I'm not sure I understand the first part of your message?
I understand you did some experiments with a jamming device and 100mW video transmitters to see if the Spectrum/Futaba radios can "survive" this kind of interference?
As to the number of available channels for auxiliary functions like controlling a camera:
The Armo has built-in capability to stabilize the camera pitch and roll, if you want to control the reference position you need 2 channels.
If you want to directly control additional functions for a camera or other payload (like zoom, light or whatever), you can hook them up directly to the receiver.
For the moment I use an R617FS receiver with a special adapter (7 channels), but I ordered the R6108SB serial bus receiver (Robbe says it should be available in the second half of March; according to my information Avio & Tiger in France will also have it).
This receiver looks exactly like the R6008HS (and costs the same), but it has a serial output (NOT the same as PPM). As soon as I have it, I will try to decode the serial protocol they use, and depending on this protocol, Hans may be able to support it directly like the Spectrum, otherwise an adapter may be needed).
The receiver supports up to 16 proportional + 2 switching channels, but the Armo only supports up to 12 channels.
For channels 1-8 there are still "normal" servo connections on the RX, if you want to use channels 9-18 you will need their S-bus servos (individually programmable, but probably 100 euro each
If I can decode the protocol, it should be fairly simple to make such an adapter myself.
In the ideal case (if the mysterious S-bus protocol allows it) it will be possible to connect the Armo directly to the S-Bus (without any adapter), and connect an adapter to the same S-bus to directly control servos or other stuff with all the remaining channels
Let's hope Futaba has not decided to encrypt their data to the servos...
A+,
geert
