Shark 2.0
By FissionBomb on Dec 07, 2017
After building my first Babyshark pod from Falcon Multirotors, I decided I would build another better one. Now that I know how things fit and what parts will work, I'm very excited to get this upgraded version built.
The frame is coming with a V11 pod from Falcon which has plenty of room for components and antenna positioning.
11/04/17 - I mounted the motors and soldered on my battery pigtail. A note, I put a small strip of tape over my battery joints because they're so close to the carbon. I also soldered the wires facing forward because of how tight the space is underneath. The new FlexRC motors and wires are a dream. They soldered onto the pads so nice and the flexible wires made things much easier than before. I also chose to route the wires from inside the stack to the pads. The F4 Super_S board and ESC came with a much shorter connector cable for ESC signal. Otherwise I wouldn't have room for the motor wires. A test fit shows there is plenty of space in the canopy for my VTX of choice and the FS82 RX.
12/08/17 - I had an issue with the F4 board and fried it. Basically it grounded out on something and died. There was also a strange solder blob/splash across the CPU pins. I dunno how/when that happened or if it caused it to die. Still fires up in Betaflight so I dunno. I ordered a new Super_S stack since it's one of the few 16x16 options out there right now. Put everything together and even installed a custom LED strip. Super stoked with how this turned out.
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Part List
Frame |
Babyshark
(9 builds)
Falconmultirotors.com
|
$25.00 |
Flight Controller |
Super_S Flytower Omnibus F3 Flight Controller Built In Betaflight OSD Dshot 6A 4 In 1 ESC BLHeli_S
(14 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$33.38 |
Motors |
FlexRC FX1103 10000kv Brushless Motor / 4PCS
Flexrc.com
|
$34.76 |
Propellers |
Playkids 12PCS Gemfan 2035 Propeller 2x3.5x4 4 Blades BN-PC 1.5mm Mounting Hole CW CCW Propeller for Micro Quadcopters 80-110 FP
(3 builds)
Amazon.com
|
$8.09 |
FPV Camera |
600TVL 1/4 1.8mm CMOS FPV 170 Degree Wide Angle Lens Camera PAL/NTSC 3.7-5V for RC Drone FPV Racing
(94 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$7.37 |
FPV Transmitter |
Crazepony FPV AIO Camera 700TVL CMOS Micro Cam 5.8G 48CH 25mW Transmitter Switchable Raceband 10dBi 2.9-5.5V NTSC for FPV Drone
(6 builds)
Amazon.com
|
$22.99 |
Receiver |
2.4G Compatible FS-RX2A Pro Receiver for FS-I6 FS-I6X FS-I6S FS-TM8 FS-TM10 FS-I10 Transmitter
(15 builds)
Banggood.com
|
$8.66 |
What batteries are you using on this? How much flight time do you get, and what's the AUW?
Was you able to get ibus to work? I have read some had to run ppm.
I am using the same board and everything fires up through Betaflight (receiver, motors, modes) but will not "react" when just on battery power? Any ideas? Do I need to run some sort of aux battery line to the FC in addition to 6 pin connector?
The pad labeled RCIN is UART3. I didn't know this and it doesn't specify anywhere on Banggood/other retailers. As long as you're soldered there for your RX signal and have it on UART3 for SBUS(FrSky) or Ibus(Flysky) you should get a reaction. There's no additional power from the ESC - FC aside from the Molex connector. It provides the FC with VCC as far as I know.
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hello, i wanted to ask how did you manage to flash the newest firmware to the Super_s F3 on betaflight and how did you get into DDU mode.
If you're able to connect to the board go to the CLI tab and type the letters BL and hit enter. This forces it into DFU mode. You can then Flash the Omnibus Target that you prefer. I don't personally recommend 3.3 or newer. I've only had problems after flashing these.
Hi thanks for te help But when i type BL nothing happens
It's possible you're on old firmware. If so, try DFU as the command.
Thank You. I have tried using the command DFU and as soon as i enter it the port succesfully closes but doesn't open. İt says failed to open serial pport
Once you are in DFU you should not need to reconnect. You should go directly to the firmware flasher and then flash the appropriate firmware.
thanks i did some driver updates and i flashed the newest firmware . but now i cant see the transmitter knobs moving. The SBUS is chosen from the configuration tab. and chose the first serial RX port i turned it on. Any suggestions?
Sorry, I've never used a FrSky radio. Can't help you on that one.
I have a radiolink AT9 For sBus any luck with that?
Thank You for all the help Good Sir.
Flysky or Turnigy only. I've never used Sbus in anything. If using the RCIN pad it is UART3
Thank You for all the help mate. Have a great day sir.
Happy I could help!