Thursday, July 27, 2017

Wraith32 motor controllers and Omnibus F7 flight controller. The perfect pair.

I just got 5 Wraith32 35 amp motor controllers and an Omnibus F7 flight controller from http://MyAirBot.com.

The Omnibus F7 flight controller and Wraith32 motor controllers are the perfect pair because they can both handle 32khz gyro and motor update speeds.

The Omnibus F7 has dual gyros, an MPU6000 and an ICM-20608. If you don't want to worry about soft mounting, use the MPU6000. If you want the fastest lowest latency control of your motors, then use the ICM-20608. The ICM-20608 is also known as RaceFlight's Super-Secret-Gyro (SSG). AirBot manufatures RaceFlight's boards, so they have had access to the SSG since it was first available. The ICM-20608 uses the fast SPI bus like the MPU6000 but it can run at 32khz instead of 8khz. The F4 flight controllers can barely handle 32khz, so this F7 is much better equipped for the job.

The Wraith32 motor controllers are able to be updated at 32khz. They are the same size as the AirBot's older Super RacerBee 30 amp motor controllers. They are 30x16x6mm and weight 4.8g. They support 3-6s voltages and 35amps current sustained and 45amp bursts. They have some new features such as current limiting and voltage limiting to stop them from burning up. Each has one high powered RGB led that can light up your quad's arm and help indicate which side is forward and which is backward. These are 10x brighter than the leds on some other motor controllers like the superbee. They are already activated and work right out of the box with with DSHOT1200. When updating Blheli32 firmware on them a check will be made of their serial number against an online database for re-activation. Re-activation only took a split second and flashed on the screen with no user intervention while the firmware was written. To use BetaFlight pass-through programming you have to use BetaFlight 3.2 which is currently in Beta but has some amazing new features.

To update these motor controllers you will need Blheli32: http://www.blheli32.com/download/
To use BetaFlight 3.2 you will need a new BetaFlight configurator 3.1.2 or higher: https://github.com/betaflight/betaflight-configurator
To install BetaFlight 3.1.2 Configurator you will need to download it, unzip it, then in Chrome go into Settings, More Tools, Extensions enable developer mode, load unpacked selection, and choose the dir where you unzipped it.
and a BetaFlight 3.2 hex firmware: https://ci.betaflight.tech/job/Betaflight/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/obj








Sunday, July 16, 2017

My quadcopter parts

My blog is http://alohacopter.blogspot.com
My YouTube channel is http://youtube.com/thekyle2000
My email is selfGuided1 AT g mail

These are my favorite quadcopter parts. I use and have ordered many of each of them. I have written about them on my blog and you will see them in use on my YouTube channel. Most of these are affiliate links. That doesn't cost you any extra. It just gives me around 5% of each sale and helps me order more quadcopter parts. If you have any questions please message or email me. Happy flying. Thank you!

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BangGood: http://banggood.com/?p=8W221918133252015060
GetFPV: http://getfpv.com/?cmid=eHZ3Y2tBWGYrQWM9&afid=cUxFN3dzS09Ud2s9&ats=YmE1eTFTbEpMTFE9
GearBest: http://gearbest.com/?lkid=10676682
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/?tag=quadconfig-20
DJI: http://click.dji.com/AEIt4lMwFdsDUqhT03M?pm=custom

------ Transmitters ------

FrSky ACCST Taranis Q X7 2.4GHz 16CH Transmitter White Blue Orange Green Purple Mode 1 Mode 2 $110
https://www.banggood.com/FrSky-ACCST-Taranis-Q-X7-2_4GHz-16CH-Transmitter-White-Black-p-1112717.html?p=8W221918133252015060

FrSky 2.4G 16CH Taranis X9D Plus SE Transmitter SPECIAL EDITION w/ M9 Sensor Water Transfer Case $249
https://www.banggood.com/FrSky-2_4G-16CH-Taranis-X9D-Plus-SE-Transmitter-SPECIAL-EDITION-w-M9-Sensor-Water-Transfer-Case-p-1134370.html?p=8W221918133252015060

Original FrSky 2.4G 16CH ACCST Taranis X9D Plus Transmitter Carton Package $182
https://www.banggood.com/Original-FrSky-2_4G-16CH-ACCST-Taranis-X9D-Plus-Transmitter-Carton-Package-p-1121799.html?p=8W221918133252015060

------ Receivers ------

Frsky XM+ Micro D16 SBUS Full Range Receiver Up to 16CH $12.99-$16.99
https://www.banggood.com/Frsky-XM-Micro-D16-SBUS-Full-Range-Receiver-Up-to-16CH-p-1110020.html?p=8W221918133252015060

FrSky XSR 2.4GHz 16CH ACCST Receiver S-Bus CPPM Output Support X9D X9E X9DP X12S X Series $16.99
https://www.banggood.com/FrSky-XSR-2_4GHz-16CH-ACCST-Receiver-S-Bus-CPPM-Output-Support-X9D-X9E-X9DP-X12S-X-Series-p-1031481.html?p=8W221918133252015060

------ Frames ------

Realacc X210 V+ 214mm 6K Carbon Fiber FPV Racing Frame 4mm Frame Arm w/ LED Board 5V & 12V PDB $28.99 CN or US
https://www.banggood.com/Realacc-X210-V-214mm-6K-Carbon-Fiber-FPV-Racing-Frame-4mm-Frame-Arm-w-LED-Board-5V-12V-PDB-p-1090593.html?p=8W221918133252015060

Realacc X210 214mm 3mm/4mm Carbon Fiber FPV Racing Frame w/ Matek PDB-XT60 5V & 12V $26.99 CN or US
https://www.banggood.com/Realacc-X210-210mm-3mm4mm-Carbon-Fiber-FPV-Racing-Frame-w-5V-12V-PDB-p-1069204.html?p=8W221918133252015060

Realacc X210 Pro 214mm 3K Carbon Fiber FPV Racing Frame 4mm Frame Arm w/ LED Board 5V & 12V PDB $33.99 CN or US
https://www.banggood.com/Realacc-X210-Pro-214mm-3K-Carbon-Fiber-FPV-Racing-Frame-4mm-Frame-Arm-w-LED-Board-5V-12V-PDB-p-1090783.html?p=8W221918133252015060

Darkside ARC 200 Frame Kit $26.40
https://hobbyking.com/en_us/darkside-quad-arc-200.html

------ Motors ------

4x Racerstar Racing Edition 2205 BR2205 2600KV 2-4S Brushless Motor CW/CCW For QAV250 ZMR250 260 280 $28.45
https://www.banggood.com/4x-Racerstar-Racing-Edition-2205-BR2205-2600KV-2-4S-Brushless-Motor-CWCCW-For-QAV250-ZMR250-260-280-p-1071307.html?p=8W221918133252015060

4X Racerstar Racing Edition 2305 BR2305S 2600KV 2-4S Brushless Motor For X210 X220 250 300 FPV Racer $32.19
https://www.banggood.com/4X-Racerstar-Racing-Edition-2305-BR2305S-2600KV-2-4S-Brushless-Motor-For-X210-X220-250-300-FPV-Racer-p-1149561.html?p=8W221918133252015060

4X Racerstar Racing Edition 2306 BR2306S 2700KV 2-4S Brushless Motor For X210 X220 250 FPV Racer $32.99
https://www.banggood.com/4X-Racerstar-Racing-Edition-2306-BR2306S-2700KV-2-4S-Brushless-Motor-For-X210-X220-250-FPV-Racer-p-1149568.html?p=8W221918133252015060

------ Flight Controller ------

F4 V5PRO Flight Controller 5.8G 40CH 0/25/200/600mW Switchable FPV Transmitter w/ 5V BEC OSD PDB $45.99
https://www.banggood.com/F4-V5PRO-Flight-Controller-5_8G-40CH-025200600mW-Switchable-FPV-Transmitte-w-5V-BEC-OSD-PDB-p-1136342.html?p=8W221918133252015060

------ Camera ------

Runcam Split Black WDR WiFi FPV Camera 1080P 60fps 64G HD Recorder Low Latency With RC25G Lens $77.99
https://www.banggood.com/Runcam-Split-Black-WDR-WiFi-FPV-Camera-1080P-60fps-HD-Recorder-Support-64G-TF-NTSC-PAL-Low-Latency-p-1161422.html?p=8W221918133252015060

------ ESCs ------

4X DYS DS30A 30amp BLHeli_S 3-5S ESC BB2 Supports Dshot600 Dshot300 Dshot150 Oneshot42 $33.99
https://www.banggood.com/4X-DYS-DS30A-30amp-BLHeli_S-3-5S-ESC-BB2-Supports-Dshot-For-High-KV-Motors-p-1139130.html?p=8W221918133252015060

Wraith32 - 32bit BLHELI ESC $16.99
http://shop.myairbot.com/index.php/wraith32.html
http://www.readytoflyquads.com/35a-wraith32---32bit-blheli-esc

30A SUPER RACERBEE BLHELI_S V2.5 3-6s 30 amp $12.99
http://www.readytoflyquads.com/30a-superracerbee-pro-esc-blheli-oneshot

------ Accessories ------

DroneKeeper mini
http://www.nichemall.net/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=50



Tuesday, July 11, 2017

RunCam Split

I pre-ordered RunCam split from getFPV and bangGood. I just got the getFPV one yesterday. It is awesome.

By default it starts recording when powered up. It does not record when powered via USB.
On the RunCam3 with auto-record turned on it would record while charging which could fill up your SD card and overheat.

When power is lost it closes the file and only loses the last like 1.5 seconds of video.

With the auto-record and auto-stop defaults, I don't ever need to use the buttons.

The SD card locks in and can't open while in the stack. I don't mind this, I use usb to offload files.

If the SD card fills up it will put a message on the fpv view which could obstruct your view. I think this is fine. It doesn't completely block the view and a 32gb card would take over 100 minutes of video to fill.

The camera comes with 6 or 8 m3 hex head screws. So I can use the same m3 allen wrench on everything on my quad now. Every other camera seems to use phillips screw head.

There is an adapter to make the skinnier camera the same thickness as an 1177. It mounts great on a realacc 214 frame. No motors in the fpv view. They do show up in the HD view. I am trying to extend forward or raise the camera. Higher angle than 40 degrees might work. I don't want to fly that high of angle though. I like to land sometimes. 

I had to mount the RunCam split on the bottom of my stack and hgltech v5 f4 pro AIO on top of it because the aio has a big antenna connector on top. I had to make sure the usb is on the correct side so that the battery connector would not block it (coming down from above on the AIO). I used 25mm nylon screws coming from the bottom to the top. So bottom to top is: nylon screw head, 4mm frame, 2 nylon nuts, runcam split, 3 nylon nuts, AIO, 1 nylon nut.

I haven't actually flown with it yet but the FPV feed looks great so far. HD view looks great like RunCam3. I ordered a third Split already direct from runcam. I tend to over order awesome products. I have 4 of the AIO and 4 of the realacc frames.

Update 07/12/2017: I flew it last night and the footage looks great. The only small issue is the fish eye effect. I will try a gopro style lens and see if it gets better. It is mostly visible when on the ground. I crashed into a building and into the ground and the Runcam split didn't break. I was really hard on the camera ribbon cable when I was installing it bending it back and forth and yanking on it trying to get the board to fit under my flight controller and under my esc wires but it didn't break it.

Here is my flight video:
https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=OLSS8HqvCkQ