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Thanks for purchasing a DIY Y6!

These instructions will show you how to assemble a Y6 using the Pixhawk

autopilot system and ArduCopter/APM:Copter firmware. If you plan to use

other components in your build, please adjust these instructions accordingly.

For online instructions, visit

3dr.com/diy-y6-kit

Frame parts 3

Electronics 4

Tools 4

1 Motor assembly 5

2 Power system wiring 8

3 Body plate assembly 10

4 Pixhawk assembly 15

5 Leg assembly 21

6 Calibration 22

7 Propeller assembly 22

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Page 1: ...1 DIY Y6 Build Manual V A 2014 ...

Page 2: ...r firmware If you plan to use other components in your build please adjust these instructions accordingly For online instructions visit 3dr com diy y6 kit Frame parts 3 Electronics 4 Tools 4 1 Motor assembly 5 2 Power system wiring 8 3 Body plate assembly 10 4 Pixhawk assembly 15 5 Leg assembly 21 6 Calibration 22 7 Propeller assembly 22 Contents ...

Page 3: ... Pixhawk plate accessory plate metal nuts 32 nylon nuts 3 thumb nuts 2 leg plates 6 leg support plates 3 motor plates 6 velcro strips one pair velcro straps 3 dual lock four wire cables 25 cm and 15 cm 15 cm female female servo cable male female servo cables 30 cm and 10 cm six wire cables 30 cm and 15 cm zip ties blue arms 2 black arms 1 power distribution board threadlocker ...

Page 4: ...quipment Note The electronics for this build require soldering If you re unfamiliar with soldering our friends at Sparkfun have some great tutorials that can get you started including this comic For an example of exactly what soldering you ll be doing in this build view this video tutorial Tools This build uses the Pixhawk autopilot system including these components Pixhawk autopilot u blox GPS wi...

Page 5: ... to two 5 mm bolts and secure the motor to the plate from below This motor will attach to the underside of the arm so orient the motor so that the cables will protrude as close as possible to the hole in the side of the arm When applying threadlocker use less than one drop and cover only four or five threads where the bolt connects with the motor Make sure to insert the bolts into the holes in the...

Page 6: ...the motor and plate to the arm from below by accessing through the two large holes in the bottom of the arm Make sure to insert the bolts into the holes in the bottom of the motor and not into the slots where they could interfere with the motor 3 Thread motor cables through arm Now you ll thread the cables from both motors through the arm First thread the cables from the top motor through the hole...

Page 7: ...owards the end of the arm Apply threadlocker to the ends of the two 25 mm bolts less than one drop covering four or five threads at the end of the bolt Place a 19 mm hollow spacer between each of the pairs of holes in the two motor plates Place the 25 mm bolts through the motor plates and spacers and secure from below with a metal nut ...

Page 8: ...e and markings and solder the side to the red wire and the side to the black wire Don t forget to add heat shrink tubing to the wires before soldering and shrink the tubing over the finished connections 2 Number ESCs Use tape or other method to label each ESC with a number one through six Deans to ESC negative black positive red power module power distribution board PDB electronic speed controller...

Page 9: ... Now connect the three wire cables from each ESC to these pins on the PDB according to the ESC numbers This is where the order is critical Connect the ESC that you labelled as 1 to the pins on the PDB labelled M1 Orient the cable with the white wire at the top farthest from the base of the board and the black wire at the bottom closest to the base of the board 4 Connect PDB to power module Attach ...

Page 10: ...trip with loops fuzzy to the bottom of the plate between the straps and attach the strip with hooks smooth to your battery 2 Attach arms to base plate Using the innermost hole in the arm and the hole in the base plate marked below insert a 30 mm screw from the bottom up through the plate and the arm Attach the blue arms to the wider end of the plate and the black arm to the narrow end as shown on ...

Page 11: ...motor cables Connect the motor cables to the corresponding ESC cables according to the labelled numbers connect motor 1 to ESC 1 motor 2 to ESC 2 etc The order of the three cables determines which direction the motors will spin and is critical for the copter to fly correctly Connect the cables by color in the order shown here This image shows the correct wiring for each ESC and motor The motor cab...

Page 12: ...ommodate the power system on the plate you can switch the order of the Deans connections between the ESCs and the PDB Do not switch the orders of any other cables Ensure that the power module XT60 connector protrudes from the back end of the copter where it can easily connect to the battery 6 Assemble top plate Remove any nuts that you may have used to secure the arms temporarily to the base plate...

Page 13: ...ugh the holes in the end of the arms and the holes in the plates shown Use 30 mm bolts and thumb nuts to attach the blue arms and use a 25 mm bolt and metal nut to attach the black arm Finally attach the base and top plates together with 25 mm bolts 19 mm hollow spacers and metal nuts where marked BOTTOM VIEW ...

Page 14: ...ach ESC with the capacitor cylindrical volume at the edge of the ESC nearest to the closest arm 8 Thread cables through top plate Locate the following three cables and thread them up through the central space in the top plate PDB two wire cable red and black PDB six wire cable multicolor and power module six wire cable red and black These cables will connect to Pixhawk ...

Page 15: ... the arrow facing towards the wider end of the plate 2 Mount buzzer and switch The switch button snaps into the round hole in the accessory plate Thread the switch cable through the hole in the accessory plate from the top and gently pull the switch into place Using double sided foam tape mount the buzzer to the underside of the accessory plate 30 mm standoffs 4 nylon bolts 4 Pixhawk plate accesso...

Page 16: ...d Add a mounting screw to each hole and secure with nuts Remove the adhesive backing from the mast and place the GPS module onto the mast with the connectors facing the shorter side and the arrow on the GPS pointing in the same direction as the arrow shaped holes in the plate 4 Insert SD card Insert the micro SD card into the slot at the end of Pixhawk The APM Copter sticker can be attached to the...

Page 17: ...zer to Pixhawk s BUZZER port and connect the switch safety button to the SWITCH port These components are mandatory for Pixhawk I2C splitter Connect the four wire cable to one of the ports on the splitter and to Pixhawk s I2C port GPS with compass Use the long cables provided with the GPS mast to connect the GPS with compass module to Pixhawk Connect the four wire cable to the GPS MAG port and to ...

Page 18: ...ect the three wire cable red black and white from your PPM receiver or PPM encoder to Pixhawk s RC pins with the white wire connected to the signal s pin the black wire connected to the ground pin and the red wire connected to the power pin Click here for more information on using a PPM encoder or Spektrum Satellite receiver Connect the two wire cable red and black protruding from the top plate to...

Page 19: ...w and attach a 30 mm standoff to each one below the plate Add the Pixhawk plate to the ends of the standoffs and secure with metal nuts Ensure that the arrows on the accessory plate face towards the wider end of the Pixhawk plate nylon bolts metal nuts 30 mm spacers accessory plate Pixhawk plate ...

Page 20: ...etry radio and RC receiver Use dual lock or double sided foam tape to mount the components Check that all components are connected securely to Pixhawk Where you place the components on the copter is ultimately limited by the length of the cables between modules Experiment with the different length cables provided with your kit and find the best place for each module on your copter Pixhawk plate to...

Page 21: ...top of the leg 2 Attach leg to arm Align the two holes in the top of the leg with the two holes in the center of the arm Orient the leg with the point facing towards the center of the copter Insert two 25 mm bolts through the arm and the leg and secure with metal nuts Repeat these steps for each leg of your copter leg support plate 18 mm spacers 5 mm bolts 5 mm bolts 18 mm female to female threade...

Page 22: ...sembly with performing calibration View the calibration instructions online at 3dr com diy y6 kit 7 Propeller assembly Follow these instructions to assemble propellers 1 Assemble propellers Remove the rings from the propeller package Select the ring with the smaller internal diameter and insert it into the back of the propeller hub SF propellers 3 SFP propellers 3 propeller adapters 6 ...

Page 23: ...f each motor 3 Add propellers Your Y6 uses SF and SFP propellers These propellers are labelled on the package and on the propeller itself Add SF and SFP propellers to the motors shown in the diagram below with the writing on the propeller facing towards the sky The right propeller order and orientation is critical for your copter to fly correctly Add the spacer above the propeller and secure the n...

Page 24: ... please read all safety information and first flight instructions at copter ardupilot com wiki table of contents For customer support contact us at help 3dr com or call our support line at 1 858 225 1414 Monday through Friday from 8 am to 5 pm PST COMPLETE Y6 ...

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