External LEDs

An external LED (aka “Toshiba LED”) can be added by connecting it to the flight controller’s I2C port. Because most users use a Ublox GPS and Compass module, an I2C splitter is recommended. If using a Pixhawk flight controller, once connected the LED on the center of the board may no longer light up (recent versions of ArduPilot will light up both LEDs).

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The brightness of the LED can be controlled by modifying the NTF_LED_BRIGHT