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=Specs= | =Specs= | ||
| − | Weight: 1111g - | + | Weight: 1111g - 1500g |
Power: 2200mAh - 8000mAh 3S LIPO 11.1V | Power: 2200mAh - 8000mAh 3S LIPO 11.1V | ||
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Max speed: ''has to be benchmarked'' | Max speed: ''has to be benchmarked'' | ||
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| + | Current flying weight: 1360g | ||
=Components= | =Components= | ||
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LS20031 GPS + micro JST 6 (4 wires used) | LS20031 GPS + micro JST 6 (4 wires used) | ||
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| + | XL-Maxsonar EZ0 (MB1200) rangefinder | ||
Sony 600TVL CCD Camera | Sony 600TVL CCD Camera | ||
| − | MAX7456 OSD Breakout http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/max7456-osd-breakout | + | MAX7456 OSD Breakout http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/max7456-osd-breakout + micro JST 1.0 7-Pin Connector wired to micro JST 1.0 8-Pin Connector |
Elgae TS 351 5.8Ghz 200mW Wireless AV Transmitter | Elgae TS 351 5.8Ghz 200mW Wireless AV Transmitter | ||
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| + | Some Battery Voltage checker / warning device | ||
10 strand Dupont cable female-female | 10 strand Dupont cable female-female | ||
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Elgae RC 305 5.8Ghz AV Receiver + L8008 8" 800x600 TFT color LCD monitor + XT60 connector + a 3S LIPO | Elgae RC 305 5.8Ghz AV Receiver + L8008 8" 800x600 TFT color LCD monitor + XT60 connector + a 3S LIPO | ||
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| + | Some Battery Voltage checker / warning device | ||
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| + | EasyCap USB video c(r)apture device (USBTV007) | ||
XBee Explorer Dongle + XRF wireless RF radio UART RS232 + SMA connector + Quad-band Cellular Antenna SMA | XBee Explorer Dongle + XRF wireless RF radio UART RS232 + SMA connector + Quad-band Cellular Antenna SMA | ||
* Case for XRF dongle http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:204516 | * Case for XRF dongle http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:204516 | ||
| − | Turnigy Accucel-6 50W 6A Balancer/Charger | + | 12V 10A Switching PSU + Turnigy Accucel-6 50W 6A Balancer/Charger + LM35 DZ - Temperature Sensor |
LIPO charge bag | LIPO charge bag | ||
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8x XT60 gold male and female connectors some male 3.5mm gold bullet connectors | 8x XT60 gold male and female connectors some male 3.5mm gold bullet connectors | ||
| − | + | 9 micro JST 1.0 4 Connectors with wire + 1 micro JST 1.0 2 Wire connectors with wire + 9 micro JST 1.0 7-Pin Connectors with wire | |
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| + | 10 micro JST 1.25 7-Pin Connector with wire | ||
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| + | Black and white HJ frame arms | ||
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| + | 2 3D printed legs | ||
Firefly fibreglass body parts | Firefly fibreglass body parts | ||
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Odds, ends and broken motors | Odds, ends and broken motors | ||
| − | + | 23x M3 7mm Philips head screw | |
| − | + | 24V 5A Switching PSU | |
| − | + | Some Battery Voltage checkers / warning devices | |
| − | + | ==In transit== | |
| − | + | Even more velcro straps | |
| − | + | LIPO charge bag | |
=Build log= | =Build log= | ||
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* 2014-01-08 printed cam mount http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:139423 | * 2014-01-08 printed cam mount http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:139423 | ||
* 2014-01-11 mounted cam, wired up all the new stuff and battery related things | * 2014-01-11 mounted cam, wired up all the new stuff and battery related things | ||
| + | * 2014-01-15 cam installed, new battery fitted wired up | ||
| + | * 2014-01-18 two new arms fitted and printed two spare legs | ||
| + | * 2014-01-22 [[Piele]] found (and fixed) a short on the pins of the AeroQuad's ARM between the gimbal 2 and 3 (used for serial debug in our software) | ||
| + | * 2014-01-23 added rangefinder / sonar and added a temperature sensor to the charger | ||
| + | * 2014-01-24 pink cam mount, sonar mount and other accessoires printed | ||
| + | * 2014-01-31 connecting and fitting OSD breakout for FPV | ||
| + | * 2014-02-04 some code and flashing, still can't get OSD to display correct font set | ||
=Flight log= | =Flight log= | ||
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* 2013-12-29 emptied one battery indoor by doing a simple parcour .. broke another Firefly arm after falling ~60 cm on carpet :/ | * 2013-12-29 emptied one battery indoor by doing a simple parcour .. broke another Firefly arm after falling ~60 cm on carpet :/ | ||
* 2014-01-04 indoor testing, want to do a power benchmark soon, getting better feel for flying on 100% and non exponential | * 2014-01-04 indoor testing, want to do a power benchmark soon, getting better feel for flying on 100% and non exponential | ||
| − | + | * 2014-01-15 indoor test first FPV over couch :D | |
| + | * 2014-01-18 lots of flights testing different software and settings, more flashing, reverting, flipping, calibrated again and happy no major crashes although I did break another arm doing a couch landing | ||
| + | * 2014-01-23 indoor flight-tests to check firmware | ||
| + | * 2014-01-29 first real test of http://git.etv.cx/?a=summary&p=stm32-flightcontrol flipping, probably needs recalibration | ||
==T B A== | ==T B A== | ||
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Outer shell to make it more crashworthy (probably not necessary) | Outer shell to make it more crashworthy (probably not necessary) | ||
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Bigger, better and at-least less fragile in the arms department | Bigger, better and at-least less fragile in the arms department | ||
| − | Brushless Gimbal thing and Camera | + | Brushless Gimbal thing and Camera? |
GSM/4G stuff for long range? | GSM/4G stuff for long range? | ||
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Flame Wheel clones have pretty fragile arms don't buy the Firefly ones! | Flame Wheel clones have pretty fragile arms don't buy the Firefly ones! | ||
| − | Overcompensation is a bitch | + | '''Overcompensation is a bitch''' |
Being in a zen state helps | Being in a zen state helps | ||
Latest revision as of 11:52, 5 February 2014
| Projects | |
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| Participants | Ranzbak, The JinX |
| Skills | Soldering, Electronics, Coding, UI design |
| Status | Active |
| Niche | Electronics |
| Purpose | Fun |
Contents
Specs
Weight: 1111g - 1500g
Power: 2200mAh - 8000mAh 3S LIPO 11.1V
Max power: 410W
Max lift: has to be benchmarked
Max speed: has to be benchmarked
Current flying weight: 1360g
Components
HJ 450 "classic" frame mixd with Firefly
Extended legs http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:135063
4x Turnigy D2822/17 1100KV Brushless
4x 8045 CW CCW Propellers
4x Turnigy Multistar 30 Amp Multi-rotor Brushless ESC (2 with BEC)
AeroQuad 32 Flight Control board v2 (baloo)
Turnigy 9X 2.4GHz 8Ch Receiver (V2)
Turnigy 2200mAh (30C or 35C) or ZIPPY Compact 5000mAh 25C or ZIPPY Flightmax 8000mAh 30C 3S1P LIPO
XRF wireless RF radio UART RS232
LS20031 GPS + micro JST 6 (4 wires used)
XL-Maxsonar EZ0 (MB1200) rangefinder
Sony 600TVL CCD Camera
MAX7456 OSD Breakout http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/max7456-osd-breakout + micro JST 1.0 7-Pin Connector wired to micro JST 1.0 8-Pin Connector
Elgae TS 351 5.8Ghz 200mW Wireless AV Transmitter
Some Battery Voltage checker / warning device
10 strand Dupont cable female-female
6 female jumper leads
4x 470 Ohm resistor and 2 white 5mm LED 2 red LED 5mm
1x XT60 and 8x 3.5mm gold bullet connectors
Heat shrink tubes
Velcro tape <3
Accessoires
Slightly modded Turnigy 9XR Transmitter Mode 2 + 11.1v (3s) 2200mAh 1.5C LIPO + FS-TH9X-B-Module
Elgae RC 305 5.8Ghz AV Receiver + L8008 8" 800x600 TFT color LCD monitor + XT60 connector + a 3S LIPO
Some Battery Voltage checker / warning device
EasyCap USB video c(r)apture device (USBTV007)
XBee Explorer Dongle + XRF wireless RF radio UART RS232 + SMA connector + Quad-band Cellular Antenna SMA
- Case for XRF dongle http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:204516
12V 10A Switching PSU + Turnigy Accucel-6 50W 6A Balancer/Charger + LM35 DZ - Temperature Sensor
LIPO charge bag
Spare parts
3x Turnigy D2822/17 1100KV Brushless
8x XT60 gold male and female connectors some male 3.5mm gold bullet connectors
9 micro JST 1.0 4 Connectors with wire + 1 micro JST 1.0 2 Wire connectors with wire + 9 micro JST 1.0 7-Pin Connectors with wire
10 micro JST 1.25 7-Pin Connector with wire
Black and white HJ frame arms
2 3D printed legs
Firefly fibreglass body parts
Some 8045 and 9050 propellors
Odds, ends and broken motors
23x M3 7mm Philips head screw
24V 5A Switching PSU
Some Battery Voltage checkers / warning devices
In transit
Even more velcro straps
LIPO charge bag
Build log
- 2013-11-20 put AeroQuad in case and played around with it a bit Mac and Linux version of AeroQuad Configurator lack a bit
- 2013-11-23 assembled body, screwed motors on with 16x M3 (~6mm) will need some more of those
- 2013-11-26 charged batteries, added battery strap and receiver and wired it up with 10 wire Dupont cable
- 2013-11-27 battery monitor leads (and header for LEDs) added drilled/routed a hole in top of case for jumper leads
- 2013-12-04 XT60 wired and soldered to power distribution board
- 2013-12-07 soldered and wired 8x 3.5mm gold bullet connectors, installed ESCs, soldered 6 pin micro JST to GPS
- 2013-12-11 added 4 pin micro JST to XRF module and added 2 front and 2 rear LEDs
- 2013-12-15 inserted TX installed props for first time, created case for XRF
- 2013-12-21 new rear end frame upgraded fixation of LEDs
- 2013-12-22 more zip-ties and some housing tests
- 2013-12-26 replaced some motors, started 3D printing first leg
- 2013-12-27 printing 2 more legs, bought 20mm M4s RVS nuts and bolts have to saw/dremel a bit off added battery wire containment strap
- 2013-12-28 switched blue LED with a green one + 22K Ohm resistor in RX. finished quad legs, changed two arms and printed a non-fitting FPV thing
- 2013-12-29 replaced another arm, those Firefly ones are flimsy this one broke after I killed throttle to not fly into myself at max 70 cm up
- 2014-01-06 tested FPV cam, TX and RX need to wait for micro JST7 connector for OSD looked at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:139423 for protection
- 2014-01-08 printed cam mount http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:139423
- 2014-01-11 mounted cam, wired up all the new stuff and battery related things
- 2014-01-15 cam installed, new battery fitted wired up
- 2014-01-18 two new arms fitted and printed two spare legs
- 2014-01-22 Piele found (and fixed) a short on the pins of the AeroQuad's ARM between the gimbal 2 and 3 (used for serial debug in our software)
- 2014-01-23 added rangefinder / sonar and added a temperature sensor to the charger
- 2014-01-24 pink cam mount, sonar mount and other accessoires printed
- 2014-01-31 connecting and fitting OSD breakout for FPV
- 2014-02-04 some code and flashing, still can't get OSD to display correct font set
Flight log
- 2013-12-15 maiden flight .. second flight went too high, crashed from 6m and broke frame
- 2013-12-22 small flight test in the dark, too windy to check at altitude but all controls seem to work fine :)
- 2013-12-26 major imbalance on first two test flights, second and third night flight went mostly great though . .
- 2013-12-27 indoor flight tests worked like a charm very stable .. battery empty indication problematic
- 2013-12-28 crash on first attempt, stable flight indoor still .. might have to reconfig on ground instead of in space
- 2013-12-29 emptied one battery indoor by doing a simple parcour .. broke another Firefly arm after falling ~60 cm on carpet :/
- 2014-01-04 indoor testing, want to do a power benchmark soon, getting better feel for flying on 100% and non exponential
- 2014-01-15 indoor test first FPV over couch :D
- 2014-01-18 lots of flights testing different software and settings, more flashing, reverting, flipping, calibrated again and happy no major crashes although I did break another arm doing a couch landing
- 2014-01-23 indoor flight-tests to check firmware
- 2014-01-29 first real test of http://git.etv.cx/?a=summary&p=stm32-flightcontrol flipping, probably needs recalibration
T B A
Anti-glare guard for 8" screen will involve Industrial sewing machine Something like this probably
Outer shell to make it more crashworthy (probably not necessary)
Bigger, better and at-least less fragile in the arms department
Brushless Gimbal thing and Camera?
GSM/4G stuff for long range?
Links
Some more useful reading
Other local flying projects
Social
Useful
Lessons learned
Check all your screws between all flights
- lost 4 on maiden flight and 2 later on
- possibly lost a prop that way (first crash)
Flame Wheel clones have pretty fragile arms don't buy the Firefly ones!
Overcompensation is a bitch
Being in a zen state helps
I can do this
Flying is fun!!
If you wanna go FPV get monitor without 'blue screen'
- or as I now have configurable (now at 3 seconds)
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