HOWTO drone wiring (2) – Rx/APM/ESCs

Keeping notes on the founds and tested of my quadcopter.

APM outputs to ESCs

APM channels
3       1
    X
2       4
CC3D (my motors setup)
1        2
     X
4        3
So APM outputs (1234) to motors (2413)

Output pins top-down are signal, 5V, gnd… to ESC color code Y.R.Br. 黃紅棑
Picked out all reds (BEC i.e. 5v, I powered APM using solely PMU)

Radio receiver channels (TAER)

1. (T)hrottle 油門
2. (A)ileron    i.e. 'Roll' 橫滾
3. (E)levator    i.e. 'Pitch' 俯仰
4. (R)udder     i.e. 'Yaw' 偏航

APM inputs {123 4} = {AET R}

Radio Mode 1 (mode 2 has 2 & 3 swapped)