Operation Manual

ManualsBrandsImmersionRC ManualsMiscellaneousVortex 230 Mojo

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Upgrade procedure

1) Remove props, connect a Lipo.

2) Attach the Vortex to a Windows PC or a Mac using a standard Micro-USB cable (ensure

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USB

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cable,

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power-only

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products)

3) Start Vortex-configurator from chrome://apps/

4) Make sure the right COM port is selected and press the Flash Firmware button.

5) Point to the update file (OSD_vX.X.X.X.fw) downloadable from the Vortex 230 Mojo product page on

the ImmersionRC website, and start the update.

If during a previous upgrade you had a problem causing the OSD to be bricked, you can still recover from this

state using the procedure below:

Upgrade procedure for bricked OSD

1) Press and hold the button on top of the Synergy flight controller (accessible through a hole in the front

of the battery pad).

2) Remove props, plug in the Lipo ( while still holding the fusion board button ).

3) Release Synergy board button after 2 seconds.

4) Plug to USB

5) Start Vortex-configurator from chrome://apps/

6) Make sure the right COM port is selected and press the Flash Firmware button.

7) Point to the update file downloadable from the Vortex product page on the ImmersionRC website, and

start the update.

Flight Controller Firmware Upgrades

To upgrade the Flight-Controller firmware, the same Vortex Configurator tool may be used.

Simply select the BetaFlight .hex file instead of the OSD .fw file when flashing. Use the betaflight configurator

to configure the flightcontroller after successful flashing.

NOTE: If flashing fails wait a few seconds and retry by clicking Flash Firmware. Sometimes it may need

few attempts before it starts flashing,  so keep trying. If after 5 retries it's still not working, retry the

entire procedure.

Note that from time to time you may receive a ‘STM32 - timed out, verification steps failed’ message. As

long as this states ‘verify’, and not ‘program’, you may safely ignore it (this was resolved in recent

versions of firmware).

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NOTE: Upgrading Betaflight to a version not supported by the OSD firmware can easily result in the OSD

not functioning. Please refer to the Vortex product page on the ImmersionRC website for compatibility

information.

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NOTE: When Vortex will detect a new flight-controller version, it will automatically restart in TX Wizard

mode.  If not, force the TX Wizard using the Vortex app.

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