Mongrel Gear Chihuahua V2 Quick Start Manual

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Version 2.1-1016

MONGREL GEAR CHIHUAHUA QUICK START GUIDE.

CONGRATS on your new purchase of the Mongrel Gear Chihuahua V2 Mini Racing Drone.

This guide will help you get started and get your Chihuahua into the air with minimal fuss. Please note,

that this guide will assume you have some level of knowledge of RC related equipment. If not, then

please ask for assistance form someone you know, or contact us for guidance.

Let's get started....

Mongrel Gear – PO Box 3168, Murrumbateman, NSW 2582 - Ph: 0408 648 227

http://www.mongrelgear.com.au - the_mongrel@mongrelgear.com.au

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Page 1 Version 2.1-1016 MONGREL GEAR CHIHUAHUA QUICK START GUIDE. CONGRATS on your new purchase of the Mongrel Gear Chihuahua V2 Mini Racing Drone. This guide will help you get started and get your Chihuahua into the air with minimal fuss. Please note, that this guide will assume you have some level of knowledge of RC related equipment.
Page 2 FLIGHT C ONTROLLER Your Chihuahua is equipped with an F3 based flight controller, and comes preloaded and pre-tuned running CleanFlight. You will need to download CleanFlight and install on your computer. You can find it here… http://github.com/cleanflight/cleanflight/releases Install CleanFlight – We will come back to that shortly. If you need the latest firmware –...
Page 3 Configuring C leanFlight Now that you have connected the FC, you need to ensure it’s working in CleanFlight. (CF) Launch CF, connect the FC via a USB cable, and click the connect button (top right) to get your PC to connect to the Ensure the sticks on your radio are moving the correct control surfaces by clicking on the Receiver Menu and moving the sticks –...
Page 4 Setting u p F light M odes The Chihuahua comes shipped with one flight mode, basically aimed at the beginner. If you want to add extra modes, please go the MODES menu and make the changes you need. The way it works is for the switch position to match the mode you want to enable.
Page 5 Making C hanges t o t he O SD s etup. You can make changes to the OSD and what is displayed, and can be done so pretty easily. You will need FT232 VPC drivers. We have supplied an FTDI cable to do this. See below. You can find them here…...
Page 6 Select the right COM port and wait for reading OSD configuration parameters...
Page 7 Re-‐Flashing t he O SD F irmware If it has all gone to the dogs, and you want to re-flash the firmware on the OSD, then see below. Don’t connect any power to the quad and FC. Don’t connect USB to the Flight Controller.
Page 8 Setup o f t he 5 .8ghz T x. The Chihuahua comes equipped with a Tx that can be adjusted from 25mW, and 200mW, and you can change channels etc etc. To swap between 25mW and 200mW simply hold the button the Tx for approx. 10 seconds. You will see a small dot appear in the bottom right corner of the display.