Best Practices
Connectors and Cables
The trend to miniaturize FPV video transmitters, and dramatically decrease weight requires the use
of smaller, and therefore more fragile connectors than used on ‘legacy’ transmitters.
Be careful with the tiny U.FL RF connector, especially when using the locking U.FL to SMA plug.
Pull mating plugs vertically off of the board, and avoid sideways movement.
Try to use strain-relief on U.FL antennas, so that in a crash an antenna cannot rip off of the quad, and
take the U.FL connector with it.
The transmitter may safely be stuck to the inside of a carbon fibre frame using double-sided foam
tape.
Try to avoid sharp bends in the tiny RF cable, which will reduce power output levels.
Powering the Tramp Nano
The Tramp Nano is designed to run from a regulated 5V supply, as is available on most modern flight
controllers or PDBs. DO NOT run the Tramp Nano directly from Lipo voltage.
While not recommended, It does function down to approx 3V, enabling use on 1s micro platforms. At
lower voltage, power output will be lower than the normally calibrated value.
Airflow
Even though the Tramp is equipped with a thermal protection system, it is recommended to ensure a
good amount of airflow around it. Encasing the Tramp (or any other high-power electronic device) in
foam (or similar) with no airflow is not recommended, and may result in premature failure.
The Tramp Nano will intelligently reduce output power levels if the board temperature heats beyond
preset limits.
Several steps are used, starting with the least aggressive (25% reduction in output power), until the
board temperature is safe, and sustainable.
TNR Board
The TNR board must be placed on your quad so that it is accessible by the race marshal. If you have a
flat carbon fibre top plate (which is the case for 99% of the quads out there), you may stick it to that
plate with some double-sided tape. Use the thicker ~1mm thick foam tape instead of the very thin
‘carpet tape’ to ensure that the close proximity of the frame doesn’t affect the TNR range.
Note that the smaller NFC tags are a little less sensitive than the original Tramp HV tags, and may struggle
to be read by some Android smartphones. The IRC Wand will however read them normally.
