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3DR ArduCopter Quad-C

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Page 1: ...3DR ArduCopter Quad C ...

Page 2: ... and landings and provides an unobstructed view for a bottom mounted camera The 3DR ArduCopter Quad is designed by 3D Robotics in San Diego California and manufactured in 3D Robotics in Tijuana Baja California Revisions to frame Revision B Adds a removable base for easy access to the PDB and APM mounting slots Revision C Shorter arms Motor mounting is no longer done with a bolt through the entire ...

Page 3: ...uCopter Quad C Hardware M3 Rubber Washer M3 Lock Washer M3 Nylon Nut M3 Metal Nut M3x5mm Plastic Screw M3x5mm SS316 Screw M3x25mm SS316 Screw M2x30mm SS316 Screw M3x08mm Spacer M3x18mm Spacer M3x30mm Spacer x3 ...

Page 4: ...e PDB Soldering connectors however will allow you to easily remove components in the future 1 Solder all bullet connectors to the motors and ESC Male connectors go on the motors and female on the ESC Make sure to heat up both the cable and the connector to avoid a cold solder joint For a short video demonstrating how to solder bullet connectors follow this link https www youtube com watch v aEK2e0...

Page 5: ...ly covered by shrink tubing to avoid shorts 3 Slide two pieces of shrink tubing on the red black wires on the ESC 4 Solder male Deans or your preferred connector to the red black wires on the ESC Note Make sure the black wire is soldered to the negative terminal of the connector and the red to the positive 5 Pull the shrink tubing over the exposed connector leads and shrink it ...

Page 6: ...osen when setting up your APM in the Mission Planner There is no effect on performance it is just a matter of personal preference Both the Top and X Bottom configurations are pictured above The blue arms indicate the front of the vehicle This manual will continue building the vehicle in X configuration Please adjust accordingly ...

Page 7: ...ge making sure the screws go into the threaded holes in the motor and not the ventilation holes If the motor is screwed using the ventilation holes it will not spin freely Route the motor cables through the hole on the side of the arm 2 Use two M3x25mm screws Green and two M3 metal nuts Pink to fasten the legs to the arm using the indicated holes To provide rigidity to the legs attach two M3x18mm ...

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Page 9: ...ide This 4 longer screws will be used to hold the PDB cap and stack up assembly 2 Repeat for the other three arms 3 Attach four M3x08mm spacers as indicated in the figure above and fasten using four M3x5mm nylon screws Red 4 Slide the velcro straps through the two slots on the bottom plate The velcro straps will be used to fasten the flight battery bellow the vehicle 5 Slide four rubber washers Or...

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Page 11: ...PDB Assembly 1 Solder the thin gauge red black wire to GND and 5V OUT on the bottom side of the PDB labeled This Side Down ...

Page 12: ...oose your connector accordingly 7 Slide a piece of heat shrink over the exposed connector leads and apply heat to shrink 8 Solder the stripped ends of the 10AWG cable to the large holes in the center of the PDB labeled and Remember red is positive and black is negative 9 For this next step you have two choices a Solder female Deans or your prefered connector to the pads along the perimeter of the ...

Page 13: ... motors 3 Place the PDB in the center hole of the vehicle as shown in the picture above and fasten using four plastic M3 nuts Note Orient using the arrows on the top face of the PDB 4 Connect the Deans plugs on the ESCs to the PDB Note the order does not matter this is just so the motors can get power from the battery ...

Page 14: ...e board Match the arm number labeled in step 5 to the respective signal number S on the PDB Note The ESCs are currently left dangling and unattached to the frame This is because later on we will start up the vehicle and verify the motors rotate in the correct direction To reverse motor spin direction swap any two of the three wires connecting the motor to the ESC Once all the motors spin in the co...

Page 15: ...erior Mounting Tape is recommended or it can be bolted to the carrier plate The series of slots on the carrier plate allow your APM to be bolted in both and X configurations Note In mode the front of the APM should face arm 3 In X mode the front should be between arms 3 and 1 ...

Page 16: ... 1 Place the APM carrier plate with the front of your APM pointing in between the blue arms for X mode onto the four M3x30mm screws sticking out of the top plate 2 Secure the APM carrier plate with four M3x30mm nylon spacers ...

Page 17: ...3 Place a stack up plate on top of the M3X30mm spacers and secure using four M3x18mm spacers 4 Place a second stack up plate on top of the M3x18mm spacers and secure using four M3x5mm nylon screws ...

Page 18: ...he threaded collet and insert it into the slot in the back of the propeller Place the collet on the motor shaft and tighten to keep the propeller in place Make sure the writing on the propeller is facing up Refer to the diagram above for correct prop rotation direction Note It is recommended that you balance your propellers prior to installing ...

Page 19: ...erns please feel free to contact us via email at help 3drobotics com For additional information on how to set up your 3DR ArduCopter Quad and more information on the ArduCopter codebase please visit the ArduCopter wiki at http code google com p arducopter and www diydrones com ...

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