Unboxing the DJI NAZA-M Light

Finally got the DJI NAZA-M Light I ordered. It did get delayed - came about 2 weeks after the expected delivery date, which I'm guessing was due to the holiday season. But finally since it arrived, I wasted no time on unboxing it.

The NAZA-M Light came in a neat little box

It came packed in a pretty nice box. I was actually expecting 2 boxes, since I ordered the GPS unit as well. But it turns out the GPS Unit box comes inside the main DJI NAZA box.

The GPS unit fits nicely inside the main package

So, let's unpack everything and see what we got.

Everything unpacked

First up, is the control module, a.k.a. the flight controller. This is the heart of NAZA. Every aspect of the multicopter is controlled by this.

The Flight Controller Module

Next up, is the power regulator. This powers the flight controller from the battery.

The power regulator

Next, we got the LED module, which works both as an indicator of the state of the multicopte, and has the ports to connect your NAZA to the PC.

The LED Module

Then, we have some wires and connectors...

Wires and connectors

... and the USB cable, which connects through the LED module.

The USB cable

Moving over to the GPS module box, we have the GPS module, and the standoffs to mount it.

The GPS module, and mounting bits

Now I'm eagerly waiting for the F550 frame to come, so that I can start building my hexacoptor.

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