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Mini MultiRotor

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CKE-M305-001

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Page 1: ...Mini MultiRotor Helpful instructional videos available at mindsieducation com CKE M305 001 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ...

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Page 3: ...teries Only batteries of the same equivalent type as recommended are to be used Do not mix old and new batteries Exhausted batteries are to be removed from the system and replaced with new ones Recycle all used batteries Do not lick batteries If battery appears to be leaking or has a crystalline deposit on the outside dispose of it immediately wear gloves when handling preferably nitrile or other ...

Page 4: ... will not be shipped until all Credit Card information is verified and matched All other orders check or money order will not be shipped until payment has been received in full All unpaid orders will be canceled after 30 calendar days All weights shown for products are used for shipping calculation only and may not reflect actual weight of the product Product Warranty MINDS i warrants to the origi...

Page 5: ...3 01 CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND USAGE HELPFUL INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS AVAILABLE AT www mindsieducation com 1 5 LOCK 2 LOCK 3 LOCK PANEL LOCK 2 ROTATE 3 ROTATE ...

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Page 9: ...7 UAV Mini ...

Page 10: ...DUCT x1 x1 2205 MOTOR MOUNT x1 CLOCKWISE MOTOR AND ESC x4 5 DUCT x1 x1 2205 MOTOR MOUNT x1 COUNTERCLOCKWISE MOTOR AND ESC x4 CLOCKWISE CW 4 COUNTERCLOCKWISE CCW 2 x4 x4 M3x8mm SCREW M3x8mm SCREW 4 WASHER 4 WASHER ...

Page 11: ...DUCT x1 x1 2205 MOTOR MOUNT x1 CLOCKWISE MOTOR AND ESC x4 5 DUCT x1 x1 2205 MOTOR MOUNT x1 COUNTERCLOCKWISE MOTOR AND ESC x4 COUNTERCLOCKWISE CCW 1 CLOCKWISE CW 3 x4 x4 M3x8mm SCREW M3x8mm SCREW 4 WASHER 4 WASHER ...

Page 12: ...ize of 305 mm Will have a slightly more responsive flight characteristic Having the middle length arms requires less thrust to change angle in the air Being an X frame it will respond with the same movement forward backward as it will left right x8 6 BEAM Diagonal size of 225 mm Will have the most responsive flight characteristic Having the shortest arms requires the least thrust to change angle i...

Page 13: ... Being a stretch X frame it will be more responsive when steering left right than forward backward ideal for racing x8 10 BEAM Center to center size of 265 mm x 150 mm Will have a slightly more responsive flight characteristic Having the middle length arms requires less thrust to change angle in the air Being a stretch X frame it will be more responsive when steering left right than forward backwa...

Page 14: ...12 4 1 3 2 CW CCW CW CCW 05 OR x32 x4 PANEL LOCK GREEN FORWARD NOTE SLOTS SHOULD FACE FRONT TO BACK ...

Page 15: ...13 06 x4 x4 x4 x4 x4 x4 x4 4 WASHER 4 40 x 5 8 SCREW CLEARANCE THREAD ADAPTER INTERFERENCE THREAD ADAPTER SHROUD STUD 1 4 SILICONE CAP ...

Page 16: ... SHOWN BELOW BE SURE TO NOTE THE POLARITY OF THE ESC S WHEN CONNECTING TO THE POWER MODULE RED TO RED AND BLACK TO BLACK MARK THE MALE END OF THE SERVO EXTENSIONS WITH THE CORRESPONDING ESC MOTOR NUMBER AND TUCK THE CONNECTION IN BETWEEN THE FRAME PLATES WITH THE POWER MODULE ...

Page 17: ...15 08 x1 x1 OR STRETCH X BOTTOM PLATE X BOTTOM PLATE 09 x8 PANEL LOCK x1 VELCRO STRAP ...

Page 18: ...16 10 11 x1 x2 x4 x3 x2 x1 10 BEAM 3 BEAM TRANSITION 3 LOCK 2 LOCK 7 BEAM x4 PANEL LOCK FOR USE WITH THE GPS UNIT NOT INCLUDED IN UAV MINI COMPETITION KIT ...

Page 19: ...17 12 13 x2 PANEL LOCK ATTACH THE PROVIDED VELCRO LOOP SIDE TO THE PLACES SHOWN IN BLUE THEY WILL BE USED TO SECURE THE ELECTRONICS VELCRO LOOP ...

Page 20: ...TO THESE IMAGES AND THE WIRING DIAGRAM ON THE NEXT PAGE TO PROPERLY ATTACH AND CONNECT THE ELECTRONICS 14 ATTACH THE PROVIDED VELCRO LOOP SIDE TO THE PLACE SHOWN IN BLUE IT WILL BE USED TO SECURE THE RADIO RECEIVER ...

Page 21: ...RUDD INPUT 4 GEAR INPUT 5 AUX 1 GRABBER POWER MODULE USING THE WIRE TIES AND VELCRO PROVIDED PLACE THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ON THE FRAME AS SHOWN IN STEP 14 SO THAT THEY ARE SECURE AND OUT OF THE WAY OF MOVING PARTS WARNING PROPERLY PLUG THE ESC WIRES INTO THE BATTERY HARNESS RED RED BLACK BLACK NOT INCLUDED IN UAV MINI COMPETITION KIT NOT INCLUDED IN UAV MINI COMPETITION KIT ...

Page 22: ...THE UAV MINI COMPETITION KIT ONLY WITH THE FLIGHT CONTROLLER ORIENTATED AS SHOWN ABOVE INSERT THE INCLUDED JUMPER INTO THE BOTTOM PAIR OF PINS AS INDICATED FOR MODELS NOT USING THE GPS COMPASS MODULE THIS ALLOWS THE USE OF THE INTERNAL COMPASS MODULE ...

Page 23: ...e the Mission Planner software for autonomous flight instructions can be found here http mindsieducation com files pdf mission planner pdf Warning Before continuing further please ensure that you have NOT mounted the propellers on the MultiRotor ...

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Page 25: ...23 Flight Systems Setup Checklist 1 Calibrate Sensors 2 Calibrate ESC s 3 Upload UAV Mini Code 4 PID Test Rack 5 Connecting to the Dashboard ...

Page 26: ...ino click open libraries MINDS i Drone CalibrateSensors ino 2 Make sure you have the correct board MEGA 2560 and port selected whatever port says MEGA 2560 3 A Click the upload button B Once the upload is complete open the serial monitor A B ...

Page 27: ...h face until the column displays an ok 5 Once all of the columns say ok you will type a y into the top bar and press enter You have successfully calibrated the accelerometer and compass Note Once you have saved the calibration you will see the screen start to stream out the raw information from the sensors ...

Page 28: ...orrect board MEGA 2560 and port selected whatever port says MEGA 2560 3 Click the upload button Once the upload is complete disconnect the MultiRotor from the computer 4 With the USB cable unplugged from the MultoRotor plug in the battery and wait for a series of confirmation tones Once you hear the tones unplug the battery ...

Page 29: ...opter ino 2 Make sure you have the correct board MEGA 2560 and port selected whatever port says MEGA 2560 3 Click the upload button Once the upload is complete disconnect the MultoRotor from the computer 4 With the USB cable unplugged and the battery disconnected continue to the next step ...

Page 30: ...est Rack 1 Set up your PID Test Rack as shown below 2 Mount the MultiRotor to the rack using the provided parachute cord 3 Loop the cord through the open hole in the transitions on the antenna mount and the GPS stand ...

Page 31: ...t a slight bowing of the test stand is desirable 5 With the MultiRotor strung up loop the third cord through the two open holes in either the front or rear of the upper frame plates 6 Hold the MultiRotor at a 90º angle and loop the cord through the hole in the stand and tie it off 7 Once the MultiRotor is securely mounted to the stand you can now begin the process of calibrating your ESC s and ver...

Page 32: ...your drone arrive shortly Waypoints you have already entered will be sent to the drone and the settings stored on board will be loaded so they can be changed in the telemetry window Telemetry Radio Configuration Make sure appropriate drivers are available Start the dashboard and open the Configuration window Connect the telemetry radio to the dashboard in the configuration window Refresh Select an...

Page 33: ...icate the new channel selected 7 To reverse the channel currently selected move the right gimbal up or down The LED will change color from Orange To Red or Red to Orange to indicate the new servo direction 8 When all channel reversing is completed as desired power off the Transmitter 9 When the Transmitter is powered on again normally sticks not in the position above the Transmitter will operate n...

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Page 37: ...35 Dashboard Features Functions Waypoint Panel Data Panel Connection Panel Terminal ...

Page 38: ...t Log Opens up the log for the active session 7 Waypoint selector moves the selection up and down the list of waypoints 8 Waypoint entry Will be filled with the latitude longitude and altitude MultiRotor or speed UGV of selected waypoint You can also edit the waypoint location information 9 New Enter Save Load Used to create save and load the GPS waypoint list as a gpx file 10 Set target Click set...

Page 39: ...the serial port list 4 Com Port List Shows the open com ports 5 Baud Rate Used to set the communication speed 6 Connect Connects to the telemetry radio to adjust the settings 7 Settings Window Shows all of the radio settings 8 Import Defaults Allows you to set all of the options back to default 9 Save Changes Saves any settings you have changed 2 1 8 3 4 5 6 7 9 ...

Page 40: ...3 Value Column Includes the value for each row of data 4 Data Log Interval Period of time between saving data 5 Setting Names 6 Setting Value Used definable settings used to adjust performance 7 Setting limits Shows operator the minimum maximum and default value for each setting 8 Setting Description Describes what each setting adjusts 8 2 3 4 5 7 6 1 ...

Page 41: ...Adjusts the scale of the graph 4 Data Name 5 Check Box User input for the data to be graphed 6 Color Settings User selected color for each row of data selected Select the check box in the row of the data desired to be graphed then select the color you would like the line to be on the graph repeat for each row of data 6 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 42: ...40 Event Log 1 Event Log Lists all attempts of communication between the vehicle and the Dashboard software successful or not ...

Page 43: ...a failing connection to the robot possibly from distance or obstacles blocking the signal 1 Altitude Above Ground Altitude Sea Level Speed MPH Battery Voltage Vcc 2 Vehicle Direction compass heading 3 Vehicle Pitch Roll front to back tilt side to side tilt 4 Radio Status current position of control sticks 1 3 2 3 1 2 4 ...

Page 44: ...en a connection has been established the Connect button will change to say Disconnect Terminal The terminal will display status updates of the communication messages If the dash is forced to give up on a message it will inform you which message did not make it to the robot Malformed or misunderstood messages coming from the robot are signs of a failing connection but not themselves cause for worry...

Page 45: ... map to pan your view Scroll on the map to zoom Click on any empty part of the map to add a waypoint to the end of the current path Click on any waypoint to select it Click on a path to break it and add a waypoint in the middle Right click on a waypoint to remove it from the path Click a waypoint and drag to reposition it ...

Page 46: ... seeing telemetry from your drone arrive shortly Waypoints you have already entered will be sent to the drone and the settings stored on board will be loaded so they can be changed in the telemetry window Radio Configuration Make sure appropriate drivers are available Start the dashboard and open the Configuration window Connect the telemetry radio to the dashboard in the configuration window Refr...

Page 47: ... to To add a waypoint at the end of the path click on the map Click on an existing path s line to break it and add a new point in between Right click on a point to delete that waypoint Log Files The dashboard makes a log and a telem file in the log directory each time its run log files contain a record of errors warnings and messages received from the robot while its running telem files contain th...

Page 48: ...HE PROVIDED VELCRO LOOP SIDE TO THE PLACES SHOWN IN BLUE THEY WILL BE USED TO SECURE THE BATTERY VELCRO LOOP ATTACH THE MATING VELCRO HOOK SIDE TO THE BATTERY THE BATTERY SHOULD BE CENTERED ON THE FRAME THEN STRAPPED IN ...

Page 49: ...SING THE SPANNER WRENCH TO HOLD THE MOTORS WHILE TIGHTENING THE NYLON LOCK NUTS DOWN PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION FOR THE PROPELLERS 5045 BULLNOSE PROPELLER CCW 5045R BULLNOSE PROPELLER CW x2 x2 x4 8mm FLANGE NUT ...

Page 50: ...safe distance from the UAV Arm the UAV by moving the throttle to zero and full right rudder Hold for 6 seconds or till motors spin Power to 25 throttle do not exceed 50 throttle while in the rack Check stick movements by moving the right stick in small amounts the UAV should lean and tilt in the same direction as the stick movements If the UAV movement doesn t match the stick you will need to reve...

Page 51: ... on transmitter 6 Connect charged battery Set left stick to center to hover Move left stick left and right to rotate Use right stick to fly forwards backwards left and right Lower left stick to descend Set left stick fully down to land when near the ground 1 Hold left stick down and to the left until motors stop 2 Disconnect the battery 3 Power off transmitter Preflight Flight Postflight 8 Check f...

Page 52: ...t Appleway Avenue Liberty Lake Washington 99019 For the latest from MINDS i visit mindsieducation com For technical questions with programming email code mymindsi com Patents US 7 517 270 US 7 410 225 US 7 736 211 US 7 841 923 MX 288 350 Additional Patents Pending Trademarks 3 420 137 and 3 487 694 Copyright 2012 MINDS i Inc All rights reserved V1 4 ...

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