Inav Coming Soon!!!

[Stambo]

Hmm, ok I am thinking outside the box here but with 2 switches in combination you have potentially 4 positions.
Thinking in binary you have the following combinations.
00
01
10
11
I think you can manipulate inav to require 2 switch positions, I will experiment and report back.
I think inav can also use stick arming although it is not recommended.

[Derek]

I've done some searching and I found out that my Corona receivers can do PPM. I've been flying these receivers for a few years now and I never knew that, lol. I'm so behind in the times. I'm doing some searching for an older 8 or 9 channel Futaba or JR transmitter. If I can find one for a decent price, my receivers should bind without trouble. If I can't find a new 72mhz transmitter, I'm considering selling my Fossil's Gravity 250 with FPV (it's the quad that I fly the least) to fund a new Taranis. The Taranis, with SBUS, would then solve all my FPV needs.

[Stambo]

Taranis certainly makes things much easier once you get to grips with the firmware and there are many long range modules that plug straight in the back.
Like the TBS Crossfire you mentioned.

I had a play with inav, you can use 2 switches but either one will turn on the function rather than needing both so you are stuck with controlling only 2 functions.
RTH on one switch and passthrough/horizon on the other.
Or you could just set the failsafe to RTH then turn off the tx.
That would leave the second switch free for another function.

[Derek]

Well....for the time being, i have found a new Spektrum rx that im interested in. Its the AR7700 with remote satellite rx. Its a cool rx that does PPM and Serialrx and its a Full Range rx. Im gonna get one and use the Serialrx feature because ita suppose to be faster than PPM and still allows me to use all 8 channels on my DX8. I'll see about picking up some overtime so that i can get the Special Edition Taranis with the upgraded gimbals. I'll just have to pick your brain, Stambo, at a later date for suitable recievers and tx modules.

[Derek]

Hey guys! Until i can fund a new Taranis and l9r rx, i bought a Spektrum 7700 rx with satellite rx. This is a full range rx with PPM and SRXL (serialrx). Ive read, on the Spektrum site, that a serialrx is faster than PPM. If i set up the receiver for serialrx, can i just run a female to female servo extension from the SRXL port on the rx to the SBUS/PPM pins on the fc?

[Stambo]

Not sure if you can use it but there is a dedicated DSM2 port on the board.

[Derek]

yes, I see that port but I want to use the AR7700 rx and the satellite rx, too. If I use that port, won't that limit me to just the satellite rx?

[Stambo]

Not sure, being an FrSky user I have not really looked in to it.
Your AR7700 does PPM, why not just use that?
As far as speed is concerned, sure serial is faster, but even PPM is overkill for fixed wing.
Let's face it, we have been happy with PWM and multiple wires for years and PPM is much faster than that.
The lust for speed comes from super fast reaction times needed for miniquad racing.

The satellite plugs straight into the AR7700 right?

[Derek]

yeah...you're right. PPM will work, just fine! I'm going through some setup videos right now. Hoping to get the soldering iron out real soon and start soldering pins but I'm gonna get the board flashed and go through as much setup as I can without needing the pins soldered in.

[Derek]

Ya know....you'd think that "one of these day" I'd remember how to do this.

Trying to get my Omnibus F4 v1 flashed with Inav and connected to the Inav GUI. As best as I can tell, I did get Inav flashed to the board but the port number doesn't show up at the top of the Inav GUI screen. When I go into Device Managers, there isn't a "Ports" option. When I connect my Shuriken 180 to the laptop, I can see that there is a "Ports" option and I can click on it and it tells me that the board, in the 180, is using Port 3. I don't get that option when my Omnibus is plugged in. I've updated the VCP and STM drivers, at least I think I did. I downloaded them, used WinZip to unzip the files, clicked on them and went through an "install" process.

I even restarted my laptop.

With the board in "DFU" mode, I did use Zadig to install the proper drivers.....again, at least I think I did. It said "successful"

[Derek]

i've tried downloading ImpulseRC Driver Fixer and ReflexRC driver fixer and both were removed by my antivirus. I've gone into the settings of the antivirus and tried to make an exception for both driver fixers. I tried to download and install those fixers again and they were, again, removed by the antivirus. I'm super bummed!!!

[Derek]

I was finally able to get the ImpulseRC Driver Fixer on my Laptop because someone had left a Dropbox link for it on RC Groups. Although I was thankful that I was able to get the ImpulseRC Driver Fixer and it ran it's process and said "Successful" after it's process, I still don't have a COM Port for the Omnibus board in my Device Manager, so I still can't connect to the Inav GUI.

Does anyone have any thoughts or ideas?

[Stambo]

Try flashing Betaflight Derek.

[Derek]

Finally....some good news! Unfortunately, I'm not fully sure of what I did to get this result but....I can now get the Omnibus board to connect to the Inav GUI on my desktop PC. I still can't get the board to connect to the Inav GUI on my laptop. Now, my PC is a Windows7 machine. My laptop is a Windows10 machine. I don't know if this makes a difference but....at least I can progress with the setup on the board and get some pins soldered on, GPS installed, and more.

[Graham Lawrie]

Loads of issues with Windows 10 Derek, i had it with Naza on 10:)

[Stambo]

Excellent news Derek.
I have heard of others having Win10 issues, I still run 7.
Now that you mention it, I think I had to unplug mine and restart the configurator and Chrome before it would connect.
I have mine set up and pretty much ready to go except for the GPS, I am still waiting for my little plugs from China.

EDIT
Just after I posted this, a courier turned up with a package for me, my plugs are here, time for GPS hookup.

[Derek]

That's cool, man! I'm thinking about taking my laptop into the PC shop because there are some things that happen that I don't like and I don't know how to make the changes. And, to be honest, I may just have them put Windows7 on my laptop. I remember when I was trying to setup that KISS FC, it's a known problem that the KISS FC doesn't work on Windows10 machines but works on Windows7 machines just fine. I'm going to want my laptop, in the field with me, for programming....so I'm thinking Windows7 is the way to go.

Nonetheless, I'm glad that I was able to FINALLY get the Omnibus FC to connect to the GUI on my PC (Windows7). Now, I can begin my own setup and actually start documenting my progress. I have a new Spektrum rx. I bought 20 feet of new black, red, white servo wire so that I can, hopefully, clean up the wiring mess that currently in my 49" wing.

[Stambo]

GPS is wired, hooked up and working, older style M6N but still got 9 sats on my deck in less than a minute.
Now I just gotta hook up the FPV gear and work on the OSD.
I may end up installing it this weekend.

[Derek]

OOOOOOOOOO, things just got REAL!!!

I finally found a Youtube video that went step by step and I actually understood what the guy was doing (for the most part) and now I am able to connect my Windows10 laptop to my Omnibus F4 board. OUTSTANDING!!!

now it's time to get the receiver bound to the DX8, connect the GPS and receiver to the board and I can start messing with the settings. Damn I'm excited now!!!

It's a shame that the colder weather is well on its way but I tell you what....when this thing is all set up, as long as it's not raining, I will take the wing out for the maiden flight.

[Graham Lawrie]

Its always good to do a separate thread and link to the video Derek if anyone else has a similar issue:)