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Included Materials

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren

Welcome to your Duckietown Sky Drone kit! This section contains a list of parts and materials included in your kit.

Depending on the hardware version of your drone kit, the components may look different, but the functionality will be the same.

Your drone kit

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren

All materials included in the kit

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren

FPV250 Drone Frame Kit

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren


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Drone Frame Kit

Frame

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren

Drone Frame

Units: 1
Description: A 250mm plastic racing quad frame. Included in the frame box.

Power Distribution Board (PDB)

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1
Description: An electronic component that distributes power that it receives to other components connected to it. Included in the frame box.

Panhead screws

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren

Units: 3
Description: Small screws that are used to mount the Pi on top of the pi mount. Included in the frame box.

Landing Gears

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren

Description: Feet that attach to the drone frame. Included in frame box

XT60 Connector

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1

Description: The power connector cable that transfers power from the battery to the PDB.

2205 2300KV Brushless Motor

Modified 2020-08-06 by Garrett Warren

Description: An actuator that spins at variable speeds. Although brushless motors can spin in either direction, the motor shafts are threaded so that as the propellor spins, it does not loosen the nut and fly off. You can identify which direction a motor should spin by noticing the direction of the arrows on top.

Clockwise Motor

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 2

Counter-clockwise Motor

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 2

M3 Bolts

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 16 short, 16 long
Description: A screw that can be screwed into a standoff or a motor. Included in the motors box.

M3 Hex Key

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Description: Used to tighten the M3 bolts

5040 3-Blade Propeller

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 2 clockwise and 2 counterclockwise (extra CW and CCW included)

Description: A device with blades that turns rotational motion into thrust. 5 refers to the diameter in inches, and 4 refers to the distance the propeller would travel if turned one rotation without slippage, e.g. in jello. Three blades gives more lift for a given diameter than two blades - at the cost of efficiency.

8mm Wrench

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Description: Used to tighten the motor nuts that hold down the propellors

30A Brushless Electronic Speed Controller (ESC)

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 4
Description: An electronic component that sends variable amount of power to a motor, based on a specified input signal. Every motor needs one ESC.

Wires for the ESCs

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Description: Used to wire the ESCs to the motors. Note that the colors of the wires do not affect the functionality; they just make it easier for these instructions. If you have difficulty seeing colors, do not worry about about mixing these wires up.

2.0mm Bullet Connector

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren


Plug

Socket
Bullet Connectors

Units: 24 (12 plugs and 12 sockets)
Description: The bullet connectors on the left are plug connectors and the ones on the right are socket connectors. A plug connector can be inserted into a socket connector to complete an electric connection.

Brass Standoffs

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 6
Description: A special type of screw that can also accept other screws.

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B (Pi)

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1
Description: A single board computer that can execute code loaded via an SD card.

16GB Micro SD Card

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1
Description: A memory device, especially notable because it can store code and be inserted into a Pi.

Heat Sinks

Modified 2020-08-31 by Garrett Warren

Units: 3 (14mm * 14mm * 7mm; 9mm * 9mm * 5mm; 12mm * 12mm * 1mm)
Description: A device that helps dissipate heat. Heat sinks help to keep computer processors cool.

Pi Mount

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1
Description: A 3D-printed mount for attaching the Raspberry Pi to the drone frame.

Screwdriver

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren

Description: Used to tighten the Pi Mount screws

Perma-Proto Raspberry Pi Hat (Pi Hat) and Pin Header

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1
Description: A breadboard specifically designed for easy attachment to a Pi. The header gets soldered to the Pi Hat to attach it to the Pi.

Battery Eliminator Circuit (BEC)

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1
Description: An electronic component that steps down the voltage from 12V from the battery to 5V for the Pi

Flight Controller (FC)

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren

Flight Controller Board and Vertical Pins

Units: 1 + 1
Description: A flight controller is a device that contains a few sensors: an accelerometer and a gyroscope; together these sensors make an IMU. The accelerometer measures linear accelerations and a gyroscope measures angular velocities. A flight controller also sends input signals to the ESCs. There are extra wires included in the flight controller box. The drone only requires the flight controller board and the vertical pins.

USB to Micro USB

Modified 2020-08-06 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1 Description: Connects the flight controller to the Raspberry Pi.

Foam Mounting Tape

Modified 2020-08-06 by Garrett Warren

Description: Double-sided tape used to mount the flight controller onto the drone frame

Arducam 5MP 1080p OV5647 Camera (Pi Cam) + 15pin Flexible Flat Cable (FFC)

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1 + 1
Description: A sensor that observes 2D images of the world and reports it on a FFC cable. FFC included in pi cam box.

Infrared Sensor (IR) + IR Sensor Cable

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1 + 1
Description: A sensor that measures distance to an object using infrared beams, then reports it on a wire.

Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC)

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

ADC

Units: 1
Description: A device that converts real-valued signals (i.e. analog) into discrete-valued signals (i.e. digital).

Pins

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren


Pins

Description: The pins get soldered into the ADC in order to connect it to the Pi Hat

Wires for the ADC

Modified 2020-08-06 by Garrett Warren

Description: Used to wire the ADC to the Pi Hat. We use the colors blue, green, red, and black to make it easier to follow the instructions, but the color of the wire does not affect the functionality.

1500mAh 3S 20C LiPo Battery

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1
Description: A lithium polymer battery used to power the drone.

12V 2-3S LiPo Battery Balancer/Charger

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1
Description: Safely charges and balances the LiPo battery

AC/DC US Charge Adapter

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1
Description: Connects the battery charger to a wall outlet

Battery Mount

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Description: A 3D printed part that attaches to the drone frame and holds in the battery

Velcro Strap

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Units: 1
Description: A velcro strip used to hold the battery to the drone.

Heat Shrink

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren

Description: A heat shrink (a.k.a heatshrink or heat-shrink tubing) is a shrinkable plastic insulator tube used to insulate wires. It is commonly used as a “sleeve” over a solder joint.

Zip Ties

Modified 2020-08-05 by Garrett Warren

Description: A zip tie is a type of fastener for holding items together, primarily electrical cables or wires.

Extra Wires

Modified 2020-08-06 by Garrett Warren

Duckies

Modified 2020-08-03 by Garrett Warren

Description: The heart of Duckietown.