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Hi My review of the Eachine Racer 180 is delayed since I stupidely crashed it during pre-testing flights. In any case, you can have a draft of my review here; https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2717764 As you can see/read, the behiavour of the racer 180 can be dangerous and linked with the position of the switch C. Good news, Banggood is sending me a new revision model of the racer 180 Cet article NEWS: Eachine Racer 180 review delayed…. est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A new super small SPF3 board now in “Femto” size with a total weight of 2.2g: http://www.banggood.com/Emax-STM32F303-F3-Femto-Flight-Controller-with-Integrated-BECBuzzer-PadsVBatPDB-p-1101875.html If the final weight is not impressive (you can find for example the FrFR3 at 2.6g), this kind of FC could be ideal for super compact micro brushless machine. Specification: Brand name: Emax Item name: Femto Micro F3 Flight Controller Size: 20mm*20mm Weight: 2.2g Buzzer support STM32F303 CPU 2-6S LiPo battery Integrated 5V/3A BEC 2.0 mm pin headers 80A Current tolerance (PDB) Integrated Battery monitoring Dedicated PPM receiver input BLHeli Passthrough ready(connect BLheli suite) Supports direct connection of 3.3v Spektrum Satellite receivers Telemetry support (frsky telemetry, smartport, and HoTT telemetry) MPU9250 accelerometer/gyro/compass (connected via SPI) Dedicated Sbus and serial RX with 5v ,Spektrum 1024/2048, SBUS, XBUS, SumD and SumH RX with built-in inverter Dedicated output for programmable LEDs – great for orientation, racing and night flying. (Currently mutually exclusive with the Transponder) Use all the features all the time; e.g. Connect your USB + SmartPort + SBus + LED Strip + Battery Monitoring + 4 motors – all at the same time! ?UART3 (RX3) Use for Spektrum Satellite RX, Spektrum 1024/2048, SBUS, XBUS, SumD and SumH RX, etc. ?UART2/PPM – Serial RX or PPM RX + Telemetry Use RX2 as PPM receiver. Use TX2 as telemetry output when using PPM. Features: The size is tiny. itÿs not just an FC. Itÿs also a PDB This FC is designed for the micro femtoquad. Itÿs 20mm by 20mm and has no mounting holes. Thus youÿll have to mount it using double sided tape. Which honestly is a good thing because thatÿs an effective method of soft mounting a FC anyway. The FC even has an LC filtered 5v regulator for your camera and VTx which is outstanding given itÿs size. Itÿs also got LED and buzzer pads, VBat, and is capable of using 2-4s LiPo batteries. This FC should be perfect for those sub 150mm sized micro quads (which donÿt produce much noise to begin with). Package included: 1 x Emax Femto Micro F3 Flight Controller Cet article NEWS: EMAX Femto F3 board est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Don’t be afraid, I will just less update the site this week…. but some excellent reviews are in preparation don’t worry…. I hope to resume everything from next friday …. Thanks for your understanding & support Cet article NEWS: Drone-maniac is in slow motion during this week… est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Just another input in the 130mm brushless racer catergory (after the Tarrot TL130H1, the JJRC P130 for example): http://www.banggood.com/Youbi-XV-130-130MM-FPV-Racer-ARF-with-F3-Integraded-40CH-VTX-600TVL-CAM-4-IN-1-BLHeli-S-20A-ESC-p-1100974.html This time we have a 4-in1 board including a SPF3 board, BHheli_S super strong ESC and a builtin VTX…. This machine handles 4S battery…. sound pretty cool …. Want one to review Description: Brand Name : Youbi Item Name : XV-130 ARF Color : Black, White , Grey Propeller : 75mm Wheelbase : 130mm Fuselage : 150 * 115 * 35mm Weight : 115g Motor : 1306 3600kv ESC : BLHeli-S 20A Flight Controller : Awesome F3 Camera: Format : PAL/NTSC Sensor : CMOS FOV : 100 degree Resolution : 600 TVL Video Output : 1.0V/75P-PO Power Input : DC5V 5.8G VTX: Transmission Power : 25mW/200mW/400mW Channel : 40CH Working Voltage : 5V 1A Working Frequency : 5600-6000mHz Antenna Connector : 1306 Motor: Framework : 12N14P NO. of Cells : 2-4s Length : 2mm KV : 3600 Max Thrust : 265g Weight : 10g BLHeli-S 20A: Copper Thickness : 3OZ Max. Power Input : 4S Max. Current : 40A Processor : EFM8BB2 F3 Flight Controller Integrade 5.8G VTX: Awesome F3 FC : 5V/15A BEC F303 Flight Controller with power anti-reverse connection function Support cleanflight Integraded 5.8G 40CH VTX, with 4P socket 25mW/200mW/400mW Adjustable Features : Carbon fiber frame kit and PP material cover ,toughness and impact resistan Light and small, can play it indoors and outdoors. Latest 4 in 1 BLHELI-S ESC, better Linear flight,save more room. Uses multi-functional module disign, integraded F3 flight controller and 5.8G VTX Recommanded Part(not included) : Remote Control System: Recever and Transmitter Battery Package Included: 1 x Youbi XV-130 Frame Kit 1 x PP Cover 1 x F3 5.8G VTX Integraded Board 1 x 4 in 1 BLHeli-S 20A ESC 4 x 1306 Motor 4 x 75MM Prop 1 x 600TVL CMOS Camera 1 x Antenna The weight without receiver & battery is announced to be 115g… so we can expect the final weight will be around 200g. 2mm arms …. should be strong enough. Cet article NEWS: Youbi XV-130, a 130mm brushless FPV racer on steroids est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION With the FrFR3, here is an new ultralight Flight controller based on the powerfull F3 ARM core supporting CleanFlight/Betaflight and also including a buitin FrSky D8 receiver. Cherry on the cake, FET are annouced to handle up to 10A so even compatible with “big” 10mmx20mm coreless brushed motors. BOX CONTENT + 1 x FrFR3 + 1 x Powerlead cable with microLOSI connector + 1 x Foam pad with double tape OVERVIEW The CC2500 RFchip associated with the FrSky receiver is installed on top. Nearby a ATmega328p to control it. For the 6-axis stabilization, instead of the classic invensense MPU 6050 we have here the MP65 806LD1 Notice the big cap here for the voltage regulation. It should help to filter out most interefences coming from motors if you decide to connect a AIO FPV cam module Only one free UART port is available. At least you can connect a miniminimOSD with. The right port is more a buzzer one, with a +3.3V source The binding must be done by jumping the two pads on the top right of the board. Use a metallic tweezer for example to proceed There are also two pads to enter into boot mode if you need to rescue the firmware. The other side welcomes the main ARM F3 MCU and the strong FET supporting 10A at peak… (probably some ic995 chm2310p chip variant) It’s just great !!!! In one year, FET were able to handle max 4A… then 6.4A. Now we have 10A models…. It means, bigger/stronger motors can be installed A 33mmx18mm board … Unfortunatly probably a little bit too large to fit a TinyWhoop/Eachine E010… UNBOXING & CONFIGURATIONS CONCLUSIONS Just one word …. a super board ….all good and powerfull ingredients are here. Perfect for any 1S DIY mini brushed FPV machine or if you wand to replace advantegeously the FC of a toyquadcopter for this mode advanced one. Maybe we can expect a mini-version one day more adapted to tinywhoop ? One version with a builtin OSD should be great too… PROS + 2.6g + Builtin FrSky D8 receiver + F3 processor + Compatible Cleanflight/Betaflight + Strong 10A FET CONS – Receiver firmware not supporting FrSky telemetry – Only 1 free UART available – No 2S support This quadcopter have been courtesy provided by Banggood in order to make a fair and not biased review. I would like to thank them for this attitude. You can find it actually for 29USD at http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-CX-10C-CX10C-Mini-2_4G-4CH-6-Axis-RC-Quadcopter-with-Camera-RTF-p-989909.html Cet article TEST: FrFR3: 1S SPF3 EVO brushed FC + builtin FrSKY D8 receiver est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A must to have for micro FPV brushed racer (such as QX80/90/95 and EX100), a 0.7g buzzer: http://www.banggood.com/5V-Buzzer-Alarm-Beeper-With-Cable-for-Eachine-QX70-QX90-QX95-NAZE32-F3-DIY-Micro-Brushed-FPV-Racer-p-1100338.html Probably a little bit less if you solder it directly on the pad Description: Item Name: Buzzer Alarm Beeper Working Voltage: 5V Size: 9mm*5mm Weight: Only 0.7g Support NAZE32_BRUSHED, F3_EVO_BRUSHED Flight Control Board Package Included: 1x Buzzer Alarm Beeper Tracker 1x Cable Cet article NEWS: a micro 5V buzzer for micro FPV system est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A new interesting model is announced one more time by Eachine, the Eachine V-Tail 210: http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-V-tail-210-FPV-Drone-1080P-HD-DVR-SP-Racing-F3-5_8G-40CH-200mW-VTX-OSD-w-Eachine-I6-RTF-p-1100100.html This 210mm brushless racer offers an original V-tail design where rear motors are up-side down while front are normal. I don’t know if flying characteristics are improved with such design but at least it’s original. More this machine includes a 1080p@60fps camera, strong 2205 motors, 20A ESC oneshot 125 compatible and comes in 4S setup directly. The FC is a powerfull SPF3 board. There is also a GPS and a builtin OSD…. Clearly a complete machine Items specifications V-tail 210 FPV Drone Painting : Red & Blue or Black & Yellow Size : 170mm*155mm*55mm Wheelbase : 220mm Flight weight : 570g Frame weight : 170g RC inpu t: SBUS/PPM/DSM/DSM2/DSMX Compatible SP Racing F3 Flight controller CPU : STM32F303CPU,72Mhz inc FPU Accelerometer : MPU9250 accelerometer/gyro/compass (connected via SPI) Barometer : BMP280 Micro SD card slot : SD/SDHC, up to 32GB Size : 23mm*28.5mm*5mm Weigt : 4g Firmware release : Cleanfilght SP Racing F3 EVO R1.13.0 Emax RS2205 Motor KV : 2300 Configuration : 12N14P Diameter : 27.9mm Length : 31.7mm Shaft diameter : 3mm Weight(g) : 29 Idle current(10)@10V(A) : 0.35 No. of Cells(Li-po) : 2~4S Max. continuous power(W)180S : 135 Internal resistance : 118mO Max. current(180S) : 12A Max. effciency current : (2-7A)>83% Emax lightning-20A ESC Continuous current : 20A Burst current : 30A(10s) Li-po battery : 2s-4s Gemfan 5045BN Bullnose propeller Length: 5inch Camera Video format : NTSC or PAL switchable Effective pixel : 1920(H)x1080(V) Sensor : 1/3 inch HD CMOS Focal length : 3mm Lens angle : H:90 degree V: 90 degree Working voltage : 5V Working current : 80mA Weight : 4g HMDVR-HD Video format : NTSC or PAL Switchable Records effective pixel : 1920(H)x1080(V) Records frame rate : 60Frames Compress format : MOV Video output size : 640×480 Size : 50mm x 22mm Weight : 6g Max support 32G TF Card Auto-save function : Auto-save every 5 minutes 5.8G 40ch 200mw video transmitter Wireless channel : 40CH Modulation : Broadband FM Support video format : NTSC/PAL Video input impedance : 75 Ohm Audio input impedance: 10K Ohm Output signal : 23~24dBm Output Power : 400mw(Max) Working voltage : 5V Working current : 500mA Operating Temperature : -10°C ~ +60°C Antenna Connector : RPSMA Connector Frequency Table Frequency band A 5740 5760 5780 5800 5820 5840 5860 5880 Frequency band B 5865 5845 5825 5805 5785 5765 5745 5725 Frequency band C 5733 5752 5771 5790 5809 5828 5847 5866 Frequency band D 5705 5685 5665 5645 5885 5905 5925 5945 Frequency band E 5658 5695 5732 5769 5806 5843 5880 5917 OSD Firmware version: MW OSD R1.5 Video output format: PAL/NTSC ,select in the Configure soft Display info: AHI(Attitude line), Fly mode, voltage, Fly time ,Longitude, Latitude, Armed status and etc.. Battery Capacity(mAh): 1500 Cells (s): 4 Discharge (c): 50 Weight (g): 165 Max Charge Rate (C): 5 Length(mm): 89 Width(mm): 30 Height(mm): 30 Connector: XT60 Charsoon DC 4S balance charger Input: DC 9V-13V (=30W) Current: 1000mA / 1500mA (Balance) Accuracy: 4.20V ±10mV Detector Spec: Operation: connect battery only Display: voltage of all & each cells Accuracy: 0.1V Usage: 2-4S Li-Poly / Li-lon battery Eachine I6 2.4G 6CH remore control Channels : 6 Channels Model type : Glider/Heli/Airplane RF range : 2.40-2.48GHz Bandwidth : 500KHz Band : 142 RF power : less than 20dBm 2.4ghz system : AFHDS 2A and AFHDS Code type : GFSK Sensitivity : 1024 Low voltage warning : less than 4.2V DSC port : PS2; Output:PPM Charger port : No ANT length : 26mm*2 (dual antenna) Weight : 392g Power : 6V 1.5AA*4 Display mode : Transflective STN positive type, 128*64 dot matrix VA73*39mm, white backlight. Size : 174x89x190mm On-line update : yes Color : Black Certificate : CE0678, FCC Model memories : 20 Control range: 500m Eachine X6 receiver Channels: 6 (PPM) Model: multi-rotor RF range: 2.408-2.475 GHz Band width: 500KHz Number of bands: 135 RF power: not more than 20dBm RX sensitivity: -95dBm 2.4G protocol: AFHDS 2A Modulation type: GFSK Stick resolution: 1024 Low voltage alarm: Yes DSC port: PPM Antenna length: 93mm (dual antenna) Input power: 4.0-8.4V On-line update: yes (wireless) Range: >300m Weight: 4.5g Size: 36*22*7.5mm Certification: CE0678,FCC ID: N4ZX6B00 Package included: 1 x Eachine V-tail 210 FPV Drone 1 x Eachine I6 2.4G 6CH remore control 1 x Eachine X6 receiver 2 x Emax RS2205 KV2300 brushless motor CW 2 x Emax RS2205 KV2300 brushless motor CCW 4 x Emax lightning 20A ESC 2 x Gemfan 5045BN propeller blue or black CW 2 x Gemfan 5045BN propeller blue or black CCW 2 x Gemfan 5045BN propeller orange CW 2 x Gemfan 5045BN propeller orange CCW 1 x SP Racing F3 flight controller with Micro SD card slot 1 x F3 flight controller dedicated GPS 1 x PDB + OSD + buzzer + BEC + OSD + adjusting-parameter tool 1 x 1080P 60Frames DVR with HD camera 1 x 5.8G 40CH 200mw transmitter 1 x Bluetooth adjusting-parameter module 1 x 4S 14.8V 1500mah 35C XT60 battery 1 x Charsoon DC 4S balance charger 1 x Antenna 1 x Battery strap 1 x USB cable 1 x Wrench 1 x Manual Cet article NEWS: Eachine V-Tail 210 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. 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– Eachine FrFR3 Evo board: http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-FRF3_EVO-Brushed-Flight-Control-Board-Built-in-FRSKY-Compatible-SBUS-8CH-Receiver-p-1091779.html – Eachine Wizzard X220 ARF: http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Wizard-X220-FPV-Racing-Drone-Blheli_S-F3-6DOF-2205-2300KV-Motors-5_8G-48CH-200MW-VTX-ARF-p-1085802.html – Eachine Racer 180: http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Racer-180-FPV-Drone-F3-6DOF-350mW-5_8G-40CH-VTX-1000TVL-CCD-Camera-w-I6-Remote-Control-RTF-p-1075386.html Cet article NEWS:SeByDocKy’s weekly news #56 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION The JJRC P130 is assumed to be the smallest brother in the Ppro series, after the excellent P175 and P200 machines. With the P130, JJRC wants to offer a mini brushless racer in general lighter and more agile. Here with the P130, no more an X-design but more a classic H one. Let’s discover a bit this bundle. BOX CONTENT + 1 x JJRC P130 (with a 3S 850mAh LiPo with XT60) + 1 x Transmitter (using 4xAAA batteries not included) + 1 x Charger + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Battery strap + 1 x Camera mount + 1 x Instruction manual (English) OVERVIEW We have a 130mm brushless machine so in theory a direct competitor of the Tarot TL130H1 for example. Side by side, we can see that the P130 is huge in comparaison…. Clearly the weight will be first opened question for this machine. With the P130, we have a strong 3K carbon frame structure with 3mm arms…. But for such size, 3mm is probably too much and add a lot of extra weight… -FRONT VIEW Just 2mm between the prop extreminity and the front standoff… Clearly 4″ props are impossible to install -SIDE VIEW Aluminium standoff everywhere even to install FC… Some extra grams could be saved with Nylon ones. The Cloverleaf antenna is very close from the upper 3K carbon limiting de facto the FPV range. As for the front side, PWM wires need to be positioned/attached down the frame to not meed rear props …. No ziptie is pre-installed of given to secure this zone…. More when the battery is installed, signal is partially blocked limiting even more. -REAR VIEW The 2.4G antennas can be installed like -UPPER VIEW -BOTTOM VIEW A large piece of foam is protecting all the bottom side of the P130 In practice, this element is protecting for example the FlySky receiver. The thickness of the foam is not large enough to really protect the element. In case of hard landing crash on the rear side, the receiver will be hardly impacted. The same mistake for the ESC…. As they are too long, they couldn’t be installed on the top of each arm but in sandwitch between the lower carbon plate and this foam element. One more time this design is just catastrophic…. They won’t be really protected in case of serious crash. In fact, the ESC should have been more shorter/more modern and be installed classically on the top of each arm. Other bad news, ESC have proprietary firmware not flashable through BLheli suite at least directly. -WEIGHT 284.7g !!!!!! in comparaison with the Tarot model It’s just twice more heavy !!!!! Props Some triblades 3″ props with 5mm of section LiPo A 3S 850mAH LiPo announced to have 30C as discharge rate …. Be aware, when you installed on the top with the battery strap… Even when fully fastened, the battery slides a bit…. An antislip pad (http://www.banggood.com/3M-Silicone-2mm-Thickness-Non-slip-Mat-Battery-Anti-skid-Pad-Battery-Mat-for-RC-Multirotor-p-1078125.html) is a must to have for this machine to secure the battery instalation. In case of frontal crash, the battery will propulsed front and kill the CL antenna. Camera module A 25mW AIO FPV CMOS camera is installed supporting 40 channels spreads into 5 bands Unfortunatly, the max uptilt angle for the camera is strongly limited (to 15-20 degees max) by the cloverleaf antenna. No real possibility to increase the angle without damaging the CL antenna. One more time, the design is pretty bad. The max uptilt angle is also limited by the bottom connector. At least it should be not hard to install a 200mW AIO camera. Should be plug and play. One unique button to select the Vfreq (short press) and the Band (long press) Main electronic The FC is a classic Naze32 installed over a PDB mainly delivering +5V for both the FC and the AIO FPV camera module. The FlySky receiver is connecting with PWM connexion so with a lot wires. Only the fith channel is physically connected. Why JJRC didn’t use a PPM or iBUS receiver ?. No buzzer installed …. and for such mini size it’s a must to have…. Two small switches are here but without function in practice. By default, Cleanfight V1.12 is installed with Multiwii rewrite PIDs controller. The rates are assigned to 0 so out of the box you have a super slow machine. More any specfic flight mode is set… It means this machine flies acro only out of the box. You definitively need to assign more beginner friendly flight modes and increase rates as well. It’s strongly advised to install Betaflight instead. Here are my current settings for Betaflight 3.0.1 (1.33Khz/1.33Khz) With these settings I found the machine much more stable and the rear dropping effect more limited Transmitter A classic FlySky FS-i6 with three 2-way switches andone 3-way switch. Settings haven’t been tuned for the P130. It means that default channels 5 & 6 are assigned to the two pots instead of the Switch C and B respectively. The Failsafe as well as the D/R (Switch A) are not set too… See Unboxing video for a how to proceed to correct default transmitter settings. FIRST USAGE The machine is heavy and in practice you need to apply close to 45% of throttle to take off.. The inertia is huge and itrs not a nimble machine. Punch out are so limited but flips & rolls can be done with a minimum of remaining altitude. For large turns, rear part can drop dur to the lack of trust from motors. It happens especially at jight speed after an inner fast turn. Betaflight reduces a bit this drawback but don’t do miracle. Ok Ok for cruzing usage, the P130 is acceptable…. but it’s absoluptly not an acro machine. The FPV range is so limited by the location of the CL antenna mostly blocked by the upper desk and the battery. In practice, don’t expect more than 50m.. Flight time are also super limited, around 4min – 4min30. CONCLUSIONS The conclusion is easy…. avoid this machine. Too many failures in the original design. IMHO, most of problems of the P130 comes from the inadapted ESC model… too long to be installed on top of each arm. Then the battery can’t be installed beneath then the FPV range is limited etc…. One solution is to transplant the electronic on another larger and lighter frame… but it represents 2-3h of extra work. Please JJRC, no more model like this… UNBOXING, ANALYSIS AND CONFIGURATION PROS + 130mm machine CONS – Too Heavy 285g (> 250g) – Underpowered system – Poor FPV range – 4min30 of flight time – Rear dropping – Fragile FPV antenna – FPV camera Uptilt angle limited to 15 degrees – PWM wiring – Props can damaged PWM wires – Receiver installed bottom and not really protected – ESC installed bottom and not really protected – Battery slips on the upper desk – No Buzzer RCgroups thread: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2729301 This quadcopter have been courtesy provided by Banggood in order to make a fair and not biased review. I would like to thank them for this attitude. You can find it actually for 165USD at http://www.banggood.com/JJRC-JJPRO-P130-FPV-Quadcopter-with-CC3D-FPV-800TVL-Camera-5_8G-25mW-40CH-Transmitter-ARF-RTF-p-1082118.html Cet article TEST: JJRC P130, the little brother est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Probably one of the most advanced and awaited mini brushless racer, the ImmersionRC Vortex 150mm: http://www.banggood.com/ImmersionRC-Vortex-150-Mini-150mm-F3-OSD-600mW-40CH-FPV-Racer-PNP-p-1099538.html This machine not only breaks the 250g limitation but offers many improved features. The FC is equiped with two F3 processors to reach 8Khz in the main control loop…. controls must be super precize. The main board weights only 6.5g and includes a 5.8G VTX up to 600mW. More the Frequency selection can be done via the radio so no need to manipulate the quad. For race competition, the main board is compatible with the Touch & race system where the race supervisor can assign for each participant their associated Vfreq. The video link includes also an OSD. 16A ESC supports multishoot technology. Specification: Brand name: ImmersionRC Item name: Vortex 150 FPV Racer Wheelbase: 155mm Arms: 2mm Flat CF/Plastic Hybrid Frame: 2mm CF, with Aluminium Standoffs Motors: Custom 1306-3100kV, 2mm Shaft ESC: 16/20A EzESC Gen3 ESCs: Full Custom, 16A cont. 20A peak, rotorSENSE, OneShot125, OneShot42, Multishot Flight Controller: STM32F303 based (‘F3’) Gyro: SPI Gyro, for 8kHz loop speeds OSD: Full Graphic Video Tx Power: 600mw 40CH Receiver Compatibility: CPPM, S-Bus, Spektrumÿ, XBus, SumH, SumD (no external adapters required) (Auto-Sense!) FPV Camera: FatShark 600TVL CCD (HS1177 sensor + chipset) Flight Time: Highly dependent upon battery, and flying style, 3-4 mins typical Power Requirements: 3s-4s LiPo, 4s 750mAh >45C recommended Weight: <249.99g w/500mAh pack Note: Compatible receiver and display device required for initial setup and use, not included. Feature: Twin F3 Processors (Flight Control, and OSD) 3rd Gen 16A EzESCs, With OneShot125/42, and MultiShot support Fusion of 3k weave Carbon Fibre and molded, tough plastic Direct connection to PPM, Spektrum, S-Bus, XBus receivers 4s 500mAh ÿ 750mAh battery recommended Package Included: 1 X Vortex 150 Frame 4 X ESC 4 X Motor 4 X 3? Tri-Blades 1 X 5.8G 40CH TX Module 1 X FPV Camera with FPV feedback including OSD informations Cet article NEWS: ImmersionRC Vortex 150 mini est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

It’s official … 2017 will be the FPV HD year…. A new complete TX/RX solution from Aomway is now announced with 1080p@30fps, i.e. the Nexus V1: http://www.banggood.com/Aomway-NEXUS-V1-FULL-HD-1080P-10CH-AV-FPV-Transmtiter-Receiver-TX-RX-Combo-p-1099344.html? No indication of the latency and the weight of the transmitter …. Probably dedicaced for > 250mm machine …. NEXUS is used for HD image transmission. It adopts the advanced video processing technology of efficient coding algorithm, improve the code efficiency, reduce the coding delay and decrease the bit error rates, to improve the image quality and stability. To realize an optimum image effect at the lowest code rate. Description : Brand Name : Aomway NEXUS HD TX : Low frequency, Middle Power Transmitter Working Bandwidth : 8MHZ Channel : 10CH, Swithable Input Voltage : LiPo3-4s(DC10-17V) Antenna Output : SMA, 50O(not included) HDMI Input : Standard Type A, Support 1080p 30FPS and 720P 30PFS Max. Power Consumption : 9W/+39.6dBm LED Indicator : Red : power Blue : signal Built-in Fan : 2507 High speed high efficiency fan Working Temp. : 0-80? NEXUS HD RX : Working Voltage : DC7-24V HDMI Input : Standard Type A, Support 1080p 30FPS and 720P 30PFS Working Bandwidth : 8MHZ Channel : 10CH, Swithable LED Indicator : Red : power, Blue : signal.Auto search signal when power on, LED flashs; when it receive the signal, it turns to constant; If there is no sinal, the LED off. Delay : 80ms(not include the camera and monitor) Sensitivity : -82dBm (64QAM, 8M/FFT:8K, GI:1/32, CR:7/8) Antenna Output : SMA, 50O(not included) Power Consumption : <4W Working Temp. : 0-60? Package Included: 1 x Aomway NEXUS V1 HD Transmitter 1 x Aomway NEXUS V1 HD Receiver Cet article NEWS: AOMWAY NEXUS HD FPV system est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION After the QX’s series with the excellent QX95, Here is the smallest element of the new EX’s serie, the Eachine EX100. One more time, we have the same SPF3 Evo brushed board compatible with Cleanflight/Betaflight so a good sign for the stability of this machine. The difference are more located for the AIO FPV camera. From a 25mW 600TVL/170 degrees, we have now a 40CH 25mW 800TVL/120 degrees with a better light sensitivity. One novelty, the receiver is a DSM2/DSMX one with diversity antennas. Not yet any FrSky or FlySky version BOX CONTENT + 1 x Eachine EX100 (with a 1S 600mAh LiPo with microLOSI connector) + 1 x USB charging cable + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Battery strap + 2 x Velcro taped bands + 1 x Instruction manual (English) Versus the QX90/QX95 notice the absence of an extra battery and spare motors …. No instruction manual also. For beginners, especially for the binding procedure, it’s a drawback. Don’t worry, I show how to proceed in my unboxing’s video. OVERVIEW In term of size and general shape, the design is close to the QX95. Except than now the camera is even more free of props intrusion. The Camera is solidely fixed to the frame. No possibility to ajust the tilt angle of it. In fact it can be a drawback since I think the base of the antenna connexion, PCB made, is potentially fragile and can break more easily than for the QX models. For these latter, the rubber band attaching the camera is paradoxally a protection for the antenna thanks to its flexibility. The frame is a 1mm model… and for rear arms more longer than for the QX95, it can be more fragile. -FRONT VIEW -SIDE VIEW One positibility to bind the receiver is to jump the signal (white) pad with the GND (black) pad. But the most safest way is to run the binding procedure via Cleanflight commands (see video) The receiver is a iRangeX model assumed to be compatible with both DSM2/DSMX protocols. In practice, at least with my devo 7E, I was able to bind it only in DSM2 (set spektrum_sat_bind = 3). DSMX pairing was not fully working (set spektrum_sat_bind = 7), i.e. the binding was correct but channels control was overlapping between channels. Maybe a bug in the current DeviationTX DSMX implementation. Diversity antenna can be placed front like this -REAR VIEW With the battery installed -UPPER VIEW -BOTTOM VIEW All the connexions of the FC are not specifically protected on the bottom side. It’s strongly advise to add liquid electrical tape there to make the board waterproofed. -WEIGHT More than 41g without battery so close to 3 extra grams versus announced specifications….. A little bit more than 56g … so more or less the same weight than the QX95. It’s not super light and motors need absoluptly to be strong (at least as the QX95’s ones) Motors Props are exactly the same than the QX90/QX95. Unfortunatly, they pop off super easily…. They need absoluptly to be glued…. of even better to be swapped to a strong model (Bebop spider or QX80 one for example). The shaft lenght is 5mm. Motors are assumed to be some strong Chiali 8.5mmx20mm model…. They are jailed with the same rubber ring as for the QX’s. Versus time motor won’t be perfectly vertically aligned. Time to time, you will need to fix their position. If the measured dimensions are correct… you will see in practice, they are very dispointing… No real extra power expected…. and for sure less stronger that ones provided for the QX95…. The bottom side is at least protected by a foam element LiPo Exactly the same 600mAh 1S cell LiPo as for the QX’s serie. 25C of discharge rate mentioned; Camera module A new AIO is introduced here. It’s nothing else than the recent Eachine EX01 (https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2754418) A good 800TVL with a better light sensitivity than the QX’s one The antenna’s base is not bendable and particulary fragile On the left side, a tiny switch button to select the Vfreq(short press) or the Vband (long press) 40CH are supported and of course the race band is here. FIRST USAGE If the machine is super super stable so lovely to fly with…. the first impression is a disapointement. You will see than props will pop off super fast just after any minor contacts on the ground/objects. The gluing session is absoluptly necessary. More…. at least 40% of throttle is required to take off ….Punch out are so weak … We are far from the QX95 performances…. Damned these Chaoli motors are super disapointing…. Ok .. Let’s continue with positive points… The FPV signal is just great the FOV is really adapted for outdoors FPV flight… Really super stable especially after high turns… But don’t expect miracle for flips and rolls You need to apply minimym 70% to recover to any of these figures… The control range is super great too despite the DSM2 protocol… As expectable, with weaker motors, the flight duration is also negatively impacted. 4min30-5min of flight time maximum so close to 1min-1min30 less than for a QX95. New video with more long range FPV test CONCLUSIONS One more time, I got a frustrating feeling with this machine. Why Eachine didn’t include directly the QX95’s motors with this EX100 coupled with QX80 props ???? It would have been probably the best Eachine brushed FPV machine. It’s really frustating since the FPV part is great as well as the other elements (FC & DSM2 receiver)… Of course, you can buy these elements standalone and install on the EX100. It’s probably the first mod to do. I think the EX100 is more adapted for outdoors conditions in the sense that I am afraid for indoors, the antenna base section can break more easily versus the QX’s especially on home hard surfaces. UNBOXING, ANALYSIS AND CONFIGURATION PROS + Super stable machine + Great AIO FPV cam + FPV signal free of props intrusion + SPF3 board + DSM2/DSMX receiver + Cheap ARF version CONS – Not strong Chiaoli motors – Props pop off super easily – No spare motors – No extra battery – No instruction manual – No FrSky/Flysky version yet – Buggy DSMX protocol ? – Fragile Antenna’s base RCgroups thread: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2750532 This quadcopter have been courtesy provided by Banggood in order to make a fair and not biased review. I would like to thank them for this attitude. You can find it actually for 62USD at http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-EX100-100mm-Micro-FPV-Racing-Quadcopter-With-800TVL-Camera-Based-On-F3-Flight-Controller-p-1092168.html Cet article TEST: EACHINE EX100, better than the Eachine QX95 ? est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

The RISE Vusion is the first RTF drone that comes 100% complete with all the essential FPV equipment already installed. Included in the kit is an injection-molded, 250-size racing drone that features four 2280kV brushless motors and four high-frequency ESCs with OneShot 125 programming. A high quality FPV camera protrudes from the upper surface and … View the full article

Tactic RC has released a few new products for the FPV market; the FPV-G1 Goggles and FPV-RM2 Monitor. The FPV-G1 Goggles are a low-cost alternative to getting into FPV. They have an adjustable elastic strap out back to keep them firmly attached to your head and can accept most mobile devices but work best with … View the full article

A 72g brushless “miniwhoop” is announced here: http://www.banggood.com/WarLark-FPV-Pro-90mm-Brushless-Ducted-Fan-Racer-Compatible-FlyskyFrskyDSMXDSM2Futaba-SFHSS-p-1098414.html 1103 motor motors …and 2S system… should be really punchy. Penta-blades props … and ducted fan are here too. 72g so close three time the weight of of a real Tinywhoop… Frame seems 3D printed… so the question of the solidity is open Specification: Brand name: WarLark Item name: PRO FPV Quadcopter Diagonal motor to motor distance: 90mm Flying weight: 72g Motor: 1103 brushless motor Battery: 300mAh/ 25C/ 2S Prop: 40mm 5-blade propeller Flight time: 5 minutes Compatible receiver A1 : DSMX/DSM2 B1: Futaba SFHSS B2: FrSky C1: FlySky Package Included: 1 X Quadcopter 1 X Battery 1 X User Manual I hope it’s not the final price …. too expensive actually. Should be not sold over 120-130USD to be something interesting. Cet article NEWS: Warlark 90mm brushless miniwhoop est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION RealAcc is probably a new brand or division from Eachine and indirectly from Banggood. Maybe like XK is for WLtoys, RealAcc will represent the deluxe products division. Here with the RealAcc GX210, a have a pure X-design acro FPV machine with BLheli_S multishot compatible 20A ESC, a SPF3 board and strong 2205 motors…. All ingredients for a compact 220mm beast machine. The FPV part is done with a 700TVL camera & 40CH 200mW VTX. Let’s have a closer look to this bundle. Notice this product is also proposed with a Naze32 or CC3D boards. BOX CONTENT + 1 x RealAcc GX210 (with a 3S 1500mAh LiPo with XT60 connector) + 1 x Transmitter (using 4xAAA batteries not included) + 1 x Charger + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 1 x Carbon prop wrench + 1 x Battery carbon protection plate + 2 x Pieces of foam + 1 x Bind plug + 1 x 5.8G cloverleaf antenna OVERVIEW An 210mm X-design with a central double floors carbon elements … Here standoffs between the two floors are 35mm long largely enough to jail PDB, FC and receiver inside the protected room. The top floor can welcome an action cam which be tilted of 35-40 degrees approximatively. All elements are 3K carbon based. The lower main plate welcome also the 3mm arms. It means if you break one arm, you have to replace all the lower element. -FRONT VIEW -SIDE VIEW The left side welcomes the microUSB port. It means than the SPF3 board is flipped of 90 degrees (don’t forget this fact if you flash a new firmware). All UART connectors are free… It’s clear, no OSD are connected. We can guess the PDB with the metallic casing covering/cooling the FET associated with voltage regulator. a +5V and +12V are provided on each side respectively. I advise to conver wires and pads with liquid electrical tape to avoid any short or electrical shock accident. The default OS is CleanFLight 1.12. Be aware for beginners, only the acro mode is preset as flight modes…. It’s strongly advise to set channel 5 with the Switch C for the radio to have the possibility to have 3 différents flight modes. Here are my personal Betaflight (3.0.1) settings Be aware, the max uptilt angle of the FPV camera is partially limited by the rear camera connector. You can increase by push front a bit with hand the FPV camera…. but be aware the camera connector, especially wires connected to it can be damaged versus time by multiple tilting. By puching the camera, the max tilt angle can reach around 40 degrees so more adapted for agressive FPV flights. Notice small O-rings are installed between standoff and screws to isolate (a little bit) the FC from vibrations. A nice positive point. -REAR VIEW The receiver is connected to the FC via old-school PWM cables…. Why not a SBUS/iBUS FlySky compatible received instead ? More the 6th channel is not wired. The free servo plug completly on the left is the bind one to attach the bind plug. -UPPER VIEW Individual 20A BLheli_S compatible ESC are zip-tied on each arms. They can be updated super easily via BLhelisuite via the Cleanflight passthrough mode. They are flashed out of the box with the 16.2 version. With the Cloverleaf attached -BOTTOM VIEW The carbon plate must be installed to protect the lower part of the battery. The two pieces of foam taped to protec the upper battery side from screws Non-programmable LEDs are simply taped on the lower arm section Strong blue lights for front and red for rear At each arm extremity, a 1.5cm piece of foam is installed as landing gear. In practice since the battery height is greater, they are not useful for landing. -WEIGHT 428.5g total weight… versus 472g for example for the Eachine Wizard X220… close to 50g lighter…. Motors One good positive point. Installed motors are 2205 type announced to be 2300kV from RaceStar (I guess a Eachine division for parts). They are obviously stronger than classic 2204 motors usually installed on other 200-220mm machines In practice, extra power will be added Shaft are 5mm of diameter Two red CW (for CCW motors) and two black CCW (for CW motors) nuts are given. Props are none-BN 5045 model If you want extra power, you can advantageously replace them by tri-blades BN 5040 for example… LiPo A super classic 1500mAh 3S LiPo… but only 25C for discharge rate. We could expect directly a 4S LiPo…. for this beast. This battery is exactly the same than Eachine model Camera module A 700TVL CMOS camera intalled on titable camera mount. A rear button can select either NTSC or PAL format (default is PAL) Raw video footage Unfortunatly, some little Jello are here …. the camera mount need to be modded a bit (jailing the FPV cam with foam for example) to remove extra vibrations. Anyway, lights transition handling is correct for a CMOS camera (a good WDR) and colors vivid. FPV transmitter A 200mW attached bottom the upper plate. A single button to select the Vfreq if pressed shortly or the frequency band if long pressed. Two small red lights indicate the current band and frequency selected. A 90 degrees connector is directly soldered on the VTX Transmitter A classic Flysky FS-i6 radio supporting he AFHDS-2A protocol. Comes with three 2-way and one 3-way switches. Stupidely, Channels 5 & 6 are assigned to the pots. Set them to the switch C & B respectively (see unboxing’s video) The Transmitte failsafe configuration is not done out of the box at least for the throttle channel (CH3). For beginners, I advise to use Switch A for D/R at least for CH1 & CH2. FIRST USAGE First of all, the first impression that comes immediatly in mind is “whaoohh so stable machine in acro” no occilllations, bounceback pheonomenas…. a real pleasure. Even in 3S this machine is super strong thanks to 2205 motors and 50g minor grams. The FPV offers a good 120degees of FOV.. not to large, not too narrow IMHO. At take off, at low RPM… some little jello can be noticed… Mostly mid-flight and in acro flight mode, there are almost none noticable … Except after my “hard” landing … where a ton of jello appeared despite no damged props, motors have been noticed. The FPV camera mount is definitively the center of some oscillations. Probably adding some foam elements could help. Flips and rolls are so easy to practice…. like in simulators. Punch out in 3S are great. In 4S with tri-blades prop configuration, I can’t imagine how beasty will be this machine. No problem to carry an extra runcamHD/möbius cam. CONCLUSIONS Probably one of the best “cheap” RTF acro machine available in the market. Clearly advanced pilots oriented, the GX210 is a concentration of power. All main elements are top level at least for ESC, FC and motors. We can probably regret the absence of a 4S battery directly, a CCD FPV camera and for sure at least a builtin buzzer. Yes the GX210 is even more powerful than the Eachine Wizard X220 UNBOXING & ANALYSIS PROS + Strong and super smooth 20A BHeli_S ESC + Strong 2205 motors + SPRacing F3 board + 4S compatible + Close 50g lighter than other 220mm competitors + X design more adapted for full acro performances CONS – No builtin buzzer – PWM receiver. 6th channel not wired (AUX2) – Presence of Jello in FPV signal – Max Uptilt angle (partially) limited by the rear camera connector – No OSD – No 4S battery included directly RCgroups review thread: https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2763896 This quadcopter have been courtesy provided by Banggood in order to make a fair and not biased review. I would like to thank them for this attitude. You can find it actually for 197USD at http://www.banggood.com/Realacc-GX210-CC3D-Naze32-F3-FPV-Racer-RTF-with-700TVL-Camera-40CH-VTX-p-1091154.html Cet article TEST: RealAcc GX210, the new “cheap” Acro-X racer reference ? est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A 3D printed “miniwhoop” frame is proposed supporting 8.5mmx20mm motors and including a AIO camera seat as well as a antenna pretection ring: http://www.banggood.com/DIY-Micro-FPV-RC-Quadcopter-Frame-Kit-With-Camera-Seat-Support-8520-Coreless-Motor-p-1097792.html A total weight of 15g is announced … a little bit heavy IMHO Most of last brushed FC can be installed The AIO seat and the antenna ring Description: Item name:DIY Micro FPV RC Quadcopter Frame Kit weight:about 15g Suitable for:8520 Coreless Motor 3D printing Package included: 1x Frame 1x Camera seat 1x Antenna protection ring 1x Cable ties 1x Rubber band 1x Heat shrinkable tube Cet article NEWS: DIY “Miniwhoop” 3D printed frame est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A new compagny with superb brushed FPV frames is entering into the market: http://rotoriousfpv.com/ Actually four models are proposed. 3 quadcopters and 1 hexa…. Super nice frames …. Speck 80 WEIGHT: • 10g with carbon cam pod • 8.7g with AIO mount Crook 110 WEIGHT: • 8.5g Puck 92 WEIGHT: • 9.6g with AIO mount Specktopus 115 WEIGHT: • 14.1g with carbon cam pod • 12.5g with AIO mount Cet article NEWS: Rotorious brushed FPV frames est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A futur project of 4K quadcopter “Salex” is annouced here: http://dronesalex.com/ Like the JYU Hornet S, this future machine will be able to be upgraded with different modules: 360deg 4K camera, Laser tag, grabba claw, plastic ball shooter and a party speaker. The expected release is Christmas 2017 !!!! so not really for tomorrow and I know some elements will be improved (battery, speaker module). Flight time around 18mins. The expected price is around 1000USD. The Salex drone will be connected via a Android/iOS app Cet article NEWS: SALEX drone, a future multimodule AP quadcopter est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

Probably the first brushless quadcopter for MJX, a 310mm model, i.e. the MJX bug: http://www.banggood.com/MJX-Bugs-3-Brushless-Independent-ESC-3D-Roll-for-Gopro-3-Gopro-4-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-p-1096795.html It’s also a direct competitor of the Bayangtoy X16 at least in term of price (< 120 USD). Between 300 and 500m of control range is announced but it's a 2S machine (versus 3S for the X16). 18min of flight time and a camera mount is provided. Nice feature, the transmitter will buzz as soon as the quadcopter battery will be below a nominal voltage. Description: Brand Name: MJX Item NO.: Bugs 3 Color: Black Frequency : 2.4G Channel : 4CH Gyro:6 Axis Overall height: 140mm Main rotor diameter: 188mm Wheelbase: 310mm Copter battery: 7.4V 2S 25C 1800mAh LiPo Battery (included) Transmitter Power: 4 x 1.5V AA battery (not included) Brushless motor: 1806 1800KV Remote distance: 300-500m Charging time: About 300mins Flying time: About 18mins(without landing gear and protective cover) Copter Weight: 485g( with landing gear, protective and battery) Copter size: 310 X 310 X140mm Features: Brushless Motor strong power to the quadcopter Support to mount Gopro and xiaomi xiaoyi motion camera Smart remote control alarm function Independent ESCs provide worry-free flying experience Two flight modes of the model: low speed and high speed Inverted Flight, Rolling 180° ,3D Flip 7.4 inches easily distinguished& autolock propeller 7.4V 1800mAh high capacity battery support maximum flying 18-19 mins, which saturates all your desires about flying postures of an aerial drone The latest 6 axis flight control system, permits super stable flight Super bright LED lights aid in orientation and allow for night flying The quadcopter can fly both indoor and outdoor.Including 4CH digital proportional RC system. Functions: Up/down, turn left / right, forward / backward, left / right sidewayfly, with light, 3D rolling Package included: 1 x MJX Bugs 3 Quadcopter 1 x Transmitter 1 x 7.4V 25C 1800mAh LiPo Battery 4 x Spare Blade 4 x Protection Frame 4 x Landing Skid 1 x Screwdriver 1 x Charger 1 x Propeller fixing mount 1 x Camera mount 1 x Manual Cet article NEWS: MJX Bugs, another cheap basic brushless AP machine ? est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A new promising Cheerson FPV brushed racer is anounced… not a micro even a little bit larger than a mini, the Cheerson Tiny 117: http://www.banggood.com/Cheerson-TINY-117-Mini-FPV-Raing-Quadcopter-5_8G-700-TVL-HD-Camera-Based-On-F3_EVO-Flight-Controller-p-1096794.html All the ingredients are promising: SPF3 board, 500m of control range, 60km/h and surprizing 10mmx20mm brushed motors so much bigger & stronger than classic 8.5mmx20mm !!! More than 200m of control range is also announced !!! The structure is carbone based …. The FPV-cam combo looks like a FXT model…. 25mW or 200mW no information yet. No information about the receiver protocol…. DSM2 is announced, I hope FrSky D8 too … Description: Item Name:Cheerson TINY 117 Mini FPV Raing Quadcopter Quadcopter size: 149 * 149 * 58mm Body weight: 58.5g Aircraft plus battery weight: 90g Maximum takeoff weight: 100g Flight Control Board: F3 Motor parameters: 1020 Body battery capacity: 600mah 2S 35C Transmitter: support PPM, DSM, SBUS Charging time: 20 minutes Remote control flight distance: within 500 meters Flight time: about 8 minutes Colour: Black Carbon fiber frame: size: 10 * 10cm, weight: 10g, thickness: 1.5mm, Small carbon fiber parts: thickness 1mm Use of age: 14 years old above Material: environmental protection ABS + carbon fiber Flight speed: less than 60km / h Assembly method: DIY Video transmission range: 200 meters LED lights: None Remote frequency / image transmission frequency: 2.4G / 5.8G Flight environment: indoor and outdoor Camera: 700 TVL HD 100 pixels (weight: 5.8g) Memory Card: None Package included: 8x Frame 1x USB charger 4x Fixed motor apron 1x Battery fixed accessories set 1x (Screw posts + Screw ) set 4x Propellers 4x Motor 1x F3 Flight Control Board 1x Figure transmission camera 1x Non-slip mat 1x Body battery Ok a 90g machine so not very indoors friendly but all the caracteristics sound amazing !!!!!! I want one Cet article NEWS: Cheerson Tiny 117, a mini beast brushed FPV racer is announced !!!! est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A new revision of the 4-in-1 multimodule mainly for the Devo10 radio: http://www.banggood.com/CC2500-NRF24L01-A7105-CYRF6936-4-In-1-RF-Module-For-Walkera-D7E-D10-Transmitter-p-1096707.html Can be also installed with a little bit more tricky soldering job on a Devo 7E for example. This multimodule integrates the four main RF chips in the market and by consequence, you will be able to access the main radio protocols such as DSM2,DSMX,FrSky D8 & D16,FUTABA SFHSS, Flysky and many more. A must to have if you bought a Devo controller compatible DeviationTX Description: Item Name: RF module 4 In 1 Chip: CC2500, NRF24L01, A7105, CYRF6936 Compatibility: Supports dozens of protocols,such as Frsky,Spektrum DSM2/DSMX,Walkera Devo,FUTABA SFHSS,Flysky,MJX,Esky,Wltoys,and etc. Features: 4 IN 1 RF module integrates four RF chips( CC2500, NRF24L01, A7105, CYRF6936 ) in one single PCB board. 4 IN 1 RF module came with 160mW ouput PA, LNA and high frequency signal switching circuit. Plug and use,can directly compatible with Walkera transmitter, no need to solder or update the transmitter firmware, and make the transmitter has longer control range and Improve power supply of transmitter. If additional welding 3 chip select signal and with DEVIATION open source firmware,this module can work with almost all the transmitter open source protocol. The Devo 7E installation instruction can be found here: http://www.deviationtx.com/forum/how-to/5955-7e-ultimate7e-adding-the-devo-version-4in1?start=40 I dream to have enough time to do a tutorial video for the installation of this multimodule Inside a 7E … if only if I have enough spare time …. (in 2019 ?? ) Cet article NEWS: Multimodule 4-in-1 for Devo 10 & 7E (and some other) est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

INTRODUCTION After the popular JJRC X1, probably the first cheap FPV racer introduced in the market (now can be found under 100USD), Here is the FPV variation, i.e., the JJRC X1G. Almost all the same incredients for the flying machine are the same: powerfull 1806 brushless motor, a relatively lightweight machine, 2S system… but now they added a 600TVL-120 degrees FPV camera coupled with a 350mW VTX. For the transmitter part, a 4.3″ FPV screen with a builtin DVR is also added. Let’s discover this new bundle. BOX CONTENT + 1 x JJRC X1G (with a 2S 1300mAh LiPo with JST connector) + 1 x Transmitter (using 4xAA batteries not included) + 1 x Charger + 4 x Spare props (2 CW, 2 CCW) + 4 x Prop gards + 2 x Landing gear + 1 x 4.3″ FPV monitor + 1 x FPV monitor mount + 1 x FPV camera + 1 x 5.8G VTX + cable + 1 x Linear antenna + 1 x Screwdriver + 1 x Instruction manual (English/Chinese) OVERVIEW Strictly indentical machine, with a full plastic body painted with a carbon style paint. With this full plastic solution, as for the former model, don’t expect miracle if you crash your machine at very high speed. Clearly less robust than the XK X251 carbon elements. Installed props are still some 6040 type. -FRONT VIEW After clipsing the two latteral feet, the X1G offers the same ground clearance than the former of X1: 6cm. Be sure to well push the landing gear to not loose one mid-flight. and with the FPV rig installed 2cm left before touching the ground. -SIDE VIEW One could dream to see a microUSB port for this novel edition…. unfortunatly it’s not. It means that electronic is still the same… a closed system without possibility to ajust any settings. -REAR VIEW The battery bay welcomes the JST connector for the battery. No microUSB somewhere. We can guess the NFET of the ESC located on the bottom side of the 4-in-1 internal board When the battery is inserted, all the room is occupied -UPPER VIEW -BOTTOM VIEW The bottom side have been modified to welcome both the VTX and the FPV camera mounts. Still one unique camera port. This port will be used to power both the VTX and the camera More, some transparent caps were added to increase the light diffusion effect Brushless motors are attached via these 4 screws -WEIGHT A Final total weight with all the FPV rig installed of 313.6g so versus the 270.1g without it’s an extra 43.5g, a little bit less than 25% of extra weight…. It’s a lot Motors Same 1806 2280 brushless motors LiPo The same 2S LiPo of the original model, a 2S 1300mAh model with JST connector. No discharge mentioned for this model. IMHO, no really more larger model can inserted into the battery bay. A 64mmx30mmx16mm Camera module A 600TVL FPV camera with a 120 degrees FOV lens so compatible perfectly with FPV racing application. The signal is broadcasted in NTSC format. No possibility to ajust any setting or change to PAL format. Good news, you can ajust the up/down tilt angle manually. Video transmitter A 350mW 32CH VTX must be clipsed into the two hooks located bottom the X1G. Be aware to not force when you clip them to not break the pastic elements. To desinstall the VTX, also push rear the VTX gently but with a nominal force to disengage the hooks. The VTX comes with SMA connector. I advice to install a short CL antenna like (W-type SMA): http://www.banggood.com/FPV-5_8GHz-Circular-Polarized-VTX-Antenna-RHCP-Short-p-961732.html One unique button. Short press to cycle between the 8 Vfrequencies inside the current band. A long press to select the Band. The race band is not supported. The connexions with the FPV camera and camera port Disassembling Super easy to open the machine: 4*3+2=14 screws to remove The same incredients are here. A XN297 nRF24L01 RF chip is here. The 6axis stabilization job is done by a invensense MPU6050 Transmitter The same radio chassis than the former X1 model. A basic one without LCD display.. so no way to programme new settings with dislike the XK X251. The throttle trim buttons are used to set the idle speed. You can even stop motors by this way. The front right vertical trim buttons are used to trigger potentially a external camera like the syma X5 FPV kit. For the X1G these two buttons are useless since the FPV camera don’t include a buitin HD recorder. To arm the machine now, you simply to push the left stick in lower right position during 3s. Much more easy than former arming sequence. To desarm hold more than 3s in lower left position. To calibrate gyros & accelero, push both stick in lower right position until LEDs start to flash. The left shoulder button cycles between the three speed mode. The right one order a 360 flips. Two beeps are emitted than you have to indicate with the right stick the direction of the 360 flip. Expect around 200m of control range. You can increase a bit with a Devo radio compatible DeviationTX modded with a nRF24L01 RFchip. I observed some weird controls of the yaw direction with my Devo 7E. Maybe they changed something in the current radio protocol. I will try to capture SPI data to eventually update the current protocol with this envetually new protocol variation. FPV monitor A basic 4.3″ FPV monitor with a buitin 5.8G antenna buit including a builtin DVR. Five panel buttons are present. To power the monitor, you have to hold pressed more than 3s the power button. The same to power off. The menu button enters/exit to/from the meny. The “<" cycle between the camera & photo moto. The ">” incremente the current Vfreq among the 8 when pressed shortly. You incremente the race band when pressed longer. The “Enter” button start/stop video/photo recording. In the menu, just basic brightness settings are available. You can replay recorded videos or photos in corresponding modes. The left side welcomes a microSD slot and a microUSB port. No microSD card is given in the bundle. An standalone 400mAh 1S LiPo battery with microLOSI connector feed the FPV monitor. With this battery you have 20-25min of autonomy. Recorded videos are unfortunatly in Interleaved VGA format at 20fps only….. 20 fps is just already incompatible with FPV racing applications… and a problem never comes alone, you have also a latency > 300ms… Weird… The problem comes from the OSD informations processing added. The VCU must be really creap to not be able to record more than 20fps and to introduce such lag.. Good news, with a real FPV monitor, the frame rate is perfect and the latency much smaller… The FPV monitor is definitively the weakest element of the X1G packaging. At least, you have the whitesnow when the signal is gone but in practice when the signal starts to be weak, some black screen transitions can appear. FIRST USAGE With the 44 extra grams, it was obvious, the X1G is less nimble, agile but nothing yet catastrophic. Don’t worry in expert mode, you will still find its sporty attitude. It’s a still a fast machine. WIth the FPV rig attached, the punch out are less impressive of course.. With the super laggy FPV monitor, only the first/beginner speed mode shoud be used…. What’a pity to have a racer completly limited by this element. Let’s talk about the most annoying thing…. the yaw behaviour. In some situation (fast descent or a sequence of fast alternating yawing turns), sometime the yaw command is not taken into account. You need to return to the center and reapply the command to be this time executed… Can be potentially dangerous of course. Luckely, it happened rarely but happens….. and it’s already too much. CONCLUSIONS If 80 USD extra dollars for a complete FPV solution to the former JJRC X1 would have been still acceptable, it’s not really the case here since the FPV monitor despite including a DVR, is clearly incompatible with FPV racing mode. The FPV camera is not bad as well as the VTX but 44g extra grams is too much. With a DIY solutions, you can probably divide by two the extra weight. It’s also a pity, they didn’t fully solved the yaw problem. Ok the yaw lag seems to be gone, but another yaw problem have been added instead … The JJRC X1G lost the occasion to win the battle versus the XK X251. By the way, I won’t be surprized to be a FPV version of the XK X251 in addition of the official FPV Kit. In conclusion, I advise more to pick up the XK X251 instead with FPV kit to be modded with a wider FOV lens. UNBOXING & QUICK ANALYSIS PROS + Full RTF FPV brushless packaging + Still sporty in expert mode despite the 25% extra weight + Easier Arming/Disarming sequence + 0.01Lux FPV camera with 120 degrees + Same X1 radio protocol + 10min of flight time + Both control & FPV range around 200m CONS – Yaw turn command can be not executed – Still full plastic body structure – Any radio settings can be ajusted – 20fps displayed by the FPV monitor – ~300ms of latency for the FPV monitor – Interleaved FPV recording – Heavy FPV kit (44g) – Slow yaw rate in beginner mode – Poor instruction manual RCgroups thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2761376 This quadcopter have been courtesy provided by Banggood in order to make a fair and not biased review. I would like to thank them for this attitude. You can find it actually for 180USD at http://www.banggood.com/JJRC-X1G-5_8G-FPV-With-600TVL-Camera-Brushless-2_4G-4CH-6-Axis-RC-Quadcopter-RTF-p-1081037.html Cet article TEST: JJRC X1G the FPV version of the JJRC X1 est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A Tinywhoop with 8.5mmx20mm motors ?… yes with the QX70: http://www.banggood.com/Eachine-Turbine-QX70-70mm-Micro-FPV-Racing-Quadcopter-BNF-Based-On-F3-EVO-Brushed-Flight-Controller-p-1095990.html The same incredients than other QX’s series: SPF3 board, 520TVL 25mW FPV cam, FrSky, FlySky or DSM2 receiver but not boxed into a duct TinyWhoop style canopy. Probably the ideal acro FPV indoors trainer. Description: The QX70 quadcopter is a improved Indutrix for FPV Racing , flying furiously with adequate agility.It is based on SP racing F3 evo flight controller supports Cleanflight and Betaflight, provide Acro/Rate mode, Angle mode, Air mode and more. More importantly, it is armed with an omnipotent receiver which is compatible with various protocols. Specification: Brand Name: Eachine Item NO.: QX70 Wheelbase: 70mm Fly Weight: 54g Size: 97*97*75mm Flight controller: SP RACING F3_EVO_Brush Firmware version: Cleanflight 1.13.0 Motor: 8520 Coreless Motor Prop Size: 40mm 4-Blade Camera: 520TVL HD CMOS 1/4 inch Camera Video Output format: PAL / NTSC AV Wireless Transmitter: 5.8g 25mw 48ch Batterry: 3.7V 600mah Lipo battery Flight time: 6 minutes Receiver: Frsky / Flysky / DSM2/DSMX (Optional) Features: Flight control base on F3 evo flight controller, supports Cleanflight and Betaflight, provide Acro/Rate mode, Angle mode, Air mode and more. The Coreless motor is plug type, simple and convenient to use. QX70 it is armed with an omnipotent receiver which is compatible with various protocols. The user only need to be equipped with a remote control and a receiver to experience the indoor FPV flight. Package included: 1 x QX70 Frame kit 4 x 8520 Coreless Motor 1 x F3_EVO_Brush Flight controller 1 x Receiver(Optional) 1 x 5.8G VTX w/Camera antenna 8 x 40mm 4-Blade Propeller 2 x 3.7V 600mah Battery 1 x Charging cable 1 x Paddle propeller Cet article NEWS: Eachine QX70, the MiniWhoop est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article

A new Runcam FPV camera is announced: http://www.banggood.com/RunCam-Night-Eagle-0_00001Lux-800TVL-Global-WDR-NTSCPAL-Switchable-BlackWhite-Camera-p-1095708.html The Runcam Night Eagle is 800TVL FPV camera with a light sentivity of 0.00001 Lux … so you can see almost perfectly at night… amazing. Specification: Model: RunCam Night Eagle Image Sensor: 1/1.8″ Black & White CMOS Sensor Horizontal Resolution: 800TVL Lens: 140° F2.0 Signal System: NTSC/PAL Switchable Synchronization: Internal OSD Set: Yes S/N Ration: >50dB Electronic Shutter Speed: Auto Min.Illumination: 0.00001Lux@1.2F WDR: Global WDR Day/Night: Only Black & White Video Output: CVBS Power Input: 5-17 VDC Housing Material: Magnesium Alloy Net Weight: 14.5g Dimensions: 26mm * 26mm * 28mm Package included: 1 x RunCam Night Eagle Cet article NEWS: Runcam Night Eagle 0.00001Lux FPV Cam est apparu en premier sur Drone-Maniac !!!!!!!. View the full article