F450 Flame Wheel setup

The following sections shows my setup of the DJI F450 Flame Wheel quadcopter.

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Flight controller

• DJI NAZA-M flight controller
• DJI VU status and power supply
• DJII NAZA Assistant v1.6 software

NAZA Assistant settings:

• Mounting:
  • Offset position: 0, 0, 0 cm - center on the bottom plate
• Motor mixer:
  • Mixer:type Quad-rotor X
  • Motor idle speed: Recommended middle
• TX Cali:
  • Receiver type: Traditional
  • Cut off type: Intelligent
  • Command sticks calibration:
    • T: Norm
    • R: Rev
    • E: Norm
    • A: Rev
  • Performed calibration
  • Stick monitor: not used
  • Control mode switch: adjusted travel range and sub trim to position the flight mode switch positions on GPS - A - M
• Autopilot:
  • Basic parameters:
    • Basic gain: pitch 160%, roll 160%, yaw 150%, vertical 130%
    • Remote adjust: INH
    • Attitude gain: pitch 135%, roll 135%
    • Remote adjust: INH
  • Enhanced fail-safe methods: not used
  • Intelligent orientation control: not used
• Gimbal: not used
• Voltage:
  • Protection switch: On
  • Battery: S3 LiPo
  • First level protection: 11.49V - 0.70V = 10.79V (3.6V per cell)
  • Second level protection: 11.10V - 0.70V = 10.40V (3.45V per cell)

ESC

• DJI OPTO 30A no-BEC ESC
• Connectors: on-board 3.5 mm bullet connectors
• Directly soldered to Flem Wheel bottom frame

This ESC is specially designed for quadrotors and has no settings or configuration needs.

Transmitter

• Spektrum DX7 with FrSky DHT 2.4GHz 2-way 60mW transmitter

Receiver

• FrSky D6FR 6-channel 2.4GHz receiver

Settings:

• Servo mode: FS mode