Kitables Mini Lego Drone User manual

MINI LEGO
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Mini Lego Drone Kit Instructions
Kit Includes:
(a) Transmitter
(b) Receiver
(c) Motor Set
(d) Propeller Set
(e) LiPo battery
(f) Lego pack
(g) 3xAAA Batteries
(h) Charging USB
(i) Zipties
(j) Rubberbands
Tools Needed:
Soldering iron and
accessories
Scissors
Getting Started
1) Check your parts list.
2) Read through the instructions.
3) Gather your tools.
4) Start charging your LiPo battery.
5) Build your Lego frame.
6) Solder motors to receiver.
7) Attach electronics to frame.
8) Attach charged battery.
9) Plug in, turn on and FLY!

Start by building the Lego frame. We’ve
given you a few choices for the frame
structure. Either using 1x4 or 1x6 plates.
Lighter (1x4) will equal longer flying time,
larger (1x6) will equal more stable flying.
Mini Lego Drone Kit Instructions
1x4
Build Frame
2x2
1x6

Mini Lego Drone Kit Instructions
1x4 1x6

Mini Lego Drone Kit Instructions
You’ll find a variety of Lego colors in
your pack. We’ve designed this drone
frame to be light and simple! The
lighter the drone, the longer it will fly!
We recommend gluing the bricks of
your frame to prevent breaks during
rough landings.
You will need to solder each of the 4 motors (c)
to the receiver board (b). Motor location on the
board matters because 1 set of motors spin in the
clockwise (CW) direction and 1 set of motors
spin in the counterclockwise (CCW) direction.
You can tell the difference based on wire colors.
Get Ready to Solder!

Mini Lego Drone Kit Instructions
Use a helping hand to hold the receiver
board while you solder. Start with the
wire on the board facing away from you
and the solder joints facing ”up”.
Helping Hand
You can tell the solder
joints for the motors
as they read “M+”
and ”M-” in each of
the corners.
You may receive a blue or a green
receiver board. They both pair with your
controller and work with your motors. The
green board has a longer battery wire.

Mini Lego Drone Kit Instructions
Solder one motor (black and white wires) to the
upper right motor location on the board. You
will see a positive (M+) and negative (M-)
terminal. Solder the BLACK wire to the (M-)
terminal and the WHITE wire to the (M+)
terminal as shown. Repeat this step for the
bottom left motor arm.
(-)
(+)
Solder another motor (blue and red wires) to
the upper left location on the board. You will
see a positive (M+) and negative (M-) terminal.
Solder the BLUE wire to the (M-) terminal and
the RED wire to the (M+) terminal as shown.
Repeat this step for the bottom right motor arm.
(-)
(+)

Here is the complete wiring diagram for the
motor locations. The same pattern fits both the
blue or green receiver board.
Wiring Diagram Secure receiver board (b) to top of Lego
frame with 2 rubber bands (or some
double-sided adhesive). Angle it so motors
point along each arm. The board
components should be on “top” as shown.

Mini Lego Drone Kit Instructions
Secure the battery to the bottom of the
Lego frame with rubber bands (or some
double-sided adhesive) used for the board
Charging Battery
Charge battery by plugging JST
connector from Lipo battery to JST/USB
cable (of note, your USB charger may
not have a “cable” just a USB to JST as
pictured with the computer below). We
recommend charging the battery prior to
your first flight. You can charge the
battery while it’s attached to the drone
as well.

Secure each motor to the Lego frame arm
with a zip tie as shown. Do this 4 times
for each motor on each arm.
x4
Trim zip tie tail
Mini Lego Drone Kit Instructions
1x4 frame 1x6 frame

The end of the battery has a male JST
type connector that fits with the female
JST type connector on the receiver
board. They fit together as shown.
When you plug the battery into the
receiver board, 2 LEDs located on the
board will light up.
Mini Lego Drone Kit Instructions
Firmly press propeller down on to motor
spike. It should sit snugly against the
motor. There are two different propeller
blade directions and they are DIFFICULT
to tell apart! One set will go on the
black/white motors and the other set
on the blue/red motors.

Mini Lego Drone Kit Instructions
Turning On
1. Plug in your battery (e) to your
receiver board (b).
2. Set on a level surface to ensure
internal accelerometer is level.
3. Turn on controller. You will hear a
“beep” when the controller and
receiver are paired.
4. Test joysticks to make each
propeller rotate.
5. Slowly engage all 4 motors and
work on controlling movement
and lift.
6. FLY!
7. Watch out for fast spinning
propeller blades, they’re sharp!

Mini Drone Kit Instructions
Sensitivity
Remote Control
Operation
2 Modes: Low (40%), High (100%)
-Press power supply indicators until you hear a “di”
= low mode
-Press power supply until you hear a “di, di” = high
mode
Rolling
Calibrate

You have now completed a
Kitables Kit! If you have
questions, check out our FAQ
at Kitables.co or email us at
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Mini Drone Kit Instructions