APM 2.5/2.6/2.7 - Adding an OSD for FPV using MinimOSD - complete setup
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In this video we add an OSD to an APM 2.6 (also works on 2.5 and 2.7) using the telemetry port on the flight controller itself. no changes are needed to the firmware of setup on the board to do this just the great little $12 board and some cables.
In this video I cover what software you need, how you setup the board so it shows what you want, where you want it and how you cable it up to the APM and your camera and video transmitter.
In this video I cover:
- What you need (0.03)
- Why you will need an FTDI adapter (0:34)
- Downloading the software you need (2:51)
- Flashing the firmware and setup (4:58)
- Configuring the MinimOSD (6:09)
- Wiring to the APM (10:23)
- Best practice for the power system on the MinimOSD (11:20)
- Wiring to the camera and video transmitter (13:21)
- Wiring the entire system up (14:43)
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Happy flying!
Thank you for your videos sir. I love your professionalism and your knwoledge
+Barry Bolton Thank you! Happy flying!
I had som problems making the connection between the PC and the MinimOSD.
The computer says "Failed to talk to bootloader", "update Eeeprom"
It was an easy fix but worth mentioning. The FTDI-adapter needs its own drivers and that was something i had missed out on. I´m quite sure there are other snags along the way, but this solution worked for me.
Thanks for making these tutorials!
I am very happy that I subscribed to your channel man. I dont know how I bumped into it but I was very lucky I guess. Its awesome to see that everything you do is thought through and that we dont have to learn the lessons the hard way. KEEP IT UP! :)
+kennuardo hartinger Thanks for the comment - happy flying!
Great Video as always with that series, just when i was about to use the minimOSD and wondering how to make a clean connection. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for another well paced and informative video, really useful in helping me set up my quad.
Steve C
Thanks this was awesome just working on my f450 build and later 550!
Hi Painless360
Thanks so much
You had made a great video with excellent explanations.Very clear and informative.I followed the video step by step, connected mine and it is working!!! the wiring from the Minim to the APM Telem Port are important and you had showed the correct wiring.Originally the wires come in bad order from the store and your diagram helped me to fix that problem.
Keep up with the good work
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you got it all sorted.. Happy flying!
Excellent video! Thank you very much for sharing your wisdom!
Hi. I wanted to thank you for your excellent videos. This one especially helped me. In fact, I didn't even realize that I could change the OSD layout and options until you showed the ArduCAM OSD downloads. This video de-mystified the APM2/MinimOSD/Fatshark wiring for me. Thank you!
All of your APM2 videos have been very helpful as well.
I just bought a Predator 650 and HKPilot Mega 2.7 and your videos have really been great.
Thank you.
kitecraft Thanks for the feedback - glad they helped! Happy flying!
very professional videos always, thank you
Great Video
Thanks for Sharing and taking the time to show us
Thank you so much for helping me through this. It works for the knock off Mini-OSD as well!
Another excellent video!! Thank you so much for this, you make the hobby so much more accessible, more interesting and most importantly more fun! Although, my bank balance does suffer after watching your vids lol
+Nick Boylan Sorry about that ;)
got it working...put telemetrey on the non working apm, connected. then took it off and put the osd back on. works!
Glad it's working. I wonder what it was?
hi. sorry I did use you as my first port of call instead of researching elsewhere first. after a lot of looking I have resolved the com port error by manually installing a ftdi driver and now have firmware etc all done thanks to following this tutorial. now to check out your 12volt video so I can connect the fpv.
+Claire Strudwick Well done, happy flying!
Great videos. Very clear.
Thanks so much Painless360.. You helped a lot :)
Great video, what i learned from this got my minimosd working great. Only thing i am not sure about is the stall speed setting, i set it at 70mph like you did, but found i had a constant stall warning whilst flying, i dropped the stall speed value down to zero and that solved the problem. How is it meant to work, i would have thought that if you go slower than the value you enter, then a stall warning will be given? If so, setting it at 70mph is guaranteed to give a stall warning unless you are travelling over 70mph?
I spent all day trying to figure out why the OSD was disappearing when pushing the throttle or switching on the TX... well problem sorted again THANKS to PAINLESS360.... thanks a mill buddy
+Addin Thatt you're welcome! Happy flying!
OK the pixhawk plug on the tellem 1 or 2 has 6 pins therefore 6 cables which gives us 6 cable ends at the end to be connected to the MiniOSD my qusestion is say pin 1 on Telem plug what connection pin on the OSD unit will it be connected to and so on for the 6 cables. Thanks
Great video
Also mate if you think would i be better doing the setup you have done instead of the kit on aliexpress,Any info would be great.Is so what would be the best camera.
OK thanks for your help I have now found an explanation of pins for all Pixhawk plugs on the Ardu web site and so I can work out the rest from your diagram and the ardu information. Thanks
Glad the video helped.. Happy flying!
Hey sir, great video i was wondering if I could use minim osd with apm2.8 without an power module
Thanks for the great tutorial! Slight issue though; my OSD is flickering. I've read somewhere that it has to do with the ground connections. Could you kindly advise how to do this? I've connected everything up as you did in the video.
That’ll be a power issue. Connect the GND wires from all of the FPV pieces (camera, minimise, vtx etc) to one place.. best of luck!
Hello i have minimosd 2.8
i've connected my telemetry pin to minimosd like your schematic
5v > 5v
tx > rx
rx > tx
gnd > gnd
I tried to connect the signal out cable and grn cable directly to my monitor (without a video transmitter) but i don't see nothing on monitor... why? are you sure your schematic is correct?
thank you very much for all the great videos!!! AWESOME!
how do i hook-up an actioncam like turnigy/sj4000? any help would be greatly appreciated
I have my gopro 4 black connected to my drone. so I bought boscam transmiter and receiver connected to o my drone two wires only red and black for pover. need to set up channels and buy a usb av cable for your camera and thats it really. make sure you always have areals on transmiter receiver if you will not use them while connected to power you will burn them.
excellent!!! thank you very much!!!
Excellent video sir! Really helped me out.
Do you need to solder the connection on the back for pal? or is it ok just to leave it?
slipperysquid The PAL pads are no longer needed - the setup is all done in software..
Happy flying!
Thank you. This video made setting up a breeze. Everything went exactly as you showed it. Just one question though, instead of patching the two solder points to bypass the 12v regulator can you just input 5v into the video side to power the Max chip?
Possibly but that’s the way that always works for me.. happy flying!
When i plug my minimosd into the apm the apm board shuts off and I’ve followed everything In your video any suggestions?
All very helpful - thanks. My question is now, is there the possibility to combine miniosd + telemetrie kit? Thanks for an answer!
hastlaAT You can buy a cable that connects it all together, the trick it to not connect the wire connected to the Tx on the MinimOSD. There are reports of connecting both to the same output on the APM causing the signal to be pulled down and cause issues though.
Happy flying!
This is cool! Great tutorial!
BTW, I have not received my cam yet. I want to try that whether it works even without a cam (Video input). But I just can not see the OSD drone info on the video monitor. The monitor is just flashing ,white and black ( not snowflakes ). Do you know how to fix this? Thanks!
+dayworkhard I've never tried it without the camera. Only one way to find out - give it a go! Let me know if it works..
Hey partner got everything working but the battery voltage, amps and percentage is all wrong. Do you have a vid on how to fix it?
Help! I'm having a problem where on the configurator, I can see where each panel option (battery voltage, direction, altitude, etc.) is not visible. I can move around the red boxes, but I can't read any of the stats. I followed your instructions completely, including successfully downloading the font package, but I am still having this problem. Please Help! Thank you!
What have you already tried? Rx/Tx connector swap etc?
Me too. I have a mini apm that doesn't output telemetrey data either. There's allot of buzz about setting the s0 and s1
Hi, thanks for this video. I followed the tutorial and it worked like a charm the first try. However, now that I soldered the board to deactivate the 12V onboard BEC I get a "Failed to talk to bootloader" error when I try to reflash the firmware. Do I need to undo the soldering, or is there a bigger issue?
I've never seen that as the board is powered from the 5v line from the USB. You can always try and see if reversing the change makes a difference..
Another ace tutorial fella :) Thanks!
Again a quick bit of feedback, the overlays showing the other tutorials, eg for the Naze32 in the intro aren't YT clickable layers or in the description either. Adding them would help peeps like myself who end up on the wrong one. The Naze32 one is Bdki9lIv31I
+Matthew Ogborne Thanks, we have added the 'cards' that TH-cam added about 4 months ago to videos to help viewers find other referenced media quickly. Happy flying!
Oh, they didn;t work in Chrome. Odd. But thanks for replying & checking :)
My setup is apm 2.8 + minimosd extra 2.2 + telemetry radio, i have seen many issues about the gps, voltage and amps not getting updating while others things like compass and horizon work flawless.
I have tried all the different solutions posted all over the web but i can't get my osd to work right, i could really use some help with this.
+Jake Mogensen Hi, I opened a post about this and I am looking for a solution too!
ardupilot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=72&t=14736
Hey, I have fixed every issue that I had previously on the osd, but now I'd like to fix the very bright osd video output. What I mean is that the view looks very overexosed/blown out. Doesn't happen when plugging the camera directly to the vtx
I've not seen that here but I'd suspect that board or voltages it's running on.. There are so many clones and varied build quality on these things. I've had two that never worked great/wouldn't flash. Best of luck!
Thanks for info, yes I got FTDI download the software you recommend, configured the screens and uploaded to minim OSD, was so happy all went well. My intention was to connect this OSD with Cheerson cx20 APM, but can't see the hex setup, I did on panel 1 or 2 . The screen shows on my FPV goggle, still waiting for heartbeat :( I'm not sure the minim OSD doesn't connect with Cheerson cx20 APM or I need to use different setup software. Thanks very much if you could help me out. Regards
Waiting for Heartbeat normally means that the cabling or port is wrong. I most often see this from pilots using the wrong firmware on the OSD (th-cam.com/video/PTd5ViDsH1Q/w-d-xo.html). I'd recheck the Rx/Tx connection and maybe swap them round..
Hi Painless i get a Pixhawk for myquadcopter...do i connect my mini Osd on telem1 or 2...?
Thank's a lot
Philippe
ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-minim-osd-quick-installation-guide.html Best of luck!
hello
I have a problem concerning points in the video and i can say that the points are coming from the APM2.8
so does anybody know how to get rid of the points.
thx in advance
Great video thanks. Have hooked up the same way you show in the video but cant broadcast video and overlay at the same time. On startup i only get video, unplug the camera then the overlay appears. Plug camera back in and the overlay disappears. Reset button doesnt help and ive tried 2 different cameras. Help?
+Kyle V Have you check that the PAL/NTSC setting is the same as the camera?
+Painless360 i do believe both are operating as NTSC
thanks for this video
Thanks for the video Painless. I used this as a reference to get OSD on two of my Flamewheels. Here's my question, I don't seem to get the Mavlink heartbeat I think called the RSSI?? It reads 0 yet all my other data comes through fine. Not sure if this is an issue, or something I need to do via my APM software????
+MrPolymers The RSSI value is read from the radio receiver and is an indication of signal strength, unless you've set that up you won't see it..
OK, I did have that box unchecked on the OSD software. I assume that's why. I don't think necessary info for me. Thanks for the good work...;)
You're welcome! Glad you got it sorted..
Hi have been following your Videos and this one ref the OSD module linked to the Pixhawk is one I intend on fitting to a 450 quad copter in build at this time and I have a question can you please inform me and I guess others the correct order of pin connections on the two ends of the link cable so I have some ready made with plug to match the PH so what wires go to which pins on the OSD. I hope you can assist please.
Not sure what you're asking, the pin-outs we used are in the video.. best of luck!
Hi +Painless360 Thanks for your video. As always, your video has always been very helpful for me with your clear and detailed explanations. Initially the mavlink does stream all my data to my ground station, but after updating the apm 2.6 to the latest firmware (v 3.2.2), it only update horizon line, altitude and modes. Functions like Battery Voltage, GPS long/lat, SatCount, Home Arrow, Compass shows '0' reading.
When connected to Mission Planner it tells me that the Neo6M GPS has lock into 10 satellites. And during flights I still manage to do Loiter, RTL and etc. It's just the minimosd won't stream the data. Could you share the parameter values of the APM in mission planner. Should I also update the minimOSD firmware after updating the APM? Thanks
+Ahmad Faizol That is what I would try next - best of luck..
Hi, could you offer a little advice please. I just ordered one of these MinimOSD from hobbyking. It has a y splitter cable but only 3 pins in the side that connects to the MinimOSD. missing the TX line, does it work without that?
So anyway I check the info on the MinimOSD wiki and Arducopter sites and they have the GND wired into a different position than you, Despite the labels showing it correct as you have done it.. They have GND from APM to BLK on minimOSD
copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/common-optional-hardware/common-minim-osd-quick-installation-guide/
Did they make a mistake or it works both ways or what?
I also have a teensy converting telemetry to my Taranis, do you know if having that as well as the OSD will cause any issues?
I have a similar puzzle. I too only have three wires from the MinimOSD, Tx, Rx and +5v. It's the ground that is missing :-/ Did you get any joy?
+farmfunuk I'd ask HK as I've only used the ones shown, you don't need the Tx wire on the MinimOSD but if you have it you can change PIDs and other things on some flight controllers. Best of luck!
+Painless360 Aha! Thanks for that :-)
After my post an hour ago, I realised I had the plug upside down. Doh. I was still puzzled that I only had three wires though (Tx is missing) Problem solved.
Is it possible to power the fpv transmitter using the output rail of the apm? I'm using a power module with jmpr removed. Thanks
I wouldn't. Most FPV transmitters need 7-15 volts and a lot want 12v (or there about!). I'd power it from the BEC and avoid pulling any more power through the APM than necessary. Best of luck!
well i have now got a new FTDI and it loaded but I do not see my battery volts do i have to install something else or wire it up?? I am running the amp 2.6 from the Telemetry port??
Yes, you need to have the sensors connected from the PDB/Power Module. Best of luck
thx grate tuto
I'm having a problem with the FTDI breakout board and the OSD having different connection values. The FTDI breakout board has listed connections as GND, CTS, VCC, TXD, RXD, DTR in that order; while the OSD has listed connections as BLK, GND, +5V, RXD, TXD, CRN in that order. Is there adifferent FTDI breakout board that I should get or is there a proper way for these to connect?
+Doyle Daniels We've not seen that here. Normally one end is called BLK the other GRN and lining those up gets the pins the right way, otherwise the 5v pin is normally the key.. Best of luck..
Lee: Thank you for all your videos and "bots and bobs". Have you run into the error "Cannot talk to the bootloader". Apparently caused by a windows update soft bricking the bootloader. I would appreciate any insight and a workaroud if you have one.
Again thanks
If that's what happened the you can try and reflag the boot loader using an USBASP tool (ardupilot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6064)
+Painless360 It is not the APM that is having the problem. The OSB module was programed as per the above video. It worked. Went back to change setting from PAL to NTSC (gittery mask) and FDTI return the error.
Cannot change OSD settings. Two different OSDs and two different FDTIs.
Apparently it is happening a lot since the last window update.
CAN WE DIRECTLY CANNECT THE OSD WITH NZ GSP.JUST HAS THE HOBBYKING MINI OSD GPS pls suggest Thank U
Not sure what a NZ GPS is. The way you do it is in this video.. Best of luck!
Thanks. Just done what you said. Got osd working, it shows sat and direction, it also displays battery voltage but it just won't show any battery percentage, amp draw or current. Has this got something to do with firmware? I'm using PM to power the apm board and separate power source for Rx and FPV gear, ESC are all switching and all red wires removed.
MaydayRC You need an external set of circuitry again for AMP draw. If you are using an APM power module then this data should be supplied to the APM automatically using the supplied power cable. I would check that out next..
Hope this helps.
+Painless360 I do have a APM power module and it is connected to the board, I think it is working properly as all data shows on log. I think the problem might lie with the firmware. I'm gonna try change it and report back.
OK, best of luck. I'd double check the setting in the code and GUI.
Painless360 Ha!! I have found out the reason why! I changed the battery monitor setting to voltage only when testing and forgot to switch it back to "voltage n current". For those who might had similar problem, It is located in initial setup/optional hardware/battery monitor. Once that's enbled, the OSD works like a charm. Thanks again!
Good news - happy flying!
Is the ground cable from the Cam to the MinimOSD mandatory? I'm also getting the overlay without the ground cable.
+Lux Keiwoker Possibly not, if it's working that way for you - great! Happy flying!
Thanks for the video. I have configured and installed the minimosd. However I have noticed whenever I connect my 3DR radio, the minimosd switches to panel 2. I don't know how to go back to panel 1??
Is there a way I can switch to panel 1 and/or disable it going to panel 2 at all?
thanks.
Reconnect and check the settings in the GUI. You can setup the OSD to change the display and yours is confused. If I remember ' its in the bottom left side of the setup screen. This is covered in the videos. Best of luck!
Painless360 Ok thanks. So there is a way to stop the OSD from changing panels?
anybody knows why the osd stops working when i switch on my tx (remote control)? it works fine until i switch on the transmitter...
Hi Painless, i understand but does a solution exist...for Pixhawk ? but i don't understand why it's not possible to plug my Radio 433M%Hz into Telem 1 such as Ardupilot...?
Thank's a lot
Philippe
Please can you reply to the existing conversation? It's tricky to keep track if you don't. To answer your question the Pixhawk has TWO telemetry outputs ;) Best of luck!
Hello Painless360 I have soldered the points like you showed in the video but i dont understand why i can't get image in my screen but when i conect the red cable from the vtx (12v) to the OSD board i get image on my screen, i dont undertsnad why if it should work just with 5v from APM , what can be happening? and i was trying conect just black and white wire from the camera and vtx
Not sure what you're describing. Do you have a video of it/wiring diagram?
Thanks for your videos. Is there a video or instructions on how to install a wifi telemetry board.
On an APM? Sorry, not tried that..
I was having issues connecting. But it as usual, it was my ignorance getting in the way. I was powering the unit via USB and it would never connect.
Then I had a brain fart...
I unhooked the usb and WALA, it worked as described. I was able to connect to it with my android phone using droid planner. Sweet!
It works i image very similar to the 915hz units without the range. which at the moment I do not need since I am still tuning.
Well done working it out. Happy flying!
:) First of all I do ´Love your VIdeo's have learned alot from them lately. I bout my Osd from ebay and at the time I didnt know nothing about Minimum :( so I dont have any of the Jumpers to solder together!!? Is there other ways of serving 5v to the board ? because it gets really hot after a short while? thank you
Bisholi M If the board isn't the same as the one I use in the video then it's tricky for me to comment. I would use the same board version used here or get a Micro version - they are very cheap - and start again.
The board shouldn't be getting warm at all.
Best of luck.
Painless360 OK :) Thank's Brother :)
Super Thanks :-)
hi mate! i take a lot of good tips from your videos but i have a question for you.
i upload the firmware in my minimosd with pixhawk as FC, i set the display with the info that i need for my copter but 2 options are not working as desired, one is the "flightmode" and the other is the "warnings".
Flightmode is fixed as "Hybrd" while warnings even if armed it display "disarmed"
i try to jump from a flightmode to another but nothing happend and also try to arm and disarm without no results.
In your infinty knowledge to you have any suggestions
I'm not sure, sounds like a software version issue. Maybe there was a change to the MAVlink messages and how they are interpreted.. Sorry I can't be of more help..
many thanks for your reply! i will try also other firmware...may be if you have time you can check with your device and post your config (FC pixhawk firmware for example) and results! very appreciate! this video is related to APM not pixhawk
I assume that this would be the same for the Pixhawk as wll.
Would that be right?
+J yep, pretty much.
Hi .. I have a 2.8 apm and a mini osd .. Can you install a temperature sensor?
Where can I get that info?
Thank you.
I think it reads the temp from the on-board barometer unit. A google search should find you places to start. I found this - github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot/issues/1799 Best of luck!
Great video once more! Q: All the FTDI to DF13 cables I can find (and my Y splitter that came with the HK APM kit as well) have no TX signal wire on the FTDI side. So I'm left with only 3 wires: RX, +5V, GRND. Where did you find yours? Many thanks Painless360
I made it using a DF13 cable that I cut one end off then soldered some pins to the ends of the wires so I could plug them into the FTDI.
Hope this helps.
Painless360 thanks. I'll have to solder one as well. Worst case I think this might help: www.goodluckbuy.com/apm-2-5-3dr-telemetry-adapter-cable-20cm-osd-xbee-adapter-cable.html
question have you tried MUX port for 2.7 old 12c compass port? says that osd runs straight from port as a default my question is does this need set up by soldering the pads together or as default are pads already soldered? question is for any one that may have the answer next is to open board and see for my self! I know the way of both 3dr and osd running both on telemetry port just curious more about this other way.
+erupt6900 I've not tried it, I'd ask the vendor. Let me know how you get on.. Best of luck!
i just subscide.. :)
i would like to ask do i must have the usb connect to mini osd thingy to upload the firmware to operated ?
and 2nd
i have also have 433 mhz telementry... can i use both of it just solder the cable on the wire like the diagram...
anyreply would be highly appriciated :)
+Uni Productions Welcome to the channel. Yes, I would recommend getting an FTDI basic adapter to configure/upload the firmware you need. See the forums where some have connected the OSD and Telemetry at the same time but there are issues..
Hey hello there. I have successfully installed the OSD after watching your video and it was fantastic.
However I do have a serious problem. I want to use both OSD and the MAVLink at the same time. However as you know there is only one "Telem" output on the ArduPilot. What can I do about it?
+Berk Küçükoğlu There used to be a 'buffer' that isolated the signal pins so they would work. Many have problems connecting both at the same time as the load on the APM pulls the signal below the level that works reliably. This is one of the things they fixed on the Pixhawk - two ports for telemetry! Best of luck!
+Painless360 Sincerely thank you for your reply. Is there anything I can do about this issue? Are there any products to fix this issue? I am not an electrical engineer but maybe there is a way to copy the signal without APM pulling it low. Maybe using a transistor or something?
Unless you can find that 'buffer', no. Best of luck!
what camera u use in the video
Apologies before hand, if this is a silly question... I noticed that the connection diagram shows the GND wire from the Camera pointing to the Out pin on the OSD and the GND wire from the Video TX is pointing to the In pin. Is that correct?
+Mcwdes At which point in the video?
+Painless360 That would be at 14:10.
Yep, the GND is common so that should work ;)
+Painless360 Thanks for the confirmation. I guessed that was the case. I'm hyper-sensitive to "magic Smoke." Just wanted to make sure.
Do you have an idea why the GPS data is not updating, before the APM2.6 is connected to MP? I dont use telemetry, therefore I need a "kick" to start GPS transmission. I have plenty of minim board, different ones, with and without jumpers (GND,VCC) but none shows me GPS data until MP starts it. The same with minimExtra, a fork of the original one. Please help, sir!
Happy to help but please watch th-cam.com/video/olIqTiSJHIY/w-d-xo.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..
Ok, I removed my text, because I found the solution: TX must be connected, otherwise data transmission wont start between minimOSD and APM. But I dont know if there are bus collisions with the 433mhz radio TX line which is on the same pin. The only problem remainig is that the OSD suddenly disappears and I have to press Reset to get it again. Of course during flight I cant do this. I have no idea why is disappears and only the video is remaing in my goggles.
I have been searching for a version of minosd-extra that works on the Mac. I cannot find one. Anyone know of one or am I searching in vein? Thank you Painless for all your work.
I've not seen one.. Sorry
May I know what is tx power in the diagram? Can I connect the tx video directly to the battery or it must go through the tx power?
At what point in the video?
at the time 14:19, u show us the diagram how to connect the Simple MinimOSD. I wonder what is Tx power?
Hi. How to do if i´m using 5v camera with internal battery? Do I still need to solder two joints on the osd board?
If you want both halves of the PCB powered you do...
Painless360 Thank you
I havent tried using this system, but I am wondering as I am recording my flights with go pro hero 4black. will this info from osd also will be recorded in my video on the camera.
Not on the GoPro. You need something that is receiving the image with the OSD on it. See our recent video on a Mini-DVR device that could fit the bill.. Best of luck!
+Painless360 thank you.
I have a question about wiring. If I power my osd from 12v without jumping the two pins will it going to power the ATMEL chip side?
Apparently my osd does power up the ATML side and also powers up my Pixhawk. I was fearful that having two independent 5 volts feeding my Pixhawk, I removed the 5 volt cable between osd and Pixhawk and that seems to work perfectly fine.
If had left the 5 volt cable between Pixhawk and osd, would it had caused any issue? Over powered or burnout?
The way I show in the video works great. Use other methods at your own risk ;) best of luck!
Your video and method are awesome! However, I am using PixHawk 2.8 flight controller and its getting power from the OSD and booting up when connected via VTx 12volt battery. Is this normal with Pixhawk?
hi, i am planning to get in to the pixhawk flight controler. i saw a whole package that includes gps and mavlink but its not comming whit a minimosd board, i am looking around to buy a minimosd sepperate but i find out there are special versions/variants on the minimosd, like there is a "regular minimosd" and a "mavlink-osd minimosd apm" and a "mavlink-osd minimosd pixhawk"... why is this? i saw u use a regular on youre APM if i am not mistaken? what are the other variants for? whats the differents between all those? i just need the mavlink-osd variant i guess? dois it matter if it says its for apm while i am gonna use it for a pixhawk? it should be the same thing right?
can u clear this out for me? i dont know which one to get...
jelle buyckx There are two main versions of the MinimOSD board, the basic one and the one that has the KV_Team mods.
The version of the MinimOSD board you can use is dictated by the firmware you are planning to install. All of the MAVLink firmware (used for APM, Pixhawk and also CC3D) doesn't work with the KV_Team changes - different pin-outs. So, you need a basic MinimOSD board.
The versions that you mention come pre-installed with the firmware for the flight controller but I would recommend getting a FTDI Basic board so you can edit the way that the OSD looks and the information it displays. It then also allows you to upload different versions of the code as they change and improve.
Happy flying!
ok, so if i understand, i can just get the cheapest minimosd and ftdi basic adapter i can find and dont have to worry about buying one that is specific mavlink-osd (couse i will use 3dr mavlink radios to)? like this one for example... www.goodluckbuy.com/crius-mavlink-osd-v2-0-minimosd-compatible-atmega328p-microcontroller-dc-dc-voltage-stabilization.html that one is fine for me right? for the pixhawk?
Should work. Unless you are buying official 3DR products then a certain amount of work is involved. The more you spend the more support and backup you have.
Best of luck!
I wish you'd do this for the Pixhawk. It's not as straightforward as the APM and there are issues around which telemetry port to use, some parameter settings, etc. I finally got mine working, but it's so much better for future reference to have one of your excellent videos to refer back too.
We will cover this in the series.. thanks!
+Hugh Dinwiddie Hi can you point me in the direction as to how to get the telemetry to feed into the minimosd from the pixhawk. Pretty sure all I have left to do is edit some settings on mission planner. Thanks.
+Spingenoir This was the key to getting it working for me. SR0 is the USB, SR1 is telemetry port 1, and SR2 is telemetry port 2: code.google.com/p/minimosd-extra/wiki/APM I've done some other things like powering the MinimOSD from a UBEC rather than the telemetry port, too, that may have helped. One of the reasons I posted this is +Painless360 has the ability to dig in and make things more understandable.
Having problems , how do i turn on the data stream everything overlay great but i cant get a data stream ,im using apm 2.6 .......
+David Barker Happy to help but please watch th-cam.com/video/olIqTiSJHIY/w-d-xo.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..
I bought the apm 2.8 telemetry kit do I absolutely need the adapter?
+Jordan Temple if your radios have usb cables or work out of the box then no. Best of luck!
Thank you for posting this video. It's a very helpful video.
Sir, is there any way to see the camera view direct in mission planner?
Please check it.
Thanks you.
Yes, a few ways. Check out the wiki as it is covered in there..
@@Painless360 ok, thank you sir 🙏🏻
Necessary friend is the negative vallan the DSB ?? OTR nose can do so, the negative (-) of the camera is Directly wing Pcb
Sorry, I don't understand the question..
friend sorry for the poor translation, but already solved it, I think: Greetings
What would you recommend for autonomous glider flight? I don't really want to shell out big money. OSD seems to be the way to go. Cheers.
Pixhawk or APM. See our video on flight controller comparisons for the advantages of each. Best of luck!
Thank you.
I have 2 quads, one with Telem radio and one without. The one without will not update the OSD! Spent 2 hours on it today. I get a waiting for heartbeats. I swapped the board over to the telem system and it works. I have both Tx and Rx connected (crossed over) to the APM 2.8 Telem port. In MP there a button under optional hardware to enable OSD....doesnt change. Any ideas? Great videos btw..very professional!
Great work on the troubleshooting. So many ask for help without explaining what they have already tried. From what you've tried it sounds like a software setup problem or a problem with the port HW. I'd check through all the settings in Mission planner between the flight controllers to see if they are the same, if they are then it maybe the port itself.. I've looked to see if there is a way to disable MAVLink but can't find anything. Best of luck.
Can I program the OSDs screen layout etc using a USBasp module? Don't have an FTDI module.
The pin-outs are designed for an FTDI adapter - maybe a USBASP will work but there is so much that you'll use and FTDI Basic adapter for that it's worth its weight in gold (see out video on it). Best of luck..
Yeah it's just annoying when the reason I purchased this particular version of Minimosd is because it was supposed to be plug and play, no need to program. It is anything but. Love your videos by the way.
Almost all are. The firmware om them needs to be specific for the flight controller software you are using. There are versions coming out now that are a little easier to setup and manage..
mine osd dsnt show home arrow- someting else is missing- apm is not in the plane yet is on the bench . just did same firmware- try to do differed ones - newer but there was nothing on osd . but that home arrow. well is inside the house no gps light yet.
+duc56 I try this again once you have a good GPS lock. Best of luck
gps lock the arrow is there- now the voltage dasnt show, do i have to solder/ desolder something i think i saw it in one of your videos.. and last thing when i power my runcam hd2 osd starts flicker- may be a rf filter on cam 5v? i use immersionrc 600mw- they have a filter in. I will put one thats not that big a deal now- is the voltage. Thank You for your answear...
Will this set up work with a 12 volt camera ?.......Just wondering if that has to do with the problem I am having ......And yes I am a newbie
+David Barker Should do - see my recent video on using 12v cameras with 5v FPV kit..
If my Tx supports 6s lipo...shoul i use a 4s lipo to power the Tx..is it affect the minim osd?
Sorry, I don't understand the question..
Should i configure the minim OSD with 4s lipo? As my TX supports 6s lipo.
You'll need 5 volts to run the minimosd. See the documentation for how you set-up the sensing of the main battery voltage. Best of luck!
where can you get the cables for the OSD and Camera?
+Kenneth D. Bryant The cable for the camera usually come with it and I then use servo cables/DuPont style ends to make the rest up using the cables that come with the FC. Get a complete kit from a vendor to avoid these problems.. Best of luck!
have you got a link for purchasing this exact one please
rumbey1 You can get them form lots of places, I've used eBay, Bangood.com and local suppliers here in the UK for the KV modified versions.
Get yours from a vendor who specialises in RC kit and read the feedback.
Best of luck.
cant you program the board through ardupilot ? just dont have the battery and the usb plugged in at the same time?
+Chad Brailer try it and let me know if it works.. Best of luck!
Hi. Did you try this? Thx
Great video!! but I have problem with the flight modes, it doesnt change and doesnt display, please I need your support.
+Grover Flores Urbina Happy to help but please watch th-cam.com/video/olIqTiSJHIY/w-d-xo.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..
+Painless360 , I am glad for your attention. All else is working very well, but only the flight modes not appear (MOD:) I saw this issue is due to the last firmware of APM but I'm not sure. I tried with the last minmOSD extra 2.4, I get to see the flight modes, but the other data have problem and they are distorted. I need your suggestions about that, Thanks,
I see. There is other OSD firmware that supports MAVLink - you could try one of those on the MinimOSD and see of it works any better. I add a MAVLink OSD in the CC3D series. Not sure of that's a different code though.. Worth a look.
Best of luck!
Can I use an Arduino nano, AND an OSD ? And ho to plug them together ??? Thanks a lot 😘😘 :)
not sure, that's something I've ever tried. You can install ardupilot on modern flight controllers that include an on-screen display now. Check out my latest ardupilot series. Happy flying!
hello, did everything like you but on ALL my apm, i CAN T use an osd solo, if i use an osd only, then only the horizon update, everything else stay to 0, i i use an osd with a telemetry radio in paralele well my OSD work fine, even if i unplug the radio after the osd begin to work, but if i start the apm with only the osd, then the osd say 0 on everything , exept horizon ... this is driving me mad! several week trying to figure this out but nothing ! i'm using a micro minim osd
ok for those who have the same probleme, if using only the osd, the only firmware that work is 2.0, other firmware don't work on osd ALONE ... at least for me ...
hi again. iam getting error opening com port yet com port 5 is the only one showing. any ideas please I'm stuck.
+Claire Strudwick Happy to help but please watch th-cam.com/video/olIqTiSJHIY/w-d-xo.html and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..
Will this work for the 2.8?
+Painless360 I'm wondering about skipping your voltage regulator bypass hack. Do you think putting a dedicated heatsink on the voltage regulator would be helpful? Or dialing back the voltage from the 12v side of the board to give the chip less to do? Or both? I'm not much with a soldering gun and my wife isn't thrilled with the amount of cash I've already sunk into the project, so telling her I need to buy a component cos I broke it won't go over very well.
The way in the video is the way that is bullet proof. Not sure what voltage regulator you mean..
Thanks for the quick reply. I mean the voltage regulator on the right side of the minimosd that steps down the power from 12v to 5v, which you mention at 12:38 of this video, you and others have talked about it getting really hot and causing problems. After a few more days of research, I think I probably could solder the bridge, and I like not having to power the board twice, but I'm still curious about the idea of a heatsink on that chip. My raspberry pi 3 came with a bunch of extra heatsinks that I've packratted aside. You think it might help?
ps, subscribed! Thanks again for all your vids.
Now that I think of it, I've been plagued by another question for a while now, and you probably know the answer or at least the right follow-up questions. I'm running a 70a esc with a 5v5a bec (hk red brick) off a 3s 6000mah lipo as my main drive motor, and I've got a 3s 2200mah for my fpv (12v 1.2mhz tx, cam) setup. I'm not sure which end should be powering my rx (ezuhf 433) and apm2.8. if one or both should be running off the bec, is 5a ok? would it be better to run them through a ubec on my 2nd battery?
Depends if it's a plane or multirotor really, you can be less fussy with a multirotor as there isn't the worry about an servo pulling too much current and causing a problem. I'd run the FPV gear from the flight battery myself. If they are both 3s then it's a lot of extra weight in that second battery and the extra drain from the FPV gear on the 6000mAh pack would still be less than the power needed to haul the extra pack and BEC.. I'd power the APM from a power module then you can monitor main battery life in flight too.. Hope that helps.