This may be an OLD video but THANK YOU for posting this years ago. I just got one of these N1 OSD's today for a custom build i am working on and i couldn't find any good info on any of the seller listings on ebay or aliexpress that explained the button and how to get it set to English or how to get it to show battery voltage instead of 5v all the time. Your video fixed both issues i was having, and after playing around in the menus with the custom display settings i was able to customize it to exactly what i wanted on the screen.
I had to watch the video myself to remember....lol GPS lead into OSD so it is in the circuit. FPV connections video in & out. 12V or 3S battery connected to the FPV connections will power the OSD. I don't think 5V was enough to run it. If you use 3S then you will get the battery voltage on the screen. I am not sure if it will cope with 4S, you will have to check the spec from where you bought it from. Hopefully the supply can be 4S 16.8V Jon
Thanks for showing me how to do the install I have just had the same osd delivered and wondered how I'd connect up as I have my FPV running off a separate 3S 18650 1.6mah cells pack I made up but obviously needed the main motor lipo voltage readout showing, you kindly put my questions to bed
Is there any way you could send me a wiring diagram as to how you wired up the osd,vtx and camera please. I'm struggling with mine and can't seem to get the overlay on my screen. I either have to have the OSD with a black screen or just the camera view,not both?
thanks for the video, you did an amazing job ! could you please tell me about the battery connection ? is the VCC line on video connector connector connected to the battery ?
Yes I originally had battery voltage. However I later added a 12V power supply off the battery and supplied a filtered 12V to all the FPV so less chance of video noise.
because its still getting satellite lock. When you have a good lock you press the home button. May be because I was in the shed when I last pressed the home button and then I was in the conservatory. Not super accurate but gets you back home when lost
Team Wooly Sheep Reviews have you had any issues with signal loss at all? I just worry about pulling the GPS antenna out and fitting a cheap Chinese product in between?
I felt the same way so I went with a stand alone GPS OSD - Aeromax OSD and GPS module from Virtual Pilot. It has to be flashed and configured but lots more options. Its the new updated Minim OSD.....check it out
Are you still there? ok so I don't understand...the vcc for the in part is the vcc in for the battery, thats' what it measures, what's the video in for? You've split your video directly from the camera to the vtx, so you have two inputs going into your vtx? Where does the split occur?
Hi, you want the VCC to show your true battery voltage. However if you are running fpv and using a 12v regulator or filter to power your FPV then it’s not showing true battery voltage. Old FPV systems didn’t like 4S batteries and wanted 12v not 14v so we would add a power UBEC to give it a smooth clean 12v. Modern FPV systems are now multi voltage and better at filtering.
@@TWSreviews oh great you're still there! Thanks! I have an f550, it takes 3 to 6s right, controlled by the little module...which wires go where so I can tell what the battery is at? I put a direct set of wires from the battery/power distribution into the vcc on the camera in on the osd? I have your exact osd, it doesn't have a separate battery thing it appears like the other modules which I can only find directions on. This one seems to be newer but doesn't have a pinout anywhere I can find. Also I have no camera feed on my monitor...so how do I split the yellow wire?
@@maddercat The battery voltage you connect to the video in (camera) however the same voltage may not be compatible with the camera and VTX as they may be 5v or 12v so watch out for that. The "Video in" + & - supplies the OSD board. The yellow wire from the camera needs to feed into the OSD in the "camera/video in". The yellow wire from the "video out" goes to the video transmitter VTX. If you have no video then try connecting the yellow wires together to bypass the OSD see if you get video then. The OSD board sits in line with the yellow wire and simply adds data to the video signal. If the video works with direct connection bypassing the OSD then it may be a power issue supplying the OSD. Check the OSD camera and VTX are ok to work on the battery voltage. Over volts may damage them. 3s & 4s would be happy with 12V units but 5s or 6s would damage them.
@@TWSreviews Yes my camera and vtx is 5 volts, and I'm running on 4s, so you're saying that won't work I have to have a battery voltage vtx and camera? I'm currently getting an osd feed, so the vtx is working off a 5v power on the back of the osd, video out and the osd is powered from the 5v in of the naza, but there's no video in recognition apparently. The camera is tested as working and I actually swapped it out to another drone and am using it cause I got frustrated with this. If I put battery voltage to the video in, does the entire circuit then become a 4s circuit or what. Maybe the part that processes the video in needs 12v or something? This is so frustrating. I just asked the seller for a pinout and they referred me to a page in chinese that didn't have any info about this, and they're like...there are similar things there, figure it out. LOL
@@maddercat what you can do is cut/disconnect the camera positive (red) and link the camera and VTX reds only together thus bypassing the OSD. The red wires that are left cut coming out of the OSD, connect the "in" that was supplying the camera connect to the flight battery Positive. The OSD will then be powered by the flight battery and the camera and VTX will be powered from the VTX 5V. I guess the VTX will need a power supply, if 5v you will need a 5V UBEC. As long as the Black and yellow are connected through the OSD it should work. - VTX & Camera positive (RED) supplied via 5V UBEC - OSD positive (RED IN side) supplied via the flight battery positive - Video feed (YELLOW) from Camera to OSD IN - Video feed (YELLOW) from VTX to OSD OUT - VTX, Camera & Battery negative (BLACK) all common connected to flight battery negative
The VCC in and out connections power the unit at 12V. So rather than connect a 12V camera power supply or 5V supply from the VTX, I connected directly to the main lipo battery circuit. I only used the single video wire (yellow) to go from the VTX and the camera. I have by camera running off an independent 12V power supply board to filter interference however, the VTX outputs 5V and could be connected directly to the camera and totally bypass the OSD. In simple terms only the YELLOW video wires are going through the OSD (camera to IN and VTX to OUT) Whatever + & - connections are fed from will display on the OSD data. I wanted main flight battery voltage so I connected a + & - off the battery circuit
I have battery voltage going into OSD to give me battery voltage on the display. Bypass the 5V from your VTX straight to camera if your are planning to run on 5V so all you are interrupting only the yellow video signal wires. I wanted battery voltage displayed as more useful to me. If you are running camera off a mini voltage regulator 12 or 5V then its not going to be useful. I hope this makes sense
I am not sure what you mean......it flashes until it initialises.....I'll check it next time I fly and will get back to you. I have tested it and all worked. I don't like sharing the GPS so may put it on its own
No optional GPS as uses the NAZA GPS and sits in-between. Most of the information for OSD comes from GPS connection. I guess if you had NAZA without GPS you could plug it in but no location data.
Yes it is. All it really does is take the GPS signals in so really basic. If you can make up a lead check out the Aeromax OSD from Virtual Pilot. £9.99 and in UK.... www.virtualpilot.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=51
This may be an OLD video but THANK YOU for posting this years ago. I just got one of these N1 OSD's today for a custom build i am working on and i couldn't find any good info on any of the seller listings on ebay or aliexpress that explained the button and how to get it set to English or how to get it to show battery voltage instead of 5v all the time. Your video fixed both issues i was having, and after playing around in the menus with the custom display settings i was able to customize it to exactly what i wanted on the screen.
Thanks for your feedback, appreciated.
So i just have to connect the battery into the osd conector???
I had to watch the video myself to remember....lol
GPS lead into OSD so it is in the circuit.
FPV connections video in & out.
12V or 3S battery connected to the FPV connections will power the OSD.
I don't think 5V was enough to run it.
If you use 3S then you will get the battery voltage on the screen.
I am not sure if it will cope with 4S, you will have to check the spec from where you bought it from.
Hopefully the supply can be 4S 16.8V
Jon
@@TWSreviews Thank you helped a lot! And now i only need to find the mount for the fpv camera and im done
Thanks for showing me how to do the install I have just had the same osd delivered and wondered how I'd connect up as I have my FPV running off a separate 3S 18650 1.6mah cells pack I made up but obviously needed the main motor lipo voltage readout showing, you kindly put my questions to bed
Thanks......I appreciate the feedback.......makes it all worth while
Is there any way you could send me a wiring diagram as to how you wired up the osd,vtx and camera please. I'm struggling with mine and can't seem to get the overlay on my screen. I either have to have the OSD with a black screen or just the camera view,not both?
Usefull video plz don't delete this video
Its here and I have no intentions on deleting. I am pleased you found it helpful.
Jon
thanks for the video, you did an amazing job ! could you please tell me about the battery connection ?
is the VCC line on video connector connector connected to the battery ?
Yes I originally had battery voltage. However I later added a 12V power supply off the battery and supplied a filtered 12V to all the FPV so less chance of video noise.
Im looking for this..
Buy store who sells it, is too damn expensive 😢😢
I still have this naza m lite still attached in my old 275 frame quad 😂😂
Why is the distance reading increasing without the drone moving? 12m sitting indoors?
because its still getting satellite lock. When you have a good lock you press the home button. May be because I was in the shed when I last pressed the home button and then I was in the conservatory. Not super accurate but gets you back home when lost
Team Wooly Sheep Reviews have you had any issues with signal loss at all? I just worry about pulling the GPS antenna out and fitting a cheap Chinese product in between?
I felt the same way so I went with a stand alone GPS OSD - Aeromax OSD and GPS module from Virtual Pilot. It has to be flashed and configured but lots more options. Its the new updated Minim OSD.....check it out
Team Wooly Sheep Reviews do you have a link to the one you bought?
Are you still there? ok so I don't understand...the vcc for the in part is the vcc in for the battery, thats' what it measures, what's the video in for? You've split your video directly from the camera to the vtx, so you have two inputs going into your vtx? Where does the split occur?
Hi, you want the VCC to show your true battery voltage.
However if you are running fpv and using a 12v regulator or filter to power your FPV then it’s not showing true battery voltage. Old FPV systems didn’t like 4S batteries and wanted 12v not 14v so we would add a power UBEC to give it a smooth clean 12v. Modern FPV systems are now multi voltage and better at filtering.
@@TWSreviews oh great you're still there! Thanks! I have an f550, it takes 3 to 6s right, controlled by the little module...which wires go where so I can tell what the battery is at? I put a direct set of wires from the battery/power distribution into the vcc on the camera in on the osd? I have your exact osd, it doesn't have a separate battery thing it appears like the other modules which I can only find directions on. This one seems to be newer but doesn't have a pinout anywhere I can find. Also I have no camera feed on my monitor...so how do I split the yellow wire?
@@maddercat The battery voltage you connect to the video in (camera) however the same voltage may not be compatible with the camera and VTX as they may be 5v or 12v so watch out for that. The "Video in" + & - supplies the OSD board.
The yellow wire from the camera needs to feed into the OSD in the "camera/video in". The yellow wire from the "video out" goes to the video transmitter VTX.
If you have no video then try connecting the yellow wires together to bypass the OSD see if you get video then. The OSD board sits in line with the yellow wire and simply adds data to the video signal. If the video works with direct connection bypassing the OSD then it may be a power issue supplying the OSD.
Check the OSD camera and VTX are ok to work on the battery voltage. Over volts may damage them.
3s & 4s would be happy with 12V units but 5s or 6s would damage them.
@@TWSreviews Yes my camera and vtx is 5 volts, and I'm running on 4s, so you're saying that won't work I have to have a battery voltage vtx and camera?
I'm currently getting an osd feed, so the vtx is working off a 5v power on the back of the osd, video out and the osd is powered from the 5v in of the naza, but there's no video in recognition apparently. The camera is tested as working and I actually swapped it out to another drone and am using it cause I got frustrated with this. If I put battery voltage to the video in, does the entire circuit then become a 4s circuit or what. Maybe the part that processes the video in needs 12v or something?
This is so frustrating. I just asked the seller for a pinout and they referred me to a page in chinese that didn't have any info about this, and they're like...there are similar things there, figure it out. LOL
@@maddercat what you can do is cut/disconnect the camera positive (red) and link the camera and VTX reds only together thus bypassing the OSD.
The red wires that are left cut coming out of the OSD, connect the "in" that was supplying the camera connect to the flight battery Positive.
The OSD will then be powered by the flight battery and the camera and VTX will be powered from the VTX 5V.
I guess the VTX will need a power supply, if 5v you will need a 5V UBEC.
As long as the Black and yellow are connected through the OSD it should work.
- VTX & Camera positive (RED) supplied via 5V UBEC
- OSD positive (RED IN side) supplied via the flight battery positive
- Video feed (YELLOW) from Camera to OSD IN
- Video feed (YELLOW) from VTX to OSD OUT
- VTX, Camera & Battery negative (BLACK) all common connected to flight battery negative
Is it safe using this OSD ??????
can you explain more about voltage display wiring....
The VCC in and out connections power the unit at 12V. So rather than connect a 12V camera power supply or 5V supply from the VTX, I connected directly to the main lipo battery circuit. I only used the single video wire (yellow) to go from the VTX and the camera. I have by camera running off an independent 12V power supply board to filter interference however, the VTX outputs 5V and could be connected directly to the camera and totally bypass the OSD.
In simple terms only the YELLOW video wires are going through the OSD (camera to IN and VTX to OUT)
Whatever + & - connections are fed from will display on the OSD data.
I wanted main flight battery voltage so I connected a + & - off the battery circuit
any impact to osd since its directly got 12 v from lipo...?
Oq Syauqi no issues because I have recently discovered and confirmed that it gets its power 5v from the GPS connection
no impact as is purely reference on the display. I found the board is supplied via the 5V GPS connections
I have battery voltage going into OSD to give me battery voltage on the display. Bypass the 5V from your VTX straight to camera if your are planning to run on 5V so all you are interrupting only the yellow video signal wires. I wanted battery voltage displayed as more useful to me. If you are running camera off a mini voltage regulator 12 or 5V then its not going to be useful. I hope this makes sense
I do miss my TBS Discovery , nice unit ........
Yes I like it....but wish it wasn't so heavy
Hey,
when you power it on...the red light of the N1 is flashing? Because mine stays solid...and GPS is not working on naza and the N1
I am not sure what you mean......it flashes until it initialises.....I'll check it next time I fly and will get back to you. I have tested it and all worked. I don't like sharing the GPS so may put it on its own
Checked and mine keeps flashing....no clue why
Mine is flashing.....no clue why. Maybe its indicating the mode.....not sure tbh
If it is solid orange...
U need to do the compass calibration.
hello can this osd display the battery level or battery percentage?
Not sure if the new ones do but mine can't..... If you want something a little more advanced I would recommend the Aeromax OSD from Virtual Pilot
hi, gps module is optional or necessary whit n1 ?
No optional GPS as uses the NAZA GPS and sits in-between. Most of the information for OSD comes from GPS connection. I guess if you had NAZA without GPS you could plug it in but no location data.
can i use this for my phantom 2?
i saw others they connect something on the can bus
I am unsure sorry..... If you can interrupt your FPV camera connections It should work in the same way
Team Wooly Sheep Reviews another question
does the n1 osd compatible with the naza 2?
Yes it is. All it really does is take the GPS signals in so really basic. If you can make up a lead check out the Aeromax OSD from Virtual Pilot. £9.99 and in UK.... www.virtualpilot.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=51