New to fpv and need help

[tough hearth]

ive just got my first fpv drone (baBY APE PRO V2) and am trying to set it up currently but failed to flash elrs passthrough. if you have any suggestions please let me know, thanks in advance.

[long thicket]

you're flashing the Zorro firmware into your flight controller?

[tough hearth]

no into my zorro sorry

its a elrs zorro btw and i have internal set as cross fire already

[long thicket]

my suggestion: follow the flashing guide here:
https://www.expresslrs.org/3.0/quick-start/transmitters/rm-internal/

[tough hearth]

ok thanks ill check it out

[tough hearth]

ive got a question for "manual serial device selection" should i do com4 or com1

[long thicket]

which COM port does the zorro use?

[tough hearth]

how would i be able to check that

sorry im brand new to this

[long thicket]

isn't there a photo on the guide where to check?

this photo to be exact
https://www.expresslrs.org/3.0/assets/images/DeviceMngr.png

[tough hearth]

i think this is the problem idk though

[long thicket]

and what does the guide say about yellow caution triangles?

[tough hearth]

oh ok ill do that sorry

what does Windows 10 users can use the VCP_V1.5.0_Setup_W7_x64_64bits executable. mean

[long thicket]

after you've downloaded and unzipped the driver package, you'll have these files..
if you're on a windows 10/11 machine, you will need to run/execute the installer wizard "VCP_V1.5.0_Setup_W7_x64_64bits"

[tough hearth]

ok thank you

how to do i unzip, is that extracting?

[long thicket]

yes

extract to folder/extract all

[tough hearth]

ok so i run the VCP_V1.5.0_Setup_W7_x64_64bits now?

[long thicket]

yes..

[tough hearth]

where do i put the destination

[long thicket]

you can unzip it into a folder so the files are contained in one location

[tough hearth]

ok thanks now that im in thge install menu shere do i install the software

[long thicket]

can you show a screenshot of what exactly your seeing please..

[tough hearth]

ok

[long thicket]

shouldn't really matter.. just click on Next

[tough hearth]

ok

now that ive installed should i retry the expresslrs build & flash or is there another step

[long thicket]

first check if there's no longer any caution triangles in Device Manager and the zorro is detecting it's an STM Virtual COM Port device

[tough hearth]

different COM but seems to have no triangles

should i go ahead and run the build and flash now?

[long thicket]

are you following the flashing guide?

[tough hearth]

oh sorry got off track

there seems to be another error

[long thicket]

post a photo of your Zorro System Menu -> Version

[tough hearth]

im sorry but how would i acces that im in menu tools and cant find it

[long thicket]

Press Sys Key, then Press Page up/down key until you got to the last page, which is the version page

[tough hearth]

there you go

[long thicket]

so you're not following the Flashing Guide..

first Paragraph:

Before you start, ensure you have the latest EdgeTX firmware version on your Zorro or TX16S MK2. You need at least EdgeTX 2.7.0 (f79978b) or EdgeTX 2.7.1 (a55aff0). The Zorro often comes with an earlier EdgeTX 2.7.0 version (2bdd4974) which results in unsuccessful flashing.

[tough hearth]

oh im sorry

how do i install new edgetx firmware?

[long thicket]

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=how+do+i+install+new+edgetx+firmware%3F

😄

https://github.com/EdgeTX/edgetx.github.io/wiki/EdgeTX-Installation-Guide

[tough hearth]

oh sorry

how do i backup my current version?

[long thicket]

https://buddy.edgetx.org/#/flash?version=v2.8.0&target=zorro

click the Download .bin button at the bottom of the page
put the file into your SD card Firmware folder
reboot the zorro into bootloader mode (turn it off, press and hold the two horizontal trim switches inward then press the power button)
select Write Firmware, follow the screen prompts

[tough hearth]

should i backuo my current version

[long thicket]

Always backup your SD Card content.

[tough hearth]

how can i do that

[long thicket]

that's the first thing you should've done before even powering up the radio

[tough hearth]

oh

im sorry

[long thicket]

connect zorro into usb, select USB storage mode, copy the files into a different folder in your computer.. once done, you have a backup

[tough hearth]

im getting this failure

[long thicket]

then this file could be corrupted

[tough hearth]

ok should i checl the box and skip?

[long thicket]

yes.. you can download sd card contents from edgeTX, particularly the sound files..

[tough hearth]

ok

[long thicket]

what's important is you can get a copy of your models and radio settings

[tough hearth]

ok

[tough hearth]

what mode should i do that in?

[long thicket]

Storage mode since you'll be accessing the SD card contents

[long thicket]

were you done with your backup?

[tough hearth]

yes

what should i do

[long thicket]

you should've just saved the edgeTX firmware into it after you're done copying the files.. then ejected it safely..

seems your sd card is no longer being detected on the radio..

[tough hearth]

should i take the sd card out and put it back in

[long thicket]

take the sd card out, swap a better one in, containing the backup you just made

[tough hearth]

that doesnt seem good

[long thicket]

take the sd card out, swap a better one in, which contains the files from the backup you just made

[tough hearth]

wait so the sd card is done?

[long thicket]

I personally don't use factory sd card on any of my radios

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D2Q21qEifYd3OBA34bSc-KRHfl9MmjcD/view?usp=share_link
this is a backup of the factory SD card contents I've made

[tough hearth]

i just unplugged and replugged in and seems to be working

should i go ahead with the firmware install

[long thicket]

have you copied the edgeTX binary into the Firmware folder?

it may be working now, but how long will it last?

[tough hearth]

not yet just to clarify thats this correct

[long thicket]

because you're talking about the firmware install already..

[tough hearth]

sorry im confused i havent installed that

i went to make a backup got that erroe unplugged and replugged and now were here

[long thicket]

download the .bin from the EdgeTX buddy, save the file into the radio sd card firmware folder

[tough hearth]

ok

[long thicket]

didn't you said you're done making backups?

[tough hearth]

yea

i just did the edge tx download how do i know when its done

to do the next step

is this what i was supposed to install?

"reboot the zorro into bootloader mode (turn it off, press and hold the two horizontal trim switches inward then press the power button)
select Write Firmware, follow the screen prompts"

should i do that with the usb connected or unconnected

[long thicket]

disconnected.. since you can't do anything with the zorro still in storage mode

[tough hearth]

Which option?

[long thicket]

did you put that 2.8.0 binary into your SD Card Firmware folder or just on your backup?

[tough hearth]

on my sd card i think

[tough hearth]

.

thats what was on it

[long thicket]

on the backup or sd card?

[tough hearth]

sd card

[long thicket]

which folder? Firmware folder?

[tough hearth]

wanst in a folder

[long thicket]

exactly

[tough hearth]

sorry

after it says writing complete what should i do

[long thicket]

reboot the radio.. then try reflashing via ETX passthrough

(follow the flashing guide)

[tough hearth]

ok

it was a succes its telling me to update lua script and has a download script button where do i download that tp

i already downloaded lua scrpt prior to flashing if that makes a difference

oh no, my joysticks seem not to be working now

everything else is doing good but my joysticks arent

wait now there working sorry

thanks so so so so so much for your help

@long thicket how do i flash my drone?

[long thicket]

which drone do you have?

[tough hearth]

tiny ape pro v2 im trying to do it myself riht now and struggling

[long thicket]

can you connect it to betaflight configurator, then go into the CLI and execute the command version
post the output here

[tough hearth]

ok btw i just tried to do it through sifi but accedentally did the zorro firmware on my drone i just uninstalled it should i be fine

[long thicket]

the web UI should warn you about target mismatch..

[tough hearth]

ok im in beta flight

Betaflight / STM32F411 (S411) 4.2.5 Nov 22 2020 / 18:38:45 (afdac08b3) MSP API: 1.43

config: YES

board: manufacturer_id: MTKS, board_name: MATEKF411

[long thicket]

this receiver is a uart-based one.. (unless you've reflashed it already prior to this moment)

[tough hearth]

have done nothing to it so far

what does that mean

[long thicket]

that means this receiver has wifi and passthrough flashing available to it

[tough hearth]

ok how do i flash it tgrough wifi?

[long thicket]

here's a typical uart-based receiver Flashing Guide
https://www.expresslrs.org/3.0/quick-start/receivers/hmep2400/

should apply to this device as well..

[tough hearth]

thanks

[long thicket]

however, make sure first what target it uses.. which the banner in the webUI can tell you

[tough hearth]

sorry im confused

[long thicket]

the darwinFPV did not include any information what target the receiver uses on this device.. or which receiver it is actually..

so to know which one it is, let the receiver go into wifi (fast blinking LED), connect to the access point, then access the webUI in the 10.0.0.1 address

the banner on top of the webUI will tell you what target it uses, and what version is flashed into it

like so

[tough hearth]

This is all the paper work it came with

[long thicket]

if on a 3.x firmware, the webUI will look like this

[tough hearth]

connecting to wufu rn

wifi

connected what do i do now

[long thicket]

on your browser, load the web UI

[tough hearth]

whats web ui

sorry i had to unplug it becuase it was getting really hot

[long thicket]

I've shown the screenshots of the ExpressLRS Web UI

if you've followed part of the via WiFi updating, method one, you'll get to the point where you have to put in the http://10.0.0.1 URL into your browser.. this should load the webUI

[tough hearth]

what reciever do i put in the divice category

[long thicket]

what did you see in the webUI of the receiver that you have?

[tough hearth]

redoing it right now sorry i had to unplug becuase it was ghetting rwally hot

its no longer popping up

my drone is flashing but the wifi is no longer popping up

[long thicket]

is the receiver LED blinking fast?

[tough hearth]

yes sir

[long thicket]

it did worked earlier right? were you using the same device to search for the access point?

[tough hearth]

yes sir

[long thicket]

you didn't do anything earlier on it?

[tough hearth]

no sir

and its pipping hot should i disconnect from powwer

[long thicket]

can you show a video clip of the current blinking pattern please

[tough hearth]

I had to unplug it because of how hot it was getting

[long thicket]

too short..

[tough hearth]

sorry but its blinking verry fast

after the drone cools down ill retry

this is what i was supposed to download correxct

[long thicket]

note: if you have the EP1

you first need to determine what target your receiver actually use..

then build that firmware for that target..

[tough hearth]

ok do i have to connect to wifi for that

[long thicket]

yes.. because the target information and version information were both in the banner of the webui, as already stated

[tough hearth]

ok

ill try again

its cooled dwn

still not showng up

ow i just burnt myself

[long thicket]

try updating it via betaflight passthrough..

it'll complain about target mismatch, and we'll know what target it has once it does so

sigh, darwinFPV

[tough hearth]

that seems confusing can i make a backup of my drone

[long thicket]

try flashing it with the betafpv nano target

[long thicket]

well, you're not updating your drone..

[tough hearth]

oh im not

[long thicket]

but if you want to do a backup, you can connect to betaflight configurator, go into the CLI tab, execute the command diff all then click the Save to File button at the bottom of the page.. save the file where it's safe and you can easily go back to should you need this backup

[tough hearth]

do i need to do a backup though?

can i try through wifi 1 more time just to be safe?

[long thicket]

with the nature of your questions, I think you should do a backup

[tough hearth]

😂 alr

im going to try wifi once more if that doesnt work ill do beta flight

its just so confusing how it was working then stopped

[long thicket]

since you'll be attempting with the betafpv nano target, might want to use this guide instead
https://www.expresslrs.org/3.0/quick-start/receivers/betafpv2400/#flashing-via-passthrough

[tough hearth]

yep didnt work

k now ill try

[long thicket]

which didn't work? flashing via passthrough with the betafpv nano target?

[tough hearth]

the beta flight

oh srry

the wifi

i was trying one last time but failed so now gonna do beta '

what if the beta nano doesnt owkr

work

[long thicket]

it will at least tell us what target it has..

so if it fails, do not close the window (or hit back button).. instead save the build log into a file

!log

[tribal oracle]

See the following image to save a log file from the configurator

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/798006228450017290/1025339571979960340/LogSaveToFile.jpg

[tough hearth]

how do i make a empty folder to save the backup to

[long thicket]

right click on the current folder, select new -> folder

[tough hearth]

i dont think i saved the backup correct

thats whats in the folder i saved

[long thicket]

here's a typical backup file

did you executed the command

diff all

before you clicked the "Save to File" button in the configurator

[tough hearth]

oh

sorry just did it

what should i check

[long thicket]

should be fine

[tough hearth]

it isnt showing up per what the tutorial said

on wifi

oh im dumb mb

when i click on the website it said cant load page

[long thicket]

weren't you able to connect to the access point?

why are you still trying wifi flashing method?

[tough hearth]

im not on the tutorial it says

[long thicket]

weren't you doing the via Passthrough steps?

[tough hearth]

oh

im sorry

[long thicket]

at the beginning of Method 2 via WiFi, it says this:

Method 2
Note

This method will only work once the Home Network SSID and Password has been configured with the receiver.

[tough hearth]

"If the receiver gets powered up when you connect the FC to USB, you will need to Press and Hold the button on the receiver, connect USB and let go of the button once the LED stopped blinking and goes SOLID." the light never went solid

[long thicket]

which button were you pressing though?

[tough hearth]

the top button

[long thicket]

button on the receiver or button on the flight controller?

"top button"?

[tough hearth]

i think it the reciever

it failed

btw i had to plug in the battery then the cable so i fixed it

the wifi is working

[long thicket]

is betaflight configurator open?

[tough hearth]

im connected

i got it wokinbg

lets go

im connected what do i do now

[long thicket]

what do you mean connected?

[tough hearth]

i typed in 10.0.0.1 in browser

i got the wifi working

[long thicket]

what target does it have?

can you post a photo/screenshot of the webUI banner?

[tough hearth]

wait its showing up but not connecting

i lost it

damn it

[tough hearth]

it said your connection was innterupted

then i lost the connection

ima retry i think i can get it

im connected to eathernet does that have anything to do with it?

[long thicket]

if you have a wifi adapter while also connected to ethernet, it shouldn't be an issue..

[tough hearth]

ok

retrying pray for me

It’s something with my pc just did it on my phone

Is that what you needed :)

[long thicket]

it uses the betafpv rx target..

possibly the nano

and it has version 2.2.0

[tough hearth]

Alrighty what does that mean

And what do I have to do

[long thicket]

on the ExpressLRS Configurator:
select
Device Category: BetaFPV 2.4GHz
Device: BETAFPV Nano 2400 RX

if updating via wifi, first update it to 2.5.1, and then redo the process with the 3.x firmware

if updating via Passthrough, you can flash direction to 3.x

Flashing Guide: https://www.expresslrs.org/3.0/quick-start/receivers/betafpv2400/

[tough hearth]

which do you recemend

[long thicket]

passthrough, so you'd do it only once

[tough hearth]

ok how do i change the firmware

[long thicket]

I just linked the flashing/updating guide

[tough hearth]

ok

[long thicket]

you do not need to press and hold the boot button on the receiver

[tough hearth]

how do i know whats the reciever

[long thicket]

make sure betaflight configurator is closed, connect usb, then build and flash via expressLRS configurator

[long thicket]

I just told you here:
#1063290378477899826 message

[tough hearth]

no like on the drone there is multiple buttons

[long thicket]

and I mentioned you don't need to do that

[tough hearth]

oh ok sorry

so i connect via usb then click build and flash or do have to do anything eose

[long thicket]

receiver powers up with just usb connected? then no need to connect LiPo

[tough hearth]

no the reciever needs a lip

o

[long thicket]

connect LiPo
connect USB
build and flash
wait for the process to finish, hopefully with the success message

[long thicket]

is betaflight configurator open and connected to the flight controller?

[tough hearth]

no sir

[long thicket]

did you manually select COM 3?

[tough hearth]

no sir

[long thicket]

post the full log please

!log

[tribal oracle]

See the following image to save a log file from the configurator

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/798006228450017290/1025339571979960340/LogSaveToFile.jpg

[tough hearth]

wait beta fpv was running in the backround but not connected

[long thicket]

betafpv?

[tough hearth]

sorry beta flight

its working i think

[long thicket]

did you put the flight controller into dfu mode?

[tough hearth]

it worked

succes

yay

[long thicket]

if you flashed both tx and rx with the same binding phrase, then they should auto-bind

(if they are in the same major firmware versions)

[tough hearth]

how do i tell

[long thicket]

solid LED light on receiver
and/or a C in the top right corner of the ExpressLRS Lua Script

like so:
https://www.expresslrs.org/3.0/assets/images/lua/config-bw.png

[tough hearth]

its connected

omg thanks so much

how do i connect it to my headset

[long thicket]

do you mean goggles?

[tough hearth]

yes sorry

😂

[long thicket]

which goggles do you have?

[tough hearth]

ev800d

also is there a certaint way i need to put the propellers on?

[long thicket]

on betaflight configurator, go into vtx tab.. verify you already have the vtx table on it..
then take note what channel it was set to.. then set your goggles to that exact same channel

[long thicket]

there is..

I would recommend you watch a bunch of youtube videos first on this matter

[tough hearth]

ok

[long thicket]

as these are now beyond the scope of this channel

gotta help yourself first, before we can help you effectively..

there's the #general-quad-help only if you've grasped the basics..

[tough hearth]

ok thank you so much