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Install Google Chrome
Install the Cleanflight Configurator for Chrome
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Connecting to the Flight Controller (FC)
Unplug the battery from your drone
double-check the battery is unplugged
Disconnect the Raspberry Pi from the FC
Connect the mini USB cable to your FC and to your base station
Start CFC on your base station. You should see the interface shown at the end of this section.
Select the correct connection port in the top right corner
Status colour
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Yellow title
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Details might vary depending on available connections on your base station, but the correct port should start with:Note /dev/tty.usbserial*
/dev/cu.usbserial*
or/dev/ttyUSB*
Leave the baud rate (number) at the
Status colour
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Green title
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value ofdefault 115200
Press “Connect”
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Updating the FC firmware (Flashing the FC)
FCs might have different versions of firmware (i.e., the software that runs on the FC’s microcontroller) out of the factory. Follow this procedure to update your firmware.
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Short the boot pins;
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(Update to BTFL 3.3.3 - although successful flight tests have been conducted with 2.4.0 and 3.0.1)
Connecting to the Flight Controller (FC)
Unplug the battery from your drone
double-check the battery is unplugged
Disconnect the Raspberry Pi from the FC
Connect the mini USB cable to your FC and to your base station
Start CFC on your base station
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5. Select the correct connection port in the top right corner
Details might vary depending on available connections on your base station, but the correct port should start with:
/dev/tty.usbserial*
or/dev/cu.usbserial*
6. Leave the baud rate (number) at the default value of 115200
7. Press “Connect”
A “Setup” page should greet you with a rendering of your drone:
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