Crossfire and Pixhawk: RC Control (S-Bus, MAVLink) and telemetry options
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- Опубліковано 3 лют 2025
- In this video I take a look at the options for using MAVlink to control members of the Pixhawk family of flight controllers.
You can opt to use good ol' S-Bus if you want but by using MAVlink and the MAVlink Bluetooth connection on the Crossfire (not the Crossfire Micro TX) you can have all the data shown easily on your Mission Planner or QGroundControl station too.
I've made this as I couldn't find any decent detail on this and this is how I want to use the setup on my S900 hexcopter.
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Just wanted to let you know that since about 2 weeks Ardupilot supports Crossfire natively. That includes telemetry sent back to the radio and reading of RSSI/LQ as well as RF Mode which I think is super cool. It's like iNav :)
I just completed a build of a quadcopter and after a little bit of tuning the vehicle performs very good. Alt hold with a lidar is super stable!
And the most important thing is that all the things I've done I have learned from your videos! You are the rock star! Thank you!!!
Great video - thanks! I was able to get my setup working (Taranis X9D Plus with Crossfire TX, Discovery Quadcopter with Diversity RX and Pixhawk Mini FC, and a Lenovo Windows 10 tablet running Mission Planner). I had some initial trouble making the Pixhawk to Diversity RX cables but swapping the RX/TX pins fixed that issue. I'm not sure whether that problem was the wiring diagrams or me. No worries either way. My only real challenge was that I could not get the Bluetooth option to show up on the Crossfire TX. I finally plopped the TX module into my Taranis Q X7, ran the LUA script and enabled it. Returned the TX module to the X9D and all is working perfectly! Next up is to complete a Pixhawk 2.1 installation in my Mini Talon. Thanks again for all the great information!
My friend I am new to PX4.
I have PX4 mini and crsf nano RX.
I do no know how to wire them.
Could you help me?
THWRE IS A REASON I STAY UP TIL 3 AM YES YES YES ive been wnting a pixhawk video ftom someond that i trust to have good content
I actually did the crsf and mavlink Bluetooth to laptop setup. Made me happy i spent the extra for the Big module. Now you can get the big module without bluetooth and save some money But if your in this hobby for quads and think you dont need or want bluetooth, Think twice because it is sweet to have later on, and one of the neatest benafits to the system in my opinion.
Thanks as always P-360 for the great info
Do you need Bluetooth to connect crsf to mission planner or can you run a cable or something?
@@aurelienwittmann4105 There is the usb cable for updates but I do not know if that port can be set up like that. Mine set up so easily I did not have to research it.
That's pretty amazing, Lee! 😃
My father and I want to build a big rc airplane with a chainsaw motor, like Samm Sheperd did a few years back... Now even more and my father is even crazier about it than me! 😂
But, anyway... I guess it should be a fantastic platform to put a Pixhawk! 😃
Did you get the YAAPU lua script working on the Jumper/radiomaster over the Crossfire with Pixhawk?
Writing from the Future... Is the case as of Oct 2020 that I still need telemetry radios If I want to use a joystick for control on QGroundControl?
same question here
@@domijust4816 here in this video he says Q ground control receives data through Bluetooth link and there is a * which i guess means telemetry range is limited to a typical Bluetooth range M and the CRSF radio link stays with power to cross fire range typical 25 kms
@@sumanthbolisetty ok so drone speaks to radio up to 25km and radio to laptop/ ground control via Bluetooth. That's a start 👍
Excellent. I believe similar can be done with inav and crossfire. You would need to configure uart as Bluetooth and on Crossfire TX Bluetooth as bridge.
hi is it now possible to use crsf with px4? we are a few years later
Hey there,
I have a question. I cant remap the channels on my dx9. Can I just switch the channels therefore in mission planner and make it work that way ?
Spektrum channel order is :
Throttle
Ail
Ele
Rud
"Gear"
Aux1
No idea, sorry. I've only used Crossfire with OpenTX radios.. best of luck
@@Painless360 Thank you, I figured out a different way that works !
Could you explain how you made the telemetry cable shown at 4:17 that goes from TELEM 2 to CH7 and 8 on the Rx? Did you just modify an existing cable, or did you make it from scratch? Trying to figure out how to make one of those myself...
I just modified an existing cable. Happy flying!
@@Painless360 Ok sounds good. Thanks!
Where can I buy the channels to telemetry cable that you are using?
Configured as shown here but no inputs on Mission Planner using MavLink. Using TBS diversity nano rx board with CUAV V5+. Works on Sbus. What could be the problem?
Thank you for the video. How would you connect and configure a crossfire rx to pixhawk mini given only 4 pins on telemetry and only 2 channels. Tnx
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Hello, would I set the telem param to RCin or mavlink to get telem on my radio? Can you please let me know your settings? Thank you!
All of the steps I use are shown in the video.. Best of luck
I have found a very laggy response from the plane when controlling it via mavlink RC. I solved it keeping the ppm signal in channel 1, and mavlink in 7 & 8, but ALSO disabling the option in the crossfire module of sending RC control via mavlink (if you don't do so, the diversity receiver is sending RC signal twice, and the pixhawk remains laggy).
Please anybody feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!
I just finished getting mine to the point of testing - lag would be a definite concern. Thanks for posting a work around if needed!
Thanks for the tip
I have noticed the same thing.
Does that mean that all control is still going over the PWM channel, but you also have a MAVLink connection for telemetry?
what a great video, ive been days trying to connect my crossfire micro tx v2 to my android phone so i can use mission planner app or q ground control app, the tx and phone and laptop connects to phone hot spot but no matter what i do neither app will connect, my nano receiver is wired to f405 wing uart 1 rx to tx and tx to rx , 5v and ground. nano binds and all telemetry coming back to radiomaster. looking on crossfire instructions but not sure if I need more wiring for these apps to work? thanks for video any help would be great
Thank you! Been looking forever on how to do this! Mavlink telemetry Antenna tracker coming w/ the bluetooth module in crsf. soon :) Also note this can be done on the micro v1&2 but NOT the nano. It would not give me mav link as an option as output.
Hi, can we anyhow use the mavlink telemetry data received over crsf to be used for ardupilot antenna tracker?
Is there any such way?
I have Crossfire lite module without Bluetooth, how would I connect to mavlink via cable?
You are wonderful thanks for your efforts
Greetings
Was there an update to this video by chance? Can Crossfire replace the Telemetry radios with today's version of tech?
Wait for an update video on CRSF... Hopefully coming soon...
If I used regular crsf to talk to Ardupilot for rc controls (pins 1 and 2 on receiver), then had a separate mavlink connection to the FC (pins 7 and 8), would I need to use 150hz mode and what would the range be like? I'm assuming I would get normal full Crossfire range, but as I get further away or the update rate switches to 50hz then the Mavlink telemetry would cut out? I want to be able to have a full reliable RC control, but I'm not too concerned if the telemetry cuts out beyond a certain distance
All I figured out at the time is in the video. MAVLink is one of the first things to be dropped when the link starts to be stressed so is only reliable for closer in flying.
In your video you say that you cannot control the aircraft using a joystick connected to your laptop. So what kind of commands can you send to the aircraft from the laptop?
Change flight modes, alter missions... see the wiki. Best of luck
May I use bluethooth in TBS crossfire for binding to DIY nano BLE head tracker? Thanks
I've not seen that. I'd check the docs for the DIY headtracker project for clues.. Best of luck
if your using the crossfire protocol at 915mhz and you want mavlink data with redundancy, and you choose to run a telemetry unit directly to mission planner should i be using 433mhz? would a 915mhz telemetry unit interfere with crossfire control link if using both for redundancy?
I’m stuck on param1 when I try to connect MAVLink through the crossfire Bluetooth, gyro displays fine though.
900x radios are actually encrypted and they have RC pass-thru. That'd be worth a video. Cheaper than the full Crossfire as well.
I was just about to ask about you making a video about this! haha good timing
Will you be doing a follow up video on what settings on the FC you need to enable to get this to work? That's where I've been having trouble
I needed to change nothing in Arducopter (as explained in the video). It expects there to be RC commands in the MAVLINK data. Best of luck
On p30 of the manual it talks about setting some parameters or something. I can't seem to get it to auto-detect. Could I have Remo's contact info? maybe that's who can help me out, I've been having trouble finding people that can help, like you mentioned the documentation is fairly dated. I'm using a pixhawk mini but I wouldn't think that wold matter
What troubleshooting have you already tried?
I used PWM just to check the Rx it's self works, tried switching the serial Rx/ Tx wires as well just in case. Though I noticed when I totally un-plugged the PWM cable it didn't get power, even though the Telemetry port should be giving it power so that might be related
Many receivers seem to support S.bus telemetry and F.port. Will older Pixhawk boards see an update to support basic telemetry over the S.bus output or F.port?
Please see my Arduplane and Pixhawk videos from the last 12 months that cover this in some depth. Ardupilot isn't as up to date with modern protocols... yet. Happy flying!
Works great for me thank you for that golden tip! But how do i connect my OSD now?
Found the answer myself: Use i.e. Matek F405-Wing with built in OSD and Sbus capable. flash Ardupilot. Use Sbus on CH1 for RC control, use Mavlink CH3/4 and Crossfire bluetooth for Flight Map onto tablet/PC. Enable onboard OSD in Flight Map for flying with goggles. All works like a charme!
mine works great but it will not connect via bluetooth on the mission planner app. Set serial 1 to 38 no joys set it to 57 no joys same with 115. says getting params but will not go any futher. any ideas?
I'd check what baud rate it is set for. Best of luck
Excellent video, very enlightening. All receivers are compatible with mavlink telemetry? In the most current versions is it already possible to control from the laptop via mavlink? Thanks!
Still the same but full telemetry radios on your PixHawk offer a fuller range of MAVlink control, sharing and support.
Can you run the 900mhz Mav link and the 900mhz crossfire?
I for the life of me can’t get mavlink to send telemetry back to the radio I am a pixhawk out of a 3dr iris any ideas ?
Hello, I need help! Is it possible to get mavlink telemetry on PC or Cellular using crosfire tx lite? Maybe through the USB or Exp port? Or is this connection only possible with Bluetooth tx? Grateful for the videos and responses.
I don't think it is. If you get it working please let me know.. Best of luck
Crossfire lite uses on board wifi to get mavlink telemetry. Just check new documentation of crsf.....
Excellent as always, sir with the recent support of Yaapu script for Crossfire system implemented would you think it would be a new interesting video for you to make about it if possible.
See my Crossfire/Arduplane/AR wing build from last summer, I did it there... Happy flying
@@Painless360 thank you, and as always your replies are much appreciated ...have a good day
Nice video :)
I have an R9 but may switch to crossfire for telemetry. I used mostly f3 and f4 flight controller like the f405 wing but need more pwm outs so I have to switch to pixhawk but I'm not sure which one. Pixhawk 4, 2.1 (not cheap but worth?) or maybe an older one?
What's your suggestion for an mapping vtol?
Pixhawk cube.. ua-cam.com/video/te4D_fjBVfM/v-deo.html
Is this method possible with tbs crossfire micro tx modules now in 2022(using mav tx and mav rx configuration on rx side)?
Things have moved on and improved a little now. Modern versions of Ardupilot support CRSF - ardupilot.org/plane/docs/common-crsf-telemetry.html
@@Painless360 thanks
Hai There...!Thank you for the work you are doing and its highly appreciable. We were working on building a Quadcopter with Pixhawk 4 flight controller with Taranis X9D plus transmitter with Q Ground Control. All the configurations were done but we are facing a problem with the throttle control of the motor. BL Heli ESC were used. Sometimes the motors are responding when battery is connected but are rotating at full speed. Though we are varying the throttle stick position the motor speed is not getting controlled...??? We got stuck here and couldnt fly the Quadcopter. Please provide us a solution to tackle this problem. Waiting for your respone.....!!!!!
can we do the same using ELRS Transmitter? can we check telemetry data on the Computer? like TBS Crossfire to Computer connection using MAvlink
No need to post twice. I have answered on your other question... Happy flying
Lee, is there a way to get the Pixhawk telemetry into the X9D/Radiomaster/Jumper radios? So the telemetry can be viewed on the X9D, etc telemetry screens? Thanks. (I'm trying to switch from FrSky 900mhz to Crossfire, but would like telemetry on my radio just like it is now.) Thanks. P.S. Is there a difference in telemetry capabilities if I switch to iNav?
Hello, thanks for yours videos! Can you show us how wiring and setup pixhawk telemtry with TBS crossfire nano rx? Hugs.
Already done. Video coming soon. Make sure you are subscribed and have the bell notification icon selected so you don't miss it... Happy flying
I've setup my full size CF just like displayed over mavlink to my Matek765wing with Arduplane 4.0.5. I've set LQ on ch6 and setup in arduplane accordingly. But somehow I can't get my rxrssi value to display proper, not on the OSD not in the telemetry screen of Arduplane. If I startup the plane without the RX on, I get 0%, what would be correct. If I switch on the Rx it goes up to 100%, what is still satisfying so far. But if I witch off the Rx, the rxrssi value in the OSD AND in the telemetry screen stays at 100%, though the FC is going in failsafe, like it should. So my big concern is, can I trust my OSD value? I don't think so. But what is wrong?
Video on this hopefully coming soon...
@@Painless360 next lock down build video? really waiting and following that!
I am not able to get telemetry data on jumper t16. I am able to get radio control using telemetry port 1 connected to tbs crossfire with mavlink rx and tx on channel 3 and 4
If I use TBS Tango 2 for radio with separate 433MHz telemetry, then will there be any interference among them?
Shouldn't be.. Always try and physically separate antennas on the model. Best of luck!
@@Painless360 Thank you soo much for replying.
I will be using Tango nano RX with immortal T antenna. I think it works at 900MHz or so.
868 or 915Mhz depending on region - see my Crossfire for beginners video.. Best of luck
@@Painless360
Thank you 😍
Very informative as always! I would like to ask if the videos on setting up failsafe, autotrim and autotune in the APM series are still applicable.
Yep, apart from how the Pixhawk 'hears' the RC commands everything else is the same. Best of luck
Many thanks!
Hi. Thanks for these great videos. I've learned a lot from your channel over the past few years. I'm planning to set up Crossfire on a large quadcopter (recently announced Freefly Alta X) using a PixHawk 2.1. I'd really like to pull telemetry information over MAVLink as you describe here. Particularly, I'd like to make sure I can read voltage and current consumption from the batteries. I was wondering if you had any recommendations for a power/battery module that would allow me to do this. The Alta X uses two 16Ah 12s LiPo batteries in parallel. Curious to know how you'd go about setting this up. I'm afraid to use most of the power modules I'd normally turn to because I'm not sure they can handle this much power.
Not sure, I've not used that.. best of luck!
Hey,
Is it possible to use a TBS unify with MAV link to get the video in Ground Station along with telemetry, I would say you should give it a try and post a video
Not enough bandwidth.. Happy flying
Using this method, can we upload missions through mission planner ? And both telemetry radio like rfd900 and crsf uses same frequency, won't there be interference....
If you are using a telemetry radio on the model then I'd use that for the comms to the model.. Best of luck
@@Painless360 ah ok and one last question what about full mavlink bi-directional telemetry support like between dragonlink and mavlink.....Is it possible as of now !!
I don't know anything about Dragon link, sorry.
What is MAVlink, exactly? Is it just a communication protocol that uses standard UART as the physical interface? RX and TX seems to suggest as long as I have some way of transmitting UART over some arbitrary channel I could use MAVlink. That would be ideal because I could use a single 900MHz channel for both controlling my drone and for receiving telemetry data.
The best explanation I've seen is here - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAVLink It's a protocol that can be used for control and telemetry at the same time.. Not new by any means but very proven..
Great video, thank you. I have a Pixhack 2.8 that does not have a telemetry port. Is there a way to make this work with my Pixhack?
No idea, sorry.
Hello, I'm trying to make this work with a CRSF Nano and a Pixhawk 2.4.8 and the FC is not detecting a radio automatically as you said in this video. Any insight on what I could be missing here?
Did you ever make any progress? Trying to get the same two things to talk and having the same issue. I'm bound to the nano from my transmitter, it's wired into the pixhawk Telem 1, I've tried tx and Rx as CRSF and Mavlink, and tried swapping pins, can't get anything to register.
Hello Painless360,
Curious to know if there would be any downsides in your mind in switching over to controlling via MAVLink/Telem Port verse the S-bus configuration? Thank you for your time!
Increased latency is the main one. Plus, you need a whole PC setup at the field. It is useful for larger models where things like a little lag isn't an issue.. Best of luck!
Can this be done with the nano rx if so how do you wire it up
Check out my builds. I'd wire it up with CRSF if it's a flight controller..
I'm currently using FrSky R9M & R9 Slim+. I'm going to get telemetry support soon using Craft & Theory LUA script but this doesn't have Mavlink option. I have a Sik Radio on board (redundant backup) but since both run at 900Mhz (in US here) the signal noise makes both link qualities suck, so so far that's not working for me. At a later date I'd like to upgrade to Crossfire w/ MP on a small tablet.
Hi Painless, this is a great way to feed position data to a antenna tracker. I'm still hoping and waiting you are going to pick up on a project like the u360gts antenna tracker, a series on that would be absolutely awesome!
With multiversity and high gain antennas antenna trackers are only used for very specialised use cases. With a good di or tri-vertiry setup you can cover a lot of the sky.. It's an interesting idea the the future though, thanks.
And would this get the full crossfire range, what about data speeds
Not full range, RC control is prioritised as the signal degrades with distance.. See the other Crossfire videos that covers the radio profiles it uses.. Best of luck!
Thanks, this is awesome video and channel! I have a question. Lets say I have pixhawk or some other controller that is running ArduPilot. There is another companion computer running on board. It is connected to pixhawk using mavlink and either sending destination locations the plane, or provides manual pitch/roll/yaw inputs. There is no traditional radio present. How should the ArduPilot setup happen in such case? There is no transmitter so there is no stick calibration to do. Could you comment on that? Thanks.
It is something that was available via the Edison initially so I would check out the ardupilot documentation and project wiki. Best of luck
Quick question, when I did this on a older APM the "telemetry" signal is constantly showing around 20% down to 0% what is this actually referencing? the blue tooth to xfire signal? My rssi\LQ is perfect
Not sure, the code on the APM is very out of date now.. Best of luck..
@@Painless360 I appreciate the quick reply! I am not going to dig any further, just wanted to see if you knew right off hand. I think it's time to retire the old APM anyway! Thanks again for all the information you provide the community!!!!
Nice video.
I have a pixhawk 4 mini.
Does anynone know how to connect Crossfire nano to Pixhawk?
Yep. Use SBUS. Best of luck
I watched the video again and noticed you have also connected power and ground between the Crossfire receiver and the PixHawk telemetry port. Is that a requirement for this to work? If so, which device is powering the other? (sorry for all the questions...I can't get this to work for me so I am looking at every angle)
I did that for power but if it is already powered from the other connections then you only need the GND wire for the signals. Happy flying!
@@Painless360 I also noticed you use diode between power and ground to protect in case if 2 power inputs. Do you have video about this? Do I saw right anod on power and cathod on ground should be connected?
can you please help? Hi mate, I am tryng to use this configuration (I have pixhawk 2.4.8. TBS xf big module and taranis. when I connect to MP everything is working, telemetry etc. bu I don t get movement form the radio sticks. can u pls help
Sure, what troubleshooting have you done already?
@@Painless360 I have updated all devices with newest firmware, I have narrowed the area of problem to Taranis itself (I also have cube orange, tried it and Im gettnig the same result so I am assuming the problem lies with Taranis). I should mention my receiver is nano divesity. I have connection transmitter-receiver (nano is fixed green, crossfire module is showing transmission, on tarranis I have a link icon). in the radio I creted new model with 4 channels assigned to basic plane steering, on the display they are active. I also tried connecting via RC-in and result was the same- telemetry comming back but steering signal is not going out to flight controller
found some description on channels 7 and 8 to be assigned to RX and TX respectively on XF, could that be it?
I've not had to do that. The process shown that I use is in the video and the linked docs. That is odd..
@@Painless360 but funny enough when I connect via Sbus I do get telemetry feed on FC and it shouldnt be the case (?)
NICE ONE MATE !
What band are the 3DR radios on in the UK? Here in the US I believe they are 900MHz, which would probably not work really well as a redundant system for Crossfire since they’d probably overlap. But I think in the rest of the world 3DR is on 433MHz, no?
433 here in the UK so a little easier to use with long range systems..
Lee, I'm curious how the BRIDGE Bluetooth setting on Xfire plays into this scheme. I've seen conflicting information.
It’s a way to send serial data from just about anything - from the manual ‘The bridge feature gives you the ability to pass any kind of serial uart data from any device connected to the receiver to any device connected to the transmitter.’ Only useful if you have a very specific need for it I’d imagine. Happy flying!
Lee, You are one of my few go-to sources! I'm working on a project that links 3 of your recent videos, to include this one. Long range quad build and "where do I go next" in this hobby are the other 2. I have an 9 inch quad build, gemfan bullnose & running 920kV; weighs in at 490g w/o battery. Initial tests put it at a conservative 23 minutes hover on a 2200maH. Running out of UARTS and wanting GPS and other trinkets, I did an impulse buy on a Kakute F7 not realizing that there is no iNav target currently. I started this hobby on pixhawk three years ago so I poked around the Ardupilot world to see what's new. To my surprise I found the ChibiOS firmware layer that allows a maker to fairly seamlessly run ardu-whatever on some of our beloved, cheap flight controllers. To my surprise the KF7 was one of them! I have a functioning baseline that includes GPS, a 2D gimbal controller and a benewake TFmini rangefinder. On the bench, the arudupilot ground station ecosystem runs well through the crossfire MAVLINK setup you demonstrate here. I can set MAVLINK parameters over the air but I'm having problems saving flight plans. I want to stay away from TM radios if possible, but I don't think it will be. Thanks for your inspiration X3!
Is it the same wiring between the telem port in the pixhawk and the ch.7 and ch.8 if i am using sbus for the rc signal?
Yes, and use one of the other connections for SBUS - see my Crossfire series..
any chance you could do an updated video on this? im having issues with consistently getting a Bluetooth connection to mission planner and qgroundcontrol
New PixHawk series starting next month... Stay tuned!
@@Painless360 cool, that's good to hear. For the time being, do you have any troubleshooting tips or more extensive guides to get a link between the crossfire module and a ground control software?
Sorry, not at the moment...
Does anyone know if this can be done in the TX modules without Bluetooth by plugging a USB cable into a computer and the crossfire module?
I'm gonna hazard a guess that it does work.
"Two-way communication opens up new possibilities. From streaming MAVLink to you smart device (no Mavlink stream support for Crossfire Micro TX!), to updating your firmware..."
But it would be cool to see someone try it.
hey. Is there any way to put one of these on a helicopter?
Yep
So what kinds of R/C ranges are folks getting with the Crossfire? Several miles? Thanks...
900Mhz tx are advertised as 10km range
Very nice video, is it now possible to use PC Joysticks via mavlink?
Hi there, gréât vidéo! I would like to ask you a queStion please. I get telemetri of my drone on my taranis qx7 on flight on réal Time. However i would like to get this data on arduino in réal Time too. How can i do that ? Maybe can i use mavlink? Can you help ? Thanks, jean
I'd look at using the telemetry radios for something like that. Best of luck!
so could I control the pixhawk with the groundstation (i.e. create waypoints) when I use the crossfire - mavlink via bluetooth setup?
If so, that would be awesome! :)
If you want to do that then the MAVLink over Crossfire wouldn't be my first choice as range affects the transmission. I'd use separate telemetry radios if you are going to the trouble of building a groundstation...
@@Painless360 thx for the quick reply! oh, so you can't send that kind of data reliably as far as the normal control signal?! (because as far as i know crossfire seems pretty solid in terms of range?)
great channel and great video by the way.
As the link gets stretched, the system prioritises the RC controls over everything else so MAVlink suffers.. Use separate telemetry radios would be my advice...
@@Painless360 ok, makes perfect sense actually. sperate telemetry radios seems to be the way to go, thanks!
No rc control via crossfire is a little ambiguous, no joystick control sure but can you still send waypoint information ?
There are two datastreams - one for the RC LINK and the other for MAVLINK Bidirectional telemetry and control. Sadly, the last time I looked at this the MAVLINK data was dropped quickly to preserve the RC packets.. Best of luck!
Whats your experience with connecting the crossfire tx to your pc over bluetooth? I've done it successfully once with a windows 7 laptop, but it did no appear in the drop down menu for mission planner
Check out QGroundControl - you may have more luck..
thanks for a superb video!
Where did you get the cabel from telem2 port to the crossfire?
It came with the PixHawk - a cable kit.
@@Painless360 you have any video on how to recover lost drone whit crossfire diversity rx and crossfire micro TX ?
I have the RSSI trick video - same things applies to Crossfire..
How will I connect crsf nano Receiver to pixhawk 2.4.8 ??
Latest versions of Ardupilot now support CRSF or you can use SBUS as shown in the video.. Best of luck
Great Video as always. Would this be possible using an Omnibus F4PRO with arducopter installed in it thanks to the new chibi ios architecture ? Thanks
Maybe, that's something I haven't started looking at yet. If you start to play with it let me know how you get on. Best of luck
good video ... by the way why are you using pixhawk telem2 , couldn't you use telem1 as well ?
Not sure, should do. Please try it and let me know!
Im struggling a lot to download params over the telemetry link of crossfire then BT to my laptop. I do get some data but parameters will never download. Edit: Working perfectly now. After „making sure“ I wired tx to rx pins several times, I switched them anyway. And voila, it works😅
Do you think the same can be done for FRSky 900 MHz receivers?
As far as I know, there isnit MAVLINK support in those..
Can you please help me I did it all but still not working the RC input is not working and mavlink telemetry not working
What troubleshooting have you already done?
I did all you said in the video but still nothing can I use serial 4 or 5 to use it for mavlink telemetry and RC?@@Painless360
I have an old pixhawk 1 same one that you have but still nothing
I want to use this reserver Original TBS CROSSFIRE DIVERSITY NANO RX - FPV LONG RANGE DRONE RECEIVER
@@Painless360 please help me solve this problem I know you can I learned a lot about the hobby from your videos
Thanks for the Crossfire videos. I have tried to do this on both pixracer and furious f35 and in both cases i get full telemetry back to the QX7 but can't get it from bluetooth to the tablet using Tower, Mission planner for Inav and Q ground control. I can get a bluetooth connection with Ez gui but cant get any data. Any help or a more in depth video would be much appreciated.
Thank you
Robbo
Can you please review Dragonlink and Pixhawk and do a long distance flight. I'm having a hell of a time getting rssi working out of my Dragonlink system . I didn't have any trouble when I used to monitor rssi with an analogue input on the APM arduplane .
Sorry, I don't have that system here. Best of luck..
Thanks, could you comment about range? I've never bothered because I've heard people don't get more than a couple of 100 meters.
It's still Crossfire sending the signals so range isn't affected. Best of luck
How is the telem1 wire connect to the crossfire, wire diagram pls
Close-ups of both ends at 4:09. The yellow and blue wires are the tx/rx pair.. I've made a wiring diagram and popped a link in the description.. Hope it helps.
does this work with any crossfire receiver?
Thank you...Thank you ...
When you say rc control, do you mean setting waypoints and telling it to go to waypoints?
That and more. Sbus is normally used for 'manual'flying but Mavlink can be used for autonomous flight and telemetry. But both can be used for both too! See my other videos on the channel... happy flying
Brilliant!
Have you tried flying a plane or quad with Mavlink and a joystick?
No, but a mate of mine that uses both planes and quads for surveying work does..
Painless360 wonder if there are latency issues?
If you're flying like that then you're usually using a mode that had the FC doing most of the flying and you're just clicking on the location you want to fly to or taking control for short periods..
I read over at FPV LAB that MAVLINK telemetry only stays consistent if you can stay in RF mode 2. RC control will reamain over MAVLINK but a ground station connected via BT will drop off. Not very useful if true!
What is rf mode 2 ?
Ok, sick of me yet? I have it working, in large part due to this video, thanks. There is ONE setting that I am confused about however. It only works if RC control is through Mavlink. I thought this would also work in a more robust fashion if RC control was through CSRF? Does anybody have any thoughts on this?
I always wanted to do this I have the USB gps but haven't tried it yet.. ardupilot.org/copter/docs/ac2_followme.html .. and I always liked having LIVE video in the TELEMETRY GSC Screen.... CHEERS!
Lee.. the lite version seems to be the only TX available at the moment ..and it doesn't have a bluetooth capability. How do you connect using mavlink to the TX module without bluetooth? Is it opossible? tinking of buying a TBS system for arduplane but this is a key issue.
Also the ULRS project ( www.itluxembourg.lu/site/ultimate-lrs/) combined with the mavlink pass through software (github.com/zs6buj/MavlinkToPassthru) enables both Taranis/Horus S.port telementry and Mavlink. Would this option also be available on the TBS Tx?
I think FlightDeck is much better.
Hack a joystick with an arduino to output sbus, plug it to xfire and Bob's your mother's brother.
Hiii, is it possible to configure the receiver using agent m software?
Check out my series on TBS Crossfire... All of the tips in there.... Best of luck