Droidworx BOT-Series Manual

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BOT-SerieS B uild M anual
Droidworx
Lt d N e w Z e a L a N d

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BOT-SerieS B uild M anual
1.0 FLIGHT OPERATION AND SAFETY
4—Operation and Safety
6—Pre-Flight Safety Check
7—Do’s and Dont’s
2.0 PRE-BUILD CHECKLIST
9—Required Tools
3.0 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
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Part 1: Landing gear assembLy
10—Extended Landing Gear Assembly
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Part 2: Center PLate and boom assembLy
16—BOT Core and Boom Assembly
21 Landing Gear Adapter Plate
26 Quick Release Cams
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Part 3: dome assembLy
29—BOT Dome Assembly
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Part 4: engine mount assembLy
33—Engine Mount Assembly

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FlighT O p e r a T i O n and SaFeTy

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Op e r a T i O n and S aFeTy
This is a quick guide for those new to Multi-Rotor craft oering
some basic safety and operational procedures...and are
recommended standard operating procedures for those piloting
Droidworx or any multi-rotor craft.
Please read the instructions for the relevant Flight Control
electronics before proceeding. Go to the web site of your ight
control system and make yourself well acquainted with the
correct procedure for the electronics installation and software
operation.
Caution: never connect and start the engines for the rst
time with the propellers attached....and always balance your
propellers; unbalanced propellers can cause excessive vibration
which may lead to material fatigue.
Note: check the orientation of the ight controller you are
using (which way is front) and also the engine assignment
conguration; for instance which is engine 1,2,3 etc. and check
also that your propellers, clockwise and counter clockwise, are
also installed correctly before your rst ight.
Before the rst ight hand test your craft – arm and calibrate
your electronics, hold the craft with both hands by the landing
gear skids above your head with the front facing away from, and
to the front of you, make sure you are well clear of obstructions
and other people. You may need the assistance of another
person for this test.
Raise the throttle to around 25% and gently move the craft
around the axis’ roll (tipping the craft left and right) and feel for
a steady and smooth resistance to your movements, do the
same for pitch (tipping the craft forward and backward) and
also yaw, rotating the craft clockwise and anti-clockwise whilst
keeping it horizontal. If the craft oers smooth resistance to
your movements it will y correctly.
Your rst test ight should be in an open eld in low or zero
wind. A sports eld (not currently in use) is a good option;
choose a site with short or mown grass. Do not takeo from
dry dusty sites. Make sure any onlookers or spectators do not
gather about you…if so ask them to move away from you in a
perimeter not less than 50m (150 feet) diameter around you.

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Make sure that you have fully charged your transmitter and
onboard battery packs. Make sure that the antenna of your
Radio (TX) is up and correctly positioned; make sure the receiver
(RX) for your craft is well positioned within the craft and secured
and that the antenna is facing downward and to the back of your
craft and not touching any part of the craft.
Place the craft on level ground and turn on your transmitter –
check that you have the correct model selected on your TX.
Set the transmitter timer to about 80% of the known ight
duration. Connect the battery to your crafts FC inputs and wait
for the engine controller beeps to stop.
Stand about 4m away from your craft and behind the craft with
the craft facing directly away from you.
Check the 50m ight safety perimeter you have established, also
checking behind you for children running in to see what you are
doing.
Survey the area; look for obstacles that you might not have seen
previously, like power-lines and overhead wires.
Never y your craft near a controlled aerodrome or in controlled
airspace.
Check the weather conditions, the wind speed and direction.
Do not y in gusty strong wind at any time. Always try and y
the craft with the wind at your back so the craft will drift directly
away from you.
Always keep your eyes on the craft when in ight – if people
approach you inside your safety perimeter to talk to you or to
ask questions whilst you are ying the craft do not engage in the
conversation and ask them to stand well clear of you until you
have landed.
Re-check your perimeter and raise the throttle slowly and
check to see if the craft wants to tilt to one direction or another;
sometimes you may need to adjust the trim on your TX to get
a level ight, however most times the craft will y perfectly rst
time if you have installed the electronics and the software has
been set correctly—check with the Flight Control manufacturer
for standard or beginner settings for the craft.
Takeos are sometimes easier with a short burst of power to
lift the craft o the ground. Hold the craft in a controlled hover
directly in front of you about 2-3m o the ground away from
“ground eect” prop wash. When you have mastered this hover
position you can then move on to rolling the craft gently from
side to side and forward and backward.
Make sure that you always stand behind the craft, this makes
for easy orientation of the ight controls. Repeat this exercise
several times before you take the craft any higher.
Always y the craft well away from people and / or property.
Always check for children nearby.

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pre- F lighT S aFeTy C h e C k
Thoroughly check the craft before every ight…
• Check to see if any wires have come o
•Check for loose bolts on the assembly
•Check that the battery’s are secure
•Check the battery voltage, and if you have more than one battery, check your spares too
•Check the propellers for marks and nicks
•Check the propeller nuts or bolts, make sure they are tight
•Check the engine mounts and the bolts and nuts for tightness
•Check the Transmitter battery voltage; never y the craft with a low voltage reading on your transmitter
(check with the manufacturer of your equipment for minimum and maximum voltage readings).
•Check that the transmitter antenna is not damaged.
•Check that the craft receiver module is well connected and that the antenna’s are properly positioned.
•Take a good look over the craft from all sides to make sure that nothing appears unusual or out of place.
•Check your ight perimeter.
•Check for power-lines and overhead obstacles.
•Assess the weather conditions, wind direction and speed. An anemometer (hand held wind speed meter) is a good tool
to have, otherwise use some dry grass or a tissue, throwing in the air to gauge the wind direction.
•Do not y in gusty and turbulent conditions.
•Set your transmitter timer to 80% of the known battery duration.
DISCLAIMER:
Droidworx NZ Limited disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and tness for a particular purpose. Droidworx NZ
Limited does not assume any lyability, whether direct or indirect, from the use of the BOT craft. Droidworx NZ Limited shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, contingent
or consequential damages to persons or property caused by the BOT craft. In no event shall Droidworx NZ Limited be liable for personal injury up to and including death.

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dO’Sand d OnT’S
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Never y in strong wind – the operational safe wind speed for these craft is about 10-15 KPH.
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In the event of a crash or a hard landing, always check the craft for damage before taking o again. In this instance, you must also
check that you do not have dirt or grit in the engines; this can cause an engine or engines to overheat and fail in ight resulting in an
out of control craft and serious damage or injury to the craft , other people and their property.
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Your launch eld should preferably be open and at with short grass. If it is necessary to take o in a eld which only has long grass,
manually atten a 1.5m diameter take o perimeter with your feet.
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Always have a ight plan – visualize your ight path and check again for obstacles.
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Never y the craft out of direct line of sight and always keep your eyes on the craft whilst it is in the air.
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Never y the craft above 400 feet in height (the length of a football eld).
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Never y near people – A 50m (150 ft) perimeter around and above people is a recommended minimum and operational law in
most countries.
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Always set your transmitter timer before each ight to about 80% of the known ight duration for the battery pack’s you have installed in the craft.
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Never turn your transmitter o in ight.
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First person view ights are against the law in some countries – check the relevant aviation safety authority in your country before ying FPV.
Always have a “spotter” with if you do y FPV.
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Never let friends y your craft unless they are well schooled in the discipline.
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Never y under the inuence of any substance or alcohol. Whilst there is a minimum blood alcohol level allowed for driving an
automobile in most countries, the law for pilots in command of ying craft around the globe is universal…there is a zero limit tolerance.
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Always turn your transmitter on before connecting the battery to the craft...and always disconnect the battery from the craft before
turning your transmitter o.

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Pre-build Checklist

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3MM phillipS head driver
M3 2.5MM hex SCrew driver
Required Tools
M3 hex driver
uSe OF MediuM STrengTh Thread
lOCk iS highly reCOMMended

Product Code
1406-0090
1403-0032
1403-0060
1403-0050
1406-0060
1406-0100
1406-0160
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pa r T 1 : e xTended l anding g ear a S S e M B l y
M3 QR Mounting Bracket - Male
Landing Gear Twin Skid Foot Clip
Landing Gear Twin Skid End Cap
Spacer M3 Threaded
Socket Head Cap Screw M3x8mm
Socket Head Cap Screw M3x12mm
Nyloc Nut M3 Stainless Steel
Locking Washer M3
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2
4
2
2
1
1
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4 (1)
12 (1)
34 (1)
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7
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Battery Mounting Pad Rubber
CX Landing Gear Mounting Bracket
CX Landing Gear Plate Extended
Landing Gear Skid
Battery Strap
Battery Strap Keeper
M3 QR Clip - Female
The Quick Release Body Mount is
part of the Landing Gear Assembly
Pack but will be attached to the
Body. Please nd the instructions in
the Body Chapter.
Parts + Spares Parts + Spares
1406-0170
1406-0180
1406-0190
1506-0083
2503-0030
2506-0020
2506-0170
2504-0030
Product Code

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Attach the two landing gear
plates together screwing
the 63mm Alloy Spacers
in between using the M3 x
8mm screws.
Do not tighten to full extent
since you will need some
play when mounting further
parts.
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x8
x2
x16

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Attach the Quick release male clip to
theLanding Gear Mounting Bracket using
M3x8mm SHCS screws and M3 SS Nuts.
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Attach the Skid Feet using the 63mm
Alloy Spacer and the M3 x 8mm
Screws..
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x4
Slide the Twin Skid End Cap over the Skids.
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x4
x2
x4
x4
x1
x4
x4

Attach the quick release lower (male)
part to the landing gear mounting
bracket as shown using the M3 Socket
head socket screws and M3 stainless
steel nuts.
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Position your Skids ...and clip in place.
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Hot glue the battery mount rubbers into place.
x1 x6
x3

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Your set up should now look like this...

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pa r T 2 : C e n T e r p l a T e and B OOM a S S e M B l y i n S T r u C T i O n S

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BOT
4
4
12
1
8
16
4
2
1
1
8
4
12
4
1
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Stando Threaded M3x11 Nylon
Stando Threaded M3x12.7mm Nylon
Socket Head Cap Screw M3x30mm
Socket Head Cap Screw M3x35mm
Machine Screw M3x6mm Pan Philips
Nyloc Nut M3 SS
Boom 280mm
Center Plate
Decal set BOT
Universal Adaptor Plate
Boom bracket inner
Socket Head Cap Screw M3x35mm SS
Gear Rail Center Plate Spacer M3
Boom Folding Cam
Landing Gear Adapter Plate - BOT
Spacer M3x10mm OD=6mm Nylon Black
Parts + SparesParts + Spares
2503-0070
2506-0220
2506-0050
2510-0110
2506-0140
2506-0170
1306-0011
Product Code Product Code
1202-0011
1202-0040
1206-0010
1206-0044
2506-0060
1504-0010
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1404-0099
2504-0040
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
(2)

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Circles show the
holes used for dome
xing.
Lines indicate the boom
mount triangle pattern
used for all models.
Squares represent the remaining holes
you can attach the standos to. This
is all dependent on which electronics
you will be using. In this guide we
will demonstrate how to attach the
Universal Adapter Plate we send with
all of our crafts.
Take a moment to familiarise yourself
with the centre plate setup to get an
understanding which holes relates to
which parts. Take one of the plates
and lay it out with the notch at the top
and the sticker facing up.
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NOTE: It is important that you install
the standos for your electronics
BEFORE mounting the booms as you
will not be able to reach the required
holes afterwards.

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Slide the inner and outer boom brackets onto the
corresponding bolts.
Mount your booms onto the brackets as
shown here. The holes closest to the end of
the Booms should face inwards.
NOTE: For this model the
curve of the boom brackets
face inward following the
curvature of the plate.
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4
x4
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Slot the M3x30mm bolts into the relevant holes for boom
mounting shown by the yellow triangles. Then ip the plate
over (bottom picture).
x12

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Position the second centre plate over the boom cluster
aligning the hole pattern as shown below.
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x8
Fit M3 SS nuts to the screws - do not tighten them, just
make them secure whilst you work your way around.
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Now t the 22mm center plate spacers between the
center plates as shown below using the M3x30mm.
x12
Place the remaining boom bracket inners onto
the booms.
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x4
x8

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You can now tighten all of the nuts
apart from the SS ones (front and
rear).
x4
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Fit the electronics standos by
slotting the supplied nylon M3 x
6mm countersunk screws through
the desired holes from the underside.
Then screw the standos onto them.
x4