I have built and assembled my hquad500. It’s awesome! I have tuned it enough to move it around a bit but I was wondering if you guys would mind sharing a screen shot of the pid parameters you are using.
By tomorrow I will have the wireless uart setup so I’ll be able to do pid changes faster but I’m hoping for a head start with settings known to work on this quad.
Right now my setup is simple. I’m using a 3500 mAh lipo and a frsky radio setup (works really well) I am also setting up a mini camera and 5.8ghz transmitter.
My goal /dream is to fly a gps guided mission but I need it to be a bit more tuned/stable first.
Also, is there any news on the curved “hooped” style landing brackets that are shown in the prototype posts? I am not a fan of the landing gear feet that ship with this beast… At least they are cheap. I’ve been flying in a huge warehouse and landings on concrete are taking their toll…
Thanks for the help. If anyone is interested I’ll share pics of my build and anything cool I come up with.
Which flight controller are you using exactly ?
If you use the Quadrino Nano you can setup the size and get the PID generated in the FCT, that should get you started but will need to be tuned for a better experience.
Post some picture with the “Attachment” option here. We would like to see it.
About the landing, we will look at producing that version but the Lexan was breaking quite easily on the prototype.
Thanks for the reply!
I am using the quadrino nano. I went through the FCT setup and got decent PIDs. That’s how I have been able to fly but it isn’t quite stable yet. I received the frsky sPort to uart today but it’s not as easy as I expected to install. The directions only explain connection on the receiver side, not the controller side. Once I figure out how to send data back to the transmitter and computer I’ll be able to do more live PID tuning updates. Right now I have been connecting via USB making a change then attempting to fly with little success.
I also read the PID tuning guide in this forum. It gave some great suggestions to try.
After more testing I have found these settings to be much better. I still have a lot of tuning (and training) to go but I can actually fly this now. Do these numbers look OK or does it look like anything is weird?
These numbers are significantly different than what the FCT gives when I try to set it up. They are significantly higher. But using stock numbers this thing didn’t have a chance.
I realized today that I have not been in horizon mode. Though I became good at flying in angle, horizon is completely different and much easier. I was able to get some serious altitude tonight and frankly it scared the hell out of me. (mostly because it drifted towards a cliff next to a large river) though I successfully landed it back where I started.
The FCT PIDs did work ok in horizon mode.
I javelin made several advances in my tuning. I will post pics soon of my pid values. I have found that easy stable flight is dramatically different from the values given I’m the firmware config tool. My goal at this point is for smooth level flight indoors. I am nearly there…
I am eating batteries like crazy. Maybe 5 minutes of flight on a 3 Cell 3500 mAh. I bought some 5.5Ah. Going to try them.
(fct files)