Koala k bar mini software

[Gareth aka RotorheadGaz]

Hey everyone, i was wondering if anyone has the software for the k bar or were i can get it. Just has the k bar clone come in from china last night but i am have trouble finding the software. I here the only software you can use is off the v bar in the mikado site but its looking for login details. Iam guessing this is vbars way of stopping the clones using their software. Is their another i can use?

[Ross Northcott]

Yeah, buy a genuine vbar from Mikado, and then they let you use there software, you know the software that they spent a fortune developing only to then be copied or cloned, i'm glad Mikado have taken steps to prevent this.

[GIXERMAN]

Mmm another cheap skate, oh and welcome to the forum

[Gareth aka RotorheadGaz]

After buying the k bar then doing research on it, that's when i found out it was the clone of the v bar. Suppose thats what i get for going cheap. I am still currently on a fly bar system so the flybarless units are all new to me. Onto fastlads today then.

[Gareth aka RotorheadGaz]

Thanks for your kind welcome.

[GIXERMAN]

Fast lads can supply a mikado Vbar , but not kbar I'm afraid.

[Gareth aka RotorheadGaz]

Yes i know im on there now. Like the look of the beastx. Apparantly they are a good system aswell? Have you used them before?

[GIXERMAN]

Yes beastx, works fine, and can be setup via the unit. Software is available via a original lead for updates.

[Gareth aka RotorheadGaz]

Excellent, cheers.

[waveydavey]

Gareth you don't need the software for the beastx unless you are really tuning to the nth degree. The stock settings will work just fine especially if you're new to flybar less. It takes a while to move over from a flybar and understand what it is you like from the feel of a model and then translating that to the settings.

pop over to the new members section and do a short intro what models what got you started etc

[pgkevet]

Hey everyone, i was wondering if anyone has the software for the k bar or were i can get it. Just has the k bar clone come in from china last night but i am have trouble finding the software. I here the only software you can use is off the v bar in the mikado site but its looking for login details. Iam guessing this is vbars way of stopping the clones using their software. Is their another i can use?

I just had a quick look at a couple of sites selling this 'naughty clone' and some say to contact them for the set-up software: As in they probably will email you a link to a pre-blocked copy of it. Try where you bought it. The morality of this is another issue I'm not getting into.

Personally feel that if it wasn't for competiton and knock-off that manufacturers would keep their prices inflated well after any legitimate excuse for recouping R&D costs.

Also consider alternative fbl units. I;ve used beastx and it's easy enough to setup and does a decent job. My latest play with MSH Brain/ikon (same rebadged) is more felxible than beastx and has excellent reviews and recommendations (including bert K) and is around beastx price. The there's the vortex fan club if you like spending more...

[mahbouni]

Yeah, buy a genuine vbar from Mikado, and then they let you use there software, you know the software that they spent a fortune developing only to then be copied or cloned, i'm glad Mikado have taken steps to prevent this.

As a software developer I appreciate very much why Mikado take steps to protect their years of investment. I don't know why people think its not theft to buy rip off stuff. Its no better than the guy who sneaks into a tent at an RC event and walks off with with one of the sponsors display models.

[Rob O]

One interesting thing is that since these V.Bar clones arrived on the market the genuine item seems to have dropped drastically in price . Good for new buyers but not so great if you wish to sell one . To the OP there are encrypted versions of the software about .

Sent from my GT-I9505

[Gate88]

Veering off topic a bit...

I brought a 2nd hand V Bar recently and the previous owner did something that allowed me to use the Mikado software.
(I don't pretend to understand what though)
But here's the thing, if he had 2 VBars & sells one to me, I've now got the software, he's got the software, so we could buy loads of cheap x/y/z Bars and use the software to programme them I assume. Not withstanding the moral issue what does Mikado do to stop this?

[mahbouni]

But here's the thing, if he had 2 VBars & sells one to me, I've now got the software, he's got the software, so we could buy loads of cheap x/y/z Bars and use the software to programme them I assume. Not withstanding the moral issue what does Mikado do to stop this?

Once you have the software installed you can always use it to setup your Vbar. You could do the same with the Android app or the Control Panel. However, if you want to update the firmware in your Vbar then you need to log into your Vstabi account and click a link for the Vbar you previously registered. It is possible to transfer registration from one person to another, as i did when i sold one of my Mini Vbars. After you click the link, they send you an email with another link to download new PC software that allows you to update that specific Vbar. I could be wrong about this but that is my understanding of how the process works.