Thank you so much!! your videos were great help in setting up mine. I just couldn't figure out how to get my radio to appear on the computer, but your step by step solved it!
I like this radio, perfect for multi rotors. I know the fixed wings guys aren't fussed on it, but I'd bet HK will offer a FW update to allow this as FlySky has. My DX6i doesn't have any 3 position switches nor PPM, SBus or telemetry. 4 times the money too. I'll be grabbing one of these for sure.
Dang. Thought I found a unicorn. Cheap, great interface, smaller form factor, 10 channel. Love to have this for both my quads and helis. Thx for your great vids. And bought one anyway for my quads. I'll stay on spektrum for my helis for now. Keep them separate.
Oh. I didn't know that. I have an old dx6i, but it's limited. Best suggestion for new spektrum? I fly cp helis micros, a 250 and want to grow into 509 to 600s.
I have a DX9 here and it's a lovely (if expensive) radio. The new DX6 looks good now too. if you're using a flybarless setup then you can get away without a lot of the special swash settings..
So i don't know why but the way you were able to move the sticks on your transmitter and have it show up in the clean flight reciever screen after you changed the reciever to PPM, looks so easy. On my end, i did the same exact change and i am still not noticing any of the throttle, roll, pitch, and yaw channel maps updated with my stick movements. Here is summary of what i have done so far 1. binded the FS-iA6B reciever to my FS-i6X transmitter 2. set the Reciever to RX PPM input I did not do any subtrim modifications like you did however. Is that what might be causing me from not seeing any changes to the channel maps of those 4 motions? Once i get this sorted, the rest is smooth sailing. Awesome videos Painless. Cheers Mate.
Thanks for explaining a little of what you've tested as many expect me to know the answer by just letting me know that something isn't working! If non of the channels are working correctly then it's the bind, wiring or settings in Cleanflight/Betaflight. I'd recheck each in turn. Best of luck!
When are you going to do a review on the brainfpv flight controller?Oh almost forgot keep up the great work you got me into drones watching your videos. I'm now building my first drone.
Glad to see some FlySky love though for racing quads perhaps the regular FS-I6 would be best... Why not use iBus though? It's fully supported on CleanFlight and BetaFlight.
+RC Flyer85 because those following the series may not use exactly the same radio and PPM is the simplest, widely supported method (if you have it). Thanks for the comment. Happy flying!
Hello, very useful videos, so Thank You first. i have a question, i have a APM 2.8 and FS i6s but no battery and no APM power module, so my question is if the APM get power through USB cable, can I connect receiver and bind and test it the transmitter? thank you for your answer
Hi, just wanted to say I love your channel, it's helped me so much during my build of the same model. Also, do you think you can help me? The radio I purchased on gearbest along with the model is a FlySky iA6. I've noticed it definitely does not look similar to the RX you are using, and I'm just wondering if there was another way to connect the RX I am using to the spracing f3 flight controller. My RX only has 7 rows of pins and 3 columns. Instead of using the servo-pin-like male connector do I use all of them?
Very Good 'hands on instruction'. Looking for a set up configuration of the FS-i6s to the new Naza N3. Like to try the FS-i6s on a multicopter but can not find any thing on the N3 Set up. Any Help or comments would be appreciated. Mny Tnx
I see your videos and very very good, help us all. Mny Tnx. If you hear or see of some one using the N3, with the FS-i6s. please let me know. Thanks/keep up the good work.
in this video you use a lipo reduced to 5v to set up the flysky, I was wondering if it is possible to wire a usb to dupont setup and use a phone charger? I tested the voltage coming from the charger and it clocks in at 5.22v and 0.7A. do you see any reason that this wouldn't work? by the way love your videos, you explain things with great detail and simple enough for even me to understand. thank you so much
figured I'd just give it a go and it worked perfectly. seems like a great way to re-use an old cell phone recharger if you have an extra just sitting around.
Hi painless, i have followed every step that you did, and it worked.... kind of..... The throttle and yaw work, but my pitch and roll do not respond. it does not work... Is there anything that you can tell me that might help? I am a noob at this new hobby and i dont know what to do.... thanks, ben
Well done on trying to build one, so many just buy a BNF and miss all the fun! You'll get it sorted, the first one or two are huge learning curves. You can tell that the radio and Rx are talking so the problem may be on the radio (check that the channels move in the 'monitor' screen on the radio itself) or the cables from the Rx to the flight controller are not installed correctly.. When asking for help it's handy to cover what you're already tried, that was I can avoid suggesting things you've already done.. Best of luck!
I have the same radio, but my quad is not ready for flying yet. In a failsafe screen are you writing instructions or events for the given channel? For what I saw in the video - it was an event. And if I'm not mistaken it is not the way it supposed to be for setting up failsafe, I'm speaking mainly about channel 5. One more remark - when you were showing how to set up flight modes, you didn't say that you need to set up PWM value for each mode in MP, otherwise, you'll stay on the same channel no matter how many clicks you've made with mode switch. I'm not trying to teach you or to be rude it's just a way I am clearing out if my understanding of how to set up radio is right or wrong.
We used channel 5 and set it up to be connected to the switch, that way we get three values on CH5 we can use for flight modes (see the videos). The failsafe is set before binding and should 'tell' the receiver what to output if it looses connection with the radio. Best of luck with yours.
Hello painless I been see all you transmitter failsafe setup -100 throttle But when I do same for throttle and power of the fs_ia6b motor stop should I but throttle in -80 or should to do some thing with the FC
Hello, I am building a quadcopter with NAZA M-V2, FS-i6s tx and FS-iA6B rx. RC calibration on NAZA on the PC is fine except setting the control mode, I cannot move the slider until the GPS, Atti. or Manual area turn blue, The only way I can move it is changing the values on thefly mode but is not accurate and does not go where I want. The other main issue is that I cannot arm the motor nor start the motor test on NAZA on my PC. I am totally puzzled and run out of ideas what to do next. Linking motors to TX and RX only the motors work when testing them. I would much appreciate your opinion on this. Tony
I know this is kind of an old video but im hoping you will see this. Do you think that the FS-i6S is better than the turnigy evolution? i Like the look of both but im a thumber and use a strap while flying and neither of those are qualities that the evolution has. That being said ive heard some amazing things about the evolution and not that much about the i6S. thanks for reading this and i hope you can help.
Depends on what you mean by 'better'. Both use a very similar menu system but the i6s is a more traditional layout with some extra things in the menu (curves, dual rates) that come in handy..
I'm not entirely sure if my failsafe is set up correctly. I have my settings the same as you have set them here. When I arm the quad and try to power off my FS-16S, my radio says 'TURN OFF RX'. However when it is armed and I take the batteries out of the radio the motors stop. Is this right? I thought I saw one of your videos where you actually turned off the radio by the buttons to check the failsafe. Thanks for these videos by the way, I am (almost) ready to fly after months of being obsessed with the hobby and I couldn't have done it without your videos.
Yep, that radio has a nice safety feature that forces you to turn off the receiver first. Removing the batteries is the same as what I was doing on the other radios..
I have followed all steps and my transmitter FlySky FS-i6 and the transmitter FS-iA6B isn't connecting to my Flight controller (I have the same flight controller as the one used in the video), when I get up to 20:21 the throttle does not move and there is no AUX channels. However If I connect on the SBUS side with the 1 servo cable, I am able to see all AUX channels however, the throttle still does not move. Please help me :(
Does the receiver come bound to the transmitter from the factory? I don't have any 5v batteries to power the receiver for binding. After setting the transmitter. Could i plug in the connector to the receiver. the one we plug in for ppm, The red,black,white "signal cable". How you show in the video. From receiver from the FC. Then plug in the big main Batt to the xt60, get power from the Pdp-FC-RX that way, for the binding? Then unplug the big batt. Turn off transmitter. Unplug bind plug. Then proceed to Cleanflight. Would that work? I'm sorry if that doesnt make sense. Hard for me to articulate the question properly. Thank you
It depends on the kit, some do, some don't. See the USB cable trick on the channel if you don't have a 5v supply. I'd strongly recommend you get one as it's worth it's weight in gold when you need it.. Best of luck!
The radio you use will not make the model go faster but it will help you fly well with smoother, accurate gimbals and tweaked settings like Expo, flight modes and throttle curves.. Best of luck!
I followed the build closely. I'm at the point where I connect to clean flight and can't get it to see my receiver. I'm using the fllysky that you are using.
if ever i bought a walkera rodeo that comes with a devo 7 reciever, can switch it up to flysky reciever? cause my radio is same as yours that works only with flysky reciever.
From what I remember (see the Rodeo review video) you can add an external s-bus receiver to it. So if you can find a compatible receiver that sends an s-bus signal you'll be in business. Best of luck!
Just got the FLYSKY FS i6S with the 6 channel iA6B receiver. Upgraded firmware. My question is the battery level for the receiver always shows full even when LIPO at about 50% I have read that I need the 10 channel receiver to monitor LIPO voltage, or the 6 channel V2 receiver. Just got the monitoring sensor (FS-CVTO1) with no luck. I see in your video your LIPO battery level is well down to show the true level. Any clarification would be most grateful thanks. (Great Channel - thanks) Steve
I switched my receiver set up to PPM, along with the transmitter set to PPM, I am getting no input for the values in clean flight. Is there a way to fix that? I am using a FS-i6S Transmitter with a 6 Channel Receiver.
I need a little more clarity on CleanFlight. Because I see on their website they have firmware, not just a desktop app. Do I have to install anything on my Naze32 Flight controller first?
Hello Sir, where can I find this little UBEC "circuit" you have used to power the receiver before installing it into the copter? I am planning to build a 4s quad and don't exactly know where to search for. Do you have a hint? Are the ones with pre-installed xt60 connectors, or do I have to solder them separately? Thanks for your videos. They are, by far, the best on the Internet when it comes to understanding the basics and the "whole technology". Nothing comparable in Germany! Kind regards
If you Google for 5v UBEC then you should find them. You can get them from lots of places now but I've usually order most of mine from eBay or HobbyKing. Best of luck!
I have managed to bind my transmitter to my receiver but in betaflight under the receiver tab my transmitter isn't showing the control bars moving when I move my transmitter levers.??? Any suggestions.
What radio you have in your hands makes absolutely no difference to what the flight controller need. It's more about the protocol used in the model from the receiver to the FC. th-cam.com/video/4iqKp-7RQkk/w-d-xo.html may be worth a look... Best of luck
18:00--excellent setup for powering up FC without using main power...question: can i use spare ESC (linear mode) to use as UBEC to have your setup? i.e. Spare ESC connected to lipo battery via separate battery connector (T deans etc.) and BEC connection goes into RX. This power will be use by PPM connection to power up FC. Please help? (Note: ESC's 3 phase motor connection will not be connected to anything in this situation)
Hi Painless, I'm following your Quad build for beginners. Everything is great motors work, set up controller, went through Betaflight without a hitch. Very cool stuff and exciting. Transmitter is bound to the receiver as per the video. All seems perfect till I unplug the quad from the computer. Nothing works...transmitter (FY-i6s) set up per videos and it corresponds to Betaflight perfectly. Transmitter indicates I am bound to receiver but nothing happens when I disconnect the computer. All seems I'm read for a test flight but nothing happend. Light on the board are lit up otors beep at start up, but nothng. What I have missed? Where do I look for what is wrong. Thanks
Tricky to tell from the detail in your post. Sounds like your 5v power supply on the model isn't working. Watch the video on the power system again for ideas. Best of luck!
I have been given a Futaba T7CP+R617FS 2.4 GHz FASST to use for this new entry level build, reading the documents only talks about fixed wings and Helicopter. I presume as it's an old radio it migth not have documents for a quadcopter but it will work. WOuld you be aware if this be supported with this model of Flight controller in this build
Awesome video. I just finished building my first quad... naze32, X4R with sbus, emax 35A ESCs, etc. Currently, my Taranis is successfully getting telemetry from the quad, but my taranis inputs aren't showing up in betaflight. I checked the inputs and mixing and they should be correct. Any ideas on what's wrong? Been searching the internet for two days now... The weird thing is that when I tried to use the "MSP RX input" mode in the configuration tab just to try things out, the inputs didn't make the motors spin either. (the master motor slider does make the motors spin) Would really appreciate your help. Thanks!
Ok, so I watched the sbus setup and the naze32 cleanflight setup. I verified I've been doing the same thing that you've said. Since I'm using the naze32 rev6 board, it shouldn't need the noninverted signal. I tried switching to softserial 2 instead of softserial 1 (had to revert back to betafligth 3.0.1). Nothing. Just in case the softserial doesn't take inverted signal, I also just tried using the noninverted signal. Nothing.
I am using a RadioLink AT9S. When I go to cleanflight and select serial and SBUS, the quad beeps, motors reset etc.. However, when I go to the page that reports out the stick inputs, it still doesn't show the the sticks are moving when I move them. When I go back to the page where you can select the Receiver, it doesn't show that it is on SBUS.. it just has the pull-down selector.. if I pick SBUS, I get the same results. . Note The transmitter appears paired as it has the bars showing connection. Any ideas? Thank you
See our series on the radio we used on the channel. For almost all self build quads you want a throttle that isn't sprung. The radio in the video is Mode 2. Happy flying!
Hi - just building my first quad following all your vids, I`m using pwm. IO_1 & IO_2 have 5v connections on both sides. Do I need to remove one. Have tried to find the vid with the update at end but you make so so many vids I cant find it now. Of course I could be wrong Thanks
Not sure what you're asking as yoiu don't mention the flight controller. I'm guessing it's a SP3?. We cover the power settings for that board in the SP3 series. Best of luck!
Can i bind 2 different ia10 b receivers with one transmitter, because i have 2 copters and one transmitter, i need to bind them when I'm switching between models.
Every manufacturer has their own version of the radio protocol. The result of this means that most radios have to have a very specific receiver in order for it all to work together. See my video about it in the 'introduction to remote control' playlist on the channel. Lots of other things in there too, that you might find interesting. Best of luck!
Painless360 hey 👋 great channel , when i bind this receiver to my flysky i6s TX ( I did your flight battery mod to it ) I see my flight battery voltage and I see something like SIG :10 is that some sort of telemetry for the signal strength or a sort or rssi ?
Hello Painless360. I've got my FS-I6S, i set up PPM output, stick mode M2, gave +5V and GND only the CH1 on the receiver and i have connected to the signal pins from receiver CH1 to APM input 1, receiver CH2 to APM input 2 and so on..., but it does not work, usually i have one channel which i can see something changing in the RC calibration, but others don't do anything when i am moving the sticks. Could You help me what can be the problem?
All of the detail on how to setup the radio and controller are in this series. If you're using an APM then we also have a series on that too.. In all of our APM builds we've used PWM (that's how you are wiring yours)..
Painless360 yes you are right, that's my english is bad and i understood PPM and not PWM, anyway i changed it and it works perfectly now. Thank You for your answer and patiency..
Suggestion: when you suggest other videos and show a small window, please provide a link so we don't have to endlessly scroll through your videos to find it. ;)
Links are even better and that's typical for popular channels. Anyway, there wasn't a playlist for the first series so I eventually found it scrolling the video list. Your videos are very helpful even for us old electronics guys trying to get into quadcopters!
It was my bad! I didn't immediately see that your playlist list had many more playlists! I am not a youtube expert by any stretch. Anyway I found all of the playlists including the ones that I was looking for. Just want to give you many thumbs up on your videos. I came across them rather quickly when searching for beginner quadcopter videos. You explain things so very well and I appreciate that. I'm not new to electronics but its nice having all the details explained because sometimes that's where things go bad if I missed a small detail. The motor, current, thrust, lift and other engineering things are great.
Sorry for bugging ya about this again, but just to be sure so I don't burn a board out (again), I am safe to just use the 5V connector for the PDB to power my receiver up, correct? Thanks again
I've got the receiver coming on whenever I plug the battery in, but if I have the SBUS wires plugged in as well, then the flight controller lights nor the receiver seems to come on, any particular reason that might be?
That looks like you're connecting the SBUS connector into all the negative pins on the Rx, essentially shorting the GND, 5V and s_bus pins.. If that's what you're doing you're lucky you didn't cook something with the short..
That's why I'm confused because the way it is acting I would assume the same thing, but whenever I'm looking at the wiring diagram for the SBUS connections its telling me to go to the bottom row below the negative pins and to put them in that order. Anywhere else you might suggest to begin troubleshooting?
Without more detail it's impossible to offer any advice. 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..
Given that I am using a 3 wire only IBUS connection and it comes from the the board on 5v . It can not be anything else,so it seems pretty painless to me.
Almost all receivers use the 5v output on the flight controller to power the receiver (the exception being the Spektrum Satellite Recovers that need 3.3v). The 5v power output on most boards is well regulated so you don't have to worry about it in use. Best of luck with the build..
I am just going to power the RX from 2 cells on the balance plug so I will get to see the battery voltage. 8.4v and set the alarms at 7v and 6.4v Cheers!
Hey, so I've been using the ia6b and it's been great. During my last flight though I came in for a landing, unplugged and switched batteries but as soon as I plugged in my receiver wasn't lighting up or working. Any idea why this would be happened? I didn't touch any of the wiring
+Painless360 could you please take less than 2minutes to watch a video of mine of a problem I'm having with throttle from the tx. All is OK in CF. ESC calibrate or seem to anyway. All is in the description. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Or help from anyone.
I bought a LUX flight control board and it didn't come with the wiring harness (15:30) and was wondering what i would need to wire it up the board to the receiver?
I see! Most BECs don't come with the connector attached - we solder that on ourselves - www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__4319__TURNIGY_3A_UBEC_w_Noise_Reduction.html.. Happy flying!
Hello, Painless360. I am currently building my Dubai 210 Racer. I soldered everything, but i found that i cannot seem to connect my fs-ia6 RX with the F3 Flight Controller. I am using Fs-i6 Transmitter and successfully bound it with the RX. However i power the RX by UART1 on the FC and i have plugged all the cables from I0-1 and I0-2, but i get no response whatsoever. Any help would be great. (First build)
I can't get betaflight to recognize my transmitter. I'm using the FS-i6s TX and have successfully got it to bind to my RX. When both are powered up, my TX can see the battery power of my RX, so I'm assuming it is bound successfully. Now when I go into Betaflight, under configuration I have receiver mode set to PPM RX input. When I then click on the receiver tab and test my TX nothing happens. I have gone to the Ports tab, and tried turning the Serial RX on for both UART2 and UART3 separately, saved and rebooted, but this has not helped either. Further info: I have the battery plugged in while betaflight is on so that my RX is receiving power. I am using the SPF3 FC. Betaflight recognizes my fc being plugged in and is following movements correctly. I am brand new to this hobby and I'm at a loss of what else I can do. Idk how many hours I've spent reading other peoples problems (and your videos) and how they fixed it but it doesn't seem their problem is the same as mine (which I have no idea what the problem is). Do you have any suggestions?
Hey man, thank you so much for responding I didn't think you would see this, let alone respond in 10 hours! O.o I found out my issue was with an output setting in my TX, but I wouldn't have understood what that setting meant without your videos. You're a life saver thank you!
The ports tab tells the flight controller how it's connected to things (radio reciever, telemetry, sensors, Vtx units esc.). The VCP bit is about making sure that it 'talks' MPS user the USB connection. MSP is short from Multiwii serial protocol and is how the configurator app on you computer talks to the board.. hope that helps, see my Quadcopter building for more tips..
Can you please help me. I follwed all of the steps in the video up until i was in cleanflight. I adjusted the rx settings to ppm, once i return to the rx menu i was still unable to see the graph like bars move when i moved my sticks. Also when i connect to the computer i can only use cleanflight when plugged into the power board. This is my first drone with basically no research done beforehand so im lost.
+Eric Sudfeld sounds like a little more research is needed, if you Google 'power painless360 usb' you'll find my video why it won't work off the USB. Watch the other beginner builds and introduction to radio control series for more of the basics. Best of luck
Great video. However, mine is still not working. I have a FS-IA6B receiver soldered directly to the FC. I plugged the FC to the 3 pin PPM/CH1 slot. I followed instructions for the transmitter FS-i6S. Cleanflight settings were altered like you mentioned. The Gyro on Cleanflight is responding according to the position of the FC. However, when i move the sticks on the transmitter, there is no response on Cleanflight. I am beyond frustrated. Any help would be highly appreciated.
+martin goggins campos tricky to offer any advice without knowing what troubleshooting you've already done. I'd check the receiver has power, is bound to the radio and that you have both the flight controller setup for PPM and double checked any settings on the radio to make sure that it's set for PPM too. Best of luck!
Thank you for the reply. The receiver has power (red light on) and successfully bound to the radio (RX shows up in the radio). I have the PPM set up in Cleanflight and the radio. Could this be a software issue? I was thinking of maybe rebooting, unless you can think of something else?
I started from scratch and did the following: 1. Bind the radio to the receiver (radio shows RX signal) 2. On Cleanflight, i flashed firmware (No Reboot sequence, Full chip erase, Manual baud rate (256000). I did this after shorting the boot pads and got a solid red light). 3. Load Firmware (Online) 4. Flash Firmware (it worked and i got a successful message on Cleanflight. 5. Connected FC to Cleanflight. 6. Set Receiver to PPM RX The gyro appears to be working as it shows up on Cleanflight and is responsive. However, there is no response when i move the radio sticks.
Painless360 do you think this would be a good kit to start with? I've never built a helicopter before and this looks really interesting. I will surely use these videos of yours but I'm a little hesitant if I can do it since it looks complicated
Most of the kits now come with a decent range of components. We have also looked at a lot of the RTF/BNF models on the channel too. They all follow pretty much the same build process.. Best of luck!
hi, i have a very big question (sorry my inglish) i have the same radio (fs i6s) and a sp racing 10dof with osd, this flight controller have s-bus but i don´t know how to link the reciever, what pin i conect?cause the radio have s-bus too but i don´t know how to connect it, please HELP ME. Thanks a lot
Please see the main SP3 series that we link to though this series. In there are lots more detail on setting up the board and also a video tat covers common Rx connections like s_bus too. Google 's-bus painless360' to find lots of helpful stuff. Best of luck!
You're watching the series before it's public. There is a clickable card in this video for it at 3:15 but you can find the video here ;) th-cam.com/video/-7d1e8L2jb4/w-d-xo.html
Hi, I binded my receiver and I can see input on betaflight, also can control motors on betaflight. Once i disconnect from betaflight I cannot control my motors with my transmitter. Do you know of any solutions?
This is my first drone build so I am quite noob at this, but for my understanding I have connected the receiver to the flight controller and the motors to the flight controller and I have binded my radio to my receiver. In betaflight, I see input from my radio (only in betaflight though), I can also controll my motors through betaflight. So my motors and radio are working (i think).I guess I'm just not sure what to do next.
+Kinga all I can suggest is watch all the videos in this series one after the other, I cover every single step to get your model in the air. Best of luck
I watched the setting up cleanflight video, and I have esc that use DSHOT150 and 300, i set it up the way you do using oneshot 150 and setting the max throttle and min throttle which made the esc make sounds (which I think completed the configuration), but there is still no input from radio after I disconnect from cleanflight. Does this have something to do with DSHOT or my esc? A blue led turns on and blinks when I use throttle on my radio. Also blinks once each time I use the B switch on my radio. Im not sure if this information helps solve the issue or if i should just keep digging. I'm just confused motors work inside cleanflight but not when I disconnect from it. I also soldered the motors in the wrong spot on the FC is that has anything to do with it (thought that would just make it fly awful but i just want to see if the motors work with my radio)
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Thank you so much!! your videos were great help in setting up mine. I just couldn't figure out how to get my radio to appear on the computer, but your step by step solved it!
I’m relatively new to Drones but your videos got me flying 2 days after my parts and pieces arrived. Thank you.
A trick : you can watch movies on flixzone. I've been using it for watching loads of movies during the lockdown.
@Skylar Kendrick Definitely, I have been using Flixzone for since november myself =)
LOVE you Man !
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I like this radio, perfect for multi rotors. I know the fixed wings guys aren't fussed on it, but I'd bet HK will offer a FW update to allow this as FlySky has. My DX6i doesn't have any 3 position switches nor PPM, SBus or telemetry. 4 times the money too. I'll be grabbing one of these for sure.
Finally found my answer on your site regarding ppm setup. Great advice I'll have to make one of those small battery setup's also. Happy New Year!
Dang. Thought I found a unicorn. Cheap, great interface, smaller form factor, 10 channel. Love to have this for both my quads and helis. Thx for your great vids. And bought one anyway for my quads. I'll stay on spektrum for my helis for now. Keep them separate.
I would, even the heli pieces on the mighty OpenTX/Taranis are not as slick as on devices like the DX8/9/18..
Thank you for this video on this particular radio.
Damn, the ¨S¨ model looks so much better then my old FS-16! :D
August 2016? You have invented time travel!
Nope, you're using the playlists to preview videos before they are public - congratulations! :D
I used a 4 AA battery holder with clip on lead. Works every time.
Your tutorials are superb-- The best.
Great Video! Thx
Great video .
Very useful video
Great stuff ty Painless!
Thanks so much
Oh. I didn't know that. I have an old dx6i, but it's limited. Best suggestion for new spektrum? I fly cp helis micros, a 250 and want to grow into 509 to 600s.
I have a DX9 here and it's a lovely (if expensive) radio. The new DX6 looks good now too. if you're using a flybarless setup then you can get away without a lot of the special swash settings..
So i don't know why but the way you were able to move the sticks on your transmitter and have it show up in the clean flight reciever screen after you changed the reciever to PPM, looks so easy. On my end, i did the same exact change and i am still not noticing any of the throttle, roll, pitch, and yaw channel maps updated with my stick movements.
Here is summary of what i have done so far
1. binded the FS-iA6B reciever to my FS-i6X transmitter
2. set the Reciever to RX PPM input
I did not do any subtrim modifications like you did however.
Is that what might be causing me from not seeing any changes to the channel maps of those 4 motions?
Once i get this sorted, the rest is smooth sailing.
Awesome videos Painless.
Cheers Mate.
Thanks for explaining a little of what you've tested as many expect me to know the answer by just letting me know that something isn't working! If non of the channels are working correctly then it's the bind, wiring or settings in Cleanflight/Betaflight. I'd recheck each in turn. Best of luck!
Hi when I check my aux all I have is Nul , VRX ,STx Key and swx is there a reason why I do not see the other channels?
great vid!
When are you going to do a review on the brainfpv flight controller?Oh almost forgot keep up the great work you got me into drones watching your videos. I'm now building my first drone.
I'm not planning to, I'll see how many other requests we get and cover it if there is enough interest. Thanks for the idea. Happy flying!
Glad to see some FlySky love though for racing quads perhaps the regular FS-I6 would be best... Why not use iBus though? It's fully supported on CleanFlight and BetaFlight.
+RC Flyer85 because those following the series may not use exactly the same radio and PPM is the simplest, widely supported method (if you have it). Thanks for the comment. Happy flying!
Hello, very useful videos, so Thank You first. i have a question, i have a APM 2.8 and FS i6s but no battery and no APM power module, so my question is if the APM get power through USB cable, can I connect receiver and bind and test it the transmitter? thank you for your answer
We cover all of that in the APM series on the channel. Best of luck!
Just watching your vids very informative quick question why ppm and not ibus
ibus wasn't well support at the time of the video :D
Hi, just wanted to say I love your channel, it's helped me so much during my build of the same model. Also, do you think you can help me? The radio I purchased on gearbest along with the model is a FlySky iA6. I've noticed it definitely does not look similar to the RX you are using, and I'm just wondering if there was another way to connect the RX I am using to the spracing f3 flight controller. My RX only has 7 rows of pins and 3 columns. Instead of using the servo-pin-like male connector do I use all of them?
Very Good 'hands on instruction'. Looking for a set up configuration of the FS-i6s to the new Naza N3. Like to try the FS-i6s on a multicopter but can not find any thing on the N3 Set up. Any Help or comments would be appreciated. Mny Tnx
We don't use Naze gear here but we did use the i6s in the 'Quadcopter building for beginners' series on the channel. Best of luck!
I see your videos and very very good, help us all. Mny Tnx. If you hear or see of some one using the N3, with the FS-i6s. please let me know. Thanks/keep up the good work.
in this video you use a lipo reduced to 5v to set up the flysky, I was wondering if it is possible to wire a usb to dupont setup and use a phone charger? I tested the voltage coming from the charger and it clocks in at 5.22v and 0.7A. do you see any reason that this wouldn't work? by the way love your videos, you explain things with great detail and simple enough for even me to understand. thank you so much
It should do, be very careful though! :D
figured I'd just give it a go and it worked perfectly. seems like a great way to re-use an old cell phone recharger if you have an extra just sitting around.
Hi painless, i have followed every step that you did, and it worked.... kind of..... The throttle and yaw work, but my pitch and roll do not respond. it does not work... Is there anything that you can tell me that might help? I am a noob at this new hobby and i dont know what to do.... thanks, ben
Well done on trying to build one, so many just buy a BNF and miss all the fun! You'll get it sorted, the first one or two are huge learning curves.
You can tell that the radio and Rx are talking so the problem may be on the radio (check that the channels move in the 'monitor' screen on the radio itself) or the cables from the Rx to the flight controller are not installed correctly..
When asking for help it's handy to cover what you're already tried, that was I can avoid suggesting things you've already done..
Best of luck!
I accidentally put a high voltage battery in the receiver and mine blew up ): ☹️
Same😭
Is the flysky FST6 a ppm
Do you still need beta flight?
Please see the later builds for beginners series on the channel... best of luck!
I am using the Flysky FF i6S with a RC Laser sailboat. How do I change the right stick to horizontal right left orientation. Thanks. Bill
Not sure - if you figure it out please let me know..
I have the same radio, but my quad is not ready for flying yet. In a failsafe screen are you writing instructions or events for the given channel? For what I saw in the video - it was an event. And if I'm not mistaken it is not the way it supposed to be for setting up failsafe, I'm speaking mainly about channel 5. One more remark - when you were showing how to set up flight modes, you didn't say that you need to set up PWM value for each mode in MP, otherwise, you'll stay on the same channel no matter how many clicks you've made with mode switch. I'm not trying to teach you or to be rude it's just a way I am clearing out if my understanding of how to set up radio is right or wrong.
We used channel 5 and set it up to be connected to the switch, that way we get three values on CH5 we can use for flight modes (see the videos). The failsafe is set before binding and should 'tell' the receiver what to output if it looses connection with the radio. Best of luck with yours.
What is the little battery that you use to power the receiver?
My quadcopter still doesnt work nothing in betaflight mobes and I Am conected and tryed all uarts. Could you help.
What FC are you using and what troubleshooting have you already done?
Hello painless I been see all you transmitter failsafe setup -100 throttle
But when I do same for throttle and power of the fs_ia6b motor stop should I but throttle in -80 or should to do some thing with the FC
Hello, I am building a quadcopter with NAZA M-V2, FS-i6s tx and FS-iA6B rx. RC calibration on NAZA on the PC is fine except setting the control mode, I cannot move the slider until the GPS, Atti. or Manual area turn blue, The only way I can move it is changing the values on thefly mode but is not accurate and does not go where I want. The other main issue is that I cannot arm the motor nor start the motor test on NAZA on my PC. I am totally puzzled and run out of ideas what to do next. Linking motors to TX and RX only the motors work when testing them. I would much appreciate your opinion on this.
Tony
I've not used the NAZA, best of luck with it.
I know this is kind of an old video but im hoping you will see this. Do you think that the FS-i6S is better than the turnigy evolution? i Like the look of both but im a thumber and use a strap while flying and neither of those are qualities that the evolution has. That being said ive heard some amazing things about the evolution and not that much about the i6S. thanks for reading this and i hope you can help.
Depends on what you mean by 'better'. Both use a very similar menu system but the i6s is a more traditional layout with some extra things in the menu (curves, dual rates) that come in handy..
I'm not entirely sure if my failsafe is set up correctly. I have my settings the same as you have set them here. When I arm the quad and try to power off my FS-16S, my radio says 'TURN OFF RX'. However when it is armed and I take the batteries out of the radio the motors stop. Is this right? I thought I saw one of your videos where you actually turned off the radio by the buttons to check the failsafe. Thanks for these videos by the way, I am (almost) ready to fly after months of being obsessed with the hobby and I couldn't have done it without your videos.
Yep, that radio has a nice safety feature that forces you to turn off the receiver first. Removing the batteries is the same as what I was doing on the other radios..
Brilliant, thanks! I'm just back from my first FPV flight and it was incredible.
I have followed all steps and my transmitter FlySky FS-i6 and the transmitter FS-iA6B isn't connecting to my Flight controller (I have the same flight controller as the one used in the video), when I get up to 20:21 the throttle does not move and there is no AUX channels.
However If I connect on the SBUS side with the 1 servo cable, I am able to see all AUX channels however, the throttle still does not move. Please help me :(
Can you please share the schematic for the 'Battery eliminate circuit' if it is DIY shown in the video at 13:00?
+Srinivasa Kumar it's a standard BEC. This one is a 3a switched model from Turnigy, you just need to solder on a battery connector. Best of luck!
Hi I'm trying to bind my tinyhawk freestyle with my fs-i6s can you help me please. I'm new at this hobby.
If I don't have that little power plug you have, could I still just plug in the drone battery and use that instead?
Yes you could but make sure the props are off for safety..
Does the receiver come bound to the transmitter from the factory? I don't have any 5v batteries to power the receiver for binding. After setting the transmitter. Could i plug in the connector to the receiver. the one we plug in for ppm, The red,black,white "signal cable". How you show in the video. From receiver from the FC. Then plug in the big main Batt to the xt60, get power from the Pdp-FC-RX that way, for the binding? Then unplug the big batt. Turn off transmitter. Unplug bind plug. Then proceed to Cleanflight. Would that work? I'm sorry if that doesnt make sense. Hard for me to articulate the question properly. Thank you
It depends on the kit, some do, some don't. See the USB cable trick on the channel if you don't have a 5v supply. I'd strongly recommend you get one as it's worth it's weight in gold when you need it.. Best of luck!
Just wanted to say thank you. Found that vid. Made myself a cable and battery pack. And not only that. My TX/RX came pre bound. Thanks again :)
Do the controllers matter a lot? Will a controller allow you to go faster? Will a 2.4ghz controller work with a 5ghz transmitter?
The radio you use will not make the model go faster but it will help you fly well with smoother, accurate gimbals and tweaked settings like Expo, flight modes and throttle curves.. Best of luck!
I have a small ppm receiver that I bought, do I simply connect the three red wires to that??
The PPM connection needs a GND, power and the PPM signal cable.. check the wiring diagram for your F.C. or model.. best of luck
I followed the build closely. I'm at the point where I connect to clean flight and can't get it to see my receiver. I'm using the fllysky that you are using.
klipse00 same as you
Como hago para utilizar los 4 stick de arriba, creo que se hace mediante mix
Muchas gracias
if ever i bought a walkera rodeo that comes with a devo 7 reciever, can switch it up to flysky reciever? cause my radio is same as yours that works only with flysky reciever.
From what I remember (see the Rodeo review video) you can add an external s-bus receiver to it. So if you can find a compatible receiver that sends an s-bus signal you'll be in business. Best of luck!
Just got the FLYSKY FS i6S with the 6 channel iA6B receiver. Upgraded firmware. My question is the battery level for the receiver always shows full even when LIPO at about 50% I have read that I need the 10 channel receiver to monitor LIPO voltage, or the 6 channel V2 receiver. Just got the monitoring sensor (FS-CVTO1) with no luck. I see in your video your LIPO battery level is well down to show the true level. Any clarification would be most grateful thanks. (Great Channel - thanks) Steve
The battery level is around the 5v supply that the Rx is receiving normally, not the flight battery.. Hope that helps..
I switched my receiver set up to PPM, along with the transmitter set to PPM, I am getting no input for the values in clean flight. Is there a way to fix that? I am using a FS-i6S Transmitter with a 6 Channel Receiver.
+GeorgeRC all the steps I did are covered in the video. Best of luck with it
I need a little more clarity on CleanFlight. Because I see on their website they have firmware, not just a desktop app.
Do I have to install anything on my Naze32 Flight controller first?
+Robert Baindourov see the videos at the start of this series...
Thanks from 5pm to 5am, I became an expert. Watched lots of videos on lots of channels.
Great community!
Hello Sir,
where can I find this little UBEC "circuit" you have used to power the receiver before installing it into the copter? I am planning to build a 4s quad and don't exactly know where to search for.
Do you have a hint? Are the ones with pre-installed xt60 connectors, or do I have to solder them separately?
Thanks for your videos. They are, by far, the best on the Internet when it comes to understanding the basics and the "whole technology". Nothing comparable in Germany!
Kind regards
If you Google for 5v UBEC then you should find them. You can get them from lots of places now but I've usually order most of mine from eBay or HobbyKing. Best of luck!
I have managed to bind my transmitter to my receiver but in betaflight under the receiver tab my transmitter isn't showing the control bars moving when I move my transmitter levers.??? Any suggestions.
What radio you have in your hands makes absolutely no difference to what the flight controller need. It's more about the protocol used in the model from the receiver to the FC. th-cam.com/video/4iqKp-7RQkk/w-d-xo.html may be worth a look... Best of luck
ok so you explained why your sticks may not be working on cleanflight, but what about betaflight
+Trent Hughes it should be the same, and iNavflight... best of luck.
18:00--excellent setup for powering up FC without using main power...question: can i use spare ESC (linear mode) to use as UBEC to have your setup? i.e. Spare ESC connected to lipo battery via separate battery connector (T deans etc.) and BEC connection goes into RX. This power will be use by PPM connection to power up FC. Please help? (Note: ESC's 3 phase motor connection will not be connected to anything in this situation)
+adnan ul haque yep, that will work. Getting a little UBEC is so handy for setup of receivers and powering servos and servo testers..
Hi Painless, I'm following your Quad build for beginners. Everything is great motors work, set up controller, went through Betaflight without a hitch. Very cool stuff and exciting. Transmitter is bound to the receiver as per the video. All seems perfect till I unplug the quad from the computer. Nothing works...transmitter (FY-i6s) set up per videos and it corresponds to Betaflight perfectly. Transmitter indicates I am bound to receiver but nothing happens when I disconnect the computer. All seems I'm read for a test flight but nothing happend. Light on the board are lit up otors beep at start up, but nothng. What I have missed? Where do I look for what is wrong. Thanks
Tricky to tell from the detail in your post. Sounds like your 5v power supply on the model isn't working. Watch the video on the power system again for ideas. Best of luck!
Thank you for replying.
I have been given a Futaba T7CP+R617FS 2.4 GHz FASST to use for this new entry level build, reading the documents only talks about fixed wings and Helicopter. I presume as it's an old radio it migth not have documents for a quadcopter but it will work. WOuld you be aware if this be supported with this model of Flight controller in this build
It'll work - select fixed wing. Google 'acro radio painless360'. Best of luck!
Great vid. Just about to start first build, if power receiver from 5V from pdb, will this also power the FC with 5V through the PPM?
Yes, the normal way is to power the board with the 5v and then let that power the receiver via the connecting cable.. Best of luck!
Painless360 Brilliant! Thanks for the help!
Can I use this transmitter for a hexacopter
Yes you can, it’s all handled by the settings in the flight controller..
Awesome video. I just finished building my first quad... naze32, X4R with sbus, emax 35A ESCs, etc. Currently, my Taranis is successfully getting telemetry from the quad, but my taranis inputs aren't showing up in betaflight. I checked the inputs and mixing and they should be correct. Any ideas on what's wrong? Been searching the internet for two days now...
The weird thing is that when I tried to use the "MSP RX input" mode in the configuration tab just to try things out, the inputs didn't make the motors spin either. (the master motor slider does make the motors spin)
Would really appreciate your help. Thanks!
+David Xiao see our video in the sp3 series on the common connection setups. Older Naze32 boards may need an external inverter for sbus too...
Ok, so I watched the sbus setup and the naze32 cleanflight setup. I verified I've been doing the same thing that you've said. Since I'm using the naze32 rev6 board, it shouldn't need the noninverted signal. I tried switching to softserial 2 instead of softserial 1 (had to revert back to betafligth 3.0.1). Nothing. Just in case the softserial doesn't take inverted signal, I also just tried using the noninverted signal. Nothing.
I am using a RadioLink AT9S. When I go to cleanflight and select serial and SBUS, the quad beeps, motors reset etc.. However, when I go to the page that reports out the stick inputs, it still doesn't show the the sticks are moving when I move them. When I go back to the page where you can select the Receiver, it doesn't show that it is on SBUS.. it just has the pull-down selector.. if I pick SBUS, I get the same results. . Note The transmitter appears paired as it has the bars showing connection. Any ideas?
Thank you
What controller did you use the mode 2 or self centering throttle ??? cheers
See our series on the radio we used on the channel. For almost all self build quads you want a throttle that isn't sprung. The radio in the video is Mode 2. Happy flying!
Hi - just building my first quad following all your vids, I`m using pwm. IO_1 & IO_2 have 5v connections on both sides. Do I need to remove one. Have tried to find the vid with the update at end but you make so so many vids I cant find it now. Of course I could be wrong Thanks
Not sure what you're asking as yoiu don't mention the flight controller. I'm guessing it's a SP3?. We cover the power settings for that board in the SP3 series. Best of luck!
Can i bind 2 different ia10 b receivers with one transmitter, because i have 2 copters and one transmitter, i need to bind them when I'm switching between models.
Yes you can, normally you create a separate model memory for each.. Best of luck!
How to create that please help
See my videos on this radio..
Thank you! What to do with black heat shrink on antenna tip? Wanted to use mounting mode with zip tie
That's a perfect, cheap way to do it. I just did that with a model last week..
Nice thanks! Love you channel pure knowledge
What if my transmitter doesn't have a screen like yours?
No idea. I’d dig out the manual for it..
Anyone know the name of the cable you connect the receiver with ?
Than you for a very good video. Can you please advise how to set up CC3D board with Turnigy TGY-i6s in Liberty Pilot (OpenPilot). Is this possible?
+Alexey Saulin please see our cc3D series on the channel. We cover all of the steps to configure the cc3D in that series. Best of luck with the build!
Thank you very much. I just set it up and did fly successfully:). Thank you for doing a great job making such a good videos. Highly appreciated.
What if I don't see an option to change it to PPM in clean flight?
How are you going to program this drone??
Stay tuned ;)
Hi. Can you include simple gps setup in this series? it has been a while since you made a video about naze32 gps. things have changed. thanks.
+Giorgi Morchadze see how we do it in the SP3 series. No need to post your question twice. Happy flying!
Will this receiver work with other radios? sorry i'm new to this
Every manufacturer has their own version of the radio protocol. The result of this means that most radios have to have a very specific receiver in order for it all to work together. See my video about it in the 'introduction to remote control' playlist on the channel. Lots of other things in there too, that you might find interesting. Best of luck!
Painless360 hey 👋 great channel , when i bind this receiver to my flysky i6s TX ( I did your flight battery mod to it ) I see my flight battery voltage and I see something like SIG :10 is that some sort of telemetry for the signal strength or a sort or rssi ?
Hello Painless360. I've got my FS-I6S, i set up PPM output, stick mode M2, gave +5V and GND only the CH1 on the receiver and i have connected to the signal pins from receiver CH1 to APM input 1, receiver CH2 to APM input 2 and so on..., but it does not work, usually i have one channel which i can see something changing in the RC calibration, but others don't do anything when i am moving the sticks. Could You help me what can be the problem?
All of the detail on how to setup the radio and controller are in this series. If you're using an APM then we also have a series on that too.. In all of our APM builds we've used PWM (that's how you are wiring yours)..
Painless360 yes you are right, that's my english is bad and i understood PPM and not PWM, anyway i changed it and it works perfectly now. Thank You for your answer and patiency..
can you please give me a link to the cable you are using to connect the receiver to the flight controller?
It came with the flight controller, if yours didn't then I'd get onto the seller. Best of luck!
do u know for what kind of cable i have to look for/whats the name of the cable?
Suggestion: when you suggest other videos and show a small window, please provide a link so we don't have to endlessly scroll through your videos to find it. ;)
+Steve Jones I usually do, or all of my videos are organised into handy playlists too ;)
Links are even better and that's typical for popular channels. Anyway, there wasn't a playlist for the first series so I eventually found it scrolling the video list. Your videos are very helpful even for us old electronics guys trying to get into quadcopters!
+Steve Jones sorry you struggled. th-cam.com/play/PLYsWjANuAm4pnhS9StKcIbwSOdoMaR9-p.html
It was my bad! I didn't immediately see that your playlist list had many more playlists! I am not a youtube expert by any stretch. Anyway I found all of the playlists including the ones that I was looking for. Just want to give you many thumbs up on your videos. I came across them rather quickly when searching for beginner quadcopter videos. You explain things so very well and I appreciate that. I'm not new to electronics but its nice having all the details explained because sometimes that's where things go bad if I missed a small detail. The motor, current, thrust, lift and other engineering things are great.
hiya I can't find a review from you about the i6 transmitter only the i6s model
We don't have one... Happy flying!
Sorry for bugging ya about this again, but just to be sure so I don't burn a board out (again), I am safe to just use the 5V connector for the PDB to power my receiver up, correct? Thanks again
I've got the receiver coming on whenever I plug the battery in, but if I have the SBUS wires plugged in as well, then the flight controller lights nor the receiver seems to come on, any particular reason that might be?
That looks like you're connecting the SBUS connector into all the negative pins on the Rx, essentially shorting the GND, 5V and s_bus pins.. If that's what you're doing you're lucky you didn't cook something with the short..
Painless360 There's a bottom 4th row of pins for the SBUS connectors that goes (-, +, signal) it isn't the negative pins.
That's why I'm confused because the way it is acting I would assume the same thing, but whenever I'm looking at the wiring diagram for the SBUS connections its telling me to go to the bottom row below the negative pins and to put them in that order. Anywhere else you might suggest to begin troubleshooting?
+Gaige Chester if you shared what the receiver is, I might ;)
Hello Painless, would you kindly show me how to connect servo channels like retracts or gimbal controls when using i-Bus on this transmitter?
i_bus is a single wire communication. if you want what you're after then you'll need to use PWM output on the receiver.. Best of luck!
Thank you for replying.
Hi there, I have followed every step but clean flight still won't recognise the joystick inputs from my receiver.
Without more detail it's impossible to offer any advice. 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..
RX Voltage? is that not just going to be the boards 5v? will in not just read the same until it falls out of the sky? Whats the point of it? :/
Watch the series .. :)
Given that I am using a 3 wire only IBUS connection and it comes from the the board on 5v . It can not be anything else,so it seems pretty painless to me.
Almost all receivers use the 5v output on the flight controller to power the receiver (the exception being the Spektrum Satellite Recovers that need 3.3v). The 5v power output on most boards is well regulated so you don't have to worry about it in use. Best of luck with the build..
I am just going to power the RX from 2 cells on the balance plug so I will get to see the battery voltage. 8.4v and set the alarms at 7v and 6.4v Cheers!
Hey, so I've been using the ia6b and it's been great. During my last flight though I came in for a landing, unplugged and switched batteries but as soon as I plugged in my receiver wasn't lighting up or working. Any idea why this would be happened? I didn't touch any of the wiring
+Zormion I'd check all of the power connections on the model. Best of luck!
+Painless360 could you please take less than 2minutes to watch a video of mine of a problem I'm having with throttle from the tx. All is OK in CF. ESC calibrate or seem to anyway. All is in the description. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Or help from anyone.
I bought a LUX flight control board and it didn't come with the wiring harness (15:30) and was wondering what i would need to wire it up the board to the receiver?
+Kevin Nguyen sorry, not sure. We've not use that fight controller here. I get in touch with the vendor and ask them for a harness. Best of luck
@painless360 what radio is that mate?
The link is in the description lol
+Dave Kersey AKA AZSKYASSASSIN Flysky-FS-i6S. Link in the description.
Is it possible to buy such a "xt60 UBEC plug" (12:54min) somewhere or do I have to solder it together on my own?
If you mean the BEC then you can get them from pretty much anywhere now.. Best of luck!
Painless360 i mean the bec with the xt60 plug. Maybe I did search wrong..Do you have a link? i'd appreciate it
I see! Most BECs don't come with the connector attached - we solder that on ourselves - www.hobbyking.co.uk/hobbyking/store/__4319__TURNIGY_3A_UBEC_w_Noise_Reduction.html.. Happy flying!
Hello, Painless360. I am currently building my Dubai 210 Racer. I soldered everything, but i found that i cannot seem to connect my fs-ia6 RX with the F3 Flight Controller. I am using Fs-i6 Transmitter and successfully bound it with the RX. However i power the RX by UART1 on the FC and i have plugged all the cables from I0-1 and I0-2, but i get no response whatsoever. Any help would be great. (First build)
See the video in the SP3 series where we add each of the common receiver connection types.. Best of luck!
I can't get betaflight to recognize my transmitter. I'm using the FS-i6s TX and have successfully got it to bind to my RX. When both are powered up, my TX can see the battery power of my RX, so I'm assuming it is bound successfully. Now when I go into Betaflight, under configuration I have receiver mode set to PPM RX input. When I then click on the receiver tab and test my TX nothing happens. I have gone to the Ports tab, and tried turning the Serial RX on for both UART2 and UART3 separately, saved and rebooted, but this has not helped either. Further info: I have the battery plugged in while betaflight is on so that my RX is receiving power. I am using the SPF3 FC. Betaflight recognizes my fc being plugged in and is following movements correctly. I am brand new to this hobby and I'm at a loss of what else I can do. Idk how many hours I've spent reading other peoples problems (and your videos) and how they fixed it but it doesn't seem their problem is the same as mine (which I have no idea what the problem is). Do you have any suggestions?
+Hehegigglez Z if it's PPM then you don't need to setup a UART. See the video in the SP3 series..
Hey man, thank you so much for responding I didn't think you would see this, let alone respond in 10 hours! O.o I found out my issue was with an output setting in my TX, but I wouldn't have understood what that setting meant without your videos. You're a life saver thank you!
what are the alternative receivers that we can use ?? d4r-ii?
You can use any receivers that work with the radio you've got. The smaller the better for multirotors and s-bus is a good choice too.. Happy flying!
Hello everyone, Can anyone please explain to me what is the "ports" tab for? And why is the first USB VCP enabled always?
Thanks
The ports tab tells the flight controller how it's connected to things (radio reciever, telemetry, sensors, Vtx units esc.). The VCP bit is about making sure that it 'talks' MPS user the USB connection. MSP is short from Multiwii serial protocol and is how the configurator app on you computer talks to the board.. hope that helps, see my Quadcopter building for more tips..
Thank you for the quick response
Can you please help me. I follwed all of the steps in the video up until i was in cleanflight. I adjusted the rx settings to ppm, once i return to the rx menu i was still unable to see the graph like bars move when i moved my sticks. Also when i connect to the computer i can only use cleanflight when plugged into the power board. This is my first drone with basically no research done beforehand so im lost.
+Eric Sudfeld sounds like a little more research is needed, if you Google 'power painless360 usb' you'll find my video why it won't work off the USB. Watch the other beginner builds and introduction to radio control series for more of the basics. Best of luck
do you have a video on this with the taranis frysky xd9?
Yep, check out the videos in the Taranis playlist for how to add extra channels and th-cam.com/video/1uIYiy5q-ew/w-d-xo.html Best of luck!
Not to change the subject but would you know where the Turnigy i6S firmware is?
+RC REVIEWER not on their pages yet. I'd ask HK about it and that'll help them get it sorted more quickly. Best of luck!
Painless360
Thank you.
I can use DEVO 7 is not, if the truth be IO_1 CH1 / PPM Aile're connected to pins (CH1) of the 701 receiving correct.
Sorry, I don't understand the question..
Devo 701 DSSS RX is 7 channel PWM not PPM
Great video. However, mine is still not working. I have a FS-IA6B receiver soldered directly to the FC. I plugged the FC to the 3 pin PPM/CH1 slot. I followed instructions for the transmitter FS-i6S. Cleanflight settings were altered like you mentioned. The Gyro on Cleanflight is responding according to the position of the FC. However, when i move the sticks on the transmitter, there is no response on Cleanflight. I am beyond frustrated. Any help would be highly appreciated.
+martin goggins campos tricky to offer any advice without knowing what troubleshooting you've already done. I'd check the receiver has power, is bound to the radio and that you have both the flight controller setup for PPM and double checked any settings on the radio to make sure that it's set for PPM too. Best of luck!
Thank you for the reply. The receiver has power (red light on) and successfully bound to the radio (RX shows up in the radio). I have the PPM set up in Cleanflight and the radio. Could this be a software issue? I was thinking of maybe rebooting, unless you can think of something else?
+martin goggins campos PPM mode on the radio?
Yes.
I started from scratch and did the following:
1. Bind the radio to the receiver (radio shows RX signal)
2. On Cleanflight, i flashed firmware (No Reboot sequence, Full chip erase, Manual baud rate (256000). I did this after shorting the boot pads and got a solid red light).
3. Load Firmware (Online)
4. Flash Firmware (it worked and i got a successful message on Cleanflight.
5. Connected FC to Cleanflight.
6. Set Receiver to PPM RX
The gyro appears to be working as it shows up on Cleanflight and is responsive. However, there is no response when i move the radio sticks.
No model memory!?
Where is the next video? Not uploaded yet?
+Mark Yang this video won't be public until August so hour already way ahead! Support the channel and help us make the content..
Why do all the values have to be between 1000 and 2000 can you please tell me or point me to another video please cannot find answer
Please check out the 'Introduction to Remote Control' series, I answer this (and a lot more of the basics) in those videos. Best of luck!
Is there a cheaper controller that would work?
+Dhruv Singh this one is the cheapest one we'd recommend. The other would be the Turnigy Evolution..
Painless360 do you think this would be a good kit to start with? I've never built a helicopter before and this looks really interesting. I will surely use these videos of yours but I'm a little hesitant if I can do it since it looks complicated
But I feel like I can do it with these videos
Most of the kits now come with a decent range of components. We have also looked at a lot of the RTF/BNF models on the channel too. They all follow pretty much the same build process.. Best of luck!
hi, i have a very big question (sorry my inglish) i have the same radio (fs i6s) and a sp racing 10dof with osd, this flight controller have s-bus but i don´t know how to link the reciever, what pin i conect?cause the radio have s-bus too but i don´t know how to connect it, please HELP ME.
Thanks a lot
Please see the main SP3 series that we link to though this series. In there are lots more detail on setting up the board and also a video tat covers common Rx connections like s_bus too. Google 's-bus painless360' to find lots of helpful stuff. Best of luck!
where is the video for the modding for the transmitter
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You're watching the series before it's public. There is a clickable card in this video for it at 3:15 but you can find the video here ;) th-cam.com/video/-7d1e8L2jb4/w-d-xo.html
Hi, I binded my receiver and I can see input on betaflight, also can control motors on betaflight. Once i disconnect from betaflight I cannot control my motors with my transmitter. Do you know of any solutions?
+Kinga what have you already tried? Are you aiming the flight controller?
This is my first drone build so I am quite noob at this, but for my understanding I have connected the receiver to the flight controller and the motors to the flight controller and I have binded my radio to my receiver. In betaflight, I see input from my radio (only in betaflight though), I can also controll my motors through betaflight. So my motors and radio are working (i think).I guess I'm just not sure what to do next.
+Kinga all I can suggest is watch all the videos in this series one after the other, I cover every single step to get your model in the air. Best of luck
Thanks
I watched the setting up cleanflight video, and I have esc that use DSHOT150 and 300, i set it up the way you do using oneshot 150 and setting the max throttle and min throttle which made the esc make sounds (which I think completed the configuration), but there is still no input from radio after I disconnect from cleanflight. Does this have something to do with DSHOT or my esc? A blue led turns on and blinks when I use throttle on my radio. Also blinks once each time I use the B switch on my radio. Im not sure if this information helps solve the issue or if i should just keep digging. I'm just confused motors work inside cleanflight but not when I disconnect from it. I also soldered the motors in the wrong spot on the FC is that has anything to do with it (thought that would just make it fly awful but i just want to see if the motors work with my radio)