Avatar HD FPV Canvas MSP OSD On Ardupilot - How To Setup Up

[@RubyS.1]

Really like ardupilot content. Its such a powerful system and the wiki is excellent but always learn something when you cover it.

[@benjaming9835]

I would never normally used the tables to edit OSD elements. Just use the OSD editor! ie "OnBoard OSD" in the left menu under config

[@FPV420.]

I must say that this is one of the most well-explained howtos. It was simple, easy to understand, and most importantly, it just worked. Thank you so much.

[@douglasyoung3992]

Man you are really on the ball with this stuff we need for fatsnail. This is what I've been waiting for!

[@MadRC]

Thanks.

[@mlentsch]

WOW - that gold cube brought me right back to the Legend of Zelda on the original NES

[@JamieHamelSmith]

This was really helpful for setting up my Avatar, thanks!

[@AerialWaviator]

Great simple and direct to the point. Appreciate the ardupilot/arducopter content.

[@MadRC]

Thanks.

[@estradaproject]

I have gotten this to work with various flight controllers (matek 405xx, black cube) but I cannot get this working on an orange cube. Swaping in the black cube still works, but not on the orange. Identical params. Swaping cam/vtx to and from another bird proves no issues with the WS hardware. I have tried every serial port without success. I have seen it try to work but only partial characters not full osd, then eventually no overlay. Suggestions? Is this an issue with other H7 based boards?

[@illuminatorix]

You really helped me, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@OzgurJohn]

Just updated to 4.3.3 but still there is no OSD options

[@CarftyCarper]

Great video thankyou, helped me sort mine out.

[@DJI_Silesia]

So... Ardupilot/OSD/No Horizon Drift/HD Transmission, this does look promising

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic, Ian! Thanks a lot for the tutorial! 😃
Try it with iNav as well if you can!
Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@AerialWaviator]

My understanding is there may be an issue. INAV dev team is awaiting hardware to test Avatar/Walksnail support.
INAV from v4.1 has HDzero and DJI support via MSP. Latest is v5.0.
Paweł Spychalski recently released video on OSD setup for INAV 5.0. (two days ago)

[@MCsCreations]

@@AerialWaviator Yeap, I know. That's why I'm asking. 😊
Pawel asked if someone could test it in his community tab.

[@mihavuk]

Thanks Ian. 👍
Does it work also with HDZero?

[@marc_frank]

yes

[@RizHassan]

Thanks for the video, I tried adjusting on your face display toward the edges with no success. You can only move them inward but not outward (away from your nose). I also tried changing the aspect ratio with no success. Any comment?

[@neuav8072]

thank you so much

[@LetsFlyRC]

Love this. Thank You. Can’t wait to swap out the DJI from my Vtol Nano Draks.
Full osd on digital is going to be sweet. Yay

[@Crottorfer]

I followed the great tutorial step by step, but unfortunately I have no OSD under Arduplane 4.2.2. 😩
Does anyone have any idea? 🤔

[@theflyingsandalrc]

Ian, this works, and I've tried it as well and is very nice. My question is, is there a way to take advantage of the full screen, so the OSD is not right in the middle of the screen? Thanks!

[@MadRC]

Hd OSD will allow this in the future. Today MSP OSD is 4:3 but hdosd will allow for full 16:9 full canvas areas.

[@OzgurJohn]

so thats working with also minipix but i can't read voltage info, noticed that you also cant read it, it's writing zero and blinking

[@cruddCNC]

Will this work with PX4/QGround control? I want to use walksnail on a FreeFly Alta X :)

[@OzgurJohn]

Is it also same with minipix ?

[@bohaman.]

What is protocol 42? I think the firmware changed so It only have 41 protocol. Thanks

[@jimmytheriot8978]

Thank you , will try it tonight

[@smoke2584]

good stuff!

[@MadRC]

Thanks

[@Landat78]

Great video thats what i wanted to know about walksnail! Does this canvas mode type MSP osd work already also on the DJI hd system with ardupilot? Or need the hack?

[@TheMoonwatchers]

how do I get the OSD elements to show on the edge of the screen instead of all in the middle?

[@NunoFlyer]

Good point, did you find any solution?

[@craigreynolds4449]

if it works with beta flight and adupilot then why not inav as pawel said inav is standard msp, I am thinking font issue

[@tomjenson9053]

INAV uses different MSP data to communicate via OSD display port.
This is because it has a higher character set than Betaflight and Ardupilot.

[@Wi_Yeti_Official]

I have a question that I’ve been struggling with for the last couple days. I’m working with Xilo f4 board, betaflight, matek m8q 8335, ep1 receiver, and a vista. I have a working flying drone but I can’t seem to get my osd to work. I have the gps on uart4 and receiver on uart3. In betaflight when I try to select msp on uart3 ( or any of them for the matter) it wipes all my other ports and I have to start over. Is there a setting besides msp that I need to hit for osd to transfer over? Idk how else I’m supposed to do it. Someone please help

[@marc_frank]

set osd_displayport_device = MSP
set displayport_msp_serial = [#ofUart]
save
did you put this in the cli?

[@Wi_Yeti_Official]

@@marc_frank I just tried both 3 and 4 and both didn’t work. I made sure to cycle the power on both. Still no worky

[@marc_frank]

@@Wi_Yeti_Official both at the same time

[@shawnzfpv]

Much the same for HDZero?

[@MadRC]

Yes same process.

[@brkfpv60]

Thank you so much

[@MadRC]

You're most welcome