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Quadcopter Flight Controller with GPS and Bluetooth Telemetry

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Summary

This circuit is designed to control multiple Brushless DC (BLDC) motors using Electronic Speed Controllers (ESCs), interfaced with an Arduino Nano microcontroller. The circuit includes a 12V battery as the power source, sensors like the MPU6050 accelerometer/gyroscope and HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor for input, and a Neo 6M GPS module and Bluetooth HC-06 for communication. The Arduino Nano serves as the central processing unit, reading sensor data, controlling the ESCs, and communicating with external devices.

Component List

Power Source

  • Battery 12V: Provides the main power supply to the circuit.

Actuators

  • BLDC Motors: Four motors that convert electrical energy into mechanical rotation.

Control

  • Electronic Speed Controllers (ESC): Four controllers that regulate the power supplied to the BLDC motors.

Microcontroller

  • Arduino Nano: The brain of the circuit, it processes inputs and outputs signals to control the ESCs.

Sensors

  • MPU6050 Accelerometer + Gyroscope: Measures acceleration and rotational rates.
  • HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor: Measures distance by emitting ultrasonic waves.
  • Neo 6M GPS Module: Provides location data.

Communication

  • Bluetooth HC-06: Allows wireless communication with other devices.

Wiring Details

Power Source

  • Battery 12V
    • + to ESCs Battery VCC and Arduino Nano VIN
    • - to ESCs Battery GND, Arduino Nano GND, and all GND pins of sensors and modules

Actuators

  • BLDC Motors
    • Wire A, Wire B, Wire C to corresponding M1, M2, M3 pins on each ESC

Control

  • Electronic Speed Controllers (ESC)
    • Battery VCC to Battery +
    • Battery GND to Battery -
    • Signal to Arduino Nano digital pins (D3, D5, D6, D9)
    • 5v out and GND out not connected
    • M1, M2, M3 to corresponding wires of BLDC Motors

Microcontroller

  • Arduino Nano
    • VIN to Battery +
    • GND to Battery -
    • Digital pins (D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D13/SCK) to various signal pins on ESCs, sensors, and modules
    • 5V to VCC pins of sensors and modules
    • A4, A5 to SDA and SCL pins of MPU6050
    • AREF, 3V3, and other analog pins not connected

Sensors

  • MPU6050 Accelerometer + Gyroscope

    • VCC to Arduino Nano 5V
    • GND to Arduino Nano GND
    • SDA to Arduino Nano A4
    • SCL to Arduino Nano A5
    • Other pins not connected
  • HC-SR04 Ultrasonic Sensor

    • VCC to Arduino Nano 5V
    • GND to Arduino Nano GND
    • TRIG to Arduino Nano D4
    • ECHO to Arduino Nano D2
  • Neo 6M GPS Module

    • VCC to Arduino Nano 5V
    • GND to Arduino Nano GND
    • TX to Arduino Nano D10
    • RX to Arduino Nano D7

Communication

  • Bluetooth HC-06
    • VCC to Arduino Nano 5V
    • GND to Arduino Nano GND
    • TXD to Arduino Nano D8
    • RXD to Arduino Nano D13/SCK

Documented Code

Arduino Nano Code (sketch.ino)

void setup() {
  // put your setup code here, to run once:

}

void loop() {
  // put your main code here, to run repeatedly:

}

Note: The provided code is a template and does not contain any functional code. It needs to be populated with the logic for reading sensors, controlling the ESCs, and handling communication.

Additional Documentation (documentation.txt)

No additional documentation code was provided.