Questions tagged [flight-controller]
The electronic component responsible for controlling a drone or model aircraft based on inputs from the receiver and outside forces acting upon the drone or model aircraft.
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How much current can float through all pads of the PDB (Power distribution board)?
I want to buy the „PDB-HEX, 12S“ Power Distribution Board. Are the current values of PDB/current sense resistor and ESC power pads meant for the summarized current of all motors or for each Motor? Why ...
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Why new/recommended MEMS IMU for AHRS for drones are 6-DOF instead of 9-DOF?
I'm developing an quadcopter as an DIY project.
I'm in nascent stage of development.
I've just finalized the design/working philosophy.
I'm planning to fuse data from 9-DOF (9-Axes) IMU + GNSS + ...
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Raspberry Pi 4 between flight controller and receiver
I have TBS Crossfire Micro TX, Nano RX and Raspberry Pi 4, I haven't bought a flight controller yet because I have a problem:
Until the drone receives a special command from the transmitter - I ...
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Is my FC for regular rc planes or for drones with multiple props?
recently I decided to build a drone. While I'm learning everything I picked a FC. While researching about the FC I'm not sure if I picked the right one.
https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/2023-New-...
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What's the difference between F4 or F7 flight controllers?
What is the difference between the STM32F411 and the STM32F722RET6 processors in flight controllers? What are the advantages of having the F7 processor over the F4 processor?
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Which setup for tilting rotor quadcopter?
I'd like to build a quadcopter with rotors that can tilt to increase the drone's flexibility. So far, I have only used a KK 2.1 board as a flight controller which doesn't really have this capability ...
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Connecting a RS232 sensor to the Pixhawk
I have an airspeed sensor that outputs a RS232 signal. This is the sensor: https://www.aeroprobe.com/micro-air-data-system/. I want to connect this sensor to the Pixhawk in order to use the data for ...
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How to use real DJI controller in simulator
I've got a DJI Mini 2 and I'm aware their official application (DJI Simulator) does not support it.
Anyway, I wonder if I can use the real Mini 2 controller in any third-part simulator.
I'm more ...
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How to choose a flight controller for my DIY drone?
I am assembling a drone. So far, I have learned that it is 450mm. I'm using 8 to 12 21700 Li-Ion batteries. When I search for AIO flight controllers, I believe I have to search for "30A" and ...
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Wiring a 4-in-1 ESC to an Arduino Uno
I have four brushless motors that I want to control using an Arduino Nano. I was looking at getting a 4-in-1 ESC controller similar to this one on amazon.
At this point in my project, I'm more ...
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What kind of drone could be remote controlled over 4km of open water?
Aparently Taiwan shot down a civilian drone near the Lion islet of the coast of Xiamen (source). The island is 4km away from the Chinese city of Xiamen.
Question, what kind of drone would be able to ...
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Nazgul Evoque 6s vista/polar ; FC replacement and OSD question
Thanks for the grammar and spelling check its has been a long night and considering I am not a native speaker, I won't meddle (sp?) in the future...
As for my answers, I was providing additional ...
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Location of Flight Controller in drone (PX4 specific)
I have a question for experienced users of PX4. Can the flight controller be placed anywhere in the drone, as long as it is pointing in the right direction and the calibration is made in the correct ...
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Can I use BAT and GND pads for wiring BetaFPV SMO4K?
I'm trying to wire BetaFPV SMO4K camera to my IFlight Evoque F5D which uses BLITZ F7 Stack (F7 V1.1 + 55A 4in1 ESC) stack. Official SMO4K manual suggests connecting camera power cable to ...
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Drone which can be controlled via 4g network
Hello everyone pls I want to know if a drone can be controlled via a 4g network. Using 4g towers. This could be beneficial in sense that, it can be remotely controlled from anywhere. Also transmitting ...
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Control a servo through the flight controller PPM output and a ppm to pwm card
I have a quadcopter on which I want to connect a servo, I bought a ppm to multiple PWM converter to connect on the flight controller PPM output, but I don't find how to tell betaflight to control the ...
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Can "toy" drone FC firmware be tweaked?
Can the flight controller of cheap "toy" grade quads, such as the Blade Inductrix, be programmed at all? I'd assume that even if it's possible, it wouldn't be practical. I don't have any ...
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Custom flight mode in pixhawk flight controller
I am trying to convert a pixhawk drone into a quadrotor biplane tailsitter. Is there a way to create a transition flight mode where a motor pair will lower its RPM for a while until the drone's axis ...
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How to add custom betaflight code to obtain data from I2C device and pass to OSD?
I successfully obtained data from my I2C device in Arduino:
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PIXHAWK 2.4.8 | EMAX Formula Series 45A ESC | No motor is rotating
I'm building S550 Hexacopter from a combo kit. I've made all the connections correctly. I've calibrated the ECS individually & motors run without any issues.
But when I arm the drone to test all ...
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Control algorithms for drones
I am hobbyist trying to understand control architecture of quadcopter.Cascaded control helps rejecting any disturbances, giving a fast response. But then why are using a square root controller instead ...
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Help getting this flight controller to work with this receiever
I am working on building a drone. I have the DJI NAZA M LITE flight controller, and this receiver. The pinout for the battery and ESCS is pretty clear, but I'm not sure how I should go about ...
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Correct Flight Controller mixer settings for quadcopter with non-centred Centre of Gravity
I have a HobbyKing KK2.0 Flight Controller (FC) on a quadcopter. I have been trying to work out the correct mixer settings for a new H configuration I'm trying however the documentation isn't that ...
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BLHELI32 DShot600 or DShot150 is not activated in my ESCs from my code written in c c++ in testing with 3 different ESC
My question is more related to inner working of ESC than coding. Particularly how to activate a particular protocol like DShot600 or Dshot150. Assuming a generic BLHELI ESC has all these protocols. I ...
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Can I use a quadcopter AIO FC (or stack) to control a micro helicopter via Arducopter or iNAV?
I have found a lot of resources on building your own quadcopter(drone)...but none on micro helicopters. The only helicopter resources I have found were large model helicopters. However I want to ...
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How to program drones that have old flight controllers?
I have a few components of drones like some old FCs and old ESCs and I don't want them to go to waste. Is there any way to configure a drone that I built with those parts, as I don't think the FCs are ...
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How to program a flight controller?
I am using a HolyBro Kakute F4 V2 flight controller loaded with ArduPilot firmware.
I am using Mission Planner currently. I wish to know how can I program the board so that I have some additional ...
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Drones capable of smooth plane/bird-like flight
Multirotors are small rotorcraft with flight dynamics which result in an unnatural "flight experience".
Are there multirotor autopilots which would be able to simulate a more "natural&...
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What should I do if the radio and micro receiver don't run on the same protocol?
I recently got started on FPV and I got a cheap Tyro 69 toothpick and a Flysky fs-i6 radio, but the micro receiver won't bind to the radio, should I get another micro receiver that run on ibus, or buy ...
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Will different brushless motor sizes work with the same flight controller and esc
I recently built a 5-inch quad using:
Diatone Mamba F405 Mk2 F40 Mk2 3-6S 30x30 Stack/Combo (F4 FC / 40A 4in1 ESC)
Motors: iFlight Xing-E PRO 2207 1800Kv Motor with DShot 600 and 4S battery cell. I ...
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How can I read the recording status of a Runcam Split 4 through UART?
I am working on a project where I need to interface with a Runcam Split 4 using its UART protocol.
You can find the protocol documentation here
I am able to get info about the device features through ...
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FC won't go into boot mode
I can't get to get my FC (a JHE MCU F722 BT dual) into boot mode. I have tried:
under Linux (pop-os 21.04) and win 10
pressing the boot button when powering it up via USB
entering DFU mode via ...
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Choosing ESCs for an Autonomous Drone
I'm about to build my first drone. I chose the PixHawk 4 with PX4 as a flight controller and the Raspberry Pi Model 3B as the companion computer.
I am not sure about the ESCs yet. So far I'm ...
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Can I use an RX6R's PWM and SBus outputs simultaneously?
I'm looking at options to build a pan/tilt system for FPV. The FC that I have available has only 4 servo outputs, and the airplane has 3 servos. Given this, I can't run the pan and tilt through the FC....
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For a typical dual controller + companion computer UAS, is it normal to have UART only from controller, and USB only from companion computer?
When I'm reading the extension capability of 3DR Solo, I realise that its breakout board interface has some peculiar limitation.
Here is the context of the entire 3DR Solo design: it is an open-source,...
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What is the difference between Mission Computer and Flight controller? Why can't the Mission computer and Fight controller be on same processing board
I am exploring various on-board processors. I observed in most cases, the mission processor and flight controller processor are different and are integrated as and when required. I was wondering what ...
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What is the standard setting for the Ele stick in FPV mode
I've been flying quads for quite a while both line of sight and FPV. I started with Liftoff simulator FPV where I had the settings set the way that when I move the Ele stick backwards, the drone moves ...
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Is my flight controller dead or can I save it?
I built a new quadcopter and was able to power up the drone with no problem when I finished. However, after flashing new firmware to my receiver and forgetting to disconnect the receiver wires from ...
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Hover stability: PX4 vs. DJI Mavic Mini
About a year ago I started building my own drones. I've settled into Betaflight for FPV and PX4 for photography. I've never used a "real" off-the-shelf drone, being a DIY'er. Recently I saw ...
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Are the power connections for BECs of ESCs made in parallel or series with each other?
I see the 5V power pin of BECs all are connected to the flight controller, but within the flight controller, is this registered as a 4 5V batteries in series or parallel? In series would not make ...
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Is it possible to attach I2C and USB based sensors to the flight controller and receive some outputs via telemetry?
Readily available flight controllers have pins/pads available usually for UART ports where you can attach various modules like ESC, RX, VTX, OSD etc.
I wanted to know if it is similarly possible to ...
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Powering the PixHawk with USB on the "Power” port
I was wondering if it is possible to power a pixhawk with an USB cable (power from a powerbank) via its "Power" port. Something like a DF13 to USB cable, maybe with a DIY cable. I just need ...
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Installing Spektrum receiver onto AtomRC Dodo
I'm a noob who just received an Atomrc dodo, and I have a Spektrum SPM4650 receiver I need to install. The wiring diagram (below) is clear enough, but I'm new to soldering and would prefer to avoid ...
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Can you connect a mamba405-mk2 flight controller with a FrSky R-XSR receiver?
Spec for mamba405: https://ardupilot.org/plane/docs/common-mamba405-mk2.html
Spec for R-XSR: https://www.frsky-rc.com/wp-content/uploads/Downloads/Manual/R-XSR/R-XSR%20ACCST%20-Manual.pdf
Looking at ...
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Pixahawk compatibility with high voltage digital servos
I am a novice RC member whom is doing a university project that uses a flight controller to actuate high voltage digital servos. It is part of a ducted fan rocket. The servos : https://hitecrcd.com/...
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I am looking for a board like the Multiwii Crius SE. It is currently discontinued and I really need an alternative that supports Multiwii firmware
Here is a link to Multiwii and it's site --> http://www.multiwii.com/
Multiwii was really popular around 2011 to 2015. Ever since, their best board, the Crius SE, has been discontinued. I am really ...
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what is the voltage output from the ESCs of drone motors?
the flight controller i am using is a custom one, which is a teensy 4.0 microcontroller. it cannot have more than 3.3V into its GPIO pins. I know I can use the 5V from the BEC of the ESC to power my ...
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Questions regarding drone components
I am wanting to build an ultra-light manned bi-copter from scratch, but I first must learn about the components, which is why I am here. I am working with a 43kv (24s rated, 192 max Amp) 70kg thrust ...
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Working on a Quadcopter. Unsure if this flight controller supports an FS-IA6 receiver
I am really new to drone building and I have had some awful luck trying to figure out what is compatible with what. Here is the link to the AIO flight controller I chose to use for my build. It won't ...
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What are controllers of Parrot AR drone 2?
I have a few questions about Parrot AR drone 2. Here is the official website
Q1:What are the controllers for the AR drone 2? Is there a position controller (GPS), velocity controller (accelerometer), ...
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