My RC Addiction

Progress so faar

2011-12-22T19:54:00.003+01:00

Here is where I am at atm.

A 4s 5000mah Zippy lipo as comparison.

UPDATE

And here is a pic with all motors in place with 12x3.8 APC props

DJI WKM

2011-12-22T17:36:00.003+01:00

Today i recieved my Flightcontroller for the Heavy Lift Hexa. I am going to use the DJI WKM because it seems like a really nice FC.

I also recieved the 450 Flame Wheel frame by DJI. Not sure what to do with it but always nice with another frame :)

Camera gimbal

2011-12-21T20:55:00.002+01:00

Here are 2 pics of my Nex5N with the 18-55 lens mounted to the gimbal. I will be using 16mm pancake when i fly.

Also a pic of the Gentled shutter so i can take pics while airborne :)

More HL

2011-12-21T20:36:00.000+01:00

Here are a few pics of some things that i put together loosely just for test.

Now i need to cut my 600 CF booms to make it good size :)

It has arrived :)

2011-12-21T20:30:00.002+01:00

Today i got a box with some goodies in it :)

The content was the Luis and DiaLFonzo frame and gimbal.

Frame parts, upper lower and batteryplate

Motorplates

A bunch of boomclamps

Hardware for frame and gimbal

Camera gimbal with Hitec servos

More to come in abit...

770kv Tiger Motors

2011-12-19T17:35:00.004+01:00

Today i got my 770kv Tiger Motors for the Hexa. They look and feel like good motors but i will see after i have flewn with them for awhile.

Now i am just waiting for the rest of the things to arrive so i can start building it :)

Props

2011-12-17T18:29:00.001+01:00

Now i have all the props for the Hexa. Recieved my APC props the other day so now just waiting for the frame and motors :)

APC 12x3.8 props

Graupner 11x5 and APC 12x3.8 side by side.

All of the Graupner and APC props. 8 of each.

Heavy Lift Hexa update

2011-12-15T20:44:00.002+01:00

Now the frame is on its way to me fron USA. Should arrive at my house next week some time so i can start building it :)

Here are 3 pics of the camera gimbal that i will be trying out.

More to come soon ...

TIger Motors and Avroto

2011-12-13T21:09:00.002+01:00

Ordered 6 Avroto 2814 Short shaft motors and also ordered 6 Tiger Motor MT2814 . Both of them i belive are made in the same factory but always good to have a set of extra motors for the future builds :)

Ordered the Avrotos from USA and the Tiger Motors from Sweden from a company called rcflight.se

Camera Gimbal for HL Hexa

2011-12-12T19:34:00.002+01:00

Here are a few pics of the camera gimbal i will be trying on the heavy lift hexa. Still not 100% ready yet but getting there.

More to come ....

Heavy Lift Update

2011-12-12T18:04:00.003+01:00

Today i got my 11x5 Graupner props and adapterrings. The quality feels really good. Will see how they perform once i have all the parts for the build.

I also recieved my new camera today :)

Sony Nex5N with 18-55 kit lens and 16mm pancake lens.

More to come ....

Hevay Lift Hexa Update

2011-12-08T21:45:00.001+01:00

Just a small update on the frame parts. All the frame parts has been cut now :)

Heavy Lift Hexa

2011-12-07T18:55:00.001+01:00

Just ordered Graupner 11x5 and APC 12x3.8 props. Motors next...

Heavy Lift Hexa Pics

2011-12-05T20:59:00.001+01:00

Here are a few pics of the frameplates :)

Batteryplate that goes on top of upper plate. Made for 2 4s 5000mah Lipos.

Upper Plate

Lower plate.

You also see some of the boomclamps there. The plates are designed for the DJI WKM.

More to come soon :)

Heavy Lift Hexacopter Update

2011-12-05T19:11:00.001+01:00

Havent written here in awhile but now its time for a small update.

Ordered a camera for the Hexa and i deicided to go with the Sony Nex 5N with the 18-55 lens + the 16mm pancake lens. Ordered 64gb of memory for it aswell. Getting it in the end of the week.

Also got some pics of the frame that is being cut atm but will upload them later this week.

But i have some other things at home now for the Hexa.

A 20Amp Castle Creations BEC for the servos on the camera gimbal.

2 5000mah 4s lipo batterys ( If they work fine i will order 4 or 6 more )

2 more recievers that can be connected together so i have 14 channels or use them as 2 8channel recievers . U can never have to many channels.

More to come............... :)

OpenPilot CC

2011-11-19T20:00:00.001+01:00

So i recieved the Openpilot coptercontroll earlyer this week.I have not started to setup it yet but will do soon.

And here is a comparison between the OP CC, MiniWii, Quadrino and HK KK

Thx for the OP CC Luis !!

Openpilot CopterControl

2011-11-12T14:19:00.001+01:00

I was lucky to finally buy a Openpilot board :)

It should arrive end of next week so i am really happy. I have been wanting to try one of theese boards since i first heard of them but as u might know they are not easily found.

Now the waiting game has started.......

Hey hey

2011-11-11T22:14:00.001+01:00

Sorry I havent updated in awhile. I have been really busy with work and planning my trip to Asia in the beginning of january.

The Heavy lift hexa is almost ready to be cut on the other side of the big pond ( USA ) .

Goinf to order servos for the camera gimbal soon and also the DJI and other small bits and pieces :)

Updates to come soon.

Heavy Lift Hexa

2011-10-31T18:07:00.001+01:00

Heres a small update on the HL Hexa.

Got my carbon fibre booms today. Outside diameter is 21.5mm and Inside diameter is 20mm.

Hope they will be good enough for the hexa :)

Camera stabilisation, Bluetooth and misc

2011-10-28T19:05:00.001+02:00

So today i got my FTDI basic so i can program my MiniWii cards. One of the cards will be used as a camstab alone so i can use it on any multirotor, or plane, i have since camstab on the multiwii is limited to max 4 motors. So if you have a Hexa you cant use multiwii to stabilisate the camera gimbal. Well that goes for the multiwii cards i have atleast, MiniWii by Jussi and Quadrino.

Here is the FTDI breakout board made by Sparkfun.

FTDI connected to the MiniWii board. I didnt want to solder the FTDI to the board ( because it would make it bigger ) so i added pins to it so i just connect it to the MiniWii and do my programming.

I also tried one of my Bluetooth adapters and it works like a charm. The BT adapter comes programmed at 9600baud and you need to change that to 115200 for it to work with MultiWii software.

HERE is a easy guide how to do it.

Here is a screenshot from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 connected to the MiniWii board. For those that doesnt know the BT ( bluetooth ) adapter makes it easy to change your setting on the multiwii board just by using your Android device with Multiwii software installed.

So back to the Camera stabilisation for abit :)

To get the CamStab working you need to change in the sketch that u then will upload to your MultiWii board.

Here i have enabled the Camstab option in the sketch.

And here is a screenshot of the GUI where i have enabled the camstab option.

And here is a short clip of the camstab. Still needs adjusting in software but you get the idea :)

Thats it for now :) Cya

MiniWii IC3

2011-10-24T20:06:00.003+02:00

Today i got another MiniWii board and also a new ic3 for the first one since it wasent working properly. I desoldered the old one and soldered the new one in place and it works :)

It was by far the smallest components i have soldered but happy i could do it.

Old and new IC3

Old one desoldered

New one in place

Voltage checked and is working. When the old ic3 was in place i had same voltage on the 5v as i put into the FC, in this case 6v. But now its all good :)

Both soldered and ready for sketch and then setup in GUI as soon as i get the breakoutboard from Sparkfun i ordered yesterday.

Picture of the breakoutboard

Heavy Lift Hexa

2011-10-23T20:54:00.001+02:00

Here is a papermodel of the Hexa I will build soon. Its 922mm motor to motor.

The small object u see in the middle is a MiniQuad that i have aswell.

And here you have a SolidWorks picture of the current look of the Hexa. May be some small changes to it before it gets done. Cameramount/Landinggear is made to hold a DSLR camera.

I have ordered the Carbonfibre arms for it and they are from a Trex 600 so 21.5mm OD. If i feel that the quality of them is ok i will order spare ones. If quality isnt good i will order better ones :)

And some OT

I have ordered a HK KK V2 board aswell just for the fun of it. Also have another MiniWii card comming in next week.

Parts

2011-10-21T16:34:00.003+02:00

Got some more parts in the mail today.

MiniWii
5030 props
6030 props
2mm prop adapters

Now i just need to solder the pins to the MiniWii board and replace all the o-rings on my Y6. DOnt like the o-rings since they can cause unballance and prop adapters are much better.

MiniWii

2011-10-19T18:35:00.003+02:00

Deicided to order a MiniWii FC from Viacopter.eu just to try it out. It uses the multiwii code so should be a good FC.

Price is 59 Euro so its almost cheap :)

Atmega328P @ 16 Mhz
ITG-3205 3-axis MEMS gyroscope
BMA180 3-axis MEMS accelerometer
Integrated logic level converter
6-pin ISP socket
FTDI Header
I2C header for optional compass and barometer upgrade
Dual LDO´s: Mic5205 for Vcc and Mic5203 for 3v3

36.5*36.5 mm, weight: 6 grams with ISP and FDTI pins

They are now sold out at the Webshop but should be back soon.

Heavy Lift Hexa

2011-10-17T20:47:00.001+02:00

Have thought about a Heavy lift hexa for awhile now. My goal is to lift a DSLR camera of some sort but not deicided yet.

Frame and cameramount/Landinggear will be custombuilt carbonfibre with around 850mm motor to motor with 16-22mm booms.

I might controll the camera with a Blip Switch from Blip.com.au .

Everything will be controlled from my Futaba 8FG that is upgraded to 8FGS ( Super ) with firmware so it now has 14 channels.

I have also looked at a few frames that are ready but not sure yet. One that i have looked at and that i like is a XXL Foldable Hexa frame from Maximus-Racing in France.

Motors will either be Avroto 2814-11 Short shaft or Tiger Motor MT2814-10 . Will most likely be using 12" props on 3 or 4s lipo.

Flightcontroller for the Hexa will be the DJI Wookong-M and some 40A Speed Controllers.

More to come soon.

Thats the size of it in paper :) The small Quad in the middle is a DiaLFonZo miniquad :)