Hi Dennis. You are a legend my friend. I got into quads a few months ago. I only have one arm so flying them has been quite a steep learning curve. Your videos have been a source of massive help which has made the process for me a whole lot easier! I look forward to opening youtube to find new videos that you have submitted. Cheers buddy Simon. Manchester UK
Simon, thanks so much for the encouraging words. I'm glad to hear that despite having only one arm that you're learning how to fly. I can only imagine how difficult that must be and I appreciate you following along. Keep me posted on your progress and I appreciate the comment. All the best!
Nice video - I recently built a 450 quad with a Naza M V2 flight controller and this was a big help in getting it setup with my Taranis X9D and FrSky X8R receiver. I'll note that one thing that was driving me crazy at the end was I couldn't get the motors to arm. Finally I tried every combination of what Naza refers to as the CSC (Combination Stick Commands) to start the motors, and the only combo that would work was Left Stick (Th/Rud) to Lower Left corner and Right Stick (Elev/Ail) to Upper Right corner. That stick combo isn't even called out in the Naza manual as one of the four supported CSC positions! Not sure why this is different, but perhaps it's because the Tx and Rx are FrSky. Thanks for making videos like this - they're a great help to beginners and even experienced drone builders and flyers.
Thanks for doing this with such clarity and quality production values!!!! I will have to look for some of your other videos. How refreshing it is to see such a well produced instructional video.
Hi Dennis! I was going crazy trying to get my D8R-XP to bind with my Taranis...I watched your video a ziilion times and finally figured out I needed to be in D8 mode! Whew! I was not going to be able to sleep tonight if I didnt figure it out!
Great Help, Thank you! I was having an issue setting the failsafe until you made mention of Channel 5,6,7 on the X8R correpond to Port X1, X2, U. That did it for me!
Awesome videos man. Very helpful. As a complete noob to the hobby(as in never even soldered before) your videos have really got me going. GetFPV better be paying you a lot!!! Just spent a ton at their store. 100% due to your videos. Almost ready to start my build. Tarot 650 sport
Once again a Fount of knowledge my friend. Thanks again for excellent and informative videos. The AETR thing might have bit me at one point on my next build since I am going S-Bus on it.
Thanks Dennis for another great tutorial! I have a Taransis and I'm about to purchase a NAZA to put on my Disco clone. Have friends that run a NAZA FC but they had friends set them up and they go to them when they have problems. I want to know!!! Please keep them coming!!! Thanks
zero00tolerance Is this while you're in the air or when it's close to you? I only ask because sometimes if I'm on the ground or in the garage and too close to my receiver it will give me that message. I've never had this happen otherwise.
3:38 min - it happens to PPM as well on te Taranis. Seems like it's a Taranis bug. No big issue, just like you, powering down and up everything again resolves it for the Aileron halfway stick issue.
Hi Dennis :-)) this is great video, I am on F450 in these days and your video is great and useful one. You helped me much. If you make an other video about 3 switch and IOC this will be great thank you very much.. Kemal
Sorry to hear that. I've had all sorts of troubles with the DJI drivers in the past so make sure you Google around and see what you can dig up or maybe others here can help out. Good luck.
I recently did this with the Turnigy 9X and my god, what a pain! And of course, the next day, I got an email notification about the Taranis being in stock... >.>
Well I'm glad you got it working with the T9X. I've heard that's definitely a challenge compared to the Taranis. As are a lot of things. OpenTX makes life much simpler :)
Is there anyway to add another control beyond channel 8? I noticed I am able to add my landing gear to a switch using channel 8, but I still need to control an aftermarket gimbal to tilt up and down (analog, not SBUS compatible). Is there a work-around for this? I am using Wookong M, very similar to NAZA setup. Thanks
Hi Dennis ,I have the wookong on Sbus with my tarannis ,and I can't get my compass to get into calibration mode .No blue light after switching from manual to GPS .I've tried six times ,seven times,eight ,nine ,and ten,and it won't come up .At this point I'm considering switching to pwm, and trying that way.This is my third naza ,first wookong and I can't get it to calibrate.any suggestions?I'm a long time subscriber thank you for any help.
Can you explain to me which position is which on the x8r? I have been trying to find a diagram online but there is not one. Is output 1 throttle....etc? Also what outputs correspond to what switches on the taranis? Thanks
Jordan Mowbray If you setup a default model and go to screen 11 you'll see the channels. By default it's Throttle (CH1), Aileron (CH2), Elevator (CH3), Rudder (CH4). Regarding outputs and switches it's highly configurable. If you watch this video you'll see that it's easy to associate any switch with any channel on the Taranis: FrSky Taranis 3 Flight Modes and Forced Failsafe Override with DJI NAZA on QAV400 Quadcopter
That's an awesome video, very nice clear and concise. I'm doing the same install on a TBS disco pro which has the switch that goes between the gopro and the video camera. Is there a way to pull a channel off of the RX when using in sbus configuration? If so how? Or do I just need to hook up all the cables? Also these frsky rx say the rssi out is analog 0-3.3v. Any way to hook that up to a an EZosd that you know of?
adriancjones In this video you can see how to use SBUS and get the 8 standard channels: FrSky Taranis and Tarot T-2D Gimbal Tilt Setup and Configuration I'm not sure about EZosd. I've never used that one. Good luck!
Most helpful! Tho, as you had the aileron stick cal issue, (@3:30), I'm having that same issue. Only, I continue to have this issue, even when I've powered down all the systems....grrr! I'm running an X8R in SBus to my Naza Light with GPS and my Tx is my Taranis. I'm thinking it has to do with the offset value and I've tried a few adjustments. Any insight would be much appreciated.
Les Schilling It's such a frustrating thing. I'm not sure what's going on in your case but couple of reboots of your RX as well as your flight rig. I've been able to get around it being stuck this way. It's not ideal, but not sure what else to do. If you think it's an offset issue like at your stick monitor on the Taranis and see if you notice it not centered. Good luck.
I'm getting a Taranis X9D Plus radio and I want to program it to my Naza-M V2. Will this video setup work for the Naza M V2 or is it different? Really appreciate for any answer. Thank you in advance.
i actually already got it dennis ! i just used the same method you had on the other video of how to set up the three flight modes. real easy thanks to you.
Nelson inastrilla Could you please elaborate on your last comment? I've watched all of Dennis' videos and understand the S-Bus and channel setups, but am very unclear how to set-up IOC and flight modes. What channel to use?? Thanks!
Nice tips. I have an X8R I need to set up for a TBS Discovery I recently bought second hand. Could I run the Sbus cable to the Naza and set it up and also have other cables coming from the receiver to go to my gimbal to control pitch of the camera or does everything have to go through that Sbus cable straight to the Naza?
Just FYI I just installed the Driver 1.1 and the system does recognizes DJI Virtual COM Port 6. Using DJI NAZAM Lite Assistant opening screen just hangs. Looks like everything is good but nothing. I did put a servo on the rx just to see if the tx is ok. Servo movement fine....
See my other post and make sure you have the right Assistant. If that's not the case then perhaps it's a compatibility issue with Windows 10. It's been a while since I've run this but I was originally using Windows 7. Keep us posted.
Dennis love your videos. Didn't you have to bind your receiver so you could test motor direction? You would need the naza powered up also? I'm a little fuzzy on this. Thanks again for awesome videos, I wouldn't try this without them.
Matthew Gilbert That's right. What I've done in the past is connected directly to the receiver and then got my motor rotation correct. Then I connect to my flight controller. Thanks for the feedback on the videos. Much appreciated.
Hi, great video, very helpful. Bit of a newbie question. I want to use sbus with my naza and my Taranis. Do I need a Futaba module plugged in the back of the Taranis to use the sbus function of the X8R or are you using the built in module in your video?
Hi all newbe problem to solve, I have set up my F450 and have binded the X8R to Tx X9R sticks all work in Naza software using sBus but motors won't power up any idea what I'm not doing or have done.
Great video, Dennis! A question: I have my aileron/elevator/throttle/yaw control working with SBUS as in your setup. How do I now set up channels 5 through 8 in PWM mode with the X8R? Thanks
Bill Fitz Hopefully this will help: FrSky Taranis and Tarot T-2D Gimbal Tilt Setup and Configuration you'll have to use channels 9-16 though since 1-8 are going to be reserved for SBUS. As I state in the video make sure you configure your RX for mode 4.
Hi! First of, awesome video man! I'm about to buy a X8R for my TBS Discovery (use a left over spectrum receiver now). And I'm trying to be one step ahead on the new one. My question: in the video, you hook up the s-bus on X8R to X2 on the Naza, but the cables is still connected to naza A E T & R. Why? Would really appreciate a answer before I start my possible success/fail ;)
Oscar Ekelund Thanks for the feedback! Maybe the video is deceiving, but there are no cables plugged into AETR. The cable that you see in the video is plugged in horizontally and is for the NAZA V1 LED. It just looks like the AETR are plugged in, but they're not.
Ahhh. I was about to ask you if you had ever had Naza do what mine did today. For a brief period during lock mode, the LED flashed like it was in course lock mode, even though my switch was OFF. Because what happened next, as I lifted off, and went to yaw the craft, it started flying like it WAS in course lock. I may have to check my endpoints in Assistant. Of course the other concern I had was as I did the yaw, the craft wanted to relocate itself along a flight path, even though I did the compass cal and 4 home lock routines. Do you think there is a position that the quad should NOT be held in during 2nd phase of compass calibration...ie...one side or the other down, or front or back down? Thanks Dennis.
John Robertson That's a great idea to check your endpoints in Assistant. IMO the band for the different modes is a bit too small. I like the range that APM and Pixhawk give you. For the second phase of compass calibration I don't think there's a position that shouldn't be used, but I always turn the quad sideways and nose down. Not sure if this helps and I'll report back if I run into any issues.
Should be getting my Taranis with X8R this week,,what setup do you recommend or prefer? SBUS or the classic way? btw ; Thanks for your video"s, they make me drool, can't wait to start playing around with the FrSky goodies !:-))
Glad to hear it. You're going to love it. I really enjoy the S-BUS setup. It's definitely the way to go if you have the option. Thanks for watching my vids. It's much appreciated.
John Cammilleri You can do a standard calibration without compass if you don't want to fly with GPS. I flew my NAZA for a year without a GPS and it handled very well. But when I needed more accurate hover as well as RTH I upgraded to a GPS and did the compass calibration routine. Hope this helps.
I am not able to get the manual mode in 3 flight modes. It switches from failsafe to attitude to failsafe. No manual mode and neither gps attitude mode. Whats the problem?
Appalling68 Hi. You can use the X1 and X2 channels to do remote gain tuning and controlling a gimbal pitch. This video just demonstrated how to connect those to your sliders and it's up to you to determine what you want to do with them. Hope this helps!
You only used one connection to the X8R? I want to try this but my bluetooth datalink takes up all the room inside my P2...Nice video. I may have to move all the bluetooth datalink to outside the shell and try this!
Danny Chu I got it working with the one cable...I notice the default receiver (dji phantom 2 radio) also had another connection to X3...any idea what this is for? Also, I am having issues with my laptop pc using the dji win driver - not recognizing my phantom when using the assistant - any ideas?
Hi Dennis can you help me out I followed your instructions on binding the x8r to the taranis D16 mode channels 1-8 but the taranis isn't responding I see in the mixer on your taranis the ail,ele,thr,rud has 012345678 beside each one mine don't could you enlighten me on what I'm doing wrong or what I'm not doing. Thanks Ed
I want to use the sbus on my frsky x8r as you demonstrate in this video. I currently have mine setup per your video on setting up flight modes and a failsafe switch. If I switch to the sbus do I set up flight modes and failsafe as before but use channel 7 rather than channel 5 ?
Exactly. Your channel 7 will be configured just the same as you would do with channel 5. Similar to this video: FrSky Taranis 3 Flight Modes and Forced Failsafe Override with DJI NAZA on QAV400 Quadcopter Good luck with your setup.
Good Day! Like the Video on Taranis, however I just picked up a DJI Flame quad. It has a NAZA but do not know what version. It says 2012. What assistant do I use? I downloaded the NAZA Lite Version (BTW running Win10) the app does come up and I do get a green lite on the V-Sen module when plugged into the laptop. My Taranis is the Plus version and I am using the X8R RX set up like in your video. Radio is Bound as I get the green light on the rx. I do not get ANY movement on the AETR bars on the NAZA Lite Assisstant. Any Ideas?
Hey Dennis, this video and the flight mode videos were the best help out there and has my setup near completion. Thanks very much for all the hard work. I have one question regarding the X8R connected via SBUS... Can I add additional servos onto the Rx not included in the SBUS connection? If so which pins should I connect them to? Since the SBUS has 7 channels coming through 1 cable, I'd love to utilize the open servo ports on the Rx if possible.
Stephen Clute Thanks so much for the feedback. Yes you can absolutely do what you're asking. This video should help you out: ruclips.net/video/zXsvsYbW09E/видео.html Pay attention to the part of binding in a different mode than the default to get access to the extra channels. Good luck and keep us posted.
Just bind in mode 4 (page 2 of X8R manual), 1-8 SBUS, 9-16 PWM from receiver pins 1-8, add in mixer page and good to go. Also works with the X6R but only 6 conventional outputs to match the pins respectively.
Hi mate Thanks for your video great help I've done everything you have said and works a treat However how do you calibrate ESC's in Sbus ??? Have you done a video on this ? Could you give me some advice please ..
I'm not sure if it's possible without directly connecting to CH3 or whatever your throttle channel is and calibrating that way. Also, check your ESC manual as there are a lot of ESCs that ship pre-calibrated. Here is an example: www.getfpv.com/lumenier-mini-20a-esc-w-simonk-autoshot-5v-1a-bec-2-4s.html Just trying to save some unnecessary work. Good luck.
excellent video, just one thing though, how would i go about adding gimbal tilt in this setup that is seperate from the naza itself, eg if i want to use sbus for the naza and then be able to connect gimbal to the receiver and map a channel in the tx for it, is this possible?
Hi Dennis really like your videos. Im having trouble calibrating with my taranis plus. Naza lite assistant keeps telling me to check my stick calibration which I have done and rebooted everything but wont let me move on with the setup. Is there something else Im missing. Im using sbus set up on the 8XR. Do I have to re bind after using sbus or what? Thanks John
rose marie Cammilleri Hi John. The only thing I've experienced like this is the Assistant failing to read my stick inputs after a calibration. After restarting the Assistant everything worked just fine. That's the only thing I can come up with. Good luck and keep us posted.
Hello Dennis do you anything about tarot zyx-m flight controls when I hook everything and go in to the program to set up everything radio dose not show up
Hi can my turnigy 9xr radio work like this in SBUS, I have XJT module and the x8r, just wondering or if you know if I can make this work for SBUS on my radio, thanks.
+Ste Beckett That's a good question. If your module works with the X8R I don't see why you can't get SBUS out of it. Just make sure you reassign your channels as the default ones will likely be out of order. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Hi. If you want to add brushless gimbal, like a Tarot T2-2D, to a Naza-M V2 how and where do you plug in the servo cable on a SBUS receiver? I am strugling to get the pitch control, or the modes to work. I was trying to connect the gimbal to the receiver and not the Naza FC. But any way will do. Help me please.
SF PV I believe it will. I think some of the boards come with an sbus connector but here is a video that shows up to make your own: ruclips.net/video/2B1HPKsl2QY/видео.html Please report back and let us know how it goes. Good luck!
Ok here's what I've found... How to make an SBUS - wiki.openpilot.org/display/WIKI/How+to+make+an+SBus+Cable OpenPilot thread on oneshot - forums.openpilot.org/topic/55149-oneshot125-support/page-2
Hi Dennis, I am in the process of building my first quad. I am using the FrSky X9D Plus, X8R Receiver, and the Naza M V2. Question its my understand whether I use SBUS or connect the standard servo cables the radio and receiver still needs to go through the binding process, is this correct? Most likely I will be using SBUS. I do have an issue with my radio and have filed for an RMA. On turning on the radio the radio shakes (Plus Radio) and the screen is blank blue. Then following a video online I held the trim tabs inward and turn the radio on and the radio booted into Trananis Bootloader - 2.0.9. Thinking the firmware needed to be written I pushed the enter button on the radio and got this message, Directory is missing. This is a brand new radio that arrive with a dead battery so I had to wait for the charger to arrive. Seems to be the OS is missing, but I really have no clue.
Keith T Yes you still need to go through the binding process for SBUS. You may find this video helpful if you ever need to get 8 standard channels in addition to your 8 sbus channels: ruclips.net/video/zXsvsYbW09E/видео.html Sorry to hear about your Taranis. While you're waiting for your charger to arrive read through this site about upgrading your firmware: www.open-tx.org/downloads.html Good luck!
Dennis, I think this is a great tutorial. I am still coming to grips after being into RC for over 2 decades with software. However I already had done this mod... I have one question for you which is have you come across any settings or power issues on either the Naza or the Taranis for throttle A E R.. etc. I have just done this to my Qu4d (2014 model) and now it wont take off properly, or stay up. I am at my witts end with the thing. So any help is fully appreciated bud. Its running a Naza V2... Thanks again.
jonrms So sorry to hear that. I've never experienced anything like that with my NAZA V2. Have you tried calibrated all your ESCs just to make sure you get everything synced? What do you sticks look like in the NAZA Assistant? Are they going from min to max in the Assistant when you move them? If you continue to have problems check out www.garagepilots.com and post in the forums there. We'll be happy to help you out.
Will this basic channel setup work with airplane flight controller ? I have a flight controller that has a sbus connection and i want to be able to control the gain remote so I don't have to land and adjust the gain then go back in the air to see how its working. The manual to me isn't very clean on setting up or using the Sbus feature. I suppose the only way for me to fine out would be to play with and see what works
I'm not sure if you can adjust the gains in the air. I haven't tried that before. I normally just autotune a couple times and that gets me pretty dialed in. Let us know what you find out. I'd be interested in knowing this. Thank you.
Ray Boley I'm not sure if KK2.1 supports sbus, but I could be wrong. If it does then the setup would be similar you just need to make sure the channel order is the same. Otherwise you'll need to reconfigure that.
Great video Dennis, thank you! Well filmed, edited and concise! I've swapped out the Eagle Tree Vector in my QAV400 for the NAZA v2 because I want to use the Zenmuse H3-3D gopro gimbal, and your instructions were just what the doctor ordered. Something I still needed to figure out that may help others who are frustrated & scratching their heads: You need to install the driver from DJI on your computer in order for the NAZA assistant software to work. An aside: I've found the button configuration on the Taranis baffling, and amazed at how well you move through the menus. Is there some logic to this?
Dave Tonnes Good point on the DJI driver. That's something that is easily overlooked and can be a considerable source of frustration! The menu navigation is something that I've had plenty of practice with. You'll be an expert in no time :)
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Hi Dennis. You are a legend my friend. I got into quads a few months ago. I only have one arm so flying them has been quite a steep learning curve. Your videos have been a source of massive help which has made the process for me a whole lot easier! I look forward to opening youtube to find new videos that you have submitted.
Cheers buddy
Simon.
Manchester UK
Simon, thanks so much for the encouraging words. I'm glad to hear that despite having only one arm that you're learning how to fly. I can only imagine how difficult that must be and I appreciate you following along. Keep me posted on your progress and I appreciate the comment. All the best!
Nice video - I recently built a 450 quad with a Naza M V2 flight controller and this was a big help in getting it setup with my Taranis X9D and FrSky X8R receiver. I'll note that one thing that was driving me crazy at the end was I couldn't get the motors to arm. Finally I tried every combination of what Naza refers to as the CSC (Combination Stick Commands) to start the motors, and the only combo that would work was Left Stick (Th/Rud) to Lower Left corner and Right Stick (Elev/Ail) to Upper Right corner. That stick combo isn't even called out in the Naza manual as one of the four supported CSC positions! Not sure why this is different, but perhaps it's because the Tx and Rx are FrSky. Thanks for making videos like this - they're a great help to beginners and even experienced drone builders and flyers.
Thanks Dennis! I was able to set up my Taranis using SBUS and had a much cleaner install on my Tarot FY680. Thanks for all of your videos.
wn0x Nice. Yeah I can't imagine how messy my hexa would look if I weren't using SBUS :) Thanks for the feedback.
Please don't ever stopp making these video Dennis
Ha....very kind of you. I appreciate the positive words. Will do my best :)
Thanks for doing this with such clarity and quality production values!!!! I will
have to look for some of your other videos. How refreshing it is to see such
a well produced instructional video.
Thanks so much for the positive words and I appreciate you following along. Take care.
Hi Dennis! I was going crazy trying to get my D8R-XP to bind with my Taranis...I watched your video a ziilion times and finally figured out I needed to be in D8 mode! Whew! I was not going to be able to sleep tonight if I didnt figure it out!
Awesome, David. Glad to hear it helped and that you got it figured out. Happy flying!
WICKED, i have been slightly nervous about switching my dji 550 over to a taranis rx but you sir have made it look easy , thanks alot
+jack00scarecrow No problem at all. Glad to hear you upgraded. Thanks for the feedback.
Great Help, Thank you! I was having an issue setting the failsafe until you made mention of Channel 5,6,7 on the X8R correpond to Port X1, X2, U. That did it for me!
Excellent video, brief and to the point. Just what I needed to get me started with frsky plus. Thanks.
+welshrocketman Glad to hear it helped out and thanks for sharing.
Thanks for your videos Dennis! They have been such a help for me as a beginner multi rotor enthusiast. You're awesome!
You bet, Elias. Thanks for following along and the kind words.
Awesome videos man. Very helpful. As a complete noob to the hobby(as in never even soldered before) your videos have really got me going. GetFPV better be paying you a lot!!! Just spent a ton at their store. 100% due to your videos. Almost ready to start my build. Tarot 650 sport
timo2233 Thanks so much for the good words. I really appreciate that. Good luck with your build and I look forward to seeing it in the air!
Thank you very much. Without you and Painless360 all of my gear would be piled up in the corner of the garage with little hope of ever flying.
No problem. Thank you for the feedback.
bruuuuhhh oh mu gob thank you i ditched my quad for 2 years this is all i needed
A tip : you can watch series at flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching all kinds of movies during the lockdown.
@Tristen Brayan Yea, been watching on flixzone for since november myself =)
OMG, I've been busting a nut trying to get the Sbus to work on both my NAZA and WOOKONG, Never thought to change the setup to AETR. Thanks!
Glad to hear it helped. Yeah that caught me good the first time I did this setup. Thanks for the comment.
Thank you very much for helping me setting up my new Taranis!
+Accuracy Channel No problem. Thank you for the feedback.
Nicely done video. Really clear procedure.
Hi Dennis, a big thanks from France !! Your video help me so mutch !
+Riko Bonito Glad to hear that! Thanks for the feedback and good luck with your setup.
Watching this in 2018, still it is informative. Thanks.
Haha no 2020
Once again a Fount of knowledge my friend. Thanks again for excellent and informative videos. The AETR thing might have bit me at one point on my next build since I am going S-Bus on it.
Matthew Elyash Thanks for the feedback and good luck with your next build. SBUS is nice and helps simplify the cable madness.
Thx, combined with your other video about the 3 mode set-up and failsafe I've got a pretty nice set-up. And got channel 5 set-up for IOC.
Thanks Dennis for another great tutorial! I have a Taransis and I'm about to purchase a NAZA to put on my Disco clone. Have friends that run a NAZA FC but they had friends set them up and they go to them when they have problems. I want to know!!! Please keep them coming!!! Thanks
Very cool Ron. I think you'll enjoy NAZA. Best of luck with your disco build. It's really an awesome frame.
Great video, very clear and concise.
ben green Thank you for the feedback. I appreciate you watching.
Whew...dude, you made that look soooooooo easy.
Thanks Jimmy. Appreciate you watching and hope all is well.
Thanks! This answered my question about using open tx with Naza gear.
No problem, John. Glad to hear it helped.
Excellent video, Dennis.
What? Thanks so much. I appreciate your feedback.
Another awesome great video! Dennis Baldwin
Wonny RC Hobbies Thank you and I appreciate you watching.
Thanks for another great video Dennis!
+Pat B My pleasure. Thank you for the feedback.
Such great info, worked like a charm!!!!!
Great video, just what I was looking for. Thanks
No problem. Thanks for following along.
If only life could be so easy like the Naza Software lol
Very nice job Dennis :) Very strange the little bug with the aileron stick o_O
Yeah. That bug threw me off track multiple times, but am glad it's a simple fix.....once you know about it of course :)
das war meine Antwort... Thanks for that perfect video !!! Thanks from Berlin !!!
Tobias Dragon You're welcome. Thanks for watching and greeting from Austin, TX.
I love you man ! I will try it now for my Hex
I keep on getting telemetry lost sound from the radio this is on S-bus any idea Dennis ?
zero00tolerance Is this while you're in the air or when it's close to you? I only ask because sometimes if I'm on the ground or in the garage and too close to my receiver it will give me that message. I've never had this happen otherwise.
Once again thank you for your help!
wood2be Not a problem at all.
great job bro! keep up those great videos coming .god bless.
+haussemann deter Thank you. I appreciate those good words.
Another great video!
Many thanks. Hope all is well!
3:38 min - it happens to PPM as well on te Taranis. Seems like it's a Taranis bug. No big issue, just like you, powering down and up everything again resolves it for the Aileron halfway stick issue.
+etegration Right on. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Awsome Video WHAT about a Camera Pan & Tilt added ???
Very good video thanks
awesome video
Glad to hear it helped.
Thank you great setup
No problem. Thanks for the feedback.
Hi Dennis :-)) this is great video, I am on F450 in these days and your video is great and useful one. You helped me much. If you make an other video about 3 switch and IOC this will be great thank you very much.. Kemal
H. Kemal Suher Thanks for the feedback and suggestion. I'll see what I can do.
Wow yours worked so well, mine too but not coming up on naza-m lite assistant software :(
Sorry to hear that. I've had all sorts of troubles with the DJI drivers in the past so make sure you Google around and see what you can dig up or maybe others here can help out. Good luck.
Thanks for a great video :)
+Steffen Dugstad No problem. Thanks for watching.
Thank You so much!!! You helped me alot :)
No problem.
Great help!! Thank you!
No problem. Thanks for following along.
I recently did this with the Turnigy 9X and my god, what a pain! And of course, the next day, I got an email notification about the Taranis being in stock... >.>
Well I'm glad you got it working with the T9X. I've heard that's definitely a challenge compared to the Taranis. As are a lot of things. OpenTX makes life much simpler :)
Is there anyway to add another control beyond channel 8? I noticed I am able to add my landing gear to a switch using channel 8, but I still need to control an aftermarket gimbal to tilt up and down (analog, not SBUS compatible). Is there a work-around for this? I am using Wookong M, very similar to NAZA setup. Thanks
thank you for that . can you help and tell me how to set up a retractable landing gear with the sbur on X8R with naza m v2
Thanks DB!
You got it man. Hope all is well.
nice one Dennis
Appreciate it. Hope you're doing well.
Hi Dennis ,I have the wookong on Sbus with my tarannis ,and I can't get my compass to get into calibration mode .No blue light after switching from manual to GPS .I've tried six times ,seven times,eight ,nine ,and ten,and it won't come up .At this point I'm considering switching to pwm, and trying that way.This is my third naza ,first wookong and I can't get it to calibrate.any suggestions?I'm a long time subscriber thank you for any help.
Can you explain to me which position is which on the x8r? I have been trying to find a diagram online but there is not one. Is output 1 throttle....etc? Also what outputs correspond to what switches on the taranis? Thanks
Jordan Mowbray If you setup a default model and go to screen 11 you'll see the channels. By default it's Throttle (CH1), Aileron (CH2), Elevator (CH3), Rudder (CH4). Regarding outputs and switches it's highly configurable. If you watch this video you'll see that it's easy to associate any switch with any channel on the Taranis:
FrSky Taranis 3 Flight Modes and Forced Failsafe Override with DJI NAZA on QAV400 Quadcopter
That's an awesome video, very nice clear and concise. I'm doing the same install on a TBS disco pro which has the switch that goes between the gopro and the video camera. Is there a way to pull a channel off of the RX when using in sbus configuration? If so how? Or do I just need to hook up all the cables? Also these frsky rx say the rssi out is analog 0-3.3v. Any way to hook that up to a an EZosd that you know of?
adriancjones In this video you can see how to use SBUS and get the 8 standard channels:
FrSky Taranis and Tarot T-2D Gimbal Tilt Setup and Configuration
I'm not sure about EZosd. I've never used that one. Good luck!
Most helpful! Tho, as you had the aileron stick cal issue, (@3:30), I'm having that same issue. Only, I continue to have this issue, even when I've powered down all the systems....grrr! I'm running an X8R in SBus to my Naza Light with GPS and my Tx is my Taranis. I'm thinking it has to do with the offset value and I've tried a few adjustments. Any insight would be much appreciated.
Les Schilling It's such a frustrating thing. I'm not sure what's going on in your case but couple of reboots of your RX as well as your flight rig. I've been able to get around it being stuck this way. It's not ideal, but not sure what else to do. If you think it's an offset issue like at your stick monitor on the Taranis and see if you notice it not centered. Good luck.
I'm getting a Taranis X9D Plus radio and I want to program it to my Naza-M V2. Will this video setup work for the Naza M V2 or is it different? Really appreciate for any answer. Thank you in advance.
Do you have any videos of how to set up the two 3 position switches for the flight modes and the other for IOC ? And a separate switch for failsafe ?
You read my mind. I'll plan on doing a video of that very soon. Thanks for the suggestion.
i actually already got it dennis ! i just used the same method you had on the other video of how to set up the three flight modes. real easy thanks to you.
Nelson inastrilla
Could you please elaborate on your last comment? I've watched all of Dennis' videos and understand the S-Bus and channel setups, but am very unclear how to set-up IOC and flight modes. What channel to use?? Thanks!
Nice tips. I have an X8R I need to set up for a TBS Discovery I recently bought second hand. Could I run the Sbus cable to the Naza and set it up and also have other cables coming from the receiver to go to my gimbal to control pitch of the camera or does everything have to go through that Sbus cable straight to the Naza?
Take a look at this and maybe it will help: ruclips.net/video/zXsvsYbW09E/видео.html Good luck.
Just FYI I just installed the Driver 1.1 and the system does recognizes DJI Virtual COM Port 6. Using DJI NAZAM Lite Assistant
opening screen just hangs. Looks like everything is good but nothing. I did put a servo on the rx just to see if the tx is ok. Servo movement fine....
See my other post and make sure you have the right Assistant. If that's not the case then perhaps it's a compatibility issue with Windows 10. It's been a while since I've run this but I was originally using Windows 7. Keep us posted.
Dennis love your videos. Didn't you have to bind your receiver so you could test motor direction? You would need the naza powered up also? I'm a little fuzzy on this. Thanks again for awesome videos, I wouldn't try this without them.
Matthew Gilbert That's right. What I've done in the past is connected directly to the receiver and then got my motor rotation correct. Then I connect to my flight controller. Thanks for the feedback on the videos. Much appreciated.
Hi, great video, very helpful. Bit of a newbie question. I want to use sbus with my naza and my Taranis. Do I need a Futaba module plugged in the back of the Taranis to use the sbus function of the X8R or are you using the built in module in your video?
Jim Tolan I'm using the built-in module that ships with the Taranis for sbus. Hope that helps.
Dennis Baldwin
Thanks Dennis. Nice one. :-)
Hi all newbe problem to solve, I have set up my F450 and have binded the X8R to Tx X9R sticks all work in Naza software using sBus but motors won't power up any idea what I'm not doing or have done.
HI, thanks for your very usfull video!quick question, do you use any inverter cable?
+Ugo Vitale No problem. I don't use an inverter cable. Just a standard servo cable from the X8R to the NAZA for SBUS.
friend, I using SBUS output, I can not connect a LED on channel 8 of the receiver is empty
Great video, Dennis!
A question:
I have my aileron/elevator/throttle/yaw control working with SBUS as in your setup. How do I now set up channels 5 through 8 in PWM mode with the X8R?
Thanks
Bill Fitz Hopefully this will help: FrSky Taranis and Tarot T-2D Gimbal Tilt Setup and Configuration you'll have to use channels 9-16 though since 1-8 are going to be reserved for SBUS. As I state in the video make sure you configure your RX for mode 4.
Hi I have a Turnigy with Frsky transmitter do you know please how can I setup receiver L9R w naza thank you I hope you can help me . Thank you
Hi! First of, awesome video man!
I'm about to buy a X8R for my TBS Discovery (use a left over spectrum receiver now). And I'm trying to be one step ahead on the new one.
My question: in the video, you hook up the s-bus on X8R to X2 on the Naza, but the cables is still connected to naza A E T & R. Why?
Would really appreciate a answer before I start my possible success/fail ;)
Oscar Ekelund Thanks for the feedback! Maybe the video is deceiving, but there are no cables plugged into AETR. The cable that you see in the video is plugged in horizontally and is for the NAZA V1 LED. It just looks like the AETR are plugged in, but they're not.
Hello, Dennis, what model name of this frame is? It really looks cool
+domasback It's the QAV400 and is a pretty awesome frame. Here it is: amzn.to/1OVShvE
Ahhh. I was about to ask you if you had ever had Naza do what mine did today. For a brief period during lock mode, the LED flashed like it was in course lock mode, even though my switch was OFF. Because what happened next, as I lifted off, and went to yaw the craft, it started flying like it WAS in course lock. I may have to check my endpoints in Assistant. Of course the other concern I had was as I did the yaw, the craft wanted to relocate itself along a flight path, even though I did the compass cal and 4 home lock routines. Do you think there is a position that the quad should NOT be held in during 2nd phase of compass calibration...ie...one side or the other down, or front or back down? Thanks Dennis.
John Robertson That's a great idea to check your endpoints in Assistant. IMO the band for the different modes is a bit too small. I like the range that APM and Pixhawk give you. For the second phase of compass calibration I don't think there's a position that shouldn't be used, but I always turn the quad sideways and nose down. Not sure if this helps and I'll report back if I run into any issues.
Should be getting my Taranis with X8R this week,,what setup do you recommend or prefer? SBUS or the classic way? btw ; Thanks for your video"s, they make me drool, can't wait to start playing around with the FrSky goodies !:-))
Glad to hear it. You're going to love it. I really enjoy the S-BUS setup. It's definitely the way to go if you have the option. Thanks for watching my vids. It's much appreciated.
Hi Dennis to do this set up do I have to have the gps attached and pluged in befor this calibration can work ? Thanks
John Cammilleri You can do a standard calibration without compass if you don't want to fly with GPS. I flew my NAZA for a year without a GPS and it handled very well. But when I needed more accurate hover as well as RTH I upgraded to a GPS and did the compass calibration routine. Hope this helps.
Hi! It was wery helpfull video!!! Can you make video how to get GAIN on Taranis in that setup?
+Александр Леонтьев I'll definitely look into it. Thanks for the question.
thanks for this video
No problem. Thank you for watching.
I am not able to get the manual mode in 3 flight modes. It switches from failsafe to attitude to failsafe. No manual mode and neither gps attitude mode. Whats the problem?
moving ch7 to the ATTI, GPS, MANUAL points? add another switch for Failsafe ? did you cover this elsewhere? thanks
Vass Maybe this is what you're looking for? ruclips.net/video/mMKyjdujvCA/видео.html
Hello Dennis Baldwin, just a noob question. What are you using the X1 and X2 sliders you set up in "Sticks Monitor" for (starts at 4:05)?
Appalling68 Hi. You can use the X1 and X2 channels to do remote gain tuning and controlling a gimbal pitch. This video just demonstrated how to connect those to your sliders and it's up to you to determine what you want to do with them. Hope this helps!
You only used one connection to the X8R? I want to try this but my bluetooth datalink takes up all the room inside my P2...Nice video. I may have to move all the bluetooth datalink to outside the shell and try this!
Danny Chu I got it working with the one cable...I notice the default receiver (dji phantom 2 radio) also had another connection to X3...any idea what this is for? Also, I am having issues with my laptop pc using the dji win driver - not recognizing my phantom when using the assistant - any ideas?
Hi Dennis can you help me out I followed your instructions on binding the x8r to the taranis D16 mode channels 1-8 but the taranis isn't responding I see in the mixer on your taranis the ail,ele,thr,rud has 012345678 beside each one mine don't could you enlighten me on what I'm doing wrong or what I'm not doing. Thanks Ed
I want to use the sbus on my frsky x8r as you demonstrate in this video. I currently have mine setup per your video on setting up flight modes and a failsafe switch. If I switch to the sbus do I set up flight modes and failsafe as before but use channel 7 rather than channel 5 ?
Exactly. Your channel 7 will be configured just the same as you would do with channel 5. Similar to this video: FrSky Taranis 3 Flight Modes and Forced Failsafe Override with DJI NAZA on QAV400 Quadcopter Good luck with your setup.
Dennis Baldwin
Does this work with the SBUS as well?
Most definitely!
Good Day! Like the Video on Taranis, however I just picked up a DJI Flame quad. It has a NAZA but do not know what version. It says 2012. What assistant do I use?
I downloaded the NAZA Lite Version (BTW running Win10) the app does come up and I do get a green lite on the V-Sen module when plugged into the laptop. My Taranis is the Plus version and I am using the X8R RX set up like in your video. Radio is Bound as I get the green light on the rx. I do not get ANY movement on the AETR bars on the NAZA Lite Assisstant. Any Ideas?
This may help you figure it out:
www.dji.com/newsroom/news/whats-difference-of-naza-m-litenaza-m-v1naza-m-v2
Let us know if you get up and running.
Hey Dennis, this video and the flight mode videos were the best help out there and has my setup near completion. Thanks very much for all the hard work. I have one question regarding the X8R connected via SBUS... Can I add additional servos onto the Rx not included in the SBUS connection? If so which pins should I connect them to? Since the SBUS has 7 channels coming through 1 cable, I'd love to utilize the open servo ports on the Rx if possible.
Stephen Clute Thanks so much for the feedback. Yes you can absolutely do what you're asking. This video should help you out:
ruclips.net/video/zXsvsYbW09E/видео.html
Pay attention to the part of binding in a different mode than the default to get access to the extra channels. Good luck and keep us posted.
Just bind in mode 4 (page 2 of X8R manual), 1-8 SBUS, 9-16 PWM from receiver pins 1-8, add in mixer page and good to go. Also works with the X6R but only 6 conventional outputs to match the pins respectively.
Hi mate
Thanks for your video great help
I've done everything you have said and works a treat
However how do you calibrate ESC's in Sbus ???
Have you done a video on this ?
Could you give me some advice please ..
I'm not sure if it's possible without directly connecting to CH3 or whatever your throttle channel is and calibrating that way. Also, check your ESC manual as there are a lot of ESCs that ship pre-calibrated. Here is an example:
www.getfpv.com/lumenier-mini-20a-esc-w-simonk-autoshot-5v-1a-bec-2-4s.html
Just trying to save some unnecessary work. Good luck.
excellent video, just one thing though, how would i go about adding gimbal tilt in this setup that is seperate from the naza itself, eg if i want to use sbus for the naza and then be able to connect gimbal to the receiver and map a channel in the tx for it, is this possible?
MMX2 Maybe this will help? ruclips.net/video/zXsvsYbW09E/видео.html
thanks a million
hi, why on GPS mode.. he wrote down as FS mode? i saw in this video yours are same too..
What if my TX only has 6 channels? Can I hack around to make U (3-way switch) to work ?
can i use ch 8 on the receiver to go strait to my fy tech gimbal for horizontal to vertical rotation while using the s bus as in your vid
Paul Weeks Maybe this will help:
ruclips.net/video/zXsvsYbW09E/видео.html
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Hi Dennis really like your videos. Im having trouble calibrating with my taranis plus. Naza lite assistant keeps telling me to check my stick calibration which I have done and rebooted everything but wont let me move on with the setup. Is there something else Im missing. Im using sbus set up on the 8XR. Do I have to re bind after using sbus or what? Thanks John
rose marie Cammilleri Hi John. The only thing I've experienced like this is the Assistant failing to read my stick inputs after a calibration. After restarting the Assistant everything worked just fine. That's the only thing I can come up with. Good luck and keep us posted.
Dennis Baldwin
thanks for your reply Dennis tried restarting assistant several times still no luck. maybe I should try not using s-bus set up.
Any chance of doing a video for the whole first time install please. thanks for this one.
I'll see what I can do. I don't fly with NAZA much anymore so not sure if I'll get around to it.
+Dennis Baldwin I understand,thanks for the videos they have been really helpful.
very helpful
Thanks for the feedback. Glad to hear it helped.
Hello Dennis do you anything about tarot zyx-m flight controls when I hook everything and go in to the program to set up everything radio dose not show up
I'm sorry but I don't. I didn't even realize Tarot made flight controllers! Good luck with your setup.
Hi can my turnigy 9xr radio work like this in SBUS, I have XJT module and the x8r, just wondering or if you know if I can make this work for SBUS on my radio, thanks.
+Ste Beckett That's a good question. If your module works with the X8R I don't see why you can't get SBUS out of it. Just make sure you reassign your channels as the default ones will likely be out of order. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Hi. If you want to add brushless gimbal, like a Tarot T2-2D, to a Naza-M V2 how and where do you plug in the servo cable on a SBUS receiver? I am strugling to get the pitch control, or the modes to work. I was trying to connect the gimbal to the receiver and not the Naza FC. But any way will do. Help me please.
Maybe this will help you? ruclips.net/video/zXsvsYbW09E/видео.html Good luck.
you dont need jumpers to get it to go in sbus mode or w/e?
does this work with the CC3D as well? I'm trying to set up oneshot on my rotorgeeks esc's and it looks like I need to run SBUS to do so
SF PV I believe it will. I think some of the boards come with an sbus connector but here is a video that shows up to make your own: ruclips.net/video/2B1HPKsl2QY/видео.html
Please report back and let us know how it goes. Good luck!
Ok here's what I've found...
How to make an SBUS - wiki.openpilot.org/display/WIKI/How+to+make+an+SBus+Cable
OpenPilot thread on oneshot - forums.openpilot.org/topic/55149-oneshot125-support/page-2
hi dennis,did you know that even your D8R-II Plus can do PPM if you flash is with frsky update tool? nice video as always any way
+R. WIZA No. I had no idea, but thanks for sharing that tip. This will likely come in handy in the future for me.
Hi Dennis, I am in the process of building my first quad. I am using the FrSky X9D Plus, X8R Receiver, and the Naza M V2. Question its my understand whether I use SBUS or connect the standard servo cables the radio and receiver still needs to go through the binding process, is this correct? Most likely I will be using SBUS.
I do have an issue with my radio and have filed for an RMA. On turning on the radio the radio shakes (Plus Radio) and the screen is blank blue. Then following a video online I held the trim tabs inward and turn the radio on and the radio booted into Trananis Bootloader - 2.0.9. Thinking the firmware needed to be written I pushed the enter button on the radio and got this message, Directory is missing. This is a brand new radio that arrive with a dead battery so I had to wait for the charger to arrive. Seems to be the OS is missing, but I really have no clue.
Keith T Yes you still need to go through the binding process for SBUS. You may find this video helpful if you ever need to get 8 standard channels in addition to your 8 sbus channels:
ruclips.net/video/zXsvsYbW09E/видео.html
Sorry to hear about your Taranis. While you're waiting for your charger to arrive read through this site about upgrading your firmware:
www.open-tx.org/downloads.html
Good luck!
Dennis, I think this is a great tutorial. I am still coming to grips after being into RC for over 2 decades with software. However I already had done this mod... I have one question for you which is have you come across any settings or power issues on either the Naza or the Taranis for throttle A E R.. etc. I have just done this to my Qu4d (2014 model) and now it wont take off properly, or stay up. I am at my witts end with the thing. So any help is fully appreciated bud. Its running a Naza V2... Thanks again.
jonrms So sorry to hear that. I've never experienced anything like that with my NAZA V2. Have you tried calibrated all your ESCs just to make sure you get everything synced? What do you sticks look like in the NAZA Assistant? Are they going from min to max in the Assistant when you move them? If you continue to have problems check out www.garagepilots.com and post in the forums there. We'll be happy to help you out.
Will this basic channel setup work with airplane flight controller ? I have a flight controller that has a sbus connection and i want to be able to control the gain remote so I don't have to land and adjust the gain then go back in the air to see how its working.
The manual to me isn't very clean on setting up or using the Sbus feature.
I suppose the only way for me to fine out would be to play with and see what works
I'm not sure if you can adjust the gains in the air. I haven't tried that before. I normally just autotune a couple times and that gets me pretty dialed in. Let us know what you find out. I'd be interested in knowing this. Thank you.
Does X8R support Flysky fsi6
In stead useing the naza I have a kk2.1 . Does everything stay the same. Thanks
Ray Boley I'm not sure if KK2.1 supports sbus, but I could be wrong. If it does then the setup would be similar you just need to make sure the channel order is the same. Otherwise you'll need to reconfigure that.
Great video Dennis, thank you! Well filmed, edited and concise! I've swapped out the Eagle Tree Vector in my QAV400 for the NAZA v2 because I want to use the Zenmuse H3-3D gopro gimbal, and your instructions were just what the doctor ordered.
Something I still needed to figure out that may help others who are frustrated & scratching their heads: You need to install the driver from DJI on your computer in order for the NAZA assistant software to work.
An aside: I've found the button configuration on the Taranis baffling, and amazed at how well you move through the menus. Is there some logic to this?
Dave Tonnes Good point on the DJI driver. That's something that is easily overlooked and can be a considerable source of frustration! The menu navigation is something that I've had plenty of practice with. You'll be an expert in no time :)