First integration tests for NanoQuad
Yesterday i finished the controller board prototype for the new NanoQuad i’m building.
the board measures 60x18mm (it is a lqfp48 proto board i bought from dipmicro.com)
It contains:
- AVR ATMega328
- a max682 to raise the single lipo (4V to 3V) supply to 5V;
- 4 SI2304 N Mosfet used to power the brushed motors;
In this first phase i’ll control it using a DSM2 compatible Six channel radio from HobbyKing.
The gyro is simply a WiiMotion+ board.
Future versions of the quad will implements:
- Bluetooth connection and remote control instead of the DMS2 Radio;
- Smaller ITG3200 Gyro board;
The bluetooth radio will connect wirelessy the nanoquad to a controller board that contains an lcd, an atmega8, a bluetooth module and a port for an wii classic controller to be used to drive the quad.
The lcd will make able to change parameters and for a simple “telemetry”.
Here are some pictures (unfortunately i missed the finished controller board alone).
Update 24 March 2011: here is the MultiWii (thanks To Alexinparis ) software modified to drive directly four mosfet to power brushed motors (be aware, the software was only used to test the setup, never flyed, so use at you own risk.)