I am building a custom fixed wing uav with a teensy 4.1 microcontroller. For telemetry, I have an rfd900 which I have gotten to send data to my computer wirelessly.

I get new data roughly every second, and the values I recieve are delayed as well. Is there a way to increase the transmit/update rate from the rfd900 to get closer to real-time data?

From what I have seen, it is possible if you are using something like mission planner however I am not.

It had been a while guys, Hope 2025 is full of blessing for everyone. I have been doing some sim and flying my meteor 75, which sadly got stuck last week. I was able to recover it a few days later but it had been ran over, multiple times. This whole time my main focus was long range flights, I had not been able to do any until recently and because I was distracted by the whoop, I had done minor tuning here and there to my quad to get her in the air, now after tuning it somewhat better, I present you guys my first "lr" flight. I would like to improve, I am open to suggestions/critics. Flight radious about 700m on 800mW, I know I can get better, I was pushing futher and further without any issues, but it was getting too dark to fly comfortably.

Hello guys, I’m working on a drone with the following setup:

• 3000mAh 6S LiPo (possibly x2)
• 3115 950kV motors (60A max draw)
• SpeedyBee 4-in-1 60A 6S ESC
• Pixhawk 2.4.8 (PX4)
• Raspberry Pi 5 (needs 5V 5A)
• 10” props

I had a few questions:

• The 4-in-1 ESC says 60A, but is that per motor (i.e. 240A total)? The wires/connectors don’t look rated for 240A bursts. If it is 240A, why is there such a discrepancy in pricing? (some are $300, and this was $60)

• I’ve seen people on YouTube running 3115s with this type of 60A 4-in-1 ESC, but how can the battery-to-ESC wire handle 240A total? Are they just not giving enough current to each motor?

• Is a single 3000mAh 6S battery enough? Will it supply the right amperage? Or should I run two in parallel (keeping them at the same voltage, same age, etc.)? - If they are in parallel and charged independently, do I need a diode?

• Any recommendations for a 5V 5A power module for the Pi and Pixhawk?

• Does everything else look good?

Thanks in advance!

How does this build look? I got a grant from my school for this fpv and want to check if these parts are compatible/work well together before I purchase them.

Frame: TBS source one V5

Motors: Xing2 1855 kv (Four motors)

Fc/Esc: Speedybee F405 V4 55a 30x30

***Camera: Should I run the Dji air unit O4 or O4 pro?

Controller: Radio master Boxer M2 (FCC and ELRS)

Battery: 1100mAh 6s LiPo

Receiver: RadioMaster RP1 V2 ExpressLRS 2.4GHz Nano Receiver w/ 65mm UFL T-Antenna

Propeller: HQProp DP 5x4.3x3 PC V1S Light Green Propeller - 3 Blade

Headset: Dji goggles V3

Note: I appreciate any help or suggestions/feedback, please note that I am just getting into this and I am still learning.

Thanks

I bought an analog cinelog25 with plans to put my 04 air unit lite on instead of the analog VTX. My issue right now is that the cable that normally makes things easy by just plugging one end into the FC and the other into the VTX won't power the air unit, at all. I know it isn't the cable or the air unit, as I plugged the VTX into another drone with an 03AU and it powered the VTX.

When I looked at the manual it came with for the AIO FC, the ELRS TX was in a different place that looked like it might overlap with the VTX. My thought was maybe it was drawing too much power, so I moved the TX to where the pinout said it should go and that didn't fix it. Does anyone have any idea what's going wrong?

Hey guys, my RM Pocket stopped working from one day to another. When I try to turn it on, nothing happens. When I plug it in for charging the power button flashes red for about 1-2 Minutes but then it turns off again. While connected to a PC I can push the shoulder buttons and they will light green, but I still can't use it anymore.

All the things I already tried:

1. Checked the 18650 battery's. They're charged, in good conditions, and inserted the right way (minus to the bottom)
2. Removed the internal button battery for half an hour and checked it's voltage (should be good, despite I don't know how accurate my little battery checker is). I ordered an knew one but I'm still waiting.
3. Copied the SD-Card to another one.
4. Downloaded the updated folders/firmware from the RM page and copied them on the new SD-Card
5. Opened a ticket through the RM support page, but they are still on holidays

Hello, the mobula7 motor4 spins at lower RPM than the other remaining ones. I tried swapping them around, and all motors that I connect to motor 4 spin slower, about 5000 RPM slower, is it esc fault?

For context, I've never built a drone before, I'm looking at weight vs thrust and I can not figure out what's a good combination, every bit of advice seems to be "just try/copy lol". I'm going to write my own flight controller with a teensy as a project, I don't particularly care if it flies well, I just want to make sure it has a reasonable lift to weight. I'm aiming for sub 250g 3.5". I'm also not sure how to attach propellers to a T-Motor, I think I need an adapter, but I can't find any information on this.

Ecs: JHEMCU EM40A 40A 4in1
Motors: T-Motor f1404 (3800kv) (~40g)
Battery: Tattu R-Line 850mAh 4s 95c Lipo Battery (108g)
Propellers: Gemfan Hurricane 3520 3.5"

Gyro: 6500 MPU
Barometer: BMP280
Radio: NRF24L01 (and a second on a controller to send signals)

I know I need a buck converter and some wires too. All in all this leaves about 80-90g to 3d print a shell bringing it to 250g. Is this sufficient to fly?

Need to PID tune this thing. I am terrified. Do i build a rig or simply tune it by flying and hoping not to crash?

Hey all, I had a qx7 accst that worked great and I had the multiprotocol addon and it worked well. I have a qx7 access receiver and I can't get the multiprotocol to work or even have option to configure on transmitter?

where do you recommend buying carbon 4+1 vtol frame, any suggestions?

• Motors: Readytosky MT2204 2300KV
• Remote Transmitter & Receiver: Radiolink T8FB 2.4GHz with Receiver R8EF
• Frame: QAV-R 220mm Carbon Fiber
• Flight Controller: F7 MINI V1.0
• ESC: 35A 2-5S BLHELI_S 4 in 1
• Battery: Bonka 11.1V 1000mAh 25C 3S

Changes and suggestions are welcomed but i am planning for a budget build(many drone parts are not that readily available here )

I have a UVC (USB standard for cameras) thermal camera and I'd like to get a live feed. In general the ability to swap cameras would be useful to me. It's there a VTX that can take UVC input? Lag is not important for my use case. Thank you!

Can someone help me understand where in this FC I am supposed to connect my receiver to? I am using a fly sky controller with the receiver it comes with. I am aware that I probably have to do something janky to make the connection work, I’m just not sure which port is supposed to go to the receiver.

Since deepseek is open source shouldn’t it be possible to program deepseek with in your drone or some thing like That use it in some kind of way🤔🤔🤔

How to make this setup?? Saw this guy in insta, flying a rc plane with this setup. Can anyone tell me how can this be done? It's very cool & interesting and looks fun!

Hello, I am looking into building a fixed wing UAV with some autonomous capabilities with ardupilot and later learn more to program in with that software. Do y'all have any advice? This is my first time building a drone but not my first time around drones. I am looking into doing this to distinguish myself from my fellow UAS Majors at my college.

Here is my parts list

FT Mighty Mini Airframe (Going with kit since I do not have experience designing my own airframes yet)

It comes with ($70)

1 FT 1806 Motor

• 1 FT 25 Amp ESC with XT30 and 2mm Bullet Connectors
• 4 FT5G Digital Servo
• 2 FT 20cm Servo Extension
• 1 FT Servo Y Harness
• 1 HQ 6x4.5CCW

Be 180 GPS Module ($10)

Speedybee Nano 2.4G ExpressLRS ELRS Receiver ($9)

Mateksys Matek h743-WLITE Flight Controller ($87)

Radio Master Pocket ELRS ($65)

I know I need to get a battery and battery charger. I already have a soldering iron

Hello everyone, we(5 ceng and 5 eeeng) planning to make a swarm drone project. Its going to be our first drone project so we dont know much. We manage to make a list of components. I want to make a simutation but i dont know which program i should use. I'd love to hear your recommendations.

Possible Component List:

|| || |Matek PDB-HEX 2-12s 5A 5-12V W/ 264a Bec| |Pixhawk Cube Orange Seti + HERE 3 CAN GPS / GNSS WITH MP8| |T-Motor Antigravity MN5006 KV300| |T-Motor ESC Alpha 40A| |APM 2.8 3DR Radio Telemetry 915 Mhz 500 Mw| |RadioLink AT9S Pro Controller + R9DS Reciever| |F450 Quadcopter Frame| |Raspberry Pi 5 - 8GB| |Raspberry Pi 5 Camera IMX219| |Pixhawk2.1 Standard Set & Here+ RTK GNSS Combo| |SunnySky V4014| |3 Axis Camera Gimbal|

Ive been trying to solve a problem for my drone, where it wont arm correctly. I thought maybe the motors were spinning in different directions, thus activating the fail safe. I thought this had and could be solved with betaflight, but then it said i couldnt. I asked chatgpt what to do (which might have been a mistake), and it said i should download BLHeli_s configuarator, and flash my esc's in their desired directions. After flashing the first esc, it stopped working. How to i reverse this?

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Trying new rates on the Apex Evo 5inch quad

Hello, I’m trying to find information on whether it’s possible to connect a Pixhawk Cube or if it would be easier to use a DJI A2 flight controller after removing the A3 with Lightbridge from an M60

As someone looking to get into the fpv field, what kits, controllers, etc would you suggest starting out?

In the process of building my first drone, ive now encountered a problem, where the motors do a quick burst when i arm them, then stops, and i throttle doesnt work afterwards. The connections seems to be fine. So far, iave connected the motors (Emax eco II 2307), a capacitor, speedybee V4 60A stack, xt60 cable and a reciever (betafpv lite rx 2,4ghz), which is connected to a jumper bumblebee transmitter.

The motors works well in betaflight.

https://reddit.com/link/1ibfhky/video/byue03izskfe1/player

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FPV

Frame: Speedybee Mario v5

Motors: XILO Stealth 2207 Motor - 1800KV

Flight Controller: Speedybee F405 V4 stack

Electronic Speed Controller: Speedybee F405 V4 stack

Propellers: Gemfan Freestyle 51466?

VTX & Camera: DJI o4

Receiver: RP1 ELRS

Batteries: Ovonic 6S LiPo Battery Pack 1300mAh 100C 22.2V with XT60 Plug for FPV Freestyle Drone

Goggles: DJI Goggles n3

Radio Transmitter: Radiomaster Boxer

Tools and Soldering iron: Pinecil v2, Prop Wrench, Hex drivers, tweezers, pliers, wire strippers

GPS: GEP-M1025 Series GPS Module

iSDT 608AC LiPo Charger

Hello! I was given a drone that crash landed on a golf course and am trying to get it going again, but I'm in way over my head. It appears to be built with a DJI F450 frame kit. The drone has LED lights, a DJI Naza M Lite PMU, and a Spektrum AR9000 DSM2 receiver (7 of 9 channels used; one satellite present). Due to that receiver, I ordered a Spektrum DXS transmitter for it, but I'm realizing now that the receiver is broken. One of its antennae is completely detached (in the photo, it's in the slot but just hanging there).

I tried binding anyway, and the receiver lit up and behaved as it's supposed to, but after the binding, nothing actually happened. The drone powers on and lights up, but the Naza has a solid red light and nothing happens when I press anything on the transmitter.

That's where I got stuck. I can get another receiver, but I'm hesitant to put more money into this without knowing that a receiver is all I'll need. I've tried Googling all sorts of things, but it's very confusing, and I get a lot of conflicting information. So here are my questions given that I'm completely new to drones and all of this stuff.

1. Based on what I've described, do you think a new receiver will fix it?
2. After binding, is there any sort of programming I need to do? If so, how do I do it?
3. With what you see in the pictures, is this a decent build? I know it's pretty old, but I mean aside from that.

I appreciate any help you can give me, as I'm pretty overwhelmed by it all. Please ask for any other information you deem relevant. Thank you so much in advance!

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