Friday, March 11, 2016

Mini Quad Build > AUW Update





MY BUILD1



Descriptions
QtyUnit Weight gTotal Weight g
DTI Blade 180 Frame
12424
DYS 1306 3100KV motors
41352
AFRO RACE MINI 20A ESC
410.742.8
CC3D ATOM Flight Controller PCB only144
OrangeRX R111XNNano Satellite RX11.41.4
Micro FPV camera 600TVL133
FPV Eachine ET200 Video TX(No Coax Connector)155
Vid TX Antenna (Clover)(No Coax Connector)155
FPV TX Harness
111
Gemfan 4x4.5 (Pair)
23.697.38
Velcro Strap
122
CC3D MountPrinted133
Batt 3s 850mahNanotech 45-90C076.200
Batt 3s 800mahTurnigy 40-50C0710
Batt 3s 1300mahZippy Compact 25C193.2593.25
mini OSDwith harness133

FLUFF

1.13









247.96


The Gemfan props are significantly lighter than BN.  They seem to fly smoother than the BN's, probably because the smaller lower torque 1306 motors like less torqy props.



The dry weight is approaching ~150g!





Wednesday, March 9, 2016

X5SC Quad > "Clean Up" Mods

"Clean Up" Mods



Resolder upgraded antenna wire, thru the hole, to be more robust.











Tape up the battery protrusion, so battery don't fall out.


AUW: 950mah battery, no guards



Sunday, March 6, 2016

Mini Quad Build > Detailed "Lower Deck" Pics














The "Upper Deck" with FPV cam, OSD, and harness.  (VTX is not included.)












Total weight minus battery pack


Saturday, March 5, 2016

Mini Quad Build > FPV MWOSD Build & Test Flight




Test flight with MWOSD on micro minimOSD.




All solder connections, for weight savings.
Upper "payload" deck weight.
In total, ~3-4g for OSD plus wiring.











Without OSD
(old scale)




With OSD installed
 (new scale)
(OSD + wiring = ~3g.)















Software Setup Summary

  • Download and install FTDI drivers
  • Download and install Arduino IDE
  • Download and unpack MWOSD software
  1. Load MWOSD sketch on Arduino IDE
    1. Uncomment hardware "micro osd"
    2. Uncomment "Cleanflight" FC
    3. Upload to OSD
  2. Load MWOSD_GUI.
    1. Upload fonts
    2. Set options
    3. Calibrate battery settings.
  3. Setup DRonin on CC3D
    1. Modules > Enable MSP Telemetry
    2. Config > Main Port > MSP
    3. Telemetry speed 115200




X5SC Quad > Battery Upgrade Solution

Last time from:
http://extracurricularengineer.blogspot.com/2016/02/x5sc-quad-battery-upgrade.html

950mah battery too big to fit in X5SC.

Solution:

 Cut big hole in front of body
 Big battery is this big!
 Sticks out a bit in front.

















Battery door now closes!