Hardware
Step-1 Items
We first list all the items we used to assemble our drones. Many of them can be purchased from Amazon.
| Item | Link | Est. Cost |
|---|---|---|
| (1) DJI F450 Drone Frame | link | $89 |
| (2) DJI E310 Propulsion System | link link2 | $160 |
| (3) DJI F450 Landing Gear | link | $10 |
| (4) DJI N3 Flight Controller | link | $489 |
| (5) DJI DT7 Transmitter & Receiver Kit* | link | N/A |
| (6) Raspberry pi 3 B+ kit | link | $55 |
| (7) 32 GB sdcard | link | $9 |
| (8) 4S LiPo Battery 5000mAh | link | $50 |
| (9) Battery Charger | link | $84 |
| (10) Voltage Adapters (5v output) | link | $11 |
| (11) USB-to-TTL Cable | link | $14 |
| (12) USB WiFi Adapter | link | $10 |
| (13) Camera Module | link | $27 |
| (14) Screwdrivers | link | N/A |
| (15) Hook and Loop Fastener | link | N/A |
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* DJI DT7 Kit seems to be not available online. You may have to try other transmitter&receiver kits, for example, linking DJI N3 with Futaba transmitter.
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Many of the DJI items (1-5) are no longer in stock (and will not restock). So you may have to buy alternative items to replace them.
Step-2 Assembling
Assemble the drone
There are many tutorials on Youtube. Most of them are using the non-programmable DJI Naza flight controller, but most of the connections are the same. Here, We first list a few of the tutorials from Youtube.
- DJI F450 Flamewheel Drone with Naza Flight Controller and DT7 Radio (part 1)
- DJI F450 Flamewheel Drone with Naza Flight Controller and DT7 Radio (part 2)
- DJI F450 stop motion assembly build
Next, we show the detailed layout of our drone platform. You may combine our layout with the above videos to assemble your drones.
