Questions tagged [receiver]
An electronic component that receives the information sent by a transmitter.
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Trying to bind xm+ to tx12 radiomaster
Hello I am trying to bind xm+ to a radiomaster tx12 w cc2500 mode inside ive tried rolling back the firmware on the xm+ but to no prevail. Also tied version 2 with frsky x2 (d16) Nothing seems to be ...
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How to check whether receiver is damaged?
I am a beginner. I have bought RadioMaster TX12 and turned it on without an antenna and with an extra module for 915mhz for 1 minute. Internal RF was not off. How can I check whether something got ...
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Receiver and transmitter issue
I am trying to build a drone from scratch. I purchased Fly Sky FS-CT6B 6 transmitter. but unfortunately the receiver is not supporting PPM communication. I am using pixhawk 2.4 as flight controller.
I ...
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Raspberry pi controlled drone: using raspberry pi as a receiver
I build a drone very similar to the Rotor Riot Cinewhoop, I want to use a Raspberry Pi zero to make the drone fly autonomously.
I think that the best idea is to use the Raspberry Pi as a receiver, and ...
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Can we use two radio receivers on drone with different frequencies to increase range possibilities and safety?
I think about installing additional 915MHz receiver into drone which has 2.4GHz receiver. I want to keep controls when 2.4GHz is jammed or drone flied too far (or behind large obstacle).
But opposite ...
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Drone drifts to same direction even after leaving stick
I have micro fpv racing drone with jhemcu f4 noxe v3 flight controller. Drone works fine with all functions. But when I try to move drone to any one direction and leaves stick, drone continues moving ...
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Having trouble getting servo to work
I am extremely new to the whole diy rc thing, so please just bear with me.
I am trying to make an rc boat, and have purchased a flysky receiver and transmitter for it. I plugged in my battery and ...
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How to connect TBS Crossfire nano rx to Matek F405-WMN?
How to connect crossfire nano rx to FC Matek F405-WMN? I don't see commands receiver connection on the wiring diagram http://www.mateksys.com/?portfolio=f405-wmn#tab-id-4
Is it possible to connect two ...
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flashing ACCST v2 to ACCST v1
I have this little transmitter which only supports Frsky ACCST v1. All receiver I see are supporting ACCST v2. Now I red that you have to use the same version on both devices. From the point that I ...
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Problems with drone receiver using BetaFlight
I got some problem when using Betaflight and trying receiver, I am not sure how to fix them😭. First, when I toggle the left stick, the throttler raise so quickly to the limit I set, how can I let it ...
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What is this pad on the HappyModel EP2 2.4G ExpressLRS Receiver?
I have soldered wires to "HappyModel EP2 2.4G ExpressLRS Receiver".
There is one pad I don't know and can't find what it is for.
See the pic "EP2 RX connection diagram".
The ...
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Help getting this flight controller to work with this receiever
I am working on building a drone. I have the DJI NAZA M LITE flight controller, and this receiver. The pinout for the battery and ESCS is pretty clear, but I'm not sure how I should go about ...
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Motor doesn't work, ESC doesn't calibrate
After I figured out why SAFE never turned off, now I'm stuck because my motor won't spin and I can't enter calibration mode of the ESC. After turning on the plane, it does three startup beeps in ...
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Can't disable SAFE or change SAFE mode
I was gifted one of these (with souped-up motor and ESC) and was delighted when I discovered it could be bound to my Spektrum DXS transmitter. However, the receiver is stuck in beginner mode. I've ...
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Choosing ESCs for an Autonomous Drone
I'm about to build my first drone. I chose the PixHawk 4 with PX4 as a flight controller and the Raspberry Pi Model 3B as the companion computer.
I am not sure about the ESCs yet. So far I'm ...
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Can I use an RX6R's PWM and SBus outputs simultaneously?
I'm looking at options to build a pan/tilt system for FPV. The FC that I have available has only 4 servo outputs, and the airplane has 3 servos. Given this, I can't run the pan and tilt through the FC....
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Could using a 2.4GHz controller frequency interfere with an onboard computer trying to access 2.4GHz WiFi networks?
My situation is this:
I will be building a quadcopter drone (and later a hexcopter) that will most likely use 2.4GHz RC with a Pixhawk. I will also have a computer onboard (Raspberry Pi, either 4B or ...
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Home made simple drone- need some directions
I made this small foam board frame.
I attached 4 motors after taking care that diagonally opposite motors rotate in same direction and adjacent ones in opposite direction. I ensure I wired the ...
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Are all drone motors equal
I am now planning to buy a drone kit - A very light weight toy grade types. Know very little on this subject as of now.
Before doing that I have a few questions.
Can we assume that if there are four ...
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Need tips on getting this to fly properly
Learning the basic concepts. Yet to use a receiver and remote. Using a 3.7 v coreless motor, lipo battery and thermocol for the frame.
I figured out how to connect the motors so that diagonally ...
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Brushless Motor/ESC Voltage Cut-off
I got an ESC and brushless motor set for my RC car. After I finally got it to work, I put my car back together, but then when I turn on the transmitter and then the ESC, the motor emits a "beep&...
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Brushless Upgrade for RC Car
I was told that if my question was about motors and ESCs than it would be okay to put it on here even though it has to do with an RC car...
I am wanting to do a brushless upgrade for my WLTOYS 12428 ...
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Installing Spektrum receiver onto AtomRC Dodo
I'm a noob who just received an Atomrc dodo, and I have a Spektrum SPM4650 receiver I need to install. The wiring diagram (below) is clear enough, but I'm new to soldering and would prefer to avoid ...
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Working on a Quadcopter. Unsure if this flight controller supports an FS-IA6 receiver
I am really new to drone building and I have had some awful luck trying to figure out what is compatible with what. Here is the link to the AIO flight controller I chose to use for my build. It won't ...
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XM+ bound to FRSKY x9 lite, but commands not showing up in betaflight
I'm very new to making drones, so sorry in advance for lack of proper terminology or if this is a dumb question. I've bound my xm+ to my transmitter (solid green light showing on receiver), but for ...
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DSM from Spektrum Reciever
I am working with a Pixhawk 4 and a Spektrum AR620 receiver. The receiver has a 3x7 grid of pins labelled (-, +, S), and (Batt, 1-6). The reciever says it is a DSM2/DSMX receiver, and I want to ...
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What is this 4th row of pins on some receivers?
I was looking for a new receiver(think I fried mine) and noticed that some receivers have a 4th line of pins. I've only seen this on receivers where the connections are on the side instead of the top.
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Does the FS-R6B receiver work with the JJPRO EM-16 transmitter?
If I need a new receiver and can't find one that is exactly the same as the one that came with the radio, can I get one with the same amount of channels and from the same company and use it with the ...
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FPV camera and beeper seems to be interfering with each other
I recently changed my VTX from the Tbs unify pro 5G8 HV to the unify pro 5G8 V3. Because of this I had to move the cameras 5v input from the VTX to the FC (The HV model has a built in regulator, and ...
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Binding DX5e (or any other hobby controller) to generic "toy" drone - protocol compatability
I picked up a really cheap generic drone mostly for the purpose of tinkering and testing with something that I wouldn't mind losing or destroying. However I can't seem to bind to it with any of my ...
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Possible to use Eachine E160 with Futaba T6EX transmitter/receiver set?
I've inherited a Futaba T6EX transmitter with a Futaba R6106HFC receiver, and now I'm planning to buy an Eachine E160 RC helicopter (BNF version), to be bound to this Futaba set.
However, I'm not sure ...
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Is it feasible to use an RC car transmitter/receiver to control an RC plane?
I am a beginner to the hobby and I've been constructing chuck gliders out of foam board and card for a few years. I'd like to start making models that I can control, but I don't have much of a budget. ...
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How do I test if my DX5e antenna is still good?
I have a second hand DX5e tx that I haven't really used a ton yet, just on a little Blade Inductrix, within my house. However, the upper plastic end is broken off and the actual antenna seems pretty ...
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Can a receiver get damaged if you power it up without an antenna?
My r-xsr receiver short circuited after a crash recently. When investigating the reason, I found two things; The filtering capacitor had come loose, as well as one of the antennae on the r-xsr.
Since ...
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Taranis X9D Plus 2019: Switches SE,SF,SG,SH, and SI are not working/responding on Betaflight
So switches SA,SB,SC, and SD work on Betaflight. Aux channels 1 through 4.
But switches SE,SF,SG,SH, and SI are not working/responding on Betaflight. Aux channel 5 through 9, I believe
I am using TBS ...
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How does having bent antenna impact reception?
I have heard that when an antenna is bent, it can reduce the performance of the antenna and thus limit the range of a drone. This is mentioned in this video at 5:29. I am wondering why a bend in an ...
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FrSky receiver snap-on connection problem
The snap connector thingy (picture included) on the xm+ receiver (although it is the same with nearly every other receiver) I have stupidly disfigured, as well as the antenna end. Is it possible to ...
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Can I mount my RX and VTX antennae next to one another?
I've heard that it is bad practice to mount a 2.4 GHz RC receiver antenna next to a 5.8 GHz FPV VTX antenna because the transmitting antenna will negatively impact the receiving antenna's reception. ...
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Analog Graupner MC-12 with R-700 receiver
I have an old Graupner 35Mhz transmitter and receiver which I would like to get running again. Bought batteries and connected power and a servo to the receiver but nothing happens when I use the ...
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How to mount XM+ receiver antennas?
I like to use XM+ receivers on many drones as they seem to work well and are small/light. What is the best angle and position to mount the antennas of an XM+ receiver in order to get the best signal?
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Can circularly and linearly polarized antennae be used together for FPV?
I have a few spare antennae of mixed polarizations I'd like to be able to reuse for my FPV gear.
Is there anything I need to know about incompatible configurations of mismatched polarizations ...
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Does the Meteor65 Acro support Spektrum RSSI?
I have a BetaFPV Meteor65 Acro with a built-in DSMX receiver. I'm wondering if the F4 1S Brushless Flight Controller V2.2 (DSMX) supports RSSI. I've seen DVR of people flying and they have an RSSI ...
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Difference between XM and XM+ receivers?
I have seen both XM and XM+ receivers and am wondering which one would be better to get for a micro-drone build. What are the differences in specs? (range, reliability, weight, etc)
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How do I set up the RSSI readout on an XM+ receiver channel?
I have an old XM+ receiver that does not do RSSI. Some of the newer ones come with RSSI set up on a channel. How can I set up RSSI to be on a certain channel?
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Why don't multiprotocol transmitters work with Radiolink receivers?
I have a Jumper T16 and am wondering why it or any other multiprotocol transmitters don't work with Radiolink receivers. Is there a reason for this?
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How to use an XM+ receiver without a flight controller?
All of the model aircraft I have seen without flight controllers normally have a receiver with all of the channels separate. Is there any way I can use a receiver like an XM+ receiver on a model ...
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r-xsr won't bind to qx7s
I'm trying to bind an r-xsr to a qx7s, but the receiver shows a solid red, green and blue light and won't bind.
I have updated the receiver to version 2.1.0 LBT and the transmitter to the EU version ...
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