Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

iOSD MK II arrived today :). Not with the drone right now, but can't work out what I need to do to power the Immersion RC's JXT plug from it?

Edit: Ah, think I've got it (without having the IRC in front of me). AV out appears to supply power/ground via 2 cables so just a simple solder job.
 
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d_brennen said:
If you can, cut your own out of G10 sheet with zip ties in mind. Would be indestructible and really light. If I had the time and space, I would
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Think I've decided to order the MiniQuadUK frame and buy the components seperately (on pay day :D). Some RCX1804 and some SimonK 10/12A ESC's should give her enough speed/agility. i don't know whether to try the new KK2.1.5 or something else?
 
Used 2.0 and 2.1, really like them. I'm hankering for GPS hold and RTH on my next build though.

Buy a spare or two of the 1804s and 10a ESCs, the QC isn't up to much IMO
 
The other option that lots of people are raving about for mini quads are the Naze32. I don't have any experience with them but they're cheap as chips and pretty much everything flies great with the settings out of the box from what I've heard.

I'm tempted to give one a try myself.
 
HK fpv250 shipped :D

Could take 12 days to arrive, boooo :(



*edit* my kk2.1.5 controller arrived. Anyone know of an idiots guide to setting it up?? :confused:
 
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There are some key points you should not miss on the KK. Haven't got mine in front of me so I prob haven't got the terms below right :) - but you should find what I mean in the settings:

1. Motor/Rotor layout- you need to tell the KK how many motors and what configuration (shape / arrangement) they are in.
2. ACC calibration - To calibrate the gyros against a level position. There is a menu for it, put the craft on a stable surface then select it and let it run.
3. ESC calibration - To ensure your ESCs are calibrated with the min/max throttle and that they all start at the same time. Do this with PROPS OFF! Power the board quad off, turn your receiver on, put it at full throttle, turn the power on and quickly press the first and last buttons on the KK (not the middle ones). It should display 'throttle bypass' or something similar. You should hear a beep from the ESCs, then drop the the throttle to minimum and you should hear another beep. Done. Release the buttons and test the throttle. All motors should come on together (if the craft is level)
4. Check the inputs on receiver test. They should all read zero in the middle, if not adjust the Tx subtrims to ensure they are.
5. Gains - Have a look above in the past 2 pages for some info on suggested gains settings for a
FPV250. (edit)

With Auto Level, I use (noob controlled settings)
P Gain 65, P Limit 100, I Gain 30, I limit 20 for Pitch/Roll
P Gain 65, P Limit 20, I Gain 50, I Limit 10 for Rudder
And Self Level (separate menu) P Gain 75, P Limit 20

6. Setup the low voltage alarm - Assuming you are using a 3S, have the battery connection to the KK, I set mine to 105 (10.5V) in the menu under Misc. Settings 1, Alarm 1/10 Volts
7. Mode Settings - set "Self-Level" to AUX Channel (if you have a spare channel on the Tx, My gear switch is set to this to enable auto level on and off.


Also a handy manual here:
http://www.quadkopters.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/HK-KK-2.1-manual.pdf

(this suggests you need to cut power from some of the ESCs to the KK. I'm sure my KK2 1.5 only takes power from ESC1 so I didn't bother and it works!)
 
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Genoma said:
2. ACC calibration - To calibrate the gyros against a level position. There is a menu for it, put the craft on a stable surface then select it and let it run.
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Make sure this is done a perfectly level surface (or as close to perfect as you can get it)
 
I'm sure you can guess what these stars are... **** YEAH!

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Wasn't as painful as I thought it could be, all soldered, sorted and mounted now. Literally all I'm waiting for is the damn EC5 -> banana plug cables to charge the batteries!

Edit: Just weighed the whole jobber including battery... 9.2kg!
 
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Thanks for the kk2.1.5 info chaps. Much appreciated. I did a quick look on Google, but the guides I saw it seemed to assume you had some knowledge of the board.

That pdf file looks very good :)
 
Russinating said:
I'm sure you can guess what these stars are... **** YEAH!
Wasn't as painful as I thought it could be, all soldered, sorted and mounted now. Literally all I'm waiting for is the damn EC5 -> banana plug cables to charge the batteries!

Edit: Just weighed the whole jobber including battery... 9.2kg!
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Looking great. It's a shame the DSLR OSD and iOSD displays get abit muddled together. I so wish DJI would allow customer layout of OSDs... I have same trouble if GoPro OSD is turned on, not that there is that much useful info there.
 
Flukester said:
Looking great. It's a shame the DSLR OSD and iOSD displays get abit muddled together. I so wish DJI would allow customer layout of OSDs... I have same trouble if GoPro OSD is turned on, not that there is that much useful info there.
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Same issue with my setup. You can't turn off the OSD on the Sony NEX5 and some of it muddles up the iOSD readout.
 
Yeah true, though you can turn the 5D's OSD off which we would probably do once settings are set. The 5D also has an OSD electronic level which might be really useful in combination with the iOSD's.

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A very large senior moment has happened! I realised I need a receiver to go in the fpv250. :o

I will be using a Devo 7E transmitter, so am I right in saying that if I order a Walkera RX601 receiver it will be enough to get the thing flying?? :confused:

Once I know what im doing ill invest in a better tx/rx setup.
 
First test flight of the S1000 this morning! It's ******* awesome, and fortunately it was absolutely fine with no issues or hitches at all.

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Shot from the 5D:
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100% crop from the above:
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And there's a full-res version here: http://i.imgur.com/bS1WoCa.jpg

Only did two flights as we ran out of time but looking forward to flying it and using it more. Also shot some video footage and the gimbal is incredibly smooth.
 
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