Getting Started
Installation
Tip
To upgrade from a previous version, see the (much shorter) upgrade instructions
Don't be too concerned about the length of these instructions. The first two sections are about setting up telemetry in INAV and your transmitter, which for most is already completed. Also, the instructions are for multiple transmitters, telemetry protocols and I've tried to be very descriptive so even a novice could follow along. Therefore, it's a bit verbose but proceeds quickly, I promise.
INAV Configurator Telemetry Setup
- Setup SmartPort(S.Port), F.Port, D-series, or Crossfire telemetry to send to your transmitter: INAV telemetry docs
- FrSky receivers (skip for TBS Crossfire):
- If you have an current sensor and want to show fuel percent remaining:
set smartport_fuel_unit = PERCENT
- Set
battery_capacity
to the mAh you want to draw from your battery
- If instead you want to show the current sensor's mAh:
set smartport_fuel_unit = MAH
- With INAV v2.0.0+,
set frsky_pitch_roll = ON
in CLI settings for accurate attitude display and pitch angle
- If you have an current sensor and want to show fuel percent remaining:
Add Telemetry Sensors to Transmitter
- With battery connected and after GPS fix discover telemetry sensors so all telemetry sensors are discovered
- FrSky receivers (skip for TBS Crossfire):
- Telemetry distance sensor name
0420
(or0007
with D-series receivers) should be changed toDist
and set to the desired unit:m
orft
- The sensors
Dist
,Alt
,GAlt
andGspd
can be changed to the desired unit:m
orft
/kmh
ormph
- If you
set frsky_pitch_roll = ON
on INAV v2.0.0+ (which I suggest) you can optionally change the following for clarification:- Telemetry sensor
0430
(or0008
with D-series receivers) can be changed toPtch
- Telemetry sensor
0440
(or0020
with D-series receivers) can be changed toRoll
- Telemetry sensor
- Don't change
Tmp1
orTmp2
from Celsius to Fahrenheit! They're not temps (used for flight modes and GPS info) - If you don't have a current sensor, you can optionally delete or rename the
Fuel
sensor so it doesn't show in Lua Telemetry
- Telemetry distance sensor name
Install/Setup Lua Telemetry on Transmitter
- Download the latest LuaTelemetry.zip file (Note: NOT the source code)
- Copy the contents of the ZIP file (
SCRIPTS
andWIDGETS
folders) to the transmitter's SD card's root- Taranis:
- In model setup, page to
DISPLAY
- Set desired screen to
Script
- Select
iNav
- In model setup, page to
- Horus/Jumper T16:
- Long-press
TELE
to access the user interface/views layout - Select the desired view (or create a new one)
- Make
Layout
full screen, turn offTop bar
andSliders+Trims
- Select
Setup widgets
- Press
Enter
till a menu appears and selectSelect widget
- Scroll to the
iNav
widget and pressEnter
- Optionally (while still selecting the
iNAV
script), long-pressEnter
, selectWidget settings
where you can enableRestore
(to restore your theme's colors) and set your theme'sText
color andWarning
color
- Long-press
- Nirvana NV14:
- Press the Widgets icon
- Select the desired view
- Change the layout to full screen
- Uncheck all boxes
- Select
Setup widgets
, tap the screen and selectiNAV
- Optionally, you can enable
Restore
(to restore your theme's colors) and set your theme'sText
color andWarning
color
- Taranis:
- Press
EXIT
orRTN
several times to exit (back icon on Nirvana)
Download Options
When downloading INAV Lua Telemetry. There may be multiple download options at the bottom of the release. Following are descriptions of each download option:
- LuaTelemetry-Horus-en.zip - Horus transmitters with English sound files only
- LuaTelemetry-Horus.zip - Horus transmitters with sound files for all supported languages
- LuaTelemetry-Taranis-en.zip - Taranis transmitters with English sound files only
- LuaTelemetry-Taranis.zip - Taranis transmitters with sound files for all supported languages
- LuaTelemetry.zip - Taranis and Horus including sound files for all supported languages
- Source code (zip) - ZIP compressed source code for this release - not for transmitter install
- Source code (tar.gz) - Tarball format source code for this release - not for transmitter install
If you just want to install without thinking about it, download and install the latest LuaTelemetry.zip file which includes everything and will work on supported radios in any available language. The other download options may be provided in order to save a bit of SD card space on the transmitter and to keep the install clean of unneeded files.
Running Lua Telemetry
- Taranis:
- From the main screen on your transmitter, long-press
Page
(down d-pad on X-Lite) - If Lua Telemetry isn't on your first page, short-press
Page
to the Lua Telemetry screen
- From the main screen on your transmitter, long-press
- Horus/Jumper T16/Nirvava NV14:
- From the main screen on your transmitter, press
PgUp/Dn
(swipe left on Nirvana) to the Lua Telemetry view
- From the main screen on your transmitter, press
- Screen Description
- Configuration Settings
- Tips & Common Problems