Holybro Pixhawk 4 S500 V2 Basic Kit User manual

Flight Test Team-11/19/2019
The Pixhawk 4 S500 V2 Basic Kit is the perfect way to get started developing on
Pixhawk 4. It pairs a 480mm wheelbase frame and essential electronics with a
Pixhawk 4 autopilot.
Bill of materials
•Pixhawk 4 autopilot（PM07 not included）
•Power Management PM02（Assembled）
•ARM adopts high strength plastics
•Motors - 2216 KV880（V2 Update）
•Propeller 1045（V2 Update）
•Pixhawk4 GPS
•Fully assembled Power Management Board with ESCs
•433MHz Telemetry Radio / 915MHz Telemetry Radio
•Power and Radio Cables
•Battery Straps
•Dimensions:383*385*240mm
•Wheelbase:480mm
Not included: RC transmitter and receiver, LiPo battery (suitable for 3s to 4s LiPo (3000 to 5000
mAh) we use a FrSky Taranis controller. You will also need zip ties, double-sided tape, a

soldering iron.
The image below shows both frames and electronic components.

Hardware
This section lists all hardware for the frame and the autopilot installation.
Item Description
Quantity
Wheelbase:480mm
1
Arms
4
Set of Landing Gear
2
M3*8 screws
18
M2 5*6 screws
24
Battery Straps
1
Propeller 1045（V2 Update）
1
Pixhawk 4 Package Details
Items
Package
Pixhawk 4
1
Pixhawk4 GPS MODULE
1
I2C splitter Board
2
6 to 6 pin cable (power)
3
4 to 4 pin cable (CAN)
2
6 to 4 pin cable (Data)
1

10 to 10 pin cable (PWM)
2
8 to 8 pin cable(AUX)
1
7 to 7 pin cable(SPI)
1
6 to 6 pin cable(Debug)
1
PPM/SBUS out cable
1
XSR receiver cable
1
DSMX receiver cable
1
SBUS receiver cable
1
USB cable
1
'X'type folding pedestal mount
1
70mm & 140mm carbon rod standoff
2
6*3 2.54mm pitch Horizontal Pin
1
8*3 2.54mm pitch Horizontal Pin
2
Foam Set
1
Pixhawk4 Quick Start Guide
1
Pixhawk4 Pinouts
1
GPS Quick Start Guide
1
Pixhawk 4 Package Included(Power Management PM2 Assembled)
Electronics
Item Description
Quantity

Pixhawk 4 autopilot（PM06 not included）
1
Power Management PM02（Assembled)
1
Motors - 2216 KV880（V2 Update
4
Pixhawk 4 GPS
1
Fully assembled Power Management Board
with ESCs
1
433MHz Telemetry Radio / 915MHz
Telemetry Radio
1
Tools Needed
•1.5 mm Hex screwdriver
•2.0 mm Hex screwdriver
•2.5 mm Hex screwdriver
•3mm Phillips screwdriver
•Wire cutters
•Precision tweezers

Estimated time for the complete setup is 90 minutes, the frame is about 45
minutes and 45 minutes installing the autopilot and configuring the airframe in
QGroundControl.
Frame assembly
Step 1: Assembling the Landing Gear
We are going to start by assembling the landing gear to the vertical pole.
Unscrew the landing gear screws and insert the vertical pole, see Figures 1 and 2.
Figure 1

Figure 2
Step 2: Assemble the Power Management Board to the landing gear.
Screw the landing gear with a vertical pole to the Fully assembled Power Management
Board. The Board has 4 holes (see Figure 3 arrows) use the M3X8 screws, a total of 8
pieces, 4 on each side, see Figure 4.

Figure 3

Figure 4
Figure 5
Step 3: Assemble the arms to the Power Management Board.
Attach the arm to the Power Management Board, see Figures 6 and 7. Use M2 5X6 screws
a total of 2 in each arm. Insert the screws from the bottom of the plate, see Figure 8. Make
sure the ESC cables run through the middle of the arm, see Figure 9.

Figure 6

Figure 7

Figure 8

Figure 9
Step 4: Assemble the 8*3 2.54mm pitch Horizontal Pin to the 10 to 10 pin cable (PWM)
to the Power Management Board.
Connect the 10 to 10 pin cable (PWM) to the 8*3 2.54mm pitch Horizontal Pin, see Figure
10. Cut a piece of 3M Tape and attach to the bottom of the Horizontal Pin, see Figure 11
stick the Horizontal Pin to the Power Management Board, see Figures 12 and 13.

Figure 10

Figure 11

Figure 12

Figure 13
Step 5: Assemble the motors to the arms.
For this, we will need the 16 screws M3X7, 4 motors, and the 4 arms. Mount the motors in
each arm put the screw through the bottom of the arm, see Figures 14 and 15. After the 4
motors are mounted on the arm grab the cables(red, blue, black) and put them through the
arm thread, see Figures 16 and 17. The 3 cables that are color-coded go connected to the
ESC.

Figure 14

Figure 15

Figure 16