<p>Yes, you most certainly can. The device you will need is called an SBus Decoder, which splits the SBus serial signal from your FrSky XM+ into several different PWM channels.</p>

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<li><a href="https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B00X767R2I" rel="nofollow noreferrer" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Example of an 8-channel SBus decoder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.banggood.com/16CH-SBUS-to-PWMPPM-Decoder-Compatible-for-Futaba-Frsky-Transmitter-p-1250019.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Example of a 16-channel SBus decoder</a></li>
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<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/C7z3l.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/C7z3l.png" alt="Example of an 8-channel SBus decoder"></a></p>

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<p>All of the model aircraft I have seen without flight controllers normally have a receiver with all of the channels separate. Is there any way I can use a receiver like an XM+ receiver on a model aircraft without a flight controller?</p>

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How to use an XM+ receiver without a flight controller?
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# How to use an XM+ receiver without a flight controller?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-04-19)

All of the model aircraft I have seen without flight controllers normally have a receiver with all of the channels separate. Is there any way I can use a receiver like an XM+ receiver on a model aircraft without a flight controller?

**Tags:** frsky, sbus, receiver

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-04-19. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Yes, you most certainly can. The device you will need is called an SBus Decoder, which splits the SBus serial signal from your FrSky XM+ into several different PWM channels.

* [Example of an 8-channel SBus decoder](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/B00X767R2I)
* [Example of a 16-channel SBus decoder](https://www.banggood.com/16CH-SBUS-to-PWMPPM-Decoder-Compatible-for-Futaba-Frsky-Transmitter-p-1250019.html)

[![Example of an 8-channel SBus decoder](https://i.sstatic.net/C7z3l.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/C7z3l.png)


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