Perfect video/Perfect timing. Mr Newton, I'm a 40yr old cabinet maker out here in San Diego CA who has been dreaming of flying FPV for years. I don't know a single soul who is into this hobby and unfortunately there's not any helpful friendly shops around to help a guy figure things out that I've found. You Sir, have been the most helpful, patient informative mentor to me. I have an enormous amount of respect and admiration for you and have come to really enjoy your videos and your calm relaxing form of teaching. I can't imagine how I would have been able to put all the pieces of this great hobby together without your guidance. Sincerely, Thank you.
Do a google search for local Rc flying clubs in your area you might find one near by. People who are in the rc hobby are generally friendly and willing to share what they know. Anyways goodluck
I love the information and way you go about showing how you setup your aircraft, I recently bought the same f405 flight controller per watching your reviews of it and experience with these things and have almost everything setup , I am new to using or flashing firmwares to use the uart ports for recievers, I know it supports sbus , but would the same sbus port support the betafpv elrs pwm micro rx , it's the only elrs rx that binds to my jumper tlite but even when connected to the sbus port it connects, with that it will not translate stick movements, my question is have I done something wrong, have I missed something, or will I have to change settings in inav setup for the flight controller, or something else. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated, I'm just really looking forward to get this setup properly and be able to get my ck wing in the air finally , thank you all in advance for helping me with this issue
newbeedrone shop is in San Diego sells this Flight Controller and fpv gear. An RC Club will have member into FPV. I'm in North County and in Palomar RC Flyers.
I got back in touch with my dealer. He got in touch with SpeedyBee. Wowee !!!! What a difference experience makes !!! Looks like I have three good goers !!!
Having returned to the sport after 20 years away, I can not believe the technology available now! Well described yet again, even I now have some understanding of this amazing unit. Thanks Andrew
Good explanatory video! But what I miss is the connection setup via Wi-Fi, so you can do without the annoying cable when setting up the flight controller. Best regards!
Thank Goodness I came across this video! I have one on order from the States to UK (I bought the SpeedyBee F405 V3 BLS 50A 30x30 FC&ESC Stack by mistake ) I would have made some serious errors but for your brilliant info contained herein. Many Thanks- subscribed and notifications on, as I will be a frequent visitor from now on.
Hi Andrew I love the simple way you explain everything. I have the speedybee 405. Am I right that the port for vtx smart audio is uart6? Thanks for any help.
I just noticed watching this video that I had the magnetometer in INAV set to on with this FC! Which, according to Mr. Newton, was not necessary. Wow. He is right! Now my compass variation problem finally disappeared. No more strange changes in direction. It is a good thing I am taking my time building this plane, watching guys like Andrew that actually know. This probably saved my airplane down later on. Thanks, Andrew.
So does the esc plug inline with the flight controller? then the battery will plug straight to the flight controller? a little confused on that part. Thanks
Correct. Battery > FC > ESC. This means the FC can measure the current. If you don't need current telemetry you can connect the ESC directly to the battery.
Wonderful video that is very helpful for a beginner like myself. Have a question about twin engine planes - is one ESC controlling both motors or is there one ESC per motor? Thanks!
i have the moonlight kit - will it overheat on low power mode on standby? I put a servo controlled power switch in between power wires but it still powers up through tx rx & gm3 gimbal somehow. can you show us how to set up a switch to turn bec power off/on please - found instructions online but its chinese to me not inav.
Hi Where should we plug Jhemcu Buzzer / Finder in Speedybee F405Wing There are 3 wire (Ground 5V BZ) Is it okay to put it in the Servo? I tried to plug it in the servo but the buzzer continuosly buzzing
This helped be enormously fit this FC to a ZOHD Altus (and your other videos on that model). Is the USB board buzzer supposed to work via the 'beeper' mode in iNav? Can't get it to work - it is functioning as it does sound during switch on.
That was super helpful! Thanks! I have a 4 in 1 esc with the 8 pins coming out that I have to connect to a SpeedyBee F405 Wing FC, which has like 11 ports with 3 pins each (S1, Vx, G). Do I only connect the Signal pins? How do I handle ground and current?
@@AndrewNewton While INAV 7.1 may not require a compass for basic navigation functions, we strongly advise you to install one for optimal flight performance. Here's why: 🛰️ Better Flight Precision: A compass provides essential data for accurate navigation, ensuring smoother and more precise flight paths. 🌐 Enhanced Reliability: With a compass onboard, your drone can maintain stability even in challenging environments, low speeds and strong wind. 🚀 Minimize Risks: Although INAV 7.1 can get you where you need to go without a compass, flying without one may result in a bumpier ride and increased risk of drift or inaccurate positioning. Ok?
@@jerryboics9550 Thanks for sharing that Jerry but...... This is a fixed wing channel, not multi rotors. Your quote relates INAV 7.1. This video is 12 months old using INAV 6.0
Thank you for the video, Andrew! Maybe you know where I can find power configuration for 4+1 VTOl plane with SpeedeBee F405? I found only for tricopter VTOl configuration.
CANT SEE SPEEDYBEE IN DEVICE MNG ?? : Fantastic thanks for teh info. I have a question when plugging speedybee f405wing into the pc via usb: I used to be able to connect the board properly to missionplanner via com5 and begin configuration, afterwards i had to flash it to the speedybee reccommended firmare (w/ stm cube programmer), I did some soldering for battery cables and now when I plug the USB (in several pc's) the board lights up, but device manager does not even see any device (device manager does not even refresh). I have checked for drivers, but no luck. Could it be that the board is toasted from (inexperienced) soldering? Any suggestions??
Look carefully at the solder areas and make sure there are no little strands bridging. Try reloading USB drivers (but I use Mac so not much help with PC)
Hi, M. Newton, I bought a speedybee, but I cannot flash tye firware, I hold the boot button and plug it, but it doesn’t go to DFU mode, any idea, thank you
Hi M. Newton, finally I foud out after many houres that the driver was the problem, so as soon as I was able to install a new driver I was able to flash the board and the program open to the set up page. I’m learning and it’s taking some time but with your help I will be able to do it. Next steps programming my gimbal 🤞😂, have a nice day.
Thank you very much, Mr. Newton. I just picked up the SB F450 WING FC and I'm new to INAV and FC's, so your video was something I really appreciated. It was concise, yet not lacking in relevant information. I've subscribed to you channel and I will certainly be checking out your other videos as I go through the assembly/build process. I look forward to learning from you.
As always Mr Newton a great watch and learning experience to get me back up to speed with these complicated little things of our hobby. Been away for a few years and tbh not much had changed apart from more hd stuff available now so need to look into it as soon as funds allow haha . Thanks again and happy flying. Regards Nick
Thank you for posting all your videos on youtube. they have been very helpful to me in figuring things out. I'm new to the hobby and if it wasnt for you videos I probably would have thrown everything away by now from frustration! lol..... but I'm getting it little by little now.. thanks again!
Hello, i have the rm er6g elrs receiver and im trying to wire it to this f405 wing. The thing is the er6g does not have output or input connections. I changed channel 2 to serial tx, (channel 3 is automatically serial rx) I’m trying to have it so my receiver is standalone and I just use the pwm pins on the FC for my servos. I’m stuck because I can’t get the receiver to stay powered without the esc bec connected, yet I can’t connect all my servos on my receiver because I only have 6 channels, 2 are used for serial tx and rx, (of which only channel 2 is connected to fc sbus uart 2), one is used for esc bec cable, and channel 5 has to be allocated for arm switch. That leaves me with channel 1,3,4, and 6 (6 is a limited channel so idk if I can rely on that one for a servo channel) Please help!
@@AndrewNewton i do not have tx rx v and g as it is a pwm with only 6 channels, no sbus or crsf output, just pwm. Is there a way to connect a pwm with no tx rx v g to fc?
Brilliant instructions. Short, precise and exactly what you want to know. Just that and nothing else. Different a lot from other guys who make instructional videos. Good work! More of this! Thanks!
Hi Andrew, I hope all is well...I have a small problem..I don't understand where I have to connect the black and white cable of the esc...thanks for your help HI
@@ramonmejias2178 SBUS receiver will work with this FCBoard so you should be OK. For proper long range I suspect you will need to buy a new radio. Radiomaster ELRS Boxer would be perfect.
As someone entirely new to the world of fixed-wing flight controllers, this video was an exceptional resource. The breakdown was concise, and expertly delivered. Your explanations were easy to understand and applicable even for me, who has zero prior drone experience. This informative guide has definitely helped me with not burning my house to the ground or giving up midway because I can't find my way with the connections. Thanks a LOT
Thank you Andrew, Do you cover ground station with inav via telemetry in some of your videos? How can I run a ground station with realtime monitoring and waypoint update during flight? Thank you
No need to remove wires. But they do have to be connected to the correct pins. G to G, V to V, R to T, T to R for the GPS and SDA to SDA, SCL to SCL for the compass. You don't need the compass for fixed wing use, can disable it in INAV or just not connect the wires.
Fantastic video thank you sir. Got me started! I am only running a DJI 03 to the F405 with a GPS to get hud and flight data. I am not ready to connect a receiver and control the flight surfaces yet. The problem is that the DJI 03 won't arm to high power. Ive hit a wall on it. Is there a setting I can adjust or perhaps jump a connection to trick there Flight controller into arming the DJI 03? Thank you
I finally figured out my issue with a Walksnail Avatar with no OSD. Just putting this out there for other people... I had to solder the Avatar VTX wires to the DJI outputs, NOT the 4 wires for the "analog VTX" that's labeled in the manual.
@@AndrewNewton Fair question, and my fault for my misunderstanding. But I will say... the confusion between "tx5" and "vtx" is not clear in either your video or the manual. Having 4 wires from a Walksnail Avatar is more intuitive that it would be connected to the only VTX output with a 4 wire diagram. As someone who doesn't come from an electrical engineering background, "square fits into a square" makes a lot more sense than "square fits into a rectangle." If that makes any sense? There is both an Rx port on analog as well as on digital, so forcing the fit makes sense when it's not specifically clarified. It would be nice for that type of specific clarification in the future. I appreciate all your objective and subjective inputs and your hard work that goes into your videos, but just trying to give some valuable feedback from my perspective. I am currently struggling with getting the OSD to show up with the speedybee f405 wing mini because the manual isn't clear on the analogue vs digital inputs. It labels them, and I've tried using the R5 and T5 outputs and switched them numerous times, but still no luck... So I revisited this video in hopes of getting an answer since your new video doesn't address it. I think my next attempt will be to use the 6 pin plug, but I just prefer to solder. Just something to think about....
Thank you for the very informative video! This is my first time using a SpeedyBee board after just using Matek in the past. You definitely got my questions answered and I feel confident going forward!
Great video! Is there an SBUS or CRSF receiver that is DSM2 or DSMX compatible? New to FPV and trying to make this flight controller work with my Spektrum radio. Thanks!!
I think you can use Spectrum serial receivers with INAV. Plug in to UART1 and choose SRXL2 in the receiver page. Actually it depends which Rx you use. Some (maybe satellite receivers) need 3.3V and plug in to the T1 pin. Check Painless360 videos
Hello Mr Newton, you mentioned in this video that the fourth cabel to the camera is not connected. The diagram tells that it is for menu of the camera control. Is it for camera control or not?
Hello Andrew, you are one of my last hopes. My flight controllers no longer have a USB connection and I can no longer connect them to the INAV configurator. I always get the following message: Failed to open MSP connection. Is it possible to completely reset the Speedy Bee F405 Wing and the Matek F405 TE? Can you give me a good tip? Many greetings from Switzerland. Didi
Thank you for this video. I recently bought it and so far performs well. Do you have a link of where I can get the Mac OS version of the driver for Speedybee F405 Wing? I can find Windows (PC) version in Speedybee website but not Mac OS. So far, I have been using my crappy old PC and my iPhone app for INAV but would like to start using my Macbook Air for INAV.
Hi. I am having an issue arming the motor. The ESC I am using is E flite 10 amps pro ESC. I am using radio master tx16 radio and ELRS receiver. The ESC gives a power on beep plus 3 beeps to show 3 cell battery but nothing after that. The flight controller gets armed in INAV (I am using certain switch to arm it). What should be the turn on sequence? I have tried everything. Turning on the radio with throttle fully back. Then connecting power to flight controller/ESC and immediately turning on the arm switch on radio. Nothing is working. Do you think this ESC is compatible with this controller? What could be the issue? Could the motor be bad or the ESC provide the beeps about which I told you?
Yes the throttle graph moves in the receiver page. Infact not only that the servos for roll and pitch also move while I move the stick on transmitter. I also tried arming the flight controller and when It says armed, I opened the output page and saw that the mixer for motor over there also responds to the transmitter input.
I tried doing that. Obviously that can't be done when the flight controller is armed. So I disarm it. Then enable motor output. Put the mixer for motor to max and then plug in the power to ESC but no beeps other than the power on tone and the 3 beeps for cell count indication. Since there are no beeps after cell count stage, therefore no subsequent movement of throttle has any effect. That's the things confusing me that I am unable to spin the motor even from the configurator.
Hi I tried connecting HGLRC M100 mini GPS with this Flight controller. I connected the 4 pins correctly. I also tried swapping the transmission and reception pins however the GPS icon is still red. The GPS comes with 2 LED lights which are on right now. Which means it is getting power as well. What could be an issue?
Check GPS is on UART3 in the Ports page, and no other GPS set up. Check cables with multimeter for breaks and soldering on the GPS. That's all I can suggest.
Hi. I could realllllly use yer help. I have ths fc and a 03 air unit. Its all wired up. But icant get the air unit to talk to fc and move servos etc.. how do i set up for vid and receiver in ports etc... i hope u xan help ...im reall bummed i cant it flying.
I still have three units which look good on Inav but no closer to flying. I see in your review that you used Esc connectors not three pins !!! Good thinking !!!
As an addition, RX2 pin in the telemetry connector is connected to the inverter on the SBUS pin. (same inputs) Very convenient for Mavlink/RC transceivers.
Candy you tell me if I have to use the ELRS pin out to get full Rssi telemetry with my crossfire Rx , or can I still get telemetry using the s-bus pin out ? I’m using the 03 AU but I will not be using the dji radio, I’m using a crossfire v2 micro Rx… thank you ….
Bad FC ? The 4 leads that the battery voltage is flashing one after another. They were working correctly. OSD, GPS, working. The Runcam is getting very warm and haven't gotten the sbus to work. Thanks for the help
Another brilliant video, Andrew. Mine arrived yesterday so great timing! It looks an excellent FC but I still wonder why someone couldn't supply one with the pins pre-soldered.
Thanks for the reply. I have another question please. Will the Foxeer gps work I have the M10Q 250 with compass in it? And how do you setup the throws on the surfaces like Spektrum I mean like low medium and high rates. I will be using DJI goggles2 and DJI controller with caddix vista air unit. Thanks again.
I am grateful for your easy to follow narration but I remain trapped with no screen representation of the receiver. I have built a second easy bee with exactly the same outcome. Hugely frustrating.
The change to a REAL Sbus radio worked wonders in the second unit but made no change in the first. While it seemed that the two units had the same problem it is obvious that it has the same symptoms in Inav. Thanks so much for your input !!!
Hi Andrew. First off, this review and the others in your series on the F405 has been invaluable. I’m adding FPV to my LOS fleet, where I use a Spektrum receiver. Can you or any of your subscribers guide me on the best way to interface the two (Spektrum & F405)?
Dont know much about Spektrum but I think you would connect the receiver to UART1 T1 pin and select SRXL2 as the Serial Receiver Provider. Your receivers would have to have SRXL2 Serial output option.
I saw someone on another youtube video (Steve Salisbury) flying a T-28 in FPV with this Flight Controller using a Spektrum SPM4651T receiver and use a NX10.
great timing for me too. My SpeedyBee F405 Wing arrived this week. I intend to use it in a yet-to-be-assembled AtomRC/Eachine Seal, with the analog FPV kit they offered. What I took away from this vid was the connectors you use on your VTX setup and adapter pins for what looks to be your "standard" harness configuration for your VTX/camera pins - I would love to see more detail there, but what I saw was you have simply put dupont style 0.1" header pins and sockets on your cam and VTX and spliced to the (supplied) connectors for the specific FC board. Any tips on what the ideal cluster of pins and/or layout you use is? My AtomRC VTX is a TX15 with 5x bare unterminated wires, and has a foxeer toothless cam with 2x wires in one JST micro connector (unconnected perhaps, as they didn't supply a jst on a cable?) cable and 3x wires in a second jst. I guess I aught to figure out what those wires all do :)
Andrew, great vid, but could you please try to get a servo working on port S8 in INAV. On my two boards that one gets skipped, even though the configurator shows them as configured ok. Cheers, Andre
@@messybench974 Yes you would need to flash Ardu onto the board, then use Mission Planner to set it up. You have to tell the board what and where you are connecting receivers and servos / motors
Hi Andrew enjoying all your content here. I purchased a speedybee f405 wing recently. Every time I connect a GPS the baro stops working not sure why cannot figure out the problem . Have tried inav and arduplane same problem everytime.
@@AndrewNewton actually I discovered I had a pin problem in the connector the was causing the issue. I am getting a little blind in my old age . Thanks for the advice . I am hoping to use it as my first arduplane. Loving your content Andrew very helpful and honest reviews. Thanks.
Great video. Waiting for delivery of mine. While here can you tell me if Spektrum rx are compatible with open tx transmitter’s, I am fed up with my Spektrum DX8.
Thanks, any of the radios with 4 in 1 RF module will work with DSM and DSMX receivers github.com/pascallanger/DIY-Multiprotocol-TX-Module/blob/master/Protocols_Details.md#DSM---6
Hello Andrew, thanks for your video! I would like to ask you a question! Does this controller have an integrated osd with information such as speed and altitude? Thank you very much in advance
Not trying to be complicated but it would be nice if there was an online assistant that allowed you to supply setup information and the program would show you a wiring schematic of the supplied parts.
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Perfect video/Perfect timing. Mr Newton, I'm a 40yr old cabinet maker out here in San Diego CA who has been dreaming of flying FPV for years. I don't know a single soul who is into this hobby and unfortunately there's not any helpful friendly shops around to help a guy figure things out that I've found. You Sir, have been the most helpful, patient informative mentor to me. I have an enormous amount of respect and admiration for you and have come to really enjoy your videos and your calm relaxing form of teaching. I can't imagine how I would have been able to put all the pieces of this great hobby together without your guidance. Sincerely, Thank you.
Thanks Ryan, your comment makes me happy. I remember the frustration of not being able to find good clear information when I was starting out.
Do a google search for local Rc flying clubs in your area you might find one near by. People who are in the rc hobby are generally friendly and willing to share what they know. Anyways goodluck
I love the information and way you go about showing how you setup your aircraft, I recently bought the same f405 flight controller per watching your reviews of it and experience with these things and have almost everything setup , I am new to using or flashing firmwares to use the uart ports for recievers, I know it supports sbus , but would the same sbus port support the betafpv elrs pwm micro rx , it's the only elrs rx that binds to my jumper tlite but even when connected to the sbus port it connects, with that it will not translate stick movements, my question is have I done something wrong, have I missed something, or will I have to change settings in inav setup for the flight controller, or something else. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated, I'm just really looking forward to get this setup properly and be able to get my ck wing in the air finally , thank you all in advance for helping me with this issue
I agree...as 1st timer in fixed wing from quad flyer, your videos are very informative and easy for me to understand.....keep it going, sir
newbeedrone shop is in San Diego sells this Flight Controller and fpv gear. An RC Club will have member into FPV. I'm in North County and in Palomar RC Flyers.
I got back in touch with my dealer. He got in touch with SpeedyBee. Wowee !!!! What a difference experience makes !!! Looks like I have three good goers !!!
What was wrong?
Having returned to the sport after 20 years away, I can not believe the technology available now! Well described yet again, even I now have some understanding of this amazing unit. Thanks Andrew
Good to hear Tony.
I opened the box now, I was worried if I did something wrong. You explained everything very well. Thank you for this useful video.
Aimed at beginners maybe, but I started FPV in the noughties before the term was even coined, and I still learned a thing or two here. Thank you.
You have no idea how helpful this has been. THANK YOU!!
Excellent. I am quite happy with this video.
Great video and many helpful hints for the beginner. Thanks. I struggled mightily years ago when i came back to rc flight.
Great video, Andrew. I'm certain there are many new folks who will value this. Cheers!
Thx Andrew, Very helpful to see exactly how to use this board. Just ordered one!
Hello "Andrew Newton"! Thank you for showing us such a wonderful video! I feel so happy! I'm looking forward to your next work! Have a nice day!
Thank you for this amazing and detailed video! Mr Andrew you are a legend!
Thanks, I'm happy with this one.
Good explanatory video! But what I miss is the connection setup via Wi-Fi, so you can do without the annoying cable when setting up the flight controller. Best regards!
Wifi setup in the review video
Thank Goodness I came across this video! I have one on order from the States to UK (I bought the SpeedyBee F405 V3 BLS 50A 30x30 FC&ESC Stack by mistake ) I would have made some serious errors but for your brilliant info contained herein. Many Thanks- subscribed and notifications on, as I will be a frequent visitor from now on.
Welcome Mickey. This video is proving to be quite popular. Good luck with your INAV adventures
Hi Andrew I love the simple way you explain everything. I have the speedybee 405. Am I right that the port for vtx smart audio is uart6?
Thanks for any help.
I just noticed watching this video that I had the magnetometer in INAV set to on with this FC! Which, according to Mr. Newton, was not necessary. Wow. He is right! Now my compass variation problem finally disappeared. No more strange changes in direction. It is a good thing I am taking my time building this plane, watching guys like Andrew that actually know. This probably saved my airplane down later on. Thanks, Andrew.
Excellent. Compass is great for a VTOL but not required for normal planes.
Can i connect a battery powered buzzer into it? and how?
Vifly Lipo buzzer? Just connect to a spare PWM pin set and configure a switch on your radio for that channel.
You dont need a capacitor on this setup?
No, but it wouldn't hurt if you're using analog FPV
So does the esc plug inline with the flight controller? then the battery will plug straight to the flight controller? a little confused on that part. Thanks
Correct. Battery > FC > ESC. This means the FC can measure the current. If you don't need current telemetry you can connect the ESC directly to the battery.
Hi can we build VTOL using this FC? it seems there are only 2 output port for the ESC
Yes, just have to change timer settings (maybe 3 and 4) to MOTOR instead of SERVO in INAV outputs, then you have 4 MOTOR signal outputs
hi Andrew, can you show how to connect runcam thumbs pro w uart mode with this fc? thanks
I'll see if I can get it working
hi antdrew i have question can you explain too me how i connect speedybee f405 wing too futaba r72014 SB receiver
Don't think INAV supports SBUS2 so you would need to use SBUS same as in my video.
Wonderful video that is very helpful for a beginner like myself. Have a question about twin engine planes - is one ESC controlling both motors or is there one ESC per motor? Thanks!
ESC for each motor
@@AndrewNewton Thank you for the reply. Much appreciated!
i have the moonlight kit - will it overheat on low power mode on standby? I put a servo controlled power switch in between power wires but it still powers up through tx rx & gm3 gimbal somehow. can you show us how to set up a switch to turn bec power off/on please - found instructions online but its chinese to me not inav.
My cameras don't overheat in Standby Mode. Are you sure it is activated? Maybe you need to install a cooling fan. Only $7.99 from Caddx
@@AndrewNewton sweet, thank you - just ordered one
I started doing Fpv planes and drones 15 years ago, its amazing how far the technology has gone since i left the hobby 5 years ago. Larry
Yes indeed.
Hi Where should we plug Jhemcu Buzzer / Finder in Speedybee F405Wing
There are 3 wire (Ground 5V BZ)
Is it okay to put it in the Servo?
I tried to plug it in the servo but the buzzer continuosly buzzing
If it is operated by a pwm signal then you can use a servo channel
This helped be enormously fit this FC to a ZOHD Altus (and your other videos on that model). Is the USB board buzzer supposed to work via the 'beeper' mode in iNav? Can't get it to work - it is functioning as it does sound during switch on.
Good question, I'll check mine
@@AndrewNewton It does... I was just doing something wrong. Tiny switch on the board and then set up to a channel in modes in the usual way.
That was super helpful! Thanks! I have a 4 in 1 esc with the 8 pins coming out that I have to connect to a SpeedyBee F405 Wing FC, which has like 11 ports with 3 pins each (S1, Vx, G). Do I only connect the Signal pins? How do I handle ground and current?
Best to ask a quad builder maybe, but signal and ground for each motor, don't connect to Vx.
Great video. Very , helpful.
Odd compass advice. The absolute opposite advice given by inav
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@@AndrewNewton
While INAV 7.1 may not require a compass for basic navigation functions, we strongly advise you to install one for optimal flight performance. Here's why:
🛰️ Better Flight Precision: A compass provides essential data for accurate navigation, ensuring smoother and more precise flight paths.
🌐 Enhanced Reliability: With a compass onboard, your drone can maintain stability even in challenging environments, low speeds and strong wind.
🚀 Minimize Risks: Although INAV 7.1 can get you where you need to go without a compass, flying without one may result in a bumpier ride and increased risk of drift or inaccurate positioning.
Ok?
@@jerryboics9550 Thanks for sharing that Jerry but...... This is a fixed wing channel, not multi rotors. Your quote relates INAV 7.1. This video is 12 months old using INAV 6.0
Thank you for the video, Andrew! Maybe you know where I can find power configuration for 4+1 VTOl plane with SpeedeBee F405? I found only for tricopter VTOl configuration.
No idea at this stage, but I will have to find out eventually
CANT SEE SPEEDYBEE IN DEVICE MNG ?? : Fantastic thanks for teh info. I have a question when plugging speedybee f405wing into the pc via usb: I used to be able to connect the board properly to missionplanner via com5 and begin configuration, afterwards i had to flash it to the speedybee reccommended firmare (w/ stm cube programmer), I did some soldering for battery cables and now when I plug the USB (in several pc's) the board lights up, but device manager does not even see any device (device manager does not even refresh). I have checked for drivers, but no luck. Could it be that the board is toasted from (inexperienced) soldering? Any suggestions??
Look carefully at the solder areas and make sure there are no little strands bridging. Try reloading USB drivers (but I use Mac so not much help with PC)
and make sure the inter board pins are not bent or connected wrongly.
wow great video. Cleared up sooo much for me. Thank you Thank you Thank you.
Excellent, mission accomplished
Hi, M. Newton, I bought a speedybee, but I cannot flash tye firware, I hold the boot button and plug it, but it doesn’t go to DFU mode, any idea, thank you
How did you fix it?
Hi M. Newton, finally I foud out after many houres that the driver was the problem, so as soon as I was able to install a new driver I was able to flash the board and the program open to the set up page. I’m learning and it’s taking some time but with your help I will be able to do it. Next steps programming my gimbal 🤞😂, have a nice day.
@@carlboulianne4284 Excellent, I thought it might be the USB driver. I'll do a video on gimbal setup soon.
Thank you very much, Mr. Newton. I just picked up the SB F450 WING FC and I'm new to INAV and FC's, so your video was something I really appreciated. It was concise, yet not lacking in relevant information. I've subscribed to you channel and I will certainly be checking out your other videos as I go through the assembly/build process. I look forward to learning from you.
Great to hear!
As always Mr Newton a great watch and learning experience to get me back up to speed with these complicated little things of our hobby. Been away for a few years and tbh not much had changed apart from more hd stuff available now so need to look into it as soon as funds allow haha . Thanks again and happy flying. Regards Nick
Yes the HD gear is a big leap forward
Thank you for posting all your videos on youtube. they have been very helpful to me in figuring
things out. I'm new to the hobby and if it wasnt for you videos I probably would have thrown everything away by now from frustration! lol..... but I'm getting it little by little now.. thanks again!
Excellent, I remember when I was in your situation
Many thanks.
Welcome 😊
Awesome video. I'm looking forward to fitting this in my wing now thanks to you 👍
Good luck
Hello, i have the rm er6g elrs receiver and im trying to wire it to this f405 wing.
The thing is the er6g does not have output or input connections. I changed channel 2 to serial tx, (channel 3 is automatically serial rx) I’m trying to have it so my receiver is standalone and I just use the pwm pins on the FC for my servos. I’m stuck because I can’t get the receiver to stay powered without the esc bec connected, yet I can’t connect all my servos on my receiver because I only have 6 channels, 2 are used for serial tx and rx, (of which only channel 2 is connected to fc sbus uart 2), one is used for esc bec cable, and channel 5 has to be allocated for arm switch. That leaves me with channel 1,3,4, and 6 (6 is a limited channel so idk if I can rely on that one for a servo channel) Please help!
Connect Tx Rx V and G to UART1 and use CRSF. Then you will need to plug in a battery to the board
@@AndrewNewton i do not have tx rx v and g as it is a pwm with only 6 channels, no sbus or crsf output, just pwm. Is there a way to connect a pwm with no tx rx v g to fc?
You said you changed it to serial. That means Ch2 signal pin is Tx, Ch3 is Rx, middle row of pins is V, bottom row is G
@@AndrewNewton thank you!!!
Brilliant instructions. Short, precise and exactly what you want to know. Just that and nothing else. Different a lot from other guys who make instructional videos. Good work! More of this! Thanks!
Many thanks. Mission accomplished!
Question: Can you use something like a spektrum ar620 as the SBUS receiver?
If it can output SBUS
@@AndrewNewton Got it working! Your instructions were great!! Thank you!!
Hi Andrew, I hope all is well...I have a small problem..I don't understand where I have to connect the black and white cable of the esc...thanks for your help HI
Greetings. ESC plugs in to S1
Hi Andrew can you please tell me if I can use my futaba 16iz transmitter for this flight controller please thank you
Tell me what serial output your receiver supports. I'm guessing it's SBUS
@@AndrewNewton yes sbus
@AndrewNewton I'm really confused will I be able to do long range fpv with my futaba 16iz transmitter or do I have to buy another radio?
@@ramonmejias2178 SBUS receiver will work with this FCBoard so you should be OK. For proper long range I suspect you will need to buy a new radio. Radiomaster ELRS Boxer would be perfect.
As someone entirely new to the world of fixed-wing flight controllers, this video was an exceptional resource. The breakdown was concise, and expertly delivered. Your explanations were easy to understand and applicable even for me, who has zero prior drone experience. This informative guide has definitely helped me with not burning my house to the ground or giving up midway because I can't find my way with the connections. Thanks a LOT
Great to hear that Dimitri.
Thank you Andrew, Do you cover ground station with inav via telemetry in some of your videos? How can I run a ground station with realtime monitoring and waypoint update during flight?
Thank you
Not an INAV feature yet
Please tell me how do I use the s7-s9 to connect servos? Starting from s7, the signal is not transmitted to the servo.
Factory firmware bug. Need to update to latest INAV
Thanks
what wires do i remove from the gps to get it to work?
Which GPS?
@@AndrewNewton bz-251 gps
No need to remove wires. But they do have to be connected to the correct pins. G to G, V to V, R to T, T to R for the GPS and SDA to SDA, SCL to SCL for the compass. You don't need the compass for fixed wing use, can disable it in INAV or just not connect the wires.
@AndrewNewton thank you so much!! I will try that. I didn't know to turn off the compass.
Fantastic video thank you sir. Got me started! I am only running a DJI 03 to the F405 with a GPS to get hud and flight data. I am not ready to connect a receiver and control the flight surfaces yet. The problem is that the DJI 03 won't arm to high power. Ive hit a wall on it. Is there a setting I can adjust or perhaps jump a connection to trick there Flight controller into arming the DJI 03? Thank you
Thanks. I don't have 03 but I assume you have to connect it to a UART and select MSP DisplayPort for that UART to send arming information.
do i need to solder those pin into the board? Because some of mine are loose.
Yes all pins need to be soldered
I finally figured out my issue with a Walksnail Avatar with no OSD. Just putting this out there for other people... I had to solder the Avatar VTX wires to the DJI outputs, NOT the 4 wires for the "analog VTX" that's labeled in the manual.
Well done. Which manual says to use the analog outputs?
@@AndrewNewton Fair question, and my fault for my misunderstanding. But I will say... the confusion between "tx5" and "vtx" is not clear in either your video or the manual. Having 4 wires from a Walksnail Avatar is more intuitive that it would be connected to the only VTX output with a 4 wire diagram. As someone who doesn't come from an electrical engineering background, "square fits into a square" makes a lot more sense than "square fits into a rectangle." If that makes any sense? There is both an Rx port on analog as well as on digital, so forcing the fit makes sense when it's not specifically clarified. It would be nice for that type of specific clarification in the future. I appreciate all your objective and subjective inputs and your hard work that goes into your videos, but just trying to give some valuable feedback from my perspective. I am currently struggling with getting the OSD to show up with the speedybee f405 wing mini because the manual isn't clear on the analogue vs digital inputs. It labels them, and I've tried using the R5 and T5 outputs and switched them numerous times, but still no luck... So I revisited this video in hopes of getting an answer since your new video doesn't address it. I think my next attempt will be to use the 6 pin plug, but I just prefer to solder. Just something to think about....
Hey Andrew, thanks a lot for this helpfull video. I'm a beginner and some things are now clearer
Great to hear. fly on!
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME VIDEO.. YOUR PROCESS WAS DEF ON POINT ,, TY GREATLY
Thanks Juan. Probably one of the most useful videos I have made.
Thanks Andrew.
Hours of wasting my time to find out which Port/UART the Serial SBUS was supposed to be on in INav and you fixed that in a few minutes.
Haha, happy to oblige sir
Thank you for the very informative video! This is my first time using a SpeedyBee board after just using Matek in the past. You definitely got my questions answered and I feel confident going forward!
You're welcome!
5:15 you can use a (Micro SD to Micro SD Card Extension Cable Adapter Flexible Extender 15CM Black) so no problem with where the slot it
Good idea thanks
Great video! Is there an SBUS or CRSF receiver that is DSM2 or DSMX compatible? New to FPV and trying to make this flight controller work with my Spektrum radio. Thanks!!
I think you can use Spectrum serial receivers with INAV. Plug in to UART1 and choose SRXL2 in the receiver page. Actually it depends which Rx you use. Some (maybe satellite receivers) need 3.3V and plug in to the T1 pin. Check Painless360 videos
Where does the ELRS reciever wire connect at the ELRS receiver end??????
Depends on the receiver. Serial receivers will be soldered on to the 4 pads. PWM receivers need to be changed to serial output on specific pins
Hello Mr Newton, you mentioned in this video that the fourth cabel to the camera is not connected. The diagram tells that it is for menu of the camera control.
Is it for camera control or not?
If you look at the board there are only 3 solder pads.
@@AndrewNewton Ok, thanks for the hint 👍
Hello Andrew, you are one of my last hopes. My flight controllers no longer have a USB connection and I can no longer connect them to the INAV configurator. I always get the following message: Failed to open MSP connection. Is it possible to completely reset the Speedy Bee F405 Wing and the Matek F405 TE? Can you give me a good tip? Many greetings from Switzerland. Didi
Replace USB drivers is all I can suggest, unless it's a dodgy USB cable or socket on your PC?
Oh another thought, close all other programs on your PC. CURA does that to my Mac.
How do you connect the FC to the 4in1 ESC? Sorry i'm new to this kind of hobby and want to make a quad, but accidentally bought a wing FC. Thanks
Doubt if it can be done. I would sell the FC to a plane flier and buy a quad version.
Thank you for this video. I recently bought it and so far performs well. Do you have a link of where I can get the Mac OS version of the driver for Speedybee F405 Wing? I can find Windows (PC) version in Speedybee website but not Mac OS. So far, I have been using my crappy old PC and my iPhone app for INAV but would like to start using my Macbook Air for INAV.
I see you succeeded already (Facebook)
Hi.
I am having an issue arming the motor. The ESC I am using is E flite 10 amps pro ESC. I am using radio master tx16 radio and ELRS receiver. The ESC gives a power on beep plus 3 beeps to show 3 cell battery but nothing after that.
The flight controller gets armed in INAV (I am using certain switch to arm it). What should be the turn on sequence? I have tried everything. Turning on the radio with throttle fully back. Then connecting power to flight controller/ESC and immediately turning on the arm switch on radio. Nothing is working.
Do you think this ESC is compatible with this controller? What could be the issue? Could the motor be bad or the ESC provide the beeps about which I told you?
Does the throttle graph move in the receiver page?
Yes the throttle graph moves in the receiver page. Infact not only that the servos for roll and pitch also move while I move the stick on transmitter.
I also tried arming the flight controller and when It says armed, I opened the output page and saw that the mixer for motor over there also responds to the transmitter input.
@@revert2theStr8path Ok that's good. Now try to spin up the motor using the motor test on the Outputs page BE CAREFUL
I tried doing that. Obviously that can't be done when the flight controller is armed. So I disarm it. Then enable motor output. Put the mixer for motor to max and then plug in the power to ESC but no beeps other than the power on tone and the 3 beeps for cell count indication. Since there are no beeps after cell count stage, therefore no subsequent movement of throttle has any effect. That's the things confusing me that I am unable to spin the motor even from the configurator.
Time to check the soldering on S1 pins or try a different ESC. You are plugged in to S1 and not the SBUS pins?
Hi
I tried connecting HGLRC M100 mini GPS with this Flight controller. I connected the 4 pins correctly. I also tried swapping the transmission and reception pins however the GPS icon is still red. The GPS comes with 2 LED lights which are on right now. Which means it is getting power as well. What could be an issue?
Check GPS is on UART3 in the Ports page, and no other GPS set up. Check cables with multimeter for breaks and soldering on the GPS. That's all I can suggest.
Also post the question on the INAV Fixed Wing Facebook group.
Hi, problem solved. I had it on UART 2 instead of 3 on Ports page by mistake. Thanks
Excellent, well done.
Hi. I could realllllly use yer help. I have ths fc and a 03 air unit. Its all wired up. But icant get the air unit to talk to fc and move servos etc.. how do i set up for vid and receiver in ports etc... i hope u xan help ...im reall bummed i cant it flying.
Can't help with 03 setup. But otherwise it's all in the video.
Finally a helpful video, thank you so so much. Setting up my first wing now see you in the skies.
Have a look at my Simplified INAV video too. Good luck
I still have three units which look good on Inav but no closer to flying. I see in your review that you used Esc connectors not three pins !!! Good thinking !!!
Thank you so much. That was the perfect introduction for me.
Glad it was helpful!
As an addition, RX2 pin in the telemetry connector is connected to the inverter on the SBUS pin. (same inputs) Very convenient for Mavlink/RC transceivers.
Candy you tell me if I have to use the ELRS pin out to get full Rssi telemetry with my crossfire Rx , or can I still get telemetry using the s-bus pin out ? I’m using the 03 AU but I will not be using the dji radio, I’m using a crossfire v2 micro Rx… thank you ….
Really well explained video, very useful. Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Thank you Dr Newton....
Good lesson.
very useful , thanks andrew
Andrew Thanks u so moch🤗 for this wideo its gonna be moch helpful for as all ❤ May the force be with you 🖖
I've been searching every day here on RUclips now finally This video is just what I needed Thank you so much. SUBSCRIBED, LIKED 👍
Bingo! Thanks
Great video! I'd be curious to see this board being used in conjunction with Ardupilot specifically PPM.
Painles360 might be the man to help
Thank you for the video and in detail explanation.
I wanted to build my own rc plane , I build drones but a fc like this is great for beginners! Just what I’ve been waiting for!
Where’s aux 1-6?
Not sure what they are, quad terminology maybe?
Aux1-6 is Ch5-11
Where do you get the 4 pin connector for gps or crossfire. Great video. Ordered 3 of them. Using the fc esc stack for the quads.
EBAY DuPont connectors.
Bad FC ?
The 4 leads that the battery voltage is flashing one after another. They were working correctly.
OSD, GPS, working.
The Runcam is getting very warm and haven't gotten the sbus to work.
Thanks for the help
Another brilliant video, Andrew. Mine arrived yesterday so great timing! It looks an excellent FC but I still wonder why someone couldn't supply one with the pins pre-soldered.
AtomRC have a pre soldered F405 (maybe only pre soldered with the Swordfish RTH version)
Thanks so much Andrew! It is literally what I was expecting! Great as usual. ❤️
Great video helps a lot. My question is what size SD card do i need to put in or do i need one? Thanks
Not required unless you want to record logs. Any microSD card
Thanks for the reply. I have another question please. Will the Foxeer gps work I have the M10Q 250 with compass in it? And how do you setup the throws on the surfaces like Spektrum I mean like low medium and high rates. I will be using DJI goggles2 and DJI controller with caddix vista air unit. Thanks again.
Great tutorials. Very well done!
Thank you! Cheers!
I am grateful for your easy to follow narration but I remain trapped with no screen representation of the receiver. I have built a second easy bee with exactly the same outcome. Hugely frustrating.
Which receiver and radio?
The Transmitter is FrSky Taranis 9, six years old, never missed a beat. The receiver Radio Master R88 (Sbus) 1 week old working well
Didn't I answer you 2 days ago?
The change to a REAL Sbus radio worked wonders in the second unit but made no change in the first. While it seemed that the two units had the same problem it is obvious that it has the same symptoms in Inav. Thanks so much for your input !!!
Thanks, I'm going to use this in my CTH ALBATROSS 46" in the maiden.
Hi Andrew. First off, this review and the others in your series on the F405 has been invaluable. I’m adding FPV to my LOS fleet, where I use a Spektrum receiver. Can you or any of your subscribers guide me on the best way to interface the two (Spektrum & F405)?
Dont know much about Spektrum but I think you would connect the receiver to UART1 T1 pin and select SRXL2 as the Serial Receiver Provider. Your receivers would have to have SRXL2 Serial output option.
I saw someone on another youtube video (Steve Salisbury) flying a T-28 in FPV with this Flight Controller using a Spektrum SPM4651T receiver and use a NX10.
thank you for sharing your skills....
i ordered one yesterday
great timing for me too. My SpeedyBee F405 Wing arrived this week. I intend to use it in a yet-to-be-assembled AtomRC/Eachine Seal, with the analog FPV kit they offered. What I took away from this vid was the connectors you use on your VTX setup and adapter pins for what looks to be your "standard" harness configuration for your VTX/camera pins - I would love to see more detail there, but what I saw was you have simply put dupont style 0.1" header pins and sockets on your cam and VTX and spliced to the (supplied) connectors for the specific FC board. Any tips on what the ideal cluster of pins and/or layout you use is? My AtomRC VTX is a TX15 with 5x bare unterminated wires, and has a foxeer toothless cam with 2x wires in one JST micro connector (unconnected perhaps, as they didn't supply a jst on a cable?) cable and 3x wires in a second jst. I guess I aught to figure out what those wires all do :)
Can't expect anything to have the right connectors unfortunately. You will have to make up your own cables from the supplied AtomRC and Speed bees
Great tutorial, many thanxs. I'm wondering, how to configure the OSD with Adruplane firmware? Any ideas, please? Thank you.
Ask Painless360, I dont use Ardu
@@AndrewNewton Thanxs Andrew, i've figured it out already. It's not GUI config, but using the Ardu PARAMETERS is quite easy in Qgroundcontrol.
Thanks Andrew... I needed that... now to figure out where and how to connect my Walksnail and HDzero HD cameras.
First socket, opposite to the cam port, min 12:08, follow the toothpick 😅
Thanks again Catdad
Andrew, great vid, but could you please try to get a servo working on port S8 in INAV. On my two boards that one gets skipped, even though the configurator shows them as configured ok. Cheers, Andre
That is a bug with the factory firmware. Update to INAV 6.1.1 to fix it.
Ah, indeed that solved it, thanks a lot Andrew ! @@AndrewNewton
Great Video , As Always!!!
Great video Andrew!! But I have a question...
do I have to flash Inav/ardupilot to be able to connect to it?
Comes with INAV 6 preloaded. You will need to use the configurator to set the board for your particular connections.
Thank you so much!! Is it the same for ardupilot?
@@messybench974 Yes you would need to flash Ardu onto the board, then use Mission Planner to set it up. You have to tell the board what and where you are connecting receivers and servos / motors
Really nice from you!! Appreciate it 👌
Hi Andrew enjoying all your content here. I purchased a speedybee f405 wing recently. Every time I connect a GPS the baro stops working not sure why cannot figure out the problem . Have tried inav and arduplane same problem everytime.
Very odd. Does your GPS have a baro that might be conflicting? SPL006-001 is the onboard baro. See what is recognised in the configurator
@@AndrewNewton actually I discovered I had a pin problem in the connector the was causing the issue. I am getting a little blind in my old age . Thanks for the advice . I am hoping to use it as my first arduplane. Loving your content Andrew very helpful and honest reviews. Thanks.
Well spotted. You're the second in a few days with tricky connectors causing strange issues.
Great video. Waiting for delivery of mine. While here can you tell me if Spektrum rx are compatible with open tx transmitter’s, I am fed up with my Spektrum DX8.
Thanks, any of the radios with 4 in 1 RF module will work with DSM and DSMX receivers github.com/pascallanger/DIY-Multiprotocol-TX-Module/blob/master/Protocols_Details.md#DSM---6
Couldn't be more on time. Mine just arrived and soldering the pins :) hihihihi
Hello Andrew, thanks for your video! I would like to ask you a question! Does this controller have an integrated osd with information such as speed and altitude? Thank you very much in advance
Yes it does. Speed would need a GPS and/or Air Speed Sensor connected.
great video helping out for the first time setting up FPV is there anywhere i can pm you for some extra help????
Thanks John. No PM but email or just ask here
Not trying to be complicated but it would be nice if there was an online assistant that allowed you to supply setup information and the program would show you a wiring schematic of the supplied parts.
Might be a good task for AI.
thanks for the video ♥