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[outthayr]

HGLRC XJB F428-TX20 Omnibus F4 Flight Controller 28A 2-4S Blheli_S ESC 25/100/250mW Switchable VTX, RunCam Split Mini

Trying to follow along with HGLRC_F428-TX20_V2-manual and https://www.runcam.com/download/split/RunCam-Split-EN.pdf

So far I've managed to get connected to Betaflight, remap the motors and spool them all up.

I've had no luck getting the lemonRX to bind with a Spektrum Dx6e, and no luck getting a video output yet.

I also got some smoke to puff when I hooked up BATT from the FC to 5v on the VTX ... oops, instead of the 7-26v. May have cooked it completely? I've got a nano and a TBS unify I could use. (the diagram for the FC manual pictures a slightly different VTX model)

Does the LemonRX go to DSMX or SBUS or PPM? Does it LED/flash in bind mode? Does it pull 3.3v? Can I use a Betaflight CLI command to help bind with Spektrum TX? How does the Runcam pass through the FC and to the VTX? How does the OSD get integrated into this setup?

Any help is appreciated!

 

[outthayr]

Trying the wires from the runcam to CAM and also attaching the VTX same pin gives me a video signal (with new VTX03S mini - getting 5v).

 

[outthayr]

Okay, this is working for VTX and it's giving me the OSD.

So now I'm stuck on getting the RX set-up...

I've only used Spektrum autobind, first time trying to work with LemonRX.

 

[PsyBorg]

I would start by resoldering the orange and grey wires. Those long exposed wire can and probably will short on the components under them when you reassemble the stack. That and the grey one looks like a cold joint and may not have good contact.

This video should help you out.

 

[outthayr]

Oh well, I burnt up the video pad on the Runcam - unable to solder the video cable on now :-(

 

[PsyBorg]

if you are VERY careful you can usually scrape the coating off the trace to a pad and solder a wire directly to that then super glue the wire to the board so it does not peel the trace up over time.

 

[outthayr]

I reckon I'll chill out, watch this video about Soldering, and I won't rush it next time

 

[PsyBorg]

 

[outthayr]

Had a couple setbacks getting the stack to fit in, and had to re-solder some connections (using flux this time helped a lot). Took a bit of time getting the TX settings worked out (reversing Yaw and Pitch, reassigning some channels, and adjusting the throttle level - Spektrum Dx6e). Test flight was successful so I've just put it all together and am letting the blue loctite set up. Curious to see how the RunCam footage looks ...

Thanks for the help in all the previous posts. I wonder what should I build next?

 

[MorningViewFPV]

cool quad post up the flight footage

 

[outthayr]

cool quad post up the flight footage

Will do, just waiting for the rain to go away!

 

[outthayr]

Flight with RunCam Hybrid. First few packs I realized the lens cover was on the HD cam.. duh.

 

[MorningViewFPV]

Flight with RunCam Hybrid. First few packs I realized the lens cover was on the HD cam.. duh.

awesome

 

[ElectriSean]

Flight with RunCam Hybrid. First few packs I realized the lens cover was on the HD cam.. duh.

We've all done that