Building And Configuring The Raspberry Pi Drone

Requirements

To build the drone, we need to gather several hardware components. Please refer to the Parts List and ensure all parts are present before building.

Note : Most instructions can be found in the manual located in the frame box.

First assemble the PI + NAVIO. Plug in the HAT into the GPIO pins on the RPI.
Solder the bullet connectors onto the motor connections
Solder the battery connector onto the Power Distribution Board (PDB)
Screw in the legs of the frame
Screw in the top plate to the frame
Attach motors to the frame according to the rotational direction listed in the motor manual
Use double sided tape and attach Raspberry pi + NAVIO to drone top plate
Use double sided tape and attach the PPM encoder to the frame.
Connect the battery connectors to the PPM encoder.
Stick the RC receiver onto the frame.
Connect receiver to the NAVIO
Connect PPM outputs to NAVIO
Use zip ties and attach ESCs to the bottom of the legs
Assemble the GPS mount and zip tie it into the back-right leg (Note : GPS unit must point North-South)
Attach GPS on mount and connect GPS to NAVIO
Connect ESCs to motors and ESCs pwm to PPM encoder
Connect battery to battery connector
Finally connect TELEM module to HAT and stick module onto frame