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Attach accessory plates to APM plate

Place one accessory plate on top of the APM plate, 

and align the four 30 mm spacers with the four holes 

in the accessory plate. Secure accessory plate 

using four 18 mm spacers. Secure second accessory 

plate to the tops of the 18 mm spacers using four 

nylon bolts inserted into the four holes in the plate.

APM plate

Accessory plate

30 mm 18 mm 5 mm nylon bolt

Complete plate assembly

INSTALL SOFTWARE

Mission Planner is free, open-source software providing multiplatform configuration and 

full-featured waypoint mission scripting for autonomous vehicles.

To install Mission Planner on your ground station computer (Windows only), visit 

ardupilot.

com/downloads

, select 

Mission Planner

, and select 

sort by date

 (short link: 

goo.gl/Si5grC

). 

Select the most recent (top) 

MissionPlanner - MSI

 (Microsoft installer package).

Mission Planner Downloads Screen

Mission Planner (6)

  

« Downloads

Sort by: 

Title

 | 

Hits

 

 Date

 

MissionPlanner - ZIP - 1.2.62

 

MissionPlanner - MSI - 1.2.62

 

MissionPlanner - ZIP - 1.2.60

 

MissionPlanner - MSI - 1.2.60

 

MissionPlanner - ZIP - 1.2.61

 

MissionPlanner - MSI - 1.2.61

Sort by date.

Select top MSI to 

download most recent 

version.

Your Quad assembly is now complete! The following 

steps will get you started configuring your copter.

Accessory plate

Содержание Quad Frame Kit

Страница 1: ...QUAD D I Y K I T S Thank you for purchasing a 3DR Quad Frame Kit These instructions will guide you through assembling and wiring your new autonomous multicopter F R A M E K I T ...

Страница 2: ...d including this comic learn sparkfun com curriculum 42 For an example of exactly what you ll be doing for this assembly soldering Deans connectors to ESCs check out this video youtu be 3LJIQeKuLLU Heat shrink tubing 8 mm threaded spacers 4 Metal lock washers 8 Rubber washers 4 Two wire RC receiver cable Five wire RC receiver cable XT60 connector male You will also need Phillips screwdriver small ...

Страница 3: ...th a metal lock washer on each bolt by accessing through the two large holes in the bottom of the arm Thread the motor cables through the arm using the hole in the side of the arm Repeat for all four arms Thread cables 1 Choose or x Your 3DR Quad can be flown in both plus and x cross configurations A plus configured copter flies with one arm forward while a cross configured copter flies with two a...

Страница 4: ... in the bottom plate The top and bottom plates will form the main frame by attaching to your copter s arms Align plates as shown below and attach two blue arms to one end and two black arms to the other using the four pairs of holes as shown Install motor collets 3 Motor collet assembly 25 mm bolt arm metal nut Outer holes use 4 Assemble legs Leg assembly Your Quad has four legs each comprised of ...

Страница 5: ...er the positive Deans connector plug to the red wire and the negative Deans connector plug to the black wire Shrink tubing over connections Add heat shrink and align wires to correct plugs Deans to ESC Negative Black Positive Red Soldered connectors 3 Connect ESCs to motors and PDB The diagram below indicates the number of each motor Starting with the motor labeled 1 connect the ESC three wire cab...

Страница 6: ...the power module six position cable red and black to the APM PM port Connect the PDB four wire cable multicolored to the APM Outputs signal pins top row Ensure that the wire originating in the position on the PDB pins labeled M1 connects to the APM Output signal pin labeled 1 the M4 wire connects to position 4 etc Locate the PDB four wire cable multicolored and the power module six position cable ...

Страница 7: ... five wire and two wire cables provided with your Quad Note APM also supports one wire PPM connection with supported receivers See copter ardupilot com for instructions Use the five wire cable to connect the receiver s signal pins to APM s input signal pins Use the two wire cable to connect power and ground pins between APM and the receiver APM inputs wiring APM input pin numbers Connect five wire...

Страница 8: ...n and full featured waypoint mission scripting for autonomous vehicles To install Mission Planner on your ground station computer Windows only visit ardupilot com downloads select Mission Planner and select sort by date short link goo gl Si5grC Select the most recent top MissionPlanner MSI Microsoft installer package Mission Planner Downloads Screen Mission Planner 6 Downloads Sort by Title Hits D...

Страница 9: ... Wizard Mission Planner Setup Wizard Launch Mission Planner to explore the capabilities of your autonomous vehicle Mission Planner will notify you when an update is available please always run the most current version of Mission Planner Mission Planner Update Message Mission Planner Flight Data Screen Before flying complete Mission Planner s configuration utilities including RC shown on the next p...

Страница 10: ...te to Initial Setup Mandatory Hardware and Radio Calibration Select Calibrate Radio Move the transmitter s sticks and mode switches to all available positions until the red bars are set at the extremes for each control Select Click when Done to complete RC calibration APM USB port Connect APM to Mission Planner 1 Select Arduino Mega 2 Select 115200 3 Select Connect 1 2 3 Mission Planner Radio Cali...

Страница 11: ...ly fasten prop nut to threaded collet We recommend inserting a hex wrench 2 mm into the hole in the side of the prop nut to get better leverage when tightening prop nuts Complete all configuration procedures as described at copter ardupilot com The following steps will ready your copter for its first flight The diagram across shows the correct rotation directions for your Quad s four motors motors...

Страница 12: ...list before takeoff copter ardupilot com wiki checklist ESCs and wiring secured with zip ties Visit copter ardupilot com to learn about multicopter safety hardware and software configuration using autonomous flight modes tuning designing missions with waypoints and events troubleshooting and more Happy flying ADD ONS Available at Store 3DRobotics com 3DR Radio Telemetry Kit 915 Mhz US 85 99 3DR Vi...

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