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Assembly of the Crazyflie Micro Quadcopter Kit

This page has details about how to assemble the Crazyflie nano quadcopter kit.

What's in the packet

  • Crazyflie control board
  • 5 x motor mounts (one as spare)
  • 5 x coreless motors (one as spare)
  • 5 x CW propellers
  • 5 x CCW propellers
  • 1 LiPo battery

Tools you need

  • Soldering iron and solder
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers and a clamp or third-hand recommended

What do you need to do

TODO: Insert images here

  1. Check that you have everything that's needed
  2. Twist the two motor wires together so they are easier to handle
  3. Slip the twisted motor wires through the motor mount arm section. I can be a bit tricky so have patience.
  4. Insert the motor into the motor mount and be careful to not damage the motor wires while inserting it.
  5. Press the motor mount on to the PCB arm. Start with M1.
  6. Try to attach the peeled end of the motor wire into the motor through hole pad. Start with white wire on round pad on M1.
  7. Turn the PCB around carefully not removing the wire from the hole and solder it from the top of the PCB.
  8. Repeat step 2-7 for the rest of the arms M2, M3 and M4.
  9. Attach the propellers (see drawings blow for mapping). We recommend you sorting out the best propellers. See maximizing performance
  10. Attached the battery and try to centre the weight on the PCB as good as you can.
  11. Power on and check that all motors spin correctly during start-up.

Video

Motors and propellers

The following images show how to solder the motors and attach the propellers. The black pads should have the black wire attached and the white pads should have the white wire attached.

 Back - Motor soldering points  Front - Propeller rotation direction

 The two different types of propellers (CW/CCW)

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