Rx problem, lights on but nobody’s home

[Squiggle]

His esc's were receiving pitch and yaw commands

Correct & also, my fc & esc’s are AOI, there is no signal wire

Try not to get discouraged @Squiggle, any one of 20 or so things not set properly and.... you know. We have all been through it. It all comes together and gets easier, just takes a while

Thanks @VirtueViolater, I’m not getting discouraged, just frustrated..............& impatient, lol. I’ve had trouble like this before so I completely understand, when brushless stuff first come out I had a devil of a time programming the first one I bought for my planes. That was back when the tx inputs were used to setup the controllers, nothing was a simple USB connection. I had to do a few commands with the throttle to get the esc’s into program mode & then adjust & count the beeps, those were the days, hahaha.

 

[VirtueViolater]

Sounds like maybe you have accidentally changed a throttle setting in your transmitter? Possibly endpoints?

 

[Squiggle]

Sounds like maybe you have accidentally change a throttle setting in your transmitter? Possibly endpoints?

I did adjust the endpoints to 1000 & 2000 as suggested, what else could I have done?

 

[VirtueViolater]

I did adjust the endpoints to 1000 & 2000 as suggested, what else could I have done?

Was the throttle bar moving in BF?
Also, have you put props on it and tried it? (out side of course)
They act really weird with props off

 

[Squiggle]

Was the throttle bar moving in BF?
Also, have you put props on it and tried it? (out side of course)
They act really weird with props off

Yes & yes, still no joy.

So the fc is receiving the throttle signal, just not getting to the motors

 

[VirtueViolater]

Weird that its just the throttle input, does't sound right. Gotta be a bad FC/ESC, my best guess
So... everything works (as far as the bars in betaflight) when you pitch roll etc, the corresponding bar moves?

 

[VirtueViolater]

I did adjust the endpoints to 1000 & 2000 as suggested, what else could I have done?

Try using 990, a little less than 1000, may work

 

[Squiggle]

Weird that its just the throttle input, does't sound right. Gotta be a bad FC/ESC, my best guess
So... everything works (as far as the bars in betaflight) when you pitch roll etc, the corresponding bar moves?

I really hope that’s not the case.

Yeah all moves normally.

Try using 990, a little less than 1000, may work

I tried that last night & still nothing.

 

[VirtueViolater]

What aio is it?
It could possibly be a splash (or tiny speck) of solder shorting a trace on the board somewhere, something like that, or a bad board

 

[Squiggle]

What aio is it?
It could possibly be a splash (or tiny speck) of solder shorting a trace on the board somewhere, something like that, or a bad board

It’s a Racerstar StarF3S

I’ll have a look when I get home from work. I was pretty careful about that but it sounds like a possibility

Also, I’ve tried to flash the board but it keeps saying the port connection failed & then I can’t reconnect, I have to unplug the quad & plug it back in to reconnect

 

[Squiggle]

So I’ve ordered another board & it will be here in a week or two. Let’s see if that’s the problem.

 

[Squiggle]

Well, I bought a new FC unit & managed to flash both the FC & the ESCs, put it in the quad & the motors spun backwards same as last time, but this time I reversed them in BL_HELI configurator. So everything was going to plan until I hit the throttle after disconnecting from betaflight, STILL NOTHING!! I don’t know what to do now, I’ve replaced everything except the TX & the chassis & still no throttle response. I’ve emailed Racerstar about 4 or 5 times & not getting any response from them, which is seriously p***ing me off! I’m trying to stay positive but I am so close to throwing the thing against the wall & walking away, lucky I have my E010S to keep me focused & not loosing my s**t.

Please, can anyone help me figure this out, it can’t be that hard, I must be missing something.

I got this unit cause the dude from UAVFutures said it was very easy to setup, boy was he wrong, I’ve got a habit of making simple things incredibly hard, lol.

 

[VirtueViolater]

When you plug your battery in, do any lights come on on your fc?

 

[Squiggle]

Yep, a green one & a red one, & there’s some beeps when I plug in the battery too.

 

[VirtueViolater]

Have you assigned arm to a switch?

 

[Squiggle]

Yes & it still does what the other board did, when I arm it the motors spin slowly & then rev when I move the yaw, pitch & roll controls, just nothing when I move the throttle control.

Even if I choose ONESHOT, MULTISHOT or DSHOT, same result, all other controls respond except throttle.

 

[VirtueViolater]

It does this with props on? I't may be the throttle stick on your transmitter?
Doe's the trottle bar move in BF when testing?

 

[Squiggle]

Same with props on & it can’t be the TX cause it’s fine for my E010S whoop. Everything works fine in betaflight, bars move as they should.

 

[Squiggle]

Awesome news, I got the quad working!! YAY!!!

I deleted the old model on my TX & created a new one, re-entered all the values & adjust everything back to where it was before & everything worked. It armed, I’ve got throttle & she is a weapon, omg it’s fast! Thanks everyone for all your help, you guys have no idea how much I appreciate it.