a 4" piece as part of the kit. But in reality - who knows - with the industry working off of an artist's representation of a product lately and all....

P.

[toprudder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by paffy
	I heard you get a 4" piece as part of the kit.

Funny, I heard it was a 10cm piece of tape. Hmmmm.

[Hammbone]

If the 12Z, 14MZ, and 12FG are all going to come with interchangeable modules, I wonder if they will start selling the 12Z and 14MZ with your choice of modules?

Jim

[paffy]

	Quote: Originally Posted by toprudder
	Funny, I heard it was a 10cm piece of tape. Hmmmm.

You must have seen the European version of the marketing literature.

P.

[Julez]

Hi!

Numerous times I read about "PCM being faster than PPM".
At my current understanding, this is not possible.
I checked the time between the PPM pulse of channel one going to the module and coming out of the servo plug at the reciever.
I doubt anyone can show us a system with less than 0,1ms of latency time.

PCM will always be slower, as more computing is involved.
Therefore I do not see a reason why any transmitter should be able to get the complete PCM signal to the module plug in a shorter time than the PPM pulse, as this would be the only way to overcome the additional latency that lies in the nature of PCM.

Cheers,

Julez

[Mithrandir]

When I change my 14MZ to SS will I still be able to download my stock prices and review my bank account and download Jason Shulmans TAS 2007 Freestyle routine and watch Cinemax on my radio!!!!



(I really love my 14MZ!!!!!! modules and Rx on order!!!!!)

[Znar]

Only if you get the module with the 'bluetooth' up grade..hee hee

[OnTheEdge]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Znar
	Only if you get the module with the 'bluetooth' up grade..hee hee

Don't you mean, "Orangetooth"?

[paffy]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Julez
	Hi! Numerous times I read about "PCM being faster than PPM". At my current understanding, this is not possible. I checked the time between the PPM pulse of channel one going to the module and coming out of the servo plug at the reciever. I doubt anyone can show us a system with less than 0,1ms of latency time. PCM will always be slower, as more computing is involved. Therefore I do not see a reason why any transmitter should be able to get the complete PCM signal to the module plug in a shorter time than the PPM pulse, as this would be the only way to overcome the additional latency that lies in the nature of PCM. Cheers, Julez

Also, with PPM going into the module, you can start processing data for channel 1 right away without waiting for the data for the rest of the channels arrive.

The only bad thing is that you lose your ability to set failsafe from Tx. Futaba could however insert some non-PPM frame into the stream from their Windows based Txs that would transfer the failsafe info Tx->module->Rx.

P.S.
Airtronics has the fastest PCM, coming very close to PPM in latency. It has been that way for last 10 years, but nobody really cared all along ...