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Firmware for the RTF Pixel Programmable Motor RGB LED Ring (WS2812)

23/2/2016

 
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This is the RTF Pixel Programmable LED Ring that has an Arduino-compatible Atmel chip included which lets you run your own custom FastLED scripts for cool LED effects via the Arduino IDE. Below is an example Arduino firmware file that will change the colours of the LEDs based on the PWM inputs to your motor. 

​Note: You will need a FTDI basic board to program this. 
cylon-servo-16xws2812b.ino
File Size: 5 kb
File Type: ino
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SPracing F3 Mini and other FPV racing gear

12/2/2016

 
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Anyone else getting excited for the longer days? I've been looking forward to spring/summer for a good 3 months now and it's slowly approaching... so why not prepare yourself for those extra hours of sunlight with some of our new FPV related items? We have many new products for you to investigate including the SPRacing F3 Mini flight controller, the new Emax Nighthawk kits and an impressive MR series of racing motors from DYS. Interested? Well please read on...

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New Grove Products such as the Smart Plant Care Kit etc.

12/2/2016

 
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Take a look at our Grove range
We have been working hard on our Grove range over the last few months to provide a wide choice of products and so why not take a look and decide what your next project will be? Read on for some information...

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New flight controllers, Navio2, Naze 32 rev6 and DoDo F3

29/1/2016

 

Navio2 - an autopilot for your raspberry pi

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We love the pixhawk autopilot (and its derivatives), so we got excited when the Navio 2 auotpilot arrived.  The Navio 2 is a Raspberry Pi hat that turns your raspberry Pi into a Pixhawk-based autopilot but with serious processing power.  It runs the ardupilot, and arducopter code so you know its packed with great features and robust code.  But since you have all that extra processing power you can mod your drone to include things such as streaming HD FPV video (over wifi or 4G), or install OpenCV to run some object detection tasks. 

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PixHack - is it just another pixhawk alternative?

5/10/2015

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FY G4 - QD the gopro gimbal just got an upgrade

28/9/2015

 
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The Fy G4 gimbal has offered an affordable way to produce rock solid stabilised footage from your gopro camera.  However one of the annoyances was the fact that its was tricky to remove/attach the gopro camera to the gimbal with the thumb screws.

The new QD (quick dismantling) version aims so solve the problem.  The new quick release gopro mounting system allows you to easily and very quickly detach and attach the gopro camera to the gimbal, giving you greater flexibility when trying to capture your video.
Buy FY G4-QD
Other notable feature improvements include improve camera compatibility, allowing you to use any gopro hero 4, 3, and 3+ including the GoPro LCB BacPac.  However you can also use other cameras such as the Xiaomi Mi Cam.  Read more for full details.

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How to make a FPV mini quadcopter

28/9/2015

 
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If you are new to building your own drone, using a started guide is a great way to learn the basics of making a drone.  We have written an illustrated guide that will walk your through the entire process from the frame assembly, to wiring the FPV equipment.   The guide is based on the silver blade FPV miniquad, but the principles discussed in the build guide can be transferred to just about any other mini FPV quadcopter.
Read the full guide here

Headplay HD FPV headset - no more blue screen

14/9/2015

 
A number of you have asked us about if our Headplay goggles have the blue screen problem.  The good news is that if you have purchased a headplay headset from us since August 2015, then you already have the new firmware that was introduced to solve this issue.  A demonstration on how the firmware works is shown in the video below.  
Buy headplay HD with latest no blue screen firmware

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DJI Go - New autopilot features explained for Phantom 3 and Inspire 1

9/9/2015

 
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A few days ago, DJI released a new firmware version for both the Phantom 3 series and Inspire 1 series of drones.  The firmware update turns them into actual autonomous drones enabling features such as waypoint flight, follow me or point of interest.  Read more to find out full details of the flight modes including videos.


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How to invert the FY G3 gimbal for use on an FPV plane

9/9/2015

 
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If you want to record stabilized video with your gopro camera onboard your FPV plane, using a 3 axis brushless gimbal will get the job done.  However in order to keep it safe during landings and takeoff you dont want to hang it underneath your aircraft so you will need to invert the gimbal to mount it on the top of your plane.  For details on how to do that head over to our guide over on dronetrest.   
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Introducing the DJI MATRICE 100, the first consumer drone that can see and avoid obstacles

8/6/2015

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SimonK and Quattro ESC's back in stock!

2/6/2015

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Our SimonK ESC's have been out of stock for about 1 month now due to some supply issues with our manufacturing partner, but fortunately they have now all been resolved and are back in stock.
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Buy 20A SimonK ESC
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Buy 30A SimonK ESC
We also have more stock of our 20A, and 30A quattro ESC which is great if you are looking to build a quadcopter and dont want to mess around with soldering a PDB together.  Other advantages of a 4in1 esc is that it includes only 1 BEC (voltage regulator to ouput 5V to power your flight controller or RC gear), the 4in1 ESC also inlcude a large single heatsync to keep the ESC's running cooler than individual ones especialy when its buried deep inside your quadcopter.  The other nifty feature of the 4in1 quattro ESC is they are compatible with the USBlink device to change settings easily via USB on your PC.
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Buy 20A x 4 ESC
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Buy 30A x 4 ESC
Lastly I can also suggest you add our new 8 way ESC hub to make calibrating your ESC's much easier
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BG250 almost ready to fly miniquad

28/5/2015

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If you are looking for a new 250 size mini quadcopter for FPV racing then the BG250 is a great option as it arrives fully assembled, an integrated CC3D, ESC's and LED lights.
SPECIFICATIONS
  • Frame size: 225mm*204mm*65mmH
  • Frame Weight: 130g
  • Total Weight: 291g
  • Motor: BE1806 2300kv
  • ESC: mini 20A with BLHeli firmware
  • Flight Controller: CC3D
  • Prop: 5030 Prop
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What happens when you have a motor failure on your drone?

13/5/2015

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I just posted a quick article over on dronrtrest about the best multirotor configurations to have if you ever encounter a motor failure with your drone.
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New Hexacopter Frames!

14/11/2014

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Buy HMF Hexacopters
There are two exciting new hexacopter frames to have a look at this week that offer a great alternative to the classic quadcopter model; the HMF S680 and the HMF S550. But why would you want to replace your quad frame in the first place? There are in fact several advantages of a hexacopter frame over the quad, a few of which I will outline now. 

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