BETAFPV LiteRadio 1 Radio Transmitter User Manual

BETAFPV LiteRadio 1 Radio Transmitter

Product Information

LiteRadio 1 Radio Transmitter

The LiteRadio 1 is a compact radio transmitter designed for the FPV entry market. It is portable, appealing, and practical, making it suitable for FPV entry-level users. As a new member of the LiteRadio series, the LiteRadio 1 has the following features:

• 8 channels in total
• Supports CC2500 version built-in protocol switching
• Configures 1000mAh battery and USB charge supported
• Supports BETAFPV Configurator for updating, configuring, and tuning
• USB joystick support for most practice simulators

Overview

• The LiteRadio 1 is compatible with two types of joystick heads. When replacing the joystick head, please be aware not to twist it. Instead, pull it out vertically and then replace it.

Joystick & Button Introduction

• The radio transmitter has two joysticks with the following functions:
• Throttle joystick: Push the stick up and down to control the throttle value of the drone; push the stick left and right to control the steering angle value of the drone.
• Direction joystick: Push the stick up and down to control the forward and backward movement of the drone; push the stick left and right to control the left and right movement of the drone.

There are 7 buttons or switches on the remote control with the following functions:

• Channel keys: SA, SB, SC, SD keys correspond to four channel switches, and each channel can be set to two levels of gears.
• Power Button: Switch the power button to the right to turn on, and switch it to the left to turn off.
• BIND Button: Enter binding mode after the radio transmitter is powered on.
• SETUP Button: Enter joystick calibration mode after the radio transmitter is powered on.

LED Indicator and Buzzer

The LED light indicates the working status of the radio transmitter. The buzzer alerts when the battery is low. Here are the LED indicator states:

blue then.
Red light flashing quickly| The radio transmitter is binding| Wait for complete binding
Blue light flashing slowly| The battery reaches the low voltage limit| Charge the transmitter
Red light breathes slowly| On charging| N/A
Greenlight breathes slowly| Charge complete| N/A

Switching Protocol

Note: This chapter only applies to the CC2500 version of the radio transmitter.

To check the current protocol:

• The CC2500 version radio transmitter supports 4 different protocols, including Frsky D16 FCC, Frsky D16 LBT, Frsky D8, and Futaba S-FHSS. The current protocol is indicated by the flashing times of the red LED when powered on, before the buzzer alarm.
• The LiteRadio 1 is a compact radio transmitter for the FPV entry market. This radio transmitter is portable, appealing and practical. It is a remote control suitable for  FPV entry-level users.
• As a new member of LiteRadio series, LiteRadio 1 has the following characteristics.
• 8 channels in total.
• Support CC2500 version built-in protocol switching.
• Configure 1000mAh battery and USB charge supported.
• Support BETAFPV Configurator for updating, configuring and tuning.
• USB joystick support for most practice simulators.

Overview

Front view

Bottom view

The LiteRadio 1 is compatible with two types of joystick heads. When replacing the joystick head, please be aware not to twist the joystick head. Instead, pull it out directly, then replace the joystick head. As shown below :

Joystick & Button Introduction

The radio transmitter has two joysticks whose functions are as follows:

• Throttle joystick: Push the stick up and down to control the throttle value of the drone; push the stick left and right to control the steering angle value of the drone;
• Direction joystick: Push the stick up and down to control the forward and backward movement of the drone; push the stick left and right to control the left and right movement of the drone;

There are 7 buttons or switches on the remote control, and their functions are as follows:

• Channel keys: SA\SB\SC\SD keys correspond to four channel switches, and each channel can be set to two levels of gears.
• Power Button: Switch the power button to the right to turn on, and switch the power button to the left to turn off.
• BIND Button: Enter binding mode after the radio transmitter is powered on.
• SETUP Button: Enter joystick calibration mode after the radio transmitter is powered on.

 LED Indicator and Buzzer

The LED light indicates the working status of the radio transmitter.

Lower the throttle and switch to the lowest position.

Turn to blue then.

Red light flashing quickly| The radio transmitter is binding| Wait for complete binding
Blue light flashing slowly| The battery reaches the low voltage limit| Charge the transmitter
Red light breathes slowly| On charging|
Greenlight breathes slowly| Charge complete|

The radio transmitter has a built-in buzzer. When it alarms twice as “di – di”, it means that the battery is too low and the radio transmitter needs to be charged.

Switching Protocol

Note: This chapter only applies to the CC2500 version of the radio transmitter.

How to check the current protocol

The CC2500 version radio transmitter could support 4 different protocols, including Frsky D16 FCC, Frsky D16 LBT, Frsky D8 and Futaba S-FHSS.
The current protocol is indicated by the flashing times of the red LED when powered on, before the buzzer alarm.

How to change the current protocol

• Below are the steps to change protocol (Frsky FCC D16, Frsky D16 LBT, Frsky D8, or Futaba S-FHSS),

1. Power off the radio transmitter;
2. Press and hold the BIND button while powering on the radio transmitter;
3. Then the flash times of the red LED before the buzzer alarms will change, according to the tables above.

Note: LiteRadio 1 only works with D16 ACCST 1. x Frsky protocol. So if you use a Frsky receiver with D16 ACCST 2. X version or ACCESS version, the binding will fail.

Binding the Receiver

There are the steps to make the LiteRadio 1 enter binding status.

1. Power on the remote control radio transmitter and wait for its system to load completely. LED light is solid blue.
2. Enter receiver’s binding mode, and wait for it to bind with the radio;
3. Press the bind button on the bottom of the transmitter to enter binding status. The LED light will be red and flash quickly.
4. The LED light will change to solid blue 5 seconds later when the transmitter exits binding status. If not bind successfully, repeat the process above.

Charging

• The remote control radio transmitter has a built-in 1000mAh battery. When the red light flashes twice and the buzzer alarms twice, indicates that the radio transmitter is low battery and needs to be re-charged. Below are the charging methods for reference:
• Turn off the radio transmitter.
• Plug in the remote control radio transmitter with an adapter by USB cable (a 5V output adapter is allowed).
• The LED light breathes in red means charging, while in green means fully charged.
• The continued working time for a fully charged battery is about 8 hours.
• Fast charging protocol is not supported. So radio transmitter can not be quickly charged.

HID Joystick

• It is the safest and quickest method to get started by using the FPV simulator for starters. LiteRadio 1 remote control radio transmitter supports most of FPV simulators on the market with comprehensive configuration.

Operation steps below:

• Turn off the radio transmitter.
• Connect the transmitter to the computer via a USB data cable. Wait for the LED light to breathe in red or green.
• Install the driver from the PC automatically, a prompt box pops up after successful installation. Then, the remote control radio transmitter works normally.

Setting up a device

• We’re setting up ‘ BETAFPV JoyStick’.

Other devices

BETAFPV Joystick

• User needs to manually install driver if PC doesn’t install automatically or installed incorrectly.
• DO NOT power on the transmitter first and connect it to the PC. The USB port is invalid in this situation.

Joystick Calibration

The joystick data may offset after it has used for a period of time (if joysticks is hit by physical). User need to re-calibrate joysticks based on following steps;

• After powering on, press SETUP button on the back of remote control radio transmitter, it hears two “Bee Bee” sounds, and red LED flash quickly (two flashes each time), which means remote control radio transmitter entered calibration mode.
• Move throttle joystick and direction joystick to middle position, press SETUP button again, wait until the buzzer beep three “Bee Bee Bee” sounds, red LED light flashes quickly (two flashes each time), which indicates joystick data has been acquired and enter into the boundary value calibration mode.
• Toggle the joystick to move to the top, bottom, left, and right joystick boundaries respectively (do not to press too hard, the joystick just needs to touch the boundary) and keep the position for 1-2S, then press the SETUP button one more time, we can hear a long beeping sound (about 3 seconds) from the buzzer again, and the red LED light stops flashing, indicating that the calibration of the joystick is completed.

BETAFPV Configurator

• BETAFPV Configurator is a utility designed to simplify updating, configuring and tuning the radio transmitter.
• Download address: https://github.com/BETAFPV/BETAFPV_Configurator/releases

How to enter the radio transmitter configuration page:

• Turn off the radio transmitter.
• Connect the transmitter to the computer via a USB data cable. Wait for the LED light to breathe in red or green.
• Open the BETAFPV Configurator program on your computer and switch to the configurator page for the radio transmitter.
• Click the “Connect Radio Controller” button on the top right of the page.

Available configuring services include:

• Change joystick mode (Left / Right stick throttle )．
• Mixing, trimming of each channel and other switching．
• DO NOT power on the transmitter first and connect it to the PC. The USB port is invalid in this situation.

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References

• Releases · BETAFPV/BETAFPV_Configurator · GitHub

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