With the USB plugged into the controller does the LED turn on indicating it is either fully charged or needs to be charged? If the LED does light up try turning on the controller first then the the software. If it still doesn't make a connection open the controller and make sure the USB connector is fully seated and try again. Be careful when opening the controller as the antenna plastic ring locks it together. Last of all there is a binding LED on the underside of the P2. When the P2 is powered up and the controller is off the LED will be red and when the controller is turned on it will turn green which should indicate the controller is working.
To calibrate the sticks and X1 it has to be done in the following order controller first then the P2. Also take a screen shot of the upgrade so we can see what firmware you are using.
YES the LED is red when i plug it in, and Green when I turn the RC on. The small green LED lights indicate that it is charging
I have opened the controller and unplugged/plugged in the connector
The green LED is lit under the Phantom 2 - so there is a good connection
FINALLY I get a connection with the RC. I Installed the driver, RC assist and Phantom 2 Assist on a nother computer that is running Win 7 Ultimate.
I first calibrate the Remote with the RC assist
Then I calibrate the remote with the Phantom Assist
Using this method:
'1. Uninstall the current version of the RC Assistant and then re-install it from the DJI website. I don't know why, but this is key to getting it to work. My guess is that DJI made some additional changes to the 1.1 version without telling anyone. That said, it seems like a critical step.
2. Bind the new RC to the Phantom. Follow the steps in the Phantom Manual version 1.6. It’s simple and I think different from what others have displayed on YouTube.
3. Turn on the RC and plug it into the PC. Open up the recently installed RC Assistant and do the calibration on the sticks as noted in the Assistant but DO NOT press FINISH yet. Now the next step is critical. Even though the RC Assistant says not to do the calibration on the X1 (the Tilt Control Wheel), you have to do it. Select the X1 wheel and rotate it several times in both directions then let it come to rest in the neutral position. Now press Finish.
4. Disconnect the RC from the PC and turn off the RC Assistant.
5. Turn on the Phantom, and then connect to PC. Start up the Phantom Assistant. It should be the latest version 3.6.
6. Make sure you select the correct RC option. In our case it should be the "Upgrade" version.
7. Repeat the calibration process for the left/right sticks and press Finish.
8. Then select the Calibration START button under the X1 control, rotate the tilt wheel several times in both directions then let it come to rest in the neutral position. Then press Finish.
9. Power down the Phantom, shutdown the Assistant, disconnect the PC from the Phantom.
10. Restart the Phantom and it should be golden.
No change after doing this. I can control the Phantom as normal and tilt the gimbal up and down. The problem is that the gimball always goes back to 45 degrees after I let go of the tilt wheel.
Any suggestions?