Blackbird 180 - an exercise in Quatos and KISS ESC
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 2:39 pm
This is my very first attempt to do Quatos with KISS ESCs and AutoQuad. Thus far, I’ve only found bits and pieces here and there on the forums that aid in the process. But nothing that I felt was like a complete step-by-step guide. By the end of this thread, my goal is to try and explain things in a way that helps others that haven’t done this before “get” it the first time with general steps on how to do it. Or at least have a place where the process is ironed out. I’m relatively new to AQ and multi-rotors in general, so I don’t know everything and most likely will have questions on how to achieve desired results. So expect to have the “guide” by the end and not up front in this initial post.
So on to the actual build. We’re going to be building at 180mm sized FPV quad with 1306 sized motors and KISS 12A ESCs. The quad will also have OSD for the FPV. Ideally, it will also have GPS and BlueTooth capabilities.
Here is the list of what will be on the quad:
Main System
BlackBird 180 v1 carbon fiber frame - http://www.sos-x.com/
AutoQuad M4
Joerg’s M4 Expander board for brushless motors.
CC3D Flight Controller 5V 12V BEC Output PDB
KISS ESC - 12A
DYS 1306 3100kV motors
Gemfan 4x4.5 Props
Nano Tech 950mAh 3S battery
FPV
Micro MinumOSD - http://www.readytoflyquads.com/micro-minimosd
Pico Camera - RMRC-PICO-WIDE-V2 - readymaderc.com
Video TX - AOMWAY FPV 5.8Ghz 200mW 32CH Wireless AV Transmitter Module
Antenna for Video TX - VAS - 5.8 GHz Air-Blade Antenna Set (LHCP)
Recording Camera - 808 #16 V3 Camera
Misc.
HC-06 bluetooth module. - maybe
10mm patch antenna or DIY dipole. - might use a larger patch.
Buzzer
Here are some shots of the frame with some of the associated parts installed...
Full quad in all its glory...
Battery and 808 camera cage...
Close up of M4, Joerg's M4 expander board, and PDB...
More to come….
So on to the actual build. We’re going to be building at 180mm sized FPV quad with 1306 sized motors and KISS 12A ESCs. The quad will also have OSD for the FPV. Ideally, it will also have GPS and BlueTooth capabilities.
Here is the list of what will be on the quad:
Main System
BlackBird 180 v1 carbon fiber frame - http://www.sos-x.com/
AutoQuad M4
Joerg’s M4 Expander board for brushless motors.
CC3D Flight Controller 5V 12V BEC Output PDB
KISS ESC - 12A
DYS 1306 3100kV motors
Gemfan 4x4.5 Props
Nano Tech 950mAh 3S battery
FPV
Micro MinumOSD - http://www.readytoflyquads.com/micro-minimosd
Pico Camera - RMRC-PICO-WIDE-V2 - readymaderc.com
Video TX - AOMWAY FPV 5.8Ghz 200mW 32CH Wireless AV Transmitter Module
Antenna for Video TX - VAS - 5.8 GHz Air-Blade Antenna Set (LHCP)
Recording Camera - 808 #16 V3 Camera
Misc.
HC-06 bluetooth module. - maybe
10mm patch antenna or DIY dipole. - might use a larger patch.
Buzzer
Here are some shots of the frame with some of the associated parts installed...
Full quad in all its glory...
Battery and 808 camera cage...
Close up of M4, Joerg's M4 expander board, and PDB...
More to come….