I recently picked up an Inspire 1 which I've manually upgraded to a Pro (motor/ESC/Prop swap out). I have an X5R and XT camera and about to get the firmware of all to the known working 1.8 version. However, how does doing an update/downgrade with the X5R firmware .bin file effect the XT (or vice versa)?
Are you downgrading (rolling back) the CAMERA firmware or the Inspire 1's firmware?
I have no experience with the X5R, but I do have experience with the X5. Here are some key points:
1) Rolling back the Inspire 1's firmware should be done via the X3 camera, not the X5 or X5R! (Bang used for emphasis).
2) The X3's firmware MUST match the Inspire 1's firmware.
3) The X5's firmware does NOT have to match the Inspire 1's firmware. I tested this with 3 X5 cameras with 3 different firmware versions. All 3 X5 cameras worked flawlessly. I imagine it's the same for the X5R.
4) I was told from another advanced user that having the latest X5 firmware is desirable, but not necessary. Ergo, DO NOT roll back the firmware on the X5 or, in your case, the X5R. Ergo, do NOT use your X5R camera to roll back your Inspire 1's firmware.
Or, will the X5R firmware package work for the XT, or not effect it?
Thanks-
I have zero experience with the XT camera. Intuitively, I'm going to GUESS that the XT's firmware does NOT have to match the Inspire 1's firmware. But this is an educated guess. I could be wrong.
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