The video does not spend much time here, because the settings will vary depending on your particular setup. This page is where you tell INAV what type of peripherals you are using and where it is connected on your FC. Don’t forget to Save and reboot after making your changes. Make sure that everything is working correctly in the Receiver page before changing anything here. For example, if we have a model with elevons or a V-tail one of the servos will need to be reversed for it to function correctly. This is where we reverse servos if need be. The part we will use the most is the Reverse column. There is also the Rate (%) column, which changes the total throw of the servo, like traditional transmitter rates. This section is where we can adjust the end and mid points of the servo if we need to. But a lot of the information still holds true for this section. The ESC will beep, then do the normal startup beeps. When the ESC stops playing a little tune, lower the master throttle to all the way down. Disconnect your battery, Enable motor outputs, and slider the master throttle to 100%. While we’re here, we can calibrate our ESC. You don’t need to disable all the safety features so that you can arm and use the throttle on your transmitter, this is enough.ĭon’t forget to Save and reboot after making your changes. If the motors spin up, you know they are working. After that you can raise the motor slider to power your motor(s). With the propeller off and a battery connected, click the switch to Enable motor control. We can use the Motors section to test our motor is connected and working. But some motors, for example inrunners, have a different number of poles. In most cases, the motors we fly with have 14 poles. This is the number of magnets inside the motor. You can set this as low as possible before the motor starts to stutter.Īnother option that is here, that most of the time we don’t need to worry about it the Number of motor poles. This is the percentage of throttle that the motor will engage. This will stop propellers spinning when the throttle is low and save fingers. It’s the setting with the big, red box above it. An important setting in particular to make sure is enabled is Stop motors on low throttle. However, digital servos can run faster refresh rates, check with the manufacturer. In most cases, it should be left at 50Hz. You can also change the Servo refresh rate here. Select the corresponding ESC protocol and ESC refresh rate for your ESC. Make sure that Enable motor and servo output is enabled. We can correct this with pitch offset on the flight controller during test flights. When you get to your first flight and notice that the plane tends to nose down in the self levelling modes (Angle and Horizon), this is normal. Therefore, most planes can benefit from a nose up attitude of a few degrees. Don’t forget to save and reboot.Ī common problem for planes is that true level flight will have the tendency to push the nose down. It may be helpful to use a box for the side positions, and the underside of the table for the upside down position. Then move the flight controller on to the each axis and click the button each time, to record that level. So, click the button again to record the first position. You’ll find that the first time you click the Calibrate Accelerometer button, it pops up a warning. Set the board on a table or other flat surface and record the first position. It’s recommended not to calibrate when its in the plane, thought it can still be done. Ideally, don’t have the board in the plane to perform this step. This page is where you teach your flight controller its level position all the different axis.

The information about INAV changes from time to time. Please let me (Steve Schlesinger, INAV Fixed Wing Facebook Group admin) know of any changes or things that need addressing. Ultimately, our goal is to get you up and running with INAV as quickly as possible, with the least amount of problems. This document started from notes that Georgios Ntanas (a group member) made from watching Paweł Spychalski’s videos on INAV. Paweł is an INAV developer and a group member. Thank you also to Leslie Wr (yet another group member) for bringing this document to our attention. To clarify I wanted to modify the document to highlight the sections people seem to struggle with the most.

There are things you should know before working with your flight controller. If this is your first time reading this document, please go to it now. This covers things you need to know about INAV, upfront, before you dive in. We have a “Getting Started with INAV” document. This INAV Fixed Wing setup guide is an overview of the features in configurator that you need to set.

Master reboot airplane level