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====== Assembly of the Crazyflie Micro Quadcopter Kit====== | ====== Assembly of the Crazyflie Micro Quadcopter Kit====== | ||
This page has details about how to assemble the Crazyflie nano quadcopter kit. | This page has details about how to assemble the Crazyflie nano quadcopter kit. | ||
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* Scissors | * Scissors | ||
* Tweezers and a clamp or third-hand can come in handy | * Tweezers and a clamp or third-hand can come in handy | ||
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+ | ====== Check the electronics ====== | ||
+ | Before you go ahead and assemble the Crazyflie check the Crazyflie control board and the Crazyradio electronics: | ||
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+ | 1. Attach a powered micro-USB cable to the Crazyflie control board. It should power up and blink 5 times with the green LED. After that the green LED should be fully on and the red LED should blink. | ||
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+ | 2. Attach the Crazyradio to a computer and follow the [[http:// | ||
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+ | 3. When the cf-client is installed and the Crazyradio is working it should be possible to connect to the Crazyflie using the connect button in cf-client. Test that you can connect. It is also a good time to update the firmware now using the [[http:// | ||
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+ | When all these tests passed go ahead and start the assembly. If they did not pass visit the forum and open a support thread if you can't already find one describing the problem. | ||
====== What do you need to do ====== | ====== What do you need to do ====== | ||
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- | 2. Twist the two motor wires together so they are easier to handle | + | 2. Twist the two motor wires together so they are easier to handle |
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- | 3. Thread the twisted motor wires through the motor mount arm section. | + | 3. Thread the twisted motor wires through the motor mount arm section. |
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- | 8. Repeat step 2-7 for the rest of the arms M2, M3 and M4. | + | 8. Repeat step 2-7 for the rest of the arms M2, M3 and M4 and remember to alternate the white and black wires according to the [[http:// |
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- | 9. Attach the propellers (see drawings below for mapping). We recommend you sorting out the best propellers. [[projects: | + | 9. Attach the propellers (see drawings below for mapping). :!: You got two **different** packs of them with your kit, one with five clockwise and one with five counter-clockwise ones, take care to really use propellers from both packages, not just mounting two of them upside down, your drone won't fly otherwise :!:. Your clockwise propellers may be labeled with an " |
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- | 11. Before you power it on **visually inspect your soldering for shorts**. Make sure any copper from the wires are not sticking out so they could short to **either of the two resistors next to M3 or to anything else**. After that power on and check that all motors spin during start-up and in the correct direction. | + | 11. Before you power it on **visually inspect your soldering for shorts**. Make sure any copper from the wires are not sticking out so they could short to **either of the two resistors next to M3 or to anything else**. You can also use a ohmmeter to check for a resistance of about 2 ohms between each pair of pads. After that power on (carefully push in the button with your fingernail - it is **not** a slide switch) |
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Assembly video using new motor mounts | Assembly video using new motor mounts | ||
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- | Old assembly video using 3D printed motor mounts | ||
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