(1/5) EagleTree Vector Series: Introduction

[@didactylos4diddy474]

Brilliant timing. I have a friend who has just started down this route with a fixed wing project and who I have just pointed in the direction of this series. It will save him asking me questions I don't know the answer to :D

[@Painless360]

+didactylos4 diddy4 thanks! Tell him the manual is actually very good but can look a little daunting as it's so big/comprehensive. This series will be going on over the next 6-8 weeks.. Happy flying!

[@didactylos4diddy474]

It is certainly big. I have been given a copy because allegedly I'm "good with electronics" ;) I keep telling him that this isn't my field at all !!

[@Painless360]

+didactylos4 diddy4 sounds like you're going to help wether you like it or not! ;)

[@MadRC]

Looking forward to this, I am a massive fan of the Vector and the guys at Eagle Tree Systems offer some of the best support there is. Solid product and great service.

[@Grumpyoldtwit]

@5:23 you plug it into the battery and suddenly the FPV screen comes to life. Is it hard wired into the Vector? I don't think you mentioned that part...?

[@Painless360]

Watch the series ;)

[@rl2109]

Yet another series that I am eagerly anticipating! Thanks for this and also for the existing wealth of knowledge on your channel!!!

[@S700KYFPV]

I have one in a fixed wing. Went onto the back burner and never flew it, so really looking forward to this to get me back into it.

[@Painless360]

+S700KY_FPV what stopped you flying it?

[@S700KYFPV]

Painless360 fear of the unknown and I sideways move to quads.

[@jonships6934]

Looking forward to this series having trouble with RTH. Thanks for this excellent channel

[@Painless360]

+Jon Green what problems have you had? Are you setting the home location before taking off?

[@jonships6934]

Painless360 Hi yes setting home point but when RTH is engaged the motor turns off.

[@Painless360]

+Jon Green I'd check you've set the throttle cruise position correctly as step one.. (page 39 ish in the manual)

[@kevalinopicks5555]

Looking forward to the series - this is a really special channel!

[@Painless360]

+Kevin Pickard thanks for the comment, I try and cover what subscribers ask about. Happy flying!

[@chrisf5475]

Anybody know where I can get an airspeed sensor for the vector these days? Or if any others work? I notice the MFD one has the same number of wires but that’s all I know. Can’t find any info about how the signal from the vectors sensor works

[@rclatebloomer7880]

Perfect timing! just got mine today, looking forward to the series, Thank you, Cheers!

[@wildtexusa]

So glad you're doing this series. I'm hoping you can cover setting up some sort of a "launch mode" to use for trickier airplanes. I've been trying to use the 2d-plus-up-elevator method and it keeps rolling my (heavyish) mini-talon into the ground. I'm guessing there is some extensive PID/gain tweaking that might be needed so hopefully you can cover that in a practical level of detail. Thanks!

[@wildtexusa]

Right - my issues are when I'm using 2d with a bit of up elevator that I get the problem. I suspected torque but figured it might be something else because manually I can take off ok (a little squirrelly but still fine - just would prefer some automation to take the stress out). When I switch on 2d (with or without some up elevator), things end up badly for my launch - I don't even seem to be able to correct the roll with the sticks. When I'm already up flying around, 2d seems to work fairly well. It's an 8x6 prop on a 1250kv motor

[@Painless360]

+wildtexusa if you're already using the Vector then I'd look at using the logfiles with Eagletree support to see what you need to tweak.. best of luck!

[@patrickl6866]

First off, thanks for all of you series. You are an excellent teacher and I learn lots from you. I own and operate the Vector on in F550 Hexccopter and love it. It was my initial entry into the hobby and I was able to set it up immediately. One slight issue I am having is with the software display on my laptop which is more of an annoyance than anything. It is a Lenovo Yoga Pro with ultra Hugh resolution display. I cannot get the GPS map to display full screen in the latest software version and the team at Eagle tree has not been successful in identifying the issue. It worked fine in previous version, but the latest version uses only about 1/4 of my screen making it nearly uunusable. Of course have tried all screen resolutions etc to no avail. I would also be interested in knowing what screen resolution you are running so I can maximize the basic software display to take the entire screen as it did in this video you made.. Looking forward to the series.

[@matangistation]

Great to see this, as a long time vector fan, and fan of your channel.

[@patriotsleepercell4060]

Thanks so much for your videos . @ years after I am getting an Eagle Tree! What is the difference between this and the Mini Eagle tree?

[@Painless360]

Both are covered in the series.. keep watching :)

[@icp-trek]

Always wanted one. But also wondered if it flies as good as F3 boards. I belive it's got one F1 chip or similar which is kind of out dated by now. Micro vector on the other hand is faster. But does it matter? How good of a performer is it in acro?

[@Painless360]

+I.C Productions if the hardware can run the software then it's all good. Remember, this is not an open source system with lots of choices for flight controllers and confusion about compatability. That's part of the ease of a closed product - the hardware and software are designed to work hand in hand.

[@icp-trek]

I would appreciate if you could review the performance in acro or 3D as i belive the vector calls it. Preferably on a multi rotor.

[@Painless360]

+I.C Productions I'm not planning on looking at that. If you want Acro then go Betaflight, if you want GPS with low cost FCs and similar Acro then look at iNav. See the flight controller comparison video I did recently ;)

[@icp-trek]

None feature reliable tested RTL as the vector.

[@Painless360]

+I.C Productions I think the Ardupilot owners may disagree with you there ;) every system is a compromise and no one FC and firmware are masters of everything. I'll look at acro if I can in this series. Thanks for the idea!

[@EnuffsEnuff318]

Having 5 of these in fixed wings I can attest that this is very reliable technology. Eagletree support is great too.

[@Painless360]

+EnuffsEnuff318 great to hear! I may tap you up for tips! ;)

[@diveflyfish]

Thank you for making this video. What are your thoughts comparing the Vector vs DJI N3/A3 vs iNav? Cheers.

[@bastardgearbest4643]

i cant decide between this naza or pixhawk. It for my AVP i am building. Got to be not to complicated so i think pix out. Is the vector a lot more difficult to set up than the naza ? I am a bit of tech tard you see. *BGB*

[@Painless360]

I've not used the Naza myself but from what I understand it's a lot more closed down. If you want stable flight then both the Pixhawk and Vector are good choices. See my comparison video on them (Google something like 'Pixhawk vector painless360' to find it) for a more in depth look..

[@dmhans22]

Possible to use this fc with the walksnail?

[@Painless360]

Yes, but no osd supported. Happy flying

[@Dudeiculas]

At the moment my vector is powered from the bec in the esc if I plugged a receiver battery into the 5volt backup port would it power the servos and the vector so it would return home if the bec failed

[@Painless360]

Seems so, all covered at the bottom of page 14 of the manual. Best of luck!

[@mabadajo]

Hi, I would like to see how you set up the failsafe, I read the PDF and contacted ET and still don't have enough answers. Everything else works and flys fine and RTH works via a switch. I have placed the taranis in range mode (to reduce the rssi) while flying to see if it would RTH automatically, but it didn't turn around and ET suggested this was a bad idea. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. Mark

[@Painless360]

+maba dajo covered in the next video. Select no pulses as the failsafe on the reciever and connect to the vector using sbus. Then rebind the Rx then ensure that you're got the failsafe configured as Sbus in the GUI and it'll see it. See that next video...

[@Painless360]

+maba dajo sadly with the focus and lack of narration, I can't see what's going on here. Maybe I can cover this in more detail in Alexa video. Stay tuned

[@kevinhill5476]

Hi, just installed a mini vector into a small quad but had to replace one esc how can i calibrate all esc.s in the vector ? tried to in blheli but will not open a com port ? any advise please been head scratching for days ! Thanks.

[@Painless360]

The only thing I know I was at the bottom of page 44 in the manual. It only supports oneshot125 and talks about it there. I contact your supplier for support. Best of luck!

[@kevinhill5476]

thank you

[@TheIntrovertSpeaks]

Thanks for taking the time to do this series and the Pix2.1. I am trying to decide between the two for a wing project I am researching. Do you have any input as which one you would choose?

[@Painless360]

+The Introvert Speaks lots of factors to consider. If you are planning to fly FPV and are happy with basic mission flying then the Vector is a good choice..

[@TheIntrovertSpeaks]

Painless360 I plan to gradually increase the level of difficulty from waypoint planning to complex altitude and heading changes. FPV would be a fun feature but not a necessity. I would like one with ease of integration into camera and fumble control if possible. I think a recon/mapping platform would be the closest way to describe it.

[@Painless360]

+The Introvert Speaks if it's reckon and mapping then it's a Pixhawk.. ardupilot.org/copter/docs/common-3d-mapping.html

[@TheIntrovertSpeaks]

Thanks for all your great work! Looking forward to more.

[@Painless360]

As you asked for it, here is a preview - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2bQpHuDedWih9E :D

[@zimmy1958]

thanks for this series I have had the vector from when it first came out it is a very good system

[@fraserdaly6169]

Can you please include ezuhf set-up with the vector along with sbus on futaba 👍🏻 cheers

[@kywon_m_vlogs1742]

What does the alerter do?

[@Painless360]

Let's you see the status and acts as a lost model alarm too.. www.eagletreesystems.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=154

[@wdavie27]

hiya lee this looks like a very large setup to go in to a quad my friend

[@Painless360]

+William Davie the micro vector is a lot smaller. This larger one is Pixhawk size..

[@wdavie27]

+Painless360 hiya lee yes this one does look a bite of a large setup thanks for that advice my friend will you be doing a build on this setup for the quads it looks like a very good setup for the racing quads lee and may be a big game changer in the hobby

[@brandonwoodford579]

Hello. I. Having so problems. My quad was fine. I went to change see perameters and while in the menu and doing the hole throttle up throttle down. Something happened, o got a of set of beeps, now upon start up the motors flutter at first and smooth out around 1170 on all 4 when before this they we're all even 1060

[@Painless360]

+brandon woodford sounds like an ESC calibration problem. I'd redo it. Details in the Vector manual..Best of luck

[@upperechelon3456]

Excellent as usual. Keep up the good work.

[@_stubee]

Dear Painless, I have enjoyed your videos and learned much of how to put my freestyle quad together and keep it in the air. I am now coming to you with a request for some really specific help with a project I have in mind; I have recently returned to Namibia where I am involved with the collaring and monitoring of wildlife (large carnivores mainly but also elephants and maybe other species in the future). I wish to build a long-range fixed-wing platform capable of carrying a radio-telemetry receiver to accomplish aerial tracking of radio-collared animals. I also would like it to be able to carry a gimbal mounted camera for recording video of the animals in question. If this piques your curiosity then let me know and I will give you my personal work email address that we can communicate more efficiently. If this is not up your street I would appreciate if you have any ideas of others who might be able to help me. Kind regards. Stubee.

[@Painless360]

+stubee this is not something I would regularly involved with. I've worked with others on projects using Pixhawk for survellance/tracking or mapping but nothing using radio collars.. Best of luck!

[@_stubee]

Thanks for such a quick response! I appreciate your honesty and just want to check that you don't know anyone in your network who might have an interest in something like this?

[@Painless360]

+stubee only someone like 3DXR.co.uk...

[@_stubee]

Cheers mate, I'll look them up :)

[@tracibeacer670]

I was lucky to find this....17 views maybe you should upload again?

[@Painless360]

It's not public yet. It will be up on the channel next month. ;)

[@lesbrillants]

how to have rssi with X8R

[@Painless360]

+steve dufour you've not watched the series have you? I cover it... ;)

[@DANHjAM]

Super helpful series, thank you for sharing :)

[@Painless360]

Glad it makes sense, let me know if there are topics I've missed..

[@kamalarunashanthikarunarat4951]

Hi There if you could do a short video. How to set up naze 32 rev6 with futaba R2008SB Reciver. I think much useful video for beginners

[@Painless360]

+kamal arunashanthi karunarathna see the Naze32 series. I wouldn't reccomend using a Naze32 now, the support for them is coming to an end..

[@javieruriel]

I am waiting for the other videos

[@Painless360]

+Frank R. Pilot next video out very soon and the others are in production. Anything constructive you want to see?

[@javieruriel]

Thanks for taking the time, I just have the eagle tree vector and I am setting up the whole thing in my new minitalon plane, so a lot of doubts like how to power up the receiver an the servos, and setting up the return to home feature, thanks in advance, you got a really nice and great videos!

[@Painless360]

+Frank R. Pilot servo and rx power in next video. RTH is easy too, just remember to set the home position before the flight. I'll show this much later in the series. The manual is excellent so it's worth a read, stay tuned!

[@superflanker07]

Thanks for your review

[@th3batfink]

Yay for closed source ;) lol. But seriously, really great to see this.

[@Painless360]

:D Do you fly one of these?

[@th3batfink]

Painless360 Yeah. I have one in a Bix3 that took a turn for the worse last week :( and I'm waiting to maiden my new FX-61 with one if its decent Sunday. Hope they sent you an eagleeyes to go with it! I just built one and was testing it when the Bix decided to freak out when I tested failsafe with transmitter switched off - probably my fault, it'd been rock solid until then. I've only just got into fixed wing so I'm no vector expert, hoping to catch some tips.

[@Painless360]

The Vector team are being very good and providing lots of support so I'm trying to 'bake in' their tips and tricks (most of them are in the Manual to be honest ;) ) into the videos :D

[@biglacy2007]

Painless360 Please get to the fixed wing soon I've had mine for a few weeks and am completely lost (this stuff is new to me)

[@charliespann3967]

Thanks you, Thanks you , Thank you. Pulling my hair out with mine. Nubie.

[@OneTwo-wt8qv]

I'm curious if the cost is worth it over open source. Ill be watching. LOVE www.getfpv.com . cheers !

[@Painless360]

+One Two so far, so impressed. It's not cheap but the very tight hardware and software integration and the excellent support from Eagletree if you get stuck are both things you won't get in the open-source products..

[@johnfaustus1]

Too bad - EagleTree just shuttered after nearly 20years due to COVID.