My very first Quadcopter build, proud builder of a barely hovering quad.
I wanted to build a quadcopter since last year, finally I gathered the money and bought parts for a 250mm quadcopter!! Yipee! 😀
After some serious Googling, I decided on the motors, ESCs, Flight Controller board for my 250mm quad frame. I like small and agile quads better so went with a 250mm frame on Hobbyking.com.
Here’s the list of things I bought:
•MultiWii 328P FC board.
•Turnigy Multistar 1900kv brushless motors.
•Afro 12 Amp SimonK ESCs.
•5×3 inch three blade props.
•Hobbyking 2.4Ghz 6 channel Tx Rx pair.
•250 mm wheelbase FPV frame.
I went with multiWii as it is based on arduino which I’m pretty familiar with and it offers more sensors(Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Barometer) than other boards in this price range(27$). But as I had got a hint from the forums, multiWii is tough to get started with.
The initial configuration is pretty simple(now that I know how to do it :p), but the problem I faced was the lack of proper documentation. I could not get my board to arm at first, but google saved my life (after two days of frustration). There are so many variations of the multiWii board that a beginner in RC, like myself is bound to get confused. Enough with the whining, the best thing about multiWii is that it is open source and of course if fully customizable, you can edit the firmware(written in arduino :D) according to your need, which I had to do for my build.
So after a few days of stumbling, breaking props, cutting myself, I have got it to somehow hover. Here’s a video of first flight test:
I need to tune my PIDs and sensors to get a stable flight. Once I get a better hovering, I will go on adding more features.
I’ll post a better video soon 🙂