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Kakute F7

 

Configuration 

Click on the “Configuration” tab on the right side of the window. Scroll down to the “Other Features” 
section. 

 

If you are using any kind of telemetry (SmartPort, Crossfire, 
etc.), enable TELEMETRY. 

 

If you are using a programmable LED strip, enable 
LED_STRIP. 

 

Air Mode increases authority when the throttle is all the 
way down. We recommend leaving this option on all the 
time. 

 

The Kakute F7 has built-in Betaflight OSD. The OSD option 
should always be enabled. 

 

If you are using ESC telemetry, enable the ESC_SENSOR 
option. 

 

The ANTI_GRAVITY option increases the stability of the 
copter when the throttle is raised or lowered quickly. We 
recommend enabling this option, and setting Anti Gravity 
Gain to 3.0 in the PID Tuning tab. Detailed instructions for 
tuning this value are outside the scope of this manual, but 
this default setting will work well for most quads. 

Next, go to the Receiver section of the “Configuration” tab. Since the Kakute F7 only supports serial-type 
receivers, configuration of this section is simple. 

 

Set the Receiver Mode to “Serial-based 
receiver”. 

 

Set the Serial Receiver Provider to the type 
that matches what kind of receiver you have. 
FrSky and other SBUS receiver should use 
SBUS. Spektrum Satellite receivers should use 
SPEKTRUM2048 or SPEKTRUM1024 depending 
on whether they are DSM2 or DSMX. FlySky 
receivers use iBus. Crossfire receivers use CRSF.  

These are the most common serial receiver types that are likely to be encountered. 

 

Summary of Contents for 11033

Page 1: ...11033 Kakute F7 User Manual Installation Guide v1 0...

Page 2: ...icy Pinout Diagram 4 Installation Guide 5 Updating Betaflight Firmware 12 Installing Drivers Installing Betaflight Configurator Flashing New Firmware Initial Configuration 16 Connect to The Board Port...

Page 3: ...se high sensitivity IMU ICM20689 with 6 axis gyro and accelerometer Can run at up to 32 kHz sampling rate Ready for autonomous flight Integrated BMP280 barometer and SCL SDA pads for use with external...

Page 4: ...RT1 2 3 4 6 7 All UARTS support hardware inversion SBUS SmartPort and other inverted protocols work on any UART without uninvert hack Supports serial receivers SBUS iBus Spektrum Crossfire only PPM an...

Page 5: ...xamination or repair Shipping costs are your responsibility Returned items should include the original packaging and all accessories If product is damaged or defective we will repair or replace it Ref...

Page 6: ...2 UART2 RX and TX R3 T3 UART3 RX and TX R4 T4 UART4 RX and TX R6 T6 UART6 RX and TX R7 T7 UART7 RX and TX RX is located in the plug for use with 4 in 1 ESCs LED WS2182 addressable LED signal wire Buz...

Page 7: ...e a little extra wire You will most likely be installing the Kakute F7 with a Power Distribution Board PDB or a 4 in 1 ESC The Kakute F7 will probably install on top of this board in the flight contro...

Page 8: ...pad that is beneath T6 In a typical cable the power wire will be red or orange If your receiver requires 3 3v power most Spektrum Satellite receivers solder its power wire to the 3v3 pad in the lower...

Page 9: ...ra receiver and video transmitter even a high powered vTX like the Unify Pro However if you have other 5v accessories such as 5v LEDs you might exceed the rated capacity of the 5v regulator In that ca...

Page 10: ...you to view the signal strength of the control link between your transmitter and your receiver in the OSD This can give a warning when you are getting close to the edge of your range as well as showin...

Page 11: ...ered M4 closest to the USB port then 3 2 1 farthest from the USB port It s important to connect these wires to the correct motor on your quadcopter In Betaflight and Cleanflight the motors are numbere...

Page 12: ...n 1 ESC Your PDB or 4 in 1 ESC may have another vBat pad that is specifically designed for powering an accessory like the Kakute F7 It s simpler to use a dedicated pad or wire rather than soldering to...

Page 13: ...gnment to convert an unused motor output to the camera control function To reassign Motor 5 pad to the camera control function go to the CLI tab and enter these commands resource MOTOR 5 none resource...

Page 14: ...e to follow them If you need a more personal approach here is a link to a video that walks you through the process in more detail All About Betaflight Drivers Including How to Install Them https www y...

Page 15: ...board If you try to flash the board and it fails repeat steps 3 through 5 above Installing Betaflight Configurator Betaflight is managed using the Betaflight Configurator application also known for sh...

Page 16: ...to be sure it takes If your Kakute F7 is in bootloader mode then you will see DFU in the pulldown menu in the upper right of the configurator as shown here If you don t see DFU in the pulldown menu th...

Page 17: ...fill with orange as the flashing process completes 6 Flashing will be followed by a process called Verifying Verification sometimes fails but this isn t a problem If the flash completes everything is...

Page 18: ...ndow The UARTs on your Kakute F7 are versatile any UART can be used for any function This is different from the Kakute F4 in which certain functions had to be assigned to certain UARTs In the wiring i...

Page 19: ...e it to say this is bad and you shouldn t do it Don t turn off MSP on the USB VCP line in the Ports tab If you are using FrSky SmartPort telemetry in the Telemetry Output column choose SmartPort from...

Page 20: ...lowered quickly We recommend enabling this option and setting Anti Gravity Gain to 3 0 in the PID Tuning tab Detailed instructions for tuning this value are outside the scope of this manual but this...

Page 21: ...In the Blackbox tab at the top set the Blackbox logging device to SD Card it should be set like this by default Set the Blackbox Logging Rate to 2 kHz To use Blackbox logging insert a FAT formatted S...

Page 22: ...r go below 3 3 volts per cell under any circumstances or it will suffer damage For a 3S battery this would be 3 times 3 3 9 9 volts For a 4S battery it would be 13 2 volts Any time the battery goes be...

Page 23: ...its capacity Also remember that batteries lose capacity as they age A battery that consistently fails to deliver 80 of its rated capacity without sagging below 14 0 volts might need retirement Curren...

Page 24: ...mode your transmitter sticks are in In the OSD menu use pitch up down to move the cursor between menu items When a menu option has a symbol to the right of it this indicates that it contains a sub men...

Page 25: ...to the right shows the current vTX settings From here you can change the frequency band channel and power level of the video transmitter After making the changes move the cursor to Set and press roll...

Page 26: ...n the camera joystick Pushing yaw right inputs one click on the camera joystick Use these inputs exactly as if you had plugged a joystick into the back of the camera When you are done adjusting the ca...

Page 27: ...I app 3 Go to the CLI tab 4 In the text box at the bottom of the CLI type diff all and hit enter This will cause the flight controller to display all configuration options that you have changed from t...

Page 28: ...ld use it and you can skip this step Failsafe https www youtube com watch v dikr9oDzQqc Failsafe is what happens when you fly too far away or your receiver gets disconnected from your flight controlle...

Page 29: ...piece of programming code called a Lua script on your Taranis If you are also using SmartAudio you can use a Lua script to change your vTX settings This is the same as if you were using the Betaflight...

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