ERLE-COPTER DIY UBUNTU
CORE DRONE KIT
- Assembly instructions -
Erle Robotics
Do It Yourself
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Necessary tools
Screwdriver (3 types)
Hexagon
2mm
Welding station
Hexagon
2.5mm
Slotted
Multimeter
Glue
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Materials
Frame
XT-60 + wire
ESCs
Motors
Erle-Brain
O-ring
x 24 M2.5
x4
x8
x 16 M3
x4
x8
Battery holder
Propellers
ERLE-COPTER DIY UBUNTU CORE DRONE KIT
Flanges
4
Additional components
Power Module
Battery
RC receiver
GPS
WiFi
Telemetry
Buzzer
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1 Soldering the ESCs and the XT-60
Attention: Be careful while
soldering, notice that the
welding points must be small
enough in order to fit properly
other components in the frame.
Mounting XT-60 male connector
Introduce the wires into the
connector and solder them
Introduce the heat shrinks tube and heat them up
NOTE: It is important to check with the multimeter that the welds are well done
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2 Mounting the copter FRAME
NOTE: We recommend using red legs for the front and white legs for the
rear of the copter. This will help you identifying the front of your copter.
Screw: M2.5
FRONT
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2 bis
Additionally, you could add separators between the legs and the bottom
frame to increase the available space (e.g.: add thicker batteries, place
components inside, etc)
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3 Mounting the MOTORS
Screw: M3
NOTICE: There are two types of motors and its order in the frame is:
black hood motors and white hood motors.
FRONT
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4 BATTERY HOLDER assembly
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5 Mounting the UPPER FRAME
Screw: M3
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6 Mounting the AUTOPILOT
We will now mount Erle-brain in the copter. The autopilot case has tiny
flaps allows to tight it up pretty much anywhere using the o-ring:
FRONT
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7 Connection the ESCs - MOTORS
1. Put the wires to the botton of the arms:
2. Depending on the motor type, the ESC wires connection varies:
WHITE MOTOR
BLACK MOTOR
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8 Holding ESCs
Tie the ESCs using flangers.
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9 Connecting ESCs to Erle-Brain
2
3
FRONT
4
1
Start with motor 1: attach the connector to the first channel of the rail.
The white wire must be at the top. Do the same with the other 3 ESCs
following the order described above.
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10 Attaching PROPELLERS
COUNTER-CLOCKWISE
Lock
Unlock
MOTORS 1 and 2
CLOCKWISE
Lock
Unlock
MOTORS 3 and 4
2
3
4
1
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IF YOU HAVE BOUGHT ANY
ADDITIONAL COMPONENT
...
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11 Mounting POWER MODULE
1. Connect the power module to the frame´s XT-60 connector:
2. Fasten the power module
to the front left arm with a
flange and connect it to
Erle-Brain: POWER
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12 Mounting BATTERY
1. Insert battery:
2. Fasten using the velcro:
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3. Connect the battery with
the power module:
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13 Mounting RC receiver
1. Fasten the RC receiver with a flange:
2. The RC receiver must be connected to the channel 14 of the rail
NOTE: You can stick the antennas to the frame, it is important that the
antennas do not touch each other.
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14 Mounting GPS
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15 Mounting WIFI
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16 Mounting the TELEMETRY
1. Fasten the telemetry with a flange:
2. Connected it to the Erle-Brain using Serial 2:
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17 Mounting the BUZZER
1. Attach the buzzer to the botton-down of the frame:
2. Connect the to Erle-Brain:
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