Help With FPV drone

[queen spoke]

need help with that software to use and how to get the controllers conncted to the drones so they can fly

[rare brook]

oh jeez

dinosaur

[queen spoke]

this an old kit?

[rare brook]

I'd take a reasonable guess and say that it's older than some of the server members

wtf is this

did they solder it by heating up tin ore?

[queen spoke]

idk

it turns on

seems fine

[rare brook]

ok I'll stop poking at it and try to help

[queen spoke]

i can send pics of the controllers and the receivers

[rare brook]

Sure

Looks to be running an F1 FC

(F1 not like the race cars, this thing is far from that)

[cobalt musk]

f1 as in so old i;ve never seen one before

[queen spoke]

the thing on top?

[cobalt musk]

goodluck @rare brook idek what im looking at

[rare brook]

Probably a ZMR frame with a PCB main plate

oh wait no that PCB isn't the main structural plate

nvm

[queen spoke]

yea the main parts everything is on are carbon fiber, or at least look and seem like it

[rare brook]

okay

I at least have some experience with the first radio and receiver

no idea what that second thing is

[queen spoke]

we have another one

it doesnt have a reciver tho

is the same brand is the first one

[rare brook]

pic

[queen spoke]

why is everything sideways

[rare brook]

no idea, never seen that either tbh

so...

[queen spoke]

the first one it is then

that one seems the newest

[rare brook]

think I found the FC

[queen spoke]

yea

thats it

[rare brook]

Afroflight Naze32 thing

So... do you value your time and sanity at or above minimum wage?

[queen spoke]

i dont have much time now but i will work on it

[rare brook]

okay

https://github.com/cleanflight/cleanflight-configurator try this if it will connect to the FC with USB

[queen spoke]

i can't test that rn but i have it installed

but if it does connect when i try, what would be the next step?

[rare brook]

celebration, immediately followed by a short reconsideration of life choices connecting up the receiver correctly and binding it to the radio

[queen spoke]

how would i go about that

that was the part i was trying to do before posting 💀

[rare brook]

Assuming the FC is capable of serial IBUS signal: This plug on the big flysky receiver will output IBUS

5v and GND are hopefully understandable, IBUS will go to a free RX[number] connection

[queen spoke]

where on the drone would these plug into

there were a bunch of pins and it said receiver near the back of the drone

[rare brook]

assuming the FC is fully integrated onto the main board

[queen spoke]

so dont use these pins?

[rare brook]

that's for PWM stuff

so given the option, rather not

[queen spoke]

ah

[queen spoke]

about this, would i know this from cleanflight?

or just by looking at the board or whatever

[rare brook]

physically, if the pads in the pic I sent go to <somewhere> on the actual FC

[queen spoke]

so just trace them and see if it goes to the fc? assuming everything that goes near the stack of boards goes to fc

[rare brook]

yes

[queen spoke]

hope that i dont have to take the pcb off and look at the bottom

[queen spoke]

didnt get to test more but found that it should be good with ibus

[queen spoke]

@rare brook back with the drone and it is not connecting

or anyone willing to help

[rare brook]

@queen spoke so cleanflight configurator didn't work?

[queen spoke]

got it connected now

but firmware

thats the next problem

[rare brook]

Sorry for the late reply, I get lost in the multiple forum posts, channels and servers

Very short attention span

Anyway

[queen spoke]

lol

[rare brook]

So it connects to the cleanflight configurator, and then what?

[queen spoke]

betaflight said something about betaflight not being supported, cleanflight didnt say anything

i can run and grab the drone if you want

actually no i cant

ill have it again later though

[rare brook]

So Betaflight returned unsupported, and cleanflight didn't work at all

https://github.com/multiwii/baseflight-configurator

Maybe this then

[queen spoke]

cleanflight connected, didnt have any errors

well no popups

if i remember

[rare brook]

I thought that meant that it didn't do anything

Okay then

There's a 3d preview of the quad in the configurator, make sure it responds to movement with the fc

[queen spoke]

p sure i saw a 3d preview

didnt move the drone

but firmware, do i need a new one for the drone?

[rare brook]

Cleanflight is probably the best it can do

[queen spoke]

i was trying to find the fc or the chip in the list but i didnt find it

or at least i dont think i did

[queen spoke]

@rare brook back with the drone

[queen spoke]

so the fc is a afroflight 32 rev 6 and i found an old cleanflight firmware for it, this seem good or too old?

[queen spoke]

so i tried flashing the firmware and it stopped and now it wont connect again

[queen spoke]

anyone?

[main hornet]

idk if anyone knows 😓