BetaFlight - DroneTrest

SmartPort Telemetry Via SoftSerial (BetaFlight)

Smart port telemetry requires an inverted serial signal, but many flight controllers only include hardware inversion on the SBUS connector. So if you want to use SmartPort telemetry on your Frsky receiver it can sometimes be a pain. The easiest way to overcome this is to simply use soft serial

BetaFlight

What's new with Betaflight 3.4

With the next version of betaflight 3.4 just around the corner (expected release date of 1st July 2018), this is a quick post to highlight some of the best new changes you can expect to see and use! F7 Performance Improvements Betaflight has now been further optimised to run

BetaFlight

How To Setup Any Betaflight 🐝 Flight Controller

This is short guide that takes you through the bare essentials of setting up any quadcopter (i.e. any flight controller) with BetaFlight as quickly as possible. To reiterate, we’re just going over the basics – that means no fancy PID tuning or optional extras like setting up

BetaFlight

Quadcopter not Arming? 🐝 How to Solve in BetaFlight

Maybe you have spent hours on your FPV quadcopter build, everything is configured, your receiver and motors are working, flight modes are setup. But as soon as you plug in your battery you cant fly as your quadcopter is just not arming. Most of the time it is not a

BetaFlight

How to Configure the SP F3 Flight Controller in Betaflight (Martian 👽 Series)

This guide takes you through the full configuration of the SP F3 flight controller in BetaFlight, step-by-step. We will cover everything from installing the BetaFlight GUI software to setting up flight modes for your quadcopter. If you have been following our Beginners Guide on How to Build the Martian FPV

BetaFlight

Wizard X220s 👾 Initial Setup Guide in BetaFlight

The wizard X220s takes what we love about the standard Wizard X220 and cranks it up to 11 with impressive performance. This article will help you get your Wizard X220s into the air quickly and also tweak some settings for optimal performance. ⚠During any configuration of your drone please ensure

BetaFlight

Kakute AIO F4 vs DYS Omnibus F4 Pro

These two flight controllers have been the talk of the town these last few months but which one is better? What are the real differences between the two and how should you choose between them? These are only some of the questions that might be being banded around your head

BetaFlight

Radio Receiver End Point Calibration in BetaFlight

This is a quick tips guide on how to calibrate your radio receiver in BetaFlight. You need to do this to ensure your radio is sending the full control range to your flight controller. If it isn’t, your quadcopter won’t fly very well at all and

BetaFlight

MiniCube F3 Flight Stack: Getting Started Guide

The Minicube F3 flight stack is built to be the best stack for your micro brushless FPV quadcopter. It includes everything you need in an FPV flight controller, plus more. However, there is generally little information around explaining everything on this flight controller so that is why I made this

BetaFlight

Setting up the Crusader GT2 with the Taranis QX7

We have now released a video going through the process of setting up your Crusader GT2 with a X4R receiver and a Taranis QX7. This video goes through the quickest way you can get your Crusader GT2 up and running and in the air. Check out the video here: Setting

BetaFlight

Wizard X220 Betaflight Update and Initial Setup

The Wizard X220 is currently our favourite entry-level FPV quadcopter – the performance is excellent and it comes at an unbeatable price. By default, the SPRacing F3 flight controller comes with Cleanflight installed on it but this doesn’t get the best out of it. To enhance the performance

BetaFlight

Setting Up Beginner Flight Modes in CleanFlight/BetaFlight

This short guide takes you through how to setup your flight modes on CleanFlight and BetaFlight. The process is pretty simple and doesn’t really vary between CleanFlight and BetaFlight. I will be using the FlySky FS-i6 radio here with the Wizard X220 Quadcopter. Setting up the AUX channels