DJI FPV very short range? Your MSP connection might be why.

[@Dingin4]

I had an extra Vista laying around and I put in in my old analog Crocodile Baby 4" to breath some new life into the quad., and what do you know, stuck in low power mode. JB to the rescue! I seriously hate to think how much harder this hobby would be without him. I doubt anyone has made a greater contribution to this hobby that Joshua Bardwell. Thank you sir!

[@jimb0wie]

I learned something today! I’ve completed my first build. Many thanks to Joshua for all of the invaluable info. I’ve gone from no knowledge or build skills to operational FPV! Thanks so much.

[@brianpollard8277]

Luckily don’t have this issue but I always watch your videos and I always end up learning something. I’m getting the most out of my DJI FPV when I’m more informed.

[@jimreynolds8284]

low power mode unable to record wont work what can i do

[@ChrisHensley2]

I am new to FPV, my quad is on order have not flown yet. Already getting ready to train in a simulator. However I have been watching all of Bardwell's video and Rotor Riots, I am very excited to be joining this hobby.

[@matt0725]

Welcome to the hobby!

[@dyslexicfrog7426]

Welcome, it gets very very addictive. Im now on 5 quads build in around 3 months. The DJI FPV is going up for sale, as it just does not compare. You will love it, but do practice in that sim as its very different from normal drones.

[@eagle7015]

I joined like a month ago

[@NOT_ANOTHER_FPV]

@@dyslexicfrog7426 except you can fly the dji for as far as you want - failsafe and it'll come back every time...you are going to loose a lot of quads trying the same thing. dji fpv drone is a beast of a drone.

[@dyslexicfrog7426]

@@NOT_ANOTHER_FPV I disagree. I dont like flying the DJI FPV, it's clunky, doesn't handle anywhere near as good as a 5" and although I have never crashed it, I wouldn't like to give it a try. All of my built quads have GPS and whilst I agree that the system in the DJI is awesome, I never fly passed 500m anyway. And I really enjoy flying something I have built myself.

[@murphyking79]

Man, this JOSHUA BARDWELL guy is AMAZING!! Last time I built a quad was when the phantom 1 came out and I built this massive aluminum frame quad with 10" props. That seemed to be the norm back then. Thank you Mr. Bardwell!!

[@Chuck_Carolina]

I don't even fly quads anymore and this guy is still the smartest guy on the planet about them. Like a Boss!

[@readysetdrone]

I have been having this issue with one of my quads and could not figure out what was up. Thanks, this is just what I needed!

[@Digit-Did-It]

Saw the title and had you in mind, nice!

[@bobturner3388]

Josh,your child is getting so big and beautiful! I remember those days and how I wish I had them back! Time flies, our children become adults overnight it seems. There will be a day you pick up your child,set him down and it will be the last time you ever get to do it! Enjoy it all before it's gone! I'm a little jealous Oh, great video as usual. Thank you!

[@finestonen47]

9:47 i just love him. i cant found anyone whos funnier, more practical than he is, and more helpful in the fpv hobby than him.

[@cathrerinezetadrones3169]

He who shall not be named?

[@jasonwoods5725]

Loved the part with you and an arm load of vista's! And no I didn't stock up and yes I wish I could find a few....

[@Gereon_]

Banggood has them on stock, at least thats what it shows me.

[@Clif_Brown]

@@Gereon_ They just don't tell you when you will actually get them...

[@MartFPV]

Thanks again Joshua! this old video saved me again. I did my first build and I mixed up the TX and RX. Keep up the good work! 🙏👍

[@ul-tme1053]

Omg I've been searching for 2 weeks and you come as my saviour

[@rudypoirier7793]

What in TARNATION is wrong with my CV video signal ??? Well now I’ve fixed it. Well,,,,Joshua knows it all. Thanks Joshua! I’m flying the GEPRC smart 35, and that little sucker is LOCKED ON! At my age 66, this might just take me out! FPV goggles on my face, transmitter in hand and a perma smile! I should get a DNR tshirt. Do not resuscitate,,, unless there is still flight time on LiPo! 🤣 Sending some monetary love Your way Joshua! Blessings Brother! Keep up the good work. Rudy in Moncton Canada 🇨🇦

[@sebastienjurkowski]

I don't have this issue, i get like 7km range and probably more but Joshua intro are so good that i'll watch it anyway cause i know i'll learn something today.

[@MatMayhem666_FPV]

Once again you have saved my mental health J.B. Thanks

[@yves_gravel]

This guy is a master, he always answers my problems in a very clear way. I love him

[@KwaddawK]

Was having the low power unable to record problem and could not fix it. MSP was correct, battery voltage initially would give me a reading of 25.0v when I plugged in but did not change at all during flight. Also recording was not automatic even when set. Fixed all problems myself (formatting SD card in goggles was part of it) except the low power thing and just thought I have to live with it always on full power when plugged in. Tried again after watching this video and checked everything, played with my OSD in betaflight and now everything works perfectly. If you asked how did I fix it, I have no answer. Vista has FCC hack and goggles 1200wm hack. Good video JB, it helped me understand a couple of things and prompted me to try again and I'm glad I did. Now sell me a vista kit from your stash please! 😋

[@gandaulf_fpv6925]

Thank you Joshua. I had a fubar,,,,,,🤦🏼‍♂ You and a few other's have saved my butt so many time's. Priceless info.

[@benSfft]

I consider you as a friend now ! 😄Everytime I faced an issue, you had a video to fix my problem !

[@scrubbasher6418]

Thank you, thank you so much. I invested a heap of cash on a Caddx system and DJI goggles v2 for my Traxxas summit and was having this problem but now as its fixed now. Works perfect. I turned off the heat detection and waalaar.

[@masterpdj2623]

Thank you Joshua, I took the "I wanna fly" shortcut.

[@chrisreece8564]

I'd recommend step 1 be to check all of your physical connections. I've had bad range or video drop out only to land the quad and find that my MMCX connection is coming loose some how. Once that is plugged back in, the range/video is back to normal.

[@py2xrf]

Basic

[@4x5300]

@@py2xrf what was the point in saying basic py2xrf?

[@vilicia164]

This has been yet another eye-opening video. Yes I always learn something by watching your videos. Thank you for your work.

[@martinwager8815]

Thank you so much! I had accidently flipped the MSP toggle and could not figure out what was wrong.

[@hateforall4012]

Funny i just had this issues on a Geprc mk5 build... and thought I was losing my mind... turns out I had the port setting incorrect. Thanks JB!!

[@drewgotit3569]

Almost returned the dji setup after I finally got it. 3 issues I had and now it's amazing. 1- the camera cable wasn't seated properly. 2- have to use a really fast SD card. 3- auto temp control had to be turned off. Thanks jb I'm pretty sure I figured all these issues out from your videos.

[@emmanueluh5869]

Why do you have to turn off the the auto temp control ? What was wrong with your drone ? Thanks

[@drewgotit3569]

@@emmanueluh5869 with it on it turns off your video feed to protect itself, then you can't see and crash. I kept loosing video extremely close. And after the issues above were fixed, it's been pretty much flawless.

[@ragefpv6780]

Been searching for a solution to this problem a couple weeks meow! Just what we needed! Awesome info, much appreciated

[@Gilouloum]

You helped me SOOOO much during the construction of my first fpv drone THANKS

[@eveRide]

Hey Joshua I've just installed the DJi o3 air unit on an older iFlight Nazgul f5. I've double checked the soldering to the board and it's good (gray to R3, white to T3). I'm running the latest betaflight 10.8 configurator and betaflight 4.3.2 on the quad. I used the dump from iFlight for all the settings, and put the correct uarts in the ports tab so that the quad will arm, fly, etc. However, it is stuck in low power mode and the battery voltage doesn't show up in the OSD. I tried updating with Canvas. Weirdly, on this quad, the same problem was happening when it had a vista in it (that's why I thought it was a vista problem and replaced it with the o3). Could it be something with the FC? Or something I have overlooked in betaflight? Any help would majorly get me out of a bind. Thank you for all the amazing content! (I spent the whole day watching the newest Betaflight series!)

[@JoshuaBardwell]

To get battery voltage etc all you need is MSP enabled in the Ports tab for the UART that the gray and white wires are connected to. If that doesn't work, I start to suspect something is wrong with the wires or the FC. Maybe move the TX/RX to a different UART? Make sure MSP is on the correct UART?

[@guarf]

Have you solved this? same problem with mamba f722s. I see a complete osd but always in low power mode 😢

[@PaulSokolov]

Just spend a couple hours for this issue with FetTec G4 FC - Attention guys !!! the last FC firmware didn`t work for some reason with TX/RX 3 in my case. Damn - I checked everything and more - than rollback firmware and solve this problem. Happy flights !

[@gringofpv6196]

Omg Josh. This has been bugging the crap out of me for so long. I run air units in my wings without flight controllers and have always wondered why can I not record. Thank you so much seriously thank you thank you thank you so much! It now works

[@toddkobelljr.2004]

How do you get Vbat and osd without a FC in fixed wings, ive been dying to know.

[@promaterial]

I'm wondering how you did this with no flight controller as well?

[@JK_cookie00]

Now that explains it! Thanks for the workaround on our range problem

[@smackfpv]

Using Vista units on Spec wings for racing. No FC and just power directly off balance lead on battery. Temp protection disabled and have had no issues doing this. Allows for up to 6 racers at a time on low power modes and able to simultaneously fly analog and digital.

[@promaterial]

You connected the yellow wire directly to battery positive?

[@gatorfdx]

Wow JB, you read my mind! I have been looking for help with this exact issue, thanks a million!!!

[@murphyking79]

This video is why my quad works now!

[@skyweaver3199]

Love your devotion to the new comers mate

[@davidmgillmer]

@Joshua Bardwell, The protection Diode IS a TVS Diode! Soldering surface mount components can be done with solder paste and hot air, You my dear man, should look into this soldering method if you haven't already because its RAD! Also sometimes solder paste and a soldering iron can be used together. having solder paste is a valuable soldering consumable! Thanks so much for your channel and what you do, Most of what I have learned about Kwads is from you :)

[@adamcfpv5372]

Thank you JB I been trying to figure out my osd and you helped me once again

[@justinsane7832]

Still cracking up at the vistas and your fun way if showin em 🤣

[@SerhiyVoytenko]

TX RX mismatch was in my case. Thank you!

[@MCsCreations]

Excellent, Joshua! Thanks a lot! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@20basty]

Joshua you are the man. I just had this issue past few days haha. Edit, also worth checking if the cable on airunit is plugged in properly, mine partially unplugged after crash and then I had this issue.

[@MurdersFPV]

Rofl, JB bought all the Vistas when he also bought out all the toilet paper. 🤣

[@mavfpv]

Rofl?

[@Souchoroukof]

Great video. Would never have found what happens to my Signal if it weren't fro you. Thanks Joshua

[@HPFPVS]

Dude you are awesome, I am late in the DJI game but finally got the DJI v2 goggles and 03 Air Unit but only was getting about 75 to 100 meters was getting really disappointed and seen this now I can go till my battery runs low lol Thanks

[@andreacolletto9843]

I have the same problem, which was your?

[@HPFPVS]

@@andreacolletto9843 it was staying in standby mode, after I corrected the wiring from the 03 unit to the flight Controller I can easily go 3kM with absolutely no video interference, perfect signal but my battery won't make it any further have to head back.

[@HPFPVS]

@@andreacolletto9843 and once the wiring is correct do the cli thing with the MSP and with mine I knew it was correct because when armed it said motors turning when disarmed it says motors have stopped

[@andreacolletto9843]

what is this?@@HPFPVS

[@andreacolletto9843]

I just tried and I can see the vbat and when I arm the "low power state" disappear...

[@winder6]

Right on thanks for the help JB 🙏 finally getting to try dji for the first time with all used gear from FB marketplace cheers

[@thedroneguytoronto]

Was literally just having this issue yesterday like wtf. Thanks so much

[@Harleybrandao]

Master, your videos are excellent.... but my caddx is ok as you taught, but the signal is horrible, could it be a problem with the antenna? Thank you, congratulations on your work!!!!

[@DstruX]

oh man. that Vista flex 😂 savage

[@sheapyfpv8224]

Joshua u is the man I wondered what the N/A stood for that temp control is getting turned off 👍

[@mrpash7075]

Thank you for the video JB, Greta explaini g as always! Been having issues with the range and no drone battery V for a while. Ive tried everything on this video... And unfortunately no luck. But at least I can fly on full power now!

[@SummerCrowfpv]

Don’t worry Joshua I did the same thing and bought a bunch of vistas and the original full camera 😁 I got like 4 cameras in storage

[@piratapro_4kFPV]

Damn it JB !!! You bought up all the Vistas 😆 I should of listened to you

[@digiwriters3489]

You have solved all my problems...

[@tomaszboril]

I have had that problem of video dropouts in short range from time to time before I tuned the goggles for 700mw mode and no issue what so ever since! That is next step once you fix the wiring and make it work.

[@PIDtoolbox]

look at all those vistas! gold! I see gold!

[@TRONCATFPV]

I literally just got done fixing my buddies X-Knight because it was having the issue of not recording videos when arming. No joke about 5 minutes ago. Thing was "RTF" and the RX/TX pads were swapped...

[@userman444]

9:21 LOL. its probably bcz Joshua bought all the Vistas . But real question is : when goggles v2 will have a fix : why goggles doesn't remember your quad when you switch from DJI digital FPV system and back to your custom drone with Vista . Every time you switch modes you need to RE-BIND everything again. Goggles Drone and Remote . Not very cool to do on the field. Especially for custom build drone when Vista module is somewhere deep inside of the frame ( for example Protek25HD ). tinny "bind" button location is really inconvenient.

[@jacobosannicolas3884]

Hi , the low power issue happened to me yesterday. I had the MSP wrong on betaflight. It took me a while to discover it..thx great video!!

[@split3d610]

Great video as usual. Anything similar for O3 with low range flying in open space without interference like power lines or GSM...

[@LukDzm]

Dzięki, kolejny Twój film pomógł mi rozwiązać problem:)

[@mikereynolds2934]

Thanks, JB, it turns out that I have an Air Unit with a blown diode on one of the uart pads (continuity with ground). I am willing to try to replace the diode, are there any resources out there on doing this?

[@nes.torfernandez]

I don’t have range problems but I just realized why I’m not having custom osd and v bar info on my full size on one of my air unit.

[@helveticfpv550]

and why is this? i have the same problem: i'm missing the custom OSD from Betaflight on my DJI Goggles.

[@simonwood8685]

@@helveticfpv550 either you have it wired incorrectly tx to rx etc. Or you don't have the correct uart enabled or the diodes have gone in your air or vista unit... Or you have not enabled custom osd option in your Goggles

[@FlyZoneFpv]

Lol! You the best Joshua. Vista shortage . Love it . 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤙🏼

[@gr1zzlymack]

Thank you very much! Fixed my issue.

[@promaterial]

I'm running an air unit in a RC truck. No flight controller. I just run positive and negative to air unit and I have a fan blowing on it to keep it cool. What can I do to see the battery voltage in my goggles? Would hooking the yellow wire to battery positive do the trick?

[@aerulfpv]

Thanks jb ..i had this issue today..well its working..👍

[@brandonwoodford579]

I was told by caddx that even if I have the temp off, and power at max. The vista will stay at low power, and not go to full power AS LONG as you don't plug the googles in. Once you plug the googles in, it allows the output power to go to max. So if your trying to get a GPS lock, and your vista is set at max, just don't plug in the googles till you have satillites.

[@spyder000069]

Or you can just manually set the goggles to the lowest output power during the wait. Then set it to full output when you are ready to fly. Its only takes 10 seconds to go through the menu so its not a big deal.

[@88_shadesoffpv]

I have come to the same issue on a built and don't know what to do. Using a GepRC F722 Dual FC. Didn't know it doesn't support DJI sutff so I'm using an iflight Bec to get power to the air unit. Everything work but the problem is I'm not getting the red unlock window, and also on the lower left the signal for the quad only reaches one red bar. I've checked that my solder is correct, Yellow > R2, White > T1, Grey> R1. That leave me with red, black and brown. I've solder both the brown & Black together and grounded it to the Bec and Red wire in on the Bec 5v-12v out. In Betaflight I've set Uart 2 as the serial and Uart 1 as the MSP. Did I miss something????

[@alainmawet2032]

It could also be that you soldered to 5V pad instead of 9V pad... I just face it! Thanks for your videos.

[@loudpackfpv1789]

9:25 👀 “what are you looking at” 😂

[@imager09tube]

Thank you Josh, excellent teaching class!

[@gwiglife]

Great! Thank you! Everything is working and I cannot now do the goggles recording 😊

[@parrynotas]

Thanks, Joshua, I have had this problem too, everything was showing up, VBat, unlock, OSD, but I got short range I had to turn off temp control. to make it work for me. I don't feel crazy anymore

[@alistairborthwick2031]

When he turned that drone on, did it make a Pacman sound effect? 😀

[@imager09tube]

Your baby is a real Bratt just like his father.

[@arcticqwadfpv5574]

Thank you! -Shit, it might have sparked with my apd x-class…gonna order those fetecks! Any info on the diode repair?

[@jeffgrismore1986]

I'm having Short range issues as well. But i'm using it in a RC unit with a PMW crossfire receiver . Do you have any videos on that?

[@lostdeath4202]

I used the T4 and R4 pads didn’t work So I soldered to TX and RX idk if they are the same type of pads but The other pad didn’t work right but it was worth the time figuring out the quality on the camera is amazing also the stick inputs to bring up the PIDs worked on the vista then stopped after opening my PIDs up with the googles Idk if that cause an error with the stick but it’s weird

[@L.And.J.For.All.]

This gave me a headache for a solid week when I did my first build. CHECK YOUR WIRING! I swear I checked everything else at least a dozen times and it wasn't until someone asked me to send a pic of my wiring that I noticed I switched the ground and signal wire. Doh!

[@baggszilla]

Thank you for this JB!

[@kevinfpv6828]

Hi Joshua. I love all off your video's . You are awesome men . I learn a lot form your video's . I need to ask you something I just got a air unit how big for a SD card I need to have to record on the air unit ? Because I try to record with 32 GB and it's not recording?

[@KingLui1801]

What when i see unlocked, but Voltage N/A? Thanks for ur Videos!

[@fpvmaxim]

@joshuabardwell hellohello, I am struggeling for weeks now. I found out that my vista is broken. Though I also got the air unit that powers on full power 120, but does not show Voltage. MSP is on wiring double triple checked. I'm frustrated…

[@metalmonkey1113]

Why do you have to flex with all those vista units? 😂

[@PunakiviAddikti]

I wonder if you could use an E-fuse as a voltage spike protector. They auto reset and they're lightning fast.

[@LorisChabardes]

Am I right? If you turn off Auto Temp control, you'll be able to flight far, as unlock the full power BUT you still can't see the OSD and record DVR ?

[@hummingburd7584]

Hi JB brilliant informative content as always, I have a slightly different issue where I arm my quad and "unlocked" and the custom osd is visibly delayed and don't appear in the goggles until 20-30 seconds of flight time...? I've been scratching my head for a few days now, any help would be very much appreciated thankyou!

[@Chumbuucket]

Just fixed my issue thanks

[@helmuthuneke1775]

thank you for your good videos as on my vista the tx pad got pulled off at least I know how can still use the vista without osd

[@annaminaeva3899]

Hey Josh! Thanks for the video! I had a blown diode, removed it and now I am getting telemetry data but not the voltage in the lower right corner. Thx for some help!

[@jandomingo9806]

I bought 2x mambas fc... f4 and f7. I think the picture diagram is labelled wrong. My tx2/rx2 is on uart 4 on both in ports tab and vice versa.

[@szylairphotovideo8413]

Dear @Joshua Bardwell I see low power info, I see "unlocked" info but I don't see "Framerate swtich to 1200mW" info. And yes, I still have problems with range. It's about 600 meters od 1200mW, and then bitrate fall do 2-4 mb\s and I see one red bar in lower left corner of my googles :/

[@JoshuaBardwell]

If you suspect this issue, turn off temperature protection and then see if it fixes it.

[@CarbonGlassMan]

I just tried out the used goggles 2, not v2 but the smaller goggles 2, and on the drone with the caddx vista, I can't get 50 feet away before it goes from 50mbs to 8mbs then loses all video. What is going on there?

[@goneviral6037]

What if you want to use it on an RC truck and need flight controllers?

[@RexSmithII]

I want to use air unit 03 with a rc truck. This has no fc. Can the dji air unit o3 as of today arm correctly without a fc? Can you uncheck temp protection and it will arm full power ?

[@captainsumtingwong]

😅🤣😂🤣😂 @9:19 - The Vista Stack!!!

[@RenderMan1337]

Bardwell asking to being robbed holding all those vistas lmao

[@RichardAFPV]

Same thought. I immediately imagined the mob of pilots making the trek to his house. Could be a fun party!

[@InfinityDrones]

I'm gettign unlocked when I arm, but I'm not seeing vbat and my osd battery cell voltage remains at 0.00 - I've checked that my rx and tx wires are correct. I don't have any continuaity between the rx and tx pads either. Anything else it could be?

[@JakeBlackburnXDC]

Efffh you Bardwell!!! I hate that I depend on you so much...