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Summary of Contents for HOBBYMATE Asteroid
- Page 1 Hobbymate 3” Asteroid Micro Drone Assembly Instructions Version 1.0...
- Page 2 Initial Thoughts & Helpful Tips • Thank you for purchasing this quality Hobbymate product • Please read and understand all instructions, including the Appendix, before starting assembly • Avoid static discharges as they can damage electronic boards • Don’t trim wires over drone circuitry, small bits of wire can short out and damage electronics •...
- Page 3 Hobbymate Asteroid Frame Assembly...
- Page 4 Flight Control Board – Flash Firmware • Hold Bind button on flight controller while plugging in USB to computer • Open Betaflight, see DFU • If problems, install drivers listed on 1 page of Betaflight • Press Firmware Flasher • Load Firmware Online •...
- Page 5 Flight Control Stack – Wiring Diagram Flight Controller...
- Page 6 Install Motors and ESC Board • Flight Stack Spacing: Hex nut, plastic nut, 4in1 ESC, red spacer, O-ring • Install 4in1 ESC • Solder battery lead and solder capacitor “+” to positive and “–” to negative • Install motors with supplied screws •...
- Page 7 Install Flight Controller with connections • Spacing: Fight controller, O-ring, red spacer • Install flight controller ensuring to correctly align pins • Using supplied cable, wire receiver cable and connect to flight controller, correctly insulate connections • Using supplied cable, wire camera cable and connect to flight controller, correctly insulate connections Camera connection Receiver connection...
- Page 8 Install VTX, Camera, Antenna • Install VTX ensuring to correctly align pins and red X mount using hex nuts • Install camera in mount side plates with screws supplied with camera • Install top to bottom frame standoffs • Install antenna in mount and connect IPEX cable to VTX •...
- Page 9 Mount receiver & install top frame • Mount receiver to top of red X mount with cable tie • Route receiver antennas along rear arms then along cable tie, affix with heat shrink tubing • Attach top frame with supplied screws...
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Page 10: Final Steps
Final Steps • Bind receiver to transmitter • Connect to Betaflight and verify settings, receiver is responding and flight modes are as desired (see Mode and Receiver Tab configuration in Appendix). • Without props but with battery connected, verify motor rotation is correct using Motors Tab •... - Page 11 BLHeliSuite32 • With no props, but with battery connected, connect FC to BLHeli_32 Suite • Click Read Setup • Select ESC that needs to be reversed • Click Write Setup to save change to motor rotation direction • Repeat on other motors ESCs as needed •...
- Page 12 OpenTX Transmitter Setup If first time setup of transmitter, see reference video: https://youtu.be/Z6ZfTTmDTrc Input and Mixer Input Mixer Input – RSSI detail Mixer – RSI detail -Assign Ch5 switch, this which will be Aux 1 in Betaflight -No changes will be needed from default input setting with the exception of assigning RSSI for telemetry receiver.
- Page 13 Appendix – Betaflight Manual Configuration Setup tab -With drone on level surface, press Calibrate Accelerometer When properly configured per following pages , please notice: -Battery voltage, Gyro, Accel and RSSI enabled -Notice when moving drone, tilts with correct angles...
- Page 14 Appendix – Betaflight Manual Configuration Ports tab (FrSky Receiver) Base Configuration (iall receivers) SBUS Configuration DSM Configuration Note: only one Serial RX should be enabled...
- Page 15 Appendix – Betaflight Manual Configuration Configuration tab – Part 1 Base Configuration (includes all receivers)
- Page 16 Appendix – Betaflight Manual Configuration Configuration tab – Part 2 Frsky Configuration Base Configuration (all receivers) DSM Configuration Flysky Configuration...
- Page 17 Appendix – Betaflight Manual Configuration Configuration tab – Part 3 Base Configuration (all receivers) Note: no changes on Failsafe, Power & Battery or PID Tuning Tabs...
- Page 18 Appendix – Betaflight Manual Configuration Receiver tab Note: It may be necessary to reorder Channel Map depending Base Configuration (all receivers) on your transmitter configuration. Be sure to click Save when Note corresponding switches on transmitter to Aux channels (1,2,3), complete to see if sticks are responding correctly.
- Page 19 Appendix – Betaflight Manual Configuration Modes tab (setup will vary based on radio settings) Note: Assign Aux Channels to modes. Configuration file assigns Arm to Aux 1 (ideally 2-way switch), Angle/Horizon/Airmode to Aux 2 (ideally 3-way switch) and Beeper/Flip over after Crash to Aux 3 (ideally 3-way switch); confirm everything working correctly, without props, before maiden flight.
- Page 20 Appendix – Betaflight Manual Configuration OSD tab – Part 1...
- Page 21 Appendix – Betaflight Manual Configuration OSD tab – Part 2 Note: No changes needed to default Sensors, Tethered Logging or Blackbox Tabs...
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