Retaining EdgeTX updated is one of the best ways to get bug fixes, new radio assist, efficiency enhancements, and the most recent UI options. EdgeTX’s official website says v2.12.0 is now stay, and the challenge presently recommends both EdgeTX Buddy or the bootloader methodology for updating, with a separate observe that STM32H7-based radios observe a considerably totally different course of. On this tutorial, I’ll present you the right way to replace EdgeTX in your radio step-by-step.
This information is for radios which can be already working EdgeTX. In case your radio is a couple of years outdated and nonetheless working OpenTX, right here’s a information on the right way to migrate to EdgeTX: https://oscarliang.com/migrate-from-opentx-to-edgetx/
Do You Should Replace EdgeTX?
The brief reply isn’t any, you don’t.
If every part is working fantastic, it’s normally finest to depart your radio firmware alone except there’s a selected bug repair or new function you need. That stated, the method is simple, and when you observe the directions fastidiously and ensure every part is backed up correctly, it must be doable even for inexperienced persons.
Earlier than You Start
Earlier than updating, affirm 3 issues:
- your radio is already working EdgeTX
- what model of EdgeTX it’s working
- your actual radio mannequin, as each radio requires a special 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 received’t lose any fashions or settings after the firmware replace. Nevertheless it’s at all times good observe to again up your radio each time you flash firmware, simply in case.
Within the newest variations of EdgeTX, all configuration recordsdata are saved on the SD card. Which means 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. Nevertheless, I like to recommend backing up the complete SD card, together with all folders and recordsdata, so that you don’t lose any customized sound packs, picture recordsdata, or Lua scripts.
- Begin by turning the radio on and plugging it into your laptop by way of USB.
- When the radio asks for USB mode, select USB Storage.
- Then copy the complete contents of the SD card to a protected folder in your laptop.
Nonetheless unsure what to do? Here’s a step-by-step information on the right way to again up and restore EdgeTX fashions and radio settings: https://oscarliang.com/backup-restore-models-radio-settings-edgetx/
Learn how to Flash EdgeTX
Relying in your radio, select the suitable flashing methodology:
1. Bootloader/UF2 Technique
Use this methodology 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, one among which is known as 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 possibly can safely eject the UF2 drive and disconnect the radio. It ought to restart mechanically.
- 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 carried out.
2. EdgeTX Buddy Technique
Use this methodology 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
You need to see STM32 BOOTLOADER seem below Common Serial Bus gadgets in System Supervisor in your laptop. Home windows ought to mechanically set up the driving force for you.
If there’s a yellow warning signal within the icon, working 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 corresponding 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 most recent secure model, and choose the right radio mannequin.
Then select Flash by way of USB.
Choose Your Radio
Within the new window, click on on “Add new system”, choose STM32 Bootloader and click on Join.
Below Obtainable gadgets, click on “STM32 BOOTLOADER” to spotlight it after which click on “Subsequent”.
Begin Flashing
Click on “Begin flashing”.
Flashing ought to solely take a few minutes.
In case you get any errors in the course of the course of, be certain that the radio was switched off while you related the USB cable, and that you just chosen the right system within the earlier steps. You can too strive 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 advisable, even when it’s not strictly required, as a result of mismatched firmware and SD card contents are one of the crucial frequent causes of warnings and odd conduct.
Setup SD Card Content material
Upon getting up to date the firmware, you must replace the SD card contents as properly.
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 a lot of folders in it, corresponding to FIRMWARE, MODELS, and RADIO. That is the drive in your SD card contents. Bear 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 recordsdata”, then “Save modifications”.
Affirm 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 is going to take a minute to obtain the required content material, and some extra minutes to jot 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 have got up to date EdgeTX to the most recent model.
Setup Radio After Flashing
In case you haven’t carried out it already, the very first thing to do is copy again all of your customized sound recordsdata, photos, and scripts. Merely copy the IMAGES and SCRIPTS folders to the SD card.
Be sure to 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, when you’ve got 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 below 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 offer you a fairly correct studying.
Subsequent, select a theme you want. If you do not need to create your personal, you will discover extra themes right here: https://giters.com/EdgeTX/themes#list-of-themes-available
After that, arrange your widgets.
Often, you’ll want to show telemetry information corresponding 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 accessible telemetry information. If you have already got sensors listed, you possibly can strive 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 stage and quantity, which could be very helpful. You are able to do this in World Features below radio settings.
If you don’t just like the touchscreen, you possibly can disable it, or disable and allow it utilizing a swap. Go to World Features, create a brand new operate, assign a swap, and choose the operate No contact. It’s standard to make use of the arm swap 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 inside 4-in-1 multiprotocol module, you may get a Module Replace Advisable message below Inside RF Module Standing after flashing EdgeTX. That is only a reminder to replace the multiprotocol module, and it’s simple 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 recordsdata you must obtain:
- There are 3 “.bin” recordsdata, decide the one which matches your channel map order in your radio (you will discover 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’ll be prompted with 3 choices, choose “USB Storage (SD)”. Two exterior drive ought to seem in your laptop, discover the one with a lot of folders, together with a folder known as “FIRMWARE”.
Copy the “.bin” file you simply downloaded within the “FIRMWARE” folder.
The “MultiLuaScripts.zip” file accommodates LUA scripts you must exchange 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 part”.
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”. You need 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 inside multi”, and the replace will begin. It ought to solely take a minute or so.
As soon as the replace is full, you possibly can go to Mannequin Setup, Inside RF, and examine Module Standing and see if the firmware model is similar because the one you simply flashed, and the “Module Replace Advisable” warning must be gone.
EdgeTX Companion
EdgeTX Companion is a helpful instrument/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 best way down on that web page below “Property”, and discover the hyperlink for “edgetx-cpn-XXXX-vXXXX.zip“.
Unbrick Radio
In case your radio is just not turning on by urgent the ability button, it is perhaps bricked. This may occur while you flip the radio off throughout a firmware replace.
To get better a bricked radio:
- Obtain STM32 Dice Programmer: https://www.st.com/en/development-tools/stm32cubeprog.html.
- Get a replica of the EdgeTX firmware in your radio (obtain from edgeTX github).
- Join radio to your laptop by way of 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 you must see a serial quantity below it, which implies the programmer can see the radio), then join
- As soon as related, click on on the three horizontal bars within the high left, click on “Erasing & Programming”, then browser to the EdgeTX firmware .bin file
- Ensure that “Confirm Programming” is checked, then click on Begin Programming. This can flash a contemporary copy of EdgeTX to the radio
- When it’s carried out, you possibly can unplug USB cable, and the radio ought to energy up while you press the ability button
Conclusion
Retaining your EdgeTX radio firmware updated is essential if you wish to reap the benefits of 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.
Ensure that to examine for brand spanking new firmware updates now and again, and use this information at any time when you must replace your radio. Having the most recent firmware helps you get essentially the most out of your radio, whether or not you might be flying FPV drones or RC planes.
Completely happy 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
