How to install MSPOSD on OpenIPC (covers the RunCam and Emax devices)

I enjoyed flying the RunCam and Emax OpenIPC offerings, but I couldn't get any Mavlink telemetry out of Betaflight, which meant I got no OSD. At one point I was counting in my head while flying to figure out my approximate battery. Instead of waiting for Betaflight to fix their Mavlink problem, instead we're going to use OpenIPC MSPOSD update and use MSP-Displayport for our OSD... which is very similar to the likes of DJI or Walksnail.

That long command to debug your msposd process is this:
msposd --master /dev/ttyS0 --baudrate 115200 --channels 8 --out 127.0.0.1:14555 -osd -r 20 --ahi 0 -v

Two things I missed out (one I thought was too obvious to mention) is that you need to enable OSD in the configuration tab in Betaflight (that was the obvious one) The other is that when you set your port to MSP+Display port, make sure nothing else is selected. This didn't work for a user who also left the telemetry as Mavlink. So everything else should be blank - just as you see it in the video.

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[Bishop-FPV]

That is really some impressive work you have put into this. Excellent Job.

[MCsCreations]

Wow, what a massive work, Wayne! 😬
They need to make it much easier!
Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[smika]

I have a FC with a lifted VIDEO OUT pad for analog OSD. Hoping to salvage that board by running OpenIPC with it.

[MikeCarr]

Multiplatform Configurator support is on the way, I use Mac and iPhone ;-)

[MikeCarr]

Which Mac do you have? Apple Silicone or?

[vitaliybodnaruk]

ardupilot makes no sense to use with openipc? all instructions are for betaflight only...😢