plugcopter
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MiniQuadCopter
- open 3D frame
- open hardware flight computer with pluggable parts
- open source flight firmware
(inspired by the Estes Proto X and the CrazyFlie)
Features:
- basic quadcopter flight
- telemetry
- ground commands
- autonomous operation
Parts
- frame
- 3D printed: Fuselage, Motor Arms, Motor Mounts $5 guess
- 230mm ($22) Hobbyking
- Flight Controller
- motors
- 7mm generic ($21 for 4, ebay)
- brushless ZMR1804 ($9/ea, $36)
- RCX 1804 w/ ESC ($14) BangGood
- Accelerometer board
- MPU-6050 $2 BangGood
- Wifi board
- ESP8266 ($3) ebay
- Sonar board
- Generic $3 ebay
- Power
- 3.3v regulator ($6) 0.5amp https://www.pololu.com/product/2122
- Lipo2S to 3.3v ($4) 3.5amp HobbyKing
- Lipo2S to 5v ($5) 3amp HobbyKing
Total: $
motherboard
An OSHPark pcboard using through-hole tech to be heart of the copter.
size: 2“ x 1” cost: $10/3
Power lines
- Lipo
- Batt charger
- Power regulator
- Teensy LC
- ESP8266
- MPU 6050
- Speed controller(x4)
- Sonar
Data
- Teensy - MPU6050 = I2C
- Teensy - ESP8266 = Serial
- Teensy - ESC = AnalogOut
- Teensy - Sonar = AnalogIn
Circuit layout app: KiCad
Board: https://github.com/donpdonp/protoh
Mockup: http://i.donp.org/i1zz.jpg
Kit parts
- LD1117V33 Low Drop Out Regulator by ST, 3.3V, TO-220
- LEDs x 4
## Names
- ProtoH
- PlugCopter
- SocketCopter
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