What steps do i need to take to fix this? | Drone Community | Page 1

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 9:59 PM

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I've been having issues getting my video signal to work properly and when i plug into betaflight, this is what I get.

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I followed a tutorial when soldering, so i'm almost certain I have it wired correctly but I can open my drone up to show

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magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:22 PM

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So, which pad is the vtx's S/A wired to?

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Oh dear god I hate that FC now

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:22 PM

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vtx

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:22 PM

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Can you send its manual to me pls?

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:22 PM

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hushed crystal vtx

That's definitely wrong

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:22 PM

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https://getfpv-media.s3.amazonaws.com/wysiwyg/files/XILO-STAX-VTX-User-Manual-compressed.pdf

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i think this is it

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:23 PM

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I need the FC manual, sorry

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:23 PM

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oh

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1 sec

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:23 PM

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And I need a bat to hit the person who made the labels on the FC

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:24 PM

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https://data2.manualslib.com/pdf7/162/16146/1614567-xilo/stax_f4.pdf?1b0ec8c97070b61011cca7b909ea384a

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I'm pretty sure thats it. i don't have anything physical paperwork wise. i just pulled name of the fc from getfpvs post and searched manual

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:25 PM

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According to the manual, S/A on the FC is TX5 in drone building terms.

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:26 PM

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hushed crystal vtx

Also - S/A should be wired to S/A

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Just double check that pls

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Once that's clear, go into BF Configurator

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In there, go to Ports tab

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Find UART5 row, and in the Peripherals column, select VTX SmartAudio

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Then press save

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Then go to Video Transmitter tab

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There, use the Load From File button to load this file:

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And then press save

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Then you should be able to configure the vtx in video transmitter tab

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:29 PM

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ok. i'm following a lot of this but I am still a noob here so to be clear. I have the wiring wrong?

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:30 PM

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hushed crystal ok. i'm following a lot of this but I am still a noob here so to be clear. I h...

Idk, I'm asking you to re-check

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You'd have to send a pic in which I can see the labels side of the vtx

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For me to be able to tell

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:32 PM

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rn_image_picker_lib_temp_1ac27c37-2b58-456f-80e1-c788ab08e92d.jpg

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:34 PM

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hushed crystal

that's still the unllabeled side..

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or is it not?

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:34 PM

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oh u mean the opposite side of the bord??

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:34 PM

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I need to see the labels for the pads

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if there are labels on the other side, that's the side that I need to see

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:35 PM

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u r coorect

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my b

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magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:36 PM

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looks correct to me

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:37 PM

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ok sorry for the confusion. I appriciate the help here

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:37 PM

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GND (black) to GND, PWR (red) to VBATT, S/A (white) to S/A, VTX (yellow) to VIDEO

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based on the common nomenclature and manual of the FC, that's correct.

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:38 PM

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great.

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:38 PM

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hushed crystal ok sorry for the confusion. I appriciate the help here

no worries 😉

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:38 PM

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so now i just need to check the ports tab?

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:38 PM

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I am playing the typo game on hard mode today facepalm

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:38 PM

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hushed crystal so now i just need to check the ports tab?

yup

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Ports tab, UART5, Peripherals column, set to VTX (TBS SmartAudio)
then, save

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not sure of the exact label

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:39 PM

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magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:39 PM

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that looks correct

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:39 PM

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hey!

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:39 PM

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don't forget to save if you changed anything

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:39 PM

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it worked

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now i just have to figure this screen out lol

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:40 PM

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press Load From File
and load the file I posted earlier

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shit

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the file misposted

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gimme a minute

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:40 PM

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good thing i diddnt do it yet lol

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:41 PM

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god dammit

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discord on android is broken again

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argh

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:41 PM

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just tell me where i can find it

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:41 PM

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📎 XILO_VTX_SA2.1_US37.json

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went back to my PC lol

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it's from the VTX's site on getfpv

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this file is for the newer revision of the VTX, we'll check that later if you can plug in a batt

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:42 PM

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ok loaded. should i change something else or save first

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:42 PM

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save first

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:42 PM

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k

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should i plug a battery in first?

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:43 PM

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Can you safely plug in a battery?

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:43 PM

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ye

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:43 PM

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is the VTX antenna connected?

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never power up any transmitter without an antenna connected

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:43 PM

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yes

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:43 PM

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then yes

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what we're looking for is this:

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:44 PM

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battery is in but that part did not change

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:44 PM

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is the VTX powering up?

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:44 PM

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yes

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i dis and re connected

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its undefined and says device ready yes

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:45 PM

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unplug USB

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battery tooo

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then, plug in battery first, USB second

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:45 PM

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magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:46 PM

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I need to know the "undefined" thing 😄

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hm, maybe it won't tell us until we set the band/channel/power

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set these to BAND_A, 1, 25

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:46 PM

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i did another reset like you said

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and it no longer says undefined

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set

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:47 PM

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hushed crystal and it no longer says undefined

what's it say now?

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:47 PM

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it says it again.

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:48 PM

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xD

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what was it saying before?

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:48 PM

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i spoke too soon

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just smartaudio

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:48 PM

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curious

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:48 PM

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but it came back almost immedietly

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undefined did i mean

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:48 PM

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press Save

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and then power cycle it again

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:48 PM

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battery or usb first?

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:49 PM

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batt

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:49 PM

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magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:49 PM

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um

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turn off Pit Mode

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did you turn that ON?

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:49 PM

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i dont beleive i did

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:50 PM

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hmmmmm

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press save after turning it OFF
then power cycle it

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and see if it comes back

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same process

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:50 PM

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magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:51 PM

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this thing is trolling me

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Okay, let's try one test

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:51 PM

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k

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:52 PM

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change the 14 to 0

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save, power cycle

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and see if anything changes

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there are two versions of this VTX, one older, one newer, and the power levels differ for them

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:52 PM

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magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:53 PM

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old one has 0, 1, 2, 3
newer one has 14, 20, 23, 28

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okay, this is dumb

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can you see the blinky LED on the VTX?

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:53 PM

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could me not being on absolute latest version of BF be an issue?

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:53 PM

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pit mode is back

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:53 PM

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hushed crystal could me not being on absolute latest version of BF be an issue?

4.3.0 should be new enough

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actually, can you see the multi-color LED on the VTX?

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:54 PM

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magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:55 PM

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there is a star trek reference about light count here

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ffs

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:55 PM

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lol

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:55 PM

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ignore the button thing

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but

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set the power to 200mW in BF

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:55 PM

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k

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:55 PM

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here

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and turn off Pit mode

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press Save, and see if it changes (immediately, without power cycling)

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:57 PM

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magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:57 PM

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did the light color change?

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:57 PM

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yes

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:57 PM

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to... constant red?

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:57 PM

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magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:58 PM

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okay, middle light looks red to me

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:58 PM

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yes

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:58 PM

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in that case we can probably assume that the newer number set (14, 20, etc) is the correct one

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set this back to 14

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and save

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sorry that it was such a chore

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XILO deserves a bonk for this

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:59 PM

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lol

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 10:59 PM

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for making a VTX that doesn't send version info

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 10:59 PM

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as long as i can actually see when i fly. i dont really care how long it takes

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i ordered the radiomaster boxer as my first transmitter in december and got it last week

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i've had this thing soldered since january

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are we done now? should i test if i can actually get further than 2 feet away now?

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 11:01 PM

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Yup
The 2 feet thing was probably PIT mode

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Oh also the VTX is now set to A1 frequency

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(band A, channel 1)

hushed crystal Apr 9, 2023, 11:01 PM

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perfect

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that will make it easier

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it works perfectly now ty so much

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if u got cashapp i'd send u something for the trouble

magic fractal Apr 9, 2023, 11:12 PM

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Just pay it forward 😉

#What steps do i need to take to fix this?