3DR Quad Frame Kit Instructions Manual Download

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SECURE WIRING

Before flying use zip ties to secure ESCs to the frame. Ensure that all wires are secured

so they will not become entangled in spinning propellers, are not too tight around corners

(no hard 90-180 degree bends), and do not pull on APM or other components. Always

complete the pre-flight checklist before takeoff (

copter.ardupilot.com/wiki/checklist

ESCs and wiring

secured with zip ties

Visit

copter.ardupilot.com

to learn about multicopter safety,

hardware and software configuration, using autonomous flight

modes, tuning, designing missions with waypoints and events,

troubleshooting, and more. Happy flying!

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Summary of Contents for Quad Frame Kit

Page 1: ...QUAD D I Y K I T S Thank you for purchasing a 3DR Quad Frame Kit These instructions will guide you through assembling and wiring your new autonomous multicopter F R A M E K I T ...

Page 2: ...d including this comic learn sparkfun com curriculum 42 For an example of exactly what you ll be doing for this assembly soldering Deans connectors to ESCs check out this video youtu be 3LJIQeKuLLU Heat shrink tubing 8 mm threaded spacers 4 Metal lock washers 8 Rubber washers 4 Two wire RC receiver cable Five wire RC receiver cable XT60 connector male You will also need Phillips screwdriver small ...

Page 3: ...th a metal lock washer on each bolt by accessing through the two large holes in the bottom of the arm Thread the motor cables through the arm using the hole in the side of the arm Repeat for all four arms Thread cables 1 Choose or x Your 3DR Quad can be flown in both plus and x cross configurations A plus configured copter flies with one arm forward while a cross configured copter flies with two a...

Page 4: ... in the bottom plate The top and bottom plates will form the main frame by attaching to your copter s arms Align plates as shown below and attach two blue arms to one end and two black arms to the other using the four pairs of holes as shown Install motor collets 3 Motor collet assembly 25 mm bolt arm metal nut Outer holes use 4 Assemble legs Leg assembly Your Quad has four legs each comprised of ...

Page 5: ...er the positive Deans connector plug to the red wire and the negative Deans connector plug to the black wire Shrink tubing over connections Add heat shrink and align wires to correct plugs Deans to ESC Negative Black Positive Red Soldered connectors 3 Connect ESCs to motors and PDB The diagram below indicates the number of each motor Starting with the motor labeled 1 connect the ESC three wire cab...

Page 6: ...the power module six position cable red and black to the APM PM port Connect the PDB four wire cable multicolored to the APM Outputs signal pins top row Ensure that the wire originating in the position on the PDB pins labeled M1 connects to the APM Output signal pin labeled 1 the M4 wire connects to position 4 etc Locate the PDB four wire cable multicolored and the power module six position cable ...

Page 7: ... five wire and two wire cables provided with your Quad Note APM also supports one wire PPM connection with supported receivers See copter ardupilot com for instructions Use the five wire cable to connect the receiver s signal pins to APM s input signal pins Use the two wire cable to connect power and ground pins between APM and the receiver APM inputs wiring APM input pin numbers Connect five wire...

Page 8: ...n and full featured waypoint mission scripting for autonomous vehicles To install Mission Planner on your ground station computer Windows only visit ardupilot com downloads select Mission Planner and select sort by date short link goo gl Si5grC Select the most recent top MissionPlanner MSI Microsoft installer package Mission Planner Downloads Screen Mission Planner 6 Downloads Sort by Title Hits D...

Page 9: ... Wizard Mission Planner Setup Wizard Launch Mission Planner to explore the capabilities of your autonomous vehicle Mission Planner will notify you when an update is available please always run the most current version of Mission Planner Mission Planner Update Message Mission Planner Flight Data Screen Before flying complete Mission Planner s configuration utilities including RC shown on the next p...

Page 10: ...te to Initial Setup Mandatory Hardware and Radio Calibration Select Calibrate Radio Move the transmitter s sticks and mode switches to all available positions until the red bars are set at the extremes for each control Select Click when Done to complete RC calibration APM USB port Connect APM to Mission Planner 1 Select Arduino Mega 2 Select 115200 3 Select Connect 1 2 3 Mission Planner Radio Cali...

Page 11: ...ly fasten prop nut to threaded collet We recommend inserting a hex wrench 2 mm into the hole in the side of the prop nut to get better leverage when tightening prop nuts Complete all configuration procedures as described at copter ardupilot com The following steps will ready your copter for its first flight The diagram across shows the correct rotation directions for your Quad s four motors motors...

Page 12: ...list before takeoff copter ardupilot com wiki checklist ESCs and wiring secured with zip ties Visit copter ardupilot com to learn about multicopter safety hardware and software configuration using autonomous flight modes tuning designing missions with waypoints and events troubleshooting and more Happy flying ADD ONS Available at Store 3DRobotics com 3DR Radio Telemetry Kit 915 Mhz US 85 99 3DR Vi...

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