(2/10) CC3D Flight Controller - Radio setup, firmware install and testing

[@harveyrhodes9293]

thanks again. so many people would be lost without your vids especially me. you put so much information into them but you make them understandable as well. job well done.

[@Painless360]

+Harvey Rhodes Thank you. Happy flying!

[@RCSurf]

my eachine er250 bit the dust literraly today , served me well after two months into fpv, going to get this frame and 4 of the same esc and mini pdb from my LHS tomorrow, swap over motors and fpv gear , very excited ,, thanks for the video once again , :)

[@Painless360]

+RC Surf Thank you, best of luck with the next project!

[@jeremycollis7016]

Great videos! You saved me a trip to the drone store tomorrow and will just be able to go to the local hobby shop for a few things to get my son's quad flying. Thanks, from San Diego, California!

[@Painless360]

+Jeremy Collis Glad the video helped. Happy flying!

[@PICOBULLY]

1st and foremost Thank You for sharing the knowledge and information of "The Hobby" between your page, RCModelReviews & FliteTest there's nothing unaddressed with RC's and Quadcopters!! I have a question but will retry callibrating my ESC's first... Many Thanks and Keep up the Great Work!!!!

[@Linktw0]

I love it how watching just one video completely clarifies everything i needed to know for the job at hand. Hat's off to you my friend, your vids are much appreciated! keep it up, im subscribing!

[@Painless360]

Welcome to the channel - spread the word! :D

[@007vasho]

You saved me here mate. ESC calibration of SIMONK ESC . Thx a million.

[@TT_R89]

Great video, thanks for explaining which kind of ESCs can be plugged in with live 5.0V all together into the board and which ones only one esc. Brilliant.

[@RoyAndrews82]

Awesome Video. I think I'm aware now how to hook everything up, and I think I'm ready to buy all my gear needed to build my first Quadcopter. Excellent !!

[@Painless360]

MARK 1 Best of luck with it!

[@RoyAndrews82]

Painless360 Do you think it's possible to do a V 22 Osprey..? Be able to take off vertical, then take off horizontal once up in the air? For like tight spaces? Be able to take off and land vertical, but have the speed of an airplane? I think it would require a servo like what's on a tricopter, but have two of them.. I see how it can be done, especially it would have to be in the center of gravity of the plane.

[@Painless360]

It can be done - other have done it. I would Google the build and see what you can learn from those who have built one before. Best of luck.

[@RoyAndrews82]

Painless360 Will do, thanks.

[@chetw2917]

This video and part 1 were very well done and informative. I had no problem following this with the new LibrePilot software and I did my first maiden today. Thanks for the excellent tutorial!

[@velikijoxotnik]

As always, top notch videos! I'd picked up a used FPV 250 quad, that is very similar to the quad in your video, at a swap meet, but the quad had GPS and a lot more complicated stuff on it than I could handle (this is my first 'real' quad, having only flown the little Inductrix quad up until now). A friend of mine coached me to replace the current controller with CC3D. You video has definitely broken the quad code for me and I now know what to do to get this quad flying.

[@Painless360]

+Chuck Pierce Good to hear, thanks for the feedback. It's always nice to hear when we help others..

[@selespeed3]

Thanks. Finally the link you provided point correctly to the stuff to purchase.

[@Painless360]

+th tan Great, the details are always in the description if I mention it in the video (if you're not using a 3rd party site that strips the description off the video). Best of luck with the project!

[@heldermartinovsky]

Very, very nice video!!!!!! I wrote down everything, as i have no experience with this board and openpilot yet! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tdkrolczyk]

Great video, thanks for the heads up on the two beep for the speed controllers , couldn't get past that point until i saw your video. Maiden flight today for my emaxx nighthawk 250.

[@Painless360]

Tom Krolczyk Best of luck - Happy Flying!

[@paraglidingpassion338]

Great video induction to Drone building and avionics. 👌👍Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@Painless360]

Be aware that the CC3D is considered a very outdated piece of hardware now. Check out my more recent builds for a more up to date setup.. Best of luck!

[@SuperGoofa]

Hi Painless Thanks so much for your prompt reply I'll hang on and see what you can come up with in the future, I find your video's so helpfull, Regards Geoff

[@jackdunnstories8288]

Kudos for extremely informative videos! As a video editor I can imagine how time consuming they are. Your channel is a great resource for those in the need to know!

[@Painless360]

+Jack Dunn Stories Thanks Jack, the video editing workflow gets quite 'streamlined' after the first 200 ;) Happy flying!

[@camshaftshaft2711]

Thanks 360 got mine set up today and thanks so much for the quick reply about the bec your the best 👍thanks again sir👍

[@hgrapentin]

great video - helped me a lot to initialize my cc3d with librepilot and solve my arming issue :) many thanks!!!

[@Painless360]

You're welcome! :D

[@blendofdiscovery]

at 22:21 when you move all sticks, in the diagram also it moves. its not happening for me. any thoughts?

[@Painless360]

Difficult for me to suggest things without knowing what you have already tried. What troubleshooting have you already tried?

[@blendofdiscovery]

I have posted the steps I have done at forum.librepilot.org/index.php?topic=4381.0

[@jasonbarlow3579]

hi thanks for the reply the two wires i ment were after ail rudd thr elev there are 2 plugs left thank you for taking time to reply and the second question was regarding pluging all the esc wires in

[@Painless360]

All covered In the series. Best of luck..

[@danateel]

Excellent video! Well done! Helped me set up my flight controller first try.

[@applefanboylee]

as always very informative a must for any 1 just getting in to building there own quads like my self thank you

[@Painless360]

+billy somerville You are welcome! The aim of this series was to explain every step for the new builder and help get into the air avoiding some of the common mistakes..

[@NaftulyART]

Thank you so much - you helped me very much with my eachine racer 250 and spektrum dx7s radio

[@Painless360]

+Naftuly Erenfeld You are welcome - happy flying!

[@ucangetme1]

Thank you very much... I successfully maidened mine today.

[@imbroken73]

Thanks I was stuck until I found these vids

[@Painless360]

imbroken73 You are welcome. Happy flying!

[@psychorockz123]

Hey I could use your help. So I got through some of the transmitter set up, the libre software recognized all 4 channels when I moved the sticks. I was able to get upto 16:34 successfully. But after that, when I move the sticks, they don't seem to be moving on my computer screen in the software. I'm sure my connections are correct. Downloaded the latest Libre software version as well. Any ideas?

[@Painless360]

I've not seen that here. I'd be tempted to re-flash and start again. Make sure that the receiver isn't disconnecting from the radio. Best of luck!

[@thewingman1388]

This was so incredibly helpful!!! Thank you and happy flying!

[@amyk.collins2678]

After a hard landing, fixed wing, I have crossed signals. When I advance the throttle, the rudder deflects full left (rudder on single servo aileron setup channel1). I redid the setup three times, even did some channel switching, but the throttle affects sometime servo 1 and sometimes both servo 1 and 2 depending on assignment. Everything worked fine initially, until the hard landing. Searched the internet, and couldn't find anyone talking about this. Thanks. Bill

[@Painless360]

A crash shouldn't do that. Have you checked the radio and any programming so you have one control = one channel? Happy to

[@Rickyapc]

Help needed. At 22:14 where you check if the sticks inputs are correct. My computer don't show any sticks movement on the screen,however the board registered all the setup for throttle,roll,pitch and yaw. How do I fix the problem so that the screen will show the corresponding stick inputs? Thanks in advance! Cheers and have a good day!

[@Painless360]

I'd check that after the wizard setup you can see the sticks moving in the GUI.. Best of luck with the build!

[@nhutquang665]

Same problem i got ,after rechecked wire connect that solved

[@NaftulyART]

Very professional coverage - helped me a lot - thank you very much

[@camshaftshaft2711]

Great vid thanks so much for sharing I've been thinking of building my own I have a cheerson cx20 and a hole bunch of the cheap ones lol but now I'm sure I can give building my own a shot thanks again you take care 👍

[@hectorcastro7978]

Painless; Sorry but no, the black wire is not shown on the diagram and should not be ground because is in the signal position also, but it is a remain connector that is not shown on the diagram and I would like to know for what it is, if you know. Thank you, sorry to bother you this much but you are the most knowledgeable person that I have read so far.

[@Painless360]

+Hector Castro Then I am confused, a video of what you mean would be helpful..

[@DirtyCes]

I ordered this quad today from banggood. I've been watching some of your videos to be familiar with the set up process. Thanks for taking time out and helping people like me that want to get into this hobby. My friend just bought the blade mach 25 and he will be no help. Well at the end of this video you made a mention that you'll have have to work on the PID setting on this quad and a video will follow. Can you point me in the right direction which video it is. I know you have another PID video which I will have to watch like 50 times to really understand what your saying Or maybe I can use your settings.

[@Painless360]

+Dirty Ces There is now a PID tuning video on the channel that you can use but it flies beautifully on the default PID settings. Best of luck with the build. This is a great little model.

[@HeliMouse]

Thanks for this nice demo , helped great for me with my flame 450 liked

[@MargaritoMartinezCuervo]

Excellent video, I follow step by step but I only got one Fly Mode...how can I put the others two modes into my Transmitter?...Thanks.

[@Painless360]

Hi, I've replied to your other post, no need to post twice. Best of luck!

[@RealRePiLP]

Helped me a lot. Thanks from Germany !

[@acsolution7639]

thank you 360 i been flyin my quad now for 3 days and im working on my pid but i dont know why i have that problem when i hookup the battery using the cc3d on open pilot app takes 1 m to star peepin and the motor get hot on about 3 m but everything works really nice when im flyin

[@Painless360]

+tiger exhaust Happy to help but please watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZ2sooefiK97f7s and come back to me with more detail of what you've tried..

[@justhackitfpv]

Hey when u connect throttle with your rx in the video which channel did u use I mean earlier i used to fly rc plane and for me throttle is channel 3 that is the main engine but here which channel did u used for connceting throttle pin of cc3d with rx

[@Painless360]

Depends on the radio you have and how the receiver/outputs are configured..

[@seanbittner7136]

I hope those behind LibrePilot have some new hardware on the drawing board. It's an awesome platform that gets no love. It gets flight mode configuration spot on. I'm surprised Betaflight and Cleanflight don't just give up on any modes but rate.

[@Painless360]

We're switching to dRonin now after loosing faith in Librepilot.. So many Openpilot follow on projects to bet on in the early days (Libre, Tau, Dronin etc.)..

[@seanbittner7136]

I looked at their Github screenshots. The flight mode configuration for dRonin appears dumbed down almost as much as CF, BF, etc... Nope nope nope. I don't want the same rates in attitude (horizon mode for google app users) mode as I do in rate. When you go out of control, panic and need to recover or if your vehicle gets blown out too far by the wind one does indeed need a 'steady as she goes' flight mode. Can we quit pretending we are all race champs/experts? Can't they at least build stability profiles into the platform for only separate rates? If I wasn't able to learn to use the powerful tools they give to build stability profiles tuned to my abilities I might have given up on these craft. Furthermore just because LibrePilot has a great vehicle setup wizard does not relegate the platform exclusively to beginners, do have a video on thrust PID scaling? Did you notice that you can even set stabilization modes that have, for example Rate for pitch and attitude (horizon for google app lemmings) for roll, etc.? It goes deep. If this platform dies it may be a while before something with as flexible and powerful flight mode system comes back around, sigh. Flight controller platforms that only cater wannabe race champs will turn many off to the sport/hobby when their vehicles get lost or wrecked. End rant......

[@rob182935]

Thanks so much for your very clear videos. I am a complete novice and have built the Emax 250 quad and configured the esc's/motors with Open Pilot and they all run fine. I am now up to the transmitter configuration in Open Pilot and am now trying to bind the orange receiver with my new Fly Sky FS- T6 and I am a bit lost. Should I connect the binding link to Batt in the orange receiver with all other connections still in? The T6 came with it's own receiver which I presume I don't now use? Thnaks

[@Painless360]

***** Not sure on the exact process - that will be covered in the maual for the radio. The normal process is along the lines of - plug in bind plug in Rx, power it on (keep the other cables plugged in), power on the radio in bind mode, wait for light on Rx to go solid. Turn off both radio and Rx, remove bind plug, power on radio then Rx and test connection...Hope this helps. This is covered in my 'Introduction to RC' series..

[@rob182935]

Painless360 What a guy it worked just as you said. Many Thanks that was PAINLESS.

[@Painless360]

Hey - glad it helped! :) Happy flying!

[@Kev74]

this video was made awhile ago. open pilot no longer exists. the cc3d I just received is not reading in librepilot. it's saying a board is not connected. or "waiting for board to fully connect" is this fc obsolete or can I still flash it as of january 2018?? thanks for your videos..👍👍👍

[@Kev74]

it says I will have to manually upgrade the board using the uploader??? what am I missing?

[@Painless360]

See the first video in the series.. Best of luck!

[@eqzx254]

Mate your an awesome teacher :) I really find your videos very helpful, you explain things clearly and simply! Subscribed and following :) Is the PID video out yet? I would love to learn how to tune the quad..

[@hectorcastro7978]

Painless ; I follow all the procedures and the quad took off and responds correctly to the commands but is "wobbling" like is trying to correct the stabilization all the time, there is any fine tuning adjustment that have to be done and where? Please advice. Thank you so far, so good.

[@Painless360]

+Hector Castro I would check that here isn't any vibration from the props and motors - you balanced them right?

[@BullFPV]

great vid very in detail but when I'm in the transmitter setup my throttle and yaw move but when i get to my pitch movement it does not recognize this is my first quad and i just want to fly

[@Painless360]

+Bull FPV what troubleshooting have you done already?

[@BullFPV]

+Painless360 I've kept on trying it's still not working but my esc are not in sync either so idk

[@hectorcastro7978]

Painless; On the receiver plug connections I disconnect the black wire that is the remain of the normal connections and it is connected to the "Gear" , I disconnect this wire and add connect the finding buzzer there and it is working fine from the transmitter portion but I am wondering if it will cause any problem on the maneuver of the quad, I flew it for a short time and did not noticed any difference, I would like your opinion in this aspect.

[@Painless360]

+Hector Castro Hi, not sure what you are asking but if it's working then that's a good sign! Best of luck with it.

[@madforit9661]

if you could help on the setup of the rotation on the board The arrow on the board is point from the usb forward I have set the Revo with the usb to the left So if you were looking at a clock face the arrow is now pointing to the number 3 In the configuration tab, Do I set the yar to minus 45?

[@Painless360]

I'd guess -90 YAW adjustment. Try and it then check the movement compared with the graphic in the GUI. You can easily change it until you get the right setting, sometimes it's a little trial and error.. ;)

[@tahosrfr]

Your video series has been great. Been struggling a bit with the Naze so I'm gonna give the CC3D a shot. Have you done a video yet on the PID tuning? Tnx

[@Painless360]

tahosrfr The CC3D is a lot easier to tune with Openpilot. Just P and I to worry about. I do have an 'Introduction to PIDs' video that may be of help in the mean time.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nH-8pmiZpLdpick

[@DeanF]

I am having trouble with a CC3D Atom that with windows 10 first showed telemetry feedback in OprnPilot and after flashing software it's NOT recognizing any link to the control board now >< frustrated. Any ideas P360? It also shows that it is ready for telemetry and I have now idea where to get telemetry.

[@Painless360]

Already answered this, no need to post. Question twice.. Happy flying!

[@DeanF]

Sorry -it shows the frustration! I am not even seeing my computer recognize it now, Just bought another -hope to see it work eventually!

[@hectorcastro7978]

Painless; The direct question will be for what function or operation is the black wire included in the receiver harness and it is not mention on the connection diagram? Thanks

[@Painless360]

+Hector Castro The black wire is normally the ground and needed for the Rx to be powered and act as a reference for the signal voltages. It is shown in the diagram - see 5:35 in the video. You only need one connection to the GND though as this is usually common across all the receiver outputs. Hope that makes sense.

[@vkirbys]

Painless, I have had 2 failed cc3d atoms installs, probably because I did not fully wait for the windows drivers to be installed, apparently (not confirmed this myself) you have to wait for the driver install process for EACH cc3d device that you will configure (normally you install a window driver and it works for additional devices of the same type). In fact the tip I received was to NOT start the OpenPilot software until the driver had installed and you can see it listed under "Device Manager" in windows .. you should see "CopterControl" listed under "Ports (COM & LPT)" .... not doing it this way, can result in a "bricked" CC3D

[@jasonbarlow3579]

hi ive bought this exact kit but use a different rx its a flysky but folling things to the letter it started going great but ive a dodgy esc and it seems to of burned out the cc3d as it no longer comes on am i right in asuming i can plug all of the esc plugs into the rx without cutting wires there identical 12a simonk ones

[@Painless360]

I'd be very careful plugging anything into anything else if you suspect that. You could fry something else. Disconnect it all and use a voltmeter to check individual components are ok. Best of luck..

[@jamessmith3782]

Painless,I have the Hobby King 30A ESC 3A UBEC. It says in the user manual it has a UBEC/SBEC. an I plug all the wires in like a linear or is there a different way?I'm building at the moment and am confused as to what to do.Any answer would be appreciated. Regards J

[@Painless360]

James Smith You need to check with HobbyKing - they sold it to you ;) (SBEC normally = switching BEC though) Best of luck.

[@mattymudskipper]

Excellent vids, still one problem that i and others cannot fathom."Preparing mixer settings" fails to save. and yes i have tried it all, uninstall, reinstall, update, flash and recover, the whole nine yards. Ideas?

[@alanhennesy2145]

can i bind tx and rx using the cc3d throttle and power servo cable to power the rx while using the jumper cable?, i got confused when you started mentioning squashed and mixed for a helicopter... also you selected 50hz as opposed to fast 490 hz i have no idea why or how to pursue finding out why, ....all the other tutorials the people pick 490hz but nobody seems to know whyi have opto mini bheli 16a esc's but right now i'm trying to test a frankenstein set up using the stock jjrc x1 quads own esc's and a cc3d, so i'm basically blind as to what kind of esc's the x1 quad has and i have to guess 50hz or 490hz... any suggestions? background to all this is the jjrc x1 brushless quad has some yaw lag issues, i'm hoping simply replacing the fc and receiver with the cc3d will work with x1's esc's,

[@andyrichards3349]

hi chap , iam getting back in to quads again , but iam stuck on trying to get the flight mode working i have a dx7s and have the flight mode active and the 3 position switch set to aux1 and travel to 150% travel , but i just cant get past this point on the set up wizard, if i do a manual set up and set channels to active and save it the mini atom wont arm with right yaw with full travel , have you any suggestions , i have been watching your set up vids but just cant figure it out

[@Painless360]

I'd check that you can see that channel moving on the monitor screen of the radio as a first thing. Make sure you're using an ACRO model to, that will make it easier.. Best of luck!

[@andyrichards3349]

yeh i cant see it moving at all , would that indicate that the wiring is not correct , all the other control's are working fine ,

[@WildCaptures]

I am getting ready to mount my CC3D board on my Zmr250. Do you think the CC3D Flight controller is more stable mounted on stand offs or some kind of anti vibration foam?

[@Painless360]

+Steve B I tend to mount mine on double sided foam now and make sure the motors and props are balanced..

[@ruarrischoeman2133]

I am looking at building this quadcopter with your DIY FPV Goggle system, however I am looking for a suitable Remote Control. What is the one in the video that your use? Is there any type of controller that you would recommend other than the one in the video. Thanks.

[@logittec]

hello, when I plug in the cc3d to the computer they install the drivers but never come connected on the openpilot software or librepilot, I don't know what I'm doing wrong, can you help me?

[@Painless360]

I'd try another USB cable first. Best of luck!

[@Stonely1974]

hi i am new to Openpilot. may i know can we go back to readjust the flightmode without doing all calibration and setup wizard again like Cleanflight? which icon to click to just adjust flightmode?

[@Painless360]

+Allan Soh yes you can. See the rest of the series and have a play with the interface to see everything.. Best of luck..

[@2crashy545]

Hi there, thanks for vid. If you have already configured your remote can you go in to open pilot and adjust your PIDS etc without reconfiguring the radio every time? Is there a way to do that?

[@Painless360]

+Newbie FPV Mini Quad Racer Yes, watch the series and all will be revealed! Once flashed you can access all parts of the system to change the way it works.. Best of luck.

[@2crashy545]

Hay thanks for quick replying. Is that without having t o retread things like remote control configuration?

[@Painless360]

Yes, that too. Happy watching!

[@MrSadlerd3]

Will changing my receiver change the PIDs on my cc3d? I purchased a 250 quad but don't like the reciever. Would I just hook the new reciever up and run the cc3d software to configure it?

[@Painless360]

MrSadlerd3 A new receiver will not change the PIDs for how the board flies but you will need to run through the radio calibration process to make sure things like the neutral channel positions and endpoints are still good. Happy flying!

[@MrSadlerd3]

Painless360 thanks! Can wait to see the FPV camera and transmitter addition. Im using your video exclusively to build mine. Following your lead!

[@Painless360]

MrSadlerd3 It's in the playlist and will be published next month. Want a sneak preview? kzbin.info/www/bejne/o322l6imgcR0pcU Happy flying!

[@jasonbarlow3579]

also am i right in thinking the remaining 2 wires are gimbal control signal wires and as such do i need to plug them in ive bought a new cc3d but ime waiting on the esc to arrive

[@Painless360]

Not sure what two wires you are referring too. Lots of extra detail in the other videos in the series. Best of luck with it..

[@neil200830]

Hello in your video you say if you have linear esc my are and are flashed with biheil.one shot 125. you can just plug them all the wires in and don't have to take out the red wire ( +) is this true?

[@Painless360]

+neil200830 See our video on 'Understanding ESCs' where we cover this and more..

[@hectorcastro7978]

Having problems to calibrate the ESC's I tested them without the blades and one of the motors stop when you give the turn command and the other motor stop when you give the opposite etc. could you expand the ESC calibration ?

[@Painless360]

+Hector Castro This is expected at low throttle, make sure you've followed the ESC calibration in the video exactly and that should be ok. Have a careful test hover over soft grass to confirm it's all happy. Best of luck.

[@mailman79]

This was SOOO helpful! Thank you very much!!

[@keremeryilmaz5303]

Hahah what is up with the background Chewbacca cry around 16:42? Excellent channel by the way.

[@Painless360]

Sounds like you're new to the channel - welcome! :D The Chewbacca was used for a competition for prizes when we hit 50k subs. Happy flying!

[@camshaftshaft2711]

Hello mr 360 I have these 12a opto esc's and I've hooked it all up but the cc3d board just beeps and I'm not seeing any lights on the cc3d and the receiver! Am I missing something?

[@Painless360]

+Camshaft Shaft OPTO ESCs do not supply 5v for the flight controller - see our video that explains all about it - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gmSln4OanrBmldE

[@camshaftshaft2711]

thank you so much take care i understand now:)

[@tuckhoh4984]

I have built a 250 quad using the openpilot cc3d flight controller. When I throttle it up. The Quad lift off but drift backwards. Do I trim it with the radio like a normal aircraft or is there a setting with GCS that configure this.

[@Painless360]

I would recalibrate the accelerometers first..

[@Painless360]

Then make sure the elevator and aileron channels values are 1500 when you are not moving the stick!

[@hughj776]

Thanks very much for this great series on the CC3D. I am very new to quadcopters and was wondering if you could do a short video on setting up failsafe on the CC3D (when it isn't available on the radio transmitter)? If it is mentioned in your series I missed it and I can't seem to find clear instructions anywhere else on the web. I am currently using a Turnigy 9X. Thanks.

[@Painless360]

Hugh J I will add this to the list. Bottom line - setup the Rx so it outputs zero throttle when it looses connection with the radio. Test it on the bench (props removed) so that you can turn off the radio with the craft armed and motors running and the throttle stops. There are also settings in the firmware for this too but they are in addition to a properly configured failsafe on the radio receiver.

[@hectorcastro7978]

Painless: I already finish the configuration, noticed and have questions. I have the spektrum DX 7S . The only way that I could comply with the flight mode switch was to activate the three position flap switch, now I have 3 levels, but what level 1 means and 2 etc...? Also I notice that my gear switch is appearing on channel 6 like "full" deployed when it is in the "0" position what this means and how it could affect the performance. BTW, great job you did with this videos, my respects.

[@mantvyd]

Hey again, I did drone calibration and in the flight data menu i could see my gyro works perfectly but after transmitter calibration gyro in the flight data menu stopped showing any signs of working, maybe i pressed wrong button somewhere, please help me.

[@formandfunction2167]

To use CPPM would you just only use the throttle wire and cut the rest off? Or is there a whole different connector? If so does is come with the kit or would it need to be purchased separately

[@Painless360]

Clyde Brown This video may help - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZO4fnZunZeonrc Best of luck.

[@hectorcastro7978]

Yes I did , it is not vibrating is wobbling which PID's you use with the 250 quad in your video? Could you orient me in this aspect?

[@Painless360]

Mine are all default. Best of luck..

[@JJONESFPV]

With all the leads plugged into the receiver is there a spare one or not? And my transmitter has a F mode switch so will the AUX 1 slot be free for a buzzer?

[@Painless360]

J.JONES RC Well, as I can't see your receiver I can't answer that ;) If you have a spare output then you can use that to power a HK buzzer - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpivn5evgL6oq6s - or you need to connect it to one of the outputs of the CC3D and read wiki.openpilot.org/display/WIKI/Adding+a+Buzzer+to+Your+VehicleBest of luck with it.

[@Flyrc27]

All I can say is FANTASTIC set of video's, I did the build along with the mini 250 and it flies great, I went with the picture on the model set-up , but getting a small amount of isolation and backward drift, and not sure of what to adjust in the programing. I also put the cc3d on my 450 X quad and having the same problems, but I have changed some of the numbers an checked the results afterwards, but still having isolation issues any suggestions ?

[@Painless360]

Dan H. Make sure that you are isolating the board from any vibration and re-calibrate the accelerometers again.. Best of luck.

[@SilverandButters]

I am having trouble with PID settings for my f450 frame quadcopter. It seems whichever P value i try changing it to (i have tried from 2.0 all the way to 7.0 on the Beginners tab) the quad always has a series of "wobbles" during hover. As in the quadcopter will drop a few noticeable degrees one side, correct itself, then wobble several noticeable degrees the way (and it appears it does this in the Pitch and Roll axis) so attempting to fly FPV is not very doable. Any ideas on why this is the case?

[@Painless360]

+fifaplayer10 Vibration is a common cause. See videos like kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2W2gGN_pN6nnNV8ave you mounted the CC3D at the COG and have it mounted on the frame? Have you balanced the motors and props? Best of luck..

[@SilverandButters]

+Painless360 Yes i do have the CC3d mounted on a thin layer of foam in the direct center of the frame. Motors are balanced as well as propellers. Surpirsingly. What i just did a couple hrs ago was change the ESC setting in the CC3d GUI to the rapid setting (490 hz refresh rate) and then changed the PID settings back to default. Now the quad flies ridiculously smooth. I guess changing the ESC refresh rate fixed it.

[@Painless360]

Great news - well found!

[@ibrahimmoen9968]

hy when i reached to upgrade i puched the upgrade button its says timed out while waiting for a board to be connected you will have to manually upgrade the board using the uploader plugin

[@hectorcastro7978]

Sorry to bother again, do I have to perform the ESC"s calibration before the program step. Also the beeps have to be for each ESC or one time?

[@usernew1764]

i have bought the ESC (EMAX BLheli 30A bec 2A/5V) and i would like to know i can connect the 4 ESC to my cc3d without taking any wire from the connectors? and one last question What is Standard and Rapid ESC? thank you

[@Painless360]

If it's a switched BEC then you can. The Standard vs. Rapid ESC talks about how quickly they can be updated. Older ESCs were designed for fixed wing but multirotors needed much faster refresh rates. Most modern ESCs are now 'Rapid' - if it runs BLHeli or SimonK then it's Rapid..

[@usernew1764]

Thank you

[@charliewilkin3498]

I'm having trouble calibrating my ESCs. First off, one of my ESCs gets warm as soon as the battery is plugged in. Then, after calibration, that ESC and the one opposite from it start beeping while their motors twitch. Is there something wrong with my ESCs, or am I doing something wrong?

[@Painless360]

I would check the motor connections on those ESCs and swap the motors with another that is ok to see if the problem stays with the ESC or the motor.. Best of luck.

[@WeCanFail]

Amazing video helped me a lot! Thanks!

[@brycecorey3699]

When I calibrated my radio with the program, it showed that my pitch and roll stick was offset. For example, when I put the right stick in the top left corner, the librepilot would read that its at the top center position or wen I pushed the stick to the top right corner, it read that it was pointing directly right. How do I fix this?

[@Painless360]

The calibration routine normally fixes this. I'd run through this again. Failing that simply reverse the channels that are wrong on the radio. Best of luck!

[@jonmike7386]

When I go to save the all of the information back to the board, the software gets stuck at "preparing mixer settings." Any ideas?

[@Painless360]

Sadly not. This is a very old flight controller and I've not used one for years... Best of luck

[@28russ]

Everything seems to be good, so props on my HK Smack 250 tomoz for my first real drone flight.CONTACT, CHOCKS AWAY, TALLY HO.

[@Painless360]

Best of luck!

[@septik101]

Great vidio it really made setting up cc3d 4 quad! Can you help with a tricopter that has a servo on the 3 motor hjy3? Thanks

[@Painless360]

Gary Sparshott Check the playlist again ;) Tricopter and CC3D are on there :)

[@allantamm2185]

14:52 so I understand, they are standard ESC and not rapid?

[@Painless360]

The answer is in the description as promised. Happy flying!

[@allantamm2185]

Painless360 Thank you for your patience. You said that they work fine.. I built the first quarter with 2280kv motors, and motors made additionally a strange high pitch disturbing sound. Sorry bothering.

[@Painless360]

Allan Tamm Mine flew great with both ESC options but seems to support the faster speeds so I've stuck with those now. Best of luck with yours.

[@allantamm2185]

Painless360 After using setup wizard there is place to set parameters one by one. I cant find where is this place for ESC speed. Is it this: www.new.planet.ee/esc.jpgMay be I have to change D5 to 22 kHz and then I can get rid of weird noise.

[@Painless360]

Thanks for the tip - very useful to know! Happy flying!

[@lancelotlalla7561]

How do you figure out which motor goes where and how they should turn if I did not get a kit,and purchased everything individually.

[@Painless360]

The motor layout is the same on every model so following the series will show you where..

[@lancelotlalla7561]

So the motors are actually not different but the threads on the shaft is just left hand and right hand,so I could use 4 of the same motors

[@rushabhkathote1591]

Hello. I followed the procedure exactly as above. At last I disconnected the USB cable and tried to fly it installing the propellers, but none of the motors turned and was not able to fly it. Can you please help me out what to do??

[@Painless360]

Have you armed the board?

[@rushabhkathote1591]

I armed it and it is working. Thanks a lot...

[@Painless360]

Glad it's sorted!

[@wouterstegenga1984]

Hello, I have a CC3D board on my quadcopter, but someone told me that i need a seperate gyroscope (and maybe an accelerometer). I thought that the CC3D wouldn't need a seperate gyro, because you can set this in OpenPilot. Am I right, or do i need a seperate gyro and accelerometer?

[@Painless360]

+Wouter Stegenga I would ask that person who told you that to send you some URLs that show that it is needed. ;)It's not BTW..

[@superaijaz]

@Painless360: While running the "Transmitter Setup Wizard" I got stuck at the step where it asked me "Please toggle the Flight Mode Switch". Here I am not getting response as I am toggling the switch. I am using the FlySky FS-TH9X. I restarted the Transmitter Setup Wizard but doing nothing. Any suggestion will be highly appreciated.

[@Painless360]

+TrueThinking This normally means that the program isn't 'seeing' the movement of the channel. Check that the channel value moves on the monitor screen on the radio. Check the output on the Rx is ok (I plug a spare servo into it and make sure it moves). Check that the cable is plugged into the right port on the receiver and then move the switch more slowly when trying the calibration. Best of luck!

[@selespeed3]

I asked you to provide the link of the product that you bought from Banggood. Because I cannot find it there.

[@Painless360]

+th tan All the detail is available in the description in KZbin. If you are using another site that stops you from viewing the description then view the video on KZbin and you'll see the link underneath in the description.

[@solmag8076]

Hello Painless360, I was able to setup my CC3D. Everything seems to work fine while connected to the computer, but when I disconnect from the computer, the quad will not arm. I don't know why it would not arm. I don't know if you have a solution for this or if you have a video about arming issues.

[@solmag8076]

+Painless360 I got it to work. I changed the flight mode (channel 5) to a 2 position switch and it worked. Thanks a lot

[@rabbitLifelove]

how do i give the cc3d board power . when i disconnect the USB from the computer the board loose all power . my ESC wire has only 2 wires . the middle one is missing . how do i give it the 5v . also i have a spectrum dx6i . what receiver can i use with it

[@Painless360]

+Sharon Fedida use an UBEC. See the power videos in our 'Introduction to Remote Control ' series for more details. Best of luck!

[@PerthBoyz]

Sharon Fedida ahahah playing with something you clearly don't no nothing about, very dangerous

[@hernilsoriano4873]

Thanks my only issues is its wabbling.any fine tuning tips?all blades are balance

[@Painless360]

+Hernil Soriano A fast wobble is usually vibration related or the FC isn't close enough to the COG. Best of luck!

[@Vidal2021]

Good day. Did you ever confirm the "standard" or "rapid" ESC selection? I have the Emax 12A (simonk) ESC (same manual as in your video). Thanks

[@Painless360]

+VD2021 Answer in the description (you checked that right ;)

[@Vidal2021]

+Painless360 Got it. Thanks.

[@rcnoob573]

This video is usefull but.. Im am not able to do the transmitter setup. It doesnt react on movements. Any tips?

[@Painless360]

Very tricky to answer as you've not covered what you've already tried..

[@edwincrawford5619]

Hopefully you can answer thats. But where can I find that receiver

[@Painless360]

This is a very old video, most of the technology is considered out of date... Best of luck

[@hectorcastro7978]

Painless; How do you bind the RX? Before or during the calibration?Thanks for your time

[@Painless360]

You need to have it bound to test but I would rebind when you have used the sub trims on the radio to get the channel values as close to 1500 ( when in the middle) as possible.

[@vedantkandoi6230]

Instead of a remote control can i run it with an onboard raspberry pi, input to the flight controller the distance and direction i want it to go from the pi. some instructions on that would be helpful.

[@Painless360]

I've not tried anything like that. A more modern system would be something like the Pixhawk. The CC3D is showing it's age now..

[@vedantkandoi6230]

Painless360 thanks for the quick reply..I saw pixhawk and multiwii as the newer ones.. also, the above kit is not available anymore, i cant seem to find a similar kit, do you know any?

[@camplays487]

Would a flysky transmitter system (remote + receiver) be compatible with the CCd3 and openpilot/Librepilot?

[@Painless360]

+Cam plays should be, id always look for receivers that support PPM for a CC3D. If you've not already bought the cc3d there are better choices now.. best of luck!