How to bind DJI O3 Air Unit (yes, it's that complicated)

[@JoshuaBardwell]

CORRECTION: In the video, I am demonstrating binding by powering the air unit from USB. You cannot bind the air unit when powered from USB. It must be plugged in to a battery and powered from the JST plug.

[@wakingdreamfpv]

oh man I've watched this vid 4 time through and can't figure why I couldn't bind with it plugged into usb 😓

[@faizpatel8423]

What is this? Totally not understandable

[@beermechanic]

Well that answers my question!!

[@Marcus2750-u1t]

Well well there is my fukn problem….. damn Im glad you put this out to see I thought I had a bad air unit or something! Damn

[@stilllivemedialtd]

Well there's 5hrs I'll never get back...

[@haroldseaman4243]

I can tell you if Mr. Bardwell didn't make these videos and answer emails I would have gave up by now. Definitely a master of the craft his thoughts and opinions in his reviews are very insightful. Pretty much everything I've bought I have seen on his channel he spot on and trust his word tremendously!!!

[@M-H433]

So why dosnt the manufacturer have instructions for this,is this not there responsibility?

[@stilllivemedialtd]

Bardwell is a legend in his own right. It's human to err.

[@M-H433]

Give it a rest....

[@jakeh3144]

Honestly these youtubers bail out a lot of companies with videos to help clarify things. Especially when they can traverse the language barrier that exists in some cases with these manufacturers.

[@jimreynolds8284]

some of you people need to wake up yes josh is good at what he does but he is not a GOD people!!

[@axelfpv1983]

If I would have watched this first, I would have saved myself a lot of time. Thanks again for helping a feeble old flyer.

[@kacpermordalski906]

Just a small TIP. If you can't bind o3 and goggles try powering up the O3 with LIPO. I think it's the same with Vistas, you can't bind them when powered up and connected via USB at the same time 🤔 In my case in order to make O3 go into binding(linking) mode it had to be powered up with the LIPO instead of USB connected to PC. I lost some time to resolve this issue 😥 Great Video, helped a lot with firmware mumbo jumbo! Thanks Mr. Bardwell!

[@kysavage]

Not powering it by LIPO was my problem. I was trying to bind it connected to USB before I had it installed into my quad. Thanks for the info.

[@austbost80]

This worked for me after struggling. Many thanks 👍

[@TinTin-nv3sl]

Thank you for your service good sir. Just linked up my first 03 air unit thanks to you. 👌🤙👊

[@kfact0r]

Spent an hour figuring out how to bind DJI Goggles 2 to an old Vista unit. Forgot there was a bind button on the goggles, @ 2:37. I haven't seen anywhere else that talks about this. Thank you for pointing this out.

[@davidpride3160]

Concise, to the point and above all - accurate. Classic Bardwell. Thx loads - GEPRC Darkstar with O3 arrived today. I pressed the bind buttons (Goggles V2) and they went nope not gonna play today... so I came here 😁 - sorted exactly via the steps described here. Cheers JB.

[@sdfsdf421df]

Hi. Yes, you saved me again, thank you. Just to share one small update I didn't get right from the movie (might be my fault): for pairing, the battery had to be plugged IN. The whole process for me(o3 airunit+integra): 1. use consumer drone series (first gotcha I fell for) and activate&update both googles and air unit. Battery not needed. 2. switch o3air unit in menu 3. connect battery to drone(2nd gotcha for me), 4. long press powerbutton on integra until the googles start beeping, it seemed that it can say looking for device/pairing on screen, but without beeping it's not doing that (3rd gotcha for me) 5. 2s press link button on drone. In my case without battery it was lit in yellow and did nothing when pressed, but when battery plugged in, it was red and 1s/2s long press was used to bind it.

[@Sell13666]

You are the best! Few days i tried to bind them! Without your wideo it might be impossible! Thank you so much! From Russia with love!

[@johnnymoore6730]

Nothing about fpv is simple, to be honest..but good thing we have your videos to walk us through even just the tip of the iceberg.

[@Ddraig62SPD]

Thanks again Joshua for leading us lost souls out of the woods! I've now setup my V2 goggles to run with my old AU/Vista quads and my O3 rig. Looks like I only need to re-bind in one direction. Cheers! :)

[@nolomite3921]

Damn! Saved my life again. I read through the Air 03 manual also and there was NOTHING mentioning going into the about section and changing the aircraft to the DJI 03 unit. I was pulling my hair out, how is anyone supposed to know this? Also why would it be listed under the “About” section and not something like “Devices”. Wow! Thanks again.

[@iansloan8014]

Thankyou for this. It prevented me hours of wasting time trying to bind

[@Graybear78]

And now I know why I felt it necessary to return my DJI 03 air unit. Thank you for this video. Now I don’t feel quite so stupid!

[@skyline412drones8]

Information still good in 2024!! just paired my first o3 and v2 goggles!

[@PhillyDroneLife]

I didn't think it was possible but it is.. lol. DJI made a drone just as complicated as a real fpv bird.. have fun old guys! Hahaha. O shit ... 😭😭😭 That's me... 🤯 Mikey & STU..

[@trentausten]

Saved me yet another headache as I try to navigate the FPV world. Thank you!

[@fpvwithme]

Thanks J. I'd be lost without you!!

[@SonicFlyte]

You solved many issues for me this weekend. On this one, lost trying to find the bind button for goggles. Thank you as always!

[@blackjungle308]

Absolutely loved the freakout at 1:40 . haha

[@ninmarioscc]

Yeah but what happened. Is that what we think it is. ?

[@blackjungle308]

@@ninmarioscc thats literally the Goggles to offering to connect to a vista. :P

[@cisnerosmike]

Merry Christmas from DJI 🎄🎉🎅

[@ColtonSucks_fpv]

For a brief second I thought this comment was actually from DJI... My dude when I say I was about to rip you a new one 🤣🤣

[@haroldofkernow9279]

Thank you so much! I prefer the Goggles V2 so am binding those with my new Bind n Fly, and leaving the Goggles 2 bound to my Avata.

[@Mac_59]

had to watch this twice but i got it thanks!

[@saulchavez4242]

I'm a newbie and I'm wondering if the dji controller 2 needs any configuration to the drone with the new air unit, if so can you pls make a video to set it up on beta flight, I'm sure there alot of dji fpv users buying drones with the new air unit because it's now compatible with the controller and I'm assuming they will all be lost like me on how to get the controller working Update: it's ready to go but only has the the power on and off switch, went in and assigned a couple modes to the buttons, was alot easier than I thought

[@CgitEinsteins]

thank you !

[@nickthakephotovideo]

Thanks for this. Have been putting this off for a while with the new iflight defender. One video just saved me a few hours. Note, I had dramas getting my Goggles V2 to update (transmit the firmware after downloading) on a mac, so I switched to my windows surface followed this procedure and it linked perfectly.

[@crank_FPV]

Wait what backward compatibility?!?! I must see video on that JB I’m obsessed and watch them all now. Finally learned how to fly around and “rip” a little lol and land without crashing. Damn I love it.

[@WanneSomeSoup]

I think that firmware is not publicly available yet.

[@crank_FPV]

@@WanneSomeSoup yeah I looked into it after this video. There is beta firmware you can get but just glad they are working on it and can wait till full release

[@208FPV]

DAMN IT, I didnt root! Thanks for all your help Joshua, as always great stuff.

[@baggszilla]

OMG JB! What a hint that was! Backwards compatibility WooHoo!!

[@SuprDlux]

#FPVarmy ❤

[@propZone-DE]

You are the best Joshua, ... the only guy going to the right details ;-) THANKS!

[@timothyroseberry9027]

Great!!! Ready for Goggles 2 and O3 amazing combo!!!

[@alchemy8285]

Dude. You are a life saver. (The commercial drone series) works on cherima 7 pro

[@jamesyates9057]

Just have to get through this process and my setup will be great! Thanks

[@Migueldeservantes]

Thank you very much Joshua!! I really appreciate it.. I make a few mistakes but managed to recover, as you say it is not as straight as with the last edition of equipment...

[@Graybear78]

I have been told the RunCam Wasp is much easier to set up on my fixed wing FPV for digital. Do you have a video on that?

[@NabiL_Lam]

Hey Bardwell you have not built any cinematic 7 inch drone i would really like to see you do a Rotor riot HD-1 XR build with the O3 air unit

[@Bbq742]

Thank you for your videos , it helped so much last nite binding V2 to 03 unit

[@tongyong1867]

Thank you so much for the useful information. I could't bind the goggles V2 until watched this video. I don't understand why the DJI have made the things so complicated or why did not provide a completed instructions on the binding.

[@sk1fpv]

Thank you for saving me a headache before it got here

[@Bamadrone]

Thanks JB,had to put my glasses on to find the hole👊

[@quadthingcopter5984]

took me a while to figure it out on my v2 goggles. but you have to rebind your vistas and air units when you swap back to diy fpv {every time youu switch}

[@bluegradientfpv]

Good to know! Designing a mount for the siccario and now I’m making sure the bind button is easy to get to

[@quadthingcopter5984]

@@bluegradientfpv ii can get to the bind button ok, I put the 03 on a scratch build y6 hexacopter so the bind button is not a problem as nothing in the way to obscure it.

[@boo7948]

cant wait to grab the goggles lite when they release

[@ChrisQuadFPV]

I wonder how much they would cost

[@CoreyFPV]

This is going to be fun in the FB groups. When I bought the FPV drone, I got sick of constantly having to re-bind when I went back to vista etc. I now use a set of goggles for traditional and a set for the FPV, Avata and when it comes….The 03 with duality antennas It is a pain just using 1 set though and has been since they released the Potato. Not ideal for everyone but saves messing about having to re-bind all the time. There is the fact that you still have to re-bind when switching between FPV and Avata though.

[@quadthingcopter5984]

The dule antenna is not a problem Corey, I recon you could use two lhcp ulfl antennas if you wanted

[@NJFPV]

@@quadthingcopter5984 doesn't the air unit operate on both 2.4 and 5.8? Their spec on their site says it does. That means their dual antenna contains both a 5.8 element and a 2.4ghz element (I'd love to see what the design looks like for 2.4 in that format). 2x 5.8 antennas shouldn't give proper performance...

[@andrewpirus2159]

This is the trouble I’m having. Everytime I swap between the o3 and the vista I have to bind them again. It’s a pain in the ass even though the light on the vista is green indicating that it’s already bound!

[@mickeymch876]

I have one of those Nazgul Evoque V2's with the 03 unit coming. I decided to get an extra pair of V2 goggles so I don't have to infect my other goggles and Vista units with DJI's latest firmware.

[@bobwyattfpv9847]

Very helpful. About to tackle this on my friends laptop as I’m a Mac numpty 🙄.

[@jlester42]

A.hHa! update Goggles V2 after changing then back to DJI FPV device. You are correct It doesn't work if they are in Digital FPV Mode. Thank you so much for clearing this up! I have all 4 devices, and now my Goggles V2 work with them all. Woo Hoo!

[@dirkkinkel]

Bedankt you no a verry lot! it is great how you explane everything

[@enlightened9538]

Found how to bind now so all good and thank u.

[@RGMGFitness]

Great video as always!

[@Rikity]

Thank you, the information I needed was in the first 2:57 of the video. I bought the goggles 2 from DJI and the cinebot 30 from geprc. The goggles would only show the avata until the update and I didnt know how to pair them at all after updating. So yes, difficult to update and pair unless you know these things. I glanced at the instructions but the geprc has its old instructions that dont include how to bind the air unit, and the air unit instructions well.. yea its in there but I hate reading instructions.

[@JoeJacksonGT3]

I just purchased the same quad. I can't get mine to show up in DJI Assistant 2. I've tried 3 different USB c cables, different USB ports. Nothing. It's beyond frustrating. After seeing all of the crap you need to go through just to fly, I'm sending it back.

[@Rikity]

@@JoeJacksonGT3 It took me 15 hours to get it all going. I didnt know anything at all when I started. I was in IT for 15 years and this reminded me of the old days of computers. I bought the mini 3 pro too and that thing was a breeze to get going.

[@OZSCQUADS]

very nice video. excellent instructions as usual. I have the V2 gogges. And I was able to bind it and get a picture. but after power cycling both I get nothing and light on 03 goes red after a short while. I have to stay in the 03mode to use the 03unit, right? can`t go back to digital FPV and use 03?

[@joshhager2177]

Thanks Josh you’re a life saver

[@GaiusGarage]

one thing of note.. with the V2 Goggles, it looks like you have re-bind all of your air units if you switch between O3 Air Unit and DJI Digital FPV modes. So if you're like me and have most of your dones on the Vista and one on the new O3 air unit that you just got, switching to the O3 side will mean you have to re-bind all your Vista drones again when you switch back. Kind of a pain, especially since you need a pin to press the bind button on the V2 Goggles. I assume this is not the case with the Goggles 2 due to the backwards compatibility mode.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

You don't have to re-bind all of them. Just the first one. The for some crazy reason the goggles remember all the others. So there's that.

[@GaiusGarage]

@@JoshuaBardwell Ah! Thank you once more, sir

[@javiolartegutierrez7728]

@@JoshuaBardwell they are going to solve this problem you think? I think it's a disaster to have to bind your drones every time you want to change from cad vista to 03

[@fadah_fpv]

I'm having the same issue.. does anyone know if this also happens with the new Goggles 2?

[@GaiusGarage]

@@fadah_fpv I'm using it with the Goggles 2 - the camera is the issue. just different spec between the Starlight & O3 cameras. although I didn't check whether you can use the Starlight camera with the O3 unit

[@h-dawg969]

Alright? I've just ordered my second ever quad. Once it arrives, and i go through this process getting it all updated and bound to my goggles & Tango 2, will it still 'remember' the bind from my first quad? Or do you have to go through this every time? I'd ideally like to be able to land one quad, plug the other quad into lipo and be ready to go again. Cheers.

[@thommylue]

Thank you, this solved my problem.

[@SeeFPv-qm6ie]

getting my dji 2 goggles Tuesday and 2 dji03 air units too

[@tonyturphotography]

Hi Joshua, Thank you for all the helpful information you get to make our life easier. I truly appreciate it. I was able to get everything to bind from old air unit to caddax to the new air unit. What I can’t seem to make work is the fpv controller v2 with a caddax system already updated. I get it to bind with both goggles and controller but I don’t see the controller in Betaflight. I do have some controller setting in goggles but it’s mostly only the mode function everything else seems greyed out. If theirs any configurations settings I need to know about. I did check the uart and it’s serial tx is set to 2 hoping that it’s a regular sbus config. Thank you in advance. 🙏🙏

[@coliton787]

Wooow thank you so much you are a life saver 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Rcschim]

1:02 - I already learned something (and probbably skip the rest of the vid, sorry) :) sometimes they (DJI) are a bit confusing :) watched MadTech yesterday, took some notes, have DJI FPV experience since 2019 when the first Airunit came out, studied computers.. and still it's not easy ;)

[@rcwck]

Did I miss you mentioning or is it fixed about losing all Vista and original Air Unit binds each time you switch to O3 Air Unit and back to Vista/orig Air Unit?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

It's not fixed.

[@robertwootenii]

The DJI fly app updated my FPV googles v2, well it said it was updating them when I first got the DJI FPv combo a couple of days ago.

[@MANDOXsquid]

huh interesting.I have 0.6.07 rooted in my diy mode from before with vistas, I just switched to Dji FPV mode and used the consumer drones assistant to flash that firmware to the 01.04.0000 with the goggles and never went into fpv series assistant. I was told that if you flash any higher than that you can lose your wtfos. So might need to select which firmware as newer ones are out now. Worked beautifully. Kinda confused becuase you used fpv for goggles and then checked consumer for 06.07 i wonder if it really matters which one you use as long as your in the right mode on the goggles.

[@PaulStephenson003]

1:46 - Fun - The Moment JB sees backwards compatibility! And thanks for doing this @JB! I'm brand spanking new to anything other than DJI drones, so this helped me link Goggles 2 to Geprc Mark5 with O3. Thanks for teaching us. "I learned many things today"

[@MCsCreations]

Oh well, go figure. Anyway, thanks, Joshua!!! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@CC_FPV]

Brilliant video as always. A bit off topic but do you know if you can set up a switch on the remote (TX12) to start and stop recording like the DJI remote would? Taking your hands off the sticks to do it in the Goggles is not recommend!!

[@ShowNShineMotorsport]

Joshua, I wanted to see if you or any of the people watching this know can you bind a dji 03 with the v2 goggles and a fpv motion controller? It would appear that I should just get the fpv controller. I just figured I should ask the experts.

[@JoshuaBardwell]

The motion controller only binds to the Avata and other DJI drones, not the O3.

[@Hanihani-cp4nx]

شكرا يا اخي العزيز thank you ❤❤

[@MariomasterNSMBHD]

Certainly great UI/UX developers at work at DJI

[@MariomasterNSMBHD]

And the marketing people with V2 and 2 also did a terrific job.

[@nicolasreyne9838]

Merci vraiment, tu as su rendre la boue clair comme de l'eau de source !!! au top

[@terrysowell7279]

Great useful stuff! But I have a problem. My V2 Goggles are stuck in HD Air Unit mode with no option on the Settings/Device menus to switch back and forth between modes. I can still fly all of my digital quads, but I can’t get to FPV mode to update the firmware so I can bind to my brand new 03 air unit. Got a fix or any ideas. Much appreciated.

[@karlc9773]

Great video again Joshua, so I can't take my avata and o3 air unit fpv in the feild and swap between the two, I have goggles 2 ?

[@brkfpv60]

thank you so much very useful video , i upgrade v2 and i reinstall wtfos all is ok ! i get a o3 im waiting

[@Editer38738]

Knoxville , Tennesse fpv baby

[@Bitathisandthat]

Nice one josh..My female friend was in the back ground as i was watching this video and she asked wot the hell was i watching as with all the rooting talk she thought i was setting the goggles up to watch porn....dam that made me laugh hard when she said that......hehehe

[@willay747]

So does the backwards compatibility work? Will I be able to bind my old Air Units to Goggles 2 ??

[@JoshuaBardwell]

It seems like the answer to that specific question is yes.

[@joshhager2177]

Can we also bind it to the DJI mode 2 controller the black one you can put ago1 gimbals in?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Not at this time. Maybe not ever.

[@joshhager2177]

@@JoshuaBardwell dang that blows

[@PavelMy]

tell me, why can there be a range of no more than 3-3.4 km? I have patches on my glasses, an elongated antenna on the throne, one antenna, not two. The FCC hack is enabled. Should the channel be automatic, or manual?

[@kiwikenton.]

Hey Joshua! Do you know if it's possible to get the 03 unit to go into bind mode via goggles 2. Seems ridiculous to have to press the bind button every time I change quads while using dji controller 2.. love your work

[@jscervideos]

Thankssss for the vid. Cant wait to watch it :)

[@jumaiproduction]

Hi Joshua! Thanks for this and Another great video as always. How about dji fpv drone compatibility to googles 2, hope the latest FW also included it. 😊

[@SonicFlyte]

Thanks!

[@timmenge6792]

Hi Joshua, first of all thank you very much for making my last 7 years easier🙂 i have tested everything with my V2 goggles but everytime i switch the from O3 to air unit/vista mode i have to rebind. It isn‘t to bad for most of my drones but bad for drones like my hydrophobe. Is there already a solution for this problem? A cheaper solution than buying 4 additional O3 😅

[@javiolartegutierrez7728]

yes please there is something to solve this??

[@timmenge6792]

@@javiolartegutierrez7728 i don‘t know.

[@Krash_fpv]

For some reason when I activate a new vista or update firmware on goggles or a vista I have to install fpv drone assistant every time

[@jhbuxton4]

So if i have a dji fpv, avata, gogglesv2 and goggles2, and and dji fpv controller...lol all working at this time, will I need to update the quads and contoller aswell? Thanks for all the vids!

[@ZulkifliAbraham]

Hello, thank you for this video

[@PavelMy]

подскажите , почему может быть дальность не больше 3-3,4 км? у меня на очках стоят патчи, на троне удлиненная антенна, одна антенна, не две. fcc хак включен. Канал должен быть автоматический, или ручной?

[@robsrc2018]

Good afternoon Joshua, I am new to fpv, I fly radio controlled planes, we have purchased dji goggles 2, and the 03 air unit we have followed your video and still cannot get the 03 air unit to bind up to the goggles 2, we must be doing something wrong! Is there a way to reach out to you directly to help us? Thank you Robert

[@Ryan-Tv-Show]

Hi Joshua. Is the bind for goggles 2 the same for integra goggles?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

Integra you put into binding by holding the power button.

[@fersampak]

And can you please also explain how to bind the contol FPV DJI? Thanks

[@quadthingcopter5984]

I also had an issue with using a crossfire receiver, after inputting the code in betaflight cli to be able to use the osd, my crossfire nano receiver was not recogniseed by my quad, the stick and switch inputs did not move on the receiver tab, no matter which uart I used, tried a different receiver, same thing, then I switched the receiver in TBS agent to sbus then it decided to work.

[@MurphFPV]

hey JB! I've been flying all day with no problems, but changed some rates and OSD settings in Betaflight. now when I power on my drone and goggles, it doesn't connect. I tried binding them again but nothing happens. please HELP!

[@Wild__FPV]

Thanks bud! 👊

[@smokeyboi9365]

@JoshuaBardwell I follow the instructions, but as soon as I tried the airunit, there was a "country code not update" message on the screen. I tried to update the goggles and airunit but with no avail. Same issue. I even tried to connect the goggle on DJI fly app but still the same error message. Can you please help me sort out the issue? No youtube video on how to fix that "country code not update" issue Thanks

[@hundronezone]

Hi JB, Can I update V2 to V01.06.0000? Can't cause a problem?

[@staticmotion1628]

great video i would have found myself in this pickle if not watched this so thank. you my question is i dont fly betaflight i fly kiss/fettect should i still be intrested in the WTF rooting? or just proceed with your instructions here i basically fly with voltage/rssi only on my quads nit intrested in a over crowded OSD screen thank you

[@joshgault61]

A big topic that has popped up is the Ham_cfg_support compatibility. We are hearing that more channels are available, but power levels are lower than the avata..? Is this an oversight?!

[@justinaskairys928]

Is it waterproof? Or just droplet proof, want to measure risks:). Thanks!

[@algersonvincent]

You launch DJI assistant 2 app so effortlessly...and i can't get it to bring up anything to save my life. ugh. anything I can try to get this 03 activated?

[@eveRide]

Does updating the v2 goggles firmware to pair with the o3 unit also mean you have to push the new firmware to the Avata as well?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

No. You will get a warning when you connect the Avata but just hit ok on the warning and ignore it.

[@eveRide]

@@JoshuaBardwell I always heard you replied to your comments quickly, but never tried asking a question myself. Good sir, you are literally the reason why FPV exists for so many dudes like me! Thank you! So I finally got it to bind... but the telemetry/voltage data isn't working. Is there something I'm missing?

[@eveRide]

I should probably follow up that I used this video to get canvas working. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXrMpGeed8SXq7M I get the same osd look as the DJI fpv, so I'm guessing that's canvas as I haven't actually seen the o3 betaflight osd through the goggles yet. If there's a way I can switch back to regular betaflight osd in the CLI I might just do that... and I'm guessing you know the command to undo the set osd_displayport command?

[@JoshuaBardwell]

You should email me if you want to go back and forth on it as YT comments are hard to keep up with :-) I'll be glad to help. [e-mail]