Maintaining EdgeTX updated is one of the best ways to get bug fixes, new radio assist, efficiency enhancements, and the newest UI options. EdgeTX’s official website says v2.12.0 is now reside, and the mission at the moment recommends both EdgeTX Buddy or the bootloader technique for updating, with a separate notice that STM32H7-based radios comply with a considerably completely different course of. On this tutorial, I’ll present you tips on how to replace EdgeTX in your radio step-by-step.
This information is for radios which are already operating EdgeTX. In case your radio is a couple of years outdated and nonetheless operating OpenTX, right here’s a information on tips on how to migrate to EdgeTX: https://oscarliang.com/migrate-from-opentx-to-edgetx/
Do You Must Replace EdgeTX?
The quick reply is not any, you don’t.
If every thing is working high-quality, it’s often finest to depart your radio firmware alone except there’s a selected bug repair or new characteristic you need. That mentioned, the method is simple, and in case you comply with the directions rigorously and ensure every thing is backed up correctly, it must be doable even for newcomers.
Earlier than You Start
Earlier than updating, affirm 3 issues:
- your radio is already operating EdgeTX
- what model of EdgeTX it’s operating
- your actual radio mannequin, as each radio requires a distinct firmware goal
To examine these:
- Lengthy press the SYS button.
- Scroll to the VERSION tab (seventh tab) by urgent the Web page button.
- After FW, it ought to point out “EdgeTX”, and what your radio mannequin is. The model quantity is after VERS.
Again Up Your Radio
You usually gained’t lose any fashions or settings after the firmware replace. However it’s at all times good apply to again up your radio each time you flash firmware, simply in case.
Within the newest variations of EdgeTX, all configuration information are saved on the SD card. Meaning backing up is so simple as copying the SD card contents to your laptop.
Extra particularly, fashions are saved within the MODELS folder, and radio settings are saved within the RADIO folder. These are the 2 folders you completely should again up. Nonetheless, I like to recommend backing up all the SD card, together with all folders and information, so that you don’t lose any customized sound packs, picture information, or Lua scripts.
- Begin by turning the radio on and plugging it into your laptop through USB.
- When the radio asks for USB mode, select USB Storage.
- Then copy all the contents of the SD card to a secure folder in your laptop.
Nonetheless unsure what to do? Here’s a step-by-step information on tips on how to again up and restore EdgeTX fashions and radio settings: https://oscarliang.com/backup-restore-models-radio-settings-edgetx/
Tips on how to Flash EdgeTX
Relying in your radio, select the suitable flashing technique:
1. Bootloader/UF2 Methodology
Use this technique in case your radio has an STM32 H7 processor, such because the TX16S MK3, TX15, or Jumper T15 Professional.
- Obtain the firmware utilizing EdgeTX Buddy: https://buddy.edgetx.org/#/flash
- Put the radio into bootloader mode by holding the horizontal trim buttons (T1 and T4) inward whereas powering on the radio.
- Join the radio to your laptop. Keep away from utilizing a USB-C to USB-C cable; at all times use a USB-A to USB-C cable, ideally the one which got here along with your radio.
- Two exterior drives ought to seem in your laptop, certainly one of which is called UF2.
- Copy the firmware file (.uf2) to the UF2 drive.
- As soon as the file begins transferring to the radio, the radio display screen ought to change to point out the replace progress.
- When the replace is full, you’ll be able to safely eject the UF2 drive and disconnect the radio. It ought to restart routinely.
- At this level, each the radio firmware and the bootloader must be updated.
Now go forward and arrange the SD card contents, and also you’re completed.
2. EdgeTX Buddy Methodology
Use this technique in case your radio has an STM32 F2 or F4 processor, such because the TX16S MK2, Boxer, or Jumper T20S.
Join Radio in DFU Mode (Bootloader Mode)
- Unplug the radio and energy it off.
- Put the radio into bootloader mode by holding the horizontal trim buttons (T1 and T4) inward whereas powering on the radio.
- Plug the USB cable again into the pc.
This places the radio into DFU mode (bootloader mode) so EdgeTX Buddy can flash it. If holding the trim buttons doesn’t enter DFU Mode, following this information: https://handbook.edgetx.org/edgetx-how-to/access-dfu-and-bootloader-mode
It’s best to see STM32 BOOTLOADER seem beneath Common Serial Bus units in Machine Supervisor in your laptop. Home windows ought to routinely set up the driving force for you.
If there’s a yellow warning signal within the icon, operating the ImpulseRC Driver Fixer (obtain right here) ought to repair that.
Flash Firmware Utilizing EdgeTX Buddy
Now open EdgeTX Buddy in your browser: https://buddy.edgetx.org/#/flash
It’s a web-based firmware flasher, however like Betaflight Configurator, it solely helps Chromium-based browsers comparable to Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Can’t use EdgeTX Buddy? You may obtain and set up the EdgeTX Flasher program.
Select the firmware model you need, ideally the newest steady model, and choose the right radio mannequin.
Then select Flash through USB.
Choose Your Radio
Within the new window, click on on “Add new machine”, choose STM32 Bootloader and click on Join.
Underneath Obtainable units, click on “STM32 BOOTLOADER” to focus on it after which click on “Subsequent”.
Begin Flashing
Click on “Begin flashing”.
Flashing ought to solely take a few minutes.
If you happen to get any errors through the course of, be certain the radio was switched off once you linked the USB cable, and that you just chosen the right machine within the earlier steps. You can too attempt reinstalling the DFU driver utilizing ImpulseRC Driver Fixer after which restarting your laptop.
As soon as the firmware replace is full, EdgeTX Buddy may immediate you to arrange the SD card contents. This step is strongly really helpful, even when it’s not strictly required, as a result of mismatched firmware and SD card contents are probably the most widespread causes of warnings and odd conduct.
Setup SD Card Content material
After getting up to date the firmware, it’s best to replace the SD card contents as nicely.
Unplug the radio, energy it on, and reconnect it by USB. Select USB Storage when prompted on the radio.
Two new exterior drives ought to seem in your laptop. Discover the one with numerous folders in it, comparable to FIRMWARE, MODELS, and RADIO. That is the drive in your SD card contents. Keep in mind the drive letter.
Go to https://buddy.edgetx.org/#/sdcard.
Click on on “Choose SD Card” and choose the drive in your SD card content material. If prompted, click on on “Let website view information”, then “Save modifications”.
Verify the firmware model and radio mannequin, select the specified sound pack language, and apply the modifications (default is English).
Click on on “Apply modifications”, it’ll take a minute to obtain the required content material, and some extra minutes to write down them to your SD card.
After that finishes, the radio must be up to date and able to reboot into the brand new EdgeTX model.
That’s it. You might have up to date EdgeTX to the newest model.
Setup Radio After Flashing
If you happen to haven’t completed it already, the very first thing to do is copy again all of your customized sound information, photos, and scripts. Merely copy the IMAGES and SCRIPTS folders to the SD card.
Be sure you have chosen the right Inside Module within the system settings. To do that, maintain down the SYS key and go to the {Hardware} web page. Scroll all the way down to Inside Module and select the right possibility. For instance, you probably have a 4-in-1 multiprotocol module, choose MULTI. For ExpressLRS, choose CRSF. If you don’t do that, you’ll not get the right choices beneath Inside RF in Mannequin Setup.
You also needs to recalibrate the sticks and sliders. It’s a good suggestion to recalibrate the battery studying too, ideally towards a multimeter, though plugging the battery right into a charger also needs to provide you with a fairly correct studying.
Subsequent, select a theme you want. If you do not need to create your personal, you could find extra themes right here: https://giters.com/EdgeTX/themes#list-of-themes-available
After that, arrange your widgets.
Often, it would be best to show telemetry knowledge comparable to battery voltage, RSSI, and hyperlink high quality. So the very first thing to do is energy up your quad and uncover telemetry sensors to get a listing of obtainable telemetry knowledge. If you have already got sensors listed, you’ll be able to attempt deleting them and discovering them once more to be sure you have essentially the most up-to-date listing.
You may then customise the highest bar widgets
… and assign telemetry values to them.
That is how I arrange my widgets.
You can too arrange the 2 knobs, or rotary switches, to regulate backlight degree and quantity, which could be very useful. You are able to do this in World Features beneath radio settings.
If you don’t just like the touchscreen, you’ll be able to disable it, or disable and allow it utilizing a change. Go to World Features, create a brand new operate, assign a change, and choose the operate No contact. It’s fashionable to make use of the arm change to disable the touchscreen, as a result of we don’t usually use it whereas flying.
Replace Inside Multiprotocol Module
In case your radio has an inner 4-in-1 multiprotocol module, you may get a Module Replace Really useful message beneath Inside RF Module Standing after flashing EdgeTX. That is only a reminder to replace the multiprotocol module, and it’s straightforward to do. In case your radio has an ExpressLRS module as an alternative, you’ll not see this message and you do not want to do something.
Obtain the multi-protocol module firmware right here: https://downloads.multi-module.org/?rmtx16s
There are two information it is advisable to obtain:
- There are 3 “.bin” information, decide the one which matches your channel map order in your radio (you could find out within the Mixer web page in your radio mannequin setup). For instance, AETR means Channel 1 = “Aileron” (roll), Ch2 = “Elevon” (pitch), Ch3 = “Throttle”, and Ch4 = “Rudder” (yaw).
- MultiLuaScripts.zip
Join USB cable to the radio whereas it’s powered on, you may be prompted with 3 choices, choose “USB Storage (SD)”. Two exterior drive ought to seem in your laptop, discover the one with numerous folders, together with a folder known as “FIRMWARE”.
Copy the “.bin” file you simply downloaded within the “FIRMWARE” folder.
The “MultiLuaScripts.zip” file incorporates LUA scripts it is advisable to substitute the outdated ones with on the Radio’s SD card. Merely unzip this file, and replica the “SCRIPT” folder, when prompted simply choose “overwrite every thing”.
Now you can disconnect the USB cable, and restart the radio.
Lengthy press “SYS” key in your radio, scroll to the second web page “SD-HC Card”. It’s best to see the “FIRMWARE” folder there, click on on that.
Search for the “.bin” file you simply positioned there. Click on on it, and choose the choice “Flash inner multi”, and the replace will begin. It ought to solely take a minute or so.
As soon as the replace is full, you’ll be able to go to Mannequin Setup, Inside RF, and examine Module Standing and see if the firmware model is identical because the one you simply flashed, and the “Module Replace Really useful” warning must be gone.
EdgeTX Companion
EdgeTX Companion is a useful device/software program that runs in your laptop. It may be used for
- studying the settings on the radio and allow you to modify it extra simply in your laptop
- compiling and flashing firmware to your radio
You may obtain it right here: https://github.com/EdgeTX/edgetx/releases/ (scroll all the way in which down on that web page beneath “Belongings”, and discover the hyperlink for “edgetx-cpn-XXXX-vXXXX.zip“.
Unbrick Radio
In case your radio is just not turning on by urgent the facility button, it may be bricked. This may occur once you flip the radio off throughout a firmware replace.
To get well a bricked radio:
- Obtain STM32 Dice Programmer: https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stm32cubeprog.html.
- Get a duplicate of the EdgeTX firmware in your radio (obtain from edgeTX github).
- Join radio to your laptop through USB cable, your laptop ought to detect the radio
- Set up and open STM32 Dice Programmer you simply downloaded
- Within the drop down subsequent to the join button, choose USB, In Ports, if it says “no DFU, click on the refresh button and choose USB1 (and it’s best to see a serial quantity beneath it, which implies the programmer can see the radio), then join
- As soon as linked, click on on the three horizontal bars within the high left, click on “Erasing & Programming”, then browser to the EdgeTX firmware .bin file
- Be sure “Confirm Programming” is checked, then click on Begin Programming. This can flash a contemporary copy of EdgeTX to the radio
- When it’s completed, you’ll be able to unplug USB cable, and the radio ought to energy up once you press the facility button
Conclusion
Maintaining your EdgeTX radio firmware updated is necessary if you wish to benefit from new options, bug fixes, and efficiency enhancements. The replace course of is pretty simple, particularly with instruments like EdgeTX Buddy that simplify a lot of the steps.
Be sure to examine for brand new firmware updates now and again, and use this information every time it is advisable to replace your radio. Having the newest firmware helps you get essentially the most out of your radio, whether or not you might be flying FPV drones or RC planes.
Blissful flying!
Edit Historical past
- Feb 2022 – tutorial created
- Feb 2023 – up to date for EdgeTX 2.8
- Apr 2026 – up to date for EdgeTX 2.12