I guess I am a complete numpty, but as well as not being able to install the Quadrino Nano FCT software on 5 different PCs due presumably to either a Windows or anti-virus issue, I am struggling to find a complete pictorial wiring diagram for my drone kit. Something that shows where the other wires go once I have done the obvious connection of motors to ESCs to the battery and the motor and receiver harness wiring to the quadrino nano. A simple image or diagram of the full completed wiring arrangement, as I have found online for other kits, would be very helpul. Many thanks.
Hi Macwhit20,
You just have to acknowledge in Windows when prompt about anti-virus.
Once you have the “motors to ESCs to the battery and the motor and receiver harness wiring to the quadrino nano” done there is not much else to wire.
What exactly is giving you issues, we will try to help. 
Best regards,
Thanks for getting back to me. Attached is an overview image of the partly-assembled kit. The battery is shown disconnected from the power harness connection. When I ‘bound’ the receiver and Spektrum DXe transmitter, that stage seemed to work. I then tested the transmitter and receiver for each motor and ESC set-up individually, before any connections were made to the quadrino nano. Each motor worked when the throttle control was activated on the transmitter.
I then tried to follow the wiring instructions in the Quadrino Nano User Guide (see open page in photo), but the Spektrum receiver that was provided in the kit is different to the diagram in the guide. This may be where a problem lies. I cannot find very good wiring instructions for the receiver, so used some trial and error, but with no success. Now that the receiver is connected through the quadrino nano, there is no life in the motors when the throttle is activated by the transmitter. I have a lot of wires left-over from the quadrino nano box plus the ‘Receiver to Flight Controller Wiring Harness’ which isn’t clear how it connects to anything… I have found images of a complete wiring diagram for other drones on Google, but nothing useful yet for the Lynxmotion hquad500. Any tips or a full wiring diagram or photo would be appreciated. I can send pictures of particular parts, but understand that the image size attachment is limited to 2 Mb.
Regards,
John
Hi John,
First the receiver, you need to connect the “function” to the corresponding channel of your receiver.
The diagram shown in the user manual is a Hitec receiver but you should have information in your user manual regarding your Transmitter / Receiver.
The Quadrino Nano use the MultiWii software / code and require a transmitter with “End Points” adjustment.
For that purpose you will need a programming cable for the DXe to do so.
Regarding wiring, nothing else need to be connected. The Quadrino Nano offer many options and things that are not supported in MultiWii.
It’s an Arduino controller at it’s core so it can be used for anything which can require additional wiring.
In WinGUI you should see your Receiver values and they should be adjusted to display 1000 to 2000 (end point adjustment).
Also, how have you tested to get motor outputs exactly ?
The flight controller will not output anything to the motors until you have Armed the controller.
Eric,
Thanks for the reply again. I have searched more and can still not find any useful wiring information for the Spektrum DXe receiver - can you please point me in the right direction? When I bought the kit, I was told that the transmitter was compatible with the kit and there was no mention of needing other cables.
I am also still failing to install the Quadrino Firmware Configuration Tool (FCT) software (on five different computers, and have another open post with Colin of Flying Einstein on this…),
Regards,
John
Hi John,
The user manual for your Spektrum AR610 receiver can be found on the manufacturer website HERE.
Attached is the wiring diagram they provide with their channel assignation and we added the Quadrino Nano wiring colors to the pins.
Where were you told to buy the DXe exactly ?
Regarding the FCT you need to acknowledge on the installation.
All the best,
Eric,
Sorry for the delay. I have been focusing on the FCT software for the quadrino nano. The developer has helped to get it to work eventually. It turns out that BT, the internet provider in the UK had blacklisted Flyingeinstein, so I could not get the software to load whatever I did. The developer finally got BT to take Flyingeinstein off their blacklist and the software now works fine! I then had another problem with baud rates for the flashing to the quadrino nano, which was another dodgy bit of software issue (The Windows 10 version did not work, but the earlier version did…) Now I am trying to finish hopefully the ‘missing link’, before I can fly…
Thank you very much for the colour-coded Spektrum Reciever image - just what I needed. This is the wiring that I had worked out. Do I still need the extra USB cable, since my set-up still does not work? I checked on the Robotshop website for the programming cable. Having spent almost £1,300 on 2 kits last November, I note that the cable costs another £15.22, but I was shocked when I asked for an estimate for shipping this cable of £44.95. If I still need the cable can you not arrange to send me one without this huge extra cost?
Regards,
John
Hi John,
That’s good to hear.
Regarding the DXe, there are no way around as the “End Points” are mandatory.
It’s not the best choice of transmitter we suggest the RadioLink AT9 or AT10 since they provide a good price/feature ratio and can be setup on the LCD.
I know nothing regarding this place but it seems to be UK so might have a look (HERE).
Eric,
I now have the £30 Spektrum USB cable and downloaded the software for that too. I have connected the cable to the PC and the receiver, but the model of receiver (AR610) is not recognised by the software… Do you have any further suggestions? I have to say that I am getting pretty fed up with this whole drone kit. The school summer term is almost over and I have spent months trying to get the thing to work. I am now only wanting to get 4 rotors turning when I use the transmitter - nothing fancy, just a bit of flight. Many thanks.
John
Hi John,
You need to program the Transmitter not the Receiver.
Eric,
Thanks for the reply. I tried both the transmitter and receiver before. The cable is called a AS3X Receiver Cable. Attached are the instructions that came with the cable.
I have tried to register the product(s) at www.spektrumrc.com, in order to download the software update file, but I am unable to register the transmitter (or receiver) since the website does not seem to recognise a serial number for the transmitter. The format for a serial number is different to any number I can find (on a sticker inside the battery compartment). There is no ‘system set-up mode’ nor a display on the transmitter to enable me to find a serial number. Without the serial number it will not let me register the transmitter or download any software update file. I have also installed the Spektrum Programme Beta application (which presumably would let me upload a file if I could get one), but it does not recognise either the transmitter or receiver - it acknowledges that the USB interface cable is connected and bleeps when the transmitter is turned on, but still the message is: “cable connected but no device”.
Do you have any further suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?
Thanks.
John
Spektrum AS3X Receiver USB Interface Connection Instructions.pdf (146 KB)
John,
It seems like you and I are in the same boat. I have also been stuck trying to get my hquad500 to fly for months. I haven’t even been able to calibrate my ESC’s.
When I try to calibrate them individually all the motors spin when the throttle is at its minimum position on the remote, and don’t spin at all when its at its maximum.
When I then connect everything to my Quadrino nano and go through the firmware config tool for the quadrino everything seems fine and then I go into Multiwill conf and none of my motors spin at all.
I have attached 2 pics.
I would appreciate some help with the hquad500 too if anyone has any advice for John and myself.
Thanks,
Simon
Hi John,
I just took one DXe and a programming cable out of or stock to verify the process as i only did it in theory. (manuals)
The process is really straight forward and do not require any serial number.
- Download the latest Spektrum software HERE
- Start the installation and open the “Spektrum Programmer - Beta” once finished
- Connect your USB programmer & turn the transmitter ON. You should have a “Cable and Device Connected” at top right of the software
- Go to “Channel Setup” and put “120%” in each of them
That should do it
Hi Simon,
This is not a similar issue, you do not seems to have your ESC’s calibrated the right way.
What are you using as ESC’s and what was the process of calibration you did ? (Lynxmotion Quadrino Nano - Advanced ESC Calibration)
Hi Eric,
Im using the ESC’s that came in the hquad500 kit. Here is a link to them robotshop.com/en/lynxmotion … ctors.html
I tried that same calibration process that you posted but whenever I connect the battery I get 3 beeps, followed by one beep and then when I lower the throttle from its maximum position the motor begins to spin and the rpm increases as I lower the throttle stick.
Simon
There are no relation to “throttle stick” in that calibration process.
Have you flashed the firmware with the FCT AFTER the calibration ?
Furthermore, you need to revers the orientation on some of the channels.
I’ve create a profile that you can import in the “Models” page which is all setup for the Quadrino Nano.
MultiWii-Quadrino-Nano-06-11-2018.zip (78.5 KB)
I was using the standard calibration process. I will try the calibration process with Multiwii and see if it works.
Thanks
Hi Eric,
I followed the instructions for the MultiWii configuration and heard all the correct beeps so I think my ESC’s are now calibrated.
What is the next step that I need to take? Do i need to do anything else with the FCT or do I now move onto Multiwii config?
Thanks
For a better understanding of the ESC’s here is what’s happening:
]Power Up (battery)[list]
]The ESC is looking for a signal (usually from a R/C receiver)/:m]
]If the signal is “low” then it arm itself and ready to be controlled/:m]
]if the signal is “high” it goes into configuration mode/:m]/:m]
]Throttle or Signal “high” sent to the ESC will put in config and the first setting is calibration of the signal./:m]
]Record the “high” signal being the MAX input/:m]
]Throttle or Signal in “low” position will trigger calibration of the MIN input/:m][/list:u]
All of those are done consecutively by MultiWii when using the file provided in the Blog.
Once done, that’s all you have to do but you need to flash the “Normal” firmware with the FCT.
Eric,
When you say “Normal Firmware” do you just mean going through the FCT wizard and flashing again?
Thanks.