Day 3: Motor testing

Today's work on the drone consisted of finishing the ESC wiring to the power board and CC3D flight controller. Controller programming was done through LibrePilot. After enabling the motors via remote control, one motor wouldn't start until high PWM and remained stuck in its state regardless of input. To diagnose, I connected the motor to a different ESC and it worked normally, so I figured the ESC was bad and purchased a new one.

FPV components are on the way:

- Eachine TS5828L 40-Ch Transmitter

- Eachine EV800 Goggles

- Runcam Eagle 2 Pro Camera

Day 2: Soldering ESC wires to the motors

Today, I soldered the ESC (Electronic Speed Control) cables to the motors. Top left motor spins CW, Top right CCW, Bottom left CW, and Bottom right CCW. ESC cables link the motors to the power board and flight controller. Before connecting the wires, I verified motor type by checking that the unscrew direction of the motor "caps" matched the spin the direction. Finally, I used a servo tester to test connections without the receiver.

Day 1: Assembling frame platform

 

Parts List

4x HP T2204 2300 KV Brushless motor (2x CW + 2x CCW) (Link)

4x HP BLHeli 12A Speed Controller (Link)

4x 5045 Propellers (Link)

1x CC3D Flight Controller (Link)

1x Matek Power Hub (Link)

1x RadioLink T6EHP-E 2.4G 6CH Transmitter (Link)

1x R7EH 7CH Receiver (Link)

1x Gens Ace 11.1V 1300 mAh 3S LiPo Battery (Link)

1x iMaxRC B3 Pro Compact 3S Lipo Balance Charger (Link)

1x 3-Mode ESC Servo Tester (Link)