In order to obtain more stable and responsive flight with my hexacopter I decided to flash the six 25A redbrick speed controllers with SimonK’s custom firmware. For more information see the RCGroups thread. First I cut the heat shrink from each speed controller and removed the top heat sink so that the programming pads were accessible. Using standard […]
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This is a tutorial of how I flashed and setup my transmitter for use with MultiWii and Ardupilot, more information can be found here. You will need to be sure that you have access to an ISP programmer in order to flash the firmware of the transmitter. I use the Sparkfun Pocket AVR Programmer but […]
This is the bill of materials for my Xaircraft Carbon Fiber X4 drone. I plan to use higher performance components than my previous builds with the addition of a budget autopilot system. The above model for the Xaircraft X4 frame with Avroto motors can be found here. [Qty. 1] Xaircraft X4 Carbon Fiber DIY Frame […]
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I decided to rewire my current lighting setup after switching out the Xaircraft camera skids for the standard claws. I used six segments of Hobbyking Red LEDs with 3 LEDs per segment. Using servo wires I soldered a connection between the bullets connectors of each motor and the LEDs. It does not matter which two motor wires […]