Hi all,
New member here, hoping to soak up some advice and tips along the way.
I am about to start my first build in a few days time. All the parts have arrived bar a few connectors etc, and I should be good to go for the weekend.
I have spent over 2 months pouring over videos and webpages, making my own notes and studying closely every step I need to know.
I have decided to (hopefully) start with a reasonable setup, and want to include everything I can in the build.
To start off, I decided on a F550 Cabon Fibre Hexacopter. Mainly because I wanted to use this for FPC and Aerial video/photography via a GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition.
So, Part I have assembled so far:
Carbon Fibre F550
6 x 920KV motors
6 x Mystery M30 SimonK ESC's
Ublox 7M GPS
Acro Nase32 Rv6 Controller
FrSky X9 Receiver
FrSky Taranis X9D Plus with case
Turnigy Multistar 4s Lipo's 5200MAH and 10000MAH.
Charger etc
Mass with Gimbal and 10a batt is 2.27kilo.
I ran the build carefully through Dronebuilder.io, and I am getting good (green) ratings for all measurements, with a hover time of 17 minutes, to mixed flight 10 minutes.
Most parts were purchased after extensive researching and also the need to get parts that were well proven and documented online for assistance. I am happy with the connection side of it, and the basics will work fine as I plan to use SBUS for convenience and 16 channels.
The problems appear when I start to add further hardware, namely GPS and a 3 axis Gimbal. This is due to the pins used and quantity of them required for a 6 motor configuration using SBUS.
Now, I am starting to see a few conflicts as I learn more and progress.
1. The Nasa 32 apparently only supports 2 axis gimbals, and I want a 3 axis.
Also, with the Nasa32 having 6 servo headers, i am going to be using all of them for the 6 motors so no room at the inn with this setup, even for a 2 axis gimbal.
2. I plan to use SBUS to gain all 16 channels. Pin 4 UART2o on the Nasa is for the Sbus pin from the Receiver. However, my GPS also needs Pin 3 and Pin 4 (on SBUS these are unavailable)to function and also allow connection via Cleanflight. I think I can move pins about but this will not allow GPS to work when connected to Cleanflight for diagnostics and checking.
Given that I want to use SBUS, GPS and a 3 Axis Gimbal, is there another FC out there that is SBUS compatible, will work with the FrSky X9 Receiver and will allow correct connection of the UBLOX 7M GPS and a 3 axis Gimbal to a 6 motor configuration?
New member here, hoping to soak up some advice and tips along the way.
I am about to start my first build in a few days time. All the parts have arrived bar a few connectors etc, and I should be good to go for the weekend.
I have spent over 2 months pouring over videos and webpages, making my own notes and studying closely every step I need to know.
I have decided to (hopefully) start with a reasonable setup, and want to include everything I can in the build.
To start off, I decided on a F550 Cabon Fibre Hexacopter. Mainly because I wanted to use this for FPC and Aerial video/photography via a GoPro Hero 3+ Black Edition.
So, Part I have assembled so far:
Carbon Fibre F550
6 x 920KV motors
6 x Mystery M30 SimonK ESC's
Ublox 7M GPS
Acro Nase32 Rv6 Controller
FrSky X9 Receiver
FrSky Taranis X9D Plus with case
Turnigy Multistar 4s Lipo's 5200MAH and 10000MAH.
Charger etc
Mass with Gimbal and 10a batt is 2.27kilo.
I ran the build carefully through Dronebuilder.io, and I am getting good (green) ratings for all measurements, with a hover time of 17 minutes, to mixed flight 10 minutes.
Most parts were purchased after extensive researching and also the need to get parts that were well proven and documented online for assistance. I am happy with the connection side of it, and the basics will work fine as I plan to use SBUS for convenience and 16 channels.
The problems appear when I start to add further hardware, namely GPS and a 3 axis Gimbal. This is due to the pins used and quantity of them required for a 6 motor configuration using SBUS.
Now, I am starting to see a few conflicts as I learn more and progress.
1. The Nasa 32 apparently only supports 2 axis gimbals, and I want a 3 axis.
Also, with the Nasa32 having 6 servo headers, i am going to be using all of them for the 6 motors so no room at the inn with this setup, even for a 2 axis gimbal.
2. I plan to use SBUS to gain all 16 channels. Pin 4 UART2o on the Nasa is for the Sbus pin from the Receiver. However, my GPS also needs Pin 3 and Pin 4 (on SBUS these are unavailable)to function and also allow connection via Cleanflight. I think I can move pins about but this will not allow GPS to work when connected to Cleanflight for diagnostics and checking.
Given that I want to use SBUS, GPS and a 3 Axis Gimbal, is there another FC out there that is SBUS compatible, will work with the FrSky X9 Receiver and will allow correct connection of the UBLOX 7M GPS and a 3 axis Gimbal to a 6 motor configuration?