Hello Friends,

Recently upgraded my kk2.0 quad to naza m lite (upgraded to version 2.0 firmware). Here are the specs:

Sunny Sky X2212 980kv motors
8045 props
3300 mAh 4S lipo
F-30A SimonK flashed ESCs
F450 frame
Orange T-six Tx and R615 Rx

Had a maiden test flight today. Flew smoothly with out any glitches. Very stable and in control. Tested both GPS and Atti modes. All OK. Didn't try the manual mode though. Couldn't test the failsafe mode as my Rx doesn't support failsafe. Flew for around 13-15 mins!

nyc man...

Thanks! Here's some more pics. Will upload the video soon.

Well done, the v2 upgrade is amazing and really transforms the the way the quad behaves. Waiting for video.

Thank you Ashimda. Yes true, the V2 upgrade makes it more perfect. Here's a video link of the first flight:

nyc flying.. stable

Good and stable flight.

What are the PID values that you have kept.

Asutosh

Thanks Asutosh. I have used more or less the stock gain settings. Worked great for me.

Basic:
Pitch/Roll - 145
Yaw -130
Vertical - 140

Attitude:
Pitch/Roll - 140

Quad AUW- 1200 gm approx.

From the sound of Your quad, I think the gains are a little high. If you listen carefully you can hear the motors making oscillating sound.  

Ok dada thnx for pointing it out. I will lower the gains a bit and give it a test flight. But the response of the quad to the stick movements was excellent. It was doing exactly what i was commanding through the tx.

Made some modifications:
1. Changed props 8x4.5 to 9x4.7
2. Reduced the gains a bit.
3. Added landing skids
4. Changed Rx from R615 to R620 with failsafe.
5. Added voltage alarm.

Made a successful failsafe return to home test flight. Here's a video:

Hi Amitava.......... tomar no. ta ki pete pari?

Hi Partha,

Sent you PM. One request. Please do not use local language in this forum. People from every corner of the country are reading the posts. Thanks.

Congrats on the successful test. So now you have the Naza dialed in, whats next?

Thank you Ashimda. Next upgrade will be aerial videography! Have seen your post of Tbs discovery aerial video. Very nice. Waiting for the camera to arrive. Also add some led lights for night flying.

Sorry......... brother, 1st time I using this community so...

No probs. Welcome to the amazing forum!

Really awesome, where did you buy the naza and how much?

Naza lite will cost about 10000/-
Available from RcMumbai, Quadkopters and RcProduct.

@jsquadman: Yes I'm using naza lite (upgraded to v2 firmware). You can find it in:
http://www.rcproduct.in/multi-rotor-flight-controller/87-dji-naza-m-lite-multi-rotor-flight-controller-gps-combo.html
http://rcmumbai.com/index.php/product/dji-naza-m-lite-multi-rotor-flight-controller-with-gps/
http://www.quadkopters.com/product-category/flight-controllers/ [out of stock]
http://hobbysea.com/products.php?382&cPath=24&sid=47661f2df057982556f18d1ec8a3168b [w/o gps]

@jsquadman currently using naza lite awesome controller really stable ( dead stable after V2 firmware upgrade.. )

regards

Cool and thanks all for the response, I may have found new project to upgrade from kk2 board

@jsquadman Yes true, Naza has awesome stability compared to KK2.0. Even in manual mode it flies much better than KK2. I have used KK2 for almost 1 year but never achieved such stable and controlled flight! Best for aerial photography. This is just my opinion. Ofcourse KK2 is a great controller for beginners.

Thanks @meet2ami, any idea if naza will work with flysky fs ct6b tx rx?

Naza works with any Rx Tx with min 4 channels. Only thing is you have to make proper connections between Rx and controller and have to configure your Tx accordingly.

i think you need min 6 channel radio for that.. 4 channel for aileron , elevator , throttle , rudder and one channel for setting up modes (atti. , GPS , manual and failsafe)
regards

Yes true, more the channels more you can utilize the naza functionalities. But as per the manuals it needs minimum 4 channels to work.

I tested naza with only four channels Connected to receiver.. It won't arms unless you connect U channel to receiver or it will remains in failsafe mode
(U channel is also mandatory)
Regards

I think it will work with 4 channels. Without the U port connection the Naza will be in atti mode by default. Seriously though why would anybody want to spend on a Naza and not take advantage of the features?   

but i tested on my naza lite (v2 firmware) when i remove U channel it switch to failsafe mode.. and won't arm..

Yes exactly. There's no point using a 4 ch Rx with naza. I would say a min 6 ch Rx will utilize atleast the standard features of it. I am using a 6 ch Rx with failsafe but at this point I feel wish I have some more channels to use!!

experienced all the features of naza but my favourite is atti. mode dead stable..
but never use IOC feature.. personally don't like this feature..

regards

@gunna maybe setting up the naza from the beginning for 4 channels may work, but who cares
@Amitava I use the 9xr with Frsky module and all my channels are booked:(

@gunnu Using 4 channel is not sufficient for any quad unless you r using it for simple flying in one fixed mode.
@ashimda Correct me if I am wrong. With 9xr and Frsky module you r getting 8 channels right? ( unless u r using a s.bus ). Are you using gimbal control with your radio?

Thats right, 8 channels and yes gimbal control for pitch.

Fs ct 6b has 6 channel support, so 8 ch tx rx is suggested ?

to experience naza all features you need min 8ch radio with least 2 three position switches...

@jsquadman As gunnu said, with 6 channels you can use the basic functions of naza. Like flying in the 3 modes, failsafe and even intelligent Orientation Control (IOC) Flight (with GPS module) but only 2 modes. Aerial videography can be done but with a fixed camera. Now if you want to add features like camera gimbal control, onflight gain controls etc then you have to have more channels.

Friends,
While configuring the naza with a 6 channel radio specially Orange T-six and utilize most of its functions, I had to struggle a lot and had to do lot of trials and errors to properly tune the setup. Didn't get much help from the internet as there are very few videos which shows how to configure a 6 channel radio.
So here's a video I prepared which shows how to configure a 6 channel radio to use all the flight modes of Naza (both lite and v2).
I have used a Orange T-six, 6 channel radio and Rx Orange R620 with failsafe.
It will work for the following basic modes:
GPS
ATTI
MANUAL
FAILSAFE (both manual and auto)
IOC (any 2 modes as the 6 channel old T-six has no 3 position switch)

The receiver I have used is R620 with failsafe. Failsafe will not work if the Rx doesn't support failsafe. R615 or R610 will not work for failsafe.

The Rx Failsafe binding process is not shown in the video as there are many such videos in youtube. One is:


Also the different calibrations like ESC, Throttle, GPS compass and IMU are not covered here. They are very simple and there are many in youtube.

Hope this video will be helpful for those who are using 6 channel radio with naza.

Not sure how to embed the video! Here's the video link:

video can be embedded by just removing the 'https://' from your link .

Ahh...thanks Sooraj. Finally able to embed videos!!   

Planning for an aerial video from my quad, but do not have a fpv setup or a gopro or a mobius right now. So thought of using my friends Nikon coolpix. Used an old mobile pouch for holding the camera on to the quad.
The video quality was not that good as it has lost focus a number of time. But it was worth trying! Here's the video finally.