Real Time Telemetry By Bluetooth; Head-Tracking - Team Blacksheep CROSSFIRE Manual

Real time telemetry by Bluetooth
The Standard Tx (not the Lite version) got a built-in bluetooth module that you can use for real time
telemetry or wireless configuration of your fc. Depending on the incoming data, the Crossfire selects the
Mode for the bluetooth module for you.
For this you got different operation modes you can set it up to:
• OFF
○ Bluetooth module is completely disabled and won't show up if you search for devices
• MAVLink Emulator (MAV Emu)
This mode is recommended if you have any kind of GPS source attached over BST ( TBS
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GPS, DJI NAZA over TBS BLACKBOX, ET Vector, BetaFlight etc). If this mode is selected an FC
is emulated inside the TBS CROSSFIRE transmitter. This gives you the ability to track your
copter/plane in real-time with any MAVLink capable app on your phone (e.g. ​
app​ ) or GCS on your PC or MAC (e.g. ​
• Serial Bridge
○ This mode is used for serial bridge between your connected device and the receiver
It can be used to wirelessly configure your fc
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○ If serial datas are registered from the receiver, the module will switch to this mode
○ As soon as the Crossfire switches to 50Hz mode, the transmission will be stopped
• MAVLink
○ This mode is used to pass MAVLink messages back and forth. Use this mode if you have a
MAVLink FC connected to the receiver.
○ If Mavlink packages are detected by the Crossfire receiver, the module will switch to this
mode
○ You can use the same applications as for MAVEmulation
With a MAVLink fc you can wirelessly configure your fc (more details can be found in the
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Mavlink over Bluetooth​
Head-tracking
The standard TBS CROSSFIRE transmitter supports standard head-tracking input via the right 3-pin HT port.
Solder the included pigtail cable to suit your particular head-tracking setup. Only a two wire connection
between TBS CROSSFIRE and the head-tracker is required. The PPM feed from the head-tracker needs to
be connected to the PPM pin of the PPM pin and ground needs to be connected to ground of the 3-pin
PPM cable.
The status display will indicate if the signal has been recognized properly. Inside the menu under
Headtracker​ , three functions for pan, tilt, and roll are freely mappable. Each function has a source and
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