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Connecting to the Flight Controller (FC)

  1. Unplug the battery from your drone

    1. double-check the battery is unplugged

  2. Disconnect the Raspberry Pi from the FC

  3. Connect the mini USB cable to your FC and to your base station

  4. Start CFC on your base station. You should see the interface shown at the end of this section.

  5. Select the correct connection port in the top right corner

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      Details might vary depending on available connections on your base station, but the correct port should start with: /dev/tty.usbserial* /dev/cu.usbserial* or /dev/ttyUSB*

  1. Leave the baud rate (number) at the

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    value of 115200

  2. 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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This only needs to be done once initially

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document procedure to flash ACRO version to BTFL 3.3.3

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document procedure to flash OSD version to BTFL 3.3.3

  • Short the boot pins;

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    Follow instructions in video.

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Jason Hu please write step-by-step instructions as done in video.

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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)

  1. Unplug the battery from your drone

    1. double-check the battery is unplugged

  2. Disconnect the Raspberry Pi from the FC

  3. Connect the mini USB cable to your FC and to your base station

  4. 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”


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A “Setup” page should greet you with a rendering of your drone:

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