How to bind Crossfire and Taranis - the EASIEST and FASTEST way (no luascripts!)
Hi all!
Who else has an RGB light in their office....?
Finishing off a couple of new FPV drone builds last night, and I ran into an issue where luascripts would not allow me to bind (it would start to say it was binding, then instantly stop). So, I found another way to bind your TBS Crossfire equipped Taranis TX, to your new Crossfire Nano or Micro RX - AND IT'S THE EASIEST AND FASTEST WAY!
(You'll just need to set up your switches for arming etc. in Betaflight or KISS GUI after binding)
Would love to hear your thoughts - please let me know if this worked for you, or if you have any questions at all.
I would also greatly appreciate if you could please hit subscribe, so I can keep making these kind of videos to help out where I can!
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@scottberwick
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I couldn’t count the amount of times I came back to this video to bind my receivers. You’re a legend
@ScottBerwickCreative
5 ай бұрын
Haha that is amazing - thanks mate! I come back to it too as I always forget 😂
@ddfpv660
2 ай бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative I don't even have a taranis but its my go to vid every time I need to bind
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 ай бұрын
@@ddfpv660 legend! Thanks mate
Brilliant, no nonsense, straight to the point. I got into a bit of a mess recently re binding. All sorted now thanks
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
Oh that is great - so glad to hear it worked for you! Thanks so much! 😁🙏
Thankyou just bound mine up I've been messing around with it for a week, but after watching your video I'm good to go.😊
@ScottBerwickCreative
11 ай бұрын
So glad to hear that mate! Glad its still the same after 2 years since I made the video. Cheers!
Thanks, thought I was losing my mind, I forgot about the firmware update confirmation part.
@ScottBerwickCreative
Ай бұрын
Too easy! Glad it helped!
Amazing video had to watch twice this week for two new quads but this video made it dead simple and easy to set up thanks very much 👏❤️
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
Oh so good! So glad to hear it helped 👍
Thanks Scott. I’d forgotten. It’s been a while since I played with my quad. You made it easy!
@ScottBerwickCreative
7 ай бұрын
So glad to hear it mate!
Very, very good video! You said easiest way to bind your radio to quad, and dude you sure hit it with this one
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much mate - really appreciate that - glad it worked for you!
your tutorial is even better them the official one... like well diserved
@ScottBerwickCreative
6 ай бұрын
Haha thanks so much mate - hope it helped!
This sorted me out. I was having troubles doing it with LUA scripts etc. Thanks mate
@ScottBerwickCreative
4 ай бұрын
Great to hear mate! Thanks!
This video just simply solved my problem ;) Thank you :)
Your video has helped at leadr 10 times now. Thanks again 😂
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
So stoked to hear that mate - thanks!! Hopefully that means you have a least 10 quads you get to fly regularly! 😁🙌
I bought new quad with crossfire and a new module. Receiver was red , I had to tear quad open and hit bind button. My new module never went blue. I guess no up date needed. I'll check agent x later. It bound anyways. Your video helped thanks.
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear you got it bound! Ep - sounds like no update was needed. Brilliant!
Helped me to bind so quick I was able to fly my new drone I bought after sunset thank you
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic - glad to hear it helped!!
thanks for the TBS crossfire binding instructions!
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
No worries mate - glad it helped!
Thank you Sir! Very simple usefull video.
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much mate 🙏
Got me connected thanks a bunch. Lots of videos that dont address this at all.
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Oh fantastic - really glad to hear that mate! Happy flying!
you helped me again! thanks :)))
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
Haha great! Really glad to hear it 👍
Great tutorial. For this particular rx, it never binds. Both just flash slowly green. Had to bind using tbs agent lite gui
@ScottBerwickCreative
6 ай бұрын
Hmmm green normally means it’s ready - glad to hear you got it to work though 👍
Subbed!! Thanks for the videos! Keep them coming!
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate - hope it worked!
Oh my lanta... thank you so much
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
Haha no worries mate - hope it worked for you!
Perfect! Thank you. Was doing everything right but just could not get the lua scripts up and running. IDK why and now I don't care because I'll be flying.
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
Oh fantastic! So glad to hear it worked for you mate. Happy flying!
Gonna try this on my dji rs3 gimbal hopefully it works
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
Haha let me know how it goes! 😁
Thanks it worked
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Glad to hear it helped 👍
nice video man
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Hope it helped 👍
@nappyfpv
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative it did 😀
That was so easy thank you for being so extraordinary explainable is that even some thing? Lol thanks again your friend the drone ranger
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Haha thanks so much! Super glad to hear it worked for you
Thanks mate!!!
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
No worries mate - hope it helped!
Awesome . Crossfire always ends up being in my quad or drone no matter how many times it try elrs . Elrs just seems to have too many versions of firnware ti try to match up . I bought 9 pieces 3 tx and 6 rx of the 815mhz and 2.4ghz and only 2 oieces matched up . I figure it has to fail from buying the 2 day delivery items over the month wait and i end uo with returned objects that others may have flashed or upgraded and are now useless blinking things . I tried holing the button on the elrs nano rx while powering it up and managed to see a solid blue light . Sort of simulated bind experience . The one successful bind of a nano tx 915Mhz bought with 2 rx's . But it doesn't seem to like one of them. They are supposed to be compatible with all elrs products of any brand no worries if you can keep them all flashed and upgraded to the same firmware version of the week .
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Wow - sounds like quite the journey! I’ve honestly never had a single issue with pairing anything Crossfire, and have also never had a dropout / failsafe. So good!
Thanks mate. You save my day
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
So good to hear mate!
Good video bro keep up the good work subbed
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much man! New vid coming later this week hopefully. :)
Just ordered a Taranis qx7 access so I can duplicated this , plus the white one looks awesome. I love the part with the light , oh that's just unnecessary lol
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Hahah cheers mate - it flashes red and blue like an ambulance - was not expecting that 😂
@BULLION79317
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative have you seen the Flywoo explorer analog ? I just got this one , built a few over the last couple years but this one has gps and a buzzer which I desperately need , I heard a rumor that Santa may bring us a Dji FPV drone this year as well.
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
@@BULLION79317 yeh the Flywoo looks cool! I’m so keen to check out the DJI FPV - think it would be really interesting. I fly DJI digital FPV components now in my builds, and a normal DJI Mavic Air2S drone, so would be so keen to see their combination!
@BULLION79317
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative it will be my first anything DJI , I may update the flywoo with DJI vtx and camera , going to put some videos on my channel as well soon ,other than trading . Cheers man keep up the good work and thanks , this helped and I am sure will help with the TARANIS
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
@@BULLION79317 awesome stuff! Will be sure to check back on your channel 👍
thank you so much
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
No worries! Hope it helped 👍
@NickFV
Жыл бұрын
helped me out again on the next drone i bought. sick video man
Nice
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
Gracias 🤟🏽
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
Hi Man! You saved my day =) Thank you so much!
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
Oh man so glad to hear it worked for you! Have a great weekend mate 👍
Great help , I have a radio master tx 12 and am having all sort of issues , I think I may get a Taranis TX and just plug the TBS micro 2 unit in back of it to see if that gets this going , I have a flywoo Explorer with the TBS , hoping to get in the air soon . Thank you , anyone who knows a TARANIS RX that will accept the TBS like this video let me know .
Ngl I felt kinda dumb for not trying to press the button again. Thanks
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
😂 that makes two of us mate! 😂
boa tarde, exelente sua explicação! muito obrigado!!!
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks legend!!
thank you for this!!
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
No worries - hope it helped!
@t3px149
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative immensely
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
@@t3px149 stoked to hear that mate!!
What does it means if the button never turns blue? Mines just flashes green the whole time.. For context, I have a Geprc baby Crocodile and the only button it has is a button for turning off the locator buzzer after its been powered off. I thought it was the bind button as well because there is no other button and I've been treating it as such but it does nothing but what I just stated. Also in betaflight I can never get it to update ( maybe because it's already updated, being that I just bought it a month ago) and I also can't get it to bind on there either. Matter of fact it doesn't let me bind on either betaflight or my radiomaster tx16s transmitter. I'm starting to think my crossfire module is defected because I bought it for a cheaper price on Amazon.
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Hi mate, might be a silly question, but does your Crocodile have a crossfire receiver in it? Can you send me the link of where you bought it? I can check the specs that way 👍
I don't get it, that's all you have to do? I seen other videos on KZread up to an hour long updating the Taranis to get crossfire to work on it. What's the difference? Why would they not just do it this way if its that much easier? Thanks!
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
Well hopefully it keeps helping people find an easier way! Im sure things will change and this will be super outdated shortly, but for now it still works for me. :)
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compact very nice
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks legend! 🙏
great video but i wish this talked about setting up a model for crossfire first
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
I can do a video on that for you mate! Might not be for a week or two though.
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
Here you go mate - I made that video for you! kzread.info/dash/bejne/Ymd-x5Vvcs7QXag.html
I have a Taranis qx7s, will I still need to do the crossfire telemetry mod inside the radio or do I just need the external module?
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Hi mate! I haven’t used the QX7, but I believe you’ll need the external RF module, and then in the controller you’ll need to change the RF type from internal to external. I have a video on my channel about setting up the Crossfire module - that might help. :)
best!
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
😁 thanks!
Thanks for the video. I'm curious about the small RGB LED square that was outputting purple light. What's it called?
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
Oh haha. That is a little RGB light from Weeylite - great little tool for lighting up almost anything, can be connected straight to the camera, can output any colour you want etc - definitely recommend! Heaps of options on ebay for them 👍
When I press bind in the, sd card page, under crossfire, under xf micro tx
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry mate, I don’t understand your question?
@ebmxrides1423
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative so when I do all that the flashes fast orange, the I press it again is flashes fast blue with means update needed I thought, then I press it again and it’s supposed to update but it does nothing
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
@@ebmxrides1423 Hmm. What colour is the RX on the drone showing at the time?
What firmware were you running on the taranis?
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
Hi mate, version 2.2.0 - from 2017 apparently, but Ive never changed it. :)
Great, Does the Crossfire V2 work with taranis X9d PLUS?
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t checked it myself, but can’t see why it wouldn’t! 😁
@adrianocarlosserra
2 жыл бұрын
Thnks
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
@@adrianocarlosserra no worries! Let me know how it goes 👍
Nice one👍 but I have updated my and tx module now all my binding in all quads have gone. Its solid red and pain to reach the bind button on the rx. Is there anyother way to get the rx into bind mode without pressing bind button?
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
Oh no! I think you can put it into bind mode using beta flight. Alternatively you might need to pop the top plate off so you can hit the button. Let me know how you go!
@outboxfpv4360
3 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative I dont want to press the bind button in each and every quad. Is there any easy way
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
@@outboxfpv4360 haha dude how many quads do you have!!??? 😂 I’m not sure sorry, but I do think you can put it in bind mind using Betaflight. I’ll have a look into it and see if I can find an answer for you 👍
I’m using tbs crossfire nano rx. When I’m in the settings I see crsf on external. but when I go to the internal there is no crsf option, I am using the zorro, would It be under a different name?
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
Yeh I dont think there'll be an internal CRSF on it - external means it has the external CRSF module plugged into the transmitter.
when i press the button while the light is blinking blue it just starts blinking green again, any solutions?
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Hi mate. What is the drone / RX showing at the time?
Will this work on the x9 lite?
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
I am not too sure sorry mate, I have never used the Lite. I can’t see why not though - please let us know!
When I plugged mine in it was flashing green the module yellow, I clicked it once then it went solid blue and the receiver went red, the drone was constantly beeping so I unplugged the battery and it kept blinking and beeping it finally went off and stopped but what could be the problem?? I’m very new to this all
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
Hmm. Im not 100% sure sorry mate - maybe power them both off and then back on again? Do you have a warning bepper on the drone so it beeps when not connected (in case you lose connection)?
@TINCANSs
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative yes it has a beeper on it, would there be a proper way to unplug the battery
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
@@TINCANSs If you mean just the LiPO battery, then no - just pull it out. Does your beeper have a backup battery in it? My drones are programmed so that if they lose connection to the transmitter (remote), they beep. That way if you lose connection, you can hopefully hear the drone and still be able to find it. Might be the same scenario for you?
@TINCANSs
Жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative yeah I figured it out and it is that, now I’m just curious if it’ll stop when I figure out how to bind, rx is solid red
@ScottBerwickCreative
Жыл бұрын
@@TINCANSs it certainly should stop then. Solid red means it’s not bound - maybe try holding down the button on the RX while you connect the battery - this can put it into binding mode too. (A bit fiddly to do though 😂)
Hey Scott! Great video! I have the full size module and a radiomaster tx16s, I'm assuming this should work in a similar fashion? Any idea? 😁
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Liam! I’m actually not sure I’m sorry - I’ve never used either of those products sorry. Best of luck though!
@willpowerfpv3246
3 жыл бұрын
Hey man, thanks for the reply. Turns out there isn't actually a button on the full-size module. It went pretty easy though, I'm going to be taking my new hex out for a spin tomorrow. Cheers!
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
@@willpowerfpv3246 oh that is great! Would love to upgrade to the full size unit one day. Have an awesome flight mate 👍
I have a taranis qx7 is it the same process or do I need edgetx?
@ScottBerwickCreative
8 ай бұрын
I’m not too sure sorry Louis - I’m sure someone on KZread has solved it though 👍
If you fly alone like I do, the whole bind thing is just a stooopid PITA unneeded step. Worse, Corssfire uses this 1d10t color LED to talk to you, when obviously your radio can do speach and could tell you every step of the way what was going on during the updating and bind process. Daft as effing hell TBS. None of these dmmmn color codes mean a thing to me... they don't even make sense if you're use to the color code system of US traffic lights.
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Yep I’m a solo flyer too - bind once and I’m good to go 😂 Agreed sometimes things are just made a bit too complicated
Why does my tx go back to flashing green, instead of going solid blue? Can you please help
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Hey mate. Assuming you’ve made a new ‘model’ on the TX for the drone you’re connecting to? What colour is the RX showing?
@Caysonator007
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative blinking red slowly
@Caysonator007
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative My tx is a zorro that came with the crossfire model. And my rx came in my bnf evoque.
@Caysonator007
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative The rx blinks green slowly, until the the tx blinks blue. Then the rx blinks red slowly once. But then when I press the blinking blue tx button, the tx goes back to blinking green. And the rx kinda switches to SLOWLY DOUBLE BLINKING RED.
@Caysonator007
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative is there something I need to flash/download onto it. Because if so, I haven’t.
mine didnt go solid blue, it went to flashing green
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
On the transmitter you mean? What colour is the receiver showing?
@johnmcananey
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative all good, i just updated the receiver in agent x the bound it through that, thanks
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnmcananey ok great - glad you got it sorted. 👍
My modul stays blue what to do ?
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Hi mate! What colour is the crossfire receiver on the drone showing?
@keFPV94
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative solid green
@keFPV94
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative everything works i have a solid green on drone exept the module is blue solid
@keFPV94
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative is solid blue oke? Because everything works as it should
@keFPV94
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative i reed now something about race mode when its blue?
Did not work! I can't get passed the blinking red light. Just will not bind!
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Hi mate! Try holding the little button down on the receiver for a while - it can take a while, so try holding it down for up to about 30 seconds. If that doesn’t work, try holding it down before (and while) you connect the battery - ie. power up the drone while holding the button - one of these should then put it into bind mode (flashing green). Let me know if that helps!
@ghettogardens1
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative Thanks for the response. I finally figured it out. I upgrade the TBS crossfire firmware to V6.12 and everything worked like it should. Even though the receiver firmware is V6.10 on the package, the V6.10 firmware did not solve the problem, I still got the same "Reload Crossfire FW In Agent X" warning. The V6.12 firmware solved the problem. The only down side, is that I had to upgrade the firmware and rebind all of my crossfire receivers. Anyway, it is working now.
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
@@ghettogardens1 oh man how frustrating! I’ve never had to use AgentX - maybe it got lucky with the versions already on there. Glad you got it sorted mate!
@ghettogardens1
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative Crossfire firmware Release Notes V6.12 - fixes update issues with Agent X for full-size TX, TX Lite and MicroTX.
the problem im having is the red light is solid so what does that mean,,, and how are u getting both rx and tx on the screen
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
Hi mate! Solid red light on the TX or the RX?
@jamiehill9578
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative RX on the reciever that's on the Quad
@ScottBerwickCreative
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamiehill9578 try holding down the bind button on the receiver before and while you plug the battery in - this should put it into bind mode. Let me know if that helps!
@jamiehill9578
2 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative that's the problem I have no button on the reciever, so I'm thinking it's on the air unit and I bind it like I did with the Goggles
@jamiehill9578
2 жыл бұрын
is it possable since this quad running the air unit that it only binds with the dji controller
I will pay you to get on a call with me to set this new drone up please
is this like an fpv meme joke?, i've watched at least 5 vids and everybody lights flash and dont flash and update and bind to completely different sets of lights.
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
Oh hahaha well this is what worked for me each time. Was yours different?
@TheMadmacs
3 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative to be fair, i've only just started with crsf, a tbs nano a couple of weeks ago and everything went fine, if a bit vaguely, i use the flysky nirvana... so, it started vague, was vague in the middle, and then got vaguer hehehe. then i tried to get number 2 quad set up with nano diversity, i tried everything followed at least 5 tutorials, none of which resembled what the diversity did. somebody mentioned if you long press the diversity bind button, it switches to pwm mode, ...... then i found a tbs site saying theres a simple way to bind, but if it doesnt work you need to go oldschool and use the dongle thing they sell, so i'm stuck with a diversity that just flashes green, doesnt interact with micro tx v2 in any way. looks like i'll be flyin the mountains again in a few weeks, with a non gps quad with single immortal T, and i'll only have one working quad, oh and just for laughs, rssi isn't working either, about 20 seconds after i unplug my nirvana says, signal lost, and ten after that it says telemetry lost.....
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheMadmacs oh wow. The fun and games of FPV hey!? 😂 I had a commercial shoot today and my Cinewhoop VTX just stopped working, so went to a 5”, and 2xESCs stopped working for no reason. Good thing I had a backup backup on me 😂
@TheMadmacs
3 жыл бұрын
@@ScottBerwickCreative hehe yeah, that would be a nightmare, i can barely fly when two kids are watching me nevermind a whole crew waiting on me hehe
@ScottBerwickCreative
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheMadmacs haha I’m the same mate. Was only a couple of us there though so all good 👍