Help! Making my first Quad!

Houndpup Rc

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FYI, You can update to BetaFlight 4.0.6. That is the last version that supported the F3 flight controllers. Make sure you back up your settings before doing that. That is actually the same-ish flight controller that is in my OctoUFO, but I am running a completely different firmware.

You probably have not added the current sensor field to your OSD. All of those fields can be turned on/off independently.
Are you talking about the FC or Betaflight? I have version 10:7:0 of betaflight because that works on windows 7.
 

Houndpup Rc

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Okay so I turned on the OSD tab and went to it and here's what it say's :
Your flight controller isn't responding to OSD commands. This probably means that it does not have an integrated BetaFlight OSD.

Note that some flight controllers have an onboard MinimOSD that can be flashed and configured with scarab-osd, however the MinimOSD cannot be configured through this interface.
 

LitterBug

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# Betaflight / SPRACINGF3 3.1.5 Feb 7 2017 / 22:30:44 (4646f9d)

The BetaFlight version running on the FC is 3.1.5. The FC is running the firmware for a SPRACINGF3 flight controller or clone thereof.

Your Configurator is 10:7:0. I am surprised that works at all. Usually the configurator version needs to be the same or close to the same version as what is running on the Flight Controller, or it will only let you configure it in CLI. Maybe BetaFlight has changed, but almost ALL firmware works that way.
 

LitterBug

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Okay so I turned on the OSD tab and went to it and here's what it say's :
Your flight controller isn't responding to OSD commands. This probably means that it does not have an integrated BetaFlight OSD.

Note that some flight controllers have an onboard MinimOSD that can be flashed and configured with scarab-osd, however the MinimOSD cannot be configured through this interface.
Which is an indication that you need to find an older version of the Configurator compaitble with the 3.1.5 firmware that is running on the Flight Controller.
 

LitterBug

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Oh yeah.... You are running windows 7........ This could be problematic in so many ways.

You need to dual boot to linux or something more modern....
 

LitterBug

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Hmmm. Been a while since I have done much with BetaFlight. Their Configurator and firmware versions haven't matched up in a long time.

I would think 10.3.1 would have a better chance on working with the version on your FC.

 

LitterBug

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Oh wait. The SPRACINGF3 did not have an integrated OSD. It may have a minim OSD which is an add-on board. This may not be configurable from the BetaFlight configurator at all.
 

LitterBug

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You can fly anything LOS if you set it up to fly that way. Ie. Disconnect the VTX so you don't accidentally stomp on people flying FPV.
 

LitterBug

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Oh wait. The SPRACINGF3 did not have an integrated OSD. It may have a minim OSD which is an add-on board. This may not be configurable from the BetaFlight configurator at all.
Yeah, my old SPRacingF3 drones have add-on MWOSD boards. It was either a board on the back of the Camera, In-between the Camera and VTX, or integrated into the VTX. Most of those have been retired and I no longer fly.

They either have a serial port or USB - serial port built in for configuring the OSD layout using the MWOSD GUI, Minim OSD configurator, etc... depending on what firmware was running on the OSD board. Yet another layer no longer needed with modern hardware. Getting tough to find working copies of some of that firmware and configurators now too.

 
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Houndpup Rc

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Yeah, my old SPRacingF3 drones have add-on MWOSD boards. It was either a board on the back of the Camera, In-between the Camera and VTX, or integrated into the VTX. Most of those have been retired and I no longer fly.

They either have a serial port or USB - serial port built in for configuring the OSD layout using the MWOSD GUI, Minim OSD configurator, etc... depending on what firmware was running on the OSD board. Yet another layer no longer needed with modern hardware. Getting tough to find working copies of some of that firmware and configurators now too.

Yeah I just installed MWOSD but it doesn't seem to be doing anything....When I get mine I definitely want a more modern FC.
 

Houndpup Rc

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Maaaaaaaaybe, I found a used one. But I still want to do it the diy route.
Oh okay, I was going to say that you can get one just as nice if not better for less at speedyfpv. like this one my brother has been looking at.....