How to automate a cheap RCD3007, onboard glow driver in OpenTX

If you fly nitro or glow IC powered planes, you may be interested in a small component called an onboard glow driver. This saves needing a separate glow driver, keeps your hands away from the prop, and makes sure that the glow plug element stays glowing. The RCD3007 onboard glow driver, is a good, cheap candidate for this. Usually, the RCD3007 is operated by an onboard button and/or a switch on your transmitter. This tutorial shows how to take the switching side away, to make the whole process even simpler.
Contents
00:00 Introduction
00:28 What the system does
02:32 Setting up the basic nitro model
07:36 Setting up the automated glow control
14:35 Conclusion
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[@russcole5685]

I see you're using a S6R rx, how do you find setting them up, I've been very tempted. Also, I've a X12S on Opentx 2.3.10. Can not find usage in menu for external aerial. And suggestions. Happy xmas and merry new years from New Zealand

[@MrD]

Hi Russ, I have to be perfectly honest, they can be a bit of a pain to set up. There are a couple of things that can trip you up. The main one that usually catches me out is there are 2 modes that the SxR can operate under. The standard mode and an easy setup mode. Easy setup seems to change all the switch positions, which is really not helpful. So the first thing to do is switch that off. The other thing is the orientation, which from what I remember, wasn’t obvious in the manual. But I think the cables come out the front. But, I’ll double check that.
The rest of it isn’t so bad, once you’ve done it a few times. And the LUA script to set up the receiver is pretty decent too. I have only used these as stabilisers, if enabled at all. I’ve not used them for auto level or any of the other stabilisation modes, as it seems like a lot of messing about to get the model flying level with them. But the stabiliser works well. Just make sure to put the gain on a pot as it will probably want dialling down.
I think this is a bug in 2.3.10. I’m still on 2.3.9 on my Horus because of another bug (Crossfire), so haven’t seen this. But someone else mentioned that it was missing on their X10 under 2.3.10. So hopefully it will be fixed in 2.3.11.

[@WX4CB]

all you need then is a built in starter motor :D

[@MrD]

😄 Unfortunately I think if I wanted a complete autostart, I’d need to get a turbine 🤔