I also purchased the TCMMRC ur26 mermaid 220. No setup instructions, so I followed all your videos 👌🏽 Now I am at the point where I am binded. My fc is on firmware 4.2.1 and stock esc is on dshot1200. Do I need to flash either?
Great to hear! I would flash BlueJay 0.16 to the ESC. Once that's done, in Betaflight update the ESC/Motor protocol to DSHOT300 and enable bidirectional DSHOT.
Tysm! I did that and the motor are spinning now. But unfortunately they’re all going clockwise. I am trying to switch directions for 2 and 3, but bf says I need firmware 4.3 or newer. However when I try to flash the new firmware, I get an error “failed to open serial port”
Nice video series! I am a beginner in drones, and I have a question, why did you choose Blujay Firmware version 0.16 when 0.18.1 is available? For the VTX, it uses TBS smart audio, not IRC. Lastly, can you share the VTX tables you found? Thanks
Hey! Thanks! I have the same question regarding BlueJay 0.18.1, but I believe 0.16 is the latest "release" version that everyone has used and tested and 0.18.1 isn't yet vetted. Perhaps I'll ask Joshua Bardwell in one of his live streams. I think I did give the TBS smart audio a try, but didn't work. I'll see if I can find the VTX tables I tried, but they basically came from various listings of the same/clone item. I'll give it another try when I get some time. Thanks for the heads up though! Hopefully it works for me! 👍
Great videos! Have you by any chance figured out the vtx led indicators? All the manuals I find are for different variations with way more leds and I am out here struggling to get a feed into my goggles. Cheers
I found this document online which shows the channel, band and power setting LED flash cycle www.rotorama.cz/cms/assets/docs/26a2ab0aaf41e98df8477510b147e074/9706-0/h5a9b8494c0e84121ad154d583d45f7afy.jpg It seems to line up correctly as I've tuned into the correct channels on my goggles. To change each setting, you need to hold the button on the VTX and watch the red and blue flash sequence. It's difficult to explain here. I'll try to make a video on how to do this, since I can't find a good video on it either.
@@nxp200 ay thanks for the quick reply! Turns out the main issue is that I was just dumb and had my goggles set to ntsc when they should've been on pal 😅🤣 got everything working now! Honestly surprised by the quality of the picture!
wow ! loved every video in the series. Binged it like a netflix series lol. I have couple of questions, i got a tcmmrc night phoenix lr 4 inch. And I am confused how to bind an ELRS rx with it. Saw your video and it seems pretty much clear, but I wanted to know can't I do it with a port or something, do I need to solder it? Also If you have any information about that pnp quad, please feel free to share, it would be helpful. I have brought it from a reseller and its lying around, i want to get it to flying as soon as possible. Thank you.
Hey man. Glad you liked it!! 😁 If you want to use ELRS control link, you'll need to install an ELRS receiver. You'll also need an ELRS transmitter (or external module installed). I've got a couple videos showing how to bind ELRS, and many other videos on YT too. Unfortunately it's not the easiest compared to traditional control links, but after a couple times, it's not too bad. Only info I have of that PNP is that it's called TCMMRC UR26 Mermaid. 45amp ESC (I think they've upgraded to 50amp now) and a basic F4 flight controller.
If you have to update the Betaflight firmware, you'll need to know the target of the flight controller. The Betaflight Configurator can automatically detect the firmware on the "Update Firmware" page. Otherwise, you can find the target name by typing "version" in the Betaflight CLI. It is also displayed underneath the Betaflight logo at the top right of the app once you've connected to a thought controller.
Mine has a USB port. Most of them do, so not sure what happened to yours? Not sure what your experience is like with drones, but are you looking at the flight controller?
I tried to set up smart audio but it didn't work with any vtx table that I tried. Another commenter was able to get it working with the vtx table 2.1USA. Here's a link to the Betaflight vtx table setup: betaflight.com/docs/wiki/archive/VTX-Tables Try the 2.1USA version. Hopefully works for you cause it didn't for me. If I get a chance, I'll try it again some time.
Can I get someone to just say what needs done instead of their opinions? I don't need your opinion to fly a drone, I need the drone information!!!!!! Holy Shit be useful or don't be!
Beautiful drone 🎉
Great video series just bought mine on alliexpress
Thanks! Happy flying!! 👍
is the gyro has same problem on yours?
I also purchased the TCMMRC ur26 mermaid 220. No setup instructions, so I followed all your videos 👌🏽
Now I am at the point where I am binded. My fc is on firmware 4.2.1 and stock esc is on dshot1200. Do I need to flash either?
Great to hear! I would flash BlueJay 0.16 to the ESC. Once that's done, in Betaflight update the ESC/Motor protocol to DSHOT300 and enable bidirectional DSHOT.
Tysm! I did that and the motor are spinning now. But unfortunately they’re all going clockwise. I am trying to switch directions for 2 and 3, but bf says I need firmware 4.3 or newer. However when I try to flash the new firmware, I get an error “failed to open serial port”
Try changing the motor direction in esc-Configurator instead? It might save the trouble of having to back up and flashing Betaflight etc.
Will give it a shot, thanks!
VTX is using tbs smartaudio, not irc
Nice video series! I am a beginner in drones, and I have a question, why did you choose Blujay Firmware version 0.16 when 0.18.1 is available?
For the VTX, it uses TBS smart audio, not IRC.
Lastly, can you share the VTX tables you found? Thanks
Hey! Thanks! I have the same question regarding BlueJay 0.18.1, but I believe 0.16 is the latest "release" version that everyone has used and tested and 0.18.1 isn't yet vetted. Perhaps I'll ask Joshua Bardwell in one of his live streams.
I think I did give the TBS smart audio a try, but didn't work. I'll see if I can find the VTX tables I tried, but they basically came from various listings of the same/clone item. I'll give it another try when I get some time. Thanks for the heads up though! Hopefully it works for me! 👍
For me, 2.1USA version of tbs smartaudio works well, I don’t know why, but EU version doesn’t works for me
Great videos! Have you by any chance figured out the vtx led indicators? All the manuals I find are for different variations with way more leds and I am out here struggling to get a feed into my goggles. Cheers
I found this document online which shows the channel, band and power setting LED flash cycle
www.rotorama.cz/cms/assets/docs/26a2ab0aaf41e98df8477510b147e074/9706-0/h5a9b8494c0e84121ad154d583d45f7afy.jpg
It seems to line up correctly as I've tuned into the correct channels on my goggles. To change each setting, you need to hold the button on the VTX and watch the red and blue flash sequence. It's difficult to explain here. I'll try to make a video on how to do this, since I can't find a good video on it either.
@@nxp200 ay thanks for the quick reply! Turns out the main issue is that I was just dumb and had my goggles set to ntsc when they should've been on pal 😅🤣 got everything working now! Honestly surprised by the quality of the picture!
@@bonggoblin Ah yeh. Glad you worked it out 👍 happy flying!
wow ! loved every video in the series. Binged it like a netflix series lol. I have couple of questions, i got a tcmmrc night phoenix lr 4 inch. And I am confused how to bind an ELRS rx with it. Saw your video and it seems pretty much clear, but I wanted to know can't I do it with a port or something, do I need to solder it? Also If you have any information about that pnp quad, please feel free to share, it would be helpful. I have brought it from a reseller and its lying around, i want to get it to flying as soon as possible. Thank you.
Hey man. Glad you liked it!! 😁 If you want to use ELRS control link, you'll need to install an ELRS receiver. You'll also need an ELRS transmitter (or external module installed). I've got a couple videos showing how to bind ELRS, and many other videos on YT too. Unfortunately it's not the easiest compared to traditional control links, but after a couple times, it's not too bad. Only info I have of that PNP is that it's called TCMMRC UR26 Mermaid. 45amp ESC (I think they've upgraded to 50amp now) and a basic F4 flight controller.
I what to install firmware what I need to search on betaflight?
If you have to update the Betaflight firmware, you'll need to know the target of the flight controller. The Betaflight Configurator can automatically detect the firmware on the "Update Firmware" page. Otherwise, you can find the target name by typing "version" in the Betaflight CLI. It is also displayed underneath the Betaflight logo at the top right of the app once you've connected to a thought controller.
Hey how did you connect the drone to betaflight? I have the same and it doesn't have usb port 😅
Mine has a USB port. Most of them do, so not sure what happened to yours? Not sure what your experience is like with drones, but are you looking at the flight controller?
Hello, do you still have the copy of the data in the fc? I just flashed my drone and forgot to save the data
Sure. Email me at nxp200@gmail.com
@@nxp200i just sent you an email
Check your motor poles in BF.
Yep. Checked and is correct. 14 motor poles and BF Configurator set to 14.
Would you be able to release the stl files pls on thingiverse
I'm so sorry! I forgot to do that! Thanks for reminding me. I'll do that shortly and let you know when it's ready
@@nxp200 alright no problem thanks
Just added links to the video description. I uploaded onto Printables instead as that's my main account for my files. Hope that's ok.
@@nxp200 yea that works thanks
Lol I'm stuck with a vtx thats😂25mw all the way
I tried to set up smart audio but it didn't work with any vtx table that I tried. Another commenter was able to get it working with the vtx table 2.1USA. Here's a link to the Betaflight vtx table setup: betaflight.com/docs/wiki/archive/VTX-Tables
Try the 2.1USA version. Hopefully works for you cause it didn't for me. If I get a chance, I'll try it again some time.
Can I get someone to just say what needs done instead of their opinions? I don't need your opinion to fly a drone, I need the drone information!!!!!! Holy Shit be useful or don't be!