Timeline for Working on a Quadcopter. Unsure if this flight controller supports an FS-IA6 receiver
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| Apr 20, 2021 at 18:25 | comment | added | Kritik Agrawal | Agree with what @ifconfig has commented. A ~\$15 FS-Rx2A is the cheapest way to get stuff to work. Although I think that if you plan on getting a different radio, consider getting some OpenTx radio instead of FrSky. There are budget options which you can get for as less as ~\$50-70 + Around ~\$10-20 for a receiver. Don't think that's ideal if you don't plan to fly a lot though and are on a budget. FS-i6 would serve you well in that case. | |
| Apr 19, 2021 at 11:03 | comment | added | Redgar Pro | Thank you so much for your input! This was very helpful. | |
| Apr 19, 2021 at 11:02 | vote | accept | Redgar Pro | ||
| Apr 19, 2021 at 7:12 | comment | added | ifconfig♦ | Unfortunately, though, you'll almost certainly be spending a lot more money to do this. The FlySky gear is ~\$50 USD, while a comparable FrSky D8 setup will likely cost you ~\$200 USD. | |
| Apr 19, 2021 at 7:10 | history | edited | ifconfig♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Apr 19, 2021 at 7:09 | comment | added | ifconfig♦ | Although, I urge caution if you choose to get a TX made by FrSky. They've pulled some serious shenanigans recently with some of their radios by making versions that don't support some older protocols like D8. I don't have FrSky gear to confirm for myself, but I have it on good authority that you should stay away from "ACCESS"-branded ones for "D8" RXs. (reddit.com/r/fpv/comments/gl3jhg/…) | |
| Apr 19, 2021 at 7:03 | comment | added | ifconfig♦ | Technically, yes you could! The sold separately SPI RX (betafpv.com/products/spi-frsky-receiver) supports the "D8" FrSky protocol, so you'd need a compatible radio if you wanted to use that. There are many of them, including ones not sold/produced by FrSky, so there isn't one clear recommendation I can make in that regard. | |
| Apr 19, 2021 at 3:21 | comment | added | Redgar Pro | Thank you so much for this answer! I love the advice. Do you think that I could also return the remote and the receiver (as I had recently purchased it) and just get the receiver that supports the SPI RX pins on the flight controller? Then, I would also separately purchase a remote that supports this? That way, I actually might save some money and ultimately, be able to control the drone. | |
| Apr 19, 2021 at 2:49 | history | answered | ifconfig♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |