Radio settings for flip 1.5 using DX6i

[Lpackman]

Hello All,

Doing first multirotor build with my son. Did the Electrohub kit with RTF build kit including the 1.5. for Quadcopter. Everything went together well, but we are having electronic issues. I believe we need the correct settings for the DX6i. I have not been able to find them as the menus are different than the 7 used in the photos. Currently it will arm but not throttle up and will not disarm.

Motors throttle up when connected directly to receiver.

Should I be able to fly without connecting to the computer. I believe the board was Pre-flashed as part of the RTF.com kit.

Are there detailed instructions for the settings for a DX6i somewhere.

Thank you,

Dad and young pilot.

 

[jhitesma]

Sounds like your endpoints may be off still. I know on some spektrum TX's endpoints in opposing directions are set separately instead of one end point per plane of stick movement like other TX's tend to do.

I'd suggest going ahead and hooking it up to the computer. Everything being perfect you can probably get away with skipping that...but the chances of everything being perfect on a multi are so slim it just seems like cheap insurance to hook up and confirm everything's responding right. Check the RX values to make sure you're at the 1000-2000 range (remember the GUI won't show values below 1000 or above 2000 so you'll want to adjust your endpoints to bring your range within that zone then slowly extend it out to just hit 1000/2000 or slightly higher than 1000 and slightly lower than 2000.)

It's also a good chance to make sure all the sensors are responding correctly and do to a gyro/accel calibration and make sure the copters sense of what's level is correct.

 

[joshuabardwell]

You really can't set up a MW board properly without the MW Config GUI program. (Well, if you have the Bluetooth dongle, you could use a SmartPhone, I suppose.) Check channel endpoints are at least < 1100 on the low end and > 1900 on the high end. If they are not hitting those ranges, you won't be able to arm/disarm consistently.

 

[Lpackman]

Thanks for the help. I am in over my head with this one. Status: Watching flip 1.5 for dummies and following instructions. Flashed the board with 2.2 with Quad x(configuration is spider quad, does that matter?) loaded multiwiiconfig. See photo. The colored status st lines move with movement of the board but the Quad diagram does not move and the incline gauge does not move. Also: we wired up the receiver, board and controller and had no response on the multiwiiconfig when moving the sticks.

 

[RichB]

Thanks for the help. I am in over my head with this one. Status: Watching flip 1.5 for dummies and following instructions. Flashed the board with 2.2 with Quad x(configuration is spider quad, does that matter?) loaded multiwiiconfig. See photo. The colored status st lines move with movement of the board but the Quad diagram does not move and the incline gauge does not move. Also: we wired up the receiver, board and controller and had no response on the multiwiiconfig when moving the sticks.

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Can you post a picture of your wiring?

 

[steveo]

The previous posters are correct. I'm using a DX6i and I had to change the endpoints to get my electrohub to arm.
I also programmed the autolevel to a switch as well when I first set it up.
This is my first quad build as well.

Here is a link that jhitesma shared with me in another thread. It might be helpful to you too.
http://www.multiwii.com/wiki/index.php?title=Configuration

This forum has been very helpful for things I can't get answers to from google

 

[jhitesma]

Those acc values look suspicious. And I don't see them on the graph...are they changing? The accel is what controls the little 3D quad - if the accel isn't responding correctly that would explain what you're seeing.

Interesting that a couple of people have been posting the past day or two with what sounds like potential accel issues on Flip 1.5 boards. I wonder if Paul got a batch of bad MPU6050's with bum accels or if there's something else going on here. Too soon to say for sure, but does seem odd.

I would suggest using the arduino software to do a full eeprom erase - then reflashing the MW sketch, then redoing the gyro and accel calibrations and seeing if that clears it up.

 

[yianni513]

flip 1.5 controller

Those acc values look suspicious. And I don't see them on the graph...are they changing? The accel is what controls the little 3D quad - if the accel isn't responding correctly that would explain what you're seeing.

Interesting that a couple of people have been posting the past day or two with what sounds like potential accel issues on Flip 1.5 boards. I wonder if Paul got a batch of bad MPU6050's with bum accels or if there's something else going on here. Too soon to say for sure, but does seem odd.

I would suggest using the arduino software to do a full eeprom erase - then reflashing the MW sketch, then redoing the gyro and accel calibrations and seeing if that clears it up.

How do you do a full eeprom erase.
thanks,
John

 

[yianni513]

setup my dx6i transmitter according to the chart that came with my flip 1.5 controller...Motors will not spin up till I reach half throttle...
WHY? need assistance.
thanks, John