At $299, it seems like a great deal. I want one! (Note the 3DR credit, only slightly misspelled, at the bottom of the listing). From HobbyKing:
Get in the action with the Quanum Nova, the Ready to Fly GPS drone that ticks all the right boxes. Don't let the low price fool you, this machine is capable of more than any other RTF quadcopter on the market today!
Boasting full GPS functionality such as position holding, return to home and even full GPS waypoint flying, this is a professional level multi-rotor aircraft in an easy to use, ready to fly package that anyone can fly. The Quanum Nova was developed with one primary goal in mind - providing our customers with a simple, user friendly drone capable of proffessional level flight performance. This goal has been realized. Now you have the perfect machine for carrying your GoPro or other similar sized action cameras for shooting awesome aerial video!
When it comes to ease of use, the Nova is at the top of the list. Arriving fully tuned and setup, you simply need to install the landing gear and props, charge the battery and fly. It's that easy. For more advanced users or as your skills progress, you can connect the Nova to MAVLink compatible software such as Mission Planner or others, allowing access to a whole host of programming options including selectable flight modes, GPS waypoint functionality, advanced tuning and so much more!
The Nova features a beautifully molded plastic body which not only offers good looks, it provides durability and is extremely light weight. The lower body shell of the Nova integrates bright LED lights, green in the front arms and red in the rear, making orientation easy in both day and night flying. Additionally, there are two large status indicator LEDs at the rear which show the current status, such as GPS signal and battery condition.
Aerial video is where it's at and the Nova is just the model for it. The Nova is directly compatible with our Quanum Q-2D brushless GoPro gimbal, providing direct fit mounting. Simply bolt-on the Q-2D and connect it to the integrated gimbal control plugs on the bottom of the Nova. The on-board connections provide power, tilt and roll functions for the Q-2D gimbal. There is also a very convenient mini USB connection for connecting the Nova to your PC.
Once you've compared the features, functionality and flight performance of all the Ready to Fly quadcopters on the market today, you will see that a clear winner has emerged...the Quanum Nova.
Features:
• Ready to Fly w/out battery - Just add your choice of battery and charger!
• Multiple preset flight modes such as Manual, Stable (loiter), Direction Locked (simple), Altitude Hold and Return to Home
• MAVLink compatible allowing for GPS waypoint mission flying, advanced tuning and so much more (for Advanced users)
• Precision GPS, compass and altitude sensors
• High quality 2.4GHz 7CH transmitter included (Mode 2)
• Q-2D brushless camera gimbal ready (sold separately)
• On-board tilt/roll control and power connections for use with optional brushless camera gimbal
• Low voltage battery protection initiates blinking LEDs and audible buzzer when flight battery is low
• Easy to see LEDs provide excellent visibility in both day or night flying
Specs:
Main Rotor Diameter: 365mm
Main Rotor Blade Length: 205mm
Main Motor Size: 2212
Length: 300mm
Weight: 300mm
Height: 200mm
Flying weight: 875g
Approximate Flight Time: 15 minutes
Battery: 3S 2200~2700mAh LiPoly (required)
Number of Channels: 7 channels
Rotor Type: QuadCopter
Completion Level: RTF w/out battery (Need to add your choice of battery and charger)
Included:
Quanum Nova GPS QuadCopter
2.4GHz 7 channel radio transmitter (Mode 2 version - left stick throttle)
GoPro Hero 3 vibration dampened camera mount
8 inch propellers x 4
Required:
3S 2200~2700mAh LiPoly battery (must not exceed 105(L)x27(H)x40(W)mm)
LiPoly battery charger
4 x AA batteries for radio transmitter
*Note: The Quanum Nova flight controller is based on the open source APM Project from 3DR Robotics, the design files per the creative commons license are available under the files tab below.
Comments
I am very sad now. Boo Hoo.
I like my CX-20, vat a deal, only $225, got it flying well, it is my 5th larger quad. I have flown with the KK2, APM 2.5, Naza and the Naze32. I am a good flyer but not a super geek tech guy.
I just installed a Bangood 2 axis gimbal on my CX-20. I had everything working good powering the gimbal off my balance port. Then I decided I should use the 12v plug on the bottom of the copter, within a fraction of a second a big puff of smoke popped out of the body of the cx-20. I pulled the 12v power but I guess the servo wire was trying to power the gimbal also because it kept on twitching.
I opened up the case, the small power wires from the main power supply over to the 12v plugs were roasted. The flight controller has lights on like it is working, the receiver has lights working, the gps seems to be locking but I now can't arm the copter. I cut the red servo wire to cut the 5v and kept the brown and yellow intact.
What did I do wrong? Power both 12v and 5v at the same time? What did I burn out that will not allow it to arm? Thanks for the help :)
Check out the vids:
https://youtu.be/ChVR6ujQ5gk
https://youtu.be/uFggsaHphhA
https://youtu.be/ChVR6ujQ5gk
When you say you can replace the receiver with a PPM receiver, does that mean you can use a FrSky D4R-II and only use one wire or do you have to have a minimum of 5 channels on the receiver that you physically plug in to? I would much prefer the former to save on cabling but it looks like you have to plug in each channel.
yes, many times. tis is rtf version it rebinds every time you power it up. Plus it moves a servo pluged into the receiver directly. Im assuming it has something to do with the apm.
Try rebinding the radio?
I'm having trouble getting the motors to unlock. I've tried all the common fixes. Trims are centered. Switches are up. it performed flawlessly the first two flights. one using the tx the second in auto. I pluged servos into the rx and it moves but they don't show movement in the receiver calibration. I'm at a loss. anyone have any ideas?
@Jonathan: Here a detailled photo of the ESC used in the CX-20. I have no additional info about this.
Jean-Louis
Jean-Louis,
Any insight into the ESC's used in this? Curious if they run something like SimonK firmware or could be flashed to such.
Cheers,
@Miguel: Thanks for your comments. To answer to your question, there is no trainer port in the heerson/Quanum CX-20 (NOVA) transmitter provided in the ARF kit.
You may replace the CX20 receiver by a common PPM receiver (i.e. a Turnigy 9X-8C receiver) and use a 9X or 9XR transmitter. This works very well with the APM and I use a such setup in other APM multicopters.
Below a photo which shows the 2.4 Ghz receiver location:
Regards,
Jean-Louis
Hi Jean-Louis,
First of all congratulations for your great job.
I have one question about Cheerson CX-20 (Quanum NOVA) Transmitter
Does it have trainer port? In affirmative case with kind of connector?
Did you recommend the ARF or the bind version? It is easy to unmount the frame to install the receiver?
Could you make a comparison of pros/cont between Cheerson CX-20 and DJI Phantom
Regards,
Miguel.
Here an interesting test about the accuracy of the GPS position hold with the Cheerson CX-20 (Quanum NOVA). The two models have been set in GPS position hold (LOITER) at bout 2 meters above the ground.
The wind conditions was 9 Km/h, gusting 24 Km/h.
- The Cheerson CX-20 use an APM v2.5.2 with the ArduCopter v3.1.2 firmware.
- The DJI Phantom is a v1.0 with the NAZA-M auto-pilot.
The two models use the default factory settings.
Regards
Jean-Louis
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