I've got one of the USB dongles mentioned in the Spektrum help post, and center the sticks before starting the game etc as suggested, however only my pitch and elevator(both right stick) work, and I can't get the left stick to register at all.
I've got a simulator which I use for planes with the same DX6i and that works perfectly.
Any suggestions would be brilliant!
Thanks
On the calibration screen of FPV Freerider, are you able to move any of the little circles up and down with the left stick?
If not, you might be able to remap the output (in the menu of the transmitter itself) so that it send to another channel.
If you are able to move them, but the problem is that the automatic stick detection selects the wrong channel, you can just click on the little circle that you see is the correct one for the stick that you are currently calibrating (instead of just clicking OK).
Keep an eye on the little circles on the calibration screen.
It will tell you which sticks/directions work and which do not.
If you can move at least some of the circles smoothly up and down you should be able to get it working.
If you have vJoy or Smartpropolus installed on your computer that might mess things up.
Yes running the program on Windows/Mac makes a difference. Windows and Mac generally have different joystick input methods, so what setup works on one system may not work as well on the other (and vice versa).
Good to hear that Heli selection at least got it a bit closer.
I don't have any first hand experience of the Spektrum radios myself, but I believe it should be possible to remap the sticks to other output channels. Hopefully some other Spektrum owner will be able to help. Otherwise you might also try to search for an answer on the official FPV Freerider thread on RCGroups:
I as well am having the same issue above. Spektrum dx6 yaw not working at all. Everything else works. Same results on both FPV Freerider & FPV Freerider recharged. When you try to calibrate the yaw nothing moves. The software is not registering the yaw movement. :( Please help. This game looks awesome. Exactly what me and my friends are looking for.
Here are some general suggestions for when one channel is not registering:
- 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).
- 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.
Just found this:
https://github.com/albhm/macPPM
Which is the equivalent of Smartpropoplus for OS X according to the developer.
(Smartpropolus is a method for connecting your transmitter directly to your Windows computer using a 3.5mm mono audio cable)
Haven't tried it myself though, I don't own a Mac. Seems like it might require some hacking skills. It would be interesting to hear if anybody has tried it.
Generally one of the fixes mentioned earlier in this thread works for most people.
That is:
- 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).
- 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.
Have you tried those? (the first one is often enough)
