Hi Tmac i have been going insane for weeks!!! CLI wouldn't work to set throttle to 1000 everything else worked fine I used extended limit's it goes to 150 , now i cant get throttle to 2000 even at max .I am a newbie ,this drone was going to fly with or without a controller hehe. finally i must have typed in the correct words in TH-cam or online ,cant remember but i finally found you with everything i needed, Verry informative i thank you for taking time to help people lie me that dont seem to read manual's (i usually do but just cant find it in my mess) God bless and thank you for stopping me from going insane i hope i can arm it now and not smash it into a wall or myself lol. took me long enough to get the drone to stay connected to the controller long story that one (no one buy a tiny bee made by bee rotor emu and beta flight do not let it connect as its to old). i hope they dont expire me to soon hehe. i will be watching as many o your videos as possible (subbed as well0 much love from sth aussie outback. ox
Thanks! I spent a whole afternoon trying to figure out the extended limits function and you had the answer! Why oh why did they do that??? Just let us set the limits where we want to! Thanks again!
When's the last time you checked your quad's channel endpoints? You could be losing some range of control with your transmitter sticks (among other things)! Is it time? 🤔 For more fun FPV stuff, how to build your own FPV drone & learn to fly FPV, make sure to check out my site at tmacfpv.com/ 👍
At 100 my range on all my throws is 1159 to 1840. I put it to the max at -150 and +150 and still only reaching 1074 and 1925 as my range. not enough for the quad to arm. When I click channel monitor on my tx its showing a range of 988 to 2012. Any suggestions on how i can fix this?
I just purchased a tx16s. Bog standard, brand new. I bound it to my quadcopter but my range in betaflight receiver is 1184 to 1850 on all channels. rxrange in cli doesn't modify anything. All my channels in the model setting are set to 100. My midpoint in the receiver tab is dead on 1500. Really struggling with this. I can't go past 100 in the output menu.
Great stuff I need to do mines because I see that they are not at 1000 or 2000 and when I did try on my own It did not change. Tonight when I get home ill try again oh I see I have to go to extended great im writing at the same time im watching the video and I think u solve my problem Thank u Tmac.
New to FPV and stumped:/ I was able to set my ppm centers, but when I go to adjust the min and max numbers, nothing happens? Any help is greatly appreciated.
So glad I found your channel, and as it happens you make exact video I wanted to ask about. I have Radiomaster TX16S and I also can't set max endpoints to 2000. Is it a bug in Radiomaster ?
No, it's not a flaw with the transmitter. You should calibrate the channel endpoints with every quadcopter as it's the receiver speaking to the flight controller. This can be different on each quadcopter. If you perform the steps in the video, you should be able to get max endpoints to 2000. We're you not able to do this with steps in video? Even using extended limits as explained in video?
@@TMacFPV I have done this before. But on TX16S it jumps from 1999 to 2001. It is just odd that this happens same as in your video. It looks like a bug. Maybe it is betaflight bug or maybe radiomaster, but looks like a bug. 9:45
@@noobFPV oh, now I understand what you're saying. That 1 microsecond off shouldn't make much of a difference, but yes, I was not expecting 5hat either. If you really want to get it to 2000 exactly, use the rxrange CLI command I mentioned at about the 6:23 time mark. For example go-to CLi and type rxrange 0 1000 1999 (where the first 0 is for the 1st channel, in my video it's for roll). If you're getting 1999 on second channel (such as pitch), type rxrange 1 1000 1999, for 3rd channel type rxrange 2 1000 1999, and so on ( for whatever channel you want to change 1999 to 2000). After you type this into CLI, hit return. Then type Save into CLI and return. Go back to Receiver Tab and max output should now be at 2000
Hi i just got this radio, and when callibrating and sliding the right slider all the way to the top on screen i only see it going a bit above half of the center, the left slider reaches the top. Do u know a fix and if its software or hardware? When sliding it smoothly goes from the bottom till lets say 54% without a dead zone so i think its a bug or setting, anyone got a clue?
Thanks for the great video. I was hoping this method would help me. After arming, I raise my throttle stick to full, and the motors are at full. But when I lower my throttle stick, the motors remain at full power, and my throttle stick no longer effects the motors.
If you're doing this with props off that's normal. The flight controller is expecting your quadcopter to be flying when you raise your throttle. When it doesn't (with props off), it continues to increase throttle to make it fly. If that's what's happening, try putting props on, take it outside, and gently raise throttle
My friend. You just saved my quad from going on Marketplace. You were absolutely correct. If you are at work now, tell them I'm giving you the rest of the day off.
I dont have a problem with the centre values I have a problem with my end points. I can get the min values to be 1000, but I cant get the max values to get to 2000 because its already maxed out at 100 on my outputs page on my TBS tango 2 pro radio. Any suggestions? Edit I was watching till 11 mins and you explained it. thanks so much man !
@@TMacFPV I managed to get it I had to enable extended limits. Is it strange I had to go over 100 on the high end points for all 4 channels?. I'm using TBS tango 2 Pro
@@PatrickGuerrisi Happy it worked for you Patrick!👍I have no experience with the Tango 2 Pro so I'm not able to say if it's "normal" for that transmitter or not. I wouldn't worry about it
Its a "chain of events" type thing. Transmitter talks to receiver, receiver talks to flight controller. Every configuration is different. Different receivers, different flight controllers, etc.
Thank you for watching - as I mention at the 6:23 time mark of this video, yes, there are a couple ways of doing this. However, if you use the "rxrange method" (mentioned in this video) in the CLI that will change your min and max endpoints but you still may need to change your PPM center which means going back to the Outputs Page and using the subtrim column (which is the same page you'd be on anyway if you use the method I'm demonstrating in this video). Usually, there are more ways than one to do things with Betaflight, OpenTX, etc.
@@TMacFPV Yes I did! And thanks for shearing, the video was very helpful, I was able to get my Castle ESC to arm. But I wanted to know if it is possible to calibrate the end points from the radio and not have to use the Betaflight software. I tried to download the Betaflight and I was not successful.
I just received my tx16s and wanted to know do you have videos where it explains what to first do with a completely new tx16s? Should I update stuff and or change settings especially for fpv? thanks a lot!
Hey lucada32, congratulations! I'm excited for you. I am VERY happy you asked me that question before you started to do anything. First of all, your TX16S will work absolutely fine without you doing anything to it like upgrading firmware. Please, do not attempt to update any firmware on it at this time. In fact, most people make the mistake of attempting to update firmware on their new transmitters without fully understanding how to accomplish it and end up with a transmitter that doesn't work and then having to go through the frustrations of trying to get it fixed over the internet or social media. Having said that, yes there are things you should do with it and I do have videos that will help you. Specifically, I have a Playlist of videos on the RadioMaster TX16S here you can reference. th-cam.com/play/PLKAiYAaTdvmrEDFS4el4MjDOrY_Et2QnG.html The first video in the Playlist is how to set it up (calibration, etc. and uses the User Manual for it). It also goes through some customizations. The second video is on backing everything up before you do anything else. i would recommend those two videos initially. Then, I would recommend you watch the first two videos (at least) of this Playlist on OpenTX. th-cam.com/play/PLKAiYAaTdvmqxtSKfP-2_QQlS_fd6h2YU.html The first video is on OpenTX Basics as an introduction/overview so you won't get completely overwhelmed with what you're about to experience. The second video (although using a Jumper T16 transmitter) explains the types of firmware you have on your RadioMaster TX16s (yes, there is more than one). Both the RadioMaster TX16S and the Jumper T16 use OpenTX operating system firmware AND have a multi-protocol module (MPM) that has its own firmware. The video I'm speaking of explains this better than my comment here. Lastly, if you're new to FPV and/or drones in general, I'd encourage you to take a look at the course curriculum for the Fast Track FPV Course here tmacfpv.thinkific.com/courses/fast-track-fpv . You may also find "some" useful info by browsing through the pages of my site at tmacfpv.com/ . Hope this helps. Should get you started in the right direction! Once again, congrats on your new TX16S! Email me at tmac@tmacfpv.com if you have questions. Clear skies!
@@TMacFPV Hey man I am also VERY glad having asked you, that is a really in-depth answer and I will definitely check out the playlists and the website you linked! the fpv community is really the best, so many helpful people, thank you :) wish you the best and I might come back here if I got further questions ✌🏼
@@TMacFPV i think emuflight flies better from stock pids, great propwash handling, but what i really like is the flying sensation i have with it, it's like soo smooth, like flows by itself, it's just my short experience (and my poor english level, sorry about that haha). I hope you try emu and i think it should be a good vídeo to talk about it with your experience. Cheers master!
TMac I would have went crazy if you didn't show that extended limit option. Thanks a whole lot, all the way through everything. Your the man TMac
Hi Tmac i have been going insane for weeks!!! CLI wouldn't work to set throttle to 1000 everything else worked fine I used extended limit's it goes to 150 , now i cant get throttle to 2000 even at max .I am a newbie ,this drone was going to fly with or without a controller hehe. finally i must have typed in the correct words in TH-cam or online ,cant remember but i finally found you with everything i needed, Verry informative i thank you for taking time to help people lie me that dont seem to read manual's (i usually do but just cant find it in my mess) God bless and thank you for stopping me from going insane i hope i can arm it now and not smash it into a wall or myself lol. took me long enough to get the drone to stay connected to the controller long story that one (no one buy a tiny bee made by bee rotor emu and beta flight do not let it connect as its to old). i hope they dont expire me to soon hehe. i will be watching as many o your videos as possible (subbed as well0 much love from sth aussie outback. ox
Happy to help Michael. You got this!💪😁
Thanks! I spent a whole afternoon trying to figure out the extended limits function and you had the answer! Why oh why did they do that??? Just let us set the limits where we want to! Thanks again!
EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you!
Great! Thanks for letting me know 😀
Great information and awesome presentation Tmac! Get those endpoints dialed in for maximum performance and control
Thanks Shouglife FPV! You bet! 👍
Awesome vid TMac ... hope to see u at 2021 IO Muncie this year
very good video, thanks. I'm sure this is something many people aren't aware of. I wasn't :)
feel free to pass it around and share the info 👍
As always, great video TMac. I’ve been meaning to adjust mine and your video just motivated me to do so (most likely tomorrow though 👊😎👊
I had an issue where in the receiver tab on the drone display it was yawing slowly on its own, even after doing multiple calibrations, this fixed it
When's the last time you checked your quad's channel endpoints? You could be losing some range of control with your transmitter sticks (among other things)! Is it time? 🤔 For more fun FPV stuff, how to build your own FPV drone & learn to fly FPV, make sure to check out my site at tmacfpv.com/ 👍
At 100 my range on all my throws is 1159 to 1840. I put it to the max at -150 and +150 and still only reaching 1074 and 1925 as my range. not enough for the quad to arm. When I click channel monitor on my tx its showing a range of 988 to 2012. Any suggestions on how i can fix this?
U helped me sooooo much. Thx 🙏
I just purchased a tx16s. Bog standard, brand new. I bound it to my quadcopter but my range in betaflight receiver is 1184 to 1850 on all channels. rxrange in cli doesn't modify anything. All my channels in the model setting are set to 100. My midpoint in the receiver tab is dead on 1500. Really struggling with this. I can't go past 100 in the output menu.
Great stuff I need to do mines because I see that they are not at 1000 or 2000 and when I did try on my own It did not change. Tonight when I get home ill try again oh I see I have to go to extended great im writing at the same time im watching the video and I think u solve my problem Thank u Tmac.
Thanks
New to FPV and stumped:/ I was able to set my ppm centers, but when I go to adjust the min and max numbers, nothing happens? Any help is greatly appreciated.
So glad I found your channel, and as it happens you make exact video I wanted to ask about. I have Radiomaster TX16S and I also can't set max endpoints to 2000. Is it a bug in Radiomaster ?
No, it's not a flaw with the transmitter. You should calibrate the channel endpoints with every quadcopter as it's the receiver speaking to the flight controller. This can be different on each quadcopter. If you perform the steps in the video, you should be able to get max endpoints to 2000. We're you not able to do this with steps in video? Even using extended limits as explained in video?
@@TMacFPV I have done this before. But on TX16S it jumps from 1999 to 2001. It is just odd that this happens same as in your video. It looks like a bug. Maybe it is betaflight bug or maybe radiomaster, but looks like a bug. 9:45
@@noobFPV oh, now I understand what you're saying. That 1 microsecond off shouldn't make much of a difference, but yes, I was not expecting 5hat either. If you really want to get it to 2000 exactly, use the rxrange CLI command I mentioned at about the 6:23 time mark. For example go-to CLi and type rxrange 0 1000 1999 (where the first 0 is for the 1st channel, in my video it's for roll). If you're getting 1999 on second channel (such as pitch), type
rxrange 1 1000 1999, for 3rd channel type rxrange 2 1000 1999, and so on ( for whatever channel you want to change 1999 to 2000). After you type this into CLI, hit return. Then type Save into CLI and return. Go back to Receiver Tab and max output should now be at 2000
Is there a benefit to doing the adjustments via the TX or does setting the ranges in BF accomplish the same thing?
Hi i just got this radio, and when callibrating and sliding the right slider all the way to the top on screen i only see it going a bit above half of the center, the left slider reaches the top. Do u know a fix and if its software or hardware? When sliding it smoothly goes from the bottom till lets say 54% without a dead zone so i think its a bug or setting, anyone got a clue?
Thanks for the great video. I was hoping this method would help me. After arming, I raise my throttle stick to full, and the motors are at full. But when I lower my throttle stick, the motors remain at full power, and my throttle stick no longer effects the motors.
If you're doing this with props off that's normal. The flight controller is expecting your quadcopter to be flying when you raise your throttle. When it doesn't (with props off), it continues to increase throttle to make it fly. If that's what's happening, try putting props on, take it outside, and gently raise throttle
@@TMacFPV OMG, I never thought of that. I'll try it. I bet that's it. Thanks a bunch.
My friend. You just saved my quad from going on Marketplace. You were absolutely correct. If you are at work now, tell them I'm giving you the rest of the day off.
@@jerryzito6840 😂👍
Awesome
I dont have a problem with the centre values I have a problem with my end points. I can get the min values to be 1000, but I cant get the max values to get to 2000 because its already maxed out at 100 on my outputs page on my TBS tango 2 pro radio. Any suggestions? Edit I was watching till 11 mins and you explained it. thanks so much man !
Try this . . .In Model Setup menu, scroll down to "Extended Limits" check box and enable it.
@@TMacFPV I managed to get it I had to enable extended limits. Is it strange I had to go over 100 on the high end points for all 4 channels?. I'm using TBS tango 2 Pro
@@PatrickGuerrisi Happy it worked for you Patrick!👍I have no experience with the Tango 2 Pro so I'm not able to say if it's "normal" for that transmitter or not. I wouldn't worry about it
Great video. My question is, why doesn't radio calibration take care of that?
Its a "chain of events" type thing. Transmitter talks to receiver, receiver talks to flight controller. Every configuration is different. Different receivers, different flight controllers, etc.
Hey TMac: my lower end point on aux 3 & 4 is set at 1500 not 1000. How do I adjust those endpoints?
Josh Bardwell has a much easier way to do this within Betaflight 's CL. but thanks for another view on it.
Thank you for watching - as I mention at the 6:23 time mark of this video, yes, there are a couple ways of doing this. However, if you use the "rxrange method" (mentioned in this video) in the CLI that will change your min and max endpoints but you still may need to change your PPM center which means going back to the Outputs Page and using the subtrim column (which is the same page you'd be on anyway if you use the method I'm demonstrating in this video). Usually, there are more ways than one to do things with Betaflight, OpenTX, etc.
Does this same principle apply to Arduplane?
I believe with Ardupilot, this same thing is accomplished through "Radio Calibration" in Ground Control Station (Mission Planner)
Does it have to be bataflight can’t it be done from the RadioMaster tx16s directly?
not sure I understand your question Reginald, did you watch the video?
@@TMacFPV Yes I did! And thanks for shearing, the video was very helpful, I was able to get my Castle ESC to arm. But I wanted to know if it is possible to calibrate the end points from the radio and not have to use the Betaflight software.
I tried to download the Betaflight and I was not successful.
What stick ends are those????
M4 www.racedayquads.com/products/frsky-vantac-grand-lotus-style-cnc-aluminum-transmitter-stick-ends-m3-or-m4-choose-size-color
Does this apply on the RM TX12?
Yes. Any transmitter running OpenTX firmware
Lunch control is when i eat 2 pizzas instead of 3. ;o)
I just received my tx16s and wanted to know do you have videos where it explains what to first do with a completely new tx16s? Should I update stuff and or change settings especially for fpv? thanks a lot!
Hey lucada32, congratulations! I'm excited for you. I am VERY happy you asked me that question before you started to do anything. First of all, your TX16S will work absolutely fine without you doing anything to it like upgrading firmware. Please, do not attempt to update any firmware on it at this time. In fact, most people make the mistake of attempting to update firmware on their new transmitters without fully understanding how to accomplish it and end up with a transmitter that doesn't work and then having to go through the frustrations of trying to get it fixed over the internet or social media. Having said that, yes there are things you should do with it and I do have videos that will help you. Specifically, I have a Playlist of videos on the RadioMaster TX16S here you can reference. th-cam.com/play/PLKAiYAaTdvmrEDFS4el4MjDOrY_Et2QnG.html The first video in the Playlist is how to set it up (calibration, etc. and uses the User Manual for it). It also goes through some customizations. The second video is on backing everything up before you do anything else. i would recommend those two videos initially. Then, I would recommend you watch the first two videos (at least) of this Playlist on OpenTX. th-cam.com/play/PLKAiYAaTdvmqxtSKfP-2_QQlS_fd6h2YU.html The first video is on OpenTX Basics as an introduction/overview so you won't get completely overwhelmed with what you're about to experience. The second video (although using a Jumper T16 transmitter) explains the types of firmware you have on your RadioMaster TX16s (yes, there is more than one). Both the RadioMaster TX16S and the Jumper T16 use OpenTX operating system firmware AND have a multi-protocol module (MPM) that has its own firmware. The video I'm speaking of explains this better than my comment here. Lastly, if you're new to FPV and/or drones in general, I'd encourage you to take a look at the course curriculum for the Fast Track FPV Course here tmacfpv.thinkific.com/courses/fast-track-fpv . You may also find "some" useful info by browsing through the pages of my site at tmacfpv.com/ . Hope this helps. Should get you started in the right direction! Once again, congrats on your new TX16S! Email me at tmac@tmacfpv.com if you have questions. Clear skies!
@@TMacFPV Hey man I am also VERY glad having asked you, that is a really in-depth answer and I will definitely check out the playlists and the website you linked! the fpv community is really the best, so many helpful people, thank you :)
wish you the best and I might come back here if I got further questions ✌🏼
Hey Master! Do you try emuflight? I think It may be interesting for you to fly. Cheers!
Have not yet. What do you believe is emuflight's biggest advantage over using Betaflight?
@@TMacFPV i think emuflight flies better from stock pids, great propwash handling, but what i really like is the flying sensation i have with it, it's like soo smooth, like flows by itself, it's just my short experience (and my poor english level, sorry about that haha). I hope you try emu and i think it should be a good vídeo to talk about it with your experience. Cheers master!
How to have custom sound s on the radiomaster tx16s?
Thanks for watching- please see time mark 2:45 of this video
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