Tiny, hackable (?) quadcopter from China for EUR 22 / USD 35
I have a cool new gadget that is probably hackable too! Have a look:
I’ve ordered it on 21st of September from eBay and received it on 12th of October.
- http://www.ebay.de/itm/Gyro-2-4GHz-4-6-Axis-Channel-Remote-Control-RC-Quadcopter-UFO-Helicopter-Blue-/350820057796
- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gyro-2-4GHz-4-6-Axis-Channel-Remote-Control-RC-Quadcopter-UFO-Helicopter-Blue-/350820057796
- http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Newest-6-Axis-Gyro-2-4GHz-4-Channel-Remote-Control-RC-Quadcopter-UFO-Helicopter-Kids-Toy/1045781270.html
Technical details
Without warranty:
- Invensense MPU6050 (MPU-6000/6050 devices combine a 3-axis gyroscope and a 3-axis accelerometer on the same silicon die http://invensense.com/mems/gyro/mpu6050.html)
- Nuvoton Mini54ZAN (Cortex-M0 MCU with 16kb flash and 2kb SRAM, SWD)
- Beken BK3423 (2.4 Ghz tranceiver, compatible with the nrf24L01)
- SWD port available
Pictures
Contents of the package: 1 x Helicopter, 1 x Remote Controller, 1 x Charger, 1 x Battery, 1 x Set Main Blades, 1 x User’s Manual
Quadcopter
Quadcopter with spinning rotors
Programming the quadcopter
To be continued...
References/Further Reading
- https://www.mikrocontroller.net/articles/Hack-O-Copter
- https://github.com/hackocopter
- https://www.mikrocontroller.net/topic/309185
- https://www.mikrocontroller.net/topic/270585#3330065
- http://www.china-gadgets.de/gadget/hubsan-x4-h107-micro-quadrocopter/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DsT7zcZtRM
- http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1987864
- http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1892499
- My other quadcopter project (in German): Entwurf: Bau eines Quadrocopters