Thank you! I was going crazy trying to find how to see cell voltages with the FrSky mini voltage sensor with a QX7 transmitter, and this worked perfectly. The FrSky MLVSS mini is a cheaper version that doesn't support stacking to handle more than 6 cells.
Thank you so much for posting this. I have been struggling trying to set this up for the past couple of days. Worked flawlessly! Thank you again and keep up the great work with the content.
So grateful to find this video. Thank you. I was considering sending back my Sensor thinking it was faulty. I could not find this is any of the manuals.
Again you make my Day. Thank you. I wonder if its possible to make a read out in percent as it’s done in Jumper T16 and use that to set an alarm at 30% or something so it doesn’t matter if it’s using a 4S or a 6S LiPo.
+Wayne Howarth you can use the voltage sensor that connects to the second analogue port on the D series recievers. We do have that in the Taranis series. It's this one - www.frsky-rc.com/product/pro.php?pro_id=42 (that you Hoggdoc?)
Could you show how to program a setup for running dual batteries in parallel using two of the flvss voltage sensors? My college class is building some long range fpv planes and we are running dual, 5200mAh 6 cells. I got the first one to work, but I'm not sure how to differentiate between the two in the telemetry if I plugged a second one in. Thank you so much for what you do. Everyone in our program has found your videos extremely useful!
+Phantom3A yes you can. You'll need open TX 2.1 or later and you'll need a little piece of hardware to change the ID of one of the voltage sensors - www.banggood.com/Frsky-Servo-Channel-Changer-For-Futaba-SBUS-CPPM-p-919081.html?cur_warehouse=CN
Wonderful. Is there a specific channel it would have to be set to or does it just have to be different? My other question was how you got your telemetry screen set up so the cells display vertically on the right side?
+Phantom3A have a try and see. You can always create your own custom lua Script if you want the telemetry displayed in a very specific way full stop maybe another aspect to the project? Best of luck
Happy Christmas to you Painless and all us subscribers. Quick question. what is the least additional equipment I need (if any), to be able to monitor my glider lipo voltage, transmitted to my to my Taranis plus from an X8R, X4R, or G RX8. Thanks for a great service that you provide us all with these playlists. Bruce
Hello, Very nice video and useful. I would like to ask, does it work with Transmitter RadioMaster? Also, if we connect two in parallel, with a "Y" cable will it be able to transfer data for two 6S batteries?
Frsky telemetry is supported by the Multiprorocol module so you can get it to work. To have two Lipo sensors I think you need to change the Smartport ID on one of them from what I recall... Best of luck
@@Painless360 Let me inform you, that unfortunately two people can not work together, with a parallel connection. If the ID changes, it is not recognized by the transmitter.
In this video I saw you use a coil/wrapping in the power supply coming from the ESC to the receiver. Could you explain in short why? Currently I am having problems with FrSky X8R receivers damaging their powersupply on the receiver print and I am curious if you have solved such problems with a coil. Also I am wondering if removing/connecting the voltage sensor while the receiver is under power could damage the receiver, do you know?
+mwigman0001 it used to come on the speed controllers back in the day. I've not seen the kind of problems you're describing. I'd make sure that the power supply you're using is good. Best of luck
Yeah, the coil wrapping on the ESC receiver lead is for noise and interference (EMI) suppression. The ESC can generate a lot of noise from the motor, which can get into your receiver and cause bad reception.
Painless360 thanks for the reply! to bad it is not working out of the box I guess it got something to do with that both sensors have the same channel is there a way you maybe know how to change the channel without a channel changer from frsky? Kind regards
While cleaning out some old gear I came across a couple of these voltage sensors. I've long since converted all my planes to ELRS. Is there any way to incorporate this telemetry sensor into my ELRS environment?
Hello, thank you for your wonderful tutorial, i have a problem with fc kiss, how can i do to read the single cell voltage? I connected the fv to a pdb math. The only value in telemetry is total vfass. Is it better to connect it directly to the battery? And A2 data at cisa match? can you help me ? Thank you, a greeting from Italy.
lol the manual is so stupid, it just has an arrow pointing at the pins "connect to lipo". I connected it to "bat" and gnd on the power board since it is board-like pin and the thing is it does not work with just the one voltage. it needs all the cells i.e. the balance port, otherwise there is no reading on the Tx. You are really making my pain less all arond;)
Hi, have been following you for sometime and your contents are really helpful for amatures like me. I have a hex with two 4 s lipos and want to use two lipo sensors. Is it possible? I tried connecting. First one is not an issue. However, soon as I daisy chain second lipo sensor to smart port, data from first one get lost. May be I have to define two sensors. Anyway you could help me? Thank you
+Grayson L. Wideman we don't. See below for tips on how another subscriber got two working on the same reciever. You'd have to change the ID of one of them. Best of luck!
Hello, love your videos. I'm building the scarab avatar and it's my first build. It's proving to be very challanging. I haven't been able to find any videos on your page. If you do have any videos or tips for my model, I would appreciate any help.
Hi. I have 2 lipos in my model (one for the servos and receiver and one for the petrol engine). I have tried to connect 2x mini battery sensors, however the radio only discovered one, and after a few seconds shows no sensor reception. The first sensor is connected to the smart port on the receiver and 2nd one is connected to the sport of the first sensor. Hope you can help. Thanks for your great support.
Painless360. Hi, I do not understand? How would I connect a servo channel changer and all I can find is (Frsky Servo Channel Changer For Futaba SBUS CPPM). Which manual are you referring to ( I searched but could not find it). Thanks Stephen
Hi. I believe the receiver cannot distinguish between the two sensors, hence shows only one and then an error message. This is also why the 2nd sensor cannot be discovered. Do you know how to change the ID on one of the sensors? Thanks for your great site.
For information I tried changing the ID’s on 2 identical Mini voltage sensors, but this still did not work. To solve the problem, I have one Mini-voltage sensor and one Smart-voltage sensor. Works fine now.
HI, does the pixhawk px4 not have a current sensor that can be used to send the flight battery voltage back to the taranis, I'm sure I read somewhere that it does but for the life of me I cant find it now that I need it. Also in case it is not possible with the Pixhawk, I have a Matek PDB , Power Distirbution Board, Current Sensor 184A, which does seem to have a built in current sensor. but I have no clue how to use it to get the voltage from my flight battery down to my taranis. would you have any thought on how this would work. Many thanks for you videos....this has been a very steep learning curve.
The PX4 uses a power module that provides the power it needs and also sends the battery status to the FC too. That detail is included in the MAVlink data it sends..
Hi. I have difficulty putting up two Frsky Flvss sensor with two batteries, I use two 4 cell and put them in series so it turns into 8 cells. I have a Horus x10s FrOS system LBT. The Receiver I Use is an S8R. Do you want and have you the opportunity to make a video about it, I'm stuck. I've tried where I've given the two sensor two different ID number, but no, only one sensor's measurements come out. 😲🥴
also.. on a less important note.. do you think I can flash the firmware for the flvss using the taranis? the same method I used when flashing a firmware to my x6r. by using the external xjt pins on the back of the taranis. sorry if I didn't explain my question well enough..
+John Hoehaver I've not tried it but it's using the same smart port interface and connection as the x series receivers so I'd expect so. Let me know if it works!
How do I change the sensor ID with S.Port tool ? Nobody has done a video on how to use the FreeLink app to change the physical ID. I need two FLVS sensors for two batteries.
No idea, I've never done it. However, a quick Google search found forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/taranis-frsky-smart-port-sensors-question.29955/ looks like what you need...
I'd set a warning of no lower than 3.6v per cell to land.. that way the pack should still be above 3.5v per cell after landing and resting. Happy flying!
Hi, im trying to use the lipo voltage sensor with the r9slim+ however it wont show the lipo batt voltage. Led light is flashing fast meaning there is no s-port connection. Tried to flash the rx successfully but still the rx and the sensor wont link. It is possible for me to use the r9slim+ with the frsky lipo voltage sensor? As per the manual the sensor will only work on rx with s-port which is the r9slim+ is one.
Upgraded to OpenTx 2.2.3. Telemetry working fine except lost my telemetry display on the page you get by long pressing page on the model home page. The page reads "No Telemetry Screens". How do I get Telemetry Screens?
This may sound stupid, but in general what is the average setting that triggers the low voltage alarm. I can't find this basic info' anywhere. Like setting up a KK2 board or similar system for a two and three cell packs. What are their thresholds voltages ?
+loonypics a battery is considered empty when it reads 3.5v per cell. In practice trying to keep the cells from dropping below 3.7v will let them last longer and perform better. When the current is flowing there is a slight drop in the battery itself so you may get a lower reading then one you'd get by checking the battery after a flight. I'd set the alarm for 3.6 per cell and then see what it is after landing. Aim to have no lower than 3.6v per cell after you've landed and disconnected the pack. Best of luck!
Hello. I bought ARCHER GR6 receiver. I applied a voltage of 2.14 V to the AIN2 input and on the telemetry of my TX TARANIS X9D + 2019 I read a voltage of 8.8 V under A2. If I apply a voltage of 2.26 V, I read in the A2 telemetry a voltage of 9.3 V. If I apply a voltage of 2.48 V, I read in the A2 telemetry a voltage of 10.2 V. I cannot understand how it works the telemetry output A2. I would like to measure the cell 1 voltage of a 2S lipo pack. I would like to subtract this voltage from the total voltage to get the voltage of cell 2. I already bought the voltage reader of the single cells, but I would like to have a smaller circuit to read the voltage of the single cells in a 2S lipo pack. Thanks
Hi was just wondering cause i have the new firmware 2.2 and now something has change cause where its cell senor it wont go or let me put in cels so just wondering is there something wrong i am doing? and thank you for the many of years watching you***** i no you must be busy so if you gide me in the right direction would be great,,Thanks Kevin
So I have a x6r and a flvss. I know that it hooks up to the smart port for the telemetry. But I also have a flight controller that has a barometer and it can send it's own telemetry. If I parallel the telemetry wires of the flight controller and the flvss, into the smartport or the x6r. Will it give me readings of both the flvss and the flight controller? If not.. can I use smartport for the flvss telemetry and sbus for the flight controllers telemetry and use cppm to control the quadcopter? Would that work? Please help..
OK. Here is a puzzle. I have to supply 8V to my power system. To do this I will be using two 4V, 5Ah LiPO batteries in series. I want to monitor both batteries using two FrSky LiPO voltage sensors. I have not been able to see how to distinguish one from the other. When I daisy chain the two the transmitter states that I have lost a sensor. How do I reconfigure the second LiPO sensor so that I can get readings from both batteries??
+benjamin mathon great question. I've not tried it. Not sure if it's possible as the ids for the sensors would be the same. Let me know if it works. Best of luck!
Okay, so I changed the ID of one voltage sensors with a servo channel changer, chained the smart connectors and it's working. But to get a big delta "0.3 V" between each battery "connected in parallel", I need one at 15.2V and the other one at 16.8V
i just realized, that my taranis version is still 2.0.19. i've upgraded to 2.1.6 and it fixed. but i have one more questions. Do i need the Frsky FLVSS Module to get the "Cell/Cells" show up in the Telemetry list ? Can I use FBVS-01 to get the "Cell/Cells" ?
Cleanflight has got nothing to do with this. The FBVS-01 is just a voltage divider (the voltage sensor is in the receiver), so no, you can't get the voltages of single cells.
Comes of not thinking as I type. Of course I mean two four cell batteries, not 8V and 4V!!! I need 8 cells and am using two 4 cell batteries in series.
Here I am 3 years later for a refresher course on this to set up my new T16. It's amazing how much I forget when I don't use it!
Thank you, this is so cool! I'm so amazed they thought of this, the folks that designed this radio did a nice job!
Thanks for this tutorial, just upgraded to 2.1 and this has been a mind-bender!
Thank you! I was going crazy trying to find how to see cell voltages with the FrSky mini voltage sensor with a QX7 transmitter, and this worked perfectly. The FrSky MLVSS mini is a cheaper version that doesn't support stacking to handle more than 6 cells.
Thank you so much for posting this. I have been struggling trying to set this up for the past couple of days. Worked flawlessly! Thank you again and keep up the great work with the content.
So grateful to find this video. Thank you. I was considering sending back my Sensor thinking it was faulty. I could not find this is any of the manuals.
Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! You are [as always] a credit to the hobby. Keep up the outstanding work.
I wish there was a way I could like and subscribe more than once. Very grateful for all your help.
Again you make my Day. Thank you.
I wonder if its possible to make a read out in percent as it’s done in Jumper T16 and use that to set an alarm at 30% or something so it doesn’t matter if it’s using a 4S or a 6S LiPo.
Thanks from Colombia. This video helped me a lot of!!
thanks for your simple video.
One question is if it works for receivers other than "X" of frsky?
Any that have the Smartport port on them..
@@Painless360 Very thanks
Lee - Great video. Only wish you could get this info from non-X RXs.
+Wayne Howarth you can use the voltage sensor that connects to the second analogue port on the D series recievers. We do have that in the Taranis series. It's this one - www.frsky-rc.com/product/pro.php?pro_id=42 (that you Hoggdoc?)
Yessss. That is what i was looking for. Thank you. You are great
Fantastic. Your channel is amazing. I am learning a lot here.
Thank you soooo much for this video
Thank you for the great videos you produce! This one is exactly what I was looking for :)
Great Vid!!! I'm up and running now. Thanks.
Could you show how to program a setup for running dual batteries in parallel using two of the flvss voltage sensors? My college class is building some long range fpv planes and we are running dual, 5200mAh 6 cells. I got the first one to work, but I'm not sure how to differentiate between the two in the telemetry if I plugged a second one in. Thank you so much for what you do. Everyone in our program has found your videos extremely useful!
+Phantom3A yes you can. You'll need open TX 2.1 or later and you'll need a little piece of hardware to change the ID of one of the voltage sensors - www.banggood.com/Frsky-Servo-Channel-Changer-For-Futaba-SBUS-CPPM-p-919081.html?cur_warehouse=CN
Wonderful. Is there a specific channel it would have to be set to or does it just have to be different? My other question was how you got your telemetry screen set up so the cells display vertically on the right side?
+Phantom3A have a try and see. You can always create your own custom lua Script if you want the telemetry displayed in a very specific way full stop maybe another aspect to the project? Best of luck
Thanks!
Very cool, thanks 😃
Happy Christmas to you Painless and all us subscribers.
Quick question. what is the least additional equipment I need (if any), to be able to monitor my glider lipo voltage, transmitted to my to my Taranis plus from an X8R, X4R, or G RX8.
Thanks for a great service that you provide us all with these playlists.
Bruce
I’d pop a FLVSS Lipo sensor onto the battery. Happy flying!
Thanks, man! This just what I needed!
Hello,
Very nice video and useful.
I would like to ask, does it work with Transmitter RadioMaster?
Also, if we connect two in parallel, with a "Y" cable will it be able to transfer data for two 6S batteries?
Frsky telemetry is supported by the Multiprorocol module so you can get it to work. To have two Lipo sensors I think you need to change the Smartport ID on one of them from what I recall... Best of luck
@@Painless360 Thanks!
@@Painless360 Let me inform you, that unfortunately two people can not work together, with a parallel connection. If the ID changes, it is not recognized by the transmitter.
thank you. very helpful
Thank you
In this video I saw you use a coil/wrapping in the power supply coming from the ESC to the receiver. Could you explain in short why? Currently I am having problems with FrSky X8R receivers damaging their powersupply on the receiver print and I am curious if you have solved such problems with a coil. Also I am wondering if removing/connecting the voltage sensor while the receiver is under power could damage the receiver, do you know?
+mwigman0001 it used to come on the speed controllers back in the day. I've not seen the kind of problems you're describing. I'd make sure that the power supply you're using is good. Best of luck
Yeah, the coil wrapping on the ESC receiver lead is for noise and interference (EMI) suppression. The ESC can generate a lot of noise from the motor, which can get into your receiver and cause bad reception.
Hi painless
nice video's on you're channel
have you ever tested it with two lipo volt sensors in one model and got it working?
+rockersd1 I've not tried it, let me know if that works! :)
Painless360 thanks for the reply! to bad it is not working out of the box I guess it got something to do with that both sensors have the same channel is there a way you maybe know how to change the channel without a channel changer from frsky?
Kind regards
While cleaning out some old gear I came across a couple of these voltage sensors. I've long since converted all my planes to ELRS. Is there any way to incorporate this telemetry sensor into my ELRS environment?
Not that I have found.. Happy flying!
Hello, thank you for your wonderful tutorial, i have a problem with fc kiss, how can i do to read the single cell voltage? I connected the fv to a pdb math. The only value in telemetry is total vfass. Is it better to connect it directly to the battery? And A2 data at cisa match? can you help me ? Thank you, a greeting from Italy.
lol the manual is so stupid, it just has an arrow pointing at the pins "connect to lipo". I connected it to "bat" and gnd on the power board since it is board-like pin and the thing is it does not work with just the one voltage. it needs all the cells i.e. the balance port, otherwise there is no reading on the Tx. You are really making my pain less all arond;)
Hi, have been following you for sometime and your contents are really helpful for amatures like me. I have a hex with two 4 s lipos and want to use two lipo sensors. Is it possible? I tried connecting. First one is not an issue. However, soon as I daisy chain second lipo sensor to smart port, data from first one get lost. May be I have to define two sensors. Anyway you could help me? Thank you
You need to change the ID of the second sensor. Look for my video on the Frsky servo channel changer.... Happy flying
Could you do a video on using two sensors to measure batteries with more than six cells?
+Grayson L. Wideman we don't. See below for tips on how another subscriber got two working on the same reciever. You'd have to change the ID of one of them. Best of luck!
Thanks, another great help. :)
Hello, love your videos. I'm building the scarab avatar and it's my first build. It's proving to be very challanging. I haven't been able to find any videos on your page. If you do have any videos or tips for my model, I would appreciate any help.
+Jmad24711 sorry, we've not used that model. Best of luck!
Hi. I have 2 lipos in my model (one for the servos and receiver and one for the petrol engine). I have tried to connect 2x mini battery sensors, however the radio only discovered one, and after a few seconds shows no sensor reception. The first sensor is connected to the smart port on the receiver and 2nd one is connected to the sport of the first sensor. Hope you can help. Thanks for your great support.
You'll need an Frsky servo channel changer. Covered in the manual for the lipo sensor.. happy flying
Painless360. Hi, I do not understand? How would I connect a servo channel changer and all I can find is (Frsky Servo Channel Changer For Futaba SBUS CPPM). Which manual are you referring to ( I searched but could not find it). Thanks Stephen
Hi. I believe the receiver cannot distinguish between the two sensors, hence shows only one and then an error message. This is also why the 2nd sensor cannot be discovered. Do you know how to change the ID on one of the sensors? Thanks for your great site.
For information I tried changing the ID’s on 2 identical Mini voltage sensors, but this still did not work. To solve the problem, I have one Mini-voltage sensor and one Smart-voltage sensor. Works fine now.
HI, does the pixhawk px4 not have a current sensor that can be used to send the flight battery voltage back to the taranis, I'm sure I read somewhere that it does but for the life of me I cant find it now that I need it. Also in case it is not possible with the Pixhawk, I have a Matek PDB , Power Distirbution Board, Current Sensor 184A, which does seem to have a built in current sensor. but I have no clue how to use it to get the voltage from my flight battery down to my taranis. would you have any thought on how this would work. Many thanks for you videos....this has been a very steep learning curve.
The PX4 uses a power module that provides the power it needs and also sends the battery status to the FC too. That detail is included in the MAVlink data it sends..
Thanks, much appreciated.
Hi. I have difficulty putting up two Frsky Flvss sensor with two batteries, I use two 4 cell and put them in series so it turns into 8 cells. I have a Horus x10s FrOS system LBT. The Receiver I Use is an S8R.
Do you want and have you the opportunity to make a video about it, I'm stuck.
I've tried where I've given the two sensor two different ID number, but no, only one sensor's measurements come out. 😲🥴
also.. on a less important note.. do you think I can flash the firmware for the flvss using the taranis? the same method I used when flashing a firmware to my x6r. by using the external xjt pins on the back of the taranis. sorry if I didn't explain my question well enough..
+John Hoehaver I've not tried it but it's using the same smart port interface and connection as the x series receivers so I'd expect so. Let me know if it works!
How do I change the sensor ID with S.Port tool ? Nobody has done a video on how to use the FreeLink app to change the physical ID. I need two FLVS sensors for two batteries.
No idea, I've never done it. However, a quick Google search found forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/taranis-frsky-smart-port-sensors-question.29955/ looks like what you need...
How accurate are these sensors? I recently purchased the cheaper LIPO Voltage Sensor (without display).
Seem pretty good from my testing here... happy flying
@@Painless360 How high would or low you set the single-cell warning for an E-Sailplane?
I'd set a warning of no lower than 3.6v per cell to land.. that way the pack should still be above 3.5v per cell after landing and resting. Happy flying!
Do you have a video about the Naze 32 and current sensoring ? I can not find out how i connect the current wire to the FC.
Thank you
Not really, there are external current sensors you can buy and hookup to the Naze32, but the FC itself cant do it. Best of luck!
Painless360 yes have one but i do not know how to connect die current sensor to the FC :/
Hi, im trying to use the lipo voltage sensor with the r9slim+ however it wont show the lipo batt voltage. Led light is flashing fast meaning there is no s-port connection. Tried to flash the rx successfully but still the rx and the sensor wont link. It is possible for me to use the r9slim+ with the frsky lipo voltage sensor? As per the manual the sensor will only work on rx with s-port which is the r9slim+ is one.
Sorry, I don't have the R9m here. I'm not a fan... best of luck
Would this work with Radio Master R88 reciever ? Thanks
I don't think those receivers have SmartPort on them do they?
Upgraded to OpenTx 2.2.3. Telemetry working fine except lost my telemetry display on the page you get by long pressing page on the model home page. The page reads "No Telemetry Screens". How do I get Telemetry Screens?
You need to set them up - th-cam.com/video/gsflKeIqvNA/w-d-xo.html shows how to add things..
This may sound stupid, but in general what is the average setting that triggers the low voltage alarm. I can't find this basic info' anywhere. Like setting up a KK2 board or similar system for a two and three cell packs. What are their thresholds voltages ?
+loonypics a battery is considered empty when it reads 3.5v per cell. In practice trying to keep the cells from dropping below 3.7v will let them last longer and perform better. When the current is flowing there is a slight drop in the battery itself so you may get a lower reading then one you'd get by checking the battery after a flight. I'd set the alarm for 3.6 per cell and then see what it is after landing. Aim to have no lower than 3.6v per cell after you've landed and disconnected the pack. Best of luck!
Thank-you
Hi, what to do if we have to monitor a 12s battery using Frsky Lipo cell sensor?
No idea, best of luck!
Hello. I bought ARCHER GR6 receiver. I applied a voltage of 2.14 V to the AIN2 input and on the telemetry of my TX TARANIS X9D + 2019 I read a voltage of 8.8 V under A2. If I apply a voltage of 2.26 V, I read in the A2 telemetry a voltage of 9.3 V. If I apply a voltage of 2.48 V, I read in the A2 telemetry a voltage of 10.2 V. I cannot understand how it works the telemetry output A2. I would like to measure the cell 1 voltage of a 2S lipo pack. I would like to subtract this voltage from the total voltage to get the voltage of cell 2. I already bought the voltage reader of the single cells, but I would like to have a smaller circuit to read the voltage of the single cells in a 2S lipo pack. Thanks
I've not used the Archer stuff here. Sorry..
@@Painless360 I solved it like this: www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=46020169&postcount=267
Hi was just wondering cause i have the new firmware 2.2 and now something has change cause where its cell senor it wont go or let me put in cels so just wondering is there something wrong i am doing? and thank you for the many of years watching you***** i no you must be busy so if you gide me in the right direction would be great,,Thanks Kevin
The telemetry system has been updated a lot since 2.1 came out so it's very possible..
Thanks,,i will have to fool with it i just cant get it working with the voltage senor
So I have a x6r and a flvss. I know that it hooks up to the smart port for the telemetry. But I also have a flight controller that has a barometer and it can send it's own telemetry. If I parallel the telemetry wires of the flight controller and the flvss, into the smartport or the x6r. Will it give me readings of both the flvss and the flight controller? If not.. can I use smartport for the flvss telemetry and sbus for the flight controllers telemetry and use cppm to control the quadcopter? Would that work? Please help..
+John Hoehaver I've not here but other subscribers have tried and shared that it works. Best of luck!
saberia fazer essa configuração no turnigy 9xr pro com módulo FRsky XJT, sensor Frsky Lipo Voltage e sistema OpenTx?
Não tenho certeza, pois nunca tive um desses rádios. Boa sorte
Works whit lr9?
OK. Here is a puzzle. I have to supply 8V to my power system. To do this I will be using two 4V, 5Ah LiPO batteries in series. I want to monitor both batteries using two FrSky LiPO voltage sensors. I have not been able to see how to distinguish one from the other. When I daisy chain the two the transmitter states that I have lost a sensor. How do I reconfigure the second LiPO sensor so that I can get readings from both batteries??
Youll need the FrSky Sensor ID changer... best of luck
Hi! Works it with S6R accst receiver?
Should do. Best of luck
Can you use 2 LIPO Voltage Sensors at the same time? If so, how do you wire it?
Maybe; Have to change smart port id so they are not both the same.
+benjamin mathon great question. I've not tried it. Not sure if it's possible as the ids for the sensors would be the same. Let me know if it works. Best of luck!
Okay, so I changed the ID of one voltage sensors with a servo channel changer, chained the smart connectors and it's working. But to get a big delta "0.3 V" between each battery "connected in parallel", I need one at 15.2V and the other one at 16.8V
+benjamin mathon cool! You used the FrSky channel changer?
That's how I would do it. I bought one for that reason when at one point I thought I had an ID conflict.
Is there a way to display mah used/remaining on the Taranis?
Yep - use the current sensor..
Will this sensor work with LiFe batteries?
Sorry, we don't use LIFE here. If they have the same balance tap then they should..
In my telemetry screen I also have a value that says "A2" with a voltage, do you know what this is?
open-txu.org/basic-frsky-taranis-telemetry-a1-and-a2-voltage-and-telemetry-screens/ should help. Best of luck!
Thank you so much for answering my questions. You are very helpful!
Can you add this sensor to inav with F405 Wing FC?
You wouldn't need to. See my build with that FC..
@@Painless360 I got it to work now, I didn't think of providing it with 5v :)
Where do i find "discover new sensors" menu ? I dont think, i can find it in my taranis.
Are you running opentx?
+Hans Martinus see our video on using telemetry in OpenTx 2.1. We cover all of that there. Best of luck!
+Painless360 thank you so much..
i just realized, that my taranis version is still 2.0.19. i've upgraded to 2.1.6 and it fixed. but i have one more questions. Do i need the Frsky FLVSS Module to get the "Cell/Cells" show up in the Telemetry list ? Can I use FBVS-01 to get the "Cell/Cells" ?
Cleanflight has got nothing to do with this. The FBVS-01 is just a voltage divider (the voltage sensor is in the receiver), so no, you can't get the voltages of single cells.
it seems it doesnt show amps.only volts
That is right. See my recent video on Smart Sensors..
Comes of not thinking as I type. Of course I mean two four cell batteries, not 8V and 4V!!! I need 8 cells and am using two 4 cell batteries in series.