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A topic by FPV Freerider created Apr 05, 2016 Views: 161,790 Replies: 317
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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago (30 edits) (+5)(-4)

There are many types of controllers/dongles/cables that can be used with FPV Freerider.

Most modern RC radios can simply be connected via USB. Make sure you choose Joystick emulation / USB HID as connection method (not mass storage).

Controllers that have been succesfully used include FrSKY Taranis, Spektrum, Devo, Turnigy, Flysky, Jumper, Radiomaster, Eachine, Detrum, Graupner and Futaba RC radios, Realflight and Esky USB Controllers, Xbox, Playstation and Logitech gamepads.

There are some general advice in the user manual:

FPV Freerider user manual


The FrSky Taranis and similar radios generally works connected directly via USB. 

(In older versions of FPV Freerider you needed to edit the endpoints on your Frsky radio to get it calibrated correctly on Windows. In the newer versions this is no longer be necessary, in fact it is better to simply use a default model setup on your radio).


Older Spektrum radios generally works best connected via a standard 3.5mm mono audio cable. See this document for more info:

Spektrum tips

(The tips in that document can also be useful for other similar radios connected via audio cable)


The Devo 7E/Devo 10 and other radios running DeviationTX seems to most often work fine with the stock .ini file on MacOS and Android. Select "USBHID" as protocol in the model setup. You may need to select "Re-Init" once connected via USB.

On Windows you may need to set up the endpoints. Here is a custom model ini file that you can try:

Devo model file



Here are some tutorial videos that may be of help:

(Note that some of these videos might be obsolete since the input system of Freerider has been updated. You might find more up-to-date information by searching on Youtube).

Taranis (MacOS)

Taranis (MacOS)

Taranis (MacOS) (german)

Most transmitters (Smartpropoplus) (Windows)

Jumper T16 (Windows)

Jumper T8SG (Windows) (日本語)

Jumper radios (Android)

Devo 7E/Devo 10 and similar directly via USB (Deviation) (Windows)

Devo 7E/Devo 10 and similar directly via USB (Deviation) (MacOS)

Devo 7E/Devo 10 and similar directly via USB (Deviation) (Android)

Devo 7 and most other transmitters (Smartpropolus) (Windows)

Spektrum and other transmitters (Smartpropolus) (Windows)

Flysky (MacOS)

Turnigy i10 (Windows)

Turnigy 9X (Windows)

Gavin 6A using Detrum simulator dongle (Windows)

Any radio, connected through your quadcopter (Windows)

Taranis Q X7 (Android)

Radiolink T8S (Android)

(This is just a small collection of videos, there are many more tutorials that can be found).


Known incompatible devices:

The HobbyKing 6ch flight simulator USB controller is known to not work with the sim.

The Phoenix proprietary dongle only works with Phoenix.

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falerte8 years ago(+1)

I was using my futaba and it was working on the first freerider version. Since I installed the freerider recharged version, my controller doesnt work anymore on both version. What is going on and what should I do to fix it ? Thanks

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago (2 edits) (-1)

Have you tried recalibrating? (That is, to go through the Calibrate Controller procedure found in the main menu).

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empbac8 years ago

Same with my Taranis X9D. I've gone through the calibration procedure in the new Recharged version about 10 times and I can't get it to complete successfully. Sometimes one stick or the other swings the circle on the screen way past the edges of its box to either side and the other axis on that stick doesn't register at all. Sometimes it seems to work okay and right at the end the pitch overwrites the input for the roll and it says "DONE!" But there's an axis missing every time. The whole procedure seems buggy.

Thanks for your work on the new version. The graphics look great... but I can't do much with them without my roll axis. :)

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falerte8 years ago

Same here !

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago

If the automatic stick detection selects the wrong channel, you can try clicking on the circle that you see is the right one. (That is, one of the little circles on the calibration screen).

Recharged uses the exact same calibration procedure as the original version btw, so it's strange indeed...

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empbac8 years ago

"If the automatic stick detection selects the wrong channel, you can try clicking on the circle that you see is the right one. (That is, one of the little circles on the calibration screen)."

I've been trying this and I still can't get it to work, I'm also doing this on the new version you just put out.

Yaw and throttle works fine. The next circle is roll, and the arrow shows the right stick to the left, as it should. However, my pitch channel moves this third circle, not my roll. Still wouldn't be a big deal here as I could always swap my roll and pitch channels on the Taranis. If I move my pitch up and hit OK it is saved as roll and the roll turns green; finally, when it asks for pitch (4th position), my roll channel acts like a two-position switch, when I move it left it activates the 4th circle to the top, but there is no in-between range. I press OK when it's in the high (bright white) position and the circle does not update -- it's still a gray circle, yet the wizard moves on, and he channel is not recognized in the final test screen.

After I switched pitch with roll in the Taranis I noticed that the third circle showed properly, but also acted like a 2-position switch. And when it was in the high position (bight white circle) I pressed OK and nothing happened and the wizard moved on. Then the same happened with pitch -- it acted like a 2-position switch, and after I finished the calibration both axes were inactive.

It seems that for some reason some channels are being read as a two-position switch, or something has changed in the way we're supposed to configure the transmitter. This happens consistently on the roll channel.

This all worked with legacy Freerider... I don't know what's causing it, but I've done my best to explain the issue I'm seeing.

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empbac8 years ago

And if I click on a circle directly it seems to work unless it's the third or fourth, in which case it skips to the next screen in the wizard without allowing me to set an input.

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SewageJoe8 years ago

Hey Guys,

Similar Problem here with getting my Taranis X9D to calibrate. Worked flawlessly before but now my throttle control seems to be bugging out. It will only detect inputs on the upper and lower end of the throttle, basically either full throttle or no throttle. In calibration, I'm not able to center the throttle stick, all other inputs calibrate just fine. For whats it worth, the level inputs on the Taranis display fine in Channel Monitor with 0 to 100 for throttle, and 50 as the mid point for all other channels. I'm using the same profile that worked not 2 months ago in Legacy Freerider. Not sure if its something on my end with the Taranius, but any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

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empbac8 years ago

I'll let you TeamViewer in if you want to see what I'm talking about.

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falerte8 years ago

Yes I did it severa time.. Can have my throttle working.. Its like its doesnt recognize yaw and throttle separately. Roll and pitch work fine tho.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago(-1)

If the automatic stick detection selects the wrong channel, you can try clicking on the circle that you see is the right one. (That is, one of the little circles on the calibration screen).

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Strief6 years ago (1 edit)

having this same issue - latest osx build - calibration is just awful.  seems to assign the yaw incorrectly and so some sticks work, others don't.  my current models worked perfectly.  seems to be an issue just on OSX

Edit:  Clicking the circles is the only way to get this working on a new macbook.  Was using a model that previously worked connecting to a windows install.

Note:  one issue I am still having is that FPV freerider takes a moment to detect the sticks are centered instead having them all at min range.   So  you can get it working in calbration by just wiggling the sticks - they will center out.  You must do this during calibration and before each takeoff in the sim.

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FLAWLESSKRUSH8 years ago

Please help. I got my XBOX One controller connected and I can play the game, but all my controls are inverse! I go through the custom calibration and everything, but still reveresed. Is there not a way to change this in the game somewhow? It's killing me being this close to playing properly

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago

Try to simply pull the stick in the other direction than what you are supposed to. That should reverse it.

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FLAWLESSKRUSH8 years ago

Unfortunately that doesnt solve the issue. I just tried that. ITs only inverse on the left right stick movements, not up/down which is odd

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago

So if you pull the stick in the opposite direction to what is shown when calibrating left/right,

and in the correct direction as shown when calibrating up/down, does that work?

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FLAWLESSKRUSH8 years ago

I get the logic behind it, but it doesnt matter what I do, I cant get all to be in the correct direction. I have calibrated the same way several times in a row, and each time get a different result. Like it doesnt make sense. example: left stick says up, I push up; right stick says up, I push up. Then afterwards one stick goes up, and the other goes down. Then another calibration cycle they both go up, or sometimes they go down. It's real odd and I dont think it's user error. Should I re install?

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FLAWLESSKRUSH8 years ago

nevermind, I figured it out lol thanks, works great and bought the full version. Now just need to try and get my Radiolink to work, I think it will be better than my XBOX One controller. Good practice tho

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petivel7 years ago

my xbox usb 360 controller works fine

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FLAWLESSKRUSH8 years ago

I also have a Radiolink AT9, got the proper drivers for Windows 10, but doesn't seem to be working at all in Freerunner, any advice on how to get that setup as I would rather use my AT9 than an XBOX controller...Thanks

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago

Most people generally have success using a 22-in-1 universal flight simulator dongle or similar. Don't know if it works with the Radiolink AT9 though. If it has a standard 3.5mm trainer port you could try to use that one as described in the manual.

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Atonimo8 years ago

can someone help me get my ps3 controller to work? thanks

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago

Are you able to move some of the circles on the calibration screen up and down using the analog sticks?

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Atonimo8 years ago(+1)
No I get nothing.I downloaded the other files that were suggested on other sites to get the ps3 controller to work but I don't know anything about computers so I don't know what to do next.I'm using a PC with Windows 10 if that helps.I also have a radiolink at9 is there a cord that I can use to make that work? Thanks
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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago(+1)

If you installed Smartpropolus and/or vJoy you could try uninstalling that, it might cause a conflict. Also, make sure you don't have any other joysticks/controllers connected, that might cause a conflict.

As for the AT9 - most people generally have success using a 22-in-1 universal flight simulator dongle or similar when connecting the radios. Don't know if it works with the Radiolink AT9 though. If it has a standard 3.5mm trainer port you could try to use that one as described in the manual

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papaiatis8 years ago

Hi! I would like to suggest to extend the Controller Calibration process by not only asking for moving each stick to one end but to both ends. That case the software could detect the entire working interval of each stick and automatically set Trim and Scale. I always having a hard time calibrating both my controller and FPV freerider to work good together.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago (1 edit)

Yes, I will keep that in mind and possibly change the calibration in some future update.

It's very hard though since every single controller/transmitter/radio gives different output, along with all the different dongles/cables etc. and operating system that there is. So often it is unavoidable to do some manual setting up on the radio itself anyway.

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Atonimo8 years ago

thanks but it does not detect any movement at all on the calibration.any cheap easy to use controllers that someone can suggest? Thanks

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sabshire8 years ago

So I have a Devo 7 (uses the 3.5mm audio plug), and I have a Mac. What do I need to get this connected? I'm sure I need some sort of 3.5mm audio plug to USB conversion, but not sure which one. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago

Generally most people have luck using a "22-in-1" universal flight simulator USB dongle.

You can have a look at this for some hints and tips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIoECPKLJ-4

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blacklion798 years ago

I have some old 4 channel controller connected via (again, old) ATMega64-based USB "dongle" (really, it is embedded into controller case, so not exactly dongle). It shows at Windows as standard joystick (without any 3rd party drivers), but with unusual channel mapping (I don't know why): Throttle (left hand, vertical) is "X Axis", Yaw (left hand, horizontal) is "Rudder", Pitch (right hand, vertical) is "Y Axis" and Roll (right hand, horizontal) is "Throttle" according to windows standard "Game controller properties / Test".

I'm trying Demo and it doesn't see any channels but "Throttle" (left hand, vertical) which it maps to "Yaw" and show complete garbage, even draw circle out of big square (it can not be trimmed right). So, my controller is unusable :(

Basically it is dumb old full-analog FM controller, it doesn't have any mixers, channel maps or any other settings you could find in modern digital controllers.

Could it be used with FPV Freerider with some software channel remapping? I'm using it successfully with Aerofly Deluxe fixed wing / heli simulator.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper8 years ago

You could try vJoy but I don't know if it will help at all.

http://vjoystick.sourceforge.net/site/

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wannabefpv7 years ago

First off, FreeRider is awesome! I have it on my tablet and have installed it on my windows 10. I can not get either of my controllers to work with the game, I have a devo-10 and a sprektrum dx6. I have tried using the usb and audio cable, I have downloaded smartpropoplus and it won't recognize either controller. I have also taken it to a computer repair shop and they couldn't get anywhere with it either.

At this point I would be happy to buy a cheap usb flight simulator controller if you can recommend one that you would know would work with windows 10 and freerider.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago (2 edits)

Thanks!

If you have Deviation installed on the Devo 10 you should be able to just connect it straight via USB, using the model file that is mentioned in the manual. (You might have to uninstall smartproplus for that to work)

The Spektrum should work with a mono audio cable and smartproplus. There are some videos and documents in the first post which might be of help.

I know several people including myself have successfully used a cheap old 4 channel Esky usb controller such as this


but I don't know if you can still get one of those. (The 6 channel HobbyKing variant is known to -not- work with Freerider).

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MrScotte7 years ago

I just purchased the RC TECH DYNAM 6 Channel USB. Freerider callibration does not see it. Any suiggestions on how to get it to work? It does work with RDS PreAlpha but not real smooth (I think it's the sim and not the controller. FreeRider received so many good reviews I was hoping it would work so I went ahead and purchased it. Now I've got nothing.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/321894835341?_trksid=p2057...


HELP!


MrScotte

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Campbell257 years ago

I too have a Devo10 and had issues getting it to work initially.


Use the model file that is included in the instructions above.
Your model freq will be USBHID.
This should get the computer to acknowledge your xmitter and let you get it set up.

One thing I did notice though was a hinky connection. Windows would continually tell me "USB Device Not Recognized" (Or malfunctioned) ... Once I got Windows straightened out, all went better.


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Rzar7 years ago

I have a DX6. Did you ever get it to work?

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ElectriSean7 years ago

I'm having problems getting either of my controllers working with SmartPropoPlus/vjoy. Both appear to be working properly in Smartpropoplus, but in FPV Freerider the throttle and roll channels are ignored on the Spektrum DX9, and the roll and pitch channels are ignored on the Tactic TTX610. Anything I can try?

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

You can keep an eye on the little circles on the calibration screen. If you are able to move four of the circles individually with the sticks you should be fine. If the automatic stick detection selects the wrong circle, you can click on the one that you see is the correct one (instead of clicking "ok").

If you are not able to move four of the circles individually you might try to remap the channels to another output in the menu of the radio itself.

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ElectriSean7 years ago

Re-mapping the channels worked perfectly, thanks :)

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

I'm glad to hear that!

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FPVDUBE7 years ago

Hi there,

I just got the Orange DRX transmitter from hobbyking with the simulator dongle package, and cannot get it to work/recognize it for free rider. I am running the latest Mac OSX as well. Just wondering if anyone knows if it is possible to use this with fpv freerider and if not, other simulators that would work!???

cheers

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

You might find some useful info among the Spektrum hints and tips posted in this thread.

You could also try and email HobbyKing and see if they have some ideas.

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kowabunga6 years ago

Did you manage to get this working? have the same issue.

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Andymid7 years ago (1 edit)

FYI, with a Turnigy 9X on Mac with Wireless 9 in1 Simulator Adapter (http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__52145__...) works fine set up like this:

1) USB to SIM box does NOT requiere (or work with) a Rx - just connect red SIM box via USB to computer the only way possible

2) set SIM box switch to "Wire", and connect audio cable from SIM box to Tx - REMOVE Tx module from Tx (or place some paper behind it and tape in place!)

3) I've found 3 of the 4 program switch positions work, with various levels of additional channels also working depending on the switch & the program your using (crrcsim, heli-x, fpv freerider) you can get between 4 and 6 channels working (remember to set up in the Tx first!!).

Excellent SIM, my only problem is GPU (and therefore battery) use - even on worst res, temp and fan speed shoot up to max on start up, whilst Crrcsim (admittedly a more basic sim) does nothing at all to temp and battery life - I'd be prepared to sacrifice some (a lot?) GPU power to be able to use the laptop more than 1 hour with FPV Freerider! With Crrcsim it's like I'm not even using a SIM, GPU is almost unused, lasts almost 7 hours instead of 1!!.

Cheers!

Andy

:-)

PD WTF! After downloading the full version, I tried the SIM on best GPU, and the heat has gone? Not sure yet if more problem of the Demo, but the machine no longer heats up so much ;-)

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

Thanks for sharing the information!

Glad to hear that you didn't have the heat issue when going over to the full version, hope it keeps working that way!

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midelic7 years ago

Hi

I use FPV freerider with my own USB wireless dongle .It is working very nice.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2117239

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wei482217 years ago (1 edit)

Hi,

I've modified an open source project called Unojoy to interface my DEVO 7E and RX601 with my computer via an Arduino Uno board so I could play FPV Freerider using my DEVO 7E and RX601 and I've posted a how-to guide together with the source code and other references on my blog at http://wei48221.blogspot.tw/2016/06/interfacing-rc...

I believe this will work for any kind of controller + receiver as long as the receiver is using PWM signal to control the servo motor. So, you may want to give it a try if you are stuck..

If you have any comments / questions, please feel free to leave them on my blog. I would love to hear from you.

W.H.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

Awesome, thanks for sharing the info!

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Rzar7 years ago


THRO = forward 100, AILE = left 100, ELEV = 100 up (or forward, I suppose), RUDD = left 100. These will get a Spektrum

DX6I user most of the way there. You can get the rest of the way there with the DX6I basic trims (below and to the side

of each stick). I did give TRAVEL ADJ - ELEV forward 125% and back 50%.


Where do I find the above settings. ^^^^^^^^^^


Complete newb here.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago (1 edit)

Don't own a spektrum radio myself but you should be able to find those settings in the manual:

http://www.manualslib.com/manual/749598/Spetrum-Dx...

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KC3FPV7 years ago

FPVFreerider worked fine with my RealFlight controller under the previous version of OSX. Upgraded to El Capitan and then upgraded FPVFreerider to the Recharged version. Now the controller is not being recognized by FPVFreerider. The controller is being seen by the OS fine (InterLink Elite: Product ID: 0x0e56 Vendor ID: 0x1781 Version: 61.00 Manufacturer: GREAT PLANES Location ID: 0x00300000). I'm missing not being able to use the sim.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

Sorry to hear that it doesn't work after your OSX update. Hopefully some Mac user will be able to help (I'm not one myself)

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KC3FPV7 years ago(+1)

The Mac sees it fine. FPVFreerider no longer is seeing it.

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YXE7 years ago

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 :)

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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

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YXE7 years ago

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.

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juandavidbarrada7 years ago

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.

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juandavidbarrada7 years ago

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.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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!

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tantrix7 years ago

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!

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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.

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salsathe4th7 years ago

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

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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.

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ds8647 years ago

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?

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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.

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traumachaser7 years ago

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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traumachaser7 years ago(+1)

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.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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).

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traumachaser7 years ago

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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trentjr19997 years ago (1 edit)

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

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago (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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nzhaggis7 years ago (1 edit)

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.

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kyphur7 years ago

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.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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:


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kyphur7 years ago

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

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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.

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IcyFPV7 years ago

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.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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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IcyFPV7 years ago(+1)

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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Terry317 years ago (1 edit)

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

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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

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andrejpodzimek7 years ago

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.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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.

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SteveIT7 years ago

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.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago (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).

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firekraken7 years ago

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.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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.

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firekraken7 years ago

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.

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SpeedyPapy7 years ago

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.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago (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.

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SpeedyPapy7 years ago

Thank you very much for this fully reply.

I will definitely buy the FrSky transmitter.

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Dee7 years ago

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

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MiSKLaCH7 years ago

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

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fffuuuuuuuu7 years ago

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?

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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.

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therealcookie7 years ago

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??

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago (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)

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rene.io7 years ago

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?!

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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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Seamus19677 years ago (1 edit)

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.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

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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dj_dzul7 years ago (1 edit)

how can I use tbs tango remote control to freeride..???

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TerryMary7 years ago

Yes please, i need also help for the remote contro Tango to freeride...

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

Here is what one Tango user has to say:

"FPV Freerider works with the TBS Tango controller on Windows. The Tango needs to be on the latest 1.04 update. You just hold the scan button and power on the controller and Windows will recognize it as a USB controller."

Hope that helps!

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dj_dzul7 years ago

i try that but not work... can you give me video, how to conect tbs tango to freerider..???

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MrScotte7 years ago(+1)

I have a Dynam USB RC Flight Simulator from RC TECH with integral USB Dongle. I got past the initial Calibration phase but when I got to the screen to test and tweak the trim, I got no response on the screen from the controller.

HELP!

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

I know some people have been able to use their Dynam controllers.

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

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

Do you see any movement of the little circles when going through the calibration phase?

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MrScotte7 years ago

"Dynam USB RC Flight Simulator from RC TECH 6CH Mode 2"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/High-Quality-6CH-USB-3D-RC...

One other strange thing. NO AUDIO! I even installed it on both my laptop and Dual Xeon WS and neither install produces sound.

Would someone please chime in with some advise. I ordered the controller the Developer placed on his website.

6CH G4 XTR5.0 RC Flight Simulator for Helicopter Airplane

Sure hope this one works

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OldManDuffy7 years ago

Hi there. You say it's known that the Hobby king 6 channel DRX receiver dongle is known to be incompatible with this game but do not say why? Hobby king specifically says it "IS" compatible with FPV Freerider on their website. Can you elaborate on why it doesn't work? Everything works fine with my DX7 with the exception of the aileron channel not be recognized in the simulator. It works fine with the computer & shows fine in the windows 10 setup & calibration. However PFV Freerider doesn't show any movement when calibrating the controller within the simulator. This leads me to believe it's in the FPV freerider software & I was hoping we could work in fixing this so that users can experience sound when flying. I can use Smart Propo Plus & fly but of course that is with no sound & not experiencing the full benefit of this simulator.


Thanks for your understanding & help in resolving this. Any further details you can provide in "why' it's not compatible would be helpful.

Sincerely,

A paid FPV Freerider software owner.

Theduffysden.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

Hi, I was referring to this hobbyking 6ch USB controller, which I have received several reports of it not working with the simulator.

Often when only one axis is not working, it can be fixed by trying one of these things:

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

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

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OldManDuffy7 years ago (1 edit)

You guys are awesome! Thank you for the advice & helping me out. After following your instruction to remove Vjoy & SmartPropoPlus, clean restart, & then re-installing the Hobby king USB wireless dongle driver everything works great. I was so happy in the success & being able to use my headphones that I had to go out & purchase the FPV Freerider "Recharged" edition to try the new courses & improved graphics.

Thanks again guys & Merry Christmas!!

J.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

Thanks, glad to hear you got it working!

And thank you for supporting PFV Freerider.

Merry Christmas! (I know, very late, but I was away for the holiday and got behind in answering emails...)

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lobot7 years ago

A tip for Mac users updating to the latest OS X out there. I've got a Turnigy9XR w/ USB dongle connected to a MacBook Pro that worked great.

With the recent OS X 10.12 udpate though the controller no longer was recognized. I ran an SMC reset: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201295 and now everything is running again. Good luck, happy flying.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

Thanks for the info, I'm sure that will be of help to people with similar hardware!

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Link0ne7 years ago

Hi peeps,

just wanted to let y'all know that FPV freerider is perfectly picking up on my Turnigy Evolution transmitter. Simply a matter of connecting the micro USB cable and the game picks it up from there. in my case no calibration or any other setting up was needed. truly plug and play.


Not sure is this was already confirmed and I didn't see any mention of it anywhere so i figured i'd let people know just in case anyone is wondering about compatibility with the new Turnigy Evolution transmitter. if u own one, ur good to go.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

Thanks for reporting, glad to hear that it works truly plug and play!

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Link0ne7 years ago

no worries, glad to contribute. Happy new year and Keep up the good work! 😊👍

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Chris276 years ago

Hi, For some reason, I can't get my Turnigy Evolution to work with FPV Freerider and it is very frustrating. I can see that the computer recognizes the transmitter but when I go to calibrate the transmitter, none of the little circles on the page move when I move around the transmitter sticks. Sometime, only one of the aux switches on the transmitter will move just one of the circles on the calibrate page. I am using Windows 7 on my PC.   When am I doing wrong????  I did not load the Vjoy driver becasue I was afraid it might interfere with my flight yoke for my other flight simulator game. And Yes, I did unplug my other flight yoke when I tried to get the Turnigy Evolution working. Can somebody please help me?? Thanks, Chris

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YUVIS7 years ago (1 edit)

Hi all! I need a big help!

I've already looked at various forums ... including this one: "https://itch.io/t/19817/getting-your-controller-co...

I've already watched this video: "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3Fb5HLK0i0"

I've already consulted the manual as well and I did not find anything that could solve my problem ...

I am using the openTX firmware on the flysky th9x radio and to connect to the computer I am using a USB adapter

When I set up in FPV freerider, the program only recognizes 3 channels.

Please, what is the configuration should I perform on my flysky th9x radio (openTX) to work properly? I'm trying a solution for several days ... please help me!

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

Often if one channel is not recognized one of these general advice can be of help:

- 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 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).

- If you are using a USB dongle - check if there's a switch on the dongle where you can select different modes.

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

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blistovmhz7 years ago

Just wanted to chime in to confirm that the new Turnigy Evolution controller works mint with zero setup under Linux. One of the roomies will test with Windows tonight.

Running Mint 17.2. No setup required.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago (2 edits)

Thanks for reporting!

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blistovmhz7 years ago

Oh, right, but .. I'm still not positive, but I think it's not switching to mode 4 properly, so I had to fool it during calibration. I sorta suspect this is purely a firmware issue that no one's noticed simply because no one flies mode 4.

Maybe someone else can chime in.

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blistovmhz7 years ago

Actually, on that note, why do I have to re-calibrate every time I run the game? Seems like it assumes I'm mode3 or something until I do calibration every time. Is there no saving calibration yet?

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

It should automatically keep the calibration (as well as other settings). You can alter some values in the custom settings menu and see if those are being saved. If not, perhaps you can investigate so that there is no permission issue that keeps it from saving (I'm not familiar how these things work in Linux). (In linux I believe the Playerprefs are stored under "/home/your user/.config/unity3d").

As you have sort of figured out you select the mode during calibration (by using the stick that you want for each axis, for example, it says "throttle up" on the top of the calibration window and you use the stick you want to assign as throttle. It is described in the manual. The quick mode selection is for touch screen input only). I remember another Linux user reporting a while back that he also had to recalibrate each time. Might have something to do with the joystick drivers if that is the case for you too.

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DrTrigon7 years ago

I bought and used your simulator on linux. It's a nice little piece of software and very handy for training! However I have the issue that it is not able to access my joystick/gamepad from '/dev/input/js2'. It is a generic standard 4 axis device that I built according to the instructions in RC Transmitter to USB Gamepad Using Arduino that allows me to connect my Spectrum DX6i Transmitter to my PC. As it is working with e.g. flightgear and other software I have to assume the joystick/gamepad handling in FPV Freerider is not able to recognize it. How can I fix that?

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

I'm not a Linux user myself and don't know how to configure joysticks in Linux. Hopefully someone who knows will be able to chime in.

At least on Windows, you want to make sure to not have any other joysticks or special input devices such as wacom tablets connected as that sometimes causes a conflict which makes Freerider unable to recognize your joystick.

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DrTrigon7 years ago

I used a PS3 controller w/o any problem on the same system with same devices connected - that should be fine.

Is there any way to manually select the device used? Is there a way to output more info for debugging? (If the code would be available I could have a look and try to compile myself.)

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DrTrigon7 years ago (3 edits)

After looking through several forums and playing around with python-uinput (allows to software emulate HID stuff like joysticks) I found that this framework needs a joystick that has at least 1 button in order to use it - having 4 axes only is not sufficient!

On top of what framework was this software written? Is this Source Engine? Or UNITY Engine? I noticed that this console text output pattern ("Using libudev for joystick management") is pretty common. If you could tell me that I would open a bug report there.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

That's interesting info, thanks for sharing. Freerider is built with the Unity engine.

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DrTrigon7 years ago(+1)

Your welcome! I reported it on bugs@unity3d.com - hope that helps.

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marquis427 years ago

I'm not sure if you ever found a solution, but thanks to the information you provided about needing at least one button I was able to resolve the same issue for myself.

I used Wejoy (https://github.com/Vantskruv/wejoy) to create a "virtual" joystick with 1 button and 4 axes and just forward the necessary axes from the physical device to the virtual. Hopefully that's useful to you or some future Linux user in need of a fix.

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sanchezn4 years ago

Thank you very much! It works perfectly!

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stavr797 years ago

I have ''devo 10'' and ''eachine i6'' transmitters and succesfully use freerider full edition to my PC. On the other hand is not possible to connect my transmitters with my smartphone ''Xioami Mi5''. I search on google and youtube but nobody has the same ploblem.Any advice?

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

I believe the Xiaomi Mi5 supports USB OTG. If you have an OTG cable you might get it working.

Here for example is one person using Freerider on his android tablet with a Flysky FS-i6 (I think that's the same radio as the Eachine)

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mdcooper7 years ago

Good Afternoon: Need your assistance please.

I have the Hobby King OrangeRX DSMX/DSM2 USB Dongle
Using an Orange T-Six DSM2 Transmitter

I am trying to successfully calibrate to be able to utilize with FPV Freerider Simulator.

When I plug my dongle in as instructed on printout instructions I seem to be successful and it shows up in my Printers/Device List on my PC. Seems to me that I am binding with no issues.

However, when I go to the settings tab and try to calibrate transmitter to computer I do not seem to be getting much response at all. X-axis seems to go left and right but no other axis move when I utilize the sticks on the transmitter.

I have transmitter in ACRO mode is this correct?

There does not seem to be any assistance with this that I have been able to locate that advises me on my issue.

FPV Freerider opens with no issues but if I try to calibrate using that program I get no response whatsoever.

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ttowser7 years ago (1 edit)

I cant help you with a solution because I have exactly the same problem. However I dont think its got anything to do with Freerider. I , like you can get the transmitter to bind with the dongle but in any sim I try (DRL,Velocidrone) the result is excatly the same as you describe , only one axis seems to be recognised. I tried the dongle with an old Spektrum Dx4 transmitter I have and it works fine so its something to do with the Orange Tx and the dongle but I cant work out what! They do recommend that you have your transmitter set to HELI but didnt make any difference for me.

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mdcooper7 years ago

Thanks for replying and glad to know that I am not the only one out there with this issue. Spent hours trying to resolve to no avail. All I wanted to do is practice on a drone simulator and had no idea it would be this difficult. I agree this has NOTHING to do with Freerider but some quirky setup on computer I am sure. Sorry that you are facing the same. I guess I will have to see if I can return the dongle as right now it is not useable and look into purchasing a simulator transmitter that should work.

I appreciate your time.

Have a great week.

Mark

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ttowser7 years ago

Your welcome. I've ordered a cable off eBay to see if that works with the transmitter as I'd rather use the Orange one as opposed to the DX4 but slightly disappointing that the dongle doesn't appear to work with a transmitter from the same manufacturer ! I was hoping it might be something simple but I've tried all I can think of to no avail!


Paul

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago (1 edit)

Here are some general suggestions which often helps when one or more sticks are not recognized:

- 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 output channels (in the menu of the transmitter) so that it sends to another channel.


If none of the above works you could try to connect an ordinary 3.5mm audio cable from the trainer port of the transmitter to the audio-in (or mic-in) jack of your computer, along with a software called Smartpropoplus (Windows only).

http://www.smartpropoplus.com/site/

There is more info on that in the Spektrum setup tips document:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwSDHIR7yDwSaHNwc...

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DrTrigon7 years ago

https://github.com/nigelsim/ppmadapter is an linux alternative to SmartPropoPlus.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

Thanks for sharing, I will add that info to the manual.

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DrTrigon7 years ago

You could also add https://www.instructables.com/id/RC-Transmitter-to-USB-Gamepad-Using-Arduino/ to the manual, as this is an USB Adapter that works for win, linux and mac as standard HID interface, meaning it does not need any driver. It basically allows you to connect any PPM outputting transmitter (which is a quite big class) as gamepad to your machine. Only thing is you have to build it yourself based on an Arduino - however you can see this as an advantage or a drawback, as you wish... ;) I like it and it for me the preferred way of connecting any transmitter.

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FPV FreeriderDeveloper7 years ago

Absolutely, I will add it!

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