I bought two Flowride frames to make the international shipping from PiroFlip worth it, so after the compromise my first one turned into after the Asgard32 ended up being too big to fit properly I'm hoping to learn from it & make this one as tidy as I hoped the first one would be :)
The signal pads on the FC were a pain to work with (very small & pre-tinned by the factory with lead-free solder) & the Matek VTX-HV had to be connected backwards to the spare UART (eg I had to connect RX on the VTX to RX on the FC & TX on the VTX to TX on the FC, which is the exact opposite of normal UART convention). Smartport is connected to the LED strip pad with softserial (thanks to Oscar Liang for that idea).
The TattooF4S board needs a capacitor on the LiPo input, without it mine freaked out bad on any hard attitude change (flips, rolls, etc.). A 1000uF 25V cap & bumping the ESC PWM frequency from the stock 24KHz up to 48KHz completely fixed it.
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Part List
Frame |
HyperLite FlowRide Freestyle 5 inch Frame
(18 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
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$44.99 |
Flight Controller |
Racerstar TattooF4S 30A BLHELI_32 4in1 ESC 5V BEC w/ F4 Flight Controller AIO OSD Current Sensor
(13 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$69.99 |
Motors |
4 x Brotherhobby Venom 2206 1900KV 2400KV 2600KV 4-5S Brushless Motor for RC Drone FPV Racing
Banggood.com
|
$91.96 |
Propellers |
DALPROP T5046C Cyclone (2 CW 2 CCW)
(283 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
|
$2.99 |
FPV Camera |
Foxeer Arrow Micro V2 2.1mm 600TVL 150 Degree 1/3 CCD IR Blocked FPV Camera w/ Upgraded OSD 5.5g
(71 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$23.90 |
FPV Transmitter |
Matek 5.8G 40CH 25/200/500mW switchable Video Transmitter VTX-HV with 5V/1A BEC Output
(54 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$29.95 |
Antenna |
Lumenier AXII MMCX 5.8GHz Antenna (RHCP)
(20 builds)
Getfpv.com
|
$19.99 |
Receiver |
FrSky R-XSR S.Bus/CPPM 8/16 Channel Micro Receiver
(427 builds)
Pirofliprc.com
|
$19.99 |
Guides & Reviews
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Did u have to flash the vtx with any firmware when u got it or did smartaudio work out of the box? It was a while ago, but I thought I remember something about this
I flashed it with the latest firmware when I got it, just out of habit. And it uses the Tramp Telemetry protocol, not smartaudio, so make sure to select the correct protocol in the betaflights ports tab!
what website or video did u use to guide u through that process?
what website or video did u use to guide u through that process?
The instructions are on the Matek Website
http://www.mateksys.com/?portfolio=vtx-hv#tab-id-6