Arsov RC Technology is proud to introduce a new vision of the PX4 v2 Autopilot board. The Arsov AUAV X1 is another elegant design from Phillip Kocmoud and Nick Arsov. Our goal was to product a high quality, compact, lightweight and cost effective alternative to the PX4 V2 or PixHawk autopilots. This is our first attempt to join the PX4 community after developing several successful designs for the MatrixPilot community. After we have finalized the design we will release the design files and schematics. The schematics will be released immediately to new owners. Initial supplies are limited and a deposit insures a boards in the first production run.
Availability:
Early March , 2014
Features:
STM32F427VI ARM MCU
STM32F100C8T6 ARM MCU
MEAS MS5611-01BA03 barometer
Memory - 8Mb SPI Flash. Could be expanded on demand up to 1Gb.
microIMU – choose one of the following 5 IMU offerings:
-ST Micro L3GD20H + LSM303D
-ST Micro L3GD20H + LSM303D + MPU6500
-Invensense MPU 6500
-Invensense MPU9250
-Maxim MAX21100
-Connector only for remotely mounted IMU
New power supply based on TPS63061 DC-DC Buck-Boost
The TPS63061 device provides a power supply solution for products powered by either three-cell up to six-cell alkaline, NiCd or NiMH battery, or a one-cell or dual-cell Li-Ion or Li-polymer battery. Output currents can go as high as 2A while using a dual-cell Li-Ion or Li-Polymer Battery, and discharge it down to 5V or lower. So you can connect a 2 cell Li-Po directly to the AUAV X1, and run it completely flat before brownout. Since it's a buck-boost converter, you can also power from a 5V BEC while still in regulation. Additional info about this Buck-Boost regulator could be found here - http://www.ti.com/product/tps63061
Connections:
4 x UARTs - 3 of them have Vcc, Tx, Rx, GND and one has a full set - Vcc, Tx, Rx, RTS, CTS, GND
1 x CAN with MAX3051
1 x I2C
1 x SPI
2 x ADC + 2 x ADC for current and voltage sensing
8 x PWM Receiver Inputs
8 x PWM Servo Outputs
2 x JTAG connection specifically for the TC2030-CTX-NL 6-Pin cable
micro SD card holder
micro USB connector
All inputs and outputs are ESD and EMI protected
Dimensions:
30mm x 43mm
For additional information and availability, please visit our websites https://store.auav.co/ for US or http://arsovtech.com for EU.
Comments
Hi Nick,
What is the difference between AUAV-X1 and AUAV-X2 ?
Hi Mike,
No, but we have the STL files for 3D printing. If you want to 3D print the case, just e-mail me.
Thanks Nick, will try that
Hi Graham,
This was fixed in X2, but it seems you have X1 revision of the controller. Have a look at the picture attached....just add a 10k resistor as marked in red.
Is there any way to stop the incessant beep on start up?
Hi Marat,
I just replied to your e-mail. Yes, all readings are just fine. The only thing you have to do is to adjust the corresponding gains.
Today I tried it and it doesn't show the current and volts shows.
I connected to the sensor the battery and measured the voltage on the red and black wire, I showed 4.99 volts. Then I measured the voltage on the blue (volts) wire showed at 3.25 volts. Yellow (amp) wire showed 0,04 volts. As it should be right?
Hi Nick,
Thanks for the response. I've been looking for a small "Pixhawk" I've looked at the VR Micro Brain 5.1. It also has small form and mass factor.
My application requires CPPM, Telem, Digital Air Speed sensor, MinimOSD, GPS/Ext Compass. Nice to have external LED status indicator too. As far as I can tell, the AUAV-X2 should be able to fit my needs. At some point, I would like to use a 3 axis gimbal.
Appreciate any comments you may have.
Regards,
Steven
Hi Steven,
There are some minor differences. As the AUAV-X1/X2 are times smaller, it is obvious the can't have everything 1:1 with PIXHAWK. One of them is the RGB LED....AUAV-Xx hasn't. The other is the buzzer IC....we use an external active buzzer, but according Mark Whitehorn latest investigations, we can use a passive one too. The other difference is that we have no USART1 and USART8. Also the power schematics is quite different. You may have a look at the schematics here - https://github.com/pkocmoud/AUAVX1
Despite of all these differences, it works perfect with px4fmu_V2 and APM firmwares, and is easily programmable via QGC or MissionPlanner.
Best regards
Nick
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