Hello there dear forum's members,
in the last weeks I developed an interest for quadcopters. as a newbie in the field I have absolutely no experience with this at all.
but I want to take the challenge and try to build and fly a quadcopter myself. I have got a vacation from my "job" soon so I have got alot of time to learn and invest.
I set a few goals that I want to achieve in order:
1) build and fly a quadcopter to have fun (and gain some piloting skills and knowledge in this field on the way)
2) to maybe attach a camera (GoPro?) on board and take some aerial photography (as photography is one of my hobbies)
3) to maybe one day replace the onboard flight controller with my own flight computer (maybe raspberry pi or an arduino) (as I am an experienced programmer and its sounds like a nice challenge to take)*
* note: I understand that the raspberry pi is far from realtime microcontroller but I've seen some success over the internet and would like to try it myself.
so in the last weeks I've learned some theory about motors, batteries, ESC's and flight in general but I still feel my knowledge is far from enough to build a quadcopter.
thats why I come here for advice.
(also I was not completely sure about where to place this post so please let me know if its not the right place)
I have seen a video of this guy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csnYH_eq-Xk) doing about what I want to do so I took advices from him building this build over at hobbyking (I tried to keep the budget as low as I could as I am limited with this resource):
HobbyKing Multi-Rotor Control Board V2.1
Hobby King Quadcopter Power Distribution Board
D2830-11 1000kv Brushless Motor x4
HobbyKing 30A BlueSeries Brushless Speed Controller x4
F330 Glass Fiber Mini Quadcopter Frame 330mm
OR Hobbyking SK450 Glass Fiber Quadcopter Frame 450mm
8x4.5 SF Props 4pc R/H Rotation (Yellow) x2 (I heard this part is breaking alot)
OR 10x4.5 SF Props 2pc Standard Rotation/2 pc RH Rotation (Black) x2 (I heard this part is breaking alot)
HobbyKing HK6S 2.4Ghz FHSS 6Ch Tx & Rx (Mode 2)
Hobbyking 2-8S Cell Checker with Low Voltage Alarm
ZIPPY Flightmax 2650mAh 3S1P 45C
HobbyKing B3AC Compact Charger
(this whole build is estimated 180$)
parts links (same order):
a quick "need" / "want" table:
- I need it to work
- I need it to be quite cheap
- I want it to be able to fly as long as it can
- I want it to be able to carry a camera
- I want to be able to replace the control board
finally my questions are:
1) did I miss something out? did I take something extra which I do not need? (considering I have no parts at all at my home)
2) should I replace a part for something differenet? (like the control board with the KK2.0? or the motors? or different battery?)
3) is hobbyking a good place to buy stuff? should I check some other websites? (hobbyking seems good because it has everything in one place)
4) Part compatability is a big issue for me as I do not know how to know what goes with what:
- is everything here is compatible with everything?
- will the ESCs works with the motors?
- will the battery works with everything?
- will the charger charge this kind of battery?
- the Props are the right ones?
5) do you have any experience buying from hobbyking? how is the delievery?
ANY input for any of the questions or the post or generally is very appreciated!
Thank you for taking the time and reading this post!
in the last weeks I developed an interest for quadcopters. as a newbie in the field I have absolutely no experience with this at all.
but I want to take the challenge and try to build and fly a quadcopter myself. I have got a vacation from my "job" soon so I have got alot of time to learn and invest.
I set a few goals that I want to achieve in order:
1) build and fly a quadcopter to have fun (and gain some piloting skills and knowledge in this field on the way)
2) to maybe attach a camera (GoPro?) on board and take some aerial photography (as photography is one of my hobbies)
3) to maybe one day replace the onboard flight controller with my own flight computer (maybe raspberry pi or an arduino) (as I am an experienced programmer and its sounds like a nice challenge to take)*
* note: I understand that the raspberry pi is far from realtime microcontroller but I've seen some success over the internet and would like to try it myself.
so in the last weeks I've learned some theory about motors, batteries, ESC's and flight in general but I still feel my knowledge is far from enough to build a quadcopter.
thats why I come here for advice.
(also I was not completely sure about where to place this post so please let me know if its not the right place)
I have seen a video of this guy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csnYH_eq-Xk) doing about what I want to do so I took advices from him building this build over at hobbyking (I tried to keep the budget as low as I could as I am limited with this resource):
HobbyKing Multi-Rotor Control Board V2.1
Hobby King Quadcopter Power Distribution Board
D2830-11 1000kv Brushless Motor x4
HobbyKing 30A BlueSeries Brushless Speed Controller x4
F330 Glass Fiber Mini Quadcopter Frame 330mm
OR Hobbyking SK450 Glass Fiber Quadcopter Frame 450mm
8x4.5 SF Props 4pc R/H Rotation (Yellow) x2 (I heard this part is breaking alot)
OR 10x4.5 SF Props 2pc Standard Rotation/2 pc RH Rotation (Black) x2 (I heard this part is breaking alot)
HobbyKing HK6S 2.4Ghz FHSS 6Ch Tx & Rx (Mode 2)
Hobbyking 2-8S Cell Checker with Low Voltage Alarm
ZIPPY Flightmax 2650mAh 3S1P 45C
HobbyKing B3AC Compact Charger
(this whole build is estimated 180$)
parts links (same order):
Code:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__19534__HobbyKing_Multi_Rotor_Control_Board_V2_1_Atmega168PA_.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__23140__Hobby_King_Quadcopter_Power_Distribution_Board.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__12921__D2830_11_1000kv_Brushless_Motor.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__13429__HobbyKing_30A_BlueSeries_Brushless_Speed_Controller.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__28172__F330_Glass_Fiber_Mini_Quadcopter_Frame_330mm.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__24291__Hobbyking_SK450_Glass_Fiber_Quadcopter_Frame_450mm.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__22312__8x4_5_SF_Props_4pc_R_H_Rotation_Yellow_.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__25824__10x4_5_SF_Props_2pc_Standard_Rotation_2_pc_RH_Rotation_Black_.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__16239__HobbyKing_HK6S_2_4Ghz_FHSS_6Ch_Tx_Rx_Mode_2_.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__18588__Hobbyking_2_8S_Cell_Checker_with_Low_Voltage_Alarm.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__16483__ZIPPY_Flightmax_2650mAh_3S1P_45C.html
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__22410__HobbyKing_B3AC_Compact_Charger.html
a quick "need" / "want" table:
- I need it to work
- I need it to be quite cheap
- I want it to be able to fly as long as it can
- I want it to be able to carry a camera
- I want to be able to replace the control board
finally my questions are:
1) did I miss something out? did I take something extra which I do not need? (considering I have no parts at all at my home)
2) should I replace a part for something differenet? (like the control board with the KK2.0? or the motors? or different battery?)
3) is hobbyking a good place to buy stuff? should I check some other websites? (hobbyking seems good because it has everything in one place)
4) Part compatability is a big issue for me as I do not know how to know what goes with what:
- is everything here is compatible with everything?
- will the ESCs works with the motors?
- will the battery works with everything?
- will the charger charge this kind of battery?
- the Props are the right ones?
5) do you have any experience buying from hobbyking? how is the delievery?
ANY input for any of the questions or the post or generally is very appreciated!
Thank you for taking the time and reading this post!