DJI F450 Core

The F450 is a basic quadcopter frame with an upper and lower plate for mounting electronics, radios, and a battery to. The lower plate acts as a power distribution circuit board with one input from a battery connector and four outputs for each ESC (Electronic Speed Controller) powering the motors.

I wanted a cleaner looking case for the radios and electronics so I designed a two part shell with cavities fit for the ArduPilotMega (APM) 2.6, the GPS and Magnetometer, an FrSky V8R7-II 2.4Ghz receiver, the APM Telemetry 900Mhz transceiver, and an ImmersionRC 600mW 5.8Ghz Video transmitter.

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I also ended up printed a simple camera mount (not pictured but attached in the files) for my GoPro Hero 3 Black. The camera mount has two angles for mounting the camera, one facing straight forward and another with a 15 degree tilt upwards for when racing FPV.

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The case is printed out of Black ABS plastic and takes about 3 hours for each shell.

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The Magnetometer is mounted facing forwards but the APM is mounted with the yaw angle rotated 90 degrees counter-clockwise. Because of this, be sure to change the settings in the APM to reflect this change, otherwise your copter won’t fly right!

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There are two slits in the front for the antenna wires to protrude out of the casing. I zip tie each wire to their respectable motor arms. I have never had a problem with radio signal, it works great!

Download the SketchUp and STL files below!

2015.10.23_F450DroneElectronicsCenterConsole – FREE for personal use