RSSI is a measurement of signal strength and is very handy so you know when your aircraft is going out of range or if it is suffering RF interference.

2. RSSI via Parallel PWM channel

Configure your receiver to output RSSI on a spare channel, then select the channel used via the CLI.

e.g. if you used channel 9 then you would set:

set rssi_channel = 9

Note: Some systems such as EZUHF invert the RSSI ( 0 = Full signal / 100 = Lost signal). To correct this problem you can invert the channel input so you will get a correct reading by using command:

set rssi_invert = ON

Default is set to "OFF" for normal operation ( 100 = Full signal / 0 = Lost signal).

Connect the RSSI signal to any PWM input channel then set the RSSI channel as you would for RSSI via PPM

The S.Bus serial protocol includes detection of dropped frames. These may be monitored and reported as RSSI by using the following command.

set rssi_src_frame_errors = ON

Note that RSSI stands for Received Signal Strength Indicator; the detection of S.Bus dropped frames is really a signal quality, not strength indication. Consequently you may experience a more rapid drop in reported RSSI at the extremes of range when using this facility than when using RSSI reporting signal strength.

Connect the RSSI signal to the RC2/CH2 input. The signal must be between 0v and 3.3v. Use inline resistors to lower voltage if required; inline smoothing capacitors may also help. A simple PPM->RSSI conditioner can easily be made. See the PPM-RSSI conditioning.pdf for details.

Under CLI :

• enable using the RSSI_ADC feature : feature RSSI_ADC
• set the RSSI_SCALE parameter (between 1 and 255) to adjust RSSI level according to your configuration. The raw ADC value is divided by the value of this parameter.

Note: Some systems invert the RSSI ( 0 = Full signal / 100 = Lost signal). To correct this problem you can invert the input so you will get a correct reading by using command:

set rssi_invert = ON

• set rssi_scale = 100. The displayed percentage will then be the raw ADC value.
• turn on RX (close to board). RSSI value should vary a little.

FrSky D4R-II and X8R supported.

The feature can not be used when RX_PARALLEL_PWM is enabled.

To calculate the rssi offset and scale, check the rc value at full signal (rssi_fullsig) and at almost no signal strength (rssi_nosig). Then, calculate the offset and scale values using the following formula:
rssi_offset = (1000-rssi_nosig) / 10rssi_scale = 100 * 1000 / (rssi_fullsig - rssi_nosig)
RC SystemRC value at full strengthRC value at no strengthrssi_offsetrssi_scale
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set rssi_offset = -10set rssi_scale = 125