I've got a sick s1000. It was given to me from a house clearance. after failing to get the motors to spin up on a pixhawk I put it away. You've wet my appetite to crack on with rebuilding it. Cheers for the vid
define fast. I was getting the beep every second (no communication) until I got the safety switch working. You may need to run esc calibration as well.
Zapf that's about right one load beep from all the motors every second. I've plugged the safety switch that seemed to work fine. As for esc calibration I couldn't get to do that. I tried the calibration through audpiolt but got nowhere. Think I'm going to have to get it out of the loft tonight Thanks for the help zapt.
If you're using a S1000 with the motors with inbuilt ESCs underneath the motors (like I have here) the throttle range is set on those DJI ESCs.. You can't calibrate them, you have to setup the range in Mission Planner.. Lots of detail on this knocking about in the forums i.e. diydrones.com/forum/topics/pixhawk-on-a-dji-s900?commentId=705844%3AComment%3A2046157 Hope that helps..
Large UAV's built with the latest tech and high-end powertrains (like KDE and T-motor), 18 to 24 inch props are my hobby. There is no educational website or youtube channel for this. Your channel comes closest with such a wide verity of subjects and products. All the information is out there (otherwise I wouldn't have gotten anywhere) but it would be nice to see the odd video now and again. So I am looking forward to more like this.
Hey Peter, I'm just starting in that hobby as well, the info is not anywhere as available as race quad stuff. Can I bother you for your thoughts on a new build?
Great sharing. For drones with unknown history, particularly those crashed before, it is certainly the right approach to rebuild it rather than trying to repair it.
This project has a lot in common with my s1000 revamp I'm working on. I got a deal on it with a 3dr x8 as a bonus. Sorting all the parts out took some time. Both of them came with Pixhawks installed, but the s1000 I determined had one lead from the power distribution board fried out and a burned out 90amp 5volt power module (the wrong size, as I found out thanks to your video: (5/5) PixHawk Video Series. The Pixhawks were originally bricked and misconfigured, but managed to get them both back working. Luckily, I think that's all the problems it has. After watching your videos I decided to deck the s1000 out with a Taranis x9d+ running FlightDeck & bound to an rx8r & x8r combo, protected by 180amp 5v Attopilot & 180A Hall Sensor Inductive Galvanometer UBEC along with a Zener diode & capacitor to protect from 22,000mAh batteries. I think I've made good choices based on your Pixhawk series, which has been my primary resource. I kind of don't think it will fall out of the sky thanks to your videos. Thanks.
Nice Lee, I just "finished" building a big quad on a Tarot frame. The word "finish" is in quotes because I'm not sure when I'll be really done, but at least it flies!
Many thanks for a great video! It was especially useful as I am in the final stages of building a Tarot X6 with Naza m V2, iOSD, Bluetooth 2.4 datalink, Tarot H3d Gimbal for GoPro Hero 4, GPS and I am waiting on a TBS Full size Crossfire Receiver in the mail......looking froward to seeing your next video...Cheers!
Great video Lee, please keep this series going, ie more flights, gimble and camera addition and maybe some images from the flight camera once setup. Fab
Tempted to grab a cheap one used, and run it with a pdb, a Holybro H7 running ardupilot, DJI FPV 5.8g for pilot (video and control), lightbridge 2.4g for camera operator, and DJI RS2 for gimbal (with sbus).... The idea of it sounds really nice, now I wonder if the DJI RS2 fits and I guess there will be a lot of issues along the way :-)
Very interesting. I have a big Tarot that is very similar to this, with lifting legs, etc. I have fitted a Pixhawk, and as soon as I can figure out how to run Ardupilot under Linux, I want to tune it for flight. I will be checking out your Pixhawk videos for tips, particularly on how to make the legs retract and deploy correctly.
About future video as some already suggest some collision avoidance setup, maybe starting with affordable HC-SR04/SR05 for side rear top combine with more powerful Lidar 3 device for front and bottom should be really interesting. Not sure if it is too much asking but if possible telling if wiring difference exist between the Pixhawk 2.1 and Pixhawk 4 would be really appreciated.. Another subject could be the wiring and configuration of Telemetry, frsky sensor, craft and theory cable and minosd device and how that can be connect all together, including a Connex Prosight HD kit maybe? The best way to include sound to this setup, maybe running both an regular analog setup and the Prosight? Will wait with interest your next videos! Have a nice day!
Big boys toys ! I love this série , it would be nice to see Ben build one at 3DXR and give some explanation on what he use (pixhawk) benewake liars or else , thanks lee for this série 😍😍😍
I've been waiting for this, but I hoped you would go for the Holybro Pixhawk 4. I know the APM stack is still "beta" on this but they're working on it. Thanks for the video anyway!
Well, im not native English speaking although having worked for more than 35 years with BP PLC. From my perspective sharing means: I publish my settings and you publish yours. And then we can compare ...
Beautiful work, Lee! 😀 I think that until the end of the year I'm going to build my TBS Discovery clone... I'm going to build it old school: using the NAZA Lite and so on! But I think about building something like that too. 😀 Anyway, just published yesterday part 1 of my first quad build. A micro brushed one. 😀
Great video, just getting a chance to see it, Im getting ready to build a quad using cube orange and i see that in the video when connecting the ESCs to the cube servo rail you only used the ground (black) and signal(white) wires, and not at least one 5v (red) wire , what is the reason for not using at least one Red , i have an older pixhawk on a quad and on that build i used the red ,black and white wires on one ESC and no red wire on the other three, Thanks for any help
See my PixHawk series for that answer. You can connect the red wires if you need the 5v for other things on the model and the BECs in all of the ESCs are all linear... Happy flying!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video! I am doing the exact same build and this is helping me a lot. I do however have a question pertaining to the way you created the leads.. on the Pixhawk 2.1 there's a negative, positive, and signal. I see in the video that you only have two wires going into the servo leads. Why is this? Also, could you tell me where those two wires are going i. e. positive? or negative? or perhaps signal on the Pixhawk? Thanks Painless
Hey Guys, are you still planning to do a series on the pixhawk 4? I am hoping that you are becase your videos are the most in depth build videos out there Thanks cb
Great video as usual! Very interesting, too bad about code for the Pixhawk 4... i was waiting for that one.... By the way Dronecode (and Qgroundcontrol) is not better at this point of development? (since it come with it already installed.... ???
@@Painless360 I saw that, but still have my doubts on using it in my own s900 with Cube. The reason is, in my s1000, I had the stock power module fail. However, it was from Pixhawk 1, which I think supports less voltage than the 30Amp module which comes with Pixhawk 2/ Cube. I replaced the burned out module in the s1000 with 2 Mauch BEC's and sensor, and was thinking I'd do the same in the s900. After seeing this, I am tempted to use the stock module that came with my Cube Orange.
@@Painless360 In the Arducopter forum, I am being told that the 30 Amp power module which comes with the Cube is WAY too small to use with DJI s900. In fact, I am being recommended to buy one 200 Amp power module, and another one as well for s900: discuss.cubepilot.org/t/trust-the-cube-power-module-on-dji-s900/3817/6?u=vyoufinder Maybe the 30 Amp works well since he got his power from the PDB? How much power comes out of the PDB lead he used to connect the module, do you know?
Hi Painless360, excellent video; also nice to see you networking with others, it is a really great community. Now you have a 'Cube' in your build do you know if the 'Open Solo' project would work giving you the cinematic creative shots that 3DR open sourced? i can never work out if you need the entire 'Solo' hardware or just a Cube for it to work? thanks,
Painless360 hi, I always get really confused about when you need a companion computer, and when the flight controller can do what you want just by sending it commands from a ground station / app. Thanks
Are the black and white cables that you numbered for each motor connecting directly to the ESC connectors coming from each arm? I'm working on a similar build on a crashed s1000. The broken frame has cracked on board circuitry. So I was hoping to connect the wire coming out of each arm directly to the pixhawk flight controller but couldn't see how you wired these up in the video. Any tips?
I don't have the model here to look at but it you are referring to the black/white wire pair from the arms then that should be the GROUND and SIGNAL for the ESC and can be plugged into the Pixhawk directly. See the Pixhawk 2023 series for how I did it in the latest build.. Best of luck!
I have a S900 and it is missing the esc cables that go from 4216 motor to the universal 3 pins. Dji says they don't make them anymore. I'm trying to run it with a pixhawk 2.1. Any suggestions as to how to do this or find these cables?
I love getting old big quads and putting them to life again. I recently did a similar "make over" with a used Tarot 650 iron man! Would you be willing to donate the old dji wookong innards of this s900 that you stripped out?
Thats a good deal! Thank you for the quick reply nevertheless... How do you like the new holybro unit that you couldn't install into the S900, is it any good? Have you set it up into another frame? How does it fly?
Giorgio Ntanas having not used it in anger yet, that's a difficult one to answer. All the indications are the hardware is good, but until the software is sorted then it's impossible to test. Best of luck!
Hi, I have a couple of questions about this build, in particular the way that the esc's are connected, and how the landing gear is powered. I am building a Tarot 680 Pro with a Pixhawk 2.1, and all the esc's are connected directly to the pixhawk main out 1-6 (no daughter board), with the power wire disconnected on all of them. Also I have the retractable landing gear connected to channel 6 on the X8R reciever, as I am sure In have seen a video on RUclips, where someone connected it directly to the pixhawk and it would cause the pixhawk to freeze/reboot in the air when the retracts were lowered. Have I done the right thing by connecting the esc's as explained and what are your thoughts on my landing gear connection.
See my other pixhawk series where I've actually gone through the setup and install things like ESCs. The Arducopter site that I refer to is fantastic for explaining things if you're not sure about what to do with your build. I strongly recommend spending a good couple of hours having a look through there too. On this model the retracts are actually powered from the power distribution board underneath and it's only the signals that they're going from the pixhawk controlling whether or not the gear is up or down. I'd never try and run the power directly through the pixhawk to power something like big retracks,. Best of luck
Hey Mike, I saw that you were building a Tarot 680 pro + Pixhawk 2.1. I am stilling picking out the rest of the parts for my build, would you be interested in staying in touch to help each other out with this build? Thanks, Rolando
Hi Ronaldo, yes would be good to help each other out, mine is almost finished, just need to sort out a few telemetry issues that I have and also the way the landing gear is connected. It all kinda works, as it is, I'm just to chicken to try it at the moment.😁
good day sir, i would like to ask about my project. i have Hobbywing XRoter Pro 40A ESC-Version B with Tarot 4008 Martin motors, is it ok if i will use 6S 22000 mah 22.2V? directly to power hub? thank you. i will use: pixhawk 2.1 17 inch folding props with Tarot XS690. im waiting for you next video for the flashing of Pixhawk 2.1.... thank you.
Ho recuperato un telaio e vorrei fare la stessa cosa, costruisco droni fpv ma su arducopter mi sto informando, non avendolo mai usato, oggi cosa converrebbe installare?
Painless360 thank you. I’m sorry I should’ve been more detailed. Im using a 3510 350 kv. It’s a dji motor but I was trying to get away from a dji esc because they have been discontinued.
If you look at the specs of the discontinued part then it'll give you the specs you need for a third-party replacement. looks like a 6s capable 40 amp unit.. best of luck!
Now personally I think it's crazy that something like this is covered by the same regulations as a 3/5" quad or a Spark or a Mavick. Lee's flying this in a secluded site, but something like this flying around in public is going to create far more negativity for the hobby. I wouldn't be relaxed if someone was flying something this big anywhere near me.
I expect that may change with new regulations. No matter the model, we should all remember to always fly in a responsible, careful manner with respect for others particularly in public areas. This was a private field well away from anyone else..
No criticism of you intended Lee, as I tried to emphasise, but I hope there is a change. 250 grm to 7 Kg has always seemed too large a weight group to me. Not just quads, putting an foam park-flyer in the same category as a six foot fixed-wing with a petrol-engine swinging a two foot carbon propellor seems crazy to me.
None taken, it was more a general comment to all of those who read these comments. There are a few pilots who post videos of what I would consider dangerous or illegal flying and it just fuels the legislators arguments that all us need more laws and regulations..
Hey. Thanks again for another useful video :) FYI in S900 manual that came with my frame, in the manual, the motor mapping is in correct order, same arm with same motor number as per arducopter. In the video the image of the hexa X motor´s order is not the same that came with the manual, i did my wiring before watching the video and i was a bit confused on that part. Please correct me if im wrong, im still building and maiden flight is not done yet! ardupilot.org/copter/docs/connect-escs-and-motors.html dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s900/en/S900_User_Manual_v1.2_en.pdf page 10. I have been learning so much from your videos over the years, thank you and keep up the good work :)
That wasn't how my frame was, maybe they updated it. I'd use the motor test function once you've wired it up (without props attached) to test it's as it should be. I simply traced the wiring on my S900 to figure out what plugged into where. See the PixHawk series for more detail. Best of luck!
@@Painless360 thanks. I looked thru all and noticed that i was just confuced about diferent motor order on the frame, so all about this subject in your video is up to date and correct. Thank you :)
I've got a sick s1000. It was given to me from a house clearance. after failing to get the motors to spin up on a pixhawk I put it away. You've wet my appetite to crack on with rebuilding it.
Cheers for the vid
I just got one set up a few weeks ago. My main issue was forgetting to install / press the safety switch after a teardown.
Zapf my issues are trying to get the pixhawk to talk with the stock escs.
I just keep getting fast beeps.
define fast. I was getting the beep every second (no communication) until I got the safety switch working. You may need to run esc calibration as well.
Zapf that's about right one load beep from all the motors every second.
I've plugged the safety switch that seemed to work fine.
As for esc calibration I couldn't get to do that. I tried the calibration through audpiolt but got nowhere.
Think I'm going to have to get it out of the loft tonight
Thanks for the help zapt.
If you're using a S1000 with the motors with inbuilt ESCs underneath the motors (like I have here) the throttle range is set on those DJI ESCs.. You can't calibrate them, you have to setup the range in Mission Planner.. Lots of detail on this knocking about in the forums i.e. diydrones.com/forum/topics/pixhawk-on-a-dji-s900?commentId=705844%3AComment%3A2046157 Hope that helps..
I like this, it's nice to see a video going back to apm for a change. It's refreshing in a way. I may dig out my old px4 lite
I still have my X8 octocopter I built years back with your arducopter series help.
Large UAV's built with the latest tech and high-end powertrains (like KDE and T-motor), 18 to 24 inch props are my hobby. There is no educational website or youtube channel for this. Your channel comes closest with such a wide verity of subjects and products. All the information is out there (otherwise I wouldn't have gotten anywhere) but it would be nice to see the odd video now and again. So I am looking forward to more like this.
you may like to preview a few of the other videos in the 'Big Boys Toys' playlist before I mark them as private for release next month :D
Hey Peter, I'm just starting in that hobby as well, the info is not anywhere as available as race quad stuff. Can I bother you for your thoughts on a new build?
Great sharing. For drones with unknown history, particularly those crashed before, it is certainly the right approach to rebuild it rather than trying to repair it.
This project has a lot in common with my s1000 revamp I'm working on. I got a deal on it with a 3dr x8 as a bonus. Sorting all the parts out took some time. Both of them came with Pixhawks installed, but the s1000 I determined had one lead from the power distribution board fried out and a burned out 90amp 5volt power module (the wrong size, as I found out thanks to your video: (5/5) PixHawk Video Series. The Pixhawks were originally bricked and misconfigured, but managed to get them both back working. Luckily, I think that's all the problems it has. After watching your videos I decided to deck the s1000 out with a Taranis x9d+ running FlightDeck & bound to an rx8r & x8r combo, protected by 180amp 5v Attopilot & 180A Hall Sensor Inductive Galvanometer UBEC along with a Zener diode & capacitor to protect from 22,000mAh batteries.
I think I've made good choices based on your Pixhawk series, which has been my primary resource. I kind of don't think it will fall out of the sky thanks to your videos. Thanks.
Nice Lee, I just "finished" building a big quad on a Tarot frame. The word "finish" is in quotes because I'm not sure when I'll be really done, but at least it flies!
Many thanks for a great video! It was especially useful as I am in the final stages of building a Tarot X6 with Naza m V2, iOSD, Bluetooth 2.4 datalink, Tarot H3d Gimbal for GoPro Hero 4, GPS and I am waiting on a TBS Full size Crossfire Receiver in the mail......looking froward to seeing your next video...Cheers!
Great video Lee, please keep this series going, ie more flights, gimble and camera addition and maybe some images from the flight camera once setup. Fab
I've a few videos coming in the 'big boys toys' playlist so stay tuned! :D
Tempted to grab a cheap one used, and run it with a pdb, a Holybro H7 running ardupilot, DJI FPV 5.8g for pilot (video and control), lightbridge 2.4g for camera operator, and DJI RS2 for gimbal (with sbus).... The idea of it sounds really nice, now I wonder if the DJI RS2 fits and I guess there will be a lot of issues along the way :-)
Modding a gh4 zenmuse to fit a GH5S or a GH6 might be the easier way...
Great video, just wished you included a slow-motion of Ben dancing with that HEX ! :D
Maybe next time - I can add some music too :D
That would be perfect, thank´s! nothing but best multirotor action! eheh
Nice video, Thanks for that its great when you upcycle old tech. Looking forward to further videos and Series 9.
Great video as always. A bit of a shame that huge Holybro PM didn't fit, I was really waiting for your review on that Pixhawk 4 :). Thank you.
As mentioned in the video - the code needs a few more tweaks yet as well before it's ready to use..
Very interesting. I have a big Tarot that is very similar to this, with lifting legs, etc. I have fitted a Pixhawk, and as soon as I can figure out how to run Ardupilot under Linux, I want to tune it for flight. I will be checking out your Pixhawk videos for tips, particularly on how to make the legs retract and deploy correctly.
About future video as some already suggest some collision avoidance setup, maybe starting with affordable HC-SR04/SR05 for side rear top combine with more powerful Lidar 3 device for front and bottom should be really interesting. Not sure if it is too much asking but if possible telling if wiring difference exist between the Pixhawk 2.1 and Pixhawk 4 would be really appreciated.. Another subject could be the wiring and configuration of Telemetry, frsky sensor, craft and theory cable and minosd device and how that can be connect all together, including a Connex Prosight HD kit maybe? The best way to include sound to this setup, maybe running both an regular analog setup and the Prosight? Will wait with interest your next videos! Have a nice day!
Thanks for the ideas. I've got a video on LIDAR coming..
Super video, well done lads.
Big boys toys ! I love this série , it would be nice to see Ben build one at 3DXR and give some explanation on what he use (pixhawk) benewake liars or else , thanks lee for this série 😍😍😍
Check out the later videos on the series - he shows more of the sensors..
Wow sweet drone and GREAT WORK!!! 👍😀👍
Great stuff! More of this please.
more vids like this please. excellant as always!
The good news is that I had a blast with the team at 3DXR so there are more videos to come, stay tuned! :D
I've been waiting for this, but I hoped you would go for the Holybro Pixhawk 4. I know the APM stack is still "beta" on this but they're working on it. Thanks for the video anyway!
Pixhawk 4 code simply isn’t ready. That, coupled with the size issues made it a non-starter for this build..
Cool video
I own a Tarot T960 which operates with a Pixhawk 2.1 FC. I would be interesting in sharing the DJI S900 tuning values.
You mean you have them to share or want them? I'll be playing with autotune on this but I have seen some suggestions for it in the usual forums..
Well, im not native English speaking although having worked for more than 35 years with BP PLC. From my perspective sharing means: I publish my settings and you publish yours. And then we can compare ...
I can share mine once I've autotuned..
Mounting the flight controller directly on top of the power distribution board is not a problem? No interference?
Nope. Only a mag could struggle and there is also one in the GPS Puck..
5:38 you could have fitted it in. I am saying that because I have done that
Beautiful work, Lee! 😀
I think that until the end of the year I'm going to build my TBS Discovery clone... I'm going to build it old school: using the NAZA Lite and so on! But I think about building something like that too. 😀
Anyway, just published yesterday part 1 of my first quad build. A micro brushed one. 😀
Might want to think about the A3 instead of the NAZA series... performance is significantly better
@@flighttherapybullisticfpv133 A3?
Great video, just getting a chance to see it, Im getting ready to build a quad using cube orange and i see that in the video when connecting the ESCs to the cube servo rail you only used the ground (black) and signal(white) wires, and not at least one 5v (red) wire , what is the reason for not using at least one Red , i have an older pixhawk on a quad and on that build i used the red ,black and white wires on one ESC and no red wire on the other three, Thanks for any help
See my PixHawk series for that answer. You can connect the red wires if you need the 5v for other things on the model and the BECs in all of the ESCs are all linear... Happy flying!
Great save 👊🤖 awesome video.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video! I am doing the exact same build and this is helping me a lot. I do however have a question pertaining to the way you created the leads.. on the Pixhawk 2.1 there's a negative, positive, and signal. I see in the video that you only have two wires going into the servo leads. Why is this? Also, could you tell me where those two wires are going i. e. positive? or negative? or perhaps signal on the Pixhawk?
Thanks Painless
You dont need the 5v wire as you're only sending the signals to the ESCs. These just happened to be the ones on hand. Best of luck with your build!
Nice video. Thanks.
What capacity Battery you have used ...???
Any new developments on Li Ion battery packs for Big Drones ...???
The standard packs for this model. Tattu 16000 mAh 6s packs..
Very Good!!!
Could F4 Flight controllers with GPS and iNav be a viable option, instead of the Pixhawk?
Yes but not for professional level work.
Hey Guys, are you still planning to do a series on the pixhawk 4? I am hoping that you are becase your videos are the most in depth build videos out there Thanks cb
When the code is stable and I have a model I can use - yes.
Thanks for the quick reply, and I'll will look forward to your videos.
Great video as usual! Very interesting, too bad about code for the Pixhawk 4... i was waiting for that one.... By the way Dronecode (and Qgroundcontrol) is not better at this point of development? (since it come with it already installed.... ???
You usedthe power module which comes with the Cube? It's strong enough for the s900?
It worked fine. See flight footage. Happy flying
@@Painless360 I saw that, but still have my doubts on using it in my own s900 with Cube. The reason is, in my s1000, I had the stock power module fail. However, it was from Pixhawk 1, which I think supports less voltage than the 30Amp module which comes with Pixhawk 2/ Cube.
I replaced the burned out module in the s1000 with 2 Mauch BEC's and sensor, and was thinking I'd do the same in the s900. After seeing this, I am tempted to use the stock module that came with my Cube Orange.
@@Painless360 In the Arducopter forum, I am being told that the 30 Amp power module which comes with the Cube is WAY too small to use with DJI s900. In fact, I am being recommended to buy one 200 Amp power module, and another one as well for s900:
discuss.cubepilot.org/t/trust-the-cube-power-module-on-dji-s900/3817/6?u=vyoufinder
Maybe the 30 Amp works well since he got his power from the PDB? How much power comes out of the PDB lead he used to connect the module, do you know?
All I used was in the video ;)
Hi Painless360, excellent video; also nice to see you networking with others, it is a really great community.
Now you have a 'Cube' in your build do you know if the 'Open Solo' project would work giving you the cinematic creative shots that 3DR open sourced? i can never work out if you need the entire 'Solo' hardware or just a Cube for it to work?
thanks,
Maybe, thanks for the idea! :D
Painless360 hi, I always get really confused about when you need a companion computer, and when the flight controller can do what you want just by sending it commands from a ground station / app. Thanks
Are the black and white cables that you numbered for each motor connecting directly to the ESC connectors coming from each arm? I'm working on a similar build on a crashed s1000. The broken frame has cracked on board circuitry. So I was hoping to connect the wire coming out of each arm directly to the pixhawk flight controller but couldn't see how you wired these up in the video. Any tips?
I don't have the model here to look at but it you are referring to the black/white wire pair from the arms then that should be the GROUND and SIGNAL for the ESC and can be plugged into the Pixhawk directly. See the Pixhawk 2023 series for how I did it in the latest build.. Best of luck!
@@Painless360 Thank you!
Was that a fly sky controller??
Frsky radio.. Happy flying
I have a S900 and it is missing the esc cables that go from 4216 motor to the universal 3 pins. Dji says they don't make them anymore. I'm trying to run it with a pixhawk 2.1. Any suggestions as to how to do this or find these cables?
Hey can I know did you power distribution board wiring?
I love getting old big quads and putting them to life again. I recently did a similar "make over" with a used Tarot 650 iron man! Would you be willing to donate the old dji wookong innards of this s900 that you stripped out?
Unfortunately I don't have any more. I donated it to a multi-rotor museum in return for the new parts..
Thats a good deal! Thank you for the quick reply nevertheless... How do you like the new holybro unit that you couldn't install into the S900, is it any good? Have you set it up into another frame? How does it fly?
Giorgio Ntanas having not used it in anger yet, that's a difficult one to answer. All the indications are the hardware is good, but until the software is sorted then it's impossible to test. Best of luck!
Nice
Hi, I have a couple of questions about this build, in particular the way that the esc's are connected, and how the landing gear is powered. I am building a Tarot 680 Pro with a Pixhawk 2.1, and all the esc's are connected directly to the pixhawk main out 1-6 (no daughter board), with the power wire disconnected on all of them. Also I have the retractable landing gear connected to channel 6 on the X8R reciever, as I am sure In have seen a video on RUclips, where someone connected it directly to the pixhawk and it would cause the pixhawk to freeze/reboot in the air when the retracts were lowered. Have I done the right thing by connecting the esc's as explained and what are your thoughts on my landing gear connection.
See my other pixhawk series where I've actually gone through the setup and install things like ESCs. The Arducopter site that I refer to is fantastic for explaining things if you're not sure about what to do with your build. I strongly recommend spending a good couple of hours having a look through there too. On this model the retracts are actually powered from the power distribution board underneath and it's only the signals that they're going from the pixhawk controlling whether or not the gear is up or down. I'd never try and run the power directly through the pixhawk to power something like big retracks,. Best of luck
Hey Mike, I saw that you were building a Tarot 680 pro + Pixhawk 2.1. I am stilling picking out the rest of the parts for my build, would you be interested in staying in touch to help each other out with this build? Thanks, Rolando
Hi Ronaldo, yes would be good to help each other out, mine is almost finished, just need to sort out a few telemetry issues that I have and also the way the landing gear is connected. It all kinda works, as it is, I'm just to chicken to try it at the moment.😁
Can you email me rolycstars@gmail.com
Please add some ultra sonic distance meters
I'll be showing a test of the LIDAR on a model in a little while.. It's the one I showed in the PixHawk 2.1 series.. Works well!
good day sir, i would like to ask about my project.
i have Hobbywing XRoter Pro 40A ESC-Version B with Tarot 4008 Martin motors, is it ok if i will use 6S 22000 mah 22.2V? directly to power hub? thank you.
i will use:
pixhawk 2.1
17 inch folding props
with Tarot XS690.
im waiting for you next video for the flashing of Pixhawk 2.1.... thank you.
No need to wait, check out the playlist, ;)
Nice , how did you did the motor spin test 1 by 1?
There is a motor test screen in mission planner (you can see Ben using it at that point)..
nice wish i knew that before , cant wait to watch more Ben videos
Really interesting video,enjoyed it.
Thanks Lee.
I would like to see people reaction when a DJI drone have a long tone beep when armed hehe..
Ho recuperato un telaio e vorrei fare la stessa cosa, costruisco droni fpv ma su arducopter mi sto informando, non avendolo mai usato, oggi cosa converrebbe installare?
It depends what you mean by 'best'. Cube pilot Orange Cube+ is the gold standard for many professional builders... Happy flying
@@Painless360 andrebbe bene anche una pixhawk 6c per iniziare a fare esperimenti?
Yes, or one of the HolyBro units I've used on the channel... Best of luck!
Yeah it flies great....ready for a giveaway I'd say...xd
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A drone chased a dude out of the country 😂.
Yeah
Simon Hall u
What ESCs would you recommend for something like this?
It depends on the motors you want to use.. if you Google something like 'S900 esc' you'll find the DJI part..
Painless360 thank you. I’m sorry I should’ve been more detailed. Im using a 3510 350 kv. It’s a dji motor but I was trying to get away from a dji esc because they have been discontinued.
If you look at the specs of the discontinued part then it'll give you the specs you need for a third-party replacement. looks like a 6s capable 40 amp unit.. best of luck!
Now personally I think it's crazy that something like this is covered by the same regulations as a 3/5" quad or a Spark or a Mavick. Lee's flying this in a secluded site, but something like this flying around in public is going to create far more negativity for the hobby. I wouldn't be relaxed if someone was flying something this big anywhere near me.
I expect that may change with new regulations. No matter the model, we should all remember to always fly in a responsible, careful manner with respect for others particularly in public areas. This was a private field well away from anyone else..
No criticism of you intended Lee, as I tried to emphasise, but I hope there is a change. 250 grm to 7 Kg has always seemed too large a weight group to me. Not just quads, putting an foam park-flyer in the same category as a six foot fixed-wing with a petrol-engine swinging a two foot carbon propellor seems crazy to me.
None taken, it was more a general comment to all of those who read these comments. There are a few pilots who post videos of what I would consider dangerous or illegal flying and it just fuels the legislators arguments that all us need more laws and regulations..
Hey. Thanks again for another useful video :)
FYI in S900 manual that came with my frame, in the manual, the motor mapping is in correct order, same arm with same motor number as per arducopter.
In the video the image of the hexa X motor´s order is not the same that came with the manual, i did my wiring before watching the video and i was a bit confused on that part. Please correct me if im wrong, im still building and maiden flight is not done yet!
ardupilot.org/copter/docs/connect-escs-and-motors.html
dl.djicdn.com/downloads/s900/en/S900_User_Manual_v1.2_en.pdf page 10.
I have been learning so much from your videos over the years, thank you and keep up the good work :)
That wasn't how my frame was, maybe they updated it. I'd use the motor test function once you've wired it up (without props attached) to test it's as it should be. I simply traced the wiring on my S900 to figure out what plugged into where. See the PixHawk series for more detail. Best of luck!
@@Painless360 thanks. I looked thru all and noticed that i was just confuced about diferent motor order on the frame, so all about this subject in your video is up to date and correct.
Thank you :)