8:50.. Chris... I just modified my FS-i6X to output about a 3 times louder Beeper sound. It is a simple matter of drilling an appropriately sized hole in the rear case cover directly over the Beeper and inserting an 8mm diameter silicone hose deep enough to touch the Beeper. leave about 1/16" of tubing protruding out of the case. You can glue it to the case or as I did make the hole smaller than 8mm for a press fit. This produces a sound pipe. It is as loud as placing the Beeper outside the Xmitter case. BTW... A full wavelength of 2.4GHZ is 12.5 cm. A 1/2 wavelength is 6.25 cm A 1/4 wavelength is 3.125 cm
Carlos Viana Santez Morrow so I bind my x6b receiver with my I6 TX and sometimes the RX voltage is disappears from my TX screen pls help me did I made the bind not properly?
I would like to thank you for this video. It's really good. Your comments are clear and well understood. Your not talking to fast like others, who speak like their racing, trying to get thru their video, not taking into consideration that for a lot of us noobs it gets a little confusing. Thanks!
iforce2D: This was an absolutely incredible, clear, detailed, and very inciteful review that covered many more important details that we are likely to overlook without your tutelage. Many thanks for your continued outstanding contribution to our hobby! - Jim
The cable works fine in Windows for doing the firmware update, but you may need to install a driver. On W7 I had to install SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller.
At 4:31 stickers are of 3 types, because if you want to remove all switches or some of switches then you can place the new stickers to cover those holes...
Same for the A8S receiver, the antena is 24mm when the optimal lenght is 33mm for 2.4Ghz, please make a range test to check how much more rance we can get replacing the antenas.
i6 and i6X have all same transmitter, both can upgrade software to 10 channel transmitter and use both receiver both transmitter, no problems. and both can use 10 ch receiver too.
Thank you for this video. I purchased a X220 wizard/Flysky combo and I couldn't get the motors to turn on. After watching your video on assigning the channels, it makes sense that the switches to arm the motors weren't working as the channels were off by default. Unfortunately, I reset the Tx to factory default, which wiped out the bind, so now I'm waiting for a bind cable to start over. :)
A bind cable is essentially just a plain piece of wire. If you can connect the bind pin to ground with any conducting material (I have used tweezers sometimes) while turning the receiver on it will enter bind mode.
THANK YOU SO MUCH...i have been pulling my hair out for a week trying to get banggood to understand me about this.i could not figure out how to turn on the aux switches..so i opened it up and put vra&b to swa&c..lol.. different then the regular fsi6. i noticed also that only sticks have to be at zero for the controller turn on..finally i can use this thing!
I just discovered today my FS-IA6B does 10 channels flawless on the I--BUS, despite the datasheet says it has only six channels. I am using it as wireless joystick on linux. (Someone made a linux driver to support I-BUS connected to a USB-serial converter as a joystick.)
And P.S, if you haven't already figured it out, the RX do S.Bus because it's just inverted i.bus. I think they omit the mention because s.bus may be a registered trademark of another brand. So to avoid issues they may have the feature there but not mention it on their manual or website ;) I have flysky ia6b and x6b and was pleasantly surprised to be able to use both the rx on my omphobby m2 v2 helicopter which only has futaba s.bus input.
Sbus may be inverted UART, but it's not just inverted iBus. iBus has a very different packet format and includes error checking bytes, imo a superior format. So the firmware on the receiver needs to know how to produce both formats. The early ia6b receivers with older firmware don't support it, but you can update the firmware: ua-cam.com/video/bbZy3ag-8oU/v-deo.html
A bit of extra information curtesy of "kibatiusagi" - that Futaba S-bus satellite receiver and input socket is also used on the Eachine E119 heli and he has shown that the S-bus wire can be fed with a PPM signal as well. It possibly will also work for the Omphobby heli and the S/T720 planes.
Strangely enough there are two different cables to do the two different jobs - the gaming cable and the update cable. It's disappointing about the mounting hole sizes, very much close but no cigar. I have two of these coming so will have to put some thought into revising my intended mounting method.
I had a very bad experience with Bangood.I purchased a Flysky FS 16 from them,the TX refused to stay switched on.I complained and they agreed to send me a replacement providing I dropped the complaint with Paypal.As soon as I had done this they decided they were unable to send me the replacement.I have written to them a number of times ,they apologise profusely but do nothing. Since I had also bought 3 receivers from them I then had to buy another TX from a shop in UK in case I had problems with this one.
@@aniketsingh5516 I don't know why anybody would. I guess if you broke one and didn't want to replace it, you could put the sticker to cover the hole. I broke one on my Taranis X9D when I accidentally dropped my radio and chose to replace it cuz I couldn't see myself not having that switch. So, yeah it's a good question. Why?
Yes! The alarm is not loud enough, which is problematic when the radio battery is low, and one can’t hear the alarm (it’s happened to me). Fortunately, fail-safe seems to be reliable on these radios:)
Hello, I have a GOOLRC GC6 what's nothing but a labeled FS-i6 and ther stock firmware had the S.BUS option, I flashed it with an unofficial 10ch firmware and it also has the S.Bus inside. Another benefit of that moddified fiermware is that the 10V limit of the voltsgae reading is gone, a flight timer is present and you can assign also switch combinations for the AUX channels. I've also had a look inside my i6 and it seems that there is one open pin on the left side of the pcb for a second 3 position switch. More I really do not need from this cheapy, nice for small models and if I need more moxers, flightmodes or whatever I use my Taranis, that has a multiprotocol module in it's slot that can also work with AFHDS and AFHDS 2A for the use this little of cheap as chips FS receivers . ;)
Haven't taken this model seriously, I bought an i6X a few weeks ago. Because someone has ported the openTX to this radio. So we have an quite flexible openTX low cost radio
You can have SwA+SwB as an combined switch. That way you can have all switches enabled but still only 6 channels. At least its like that in the upgraded firmware for the fsi6, but there its 10ch by default.
Thanks for this video.. now the switches are working for me.. Great stuff.. Thanks also for explaining the battery sensor - that's well helpful. I just inserted the batteries, plugged the USB in the back, connected to the windows 10 laptop and switched on. Windows found the device and recognised it as a controller. I did download rcAir sim from steam and it does work, but the axis is messed up and I'm having the hardest time getting it to configure. I probably need to spend some cash for some better simulation. Just thought I'd mention..
a quick note on the antenna connections, I think most of those small connectors (IPX/IPEX/uFL etc etc) have a limited number of connections they are rated for (15 or so ?) Sorry if you mentioned this in the video and I missed it.
Ok, for people who are using FCs for everything it doesn't matter cause the mixes are inside the FC, stored and activated with the flightmodes, but for flying planes by myself it would be interesting to know if the i6x has more mixes or other useful things. My small park jets do need more than three mixes with elecons, flaperons, spoilerons, etc... When I see the manual it's almost a copy of the i6 manual, so there is nothing new.
That's a bad news whenever expected, it has e rteason that you can't read anything about the number of mixes in product descriptions, any other 6 channel computer radio has more. So let's hope that the good guys who implanted most of the i6X into the old i6 will use the bigger flash mem of the STM32 to realize more mixes to make the radio more useful. Meanwhile I will use my Taranis plus with it's advanced options for AFHDS 2A where I need more than 3 mixes or elevons. Btw. when the specs are right, the i6X has quad times stick resolution of the i6, so the sticks should work a little smoother. However, I don't regret that I've bought this little i6 in addition to my Taranis, I've got it for round about 30.-€ or 35.-bucks with iA6 and a nice transmitter bag and both radios have S-BUS and are working with the bunch of FS RXs, that I've left over from my first radio ever, a FS-T6 and yepp, one of the reasons I've bought the Taranis and sold the T6 was the lousy number of mixes. The i6 has telemetry, better range, TX and RXs are cheap like chips and with S-Bus mixes can be done inside most FCs, so why not use it for some models. ;)
I'm thinking to set up a miniquad with RTH failsafe to test this. Less damage if it crashes, and it will get out to distance quicker than the big quad.
Great video, I hope your next one will be testing the range :) new receiver + stock antennas vs. new receiver + longer antennas vs. old receiver. I think the antennas with longer active part will have worse range.
"Isn't it nice!" Yep, appears to be. :) What would truly be nice, is me understanding all the variables. :P I received a Turnigy 9XR PRO recently, so I'm officially moving in that direction. Gotta check and see if you've posted any videos about it... :)
Excellent In-Depth Video on the FlySky radio and receivers ! ..... Just wondering how you got that 4 cell battery to have different voltage plugs ? ... Did you wire it yourself ? ... Its a great idea for a test bench ... 3.7 , 7.4 , 11.1 , 14.8 and 5 Volts all from one battery .... Cheers !
Yeah I just opened it up today and took a look. There are a lot more differences than I expected. I don't think it will be possible to flash the i6X firmware onto the i6.
good video. nicely covered everything essential. It would be great if you switch your camera to manual focus, the fuzzy image was the only thing bothering me. But even so, great video mate!
??? sbus and radio protocol are different things. The FlySky and FrSky radio protocols are not the same, so binding this radio to a FrSky receiver would never work. But the sbus output coming from this receiver should be valid.
Hello there. Thanks for the great video. I know I'm very late to this game having had the i6 for the second year now. It's been a flawless transmitter and receiver set up. Anyway, I have a question if you get to it, and if not I understand. You mentioned that the Bind button is NOT a range test button. Maybe I missed it, but how does one range test this radio before you go and fly the plane? Perhaps its not entirely neccesary to range test befor flying but I'd feel much better if I could do that. Thanks for getting back on the question, and again, thanks for the great video.
I don't think these radios have a range test function. In all the years I've flown RC I've never done any range tests, at least pre-flight with reduced power, obviously I have done plenty of actual range tests :)
🤣🤣🤣 the stickers are if your setting it up for a specific model and labeling you channel functions . You unplug the switch after you take the back of the radio off. You have to unplug the trainer port and battery connections. Rest is self explanatory
I opened up the i6X today and took a look inside. There are a lot more differences than I expected. I don't think it will be possible to flash the i6X firmware onto the i6.
So, after buying a load of standard props about a year and a half ago,for dji style locknut design motors(i was a noob lol) recently i sent off to banggood for what was titled as locknut design props. I got the same generic props again instead, so basically they're not able to go all the way down the motor shaft. Last night i used a dremel rotary tool to shave away the inside of one of these generic props, and it does go all the way down, and the cone nut does seem to go further down and even because of the composition of these plastic 'other' props, it seems to 'squeeze' a little more gradually on, tightening the prop gradually. Do you think this could be a problem? Shaving away the inside first half of the prop. It still has a lot to hold onto the motor shaft Sorry this has nothing to do with the content of this vid, but i follow you on here, and this was your latest vid. :)
FS-I6x has higher stick resolution than the fs-i6 too. 4096 over the older 1024 Not sure if it makes any difference as the receiver states 1024 resolution? I noticed there was no jitter from the sticks in Betaflight. Which was nice (My fs-i6 has a little jitter after fixing the wiring - real bad +/- 20 before I glued the wires steady)
Well, here I am sidetracked for three years and back to give it another go. You lost me at minute 23 tho. This is very frustrating for an old guy with Zero electronics experience.
Chris, is this the receiver you used on that long Mini Talon flight you did? (I have one of these TXs which came with the RTF Eachine Wizard) I kind of like the radio and thought I might use it on some wings too instead of my Spektrum just to play with something different.
On that long flight I used the ia6b receiver. The x6b I think is the same as far as the radio module goes, but the antennas are not quite as good. They are easily replaceable though which is nice. This might be interesting: ua-cam.com/video/hKKerQDq19I/v-deo.html
PSA! Bangood now sells *iRangeX iRX-i6X*, which is supposedly exactly the same product under their own brand. I just ordered one for $39.99 promo price!
I'm not sure which receiver would be best. I see there are three available. I just fly sport airplanes. I am assuming that the IA6B would be. What is the difference between the three available?
Hi iforce, first good video!. Second, could I set an alarm so the radio beeps when a certain voltage is reached ? ie 14 volts? I have tried to set it within the radio but it only reaches to 10 volts internal and external sensor... So I don't know if this receiver would be very useful for fpv, I just want to get rid of osd in the screen and let the transmitter to do the job.
Are there any US hobby shops selling the FS-i6X ? I ordered one from Amazon Prime a week ago but it still has not shipped. I suspect they are getting it from China and reshipping it. Now I'm looking for a reliable US based RC supplier with inventory stocked in the US.
Noob question.. I dont't understand where do you hook the battery sensor cable on your quad? Do I have to buy extra cables or adapter? Do I have to cut it and solder it on the pdb? And there are 3 wires for the batery sensor on the receiver why u use only the 2 of them?
Tooth Pain If you buy a lipo battery for your quad, there will be 2 cables: the Xt60 (or dean maybe) & a cable with many pins on it. You just go ahead and connect the 2nd cable (not the xt60) to the voltage sensing port on the X6B reciever. 3 cables are for 3 different uses, you can use any you want
Hello I mistakenly connected 3.7 volt to the reciever , when I again connect 5volt to reciever it is constantly dimly blinking led and servos are not working, please help me out
hi, the second receiver FS-iA6B R5B6 how i connect in my drone? i don't have any cable, so how i connect? can you give me a link where i buy the cable thank you so much
I have an Eachine X220s w/ Omnibus F4 v3 - Flysky fsi6 controller - Fs-x6b receiver. Got receiver to bind to controller, but cant see sticks move in betaflight??! I think I heard in video that there is probs with my combination of components? Receiver is hooked up to PPM SBUS connection on FC. Controller is set for PPM.....should UART 6 be the one with serial rx selected in betaflight? Damn, I'm lost! I thought all I had to do was connect my receiver, bind it, and fly my quad! But it just can't be that easy for me! It does not arm and does nothing.......
Hii and thank you for informations. Perhaps is crazy but can I install on kingkong et 115 ???? Want to have battery voltage shown on remote controll and to have alarm for low battery voltage
I'm building a 5" quad. Do you think the X6B will work for a multi rotor quad? I have the Fs-i6. Can't find a seller who ships the smaller FsA8s to my location.
Hi,I bought these two rx to try w my nirvana.I seemed to like the ia6b less bc of the pins.I never use pwm,only ibus,and I like the smaller form of the x6b,and the solder pads they provide for the bat voltage and such.Have you done a range check on these 2 ?Seems to me the Ia6b has a better range though.Im even trying some diversity panel antennas by frisky on the x6b to see if it will increase the range.I really like the x6b.What kind of range are you getting with urs?
Yes, I think the ia6b has a slight edge over the x6b. ua-cam.com/video/hKKerQDq19I/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/tDtFKGQWcjY/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/vXsbJSvtEFs/v-deo.html
Altitude hold would require a flight controller, this is just a radio transmitter. If you meant to say can you get an altitude readout on the transmitter display, there are some other sensors you can use with iBus but it looks like altitude is not one of them: goo.gl/U25cPL
Santez Morrow so I bind my x6b receiver with my I6 TX and sometimes the RX voltage is disappears from my TX screen pls help me did I made the bind not properly?
Please help my beepy situation if you can. I got a single antenna version of the flysky X6B from the Eachine Vtail in an F4 board and although it works, my Fsi6 beeps constantly. Readings on screen On screen shows IntV1 :0.00v Tx . V1:5.15 Err1 : 0% The port puts out 5.2v when I read it with my DMM. How to stop the damn beeping without removing my TX speaker or flashing firmware because I have 12 models I really don't want to take apart just to bind again to fly this tomorrow?
Hi, thank for this review, but you don't test the Flysky X6B receiver with your Flysky FS-I6. can you test and do a video. Thank you. :) I want to know if is good receiver for him.
i recently bought fly sky FS-i6. but the problem that i am facing is the it is not getting bound by the receiver which is FS-iA6. i tried all types of binding. still it is not binding. can you help me with this
BLINKFEED use the secret menu to bind to X6b, not the bind button. Turn off. All sticks to bottom left, turn on. There is a menu item called bind. I could not get bind button to work but that worked perfectly.
range on a receiver is terrible with old one I could fly behind buildings new one coasted me one ESC :p (range was 50m between me and quad and building in the middle)
Hi Thank you for this video, I have a couple of questions. I have the old fs i6 set with 6 channels and I don't want upgrade the firmware to 10channels cause all my receivers are 6 channels. Can the i6x work with both 6 and 10receivers? Also is there around any video that clearly shows how to connect ppm. Thank you
I'm using this receiver with FS-I6 (10ch modded) and everything seems fine I even get battery voltage on the FS-I6 but when I set the alarm on the transmitter RX Battery that I have 4 cells, Low = 13.9V Alarm= 14.0V, High=16.4V (27:39) even when my battery is 15.2 I get the alarm still buzzing. I have to change to 1 cell lipo then it stops. Any help?
8:50.. Chris... I just modified my FS-i6X to output about a 3 times louder Beeper sound.
It is a simple matter of drilling an appropriately sized hole in the rear case cover directly over the Beeper and inserting an 8mm diameter silicone hose deep enough to touch the Beeper. leave about 1/16" of tubing protruding out of the case. You can glue it to the case or as I did make the hole smaller than 8mm for a press fit.
This produces a sound pipe. It is as loud as placing the Beeper outside the Xmitter case.
BTW... A full wavelength of 2.4GHZ is 12.5 cm.
A 1/2 wavelength is 6.25 cm
A 1/4 wavelength is 3.125 cm
lol good idea !
the stickers are useful if you want to remove one or both of the switches , they are use to cover the hole
I suppose so - but why would you want to remove a switch?
Carlos Viana Santez Morrow so I bind my x6b receiver with my I6 TX and sometimes the RX voltage is disappears from my TX screen pls help me did I made the bind not properly?
iforce2d To save confusion maybe.
@@iforce2d you can use all required channels and have a switch in the way . it is a customization option.
BTW, those connectors are dupont connectors, took me forever to find the name of those things when I needed to buy some! :)
that will help me so much
I am so grateful and thrilled to have found you. I wrote a nasty letter to Banggood a 1/2 hour ago.
Still having rough time but you helped immensely.
I would like to thank you for this video. It's really good. Your comments are clear and well understood. Your not talking to fast like others, who speak like their racing, trying to get thru their video, not taking into consideration that for a lot of us noobs it gets a little confusing. Thanks!
iforce2D: This was an absolutely incredible, clear, detailed, and very inciteful review that covered many more important details that we are likely to overlook without your tutelage. Many thanks for your continued outstanding contribution to our hobby! - Jim
The cable works fine in Windows for doing the firmware update, but you may need to install a driver. On W7 I had to install SDA Standard Compliant SD Host Controller.
At 4:31 stickers are of 3 types, because if you want to remove all switches or some of switches then you can place the new stickers to cover those holes...
Same for the A8S receiver, the antena is 24mm when the optimal lenght is 33mm for 2.4Ghz, please make a range test to check how much more rance we can get replacing the antenas.
Great in-depth review of the new Flysky transmitter
I'd reckon the uncut decals are for custom knobs/switches. Flysky knows their market, the budget DIY scene! Where the real innovations happen, lol!
I own a couple of these radio controls & have just found your video, very useful.
i6 and i6X have all same transmitter, both can upgrade software to 10 channel transmitter and use both receiver both transmitter, no problems. and both can use 10 ch receiver too.
Thank you for this video. I purchased a X220 wizard/Flysky combo and I couldn't get the motors to turn on. After watching your video on assigning the channels, it makes sense that the switches to arm the motors weren't working as the channels were off by default. Unfortunately, I reset the Tx to factory default, which wiped out the bind, so now I'm waiting for a bind cable to start over. :)
A bind cable is essentially just a plain piece of wire. If you can connect the bind pin to ground with any conducting material (I have used tweezers sometimes) while turning the receiver on it will enter bind mode.
THANK YOU SO MUCH...i have been pulling my hair out for a week trying to get banggood to understand me about this.i could not figure out how to turn on the aux switches..so i opened it up and put vra&b to swa&c..lol.. different then the regular fsi6. i noticed also that only sticks have to be at zero for the controller turn on..finally i can use this thing!
Can you please tell me which one i should buy as a beginner.
I just discovered today my FS-IA6B does 10 channels flawless on the I--BUS, despite the datasheet says it has only six channels. I am using it as wireless joystick on linux. (Someone made a linux driver to support I-BUS connected to a USB-serial converter as a joystick.)
Thanks for the 1st look. Was curious about the remote battery indicator and RSSI.
And P.S, if you haven't already figured it out, the RX do S.Bus because it's just inverted i.bus. I think they omit the mention because s.bus may be a registered trademark of another brand. So to avoid issues they may have the feature there but not mention it on their manual or website ;) I have flysky ia6b and x6b and was pleasantly surprised to be able to use both the rx on my omphobby m2 v2 helicopter which only has futaba s.bus input.
P.S. The cable works great with the PC, I use it on many flight sims. You have to install the correct driver for the cable first.
Sbus may be inverted UART, but it's not just inverted iBus. iBus has a very different packet format and includes error checking bytes, imo a superior format. So the firmware on the receiver needs to know how to produce both formats. The early ia6b receivers with older firmware don't support it, but you can update the firmware: ua-cam.com/video/bbZy3ag-8oU/v-deo.html
A bit of extra information curtesy of "kibatiusagi" - that Futaba S-bus satellite receiver and input socket is also used on the Eachine E119 heli and he has shown that the S-bus wire can be fed with a PPM signal as well. It possibly will also work for the Omphobby heli and the S/T720 planes.
Strangely enough there are two different cables to do the two different jobs - the gaming cable and the update cable.
It's disappointing about the mounting hole sizes, very much close but no cigar. I have two of these coming so will have to put some thought into revising my intended mounting method.
I had a very bad experience with Bangood.I purchased a Flysky FS 16 from them,the TX refused to stay switched on.I complained and they agreed to send me a replacement providing I dropped the complaint with Paypal.As soon as I had done this they decided they were unable to send me the replacement.I have written to them a number of times ,they apologise profusely but do nothing. Since I had also bought 3 receivers from them I then had to buy another TX from a shop in UK in case I had problems with this one.
the stickers are for covering the holes if you decide to remove switches..
But why I'd remove switches
@@aniketsingh5516 RIght? The more the better, I say! You can never have enough switches!
@@aniketsingh5516 I don't know why anybody would. I guess if you broke one and didn't want to replace it, you could put the sticker to cover the hole. I broke one on my Taranis X9D when I accidentally dropped my radio and chose to replace it cuz I couldn't see myself not having that switch. So, yeah it's a good question. Why?
@@GoFlyYourselves Hahaha... Idk too but you can replace your broken switch and thank for replying even after 3 years.
Yes! The alarm is not loud enough, which is problematic when the radio battery is low, and one can’t hear the alarm (it’s happened to me). Fortunately, fail-safe seems to be reliable on these radios:)
Hello,
I have a GOOLRC GC6 what's nothing but a labeled FS-i6 and ther stock firmware had the S.BUS option, I flashed it with an unofficial 10ch firmware and it also has the S.Bus inside.
Another benefit of that moddified fiermware is that the 10V limit of the voltsgae reading is gone, a flight timer is present and you can assign also switch combinations for the AUX channels.
I've also had a look inside my i6 and it seems that there is one open pin on the left side of the pcb for a second 3 position switch.
More I really do not need from this cheapy, nice for small models and if I need more moxers, flightmodes or whatever I use my Taranis, that has a multiprotocol module in it's slot that can also work with AFHDS and AFHDS 2A for the use this little of cheap as chips FS receivers . ;)
Haven't taken this model seriously, I bought an i6X a few weeks ago. Because someone has ported the openTX to this radio. So we have an quite flexible openTX low cost radio
You like flying with relics?
Since the ia6C has disappeared this is the unit to go to.
You can have SwA+SwB as an combined switch. That way you can have all switches enabled but still only 6 channels. At least its like that in the upgraded firmware for the fsi6, but there its 10ch by default.
So the tx is just the i6 with the firmware mod. But the receiver looks great, they've done the voltage mod for you!
Other receivers can do SBUS like the IA6C from hobbyking and A8S from BG. But people say that the SBUS from this transmitter is glitchy...
Thanks for this video.. now the switches are working for me.. Great stuff..
Thanks also for explaining the battery sensor - that's well helpful.
I just inserted the batteries, plugged the USB in the back, connected to the windows 10 laptop and switched on. Windows found the device and recognised it as a controller. I did download rcAir sim from steam and it does work, but the axis is messed up and I'm having the hardest time getting it to configure. I probably need to spend some cash for some better simulation. Just thought I'd mention..
a quick note on the antenna connections, I think most of those small connectors (IPX/IPEX/uFL etc etc) have a limited number of connections they are rated for (15 or so ?) Sorry if you mentioned this in the video and I missed it.
Ok, for people who are using FCs for everything it doesn't matter cause the mixes are inside the FC, stored and activated with the flightmodes, but for flying planes by myself it would be interesting to know if the i6x has more mixes or other useful things. My small park jets do need more than three mixes with elecons, flaperons, spoilerons, etc... When I see the manual it's almost a copy of the i6 manual, so there is nothing new.
Yeah, I don't see any new mixes.
That's a bad news whenever expected, it has e rteason that you can't read anything about the number of mixes in product descriptions, any other 6 channel computer radio has more.
So let's hope that the good guys who implanted most of the i6X into the old i6 will use the bigger flash mem of the STM32 to realize more mixes to make the radio more useful.
Meanwhile I will use my Taranis plus with it's advanced options for AFHDS 2A where I need more than 3 mixes or elevons.
Btw. when the specs are right, the i6X has quad times stick resolution of the i6, so the sticks should work a little smoother.
However, I don't regret that I've bought this little i6 in addition to my Taranis, I've got it for round about 30.-€ or 35.-bucks with iA6 and a nice transmitter bag and both radios have S-BUS and are working with the bunch of FS RXs, that I've left over from my first radio ever, a FS-T6 and yepp, one of the reasons I've bought the Taranis and sold the T6 was the lousy number of mixes. The i6 has telemetry, better range, TX and RXs are cheap like chips and with S-Bus mixes can be done inside most FCs, so why not use it for some models. ;)
i drill the holes on the reciever to put on m3 screws (not m2!) to the top of the flight controller and no problem.
Would like to see a range test. Perhaps Banggood, GearBest or HK, or whoever, will send you a plane to test it out on!
I'm thinking to set up a miniquad with RTH failsafe to test this. Less damage if it crashes, and it will get out to distance quicker than the big quad.
Great idea. I would like to see it operate a wheeled vehicle.
Great video, I hope your next one will be testing the range :) new receiver + stock antennas vs. new receiver + longer antennas vs. old receiver. I think the antennas with longer active part will have worse range.
Very good video! I have the same setup and you showed me features that I didn’t know about! Thanks 🤙🏽
You can have 10ch from IBUS on the normal i6.
It's a mod available from github, I have it since day 1 on my i6
Yes, as I mentioned in this video. I made another video about it too: ua-cam.com/video/eaj0M218HSM/v-deo.html
"Isn't it nice!" Yep, appears to be. :)
What would truly be nice, is me understanding all the variables. :P
I received a Turnigy 9XR PRO recently, so I'm officially moving in that direction. Gotta check and see if you've posted any videos about it... :)
Excellent In-Depth Video on the FlySky radio and receivers ! ..... Just wondering how you got that 4 cell battery to have different voltage plugs ? ... Did you wire it yourself ? ... Its a great idea for a test bench ... 3.7 , 7.4 , 11.1 , 14.8 and 5 Volts all from one battery .... Cheers !
Be careful because there are hardware differences between the old i6 and the new i6x, thats why the new one supports sbus... Not only firmware.
Yeah I just opened it up today and took a look. There are a lot more differences than I expected. I don't think it will be possible to flash the i6X firmware onto the i6.
***** No it will not... i talked to flysky and they said hardware is different, not only a change in firmware.
good video. nicely covered everything essential. It would be great if you switch your camera to manual focus, the fuzzy image was the only thing bothering me. But even so, great video mate!
If I had to manually focus the camera all the time I would go crazy
If possible, I'd be interested in seeing you experiment with sbus on this radio. Specifically binding FrSky receivers to the FS-i6x. Thanks
??? sbus and radio protocol are different things. The FlySky and FrSky radio protocols are not the same, so binding this radio to a FrSky receiver would never work. But the sbus output coming from this receiver should be valid.
Hello there. Thanks for the great video. I know I'm very late to this game having had the i6 for the second year now. It's been a flawless transmitter and receiver set up. Anyway, I have a question if you get to it, and if not I understand. You mentioned that the Bind button is NOT a range test button. Maybe I missed it, but how does one range test this radio before you go and fly the plane? Perhaps its not entirely neccesary to range test befor flying but I'd feel much better if I could do that. Thanks for getting back on the question, and again, thanks for the great video.
I don't think these radios have a range test function. In all the years I've flown RC I've never done any range tests, at least pre-flight with reduced power, obviously I have done plenty of actual range tests :)
you could put a LM386 ic in to increase the speaker volume, should be a easy mod
banggood has smd modules of them listed as "LM386 Audio Amplifier Module "
Great
waiting on delivery of my 6x. great video mate I am also interested in a link to these longer antennas for the receiver
goo.gl/5jJrFS
There are also longer ones, with bulby bit: goo.gl/r6bsTn
... and other variations too if you look around
🤣🤣🤣 the stickers are if your setting it up for a specific model and labeling you channel functions .
You unplug the switch after you take the back of the radio off.
You have to unplug the trainer port and battery connections.
Rest is self explanatory
Awsum video Dude !!! Thankyou heaps !!!😉🙃😎
Hey, can the fs i6 be setup to provide ibus outputs to flight controllers?
Yes. ibus output is a feature of the receiver, not the transmitter.
iforce2d Would you have any particular reciever in mind for a 250 quad build with ibus, and failsafe? ( rssi?) (x6b or fli14+?)
I usually use ia6b, but it is a little large. You might prefer the x6b if you want to save space. Other receivers I have very little experience with.
can you update the regular fs-i6 with the i6x firmware and make a video about it 👍
Yeah, that would be great idea. Anyone tried this?
I see that there is a i6X firmware downloadable on the FlySky website. I might give it a try...
I opened up the i6X today and took a look inside. There are a lot more differences than I expected. I don't think it will be possible to flash the i6X firmware onto the i6.
iforce2d please try to update the firmware !
Sorry but no. The micro-controller is not even the same chip.
Just want to say thank you ;)!!!
Awesome video thank you very much salute
So, after buying a load of standard props about a year and a half ago,for dji style locknut design motors(i was a noob lol) recently i sent off to banggood for what was titled as locknut design props. I got the same generic props again instead, so basically they're not able to go all the way down the motor shaft. Last night i used a dremel rotary tool to shave away the inside of one of these generic props, and it does go all the way down, and the cone nut does seem to go further down and even because of the composition of these plastic 'other' props, it seems to 'squeeze' a little more gradually on, tightening the prop gradually. Do you think this could be a problem? Shaving away the inside first half of the prop. It still has a lot to hold onto the motor shaft
Sorry this has nothing to do with the content of this vid, but i follow you on here, and this was your latest vid. :)
FS-I6x has higher stick resolution than the fs-i6 too.
4096 over the older 1024
Not sure if it makes any difference as the receiver states 1024 resolution?
I noticed there was no jitter from the sticks in Betaflight. Which was nice (My fs-i6 has a little jitter after fixing the wiring - real bad +/- 20 before I glued the wires steady)
Well, here I am sidetracked for three years and back to give it another go. You lost me at minute 23 tho. This is very frustrating for an old guy with Zero electronics experience.
Damn bro I'm screaming I guess you just can't hear me hold the button down when you come on that page
Chris, is this the receiver you used on that long Mini Talon flight you did? (I have one of these TXs which came with the RTF Eachine Wizard) I kind of like the radio and thought I might use it on some wings too instead of my Spektrum just to play with something different.
On that long flight I used the ia6b receiver. The x6b I think is the same as far as the radio module goes, but the antennas are not quite as good. They are easily replaceable though which is nice. This might be interesting: ua-cam.com/video/hKKerQDq19I/v-deo.html
hi super video tutorial one question were I conect the external sensor in the battery directly or in the balancer plug
Hello ! Great vid. I conect oposite voltage baterry to my fs ia6 receiver AND saw smoke... any ideas for the repair
Just the video im looking for
Dropped my Fs-i6 from waist high broken every switch and both gimballs
Good review I found the cable useless too when I tried to update firmware on i6 it just wouldn't connect
you need to install a driver first
silabs USB to UART driver. then the cable that comes with the transmitter will work for flight sims
Thanks for the video.
How does the i6x compare to i6s? I'd rather get the S for the touchscreen controls and buy the new receiver for it
I wouldn't know, sorry, don't have one.
PSA! Bangood now sells *iRangeX iRX-i6X*, which is supposedly exactly the same product under their own brand. I just ordered one for $39.99 promo price!
I'm not sure which receiver would be best. I see there are three available. I just fly sport airplanes. I am assuming that the IA6B would be. What is the difference between the three available?
Hi iforce, first good video!. Second, could I set an alarm so the radio beeps when a certain voltage is reached ? ie 14 volts? I have tried to set it within the radio but it only reaches to 10 volts internal and external sensor... So I don't know if this receiver would be very useful for fpv, I just want to get rid of osd in the screen and let the transmitter to do the job.
if you think about the stickers their use is very clear, almost obvious.
Are there any US hobby shops selling the FS-i6X ?
I ordered one from Amazon Prime a week ago but it still has not shipped. I suspect they are getting it from China and reshipping it.
Now I'm looking for a reliable US based RC supplier with inventory stocked in the US.
Bom dia queria saber se serve para TinyHawk Da Emax ??? ou Por favor diga-me o que recomendava?
Obrigado top👍👌😊
Hi mate, another kiwi looking for a quality product. Which of the FlySky controllers would you buy?
Also nothing that PPM on the new one can output 8 channels instead of 6 on the hacked old model firmware. Great!
hi dear, do you can to send the quadcopter tutorial for me? congratulations for video!! tank u
5:09 these are just servo connectors :)
Nice review
Noob question.. I dont't understand where do you hook the battery sensor cable on your quad? Do I have to buy extra cables or adapter? Do I have to cut it and solder it on the pdb? And there are 3 wires for the batery sensor on the receiver why u use only the 2 of them?
Tooth Pain
If you buy a lipo battery for your quad, there will be 2 cables: the Xt60 (or dean maybe) & a cable with many pins on it. You just go ahead and connect the 2nd cable (not the xt60) to the voltage sensing port on the X6B reciever.
3 cables are for 3 different uses, you can use any you want
Waiting for the range test! And can you share the link of the longer antenas?
goo.gl/5jJrFS
There are also longer ones, with bulby bit: goo.gl/r6bsTn
... and other variations too if you look around
And you can connect it?
Hello I mistakenly connected 3.7 volt to the reciever , when I again connect 5volt to reciever it is constantly dimly blinking led and servos are not working, please help me out
Dear sir,unit come with self centere throttle?.i need for surface control vichale.
which is much better FS-i6 or FS-i6x or radiolink at9
The antenna end should be 31.25 mm long i believe
Yes. I have noticed they are often not though, and still seem to work fairly well.
So did it not affect it? Good news for repairing antennas
hi, the second receiver FS-iA6B R5B6 how i connect in my drone? i don't have any cable, so how i connect? can you give me a link where i buy the cable thank you so much
I have an Eachine X220s w/ Omnibus F4 v3 - Flysky fsi6 controller - Fs-x6b receiver. Got receiver to bind to controller, but cant see sticks move in betaflight??! I think I heard in video that there is probs with my combination of components? Receiver is hooked up to PPM SBUS connection on FC. Controller is set for PPM.....should UART 6 be the one with serial rx selected in betaflight? Damn, I'm lost! I thought all I had to do was connect my receiver, bind it, and fly my quad! But it just can't be that easy for me! It does not arm and does nothing.......
Hii and thank you for informations. Perhaps is crazy but can I install on kingkong et 115 ????
Want to have battery voltage shown on remote controll and to have alarm for low battery voltage
I'm building a 5" quad. Do you think the X6B will work for a multi rotor quad? I have the Fs-i6. Can't find a seller who ships the smaller FsA8s to my location.
Hi,I bought these two rx to try w my nirvana.I seemed to like the ia6b less bc of the pins.I never use pwm,only ibus,and I like the smaller form of the x6b,and the solder pads they provide for the bat voltage and such.Have you done a range check on these 2 ?Seems to me the Ia6b has a better range though.Im even trying some diversity panel antennas by frisky on the x6b to see if it will increase the range.I really like the x6b.What kind of range are you getting with urs?
Yes, I think the ia6b has a slight edge over the x6b.
ua-cam.com/video/hKKerQDq19I/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/tDtFKGQWcjY/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/vXsbJSvtEFs/v-deo.html
Can you add altitude hold by plugging a BMP280 or similar to the sensor port on the RX?
Altitude hold would require a flight controller, this is just a radio transmitter. If you meant to say can you get an altitude readout on the transmitter display, there are some other sensors you can use with iBus but it looks like altitude is not one of them: goo.gl/U25cPL
Santez Morrow so I bind my x6b receiver with my I6 TX and sometimes the RX voltage is disappears from my TX screen pls help me did I made the bind not properly?
Please help my beepy situation if you can. I got a single antenna version of the flysky X6B from the Eachine Vtail in an F4 board and although it works, my Fsi6 beeps constantly.
Readings on screen
On screen shows
IntV1 :0.00v
Tx . V1:5.15
Err1 : 0%
The port puts out 5.2v when I read it with my DMM.
How to stop the damn beeping without removing my TX speaker or flashing firmware because I have 12 models I really don't want to take apart just to bind again to fly this tomorrow?
hi thank you but have you any info on inav naze32 sbus and connecting a gps
can I bind this transmitter to I bus receiver without using flight controller and bind using esc and battery
Hi, thank for this review, but you don't test the Flysky X6B receiver with your Flysky FS-I6. can you test and do a video. Thank you. :)
I want to know if is good receiver for him.
This is not a review. As I mentioned in the video, of course I will use it and try some tests...
thank you, I wait and see your channel for that. ;)
Newbie question, whereto connect external voltage sensor? Can i connect directly on positive negative on pdb? And what cable color should i use.?
i recently bought fly sky FS-i6. but the problem that i am facing is the it is not getting bound by the receiver which is FS-iA6.
i tried all types of binding. still it is not binding.
can you help me with this
BLINKFEED use the secret menu to bind to X6b, not the bind button. Turn off. All sticks to bottom left, turn on. There is a menu item called bind. I could not get bind button to work but that worked perfectly.
range on a receiver is terrible with old one I could fly behind buildings new one coasted me one ESC :p (range was 50m between me and quad and building in the middle)
I it possible to update the firmware of FS i6 so the i6 will do Sbus also? I want to connect to KISS via Sbus
subscribed to ur vids. u are amazing.
Hi Thank you for this video, I have a couple of questions. I have the old fs i6 set with 6 channels and I don't want upgrade the firmware to 10channels cause all my receivers are 6 channels. Can the i6x work with both 6 and 10receivers? Also is there around any video that clearly shows how to connect ppm. Thank you
does this have failsafe in ppm mode ? thanks
I'm using this receiver with FS-I6 (10ch modded) and everything seems fine I even get battery voltage on the FS-I6 but when I set the alarm on the transmitter RX Battery that I have 4 cells, Low = 13.9V Alarm= 14.0V, High=16.4V (27:39) even when my battery is 15.2 I get the alarm still buzzing. I have to change to 1 cell lipo then it stops. Any help?
Kindly how to connect the voltage sensor to pixhawk?
ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-powermodule-landingpage.html
Nothing to do with the radio or receiver.