Victor

Finally, it blinks. Very basic, will build on top of this now. As I watch fireforce in the background

@Spectra010s Ender 3 v3 ke

@VictorMacharia0 which 3d printer?

Printing done. Onto designing the receiver, then finally the code.

@blackie_360 Yes. Do you have the design?

@VictorMacharia0 Can you print me a raspberry case ?

The Bullshitium RC controller. This will be my primary rc controller in all my projects onwards.

@osasinrobotics That's an ender 3 v3 KE, printing PLA basic on ABS settings (by mistake).

@VictorMacharia0 What 3d printer did you use? That looks smoothh

3D printing my tri-copter drone. Is it too big 👀

Tricopter design done. Next up: 3D printing the frame and building the receiver (STM32 incoming ). Taking this from CAD to real life step by step

Built my own RC transmitter and it’s finally talking Currently running an ESP32 on the receiver side, but upgrading to an STM32F401 next for tighter control and real-time performance. Step by step.

@OdiwuorAlvin Bruuuh, hutumii dedicated laser gogos 😂, unarisk baanaa. Chunga usipoteze macho

@VictorMacharia0 Laser cost 8,500 KES on AliExpress. brand is Laser Tree 40W. Gogos natumia sunglasses

Hapa Bila Gogos macho itaona Shida.

Early design phase of a switchblade style UAV platform. Currently researching and prototyping the wing folding & deployment mechanism for compact storage and rapid flight readiness. Lots of aerodynamics, mechanical linkages, and control challenges ahead. #UAVDesign #DroneTech

New tool added to the arsenal.

Began working on the PID code. The circuit is fully functional after a few emergencies with blue smoke😅. Next step is tuning the gains (kp, ki and kd). Then I'll print the body, and add the peripherals.

@OdiwuorAlvin Niko na printer 😂

@VictorMacharia0 3D Printing tuma files. Tukamilishe projekt

The thing is soldered and ready. Software and testing next. Expect a 3d model to mimic the movement of the real robot (sort of a digital twin). #prototyping

I'm very screwed... I have to render the robot in 3D on the website, then use the board to control it. Looks like I got all axes screwed up😂.... Forgive the video quality

@zackslab I've made the updates on the schematic and the pcb. Thanks, I'm still a beginner, so I do appreciate the advice.

also, you need pull ups on your i2c if you want it to work. some decoupling on the supply rails to ESP32 would be helpful (might not matter in some cases, but could matter on others depending on how you use it). generally, power symbols face up, ground faces down. this is just convention and for readability if you want other people to look at your schematics (kind of like coding style guides) the stepper motor driver def needs decoupling unless that's just a footprint for a dev board that already has it. otherwise, looks nice and organized, love the color scheme.

Circuit done.

@madietlx I'm also just blinking a bunch of leds in a sequence 😅

@VictorMacharia0 That’s so nice :) I soon want to do something similar. But I’m still at the blinking LED part of the journey. Not quite there yet 😅

The circuit is coming together slowly. The prototype testing has started, and the eyes are now showing emotions. Next, assembly starts.