Wire additional components to apm, Attach accessory plate to apm plate – 3D Robotics 3DR Y6 DIY Kit User Manual

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3DR uBlox GPS with Compass:

Connect the 6-position to 5-position cable to the GPS

6-position port and to the 5-position APM GPS port (use

top-entry port not side-entry port). Connect the 4-position

cable to the GPS 4-position MAG port and to the APM I

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C port.

3DR Radio air module:
Attach antenna to 3DR Radio air module.

Connect telemetry cable to the air module pins

(ensuring that the red wire aligns with the pin

marked 5V) and to the APM Telem port.

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Wire additional components to APM

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Attach accessory plate to APM plate

Place accessory plate onto the four 30 mm spacers

protruding from the APM plate, and secure with four

nylon nuts.

Accessory plate

APM plate

30 mm spacer + nylon nut

GPS without compass: 5 mm nylon bolt + 30 mm spacer + GPS + nylon nut

For GPS without compass: Attach GPS board to four holes

as shown using four 5 mm nylon bolts, four 30 mm

spacers, and four nylon nuts.

Radio control (RC) receiver:
To connect an RC receiver to APM, use the six-wire and two-wire cables provided with

your copter.
Note: APM also supports one-wire PPM connection with supported receivers.

See copter.ardupilot.com for instructions.
Use the six-wire cable to connect the receiver’s signal pins to APM’s input signal pins.

Use the two-wire cable to connect power and ground pins between APM and the receiver.

APM inputs wiring

APM input pin numbers

Connect six-wire cable to signal pins (top row, “S”).
Connect red wire to power pin (center row, “+”) and

black wire to ground pin (bottom row, “-”).

Match the correct control channel

with its corresponding APM input

signal pin.

6 AUX 2 (OPTIONAL)

5 AUX 1 (MODE SWITCH)

4 YAW / RUDDER

3 THROTTLE

2 PITCH / ELEVATOR

1 ROLL / AILERON

APM Input Signal Pins

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