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Holybro Kakute F4, User Manual & Installation Manual

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Kakute F4 AIO

 

 

Contents 

Overview ………………………………………………………………………… 2~3 

        

Features 

       

Specifications

 

       Warranty and Return Policy

 

Pinout Diagram ……………………………………………………………….. 4 

Installation Guide ……………………………………………………………. 5~10 

Updating Betaflight Firmware ………………………………………….. 11~15 

        

Installing Drivers 

       Installing Betaflight Configurator 

       Flashing New Firmware 

Initial Configuration ………………………………………………………… 16~19 

        

Connect to The Board 

       Ports 

       Configuration 

       Blackbox 

       

OSD 

Using The OSD ………………………………………………………………… 20~21 

Saving Your Configuration ……………………………………………….. 22~23 

Additional Reference ……………………………………………………….. 24 

Adjust PIDs / Rates / vTX from Taranis ……………………………. 25 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Kakute F4

Page 1: ...11028 Kakute F4 All In One User Manual Installation Guide v1 4...

Page 2: ...tion Guide 5 10 Updating Betaflight Firmware 11 15 Installing Drivers Installing Betaflight Configurator Flashing New Firmware Initial Configuration 16 19 Connect to The Board Ports Configuration Blac...

Page 3: ...32 kHz 2 oz copper PCB allows up to 120A maximum continuous current Dedicated bootloader button for easy firmware flashing Low profile design fits into even very compact frames Input voltage 7v to 42...

Page 4: ...or examination 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...

Page 5: ...and TX R6 T6 UART6 RX and TX RSSI Analog 0 3 3v RSSI input 3V3 3 3v output 200 mA max 5v 5v output 1 5 A max M1 to M6 Motor signal outputs VO Video output to video transmitter VI Video input from FPV...

Page 6: ...ame Leave the Kakute F4 AIO accessible so that you can solder wires to it For example leave the top plate of your frame off or remove the camera pod of an X style frame so that you are working only wi...

Page 7: ...a little slack You can always shorten a wire a little more if you need to but you can t easily make it longer again Be absolutely sure that you do not mistakenly reverse the wires Red goes to B and b...

Page 8: ...quads with very short wires it s often not absolutely necessary Solder the receiver signal wire to pad R3 If you are using a servo cable the signal wire will be white or yellow You must use a receiver...

Page 9: ...e cameras and video transmitters can run off even higher voltage You must refer to the product specifications for your camera and video transmitter to determine what maximum voltage they allow These c...

Page 10: ...mitters that support this feature are the ImmersionRC Tramp and the TBS Unify Holybro s new vTX the Atlatl also uses the IRC Tramp telemetry protocol to allow remote configuration If you have a vTX th...

Page 11: ...arning when you are getting close to the edge of your range as well as showing you if you have damaged equipment such as an antenna that has been cut by a prop If you intend to use the RSSI input sold...

Page 12: ...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 youtube com watch v m...

Page 13: ...t move on Installing Betaflight Configurator Betaflight is managed using the Betaflight Configurator application also known for short as the Betaflight GUI or just The GUI GUI is pronounced gooey in c...

Page 14: ...and on your desktop to launch the app directly Flashing New Firmware At this point if you want to update your firmware here is how to do it But if you are annoyed and frustrated at this point and jus...

Page 15: ...work For the advanced users a simpler way of getting into bootloader mode is to go to the CLI and type dfu This will reboot the board into bootloader mode This is especially useful if the board is ins...

Page 16: ...n plug it back in again this time without holding down the bootloader button 8 For Windows users the pulldown menu in the upper right of the configurator will read COM3 or some other number For MacOS...

Page 17: ...ther number in the upper right menu Click Connect The GUI will load Ports Click on the Ports tab on the right side of the window USB VCP is the port that is used to talk between the Kakute F4 AIO and...

Page 18: ...s option on all the time The Kakute F4 AIO has built in Betaflight OSD The OSD option should always be enabled unless you want to turn off the OSD for some reason Next go to the Receive section of the...

Page 19: ...s 3 3 9 9 volts For a 4S battery it would be 13 2 volts Any time the battery goes below this level it is likely being damaged at least a little More importantly you will have very little power and may...

Page 20: ...istently fails to deliver 80 of its rated capacity without sagging below 14 0 volts might need retirement The mAh readout is based on the current sensor on your Kakute F4 AIO board The current sensor...

Page 21: ...ight of it this indicates that it contains a sub menu Roll right will enter the sub menu For example in the screen to the right moving the cursor to Features and then moving the roll stick to the righ...

Page 22: ...e of the screen In this case roll left right will adjust the parameter up and down The screen to the right shows the current vTX settings From here you can change the frequency band channel and power...

Page 23: ...changed from the default values 5 Scroll back to the top of the window to find the line where you typed diff 6 Click your mouse and drag scroll down to select all of the text below where you typed dif...

Page 24: ...P a g e 23 Kakute F4 AIO How To Save and Restore Your Configuration https www youtube com watch v HsxTqp76Brs...

Page 25: ...tishot calibrating your ESCs is mandatory If you are fortunate enough to be using Dshot then you can skip this step Failsafe https www youtube com watch v dikr9oDzQqc Failsafe is what happens when you...

Page 26: ...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 OSD but it works without you having to put y...

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