scarlet geyser Dec 9, 2022, 5:20 PM

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electrical tape is fine too but you can't see the led

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so preferably transparent heatshrink or kapton

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 5:21 PM

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I was gonna ask if this is stupid

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But I definately cant see the led here 😅

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Ok so here's what I've got, I'll put some clear tape over the top so I can still see the led.. anyone see any issues with this? I didn't wanna touch the gyro , it looks like it would be too close up top

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outer snow Dec 9, 2022, 5:37 PM

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rapid marsh Ok so here's what I've got, I'll put some clear tape over the top so I can still...

I'd run that

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looks fine

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seen way worse, don't worry lol

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 5:37 PM

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Thankyou , sorry for double checking every little thing :)

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What do I do next? After cable ties

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gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 7:11 PM

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rapid marsh What do I do next? After cable ties

Have you gotten any further?

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 7:12 PM

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Everything is back together now, I plugged it in and contrary to what I believed it appears like the reciever is powered by the USB, I can move the sticks on the radio and see the sliders move in betaflight

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But its horribly configured so I'm watching a tutorial on configuring my radio

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 7:12 PM

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rapid marsh Everything is back together now, I plugged it in and contrary to what I believed...

Nice! You're super close then.

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 7:13 PM

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rapid marsh But its horribly configured so I'm watching a tutorial on configuring my radio

Are the channels swapped?

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 7:13 PM

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After that I guess its setting up the channels, ince I've done that I'll come back to you guys yo check my work 😅

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I think the radio needs calibrating

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I get a throttle warning when turning it in, even though the throttle is at 0

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 7:14 PM

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In regards to assigning switches to channels: CH5/AUX1 must be the ARM channel and be active at ~2000

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That's an ELRS requirement

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 7:14 PM

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Oh okay!

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And is that something I do in betaflight yes ?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 7:17 PM

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To assign a switch to a channel, all you need to do is to go into the Mixes page on the radio, create a mix on a channel (enter its editor) and set its Source to be the switch name. You can click the source to start editing it and then just flick the switch back and forth to make it select automatically.

Then, betaflight will see that switch on that channel. In BF you must tell it how channel values map to enabling modes. You do that in Modes tab.

In modes tab you basically tell it "when AUX# channel is between X and Y, enable this mode, otherwise turn it off"

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in regards to incorrect channel mapping: on your radio, click the SYS button, page over to Radio Setup. Scroll all the way down, and verify that Mode is set to 2.

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@rapid marsh ^ you should start with this last message

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In mixes page you can see the channel order. First letters of channel names in order.
Aileron, elevon, throttle, rudder = AETR1234 in BF

outer snow Dec 9, 2022, 7:24 PM

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gritty jewel To assign a switch to a channel, all you need to do is to go into the Mixes page...

https://vitroidfpv-sv.netlify.app/faq/mixer

VitroidFPV

FAQ - How to set up switch mixes?

In OpenTX, the default multirotor model only has the four main control channels mixed in; throttle, yaw, pitch, and roll. To get the radio to send the switch values as well, they need to be mixed in:

Go into the model setup, and page all the way to the mixers page

Scroll to the empty channel 5, and long press enter to make a new mix

You can o...

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:)

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 7:38 PM

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@outer snow put it into the knowledge under a topic like OpenTX/EdgeTX Setup

outer snow Dec 9, 2022, 7:50 PM

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gritty jewel <@367656454087245825> put it into the knowledge under a topic like OpenTX/EdgeT...

okey

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 8:47 PM

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I think something happened to the original model I had on my TX16, I've created a new one, ensured the radio is on mode: 2
And have created a 5th channel for the arm button
Could I check a couple options with you all?

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 8:47 PM

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gritty jewel in regards to incorrect channel mapping: on your radio, click the SYS button, pa...

Done 👍

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 8:55 PM

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rapid marsh I think something happened to the original model I had on my TX16, I've created ...

ask away

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 8:56 PM

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So my radio is no longer talking to the quad, in BF the input sticks no longer change anything and the reciever led is flashing, not solid like it was before

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I changed external RF in the model to.. CRSF? Is this right?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 8:58 PM

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what radio & module have you got again?

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is it TX16S with internal ELRS or external (stuck in the back of it)?

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 8:58 PM

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TX16s and the module is ELRS, do you need the specific model?

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aye yes, build in a little box, stuck to the back

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 8:59 PM

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show a pic of your Internal/External RF

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settings on the radio

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:00 PM

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Internal is set to off

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:00 PM

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can you launch the ELRS tool?

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and send a pic

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:02 PM

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yeah

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Which part do you want to see?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:02 PM

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on your radio, the expresslrs tool, just the top of it

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:03 PM

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ahh yes ok

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gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:05 PM

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hm, that's all cool

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https://www.expresslrs.org/3.0/quick-start/led-status/#receiver-led-status

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which blinks is it doing?

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:06 PM

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Rapid, wifi mode

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:07 PM

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well, there's your answer then xD

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if you leave it disconnected from the radio for 1 minute after powerup, it will go into wifi mode

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just repower the receiver

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:08 PM

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Ahh

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okay sweet, I have a solid LED now

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but no response on BF when I flick switches, touch the sticks etc

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I have nothing in the inputs/ mixes tab on my roma model

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on the radio

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:09 PM

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well, there's your answer then xD

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copy a model that has some setup at least

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:10 PM

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Unfortunately I didn't save any of them

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Is there no template models available?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:10 PM

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doesn!t it ask you during model creation?

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honestly I always avoided that by copying xD

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:11 PM

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I have the blank, personal, soarETX and WIZARD options

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:11 PM

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wzard?

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:11 PM

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looks like soal is for fixed wings, wizard uses lua to make models and personal I guess is if Ive saved any previously?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:12 PM

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I usually recommend making themost basic pllane model

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:14 PM

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So should I start with one of the Soar models?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:14 PM

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isn't there a wizard for a planemodel or something

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idk

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never did on on ETX

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:14 PM

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Oh yeah

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Glider , multirotoe or plane

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:14 PM

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use plane because multirotor usually have some bullshit in them by default

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you want no mixing, just one channel per everything

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:15 PM

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Assign throttle Channel

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CH3?

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is what is there current

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:15 PM

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thats fine

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:16 PM

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roll, ch1?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:16 PM

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yep

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:16 PM

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pitch ch2

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yaw, 4

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:16 PM

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=AETR

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:17 PM

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sf - arm
beeper - SD
mode - SA

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those all correct?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:17 PM

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those are up to you

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you just want ARM to be on CH5

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:18 PM

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ok

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Oh my mistake, I selected the wrong template, sorry

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:19 PM

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whatever

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just check the mixes 😄

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:19 PM

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Ok

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I have ch1 Rud ch2 Ele ch3 Thr ch4 Ail and I made a 5th for SF - arm

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:22 PM

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huh

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that's RETA

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I'm dumb

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lol

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:23 PM

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so I need to reorder them?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:23 PM

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you just need to tell BF that they're in this order

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in Receiver tab, channel map

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RETA1234

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or you can reorder them

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your pick

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:25 PM

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Okay, updated to RETA1234 - and saved in bf

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I changed external RF to CRSF, I can now see the control inputs in BF

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Aux 1, ( SF ) goes from 1000 to 2000 when switched

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:34 PM

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set up an ARM mode for it

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and send a screenshot once you have it

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:35 PM

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On mixes, on the radio?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:35 PM

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since you already see it in BF, the radio part is done

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:35 PM

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gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:35 PM

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now you want to set up the BF part

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the Mode

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in Modes tab

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:36 PM

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Ok

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gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:37 PM

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that looks good to me

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:37 PM

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great!

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:37 PM

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realistically

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you should be able to disconnect usb (and batttery if connected)

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plug in battery

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and arm it

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:38 PM

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okay

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I'll try

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they spin!

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time to put the props on?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:40 PM

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you should set up the other modes before you fly

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beeper, flip over after crash, angle (self-leveling) if you want it

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:41 PM

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yeah good idea, I will do that

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so fire I do those in the radio, then they will appear in modes tab on bf?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:42 PM

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rapid marsh so fire I do those in the radio, then they will appear in modes tab on bf?

they won't appear in modes tab, you set them up

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:42 PM

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Okay

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:42 PM

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like, the modes are already there. You're setting up the channel ranges which activate them.

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:42 PM

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ahhh, I see

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Which switch would you normally use for beeper?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:43 PM

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I usually set up one 3pos for flight modes and another 3pos for "rescue" modes (flip over, beeper)

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quick tip: don't put beeper on the middle position of a switch

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middle is the default when radio is not connected

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so it would beep on powerup

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:44 PM

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Ahh okay

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So SE for the rescues and SG for modes

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Not sure how to put turtle mode on the same channel

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:50 PM

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rapid marsh

don't use the "Switch" thing

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you're using only the Source

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:51 PM

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Oh okay

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 9:51 PM

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by assigning a 3pos to a channel, it will switch the channel between 3 values
1000, 1500, 2000

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so you set the 1500 position to flip over and 2000 to beeper (in BF)

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 9:52 PM

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okay! I'll plug back the quad in and tackle that now

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Changing the aux will change which switch the function is assigned to?

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gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:00 PM

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AUX3 in BF is the same as CH7 in radio Mixes

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so if you assigned the switch to CH7

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then you want to work with AUX3 in BF

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:04 PM

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ok thankyou 🙂

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Sorry... What is air mode?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:06 PM

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you should havve it enabled permanently in BFC Configuration tab

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otherwise, you should have it on a switch where it's on by default

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you need it for the drone to fly correctly at low/zero throttle (falling)

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:09 PM

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okay , its on the same switch/aux as arm

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which flying modes do I want? Ive forgotten what they all mean

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:11 PM

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acro is the default state of betaflight

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angle mode is the stabilised one

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horizon is the one that we hate

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acro trainer is acro with max angle limits

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:14 PM

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okay so I won't bother with Horizon

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just acro and angle 🙂

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I don't see Acro in the list, would that mean it will be acro when not in Angle in that case?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:16 PM

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rapid marsh I don't see Acro in the list, would that mean it will be acro when not in Angle ...

acro is the default state

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:17 PM

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OK, in that case I think I'm set, is there anything else you can think of that I may need to do?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:20 PM

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check failsafe

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arm the quad, turn off the radio

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make sure that the drone turns off

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:23 PM

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Okay

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Is it possible to set a failsafe where the quad will go into an angle mode, with a certain amount of throttle so that it would safely decent if you lose signal?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:25 PM

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rapid marsh Is it possible to set a failsafe where the quad will go into an angle mode, with...

oh yes the flying lawnmower of death

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that either drops onto you or flies away depending on the air pressure that day

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:27 PM

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Oh okay so not reccomended 🙂

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What range would I set for the failsafe?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:29 PM

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rapid marsh What range would I set for the failsafe?

eh?

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:29 PM

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sorry maybe I misunderstood, not the failsafe option in 'modes'?

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:29 PM

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no

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that's for manual triggering of failsafe, mostly for testing reasons

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:30 PM

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oh I see

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:30 PM

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failsafe is what happens when you lose signal

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that's why I'm telling you to arm and turning off the radio

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so that you simulate signal loss

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:31 PM

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Sorry I thought it was something I had to enable

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:31 PM

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np

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:32 PM

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yes! fail safe works

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:36 PM

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@rapid marsh you got your goggles?

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:36 PM

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yes sir

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theyve never been used

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:37 PM

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in Betaflight, Video Transmitter tab

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you should pre-configure stuff

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band, channel, power

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and then tune your goggles to the same band & chan

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:39 PM

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I dont see those options

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gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:41 PM

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OH

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wait

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you've got DJI haven't you

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me:

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PepeDent

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DJI uses its own shit

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:41 PM

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yuuuhh

gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:41 PM

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idk how to deal with DJI

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you're on your own with that

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can you show your Ports tab pls?

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just to check MSP

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:42 PM

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yeah

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gritty jewel Dec 9, 2022, 10:43 PM

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seems configured to me

rapid marsh Dec 9, 2022, 10:44 PM

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Sweet 🙂

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:38 AM

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Hi all, I've just ran into a problem, while updating the dji goggles, and then the air unit. Going through that while rigmarole, I decided to put the props on and make sure it all still spins up,

I get the whole 'telemetry lost/ recovered' audio from my radio but I can no longer arm it, and when the quad is plugged into bf I see no control inputs in bf, what could be the reason for this? Btw I'm leaving for Norway tonight so please help me trouble shoot this as I want to take the drone desperately 😅

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 6:36 AM

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@rapid marsh hey, what's the receiver led doing?

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@rapid marsh also -
https://discord.gg/expresslrs

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 8:03 AM

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The reciever is a solid amber

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Okay I've checked again , was solid last night but now it is slow blink, waiting for commectuon from transmitter

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External rf is set to crsf

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The radio module has a solid red led

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 8:14 AM

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gritty jewel <@280595580634267649> also - https://discord.gg/expresslrs

When connect to BF the reciever led is a solid amber

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 9:54 AM

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rapid marsh When connect to BF the reciever led is a solid amber

does the receiver LED react to the radio being on/off?

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we keep missing each otehr lol

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 9:55 AM

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Yoo sorry ik at work atm, should be back about 4

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 9:55 AM

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kk

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 9:56 AM

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No it doesn't, but I do get the audio queues when the quad is on/off

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 9:56 AM

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make sure that you didn't enable Model Match in ELRS Tools on the radio

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 9:56 AM

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Okay

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Will check that first when I get home

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 2:59 PM

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gritty jewel make sure that you didn't enable Model Match in ELRS Tools on the radio

Ok model match of turned kff

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Off*

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 2:59 PM

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rapid marsh Ok model match of turned kff

was it already off?

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https://www.expresslrs.org/3.0/quick-start/led-status/#receiver-led-status

LED Status - ExpressLRS

The LEDs on both the ExpressLRS Receivers and Transmitter Modules are very helpful diagnostic tool in determining the current status of the device.

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 3:04 PM

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Yes it was

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I'm getting a slow flash with battery in

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 3:55 PM

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rapid marsh I'm getting a slow flash with battery in

which flash?

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you can tag me if I'm not responding, I'm not watching here all the time

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 3:56 PM

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gritty jewel you can tag me if I'm not responding, I'm not watching here all the time

thankyou, slow flash atm

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( not bound )

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 3:57 PM

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and the radio is on? 😐

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what did you change in between then and now?

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then being the last time it worked

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 3:59 PM

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Okay lets see.. I changed some of the aux's in BF

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I added angle mode

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And then I activated the air unit and the dji goggles

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and attempted to bind them

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:00 PM

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none of that should affect the receiver and stuff..

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does the receiver go into wifi mode?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:01 PM

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No

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its solid when I plug the quad into a usb

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but flashes 2 times in 18 seconds when in a lipo

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:01 PM

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when you plug in a lipo, how many beeps do the motors make?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:02 PM

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rapid marsh but flashes 2 times in 18 seconds when in a lipo

video maybe?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:03 PM

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ill take one for you now

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I was def getting more beeps before, vid sending

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:06 PM

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check if you have a short on 5V anywhere

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:07 PM

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What is the tool I need for that

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I could run out and buy one

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:07 PM

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just check your wiring first

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wait

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check if your battery is charged @rapid marsh

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:09 PM

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gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:09 PM

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RIP battery

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in our hobby, we call this "fucked"

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you might be able to recover it..

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:11 PM

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Ah

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Hiw did I fuck it ?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:11 PM

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overdischarged

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emptied to heck

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:11 PM

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Oh shit

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:11 PM

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you see the individual cell readouts?

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those should never be below 3.2V

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:11 PM

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Well. I have 3 more

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:11 PM

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you've got 2 cells that are below 1V

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:11 PM

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Oh right

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Shit

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:13 PM

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idk what your charger allows. Some will let you use LiPo mode to fix this, some won't.

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But the battery probably lost most of its lifespan

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if not all of it

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it's like at -100%

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:14 PM

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Dayum

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So it would make sense that the issue I have now is down to a depleted battery?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:15 PM

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plug a non-depleted one

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and see

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:15 PM

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the other 3 literally came in the post today

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would they be storage charged?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:15 PM

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yeah

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+-

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:15 PM

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Okay

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:15 PM

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they usually come at 3.7-3.9V/cell

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:15 PM

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I just started charging one, is it safe to stop it already?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:15 PM

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yeah

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:16 PM

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gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:17 PM

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check the individual cell voltage display

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I can't be arsed to divide 😄

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:17 PM

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Okay so I have many more beeps on battery now

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A solid light

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"Telem recovered"

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But cannot arm

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:18 PM

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is the throttle all the way down?

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can you show Receiver tab in BF?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:19 PM

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Yes... But when I turn the radio on it always gives me a throttle warning

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:19 PM

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rapid marsh Yes... But when I turn the radio on it always gives me a throttle warning

which side of the radio have you got the throttle on?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:19 PM

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the left

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I thought that was the only one it could be on tbh

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:19 PM

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and is it set to Mode 2 in Radio Setup?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:20 PM

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I will check, lemme grab that sc real quick

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:20 PM

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rapid marsh I thought that was the only one it could be on tbh

Mode 1/3 = throttle right
Mode 2/4 = throttle left

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:21 PM

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gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:21 PM

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wat the heck

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:21 PM

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in radip setup the mode = 1

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:21 PM

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why are all of the channels maxed out xD

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:21 PM

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rapid marsh in radip setup the mode = 1

change it to 2

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if you have throttle on the left, it should be 2

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:22 PM

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OK

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:22 PM

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can you show me the inputs and mixes on your radio?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:22 PM

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yea

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#

#

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:23 PM

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what weirds me out is the fact that if the mode is wrong, the channel mapping should be too..

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:23 PM

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:/

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:23 PM

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does the channel mapping break if you change it to mode 2?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:24 PM

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uhh sorry, my brain.. channel mapping?

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in the mixes?

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the screenshots were sent after I changed to mode 2

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:25 PM

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ok

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your radio sends numbered channels

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CH1-CHx

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Betaflight needs to know which channel is which input

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that's what channel mapping is

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If the radio puts CH1-4 = RETA, then BF needs to know that it's in fact RETA

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that's whta channel mapping is

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anyway

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:26 PM

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Oh okay

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:26 PM

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I'm asking you to check in BF

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if the correct channels still move

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when you move a corresponding stick

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:26 PM

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RETA1234 is what i have in bf

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however

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no channels move

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when I move sticks

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:26 PM

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the heck

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:27 PM

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right now, the model of the drone in BF is spinning like mad, when I turn the radip off, it stopps

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:27 PM

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the only thing this reminds me off is Model match

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you sure that that's off?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:28 PM

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I do remember taking the module out of the TX16s, just unpluggled it, I replaced it almost immidiately, could that have done something?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:28 PM

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did you unplug it while powered?

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well, if the ELRS tool works, then that shouldn't have done anything really

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:29 PM

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No

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:29 PM

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hmmmmmmmmmmm

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okay. Create a new model on the radio

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plane template

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most basic one

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:29 PM

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Ok

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:29 PM

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send pics if you need guiding

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:30 PM

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ok so the model has been created

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wizard - plane

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:30 PM

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show me the inputs and mixes

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:30 PM

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i've not changed anything in it yet

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gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:31 PM

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okay, go into Model Setup,
set Internal RF to OFF
External RF to CRSF

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and see if that changes how it behaves in BF

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:32 PM

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no change, does it need a power cycle?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:32 PM

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try to power cycle everything

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then, in Betaflight Configurator, go to CLI tab
send this command: diff all

then press Save to file
and post the file here

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I may have to send you off to ELRS discord soon tho 😦

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:34 PM

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📎 BTFL_cli_DIATONE_ROMA_20221210_163434.txt

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:36 PM

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btw did you try to recalibrate sticks on your radio?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:36 PM

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yeah I did

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I still get a throttle warning

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:36 PM

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wtf

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did something get screwed up on your radio? 😐

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:37 PM

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in hardware, radio settings - I have internal Rf - multi, External RF - normal?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:37 PM

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that's normal I think

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:37 PM

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gritty jewel did something get screwed up on your radio? 😐

Not as far as I know

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:37 PM

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can you show the Hardware page?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:37 PM

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yeah

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:38 PM

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I'm thinking like, did your radio SD card die or something? 😄

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:39 PM

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Can I check that somehow?

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see if my sd card reader reads it maybe?

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gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:39 PM

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aye

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ADC Filter should be off

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but that's not the issue

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the Inputs calibration works as expected?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:41 PM

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the sd card is readable on my pc

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I didn't really have much of an expection tbh I've never done it before

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I followed a tutorial for the calibration

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:42 PM

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when it tells you to move the sticks in a certain way, do it in the physical sense

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disregard what you see on the screen

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:43 PM

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oh this is weird

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the little circles showing where the stick position is are in the corners

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I can't bring them back

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:45 PM

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well, that's the problem then

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:45 PM

#

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:45 PM

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yeah

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okay

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the config somehow got wiped

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:45 PM

#

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:45 PM

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that's new

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do you mind if we reset the radio config?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:47 PM

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Do whatever you want man

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At this stage I'd sell a kidney to get this working

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my radio is your radio 😅

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:48 PM

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I'm wondering how you broke it tbh xD

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:48 PM

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I really wish I knew

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:49 PM

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@rapid marsh can you look for Factory Reset on the radio?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:49 PM

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yes

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apparently I have to delete the radio and settings folders ont he SD card

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Should I proceed?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:51 PM

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yeah just figured that out

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https://github.com/EdgeTX/edgetx-sdcard/releases/download/v2.8.0/c480x272.zip

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SD contents if you need them

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:52 PM

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in the same thread, the guy said he did exactly that and now his tx16s is 'trippin'

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:52 PM

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format the SD card

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in your PC

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:52 PM

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Okay

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:53 PM

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and put brand new SD contents on it

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📎 elrsV3.lua

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into Scripts/Tools

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:55 PM

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sorry, I've never had to reformat an SD card before, I assumed I could just right click and click reformat, how do I do it?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:55 PM

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are you using an SD reader?

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or radio USB?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:55 PM

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SD card reader

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:55 PM

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and you're on windows?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:55 PM

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yes

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:55 PM

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You should be able to Right click -> Format

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in This PC

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:55 PM

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shit, yeah my bad I missed it

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:56 PM

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FAT32, Default allocation size, quick format ON

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:56 PM

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ok, done it twice now as first time was only FAT

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Now it's completely empty, does it need to go back into the radip to load all of the files?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:57 PM

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no, keep it in the reader

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the radio's USB is super slow

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https://github.com/EdgeTX/edgetx-sdcard/releases/download/v2.8.0/c480x272.zip

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download this, extract it onto your PC first, then copy the contents onto the SD

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don't extract directly onto the SD, that will be dog slow

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 4:59 PM

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OKay

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Done, and I drop the ELRSV3 lua into Firmware?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 4:59 PM

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elrsv3.lua into Scripts/Tools

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show the root directory of the SD card too pls
(root directory = X:\ )

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:00 PM

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Done

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gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:01 PM

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rapid marsh

before copying onto SD?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:01 PM

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rapid marsh

after?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:01 PM

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after

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:02 PM

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rapid marsh

asking cause here you're in documents, not on the SD

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:02 PM

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ahh shit im dumb

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:03 PM

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ok once you fix that, slap it back into the radio

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and power it up

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:03 PM

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gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:04 PM

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gritty jewel ok once you fix that, slap it back into the radio

^

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:04 PM

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Its loaded into the calibration page, same weird thing with the circles In the corners

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:06 PM

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you wouldn't have happened to like.. .drop the radio?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:06 PM

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No not to my knowledge

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I broke a switch once, ever since replacing that I've been very careful with it

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:07 PM

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I'm so confused ffs

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o

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you've been inside of the radio before?

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then you should check the stick connectors

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:07 PM

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Okay

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Also, the elrs module is no longer illuminated

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:08 PM

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that's cause External RF is off

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:08 PM

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Ok

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I'll open her up

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The only reason I wanted to go to Norway..

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😅😅😅

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:10 PM

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are you already taking it apart?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:10 PM

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I've just started

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:11 PM

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just wanted to ask - the inputs were always permanently stuck in the top right, even when you moved them to the bottom left?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:11 PM

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Yes, no matter what I moved, they are static in the corners

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:11 PM

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and a dumb question

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did you press Enter (click the scroll wheel I guess) to start the calibration?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:11 PM

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Yes

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:12 PM

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okay, we'll retry after checking HW

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:12 PM

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Waiiitt

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So, when the radio booted, it booted into that calibration mode

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I hit enter as normal, nothing

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So I entered through the stages fiddling with switches and sticks as i went

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:13 PM

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make a video of the calib 😄

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:13 PM

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I went into hardware to try again, sticks in the corner

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I moved them, and this time they bounced back

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:14 PM

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okay, do the calibration properly now 😄

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do what the radio asks you to do physically

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:15 PM

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gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:15 PM

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it's asking oyu to center the sticks

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so center them physically

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this means - just center the throttle

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the rest self-centers

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then press OK

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to get to the next step

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:17 PM

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Okay but should the circle go down to the bottom when I move the stick to the bottom ?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:18 PM

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youll fix the range in the next step

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center the pots too btw

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:18 PM

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The pots are these..

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And the front facing knobs up top ?

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Okay, that's done

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Okay, changed external rf to cfrs

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I'm now seeing movement in bf

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:22 PM

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yess

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:22 PM

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Pitch roll and yawn at 1500 as it should

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:22 PM

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now read vitroids guide on setting up the mixes again

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:22 PM

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So was all that due to me fuxking up a calibration ?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:23 PM

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idk

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it looked to me like a corrupt radio.yml file or something

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didnt wanna risk shit

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:24 PM

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Okay

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I don't suppose you pinned that guide?

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You told him to put it somewhere right?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:25 PM

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https://vitroidfpv-sv.netlify.app/faq/mixer

VitroidFPV

FAQ - How to set up switch mixes?

In OpenTX, the default multirotor model only has the four main control channels mixed in; throttle, yaw, pitch, and roll. To get the radio to send the switch values as well, they need to be mixed in:

Go into the model setup, and page all the way to the mixers page

Scroll to the empty channel 5, and long press enter to make a new mix

You can o...

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:25 PM

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gritty jewel https://vitroidfpv-sv.netlify.app/faq/mixer

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:25 PM

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thankyou

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:29 PM

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afk, tag me if you need

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:32 PM

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gritty jewel afk, tag me if you need

Okay, I've set those, reciever tab and modes tab are showing when I flick switches etc

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I took out usb, plugged in a batt, and tried to arm but It did not arm, I am missing something

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:35 PM

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check throttle minimum

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check arm switch is on AUX1 and ON at 2000~

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in BF Setup tab, on right side, you can see arming disable flags

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try to arm and see what it tells you

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after unplugging usb you should replug power as well

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or it won't arm

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:37 PM

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it thinks the throttle is still not idle

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:38 PM

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how low does your throttle go in BF?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:38 PM

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oh shit its the wrong order

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throttle is doing pitch

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:39 PM

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check the order in Mixes

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and replicate it in BF

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you should know how

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:42 PM

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OK I copied the order it says in the radio, but I still had to swap Throttle and Pitch in BF

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it seems fine now

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:42 PM

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oh btw

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check Mode

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in Radio Setup

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that isuaully swaps throttle and pitch 😄

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:43 PM

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ohhh ok 🙂

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im assuming the throttle should go down to 0 in BF?

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:45 PM

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in BF receiver tab, the stick ranges are 1000 to 2000

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BF by default uses 1050 to 1900 as its input range
but it requires the stick to be able to go below 1050 and above 1900 (to detect stick min and stick max)

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below stick min is necessary for arming

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:46 PM

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what is MSP? In arming disable flags

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throttle is going below 1000 but still giving me a throttle not idle warning when turning on radio

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:51 PM

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rapid marsh throttle is going below 1000 but still giving me a throttle not idle warning whe...

that is usually because of the MOde being wrong

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odd

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:53 PM

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okay

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problem solved

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I literally just had the motors spinning

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:54 PM

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make a backup of your radio's SD card lol

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:54 PM

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however now I'm trying to arm the quad

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I hear 3 loud beeps

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and nothing

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:55 PM

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rapid marsh I hear 3 loud beeps

when you try to arm or when you plug battery in?

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:55 PM

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arm

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 5:55 PM

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keep in mind that with configurator connected, or after having configurator connected, it will not arm until you power cycle it

rapid marsh Dec 10, 2022, 5:55 PM

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if I try to arm with throttle on, it plays some strnage sequence of beeps

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Right so its arming now

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status

MCU F722 Clock=216MHz, Vref=3.28V, Core temp=42degC
Stack size: 2048, Stack address: 0x20010000
Config size: 3962, Max available config: 16384
Gyros detected: gyro 1
GYRO=MPU6000, ACC=MPU6000, BARO=BMP280
OSD: MAX7456
System Uptime: 36 seconds, Current Time: 2022-12-10T17:57:54.240+00:00
CPU:3%, cycle time: 125, GYRO rate: 8000, RX rate: 250, System rate: 9
Voltage: 2 * 0.01V (0S battery - NOT PRESENT)
I2C Errors: 1
SD card: Not configured
Arming disable flags: CLI MSP ARMSWITCH

gritty jewel Dec 10, 2022, 10:36 PM

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rapid marsh Right so its arming now

So, all is good now?

rapid marsh Dec 11, 2022, 3:12 AM

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I believe so... tomorrow will be the big test.. tonight I flew around a small room, everything seemed to work as it should

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Wouldnt have been able to get anywhere near this stage without your help GGManiack. I'm sure it wasnt always easy trying to help me as I'm about as nooby as you can get. So thankyou. I really appreciate everything you've done to help me. Yoire a credit to this community!

Hopefully, I'll have some cool videos to share with you all this time next week

#F5 DJI Roma - how to setup?

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