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v4r6 PARIS Sirius™ CPU IMU Multiwii Plug-n-Play Board with USB
Product Description
This is the latest (released 19 July 2012) Plug-n-Play - PARIS Sirius™ v4r6 multicopter control board CPU IMU designed around the newest v2.2 software - flies Quadcopter or Tricopter Hexii and YSiix or Octa by changing the Arduino code inside it; Paris Sirius™ features our classic 72mm round form-factor - intergrating with the 72mm Andromeda LED orientation board - and is the top selling MultiWii board of all time - More than 3000 PARIS have been sold since our v1 board was released in Dec 2010. Features the thickess 2.0mm boards to meet aviation standards and the thickest copper traces of any board to withstand any crash - built tough - Most important is the absolute central position and the mounting of the IMU Gyro and Accelemeter Only PARIS Sirius goes to the extra expense to mount the Sensors on a second daughter board on gel pads - there is a very good reason for this - multicopters have a LOT of vibration and resonances - it is not a mobile cell phone - so mounting gyros/Acc on the mainboard is NEVER an option - Hero features in PARIS v4 r6 are 6 x micro JST connectors, 1 Rc 6 ch input, 2 x LV I2C bus inputs , 2 x HV I2C GPS input , RS232 Bluetooth input , 8 engine pin out controls - 6Ch input from ANY and all Receivers (or SUM if required) - Invensense 3205 gyro - Nothing flies as smooth as a PARIS Sirius™. dont be fooled by MEGA or ARM processor hype claims - analogue motors/props have mass inertia - they are running at 6-9000 rpm and cannot change their speed 800 times a sec - 10 at most - and the ATMEL 328 CPU on PARIS is already running 400hz - thats 400 times a sec. Nothing flies smoother than a PARIS.
The PARIS forum is here - use to "search this thread" function when you get there, to search for key words
New Features in v4r6
- Onboard mini USB - elimates pushpin errors of older FTDi connections - does not require FTdi daughter board - drivers auto-loading in MS Win 7 and Apple OSX 10.6
- 2 x HV I2C 5 pin Micro JST inputs
- 2 x LV I2C 4 Pin Micro JST inputs
- RS232 Bluetooth connector Micro JST 4 pin
- improved layout for sensors - Optimised upper to lower deck 2 sided SMD
- MultiWii v2.2 customised code sketch - code is open source - please review in advance - no guarantee is given for open source software - but that said - its VERY good and cutting edge - look at the video HERE to see what other pilot flying our SCARAB airframes and CarbonBird motors did with this software http://www.multiwiicopter.com/pages/videos/
Carried over Features ireleased in the v4 r5
- Micro JST I2C 3v3 GPS input ready - &; or HV GPS 5 way connector for 5v GPS (marked HV I2C) - PARIS GPS coming soon -
- 3 I2C inputs in total - LCD or LEDRing ready - uses port marked GPS if 3v3
- 6 RC Channel inputs - RC Plus Aux1 & Aux 2 Micro JST - > RC Receiver plugs - 190mm cable - works with any RC Reciever
- 8 Engine outputs - Tricopter, Quad, Hex, YSix or Octa
- software 2.0 Arduino Open source software by AlexinParis - unlimited control and access to the copter setup if you are an Arduino coder - combined with PC/Mac/Android GUI control if you are not a coder
Legacy Features carried over from Paris v4 r3
- Split DC 5.0v bus for noise filtering. By splitting the DC bus into two sections noise generated by ESCs and servos is not transferred to the CPU/Sensor bus which is supplied by a dedicated 5v uBEC.
- Option to join the bus with a solder pad bridge if required. If you don't want to run a separate uBEC you can simply solder the jumper to run from one or more ESC piggy-back BECs.
- On board LCC - no more annoying soldering of 9 wires to attach an LLC. I2C data is now split between the 5v HiV side and the Low 3.3v side. BSS138 Mosfets. 8 new SMD devices on v4.
- Improved layout - Almost all the pins have been moved to allow the Gyro and the Acc to be critically located closer to the geometric centre of the board/copter for smoother flying. PINout positions are optimised for 90° degree headers without crossing the mount screws. All vias now tented to allow suface soldering of the CPU.
- USA friendly labeling - based on customer feedback we have adopted the USA terminology - i.e. ELEV rather than NICK.
- GUI friendly Ops - now works from USB - no need to attach external power to test or change setting in the GUI
- Pre-drilled lower side access - 2 holes are now standard to allow wires to pass above/below the board for extra devices.
- LED strip lights GND via mosfet. All LEDs are controlled by PIN13 - arming - disarming - trimming - By connecting your LED strip orientation lights - one wire, the positive (+ve) side of your lipo (3S or 4S to the LEDS) and then running the GND (-ve) line from the LEDs to the LED STRIP GND point on the PARIS - you can safely trigger LED strips up to 850ma - warning DO NOT CONNECT 12v positive side of your LiPo to the board at anytime! Only the GND (Earth - negative - black) needs to be connected. BSH114 MOSFET spec. PARIS v4 r3 commenced shipping 19th AUG
- In Tricopter and Quad and YSiix or Hex mode can ALSO drive 2 servos on a Gimbal. For Octa 8 Engines - requires a separate PARIS Gimbal Board
- No soldering - finished - tested and pre-programmed ! - Works with Tricopter, QuadCopter +, Quadcopter X, Hex, Hex X or Octa - Plug-n-play works with any PPM 5Ch or more RC Receiver, Futaba®, Graupner®, JR®, Spektrum®, FrSky®, Hitec Aurora® - Requires that your Transmitter is first calibrated to output accurate uSec values of 1095/1500/1905 on all 5 Channels - works best with 6 Ch Receiver or SUM Rx to access Aux 3(ch 7) and Aux 4(ch 8)
- HEX (FLAT X, FLAT +, or Y6) • with a standard receiver: in this case the 2 last motors are on PIN D5&D6 and the servos are on PIN A0(engine5)/A1(engine 6) • with any standard receiver: in this case, the 2 last motors are on PIN A0/A1 and the Gimbal servos are on PIN A2(pitch)/D12(Roll) (no CAM trig here on Hexii)
- HEX, + 2 servos for a GIMBAL mode + 1 servo for CAM TRIG: • with a PPM sum receiver: in this case, the 2 last motors are on PIN D5&D6 and the servos are on PIN A0(engine5)/A1(engine 6) • with any standard receiver: in this case, the 2 last motors are on PIN A0/A1 and the Gimbal servos are on PIN A2(pitch)/D12(Roll) (no CAM trig here on Hexii)
- OCTO config (FLAT X, FLAT +, X8): • with or without a standard receiver: on PINs 3,9,10,11,A0,A1,A2,12 - Note there is no gimbal output with Octa - use a separate gimbal controller
- Double sided board - layout is such that the ESC lines all run from the back of the board
- Full duplicate set of I2C lines and power - LV side/HV side Easy install of IMU or multiple I2C bus sensors like BARO or MAG
- 2mm FR-4 mil-spec board, aviation grade - we make the toughest boards out there - by far
- triple thickness copper 105um for strong solder joints,vibration and crash survival
- Includes a 3v3 IC 1117 with 500ma ouput; Max Vcc 6v
- Includes EXTERNAL 2K2 pullup SMDs installed (activate by solder pad if req'd) mixed voltage IC2 devices possible
- Includes PIN 13 Auto LEVEL trimming high output LED for 1.9 Software thru 330R SMD installed (LED not included for postion and colour of your choice)
- 72mm diameter board, mass 15.2g
- Full thickness 105um annular ring solder pads
- 8 x standard 45mm (62.5 diagonal) 3mm mounting holes, can be mounted at 0° or 45°, stackable
- Minimal copper for RF transparency for adjacent 2.4Ghz Rx's
- RS232 FTDI 5v breakout (for USB - adapter not included sold here) or Bluetooth on android phones GUI control
- RoHS lead free - GREEN PRODUCT
- Designed in Australia and fully flight tested by experienced MultiwiiCopter pilots - in house
- Named 'PARIS' in respect to AlexinParis
- Manufactured by us from AU. Not available on any other website.
ARM - we dont recommend arm by switch - reason - it's a waste of 4 possible switch positions other than off - if you have 2*3 ways switches - use them for other stuff below
ANGLE - this activates the Accelerometer - self leveling mode - (was called LEVEL or ACC before) - its a beginner mode used for hovering - we dont recommend you Fly in this mode - its designed for hovering directly above your position - where it's otherwise difficult to see small attitude changes. Its useful for FPV take off and land IF your experienced - do not use this for your first noob maiden take off as it confuse you - the acc is sensattive to 0.1° tlt and will rev the props on the downhill side like buggery until its gets its 0.1° offset sorted - its a required mode for RTH
HORIZON - this is a cool new mode - when the cyclic stick is near the centre the Acc is activated - but when you want to fly fast forward or even do Acrobatic flips - then its gyros only - love this new mode!
BARO - be sure to cove rthe BARO with black felt - this prevent erroneous barometric pressure waves from speed or wind and also blocks lights entering the BARO - use this mode to hold Altitude - 2.2 is the first open source release of this code to combine AccZ (G readings) with BARO info and provides a 300mm height hold in a well setup scarab
MAG - Compass or heading lock - be sure you have 1500 setup as the RC Tx Rudder - then when the rudder or yaw stick is centred - engage MAG - this will lock the heading. We dont recommend flying around with MAG on - reason - MAG will lock out if bank angle exceeds 20°. Mag is useful for doing towering climbs or desents where you are flat - and trying to shoot facing one direction - be sure to tune your airframe (by engine inclination) so you have zero latent yaw.
HEADFREE - this requires you mount the MAG - away from all magnetic interference - in small aircraft the centre (Sirius) is fine - but in larger craft you will need to use the remote GPS/Mag and situate it well outside any RMI
HEADADJ - allows you to re-align headfree lock position
GPS HOME - very useful - setup MAG/ANGLE and GPS home on the same switch position - BARO also if you prefer - then use this to fly home - will return to the position where it was last armed - does NOT control throttle so be sure to use enough power to fly/hover. Importantly PARIS offers hared control (IMU and Pilot) during the return to home phase - it is NOT fully autonomous - this is a good thing as it allows the pilot to make inputs to avoid obstacles - without having to do a full manual reversion.
GPS HOLD - do not confuse this with auto-hover - PARIS GPS hold requires careful tuning of PIDs - (very very small changes from default) - We recommend this for high altitude "parking" - use in conjunction with BARO.
Includes
- PARIS™ board v4r5 (Plug-n-Play) with mini USB oboard;
- 6 way Rx RC leads connector 180mm ;
- 328 CPU - See our video page shot with this CPU Paris sirius combo - if you think you can do better with another hyped CPU
- Sirius™ Navigator IMU with Gyro/Acc/Baro/Mag 3205/180/085/5883L ;
- All pins are 90° degree right angle - as shown in the photos on this page ;
- Preflashed Sketch Software optimised - installed tested and calibrated version 2.2
- Download Arduino 1.0 here for MacBook or PC win 7
- Download v 2.2 Configurator JAVA software HERE
- Download PARIS v4r6 v2.2 Multiwii sketches are HERE
- Download Win 2.2 beta GUI HERE
- Download PC 32bit or Mac OSX FTDI USB drivers here
- Excludes i2c PARIS GPS - HERE
- Excludes Bluetooth module - coming soon
- Excludes OLED - coming soon
- Excludes LEDRing - coming soon
- Excludes Rc Radio Receiver
- Excludes GPS training and consulting services - any consumer can put a GPS in a car - but piloting an aircraft by a coupled GPS is totally different responsibility - GPS requires that the buyer fully understands GPS navigation limitations - a GPS pod is a sophisticated Navigation/Auto-pilot aid to assist a skilled and educated pilot flying LOS Ops. but only if he/she understands it first - Mis-understanding GPS will cause you to 1) loose, crash or damage your aircraft - thats your problem - on forums you read about GPS fly-aways - these are specifically idiots who caused their own woes by mis-adventure and ignorance - or worse 2) possibly injure yourself or somebody else - so if you dont understand Failsafe setup - if you dont understand manual reversion - then dont buy a GPS equiped multicopter - period - GPS is not not Merlins magic answer to people who cannot fly manually - in short if you need GPS explained to you - then it is NOT something for you. If your a beginner/noob - forget GPS - get a small Quad and learn to to fly it manually first.
- Excludes i2C GPS and GPs code - these will be included in the I2C GPS itself - GPS is not activated in software as this produces I2C errors if not connected - to upgrade and to add peripheral devices you need new code - its free Open source software - To fit a second Mag requires to Sirius mag to be isolated - by dremel tool
- Excludes noob Arduino coders software support and training - Uses Open source MultiWii software here or learn the code and write your own if you have the skill to do so. We assume no responsiblity for the function of the source code. Buyers should satisfy themselves of the fuctions of the software - The software is on-going - development will continue after you purchased the PARIS Sirius - and new functions not yet know will be available - but may require a working knowlege of Arduio code commenting to use effectively or upgrade - its pretty easy - but we don't offer training in the hardware price above.
- Excludes any reliance on Auto-pilot modes - You must learn to fly on ACRO mode and assume responsibility for full manual by skill in 100% manual control as the pilot - no guarantee of auto-pilot of automated level mode, nor auto position holding nor auto-navigation is implied for the control of the aircraft. Pilot must navigate by visual line of sight. Pilot must hover by his skill in manual mode (ACRO)
- Excludes RC support for beginners who dont know anything about RC or Radio setup basics - excludes Radio setup training - talk to Futaba - JR - Spektrum etc
- Excludes a 101 course in aviation and electronics and coding - Multicopters are extremely technical - if you're impatient - or arrogant - if you dont have time to learn and read - if you're un-educated or if considered plain stupid by your boss and have no friends because you're painfull to be around - then go play rugby - dont try to fly multicopters and dont buy a PARIS Sirius CPU IMU.
- Excludes PC support - excludes how to use a PC, how to click on buttons or how to search a website using the search box and keywords.
- Excludes support for associated items we dont sell - this means if somebody else sold you something - we dont support that product, and will not train use to use that product to intergate with the PARIS Sirius™.
- the Failsafe (I disable this and use the Tx failsafe) ; and
- the motorstop functions ( I use this function with Tx throttle trim) ; and
- the servo travel (I use 1100/1500/1900) ; and
- the gimbal settings - so please - make sure you know what you are doing first! Props-off
Important Note
TIPS
- MultiWiiCopters are nearly twice as efficient as a RC Helicopter providing the props are not placed too close together. Make sure to leave at least 1 rotor/propdiameter between the tips of the props.
- Select props with a low pitch such as 10x4.5 and wide span to give a large amount of slow moving downwash. In the hover the throttle should be 1/3 to 1/2 maximum.
- Use a magnetic-balancer to balance all props statically in 2 dimensions - absolute balance is essential for AP Ops ; then run them individually to check they are centred true and the tipshave the same path ; any vibration will reduce the effectiveness of the Wii gyro or anyother gyro.
- Keep your PROPS OFF - not installed - until you are fully conversant/understand in full the functions of your Tx in full including TRAV (end Points), the arm and disarm procedures - realise that for a noob skiping or out-of-order set-up steps or moving sticks, or even static - PROPS may start at anytime without warning. Never install props prior to calibration of the ESC and testing the gyro orientation, and arm/disarm testing of the board - YOU are responsible - make sure your actions and your Copter is safe.
- Always maiden on default PIDs' - If the copter is not almost perfect on default PID's then DO NOT go straight to altering the PID's! MultiwiiCopters require good quality ESCs such as HobbyWing® or CarbonBird® (Not SuperSimple) then do full calibrations of all the ESCs, the correct timing set/programmed into the ESCs and lastly good quality wiring and soldering (not 3.5mm press fit connectors) - Use FLUX PASTE to complete all soldered wires.
Shipping
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Tips
- Information on assembling a kit can be gained by looking at the photos on the product page itself. If you stuck on an advanced kit then first read the Quad Noobs guide
- MultiCopters should hover at 50% throttle and fly for 10-15 mins.
- Balance all props - vibration causes junk sensors data and gello in video - remove the SOURCE of the vibration by balancing
- Use a quality prop balancer(Du-Bro 499 Tru-Spin Prop Balancer) statically; then run them individually to check they are centred true and the tipshave the same path; any vibration will reduce the effectiveness of the Wii gyro or anyother gyro.
- Attach any IMU or sensors such as Sirius™, NAZA or WookM with vibration isolation gel - Board with sensors solder to directly are just cheapo clones - commercial quality IMU use isolation vibration materials
- Keep your PROPS OFF - not installed - until you are fully conversant/understand in full the functions of your Tx in full including TRAV (end Points), the arm and disarm procedures - realise that for a noob skiping or out-of-order set-up steps or moving sticks, or even static - PROPS may start at anytime without warning. Never install props prior to calibration of the ESC and testing the gyro orientation, and arm/disarm testing of the board - YOU are responsible - make sure your actions and your Copter is safe - remove the prop -remove the risk.
- Always maiden on default PIDs' - If the copter is not almost perfect on default PID's then DO NOT go straight to altering the PID's! Most of the problems you will face as a noob will be caused by making wild assumptions or following myths from forums - fly on default PIDs first - balance your props - make sure your ESC are calibrated and synchronized.
- Dont be fooled by forum claims of kirby flashed ESCs - this software will melt your ESCs and give short flights - there is a lot of bad info on forums
Safety in Australian Skies
- Keep more than 30m from persons,choose an empty sports field for your first flights
- Do not fly near pets, houses or cars
- Never fly within 3nm of an airfield or above 400ft
- Never install your props until after the Multicopter is fully tested and 100% correct without props. Engines can start suddenly and without warning IF YOU FAIL to understand how they work or skip any steps.
- Set your Tx/Rx binding to low throttle 1/4 position so that if the link is lost the copter will descend slowly.
- Always keep your Copter in line of sight for one pilot ops - FPV is only legal in AU with a buddy on a buddybox - 2 person FPV is 100% legal using the buddybox system below 400'. See CASA Part 101 Regs
- RC Flying is a privilege - please enjoy it. Don't show off and don't get over confident
- Home movies are fine, but in Australia professional paid photography or videos from an RC aircraft requires CASA Part 101 compliance, including exams and approved ops manuals and pilot competency tests by CASA official which will cost several thousand up front.
Shipping
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