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TBS Crossfire
Setup Checklist
Complete TBS Crossfire Setup Checklist
including Crossfire module, receiver,
transmitter, and BetaFlight.
Control link telemetry setup too!

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TBS Crossfire Setup TMac FPV
❑ Ensure all firmware on transmitter is current
❑ Companion
❑ Firmware
❑ SD card contents
❑ Multimodule

❑ Download TBS Crossfire Manual: https://www.team-blacksheep.com/products/prod:crossfire_tx

❑ Download & Install TBS Agent X on your computer: https://www.team-

blacksheep.com/products/prod:crossfire_tx

❑ Update firmware on Crossfire module

❑ With TBS Agent x software window open your computer, connect the TBS Crossfire module to your computer via
USB cable
❑ TBS Agent software should automatically detect what version software you have on your TBS Crossfire Module
and list any newer versions available to you for update
❑ To update the Crossfire Module to a newer version, simply click the Update button corresponding to the version
❑ Observe the progress of the firmware update on the status update bar shown within the TBS Agent window
❑ After firmware update is complete, exit the software window and disconnect your TBS module from the computer

❑ Install Crossfire Module on T16 using TBS Crossfire Manual

❑ Connect Crossfire Receiver to quadcopter’s flight controller

❑ Ground pad from receiver to Ground pad of flight controller
❑ 5 volt pad of receiver to 5 volt pad of flight controller
❑ Channel 1 pad of receiver to UART RX pad on flight controller
❑ Channel 2 pad of receiver to UART TX pad on flight controller

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TBS Crossfire Setup TMac FPV
❑ Setup Crossfire in Radio Controller (Transmitter)

❑ Go to Model Setup Menu in transmitter

❑ Set Internal RF to OFF
❑ Set External RF Mode to CRSF

❑ Bind Crossfire receiver to module & ensure failsafe is set to “Cut”

❑ With Crossfire receiver powered ON, Go to Radio Setup Menu and page over to Tools Menu
❑ Scroll down to Crossfire Configure
❑ When, type of Crossfire Module appears on screen, highlight it and press Enter button
❑ Ensure frequency is set properly for your region (915 MHz = ITU Regions 2 & 3 (North/South
America, Asia/Oceania)., 868 MHz = ITU Region 1 (Europe/Africa/Middle East—see TBS Crossfire
manual for further information)
❑ Set max power to desired level (normally 100mW will be fine)
❑ Then, scroll to Bind and press Enter button on transmitter
❑ If asked if you want to update receiver, press Enter button on transmitter – NOTE: when receiver is
updating firmware, receiver LED will go solid—Do NOT interrupt this process—wait until update is
complete. Firmware will update & automatically go into binding process.
❑ Once it says Binding OK, press RTN button to exit back out to Tools Menu
❑ In Tools Menu click on Crossfire Configure option

❑ You should now see your Crossfire receiver as a menu option in the Crossfire Configure Menu
❑ Scroll down to your Crossfire receiver option and press the Enter button on your transmitter to select it
❑ Select your desired Mode # of channels - select 12 if you would like to put LQ (link quality) on
Channel 12 = Aux 8 in Betaflight (for Pre BF 4.1 ONLY-no need to put LQ on any channel
beginning with BF 4.1), then:
❑ For Pre-BF 4.1 ONLY: Set DST Channel 12 to LQ (we’ll then enable RSSI on Aux 8 in Betaflight
to coincide with this setting for Pre-BF 4.1 only. For BF 4.1 & beyond, you can leave RSSI channel
to “Disabled” in Receiver Tab and use Rqly in transmitter and set Link Quality in BF OSD)
❑ Ensure Failsafe is set to “Cut” (to eliminate quadcopter “fly-aways”)

❑ Go to Telemetry Page of Model Setup Menu in your transmitter and discover New Sensors as you would with
any other receiver – look to ensure you have RQLY as one of the telemetry values – this is your uplink Link Quality
and can be used for audible warnings from your transmitter of poor-quality control signal (similar to low RSSI)

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TBS Crossfire Setup TMac FPV
Set Crossfire up in Betaflight
❑ With quadcopter’s props OFF, connect quadcopter to computer via USAB cable and open Betaflight Configurator

❑ Go to Ports Tab and in the UART to which you connected the Crossfire receiver
❑ Toggle ON the Serial RX button for that UART
❑ Click Save and Reboot in lower right corner of screen

❑ Go to Configuration Tab
❑ Scroll down to Receiver Section and select from the drop-down menu Serial Based Receiver (SPEKSAT,
SBUS, SMUD)
❑ Under Serial Receiver Provider option select CRSF
❑ Ensure Telemetry is toggled ON
❑ Click Save and Reboot in lower right corner of screen

❑ Next, go to Receiver Tab

❑ Confirm receiver is properly set up and connected by powering on your transmitter and moving your transmitter
control sticks while observing Roll, Pitch, Yaw, Throttle color bars moving appropriately with your transmitter
stick movements
❑ For Pre BF 4.1 ONLY: Set your “RSSI Channel” on Aux channel 8 (which is actually channel 12 – 4
control stick channels) if you set your DTS Channel 12 to “LQ” in Crossfire receiver setup. For BF 4.1
and beyond, you can leave RSSI channel to “Disabled” and use Rqly in transmitter and enable “Link
Quality” in BF OSD

❑ Go to OSD tab and ensure RSSI is toggled ON (Pre-BF 4.1) AND/OR Link Quality (for BF 4.1 and beyond) on
your OSD display

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Officer with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical
Engineering and a Master of Engineering degree in
Aeronautical Engineering. I’m FCC certified, FAA
registered, a member of the Academy of Model
Aeronautics (AMA) and a Founding Member of the FPV
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and have had years of experience as an Instructor on
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