3D R DIY QUAD Assembly Manual - Page 7

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Mount GPS

Place the GPS module onto the square end of the accessory

plate with the arrow pointing towards the center of the plate.

Use double-sided foam tape to secure case to plate.

Wire additional components to APM

3DR Radio air module:

Attach antenna to 3DR Radio air module.

Connect telemetry cable to the air module

and to the APM Telem port.

Radio control (RC) receiver:

To connect an RC receiver to APM, use the five-wire and two-wire cables provided with your

copter.

Note: APM also supports one-wire PPM connection with supported receivers.

See copter.ardupilot.com for instructions.

Use the five-wire cable to connect the receiver's signal pins to APM's input signal pins. Use

the two-wire cable to connect power and ground pins between APM and the receiver.

APM inputs wiring

After connecting to APM, connect the five-wire cable to the receiver's signal pins (usually

marked "S", see channel diagram below), connect the two-wire cable red wire to a power pin

(usually marked "5V" or "+") on the receiver, and connect the two-wire cable black wire to a

ground pin (usually marked "-") on the receiver.

APM Input Signal Pins

6 AUX 2 (OPTIONAL)

5 AUX 1 (MODE SWITCH)

4 YAW / RUDDER

3 THROTTLE

2 PITCH / ELEVATOR

1 ROLL / AILERON

3DR uBlox GPS with Compass:

Connect the 6-position to 5-position cable to the GPS

6-position port and to the APM GPS port (use top-entry

port not side-entry port). Connect the 4-position cable to

the GPS 4-position port and to the APM I

APM input pin numbers

Connect five-wire cable to signal pins (top row, "S").

Connect red wire to power pin (center row, "+") and

black wire to ground pin (bottom row, "-").

Match the correct control channel signal pin on the

receiver with its corresponding APM input signal pin.

Accessory plate

Ensure arrow on

GPS points forward!

C port.