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Sky-Drones announces release of the next generation flight controller - SmartAP 3.2 Pro, the system became even more integrated, powerful and provides extensive set of features. It has 3x-redundant temperature-stabilized IMU, integrated OSD telemetry with power supply for camera / video TX, integrated long-range 500 mW telemetry module, FrSky S.Port telemetry support, RTK GNSS support (with additional SmartAP RTK extension), 10-60V (3-14S) power input and much more. SmartAP supports any type of multirotor UAV and provides the highest navigation and control precision. The main capabilities of the flight controller are: 

• Outstanding flight stability in all modes - manual (user control), position hold (semi-autonomous control) and auto (fully autonomous navigation and control)
• 3x-redundant temperature-stabilized IMU
• Fully compatible with SmartAP GCS Ground Control Station for Configuration and Mission Planning
• Integrated OSD (On-Screen Display for FPV) with camera / video TX power supply
• Accurate GPS Position hold (up to 40cm with good GNSS reception quality)
• Accurate Altitude hold (up to 10 cm)
• Return to Home flight mode
• Fully autonomous waypoints flight mode
• Guided flight mode
• Various failsafe events configuration and triggering

Temperature-stabilized IMU allows using the system in the wide range of temperatures (-40...+60) with no need of recalibrating.

General Hardware Specifications

• Powerful microcontroller 32 bit 168 MHz STM32
• Compact board size of 8x8 cm (3.15"x3.15"), weight 60g, 6 layers PCB design
• Power supply from the main LiPO battery (3S - 14S) support, up to 60 Volts
• Power supply from BEC 5V support
• 12V, 5V, 3.3V generated onboard, dedicated voltage regulators for MCU, sensors, peripherals
• Integrated GNSS receiver UBlox NEO M8N, GPS/GLONASS, up to 24 sats, 10 Hz), active antenna
• Exnternal GNSS module support (primary configuration)
• Integrated 500 mW telemetry module (primary configuration)
• External telemetry module support
• Integrated OSD module with power supply for video TX and camera 
• Up to 24 PWM I/O support (5V out, high-power)
• SBUS input support
• FrSky S.Port output support
• USB interface for configuration / firmware update
• Various communication lines (UART/USART, RS232, I2C, SPI)
• 6-pin JTAG port for programming / debugging
• MicroSD card driven by 4-bit SDIO interface for data-logging / parameters
• Backup battery for real-time clock and GNSS receiver
• Integrated main LiPo battery voltage monitoring
• 4 ADC inputs, battery voltage / current monitoring
• Electromagnetic sounder
• 3-channels bright LED support (up to 300mA/ch)
• RGB LED support
• 2-channel solid state relay

The system is also available as a kit which includes:

1. SmartAP 3.2 Pro Flight Controller Main board
2. External GNSS / Magnetometer module
3. Ground telemetry module
4. Onboard telemetry antenna
5. High-gain ground telemetry antenna
6. Power input cable
7. MicroSD card with SD card adapter

SmartAP has its custom Configuration and Mission Planning software called SmartAP GCS, which supports Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. 

SmartAP GCS supports complex flight planning (including waypoints, survey grid generation, payload control, etc), real-time monitoring of flight parameters, video streaming and high-level commands control.

Sky-Drones also creates accessories such as SmartAP RTK for precise positioning and SmartAP PDB for power distribution and voltage / current measurements. 

More information about SmartAP Autopilot and other Sky-Drones products can be found on the website: http://sky-drones.com/