Mar 3rd 2016
Know How... 191
FPV150 Build Part II
Hosted by
Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ,
Bryan Burnett
Continuing our build of the FAA Registration Free FPV Racer.
Although the show is no longer in production, you can enjoy episodes from the TWiT Archives.
Do you want to build a fast, agile multi-rotor that doesn't need to be registered with the FAA? We're continuing our "Registration Free" 150-class FPV Racer by showing you how to reprogram your ESCs!
ESC Programming
Supplies:
1. Your assembled Arduino
2. A way to power your ESC
3. The BLHeliSuite
Steps to switch rotation:
1. Connect your Arduino the a USB port
2. Connect the first ESC to be reprogrammed to the programming pins
3. Open the BLHeliSuite
4. Click the "Make Interface" Tab
5. Select your Arduino chipset (For us, it's Nano w/ATmega328) -- Keep Baud at 57600
6. Select "Arduno BLHeli Bootloader"
7. Select "Select ATMEL/SILABS Interface"
8. Choose "SILABS BLHeli Bootloader (USB/Com)
9. Select the "Atmel ESC Setup" tab
10. Select the Proper port (leave Baud at 19200)
12. Power the ESC/Motor
13. Click "Read Setup"
14. Change Motor Direction
15. Click "Write Setup"
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