3D Robotics DIY Quad Kit - Manual (Page 8)

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Attach accessory plate to APM plate
Place accessory plate on top of APM plate, and align the four 30
mm spacers with the four holes in the accessory plate. Secure
accessory plate to spacers using four 5 mm nylon bolts.
APM plate Accessory plate
30 mm spacer + nylon nut
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Attach APM plate to top plate
Now we’ll attach the APM plate to the top plate. The APM plate
connects to the ends of the four 30 mm bolts securing the inside
holes of the arms. Place the four holes in the APM plate over the
exposed 30 mm bolts on the top plate and secure with 30 mm
threaded spacers.
30 mm bolt + 30 mm spacer
APM plate
Complete plate assembly
INSTALL SOFTWARE
Mission Planner is free, open-source software providing multiplatform configuration and full-
featured waypoint mission scripting for autonomous vehicles.
To install Mission Planner on your ground station computer (Windows only), visit ardupilot.
com/downloads , select Mission Planner , and select sort by date (short link: goo.gl/Si5grC ).
Select the MissionPlanner - MSI (Microsoft installer package). For the same features as
Mission Planner for Mac, download APM Planner from ardupilot.com .
Mission Planner Downloads Screen
Mission Planner
« Downloads
Sort by: Title | Hits | Date
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MissionPlanner - MSI - 1.2.62 Select MSI to download
most recent version.
Your Quad assembly is now complete! The following
steps will get you started configuring your copter.
Locate the PDB four-wire cable (multicolored) and the power module six-position cable (red
and black); thread these cables up through the slots in the APM plate where they can connect
to the APM.