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ardupilot 2.5 quadcopter with FVP setup

Posted by Martin Koudela on August 28, 2013 at 1:30pm

Hi everyone,

I want to show you my new (first) drone working with ardupilot 2.5 on the frame x525 v3 with props 11x4.7 the rest specification is on the following picture. I please for comments or suggestions, I don´t have so much experiences

Sorry for my english :) Martin (17) Czech republic

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Tags: czech, fpv, drone, drones, quadcopter, quadrocopter, v3, v525
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  • Martin Koudela November 7, 2013 at 1:01pm

    Update!

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  • Martin Koudela August 29, 2013 at 11:11pm

    yes I mean rc reciever, thank you :)

  • Admin
    Morli August 29, 2013 at 10:51pm

    Martin,

    you mean the RC  receiver? It being located near main controller is not as much of a problem as other ( video, telemetry) tx next to MC. Just space them( video and data TX) out / away and if possible use toroid  choke to data cable that feeds the telemetry modem from MC.

  • Martin Koudela August 29, 2013 at 2:24am

    thanks for comments :)

    the rc transmitter is located under the main controller, is that a problem?

  • mP1 August 29, 2013 at 2:18am

    i bought a 1500mw tx and it seems that if the antenna drops towards the APM, it gets confused and tilts. Just sharing my experiences.

  • Jared Reabow August 29, 2013 at 1:54am

    you need to space things out man, the FPV directly next to the apm is a big nono!

  • Admin
    Morli August 28, 2013 at 8:57pm

    FPV tx away from the main controller. may be ziptie it on one of the arm as far away as possible. point the antennas downwards ( like legs), it will work fine with little interference to other electronics. Other wise things look ok.

    once you have flown this setup successfully without any issues , you can then start looking at how to make it look good placement/wireing etc.

  • Crashpilot1000 August 28, 2013 at 5:56pm

    Addendum: Tape all holes of the motor before the Motorshaft Dremel action. The metal spans will otherwise fly to the magnets and destroy the motor. Flitetest has an "how to" video online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCPMC_fiSMI srcoll to minute 6.

    Greets Rob

  • Crashpilot1000 August 28, 2013 at 5:50pm

    Dremel down the motorshafts so the propadaptors sit tight on the motors - that will reduce vibrations a great deal. And improve the lifetime of your motor bearings. Cover the Baro with foam!  Don't zip tie lipos, they need room to "breathe". Consider vibration damping of your Arduflyer. The GPS mount without a shielding backplate (and directly zipped on an ESC) also leaves some room for improvement. After all I think it will fly in stab mode, but I wouldn't expect more working functionality than you would have with a KK2.0 board. I think your parts are OK and could deliver good performance if you set it up differently. BTW: It is not important how messy a copter looks to fly well, as long as you take some basic design considerations into account!

    Well there is something good in everything that is done by yourself and flies :) . So keep up the good work!

    Cheers Kraut Rob

    P.s.: Also sorry for my English....

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