Tips for iNav in 2020 - Faster GPS, More Sats, Stick Commands & More (Versions 2.4 & 2.5)
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- I have put all the things discussed below for you, TH-cam might hide these so makes sure you press SHOW MORE or the down arrow. Of course a HUGE hat tip to@Andrew Newton & @Paweł Spychalski most notably. I hope these tips help you with your iNav adventures.
Andrew Newtons Blog Post on iNav Tips
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newtonairlines... And the video on • iNav FW Turn Assist an... the rudder input from iNav. Makes more sense when you see what its doing in RTH/Loiter.
Twice as fast GPS @ 10Hz in iNav
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set gps_provider = UBLOX7
set gps_sbas_mode = EGNOS (or other setting for your country)
More Satellites with iNav
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set gps_ublox_use_galileo = ON
DFU Mode in iNav
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1. Go to the CLI tab
2. Type in "dfu" (without the quotes)
3. Press enter
4. Party
Transmitter Trims with iNav
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YES I know Auto trim is an option in iNav, but you try using that on a windy day. Not possible....
1. Launch & use the trims to get the model to fly straight
2. Land
3. Pins into the surfaces to hold them
4. Loosen clevises
5. Reset the trims on your Tx
6. Take up slop
7. Tighten screws
8. Send again, repeat if needed
Turn assist for rudder models (+V2.5 )
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nav_fw_control_smoothness = 7
Stop iNav using the Rudder for RTH, Loiter (Position Hold) etc...
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Set fw_turn_assist_yaw_gain = 0.0
Two Auto launch settings
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set nav_fw_launch_timeout = 10000 that makes it 10 sec climb. Default 5000
set nav_fw_launch_climb_angle = 22, default 18, should be less for a MT
iNav Release Notes
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Take special note of the change from 2.4 to 2.5
github.com/iNa...
box2perm Conversion Tool
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box2perm.now.sh/
#iNav #Tips #FixedWing
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THANK YOU!!!!!!! Your simple tip now allows me to lock in GPS sats in seconds instead of minutes. Your the man!!!!
Just the first tips on speeding up GPS made my day! Thanks, New sub.
I learned how to inav on all my planes and wings just watching your videos never used a flight controller before. really well explained videos
Thanks G. Matt
I just wanna pop on here real quick and show some appreciation.
Your original iNav series on the Omnibus F4 is what got me into fixed wing FPV. I had been messing around with some quads for about a year, but was intimidated by the prospect of building and setting up a plane with iNav. A LOT has changed since then, and I'm so happy to know you're making a refresh of sorts for the next round of new pilots out there.
Stay safe out there you crazy bastard, much love. ~Ken
Hey Ken, I'm glad those videos helped you. Matt
For you iPhone (and iPad) users, the JDY-18 Bluetooth BTLE 4.2 module works great on any spare UART, and can -also- connect via BT to MacOS running iNav, BetaFlight, Libre Pilot, and just about everything else.. Most of the other modules I've tried have worked with only with either iOS or MacOS, but not both. JDY-18 is tiny, and available cheap from Amazon, Banggood and others.
The Inav plane you helped me setup 3 years ago or so is still working great... good to see you back talking Inav again...going to go look for your matek build video now,,,, cool man,,,,
great vid. just built my first inav wing. maiden tomorrow. so this video has come on just in time.Thanks Matt
Glad it helped :)
Great video, thanks! For trim adjustments set all surfaces to neutral before launch, fly, trim and land. Then set trims to the oppsite value, if you had -12 of elevator, set trim to +12. then loosen clevis and set elevator to neutral and then zero the trim. No pins needed!
This is perfect timing. Getting my inav wing updates to get flying again this week.
Morning, everything works fine. Just be wary on an upgrade from below version 2.5, you'll need to make a diff file and use that conversion tool or set your modes up from scratch. Besides that A OK. Matt
Hi Matt, here's a quick tip for setting the board pitch angle quickly. Set a channel for a switch and a channel for a potentiometer, then in the adjustment tab have the switch channel activate the pot channel and set to apply "Board Pitch Adjustment". That way when you are flying in Horizon mode, when you flick the switch the pot becomes active and you can turn it one way or another to increase or decrease board pitch angle. If you combine this with an alternate OSD view that includes "Board Alignment Pitch" then you can actually see the settings change. Simply adjust this value until the model is flying level. There are plenty of adjustment that you can make on the fly this way, but this is the one to help with level flight.
Davie, thats a perfect solution. I can see that working really well. One minor issue with my setup, I have used all my 12 channels!!! 😁
@@RagTheNutsOff I'm assuming you haven't yet fitted a 6 position pot on your Taranis to take care of your flight modes and to free up some channels?
Nice tip Davie thanks.
Excellent video Matt. Looking forward for the next videos on iNAV :)
Thanks Michael 👍
Very nice info about the gps, thanks for that. I also have a tip for those that accidentally disarmed in midair, and couldn't get the damn thing armed again because they forgot to move the throttle stick down (like me), and that is Set disarm_kill_switch=off, that prevents disarming when throttle isn't all the way down. If i knew that sooner it would have saved me from a few brown trouser moments.
OMFG, I had forgotten about that. Thank you Herman!
Great to know about sats! I've been fighting this $12 ublox and I think that may solve my problem. Couldn't be I'm in the middle of no where geographically lol. Thanks again Matt!
Howdy Daniel Wilkie, I'm glad thats helped you out. Matt
Auto servo trim works fine for me. Great Info Thanks for Sharing!
Howdy JD, I'm glad thats helped you out. Matt
You can close expo from receiver tab, trim the airplane and go to motors tab when your model and tx is on and then note the servo values and enter the values as servo neutral position then trim back your radio to center. This is basicly incorporating the trims.
hey Faith, yep that works too! Matt
I’m ready for the mission planning video !
thanks Matt.. another very good tips.. to take noted in my inav dictionary,, cool.. 👍
Hey Dav, glad I was able to help. Matt
Very informative as always Matt, lots of new settings and some great tips too, I am about to setup an F4 Noxe V1 flight controller with Inav (when I work out the correct fw version ) so your guide is going to be a big help 👍
Morning! I'm glad to hear that. Oh and let me know which target you use as I have one of those here to be used too. Mayt
Will do, will probably be sometime next week
@@RagTheNutsOff As mentioned at FB, there's currently no official inav target for the (updated) NOXE V1 FC. Only Betaflight has a target for that (FLYWOOF411). But there's an inofficial HEX file for inav 2.3 at bit.ly/37M0kLs . I will try to create a new up-to-date target for inav > 2.3 in the next couple of days (but don't hold your breath...).
Stefan, thats brilliant, thank you. Any chance you can ping me on FB messenger for 2.5? (no rush!)
That would be great Stefan , the old Noxe board runs omnibus fw but I was struggling to find the fw for the Noxe V1 updated board
Great video. I tried to cross to the dark side, from Vector to iNav. I could never really understand why the trim incorporation had to be so convoluted. The truth is with foamies which are stuck in the back of the car and expand in the sun, they usually do need some re-trimming on each flying session. I did raise a software change request to add a similar function to incorporate trims from a switch with the iNav devs, but this was unfortunately kicked into the long grass. It *is* normal to be able to retrim an aircraft. If it wasnt, the full size ones would not have trims, everything would be factory set :-) Keep up the great work nice to see you back.
Hey Roger, yea its not as easy as a vector, thats for sure! Matt
RagTheNutsOff due credit to ‘Mateo Mysterioso’ in the Inav fixed wing group who suggests trimming the model, as you suggested, using tx trims. Then land, activate Autotrim for a few seconds, thereby recording the new midpoints to Inav, then disarm and return the tx trims to neutral. Sounds as easy as the Vector osd method.
Watch out, matt's on a content binge!
He is indeed. :)
Matt can you do a video on how to set up iNav with Li-ion batteries?
Try the speedybee app and an OTG cable for adjusting settings in iNav and Betaflight (Android only). So much more handy than lugging a laptop along!
+1 on Speedybee great app for adjusting settings from your android phone
Howdy, never tried one. Have one on the way today with same day shipping from Amazon 😁 Matt
OTG or Bluetooth.
@@RagTheNutsOff the app works fine without the module, just plug in OTG cable into phone and to the FC
same with BLheli app
Tank you Matt!
Matt "Happy Days" I did the GPS speed upgrade setting by changing to UBLOX7 it works great. I do have one question for you. I noticed in your Modes Setting you have selected NavHold, NavAlthold and Nav Cruise is that for your 3DCruise Mode I thought you only need to select NavAlthold and Nav Cruise to activate 3D Cruise? If I have already told you Thank You so much for making videos on Inav again it's like the good old days watching you again.
Hey Richard, meh I just set them all and it works lol. Matt
Thank you Matt I have the C1 and the Phantom 61 so I'll do a twin build Does it make sense to go with a RX6R. I'm a FrSky guy by the way smaller longer range and this side of the pond FAA is LIS or 107 lic. I am a sport flyer so off to shopping for building bits Thanks Frank
Howdy Frank, I've not used that reciever. Personally I would suggest looking at the R9 kit from FrSky or dare I say it Crossfire. The latter is what I use and my only complaint is the price. Matt
Pleasant walkthrough. I'm left wondering though why you don't use auto trim. Auto trim is one of the best features of INav in my experience.
Howdy Jannes, try holding a switch for 2 seconds while flying in wind. We rarely get a perfect day here in the UK. Matt
@@RagTheNutsOff In stabilized acro, fly towards the wind, don't touch the sticks, close your eyes, flick the auto trim switch, drop your pants, play for two seconds, open your eyes and resume steering, your plane is trimmed. Then wait for your mates to stop laughing and tell them a good joke while you land. When you disarm the new trim is saved. Flicking the switch back and the trim jumps back in the previous position.
Then your neet trick loosening the rods scenario can be applied, connecting a battery.
Don't forget to pull your pants up before you start walking.
@@RagTheNutsOff I fly The Netherlands, home of windmill and sailboat.
Hi Matt
I@m trying to build a 250 class quad, I have turnigy tgy I10 TX. I have a big problem with setting up omnibus F4 v3 pro on Inav. I've tried ppm and Sbus not getting inputs from my radio. I'd prefer ppm as most of my quads use it. I've soldered the pads for ppm and sbus . No joy. any suggetions?
Hi Mat . I can get 20 sats but it doesn't allow the gps flight modes . Nothing comes up on the inav osd .
Question. How do I get the gps in iNav to show where I am? I look there but nothing is showing. No Maps.
Hi Matt,
I had been watching your Inav Videos starting from #1.
I just got into Inav and I'm using 2.5.2 on my Omnibus F4 V3. I have a M8n GPS connected and
working, I can get as much as 22 sat here in Alberta Canada.
I have only 3 channel setup for my Spectra Glider, Throttle, Elev and Ailerons (working as Rudder).
When I go into Manual Mode and test servo movements, Rudder and Elevator has full deflection,
but as soon as I flick the Arm switch, the Elevator deflection becomes small (about 30% only), but the
Rudder (Aileron) remains at full deflection. What might be causing this to happen? I reviewed all mix
and read a lot of manual regarding setting, I can't seem to find the solution, Is there a hidden Throttle
mix that I can't see? Can it be just a very minor tweak that I fail to setup? Thanks a lot.
Is it possible to connect a pi via mavlink to a FC running INav for the purpose of utilizing a 4G Stick to stream live Data from a flight? I've seen pixhawk and ardupilot having Mission control centers that allow live tracking. Can inav do that aswell? I really don't want to go back to ardupilot but I really need a live update of where my plane is for long range flights.
I love the channel - love your vids. But one minor annoyance and personal bug bare of mine. Its specifically not "pacificly”.
Not the tuts? Listen for the tuts/lip.smacking, that'll send you nuts ;)
Isn't 1hz once per sec? So 5 would be 5 times a second unless I'm overlooking something?
Hi Ryan, yes absolutely. So 10Hz is twice as fast as 5Hz. Matt
RagTheNutsOff Yes i totally agree 😊
Stick command work with dji googles osd?
How can use link quality on osd? Only rssi is not enough
This was added in 2.6. look to the right of the OSD setup screen for the LQ setting. You also need to be using CRSF.
Thank you!!! That is extremly helpfull video,thank you for spending the time to do it!! Just-I never found Acro mode in my iNav even in thes last one em i just blind ?😁 Thanks Bob
@9:30 re trims... no need to do all that. set trims in the radio like you would normally, get it flying straight then hit auto trim. once it kicks in, clear the trims in the radio, then just land and adjust pushrods
Morning, yep sounds pretty similar to what I normally do, but I don't bother with auto trim. Matt
Great Video Vlog! Very very informative inav 2.5.0 setup! Keep up the amazing vlogs bro! Need some help though on setting up a buzzer. I have assigned a matek buzzer to a switch in my Tx and upon bootup it functions normally then without flicking the buzzer switch it just starts to beep continously after 6 seconds?
This happens in the ground when i am setting up.. Is it because the board is in failsafe mode? or because the GPS has not found enough satellites yet to arm? Appreciate the Help Bro
Howdy, errr not sure on that one. I'd guess it's complaining about something, I'd hook it up to a laptop and see what it's issue is. Matt
thanks for this video
but how do i make my compass work on 800 kbit/s (now is on 200) the compass module is on the same pcb as the gps (NEO-M8)
I have no idea. I have never used a compass as I don't fly quads. These are not enabled and advised against for fixed wing models. Matt
God I love this...............
hey Bg, welcome aboard :) Matt
"minor annoyance of save/reboot all the time".... it's the windows of the flight controller world :D
LMFAO, so it is, so it is.... 👍
looking for some real help i have a zohd dart my 3rd one you know how that goes but i have inav set up working great other than when the plane is in stabilized or horizon mode the plane rocks back and forth at 5 degrees each way i have tried auto tune for an hr lowed the P gain to 0 nothing seems to be working never had this problem with any of my models need some help please
Howdy Donald, that does sound odd. All I can suggest is the obvious, auto time the model and make sure you save the settings, make sure there is no slop in the controls (servos, servo holes, push rods, co from horns) and also to try someone else's PIDs to see how they do. Beyond an auto tune, I never play with the PIDs ever! Matt
Do you prefer Horizon to Cruise? Cruise is as close to horizon that I ever use.
Hey Shawn, I love both? Cruise is great for hands off flying, just point in one direction and off we go (I use with alt hold too). Horizon, I use for nearly everything else, landing, flying and only manual when I need absolute control. Hope that makes sense. Matt
@@RagTheNutsOff Ahh ok. I fly manual if I'm flying it :)
Hi! Is it a joke with the trimms? Man! We live in 21th century! Isn't there any simpler method meanwhile?
DFU = Dont F#@% up?
U not right. Ure not in Europe anymore, cause of Brexit :P
I have absolutely no desire to do ACROBATICS at the flying field. Acrobatics are done by PEOPLE. AEROBATICS are done by AEROPLANES.
Hahaha Indeed!