Tinyhawk 3 + Taranis X7 Binding problems | Drone Community | Page 1

left rock Oct 20, 2022, 6:54 AM

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Hello all,

I am a beginner to the FPV drone space and bought a Frsky Taranis X7 controller, and a Tinyhawk 3 after a little research.

I soon realized that the controller lacked the D8 mode that was required to properly communicate with the drone, and started researching on ways around having to buy an external transmitter that converts D16 into D8.

So far i've managed to:

Change the receiver mode to FRSKY_X
Re-map the inputs from the controller to the drone
Update the controller firmware, bootloader, and internal transmitter firmware
Stop the bootloader menu from appearing (fuck)
Confirm via Betaflight that the drone is receiving input from the controller (Roll, Yaw, Pitch, Throttle)

Even though I can see that the drone receives signals from the controller via betaflight, when I plug the drone into a battery, and increase the throttle, the drone does nothing. The light on the drone stays solid blue like it has successfully binded to the controller, but moving the inputs on the controller does nothing.

Have I screwed something up here? Am I going to be forced to buy an external transmitter?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

fair halo Oct 20, 2022, 6:57 AM

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@left rock have you got the arm switch set up in betaflight?

left rock Oct 20, 2022, 7:08 AM

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I do not / I don't think so.

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apparently I do

fair halo Oct 20, 2022, 7:10 AM

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Yep. thats what you need.

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you just need that linked to a switch. Most peeps use the top left 2 position. but it can be any you choose

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and while you are there, you may want to set Angle mode to another switch, if this is your first quad.

left rock Oct 20, 2022, 7:24 AM

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we have flight 🎊

fair halo Oct 20, 2022, 7:25 AM

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Awesomesauce! 🎉

left rock Oct 20, 2022, 7:25 AM

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the antenna on the controller is very directional 😛

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What setting do I need to change to completely stop the motors when I move the throttle to 0?

fair halo Oct 20, 2022, 7:25 AM

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yeah, that's a thing. no one loves Frsky anymore. 😆

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Turn air mode off, turn Motor stop On.

left rock Oct 20, 2022, 7:26 AM

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Does disarming it also work?

fair halo Oct 20, 2022, 7:27 AM

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Yes. It should stop the motors totaly when disarmed.

left rock Oct 20, 2022, 7:27 AM

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Cool 👍

fair halo Oct 20, 2022, 7:28 AM

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Airmode is important to keep the quad from stalling a motor at low throttle when you get to Acro mode, but you can set it to the aux switch so it comes on only when you use acro mode, and are armed.

left rock Oct 20, 2022, 7:29 AM

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Awesome

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Alright then, I'm going to go off and practice flying a FPV drone for the first time 😆

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After 3 days of troubleshooting 😆

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Thank you for your help!

fair halo Oct 20, 2022, 7:30 AM

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Awesome! Welcome to the FPV Gang!

#Tinyhawk 3 + Taranis X7 Binding problems