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by portney
Sat Jan 09, 2016 7:12 pm
Forum: ESCs, propellers , servos and radios
Topic: Bad radio?
Replies: 10
Views: 4034

Re: Bad radio?

thanks for trying :( :( :(

i am going to go thru your other posts, as i note that you seem to have been involved in more than one case like mine

:D :D :D
by portney
Sat Jan 09, 2016 6:50 pm
Forum: ESCs, propellers , servos and radios
Topic: Bad radio?
Replies: 10
Views: 4034

Re: Bad radio?

I guess I got ahead of myself yes i checked to see whether the multiwiiconf display showed any action with the tx inputs - still no go. i was trying to go back to the settings that painless 360 used in the youtube vid, as i had been experimenting with some others i guess i need to hook up the ftdi t...
by portney
Sat Jan 09, 2016 6:09 pm
Forum: ESCs, propellers , servos and radios
Topic: Bad radio?
Replies: 10
Views: 4034

Re: Bad radio?

very interesting, in that every vid i have watched involving the FTDI has shown the device being used as a bridge between the 6 "FTDI" pins on the board and the computer via old version usb connector. so when I connect tbe FTDI as you suggest, i get a compiler error! Arduino: 1.6.7 (Window...
by portney
Sat Jan 09, 2016 3:27 pm
Forum: ESCs, propellers , servos and radios
Topic: Bad radio?
Replies: 10
Views: 4034

Re: Bad radio?

Thank you for the very detailed reply, and very helpful suggestions. i can tell you are not an 'armchair expert', and so i would like to have you work with me to solve this puzzle (as well as anyone else who might have some insight to the problem). I am in PPM mode. I have noodled around on the web,...
by portney
Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:38 pm
Forum: ESCs, propellers , servos and radios
Topic: Bad radio?
Replies: 10
Views: 4034

Bad radio?

New to the forum, and new to scratch built quads. I am working on a 250, and have managed to set things up with a multiwii se v2.5 flight controller board, have successfully uploaded a script, and have been able to 'see' what's going on via the conf display. my problem is that i am unable to arm the...