FIXED: Phantom 1 Starting Issues

[SonuP3]

Hi,
I just got a DJI phantom 1 and wanted to see it fly. It actually started with me trying to get it flying. The aircraft turned on, calibrated and would flash 2 green dots. The controller (was turned on first) has a red light and is otherwise normal. Finally when I tried to start it up nothing would happen, the aircraft would blink green 3 times quick but nothing else. After looking online I tried to get it onto NAZA v2 and also installed some drivers. But for some reason it just won't connect. I did notice that in a video it they used a usb cable extender, is that needed?
Does anyone know what is wrong or what I need to do?

Any help is greatly appreciated and I'm happy to provide more info if needed.
Thanks!


EDIT:
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This is what I did step by step:

To connect to assistant software:
Update your pc if needed, then set the date to 2014 (no clue if this helped I just read it from another forum) and install drivers MANUALLY by going into the DJI folder in your :C folder

IMPORTANT: Restart your PC

It should connect.

To Start motors:
Make sure to use NAZA to update your software this is crucial.
Finally calibrate your IMU using the advanced tools section, this has to be done outside and with a completely flat drone for 5 mins.

If it says that your MC is too hot, just try again/restart NAZA V2.

Try to start it, and it should just start up.

Good Luck!

 

[Daniel NZDF]

Hi, @SonuP3, are you sure that the indicators on the front flash 3 times and not 6? I looked in my DJI phantom 1 manual, and as far as I can tell, there is no such thing as the green led flashing 3 times, only 6, and that means that the "Bias of sensors is to big" according to the manual. Do you think that you could post a video showing your problem? It might help us get a better understanding of what's going on. I doubt using a usb cable extender would change anything, but who knows?

 

[Daniel NZDF]

Check out this thread:DJI phantom 1 wont connect to PC

 

[SonuP3]

Hi, @SonuP3, are you sure that the indicators on the front flash 3 times and not 6? I looked in my DJI phantom 1 manual, and as far as I can tell, there is no such thing as the green led flashing 3 times, only 6, and that means that the "Bias of sensors is to big" according to the manual. Do you think that you could post a video showing your problem? It might help us get a better understanding of what's going on. I doubt using a usb cable extender would change anything, but who knows?

I managed to fix the connection issue and updated the firmware. But it still won’t fly, here’s a video of what’s happening when I do the start sequence on the rc:
IMG_8955.MOV
Sorry for the drive link, apple was being fussy with attachments
I really appreciate the help!

 

[Daniel NZDF]

Hi @SonuP3 It looks like your remote controller might be disconnected from the drone, as the remote controller's indicator LED is red, not green. As far as I know, the indicator light on the remote is supposed to be green to indicate a successful connection. There is some videos instructing how to do it on the internet: dji phantom 1 linking instructions hope this helps

 

[SonuP3]

Hi @SonuP3 It looks like your remote controller might be disconnected from the drone, as the remote controller's indicator LED is red, not green. As far as I know, the indicator light on the remote is supposed to be green to indicate a successful connection. There is some videos instructing how to do it on the internet: dji phantom 1 linking instructions hope this helps

Hi, the only reason I think this is not really likely is that the NAZA software is picking up the controller inputs, I’ll still give it a try though just in case. Thanks!

 

[SonuP3]

Hi @SonuP3 It looks like your remote controller might be disconnected from the drone, as the remote controller's indicator LED is red, not green. As far as I know, the indicator light on the remote is supposed to be green to indicate a successful connection. There is some videos instructing how to do it on the internet: dji phantom 1 linking instructions hope this helps

Hi, I managed to fix it, turns out the IMU was not calibrated properly and needed to be done outside. After doing that it started right up. I updated the starting message to make sure others don't have similar issues.

Thanks for all of your help, I really do appreciate it!

 

[Daniel NZDF]

Cool, great to hear it's working now!