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PixHawk Fire cape crowdfunding campaign

Posted by Víctor Mayoral on March 26, 2015 at 10:44am

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Here it is! Finally, the PixHawk Fire Cape (PXF) is ready for a wider audience and we've launched a crowdfunding campaign so that everyone can get theirs. We've been iterating through different generations over the last year and with the help of many, we are finally proud to announce the PXF starting at $100.

This board was born out Philip's hands and pushed by members of this community so it's just reasonable to try making it as affordable and accesible as possible. Some technical details:

Sensors

  • MPU6000: 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer and temperature sensor.
  • MPU9250: 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis magnetometer and temperature sensor
  • LSM9DS0: 3-axis gyroscope, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis magnetometer and temperature sensor.
  • MS5611-01BA03: Barometer that includes pressure and temperature sensors.

Connectors

  • 3x LED indicators (Green, Amber and Blue)
  • 2x serial UART ports (ttyO0 is not active)
  • 1x CAN connector and transceiver
  • 3x I2C ports
  • 1x Buzzer 
  • 1x Safety switch
  • 9x PWM output channels
  • 1 PPM/S.Bus in
  • 1x Spektrum 
  • 1x Power brick connector
  • 1x Battery backup (1 LiPo cell)
  • 1x ADC
  • 2x GPIOs exposed (IO)
  • 1x analogic pressure sensor (AIR)

Mechanical characteristics

  • Size: 88.6 x 54.73 x 20.69 mm 
  • Layers: 6 
  • PCB Thickness: 1.62 mm
  • Weight: 31 grams

Support the crowdfunding campaign of the PXF here.

Tags: apm, cape, fire, linux, pixhawk, pxf
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  • John April 11, 2015 at 1:10pm

    HI Victor, maybe I am mistaken, I was asking for an OSD like the minimOSD, because when i was searching for the display, I got only monitor display. 

  • Víctor Mayoral April 11, 2015 at 5:43am

    Hi Elios,

    There're several I2C-based OSDs that can easily be integrated with the BeagleBone Black. I'd recommend doing a search for "BeagleBone Black display".

  • John April 11, 2015 at 5:02am
    Hi

    it looks a very promising item. do you think it can integrate a builtin OSD?
  • Víctor Mayoral March 30, 2015 at 12:45am

    Early-birds have just been sold-out but for those in the community still interested, we've opened a BBB+PXF perk that allows you to get a Linux autopilot with multiple IMUs for 150 €.

    You can get yours here.

  • Víctor Mayoral March 29, 2015 at 5:49am

    Contributions by country so far:

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  • Víctor Mayoral March 28, 2015 at 5:29am

    Thanks everyone for the support!

  • Moderator
    Gary Mortimer March 28, 2015 at 3:36am

    @ Rob the word drone came from the 1930s Tiger Moth autonomous adaptation which was called the Queen Bee.

  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson March 27, 2015 at 4:23pm

    Victor: Name/pic look much better! Backed and tweeted...

  • 3D Robotics
    Chris Anderson March 27, 2015 at 4:21pm

    @Rob: If memory serves, this was originally designed by Philip Rowse for a fire-spotting drone application in Australia. The application passed, but the name stuck!

  • Wilhelm Matilainen March 27, 2015 at 2:38pm

    Someone asking on reddit: Why is it so expensive? I don't think a few sensors and some connectors are that expensive...

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