SunFounder 250

Introduction

The realization of FPV flying starts from having a SunFounder 250 aircraft. The SunFounder 250 Quadcopter is tailored for the hobbyists for FPV flying. It features stability, flexibility and activity. You can realize a stable flight in a high or low altitude or in a forest with the SunFounder 250. The skid landing damping sponge tubes bound onto the motors help stablize the flight and protect the frame through increasing the buffer between the frame and the land when the aircraft is landing.
It runs the OpenPilot firmware of the flight controller firmware and the 12A SUNFOUNDER brushless electronic speed controller. This kit is designed to meet the hobbyists’ higher requirement of flying the aircraft. You can realize a stable flight in a small space or a rapid 3D flight based on your own configuration and parameter setting.
Note: If the motor and ESC in the kit you received are both carrying SUNFOUNDER logo, then you receive the SF250 V2.0. The assemly procedures are the same with V1.0 version, please refer to the video below : https://www.sunfounder.com/video/category/?cat=40

Feature

1.The SunFounder 250 quadcopter is tailored for hobbyists and beginners for FPV flying.
2. This aircraft is light in structure with its propeller blades featuring high strength, explosive-resistant and small wind resistance due to their smooth design.
3.It runs the firmware of CC3D flight controller, working with the SUNFOUNDER Simon 12A brushless motor and ESC.
4.Weight: 519g ; Duration of flight: 7 minutes；Working voltage: 11.1V
5. CC3D software debugging guide and the assembling videos of the aircraft are provided for you.

Components Test Before Assembly

Please check whether the components on the list are damaged or missing. Remember to test the components like battery, power indicator alarm, etc., before assembly. If everything works fine, then we can start the test for assembled kit.

Battery, Balance Charger and Power Adapter Test

Test Operations:

1. Connect the PR301 Li-ion Polymer Balance Charger (Power Charger) and 12V 1.5A Power Adapter, and plug the adapter to a socket. The power indicator on the balance charger will flash green, while the charging indicator orange (as shown in Figure 1-1). The charging indicator will dim one second later (as shown in Figure 1-2), meaning the connection works fine.

2. Connect the low-power 3S 11.1V 1300m AH T-Plug Li-Po Battery or High Discharge Lithium Polymer Battery(3-cell Li-Polymeter Battery) to the balance charger (DO NOT connect two or three batteries to charger at the same time); Then the charging indicator lights up in red (Figure 1-3), indicating it’s charging.

3. When the charging indicator turns from red to green (Figure 1-4), it means the battery is fully charged.

Related links

1.Download the the Ground Control Station (GCS) for the CC3D flight controller board:

Windows:http://wiki.sunfounder.cc/images/3/32/OpenPilot-RELEASE-15.02.02-win32.rar
Mac OS X:http://wiki.sunfounder.cc/images/6/69/Openpilot-release-13.06.04-osx.rar

Note：OPENPILOT WAS DISCONTINUED!

Use LibrePilot instead.
For the latest version of LibrePilot, you can go here to download:
http://opwiki.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_manual/gcs_install_lp.html

2. For the assembling videos, please refer to this link:

https://www.sunfounder.com/video/category/?cat=40

3.For the remote control, you are recommended to refer to this link:

https://www.sunfounder.com/rc.html
https://www.sunfounder.com/drone/remote-controllers/flysky/flysky-fs-i6x-radio-system-transmitter.html

4.The SunFoundere 250 quadcopter kit uses the 5045 propellers blades. you can also choose other 50x propellers blades :

https://www.sunfounder.com/drone/propellers/5030propeller.html
https://www.sunfounder.com/drone/propellers/5045propeller.html
https://www.sunfounder.com/drone/propellers/3-blade.html

5.For the camera kit, you are recommended to refer to this link:

https://www.sunfounder.com/drone/flight-camera/minicamera.html
https://www.sunfounder.com/drone/fpv-image-transceiver-kit-with-700tvl-hd-camera-mini-ts5823-32-channel-av-transmitter-5-8g-mushroom-antenna-for-quadcopter-multirotor-aircraft.html

6. For the FPV TFT LCD, you are recommended to refer to this link:

https://www.sunfounder.com/drone/fpv-lcd.html

7. For the FPV Image Transceiver Kit, you are recommended to refer to this link:

https://www.sunfounder.com/drone/fpv-image-transceiver-kit-with-700tvl-hd-camera-mini-ts5823-32-channel-av-transmitter-5-8g-mushroom-antenna-for-quadcopter-multirotor-aircraft.html