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# iFlight Beast F7 45A AIO Flight Controller
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https://shop.iflight-rc.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1377
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The Beast F7 AIO is a flight controller produced by [iFlight](https://shop.iflight-rc.com/).
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## Features
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- MCU: BGA-STM32F745
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- Gyro: MPU6000
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- 8Mb Onboard Flash
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- BEC output: 5V 2.5A
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- Barometer: BMP280
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- OSD: AT7456E
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- 5 UARTS: (UART1, UART2, UART3, UART4, UART7)
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- 5 PWM outputs (4 motors and 1 LED)
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## Pinout
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## UART Mapping
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The UARTs are marked Rn and Tn in the above pinouts. The Rn pin is the
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receive pin for UARTn. The Tn pin is the transmit pin for UARTn.
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|Name|Pin|Function|
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|:-|:-|:-|
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|SERIAL0|COMPUTER|USB|
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|SERIAL1|RX1/TX1|UART1 (Telem1 / Alt RC Input/Output)|
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|SERIAL2|TX2/RX2|UART2 (DJI)|
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|SERIAL3|RX3|UART3 (DJI RC Input)|
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|SERIAL4|TX4/RX4|UART4 (GPS)|
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|SERIAL7|TX7/RX7|UART7|
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UART1 supports RX and TX DMA. UART2, UART3 and UART4 support RX DMA. UART7 supports TX DMA
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## RC Input
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RC input is configured on the (UART3_RX) pin which forms part of the DJI connector. It supports all RC protocols.
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For RC input/output use UART1 wih SERIAL1_PROTOCOL as 23 and set SERIAL3_PROTOCOL set to -1
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## OSD Support
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The Beast F7 AIO supports OSD using OSD_TYPE 1 (MAX7456 driver).
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## PWM Output
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The Beast F7 AIO supports up to 4 PWM outputs. The pads for motor output ESC1 to ESC4 on the above diagram are for the 4 outputs. All 4 outputs support DShot as well as all PWM types.
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The PWM are in in two groups.
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Channels within the same group need to use the same output rate. If
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any channel in a group uses DShot then all channels in the group need
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to use DShot.
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## Battery Monitoring
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The board has a builtin voltage sensor. The voltage sensor can handle up to 6S
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LiPo batteries.
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The correct battery setting parameters are:
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- BATT_MONITOR 4
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- BATT_VOLT_PIN 12
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- BATT_VOLT_MULT around 10.9
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- BATT_CURR_PIN 13
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- BATT_CURR_MULT around 28.5
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These are set by default in the firmware and shouldn't need to be adjusted
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## Compass
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The Beast F7 AIO does not have a builtin compass and you cannot attach an external compass due to the lack of an external I2C connector.
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## NeoPixel LED
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The board includes a NeoPixel LED on the underside which is pre-configured to output ArduPilot sequences. This is the fifth PWM output.
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## Loading Firmware
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Initial firmware load can be done with DFU by plugging in USB with the
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bootloader button pressed. Then you should load the "with_bl.hex"
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firmware, using your favourite DFU loading tool.
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Once the initial firmware is loaded you can update the firmware using
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any ArduPilot ground station software. Updates should be done with the
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*.apj firmware files.
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