Get the correct CP210x USB drivers for your system from Silicon Labs and install it.ESC’s can be configured to sound a beacon if they sit idle for 10min (or whatever you set it to). Programmable with BLHeliSuite after it’s been flashed.It makes the quad more responsive and have a more locked in feeling also.
In my experience it greatly reduces oscillations while decelerating and dropping altitude. This makes the quad much more responsive. Damping light is like electronic brakes on the motor. Without Damping Light, the motors will slow down by themselves with the drag of the props. This is when the ESCs send a signal to slow down the motor while speeding up the motor on the other side. The biggest advantage of BlHeli over SimonK is Dampened Light and Active free wheel. The best part about BlHeli is that it’s highly customizable AFTER it’s been flashed.
Basically a set of instructions that tells the ESC how to process the info coming from the flight controller. Then select “Load Firmware Local”īlHeli and SimonK are ESC (electronic speed controller) firmware. Sometimes the firmware fails to load online you can download the firmware here.Select “Load Firmware Online” and hit “Flash Firmware”.In Cleanflight in the “Firmware Flasher”, select the most current stable firmware for your flight controller in the drop down menu.Connect the flight controller to the computer.
Ensure the correct serial port is selected. Connect the flight controller board to the PC.If this is the first time Cleanflight is flashed to the board, tick the “Full Chip Erase” checkbox.When upgrading review all release notes since your current firmware. IMPORTANT: Read and understand the release notes that are displayed.Click on the “Choose a Firmware / Board” dropdown menu, and select the latest stable version for your flight controller.Make sure you have internet connectivity and click on the “Load Firmware ” button.
Click on “Disconnect” if the configurator connected to the board automatically.Connect the flight controller to the PC.Make sure you have the Cleanflight Configurator installed, then: The configurator does not yet support all boards, so please check the documentation corresponding to your board before proceeding. This is a generic procedure to flash a board using the configurator.