Telemetry & Blackbox

The IDE records full flight telemetry that you can analyze after each session.

Live Telemetry Panel

During a simulation, the Telemetry Panel (View → Telemetry) shows:

  • Battery voltage and current draw
  • Motor temperatures and RPM
  • GPS coordinates and altitude
  • Attitude (roll, pitch, yaw)
  • Signal strength (RSSI)

Blackbox Recording

Every flight is automatically saved as a Blackbox log (.bbl file) in your project folder.

Analyzing Logs

Open the Blackbox Analyzer (Tools → Blackbox Analyzer) to:

  1. Plot gyro, PID, and motor traces
  2. Identify oscillations and tune PID values
  3. Export data to CSV for external analysis

PID Tuning Workflow

  1. Fly a test session in Acro mode
  2. Open the Blackbox Analyzer
  3. Look for P-term oscillations on the gyro trace
  4. Reduce P gain by 10% and re-test
  5. Repeat until the trace is clean

Last updated: March 15, 2024