Operation Manual

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Betaflight Open-Source
The development of the Vortex would not have been possible without the effort of a large team of individuals
who invested in the open source flight controller software that running on the Vortex.
The variant of the open source flight controller firmware that we chose to power the Vortex is Betaflight, mainly
due to it’s solid support of the OneShot ESC control protocol.
Since the OSD firmware needs an intimate knowledge of the flight controller API, care must be taken when
installing updated Betaflight builds (IRCSYNERGYF3).
The ImmersionRC team may not have support for Beta, and recently released Betaflight builds the day they are
released, but we are committed to keep up with changes.
Check the ImmersionRC Vortex product page for compatibility information.
NOTE: Do not install new Betaflight builds, nor builds of other Flight Controller software, without first
verifying that they are supported by the Vortex OSD.
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Betaflight Configurator Connection
To hook up the Betaflight Configurator, hook up a Personal Computer via a standard Micro-USB cable, to the
connector on the back of the Vortex.
Be aware that making certain changes via the configurator may break compatibility with the Vortex OSD. One
example would be changing the channel order, which is set by the wizard.
Re-running the Vortex setup wizard will reset the Betaflight configuration to defaults.
NOTE: When Vortex will detect a new flight-controller version, it will automatically restart in TX Wizard
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