Radio control transmitter

• US 5,461,373 A
• Filed: 06/15/1993
• Issued: 10/24/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo KK
• Original Assignee: Futaba Denshi Kogyo KK
• Inventors: Yamamoto, Michio, Inokoshi, Satoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Weldon, Ulysses
• Application Number:
  US08/076,686
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• Field of Search: 455/92, 340/825.69, 340/825.72, 340/310 A, 446/456, 244/3.11, 244/189, 180/167
• US Class Current: 340/12.5
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 30/04 using wireless transmission

Abstract

A radio control transmitter capable of carrying out transmitting and receiving of data on control characteristics of a stick, thereby to facilitate setting of the control characteristics. The transmitter includes a storage section for storing the control characteristics and a control section for controlling transmitting and receiving of data between the storage section and an external device connected to the transmitter.

Claims

1. A radio control transmitter comprising:

signal generating means for generating an analog signal based on an operation of a control stick;

a setting section for setting control characteristics for operation of the control stick;

means for connecting said transmitter to an external device, the external device receiving and storing said control characteristics set in the setting section;

a storage section for receiving the control characteristics stored in the external device and for storing said control characteristics therein;

an analog-digital converter section for receiving the analog signal based on the operation of the control stick from the signal generating means and for outputting a digital signal depending on operation of said control stick;

an operation section for carrying out processing using a digital output signal of said analog-digital converter and an output signal of said storage section;

a parallel-serial converter section for converting an output signal of said operation section into a serial signal;

a high-frequency circuit section for converting an output signal of said operation section into a serial signal;

a high-frequency circuit section for modulating the serial signal output from said parallel-serial converter section and outputting it; and

means for operating said transmitter in accordance with the control characteristics stored in said storage section.

2. The radio control transmitter as defined in claim 1, wherein said control section comprises a parallel-serial interface for converting data in said storage section into a serial signal and transmitting said data to said external device in the form of a serial signal.

3. The radio control transmitter as defined in claim 1, wherein said control section comprises a parallel-serial interface for converting data in the form of serial signal received from said external device into a parallel signal and supplying said parallel signal to said storage section to have said parallel signal stored in order in addresses designated by said operation section.

4. The radio control transmitter as defined in claim 1, wherein the signal generating means comprises at least one variable resistor.

5. A radio control transmitter comprising:

signal generating means for generating an analog signal based on an operation of a control stick;

a setting section for setting control characteristics for operation of the control stick;

means for connecting said transmitter to an external device, the external device receiving and storing said control characteristics set in the setting section;

a storage section for receiving the control characteristics stored in the external device and for storing said control characteristics therein;

an analog-digital converter section for receiving the analog signal based on the operation of the control stick from the signal generating means and for outputting a digital signal depending on operation of said control stick;

an operation section for carrying out processing using a digital output signal of said analog-digital converter and an output signal of said storage section;

a parallel-serial converter section for converting an output signal of said operation section into a serial signal;

a high-frequency circuit section for converting an output signal of said operation section into a serial signal;

a high-frequency circuit section for modulating the serial signal output from said parallel-serial converter section and outputting it; and

means for operating said transmitter in accordance with the control characteristics stored in said storage section.

6. The radio control transmitter as defined in claim 5, wherein said means for transferring control characteristics comprises a parallel-serial interface for converting data in said storage section into a serial signal and transmitting said data to said external device in the form of a serial signal.

7. The radio control transmitter as defined in claim 5, wherein said means for transferring control characteristics comprises a parallel-serial interface for converting data in the form of a serial signal received from said external device into a parallel signal and supplying said parallel signal to said storage section to have said parallel signal stored in order in addresses designated by said operation section.

8. The radio control transmitter as defined in claim 5, wherein the signal generating means comprises at least one variable resistor.