ZeroUAV, Chinese leading UAV manufacturer in China, has release their YS-X6 multi rotor controller. Hobbyking sells it and says it is 'the best multi-rotor controller' in the market.
The flight controller system for multi-rotor aircraft is supported on Android, IOS and PC systems and provides auto-navigation, target lock, self-leveling and position/altitude hold. It features a an expansion interface for future upgrades.
According to the product description, this is the must have for professional and industrial platforms. But, as a hobbyist you might want to have this controller too. A robust design and military rank hardware.
The YS-X6 offers 8 channels for motor control, 3 channels for pan/tilt and a 8 channels for the receiver. It supports the S-BUS standard and provides 3 communication ports.
Of course, this all comes with a price. The YS-X6 controllers is yours for US$ 1033.00
Manual downloadable from the Hobbyking website here: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uploads/84900712X365809X10.pdf
Product page: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=25925&aff=5361
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actually the price of $979 was only for an upgrade of firmware from standard to enhanced.
It's pretty big. But then again it's not really meant for small quads.
Is it just me, or is the YS-X6 system HUGE?! It looks like just the IMU is about the size of an APM2?
DJI Wokoong, does not require any gains setting / tuning, it has robot like self learning capability and assumes that its owner may be totally non technical. The system is idiot proof, performance is unmatched.
Arducopter is really good moreover for learning purpose, as long as performance is concerned, Present Arducopter have to births after births.....
Whoa..John that's one rock solid position hold in that type of wind..
Just to clear up any misunderstandings. I want APM to be the best platform there is as much as the next geek. I have great expectations for the PX4 platform, it has the hardware and software design needed to compete with the best.
The rest is just a matter of perspective and user needs. For many people it makes more sense to throw money at WKM/YS-X6 then to spend days or weeks tuning and retuning your copter. I have both systems (WKM and YS-X6), and tuning a new frame to top level performance is usually just a matter of increasing roll/pitch gains until they start to wobble and then back down a little.
For example in this video I am flying the YS-X6, and the only change made to the factory settings was to change two parameters to increase roll and pitch sensitivity.
I have used DJI, and for the price they should have less shortcomings than they actually do. At one time DJI was a more sound choice, but as APM functionality increases this is becoming less so in my case. I am certain that In capable hands the APM2 can hold its own against other systems. Personally I feel that APM2 performance is directly proportional to the amount of time and effort one puts into it.
HK prices are very high (1033US$), same product is available here in 979US$
John, I've been reading more and more stuff about the other controllers, and it seems that DIY is not the only system prone to tweaking, fixing what wasn't broken, and releasing unstable stuff. Even DJI is doing it.
I think the real answer is, don't automatically update to the latest code until it's been in the market for a while, and possibly have a test platform of your own.
Currently I have more faith in Arducopter than I do in some of the other systems.
@R_lefebvre: Sure the Arducopter flies good at the moment, but for how many updates will that last? Constantly redesigning the system and tweaking is what APM and DIY is all about. But if you are lifting $$$ of camera etc. it's not the option I would select.
YS-X6 dissection: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1676150
YS-6X has a 180mhz AM and FPGA, I mixed up the specs for the DJI WKM and the YS-X6.
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