The flight controller implements a number of critical low-level behaviors.

Installing Cleanflight Configurator (CFC)

• Install Google Chrome

• Install the Cleanflight Configurator for Chrome

Updating the FC firmware

TODO

(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

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.serial*

6. Leave the baud rate (number) at the default value of 115200

7. Press “Connect”

You should be greeted by a “Setup” page with a rendering of your drone:

Configuring the flight controller

CleanFlight allows modification of many parameters. We provide a starting configuration that is sufficient for flying.

Setup page

This page can be used to do a quick test of the onboard IMU. Move your drone around and verify that the rendering of the drone moves. Don’t expect it to be perfect, we still need to calibrate everything. We will come back to this page later.

Ports page

Configuration

Power and battery page