Flysky FS-i6 Firmware Upgrade Tutorial - How to Update fsi6 Firmware to 10 channels (Flyplus Beta)

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⚠️ NOTE: flashing this new firmware WILL ERASE ALL YOUR MODEL PROFILES ⚠️
Want 4 extra channels on your FS-i6? Me too! In this video I'll walk you through how I upgraded the firmware on my Flysky FS-i6 drone RC transmitter to be able to use four more aux channels (instead of only two), and make use of all the switches and knobs on this radio.
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*INSTRUCTIONS*
You will need:
👉 Flysky FS-i6 radio
👉 FlySky data cable (should be included w/ tx)
👉 Computer running Microsoft Windows 10 (for this tutorial) with internet connection
👉 A little bit of patience

(NOTE: this is not an "official" firmware upgrade. This is basically just a DIY mod/hack that someone came up with. Thus, don't expect to get support from FlySky if something goes wrong during this process. Proceed at your own risk.)
👉 Determine if driver is needed
➤Connect data cable to USB port on computer
➤Go to computer Settings then Devices and see if "USB to UART Bridge (COM#)" (or something similar) is listed
➤If it is NOT listed, proceed to next step. If it IS LISTED, skip the next step (driver installation)
👉Download DRIVER for data cable (ONLY IF NEEDED).
➤(CP210x driver will also work (and you *might* need it anyway, if you are planning on connecting a quadcopter to betaflight (this depends on the type of flight controller you have)))
➤Download CP2102 "USB-to-Serial Bridge Driver" found it at this website page: https://www.pololu.com/docs/0J7/all#2
➤(copy/paste the following URL into your web browser and it will automatically download the file: https://www.pololu.com/file/0J14/pololu-cp2102-windows-121204.zip )
➤Follow installation instructions on Pololu
➤ "IMPORTANT: You must extract the zip archive into a temporary directory. DO NOT attempt to double-click or run any of the files until you have extracted them.
➤ Open the temporary directory and run the appropriate executable. If you have a 64-bit operating system, you should run pololu-cp2102-setup-x64.exe. If you have a 32-bit operating system, you should run pololu-cp2102-setup-x86.exe.
➤ During the installation, Windows will ask you if you want to install the drivers. Click “Install” (Windows 10, 8, 7, and Vista) or “Continue Anyway” (Windows XP).
➤ The installer should complete successfully."
👉 Download new FS-i6 firmware
➤ Link to Github page https://github.com/benb0jangles/FlySky-i6-Mod-/tree/master/10ch%20Mod%20i6%20Updater
➤ Select most recent version (currently "10ch_MOD_i6_Programmer_V1_5")
➤ Click "10ch_MOD_i6_Programmer_V1_5.exe"
➤ Click "Download" or "View Raw" to download file
➤ (Copy/paste this URL into your web browser for automatic download: https://github.com/benb0jangles/FlySky-i6-Mod-/raw/master/10ch%20Mod%20i6%20Updater/10ch_MOD_i6_Programmer_V1_5/10ch_MOD_i6_Programmer_V1_5.exe )
➤ Open downloaded file and "MOD i6 Programmer" window should pop up
👉 Connect radio to computer via data cable
➤ Press and hold "ok" to enter main menu, and select "System Setup"
➤ Use "down" key to scroll to down to "Firmware Update"
➤ Press "ok" and confirm "yes" to enter update mode
👉 In computer Settings, go to to Devices and locate the "USB to UART Bridge" device
➤ Note where is says "(COM#)" (example: COM6)
👉 In the Mod i6 Programmer window, select the COM port (Serial Port) to match the USB to UART Bridge device
➤ Click "Open Port" (your current firmware version should now be displayed in the little box)
👉 Click "Program"
👉 Radio will beep and restart after successful update
👉 Power off and disconnect radio
👉 Power back on and check function (go to System Setup then Firmware version (FlyPlus Beta 20/01/16 8:27 should be displayed)
👌Ta Da!

Link to tutorial I mentioned: https://intofpv.com/t-easy-flysky-fs-i6-10-channel-upgrade
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