BETAFPV Lite Radio 3

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Just bought the BETAFPV Lite Radio 3. But it wont connect on MacOS. Someone knows a fix for that?

[JuniorDiscart]

Couple of things to check out:

• Make sure to connect the controller while it's turned off. Turning the controller on will make it detect by the system, but not detect any input.
  
• If you have a recent mac with only USB-C ports, connecting a controller from USB-C to USB-C will not work and you will need to use a dongle in between to get it detected.
  
• Check out this controller support link: https://www.liftoff-game.com/support?topic=3&category=1&post=101

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Okay, I've tried following:

• Using different cables
  
• Using different Hubs
  
• Restarting Mac
  
• Resetting SMC
  
• Factory Reset the Controller

In my opinion its absolutly an problem on mac side, because i can't see the controller either on the HTML5 Gamepad Tester or the System USB Device list. The BETAFPV configurator on the other side connects to the Controller and shows the Input Values
I think there's an driver issue on mac but unfortunally I can't find any drivers for this RC

[JuniorDiscart]

Originally posted by :^):

I think there's an driver issue on mac but unfortunally I can't find any drivers for this RC

No driver should be needed (at least that I know of). We use the BetaFPV Lite 2 controller at our office, and that one works on my mac without any special setup (apart from the Steam thing).

Perhaps you might also need to check this: close down Steam complete before checking in the HTML5 Gamepad tester. If you have Steam running, it might still claim that controller and my block input for other applications. So make to have it either set to disable generic gamepad support in the general settings, or close down Steam completely before checking that. I'm not sure if this still an issue today, but it was one in the past.

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Idk what happened, but I tried the HTML5 Gamepad Tester with Chrome instead of Safari and after that it got recognized :D

[snomandan]

Originally posted by JuniorDiscart:

Couple of things to check out:

• If you have a recent mac with only USB-C ports, connecting a controller from USB-C to USB-C will not work and you will need to use a dongle in between to get it detected.

Which type of dongle are you talking about?

[JuniorDiscart]

Originally posted by snomandan:

Which type of dongle are you talking about?

Any kind of dongle that connects to USB-C to your mac, and connects to USB-A to your controller. So could be a dongle that offers multiple ports, or could be a simple USB-C to USB-A adapter, or your computer monitor, if that offers a USB hub functionality.
It only does that with some controllers though, so your milage may vary, but we've noticed that, for some reason the DJI FPV controller on mac would only be recognized if it was connected with a USB-A connection in there somewhere.
This is of course also not scientific and is just based on our experience along with numerous reports of people that did it this way. It's definitely something that's on the mac's side, or how a controller behaves over USB-C.

[WoLkErSs]

I have similar issues.
My mac detects controller but buttons don’t work 🙁

[vavsab]

Originally posted by WoLkErSs:

I have similar issues.
My mac detects controller but buttons don’t work 🙁

I have same issue. Liftoff detects my betafpv lite radio 3 but does not react to joysticks.

[JuniorDiscart]

Originally posted by vavsab:

Originally posted by WoLkErSs:

I have similar issues.
My mac detects controller but buttons don’t work 🙁

I have same issue. Liftoff detects my betafpv lite radio 3 but does not react to joysticks.

Please check the manual on how to properly connect the controller for simulator use. It has a specific chapter about it. When you've done that, also make sure to perform a calibration in-game for the sticks to properly match with your inputs.

[vavsab]

Switched to radiomaster zorro. Now it works. Even w/o additional dongles. I only have type c on my mac. I guess it's some problem while combining betafpv literadio + mac. On windows PC it's working fine. btw, I have LiteRadio 2 SE, not LiteRadio 3 as I initially thought.

[JuniorDiscart]

Originally posted by vavsab:

Switched to radiomaster zorro. Now it works. Even w/o additional dongles. I only have type c on my mac. I guess it's some problem while combining betafpv literadio + mac. On windows PC it's working fine. btw, I have LiteRadio 2 SE, not LiteRadio 3 as I initially thought.

For some reason, USB-C to USB-C on mac may not work. We got several reports from DJI users where their controller wasn't detected when directly connecting it. Most solve this issue using a dongle or a dock, to convert between USB-C to USB-A and back again.
The BetaFPV Lite Radio works on my mac, but I use my monitor as a USB dock as well, and it works when I connect it through there.

[vavsab]

I have finally found where the issue was - you need to TURN OFF the controller. If controller if turned on liftoff will detect it but will not react to sticks. Now controller is working even with USB-C to USB-C cable w/o any dongles on my mac.