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Getting your controller connected Sticky

A topic by FPV Freerider created Apr 05, 2016 Views: 161,031 Replies: 317
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Turnigy 9xr Pro Setup on Mac el Capitan - Because it didn't exist completely anywhere else, and I am sure I will forget and need this again.

Frimware = ersky9x-pr219

Radio Setup -> Trainer 0 -> Source -> Jack, Trainer 1 -> Source -> Jack

Model -> Mixer -

  1. CH1 -> Src - Thr - 100
  2. CH2 -> Src - Ail - 100
  3. CH3 -> Src - Ele - 100
  4. Ch4 -> Src - Rud - 100

Protocol - PPM2 = On, Follow = 8CH

Module - On

  1. Proto = PPM = 8CH = 300 uSec, PPM FrLen = 22.5Sec, Drive = OpenDrain, 1st Chan =1, Polarity = Neg

General - Trainer = 1

On my USB dongle it is set to G5-G7 as the others never gave me all the channels or worked properly.

Good luck and have fun, I love this program and it has helped b=me so much I cant even describe it. From noobie to pubie :)

Developer

Thanks for posting the info, I'm sure that will be of help to some people!

one last comment to my previous post. It was working flaky with the above settings and after more troubleshooting I found that with the module out of the back of the tx I needed to start everything up connected and then turn my tx on and then off and then the blue light started flashing and all works every time.

Hi. I got the last version of FPVFreerider and it was working ok but, suddenly, doesn't matter the direction (left or right) I move my "Roll" stick, the quad only turns to one direction (Left) and I didn't do any change on the radio or on the software or even set something different...I noticed something "wrong" in the quad, then I crashed and after that never was ok again. I'm a Taranis 9xd Plus User. Thanks in advance for your help.

I solved the issue adding 50 to the Curve Differential on the Aileron (Roll) stick on my Taranis radio...the problem is that I have no idea what I did...I was just guessing (or even worst: Why it just the problem started if I did nothing before) so, could you please explain to me what here happened? Thanks again. Regards.

Developer

Hi, sorry I missed your post before (didn't realize there was a second page..)

Well, it was strange that the problem just happened suddenly. Don't know why, but I'm glad you found the solution and hopefully it will not appear again (at least now you know what to do :) ) Thanks for sharing the solution!

Hi - I have a FlySky SM600 controller on OS X and it isn't detected in FPVFreerider. Is there some magic to get this to work? Thanks!

Developer

Hi

Do you any movement in the little circles on the calibrations screen? Are you able to use the controller for any other game?

First you need to make sure that your computer is able to use the controller as a joystick. I don't know a Mac myself so I don't really know how to check that. I know some people are using a piece of software called USB Overdrive, which is a universal USB driver. http://www.usboverdrive.com/USBOverdrive/Informati...

You could try that, or hopefully some other Mac user will be able to provide more info.

I have an AT9 controller. When i calibrate no matter what i do both sticks will be backwards (throttle up is down on left stick, move forward is down on right stick). Instead of up on left stick for throttle and up on right stick to move forward. Do you know why that is happening?


Thanks

Developer

If the automatic detection somehow gets it backwards, you could try to simply move the sticks in the opposite direction to what you are supposed to during calibration and see if that helps.

I'v managed to connect my DEVO 7E using Smartpropoplus and vjoy but I have now put Deviation on to the controller which supports USB connections. Looking in Windows 10 Control panel under USB game devices I can calibrate the controller and it all looks great. However when I come to play FPV freerider the calibration does not recognise the stick movements well and on the trim settings the controller sticks are all over the place (off the screen and flick to the top when the stick is moved up). Is it possible that my previous setup using Smartpropoplus have been remembered and are now interfearing with the USB setup. Is there a way to resolve this?

Developer

Yes it might be the case that Smartproplus & vJoy is conflicting with the USB connection. My advise would be to uninstall both Smartpropoplus and vJoy, restart the computer, and see if that helps.

my taranis 9x plus only works sometimes. when i go to calibrate it doesn't do anything sometimes. when i go to check devices on windows 10 it says its connected an working fine but the game wont recognize it. sometime after closing game or restarting computer several times it will recognize it but next time i go to play it will do the same thing. i dont have any other usb devices plugged in except for keyboard and mouse. any ideas? other than that love the sim.

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this is annoying. finnaly got it to work once again and decided to get recharge now it doesn't work again. no circles moving at all. it only works when the game feels like noticing there is a controller plugged in...guess ill continue the annoying close program open program routine.

Developer

Hmm... can't remember hearing any other Taranis user who have had the same issue. Perhaps if there is someone reading this they can chime in.

Did you try to simply connect it to another USB port on your computer?

It sounds like it might be some kind of driver problem (either the computers USB driver or the firmware on the Taranis itself).

I think your right. Keeps giving me errors and only recognizes it some of the time. I've tried deleting driver and reinstalling and updating it but nothing works. I hate computers and I especially hate windows

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i have an eachine i6 controller, does it wok for this game?

Developer (1 edit)

Not familiar with the eachine i6, but if it has a trainer out jack there is a good chance it will work.

Chances are you could use the Smartpropolus method described in the manual and in the Spektrum tips document.

There are also other alternatives, dongles such as:

http://www.banggood.com/22-In-1-USB-Flight-Simulat...

or

http://www.banggood.com/IRangeX-FPV-Wireless-Simul...

Hopefully an owner of the eachine i6 can chime in with some more concrete advice.

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I'm trying to connect my Graupner mx24 to FPV Freerider but it wont connect. Windows 10 shows there is a PPM device connected but when i go through the calibration nothing seems to work I've tried PPM10 PPM12 PPM16 and PPM24 in the transmitter setting.

I have a Devo 7 and using a USB dongle (UP02) to connect the USB to the 3.5mm socket. What am I supposed to do with the .ini file on the first page? I see no description in the manual or this thread where to put it.

Developer

The .ini file is only for Devo 7E, Devo 10, etc.. that is connected directly via USB.

(The classic Devo 7 has no USB port and is not compatible with Deviation).

You can probably use it anyway, either with your USB dongle or by using the Smartproplus method.

Here is a description of that method:


Ah, ok. I have he UP02 usb to stereo connector.

Developer

Not sure if that one works as USB controller cable. I think it is only for firmware updates.

I think you will have more success either with at 3.5mm mono cable along with Smartpropoplus.

Or, with a dongle such as this or this.

Hi, I used the demo version with a logitech controller without any issues. However, now that I try to connect my Protronik PTR6A via the USB-Jack 3,5mm connector, I just get the throttle (on the second dot of the calibration page) and the pitch (on the first dot) to move. Acting on the yaw and the roll of my controller do not show anything on the screen, meaning no dots move. Something that could help solve this is hat on another simulator, the yaw was on the channel 10 and the roll on the 11th. Is there something that could help my solve my problem in the complete version ? thank you for your time. Best regards.

Developer

Hi. I'm not familiar with the Protonik, but on most transmitters it is possible to choose with channel the sticks output to.

So you could possibly try and set the yaw and roll to output to some other channel and see if that helps.

Are you using a USB dongle? If so, you can try and uninstall vJoy and/or Smartpropolus if you have those installed.

If it it still doesn't work with a dongle, you could try the Smartpropoplus method described in the manual (and Spektrum tips document).

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Hi, thank you for your feedback, I am using a mac, therefore the vJoy and Smartpropolus can't be installed.

I am indeed using a USB dongle. According to you, I should change the settings in my controller (channels linked to yaw and roll) instead of on your software ?That would be so much easier if I could choose the channels directly in the game settings like in

Hotprops for example. I am willing to buy your game if I can install my protronik and stop playing with the logitech controller.

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Hello, I just bought the dx6e of spectrum and I wish I had advice to be able to connect to Freerider. Can someone help me. Thank you all. Terry

Developer

If you are are running Freerider on Windows, usually the best method for Spektrum users is the Smartpropoplus method:

You can find some tips in the first post of this thread.

For example have a look at this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk-jpLA-fBw

Is there a transmitter known to work with Freerider on Android 7? I tried a few of those that I found at home, but none of them worked. The device mostly got recognized on the USB level and charging options were shown, but the HID / usbserial / whoknowswhat layer probably didn’t make it through. Some of these devices require USB mode switching (e.g. the one for my Hubsan quadcopters) and for most of them the necessary kernel modules may be simply unavailable on a default Android image. And I don’t want to root this particular phone, so I can’t dig into that too much. Is there a transmitter known to work on Android out-of-the-box? The touchscreen controls are not bad, but I miss self-centering control sticks a lot.

Developer

There are lots of transitters/gamepads that work with Freerider on Android.

It will differ on different devices though. Your device needs to support USB OTG. (Not sure if Android 7 makes any difference, I have no experience with that version myself).

Many people are using their Taranis, Flysky, Devo, xbox360, ps3, or universal usb RC transmitters on android for example.You can search for "freerider android" on youtube and you will probably find some tips.

Just to help anyone having a problem getting controllers to work with FPVFreerider, I present my experience:

I've had a problem getting my Taranis Plus working in FPVFreerider. Basically, Windows sees the controller as a joystick device, and I can see the inputs changing the bars and so on in the Windows Joystick properties smoothly, so the controller works ok.

In FPVFreerider, the controller sticks were being seen either full off or full on, i.e. as if they were a switch. no amount of tinkering with gains of offsets helped.

However, I noticed that I also had another joystick device connected, in this case a 3DConnexion 3D Mouse, so I disabled it in device manager. Now my Taranis works flawlessly in FPVFreerider, with the controller calibration now showing the circles changing smoothly instead of either at the bottom or at the top.

I hope this helps someone else.

Developer (1 edit)

Thank you for sharing the information.

Glad you got it working. Yes, often when more than one joystick/controller is connected at the same time it causes a conflict. (Most often it helps to simply physically unplug it from the computer).

Hi, I'm having a bit of trouble getting my controller to work and I'm hoping for some guidance. I bought a Flysky TM912 USB controller. The game seems to recognize it, and the vertical axes on both sticks work. However, the horizontal axes are not recognized at all on the calibration page of the game. The controller works beautifully....but I can only thrust up and pitch forward and backwards...no roll or yaw. When I go to the controller settings/calibration for the device, I can see that my computer does recognize the inputs from these axes on both sticks but the game doesn't see that at all.

Developer

Two things you can try that are also mentioned in the manual:

- Make sure you don't have any other joysticks/controllers connected, that might cause a conflict.

- Make sure you uninstall vJoy and Smartpropoplus if you have that software on your computer, it installs a driver that messes with things.

This is the behavior I get when I simply plug in the controller and have nothing else connected and vJoy is not installed. I believe Smartpropplus doesn't apply to my controller, it's only for controllers that plug in through an audio cable isn't it? I read through the manual before posting on here and didn't see anything on there that could help. I was hoping you someone on here might have some piece of advice.

Hello,

First of all, thank you for this simulator. I use it on my Android smartphone.

Now I'd like to be able to use it on my PC with the transmitter of my quadcopter.

I bought a H501S from Hubsan, and I would like to know if it is possible to connect the H901A H501S-15 and if so, how to make the connection (cable and software to buy)

If not, what low-cost transmitter do you recommend?

Thanks in advance.

Thierry.

Developer (2 edits)

Thank you, glad you find it useful.

Your transmitter usually needs a USB out port, or a 3.5mm trainer out port. I don't think that hubsan transmitter has either of those, you will have to check.

Some people are using USB RC trainer dummys such as this:

http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-Httpwww_banggood...

(Not sure if that will work on your computer though).

If you want to use a real transmitter that you can also use for actualy flying the Devo 7E is one of the cheapest alternatives:

http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-Walkera-Devo-7E-...

(You should know that it doesn't have long range unless you mod it though. The Devo 10 is better in every way in my opinion, but cost twice as much).

The flysky fs-i6 is even cheaper. There are many other alternatives too, my suggestion will have to be to look around and see what suits you best. Also make sure that the one you choose will work on your setup. For some you will need an ordinary USB cable, for some a USB dongle, for others a standard 3.5 mono audio cable works best. For some a wireless receiver such as this is the best alternative.


If you want to spend a bit more money on the hobby, and are thinking a bit more long-term, a lot of people are recommending the Frsky Taranis.

Thank you very much for this fully reply.

I will definitely buy the FrSky transmitter.

I down loaded it after i bought it and it still says it is in demo mode, can anyone help me.. Please

You downloaded the demo version again...

To download your purchased full version of the simulator follow these steps:

  1. click on the V symbol next to your nickname in the upper-right corner of the page
  2. click on "My Purchases"
  3. download the full version from there

Hi

I've got Turnigy Evolution connected over USB but can't get YAW to work in fpvfreerider recharged.

Yaw works in all other sims, and is recognized in windows 10 joystick as X rotation.

The controller introduces itself to windows as HK-MT6 emulator.

Is there something I am missing?

Developer

Here are some suggestions:

- Make sure you don't have any other joysticks/controllers connected, that might cause a conflict.

- If connecting via USB, make sure you uninstall vJoy and Smartpropoplus if you have them. Their driver messes with things when connecting via USB.

- Make sure you have "Heli" selected as model type on your radio. ("Plane" generally doesn't work very well).

- Perhaps you can remap the yaw output channel (in the menu of the transmitter) so that it sends to another channel.

Sry, I realy searched for a hint - but I seems to be I'm to stupid to get a flysky fs-i6 working with your simulator.

I bought this cable: http://www.banggood.com/FlySky-Data-Cable-USB-Down...

Is this wrong??

Developer (2 edits)

The one you linked to seem to be a data cable (for updating the transmitters firmware).

You need a universal USB simulator dongle such as this, or, if the transmitter has a 3.5mm trainer port you can use a standard 3.5mm mono audio cable.

In case you have a spare receiver this wireless simulator dongle is another alternative.

(As always, there is no way that I can guarantee that the suggested products works with your particular setup, the only way to know for sure is to try it yourself)

Hi there,

I have some issues with the Taranis on the mac. The Taranis both works on the FPV Freerider demo + the Recharged demo, but doesn't work on the full version of FVP Freerider itself. The stick input isn't coming through. I tried the fix from a video linked in the first post, but itjust doesn't work with the full version?!

Developer

That's weird, the input method for the demo and full version is exactly the same, so it should work. Perhaps you could try restaring your computer, and run the full version before you try the demo, just to be sure that the demo isn't still lingering in memory and somehow interfering with the input on the full version.

Do you see no input whatsoever when you go through the "calibrate contoller" procedure in the full version?

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Demo works fine but bought version crashes. Using Vista :(..... but the demo is fine.

The report window asks me to send the crash file to the developer.

Developer

You can email the "output_log.txt" (and "crash.dmp") file to fpvfreerider@gmail.com and I will have a look at it.

Does the full version start at all, do you get to the main menu?

Might have to do with the graphics or soundcard drivers, but if the demo is working the full version should to since they are basically the same.

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