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Kakute F7
You must use a receiver that supports a serial protocol such
as SBUS, iBus, Spektrum, or Crossfire. You cannot use a PPM
or PWM receiver with the Kakute F7.
For all receiver types except Crossfire, solder the receiver
signal wire to pad R6. If you are using a typical cable, the
signal wire will be white or yellow. For Crossfire, connect pin
1 on the receiver to pad R6; connect pin 2 on the receiver to
pad T6. (You will need to set up the Crossfire receiver to
output CRSF protocol on pins 1 and 2. This is outside the
scope of this manual.)
Solder the receiver ground wire to the GND pad below R6. In
a typical cable, the ground wire will be black or brown.
If your receiver requires 5v power (most receivers except for
Spektrum Satellite), solder its power wire to the 5v 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-
right corner of the pin header. Do not connect a receiver that
takes 3.3v power to a 5v pad or you will destroy it.
Be sure to reference the pinout diagram for your receiver, to
ensure that you are connecting the correct pads together.
Telemetry allows the Kakute F7 to report values, such as
battery voltage, back to your transmitter. The transmitter can
be configured to give audible alerts on low battery, and other
such functions. Telemetry is also useful because it allows the
use of “Lua Scripts” to configure the quadcopter from the
transmitter.
If you intend to use telemetry, solder the telemetry wire from
your receiver to the T4 pad on the Kakute F7. On FrSky
receivers, the telemetry wire is labeled as SmartPort. If you
are using Crossfire, there is no separate telemetry wire.
