Motors don't spin :(


#1

Hi guys!

I’m building a Raspberry Pi drone using RadioLink Crossflight flight controller without RC telemetry. Telemetry is currently via WiFi -> RPi -> mavproxy -> GCS, and it works fine.
I have calibrated the compass, connected the GPS, and all ESCs & motors. The drone seems to be connected correctly.

However, when I try to arm the drone via Mission Planner or test the motors, nothing happens. When I test the motors, I get a weird blinking (RGB) from the Crossflight, and when trying to arm, it shows the green light that indicates that everything is working, but a few seconds later, it falls back to the previous state and changes to UNARMED. In both situations, the motors are not spinning. It’s worth mentioning that the ESCs are using the DSHOT protocol. I have configured the ESCs in Mission Planner to use DSHOT 600 (I’ve tried all the DSHOT options). The ESCs are connected to pins 1-4 (I’ve also tried 3-6).

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Any suggestions on how to solve this?


#2

Could you re-post this under Drone Building?