Important
This is a toy project and should not be used in real drones. Its purpose is for me (Doomshade) to learn basics about Arduino, and in general how the FCU works as it's an interesting topic to me.
- Arduino IDE installed in the standard directory (either
C:\Program Files\Arduino IDEor inC:\Users\%USER%\AppData\Local\Programs\Arduino IDE). - Git (optional)
Clone the project:
> git clone https://github.com/Doomshade/drone_fcu.gitIf you don't have Git installed you can just download the ZIP file instead.
Important
Make sure to remove the -master suffix from the directory if you downloaded via ZIP file as it must have the same name as the .ino file!
Then, cd into the directory and run init.bat:
> cd drone_fcu
> init.batThis will generate config.h from the config-example.h file that you may now
configure as u like. This prevents accidental override of the config if you ever git pull --rebase.
Note
This script will also attempt to install needed dependencies:
- Adafruit MPU6050
To run the project you will need your Arduino connected to your computed via USB, and then run run.bat:
> run.batThis script uses default port COM3 and board arduino:avr:uno.
Tip
To configure this simply modify the following variables in the run.bat script:
REM Set variables for the sketch and port
set "SKETCH_DIR=%CD%"
set "PORT=COM3"
set "FQBN=arduino:avr:uno"
You may now send commands to the drone via the serial monitor.
List of commands:
esc arm- Arms the ESC
mpu dbg- Starts printing debug information of the MPU readings
- The debug rate can be configured in
config.h
mpu cal- Calibrates the MPU (typically the gyro)
motor e- Enables all motors
motor d- Disables all motors
motor t- Tests the functionality of motors
- This expects the ESC to be armed
motor e <1,4>- Enables a single motor
motor d <1,4>- Disables a single motor
motor s <0,100>- Sets the % speed of motors