R/C (Uplink) Receiver Selection
The Vortex 150/180 Mini is shipped with three receiver interface cables, supporting 4 commonly used
interfaces.
a) 3-Pin 0.1” Servo Cable, for S-Bus, and CPPM (5V)
b) 5-pin Picoblade for FrSky XSR receivers (5V)
c) 3-pin JST-ZH for Spektrum DSMX receivers (3V)
Receivers may be mounted externally on the tail-end of the quad, or internally. Internally is definitely the
preferred solution but does require a suitably small receiver.
The following are recommended for internal installation:
1) FrSky XSR, using the supplied XSR cable
2) FrSky X4R-SB, ‘Naked’ version with SBus output
Requires
some
soldering
to
wire
sbus
cable
3) Spektrum SPM4648 Auto-bind receiver with supplied DSMX cable
Remove
plastic
case
and
heat-shrink
for
optimal
fit
4) Spektrum SPM9646 Carbon fuse receiver
5) Spektrum SPM9649T Telemetry receiver
To access the receiver bay for internal receiver mounting, remove the 8 screws which secure the top plate to
the arms, and carefully remove the top assembly, which includes the camera unit.
The receiver connector is indicated by the red arrow below. To mount the receiver, a small piece of double-sided
tape may be used on the top of the metal can in the receiver bay.
Finally, the receiver antennas may be routed through the two notches in the bottom of the LED diffuser.
