INVENTORY
BUILD HOPPER
Included components
Everything you see below is contained in your Hopper drone case, along with a few spares.
Let's unzip the case and do an inventory! If you are getting ready to build, you may unwrap the parts as you do the inventory, if build is awhile away, just make sure you have everything and put them back in the case for safe keeping.
Upper Left
Body Panels - 5 shield parts that protect the PCB and provide a stylish look for Hopper
Propellers - 2 sets - Propellers are responsible for the lift and upward motion of the drone.
Bag of screws - there are extras
Lower Left
Propellers Guards - prop guards are positioned around a propeller to protect the blades
A Motors - 2 sets - building Hopper only requires one set, the other is spare
C Motors - 2 sets - building Hopper only requires one set, the other is spare
Hopper has [4] motors that together they are responsible for rotating the props to provide lift.
Propeller Tool - used for removing propellers, and also helpful for removing batteries
Motor Tool - used for removing motors
Top Center
Safety Glasses
T-3 Screw Driver
Tweezers
Middle Center
Airframe - the main body of the drone and every other component attaches to it
Feet
Lower Center
PCB [Printer Circuit Board] - leave the PCB in is protective wrapper until time to install.
The PCB is the brain of the drone and responsible for all controls. The PCB contains multiple sensors, connection ports, and a gimballed camera.
Inside of Lid
Battery Box - 1 charger, 1 USB cable, 3 batteries
Spare Propeller Guards
Upper Right
Battery and Charger Storage
Lower Right
Controller
AAA Batteries
If your Hopper kit does not contain any of the above items, you may email us for support at support@ftw-robotics.com.
Airfoil
A body (such as an airplane wing or propeller blade) designed to provide a desired reaction force when in motion relative to the surrounding air
Airframe
The Airframe is the main body of the drone that every other component attaches to
Anti-Clockwise [A]
Anti-Clockwise (or Counter Clockwise) [A] motion is one that proceeds in the opposite direction as a clock's hands
Battery
Energy source used to supply power to the drone
Clockwise [C]
Clockwise [C] motion is one that proceeds in the same direction as a clock's hands
Firmware
Firmware is permanent software programmed into a read-only memory
Gimbal
The mechanism that allows for different position of the camera on the drone
Micro-USB
a miniaturized version of the Universal Serial Bus interface which enables the direct charging of the drone's battery
Motor
A motor is powered by electricity that supplies motive power for moving parts
PCB
A Printed Circuit Board is a board design with a base board and copper traces to maintain connectivity between electronic components such as LED's, integrated circuits, and resistors for your devices
Propeller Twist
A differece in angle between the blade at its tip, and at the point where it meets the propller hub
Propellers
Mechanical device for propelling an aircraft or boat, consisting of a revolving shaft with two or more broad, angled blades attached to it
MEET HOPPER
HOPPER BUILD OVERVIEW
INVENTORY
INSTALLING THE MOTORS
CONNECTING MOTORS TO PCB
BODY PANELS
PROPELLERS & PROP GUARDS
BATTERY & BATTERY CHARGER
FIRMWARE UPDATE
TROUBLESHOOTING