Additional Materials for Building the Duckiedrone#

Base Station (Laptop)#

This section details the materials needed to build and fly your drone that are not included in the kit. To operate the drone, you must have a laptop or personal computer capable of connecting to the internet.

OS Requirements#

At this time, it is not possible to flash your SD card on a Chromebook. You will need a Linux, Windows, or macOS device to configure the SD card during the build. After configuration, any OS can be used.

Software Requirements#

You will also need to install the following software on your base station:

  1. Betaflight Configurator. This application allows you to set up your Flight Controller.

    Note

    You will install this software later in the manual.

  2. Balena Etcher

Essential Soldering Tools#

A soldering iron with base, sponge, and solder.

Fig. 8 Soldering iron with base, sponge, and solder.#

  • Soldering iron

  • Solder

  • Brass wool or sponge to clean the soldering iron

Wire strippers used for preparing wires for soldering.

Fig. 9 Wire strippers.#

  • Wire strippers

  • Safety goggles

  • Fume extractor

  • Multimeter

  • Helping hands

Nice to Have#

  • Solder remover (solder sucker or desoldering wick) to fix mistakes

  • Soldering mat

  • Tweezers or pliers

  • Flush cutters

Miscellaneous Tools#

  • Double-sided tape