Shrediquette goes multicopter!


Several requests "urged" me to release new versions of my firmware. I made a quadrocopter (quadrotor), a hexacopter (hexrotor) and a Y6 version of the Shrediquette firmware, called MM4 respectively MM6. Quadrocopter & hexacopter versions were tested and they seem to work pretty good (see e.g. here). My MM6 flies really good (I am using the same motors/ props/ ESCs as in the DLXm), I built it to make some nice movies when I am in Cameroon on christmas.

 
Next, I am planning to build a Y6 hexacopter that is even smaller than my DLXm tricopter. The firmware for a Y6 Copter is already included in the zip archive, although I couldn't test it yet. For this tiny copter, I have to design a new PCB with a very small footprint (27 x 37mm). This PCB will be some sort of "minimal circuit", that means it doesn't include components for a servo nor LEDs nor connectors. It is just as small as I could make it:


The new firmware versions are included in the existing zip archive (Source code (.hex and .bas)).

Comments

  1. that looks killer! I like the GO Pro mount!

    keep up the great work!

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  2. Khairul Nizam Tahar29 November 2011 at 08:01

    Hi, i am Khairul Nizam Tahar from Malaysia....i am interested in multicopter design...may i know where can i buy hexacopter or quadcopter...i want to operate this multicopter by my own ( for hobby)....and how much (price) for complete hexacopter or quadcopter?...please email me nizamtahar@gmail.com...thank you

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  3. Great work as always! I am using a 3.3v IMU with success on my tricopter. I would like to build a quad next. I would greatly appreciate if you could compile an external reference version of the code like you did for the tri.

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  4. hi mclarin, please write me an email, I'll see if I find some time to make the ext ref quad code.

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  5. thank you, it's fantastic!!!

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