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| defaults.parm | ||
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| hwdef.dat | ||
| README.md | ||
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VUAV-V7pro Flight Controller
The VUAV-V7pro flight controller is manufactured and sold by VIEWPRO.
Features
- STM32H743 microcontroller
- Three IMUs: ADIS16470,ICM42688,ICM42688
- Internal vibration isolation for IMUs
- Internal RM3100 SPI magnetometer
- Internal two MS5611 SPI barometer
- Internal RGB LED
- MicroSD card slot port
- 1 Analog power port
- 1 CAN power port
- 5 UARTs and 1 USB ports
- 1 RS232 port
- 14 PWM output ports
- 4 I2C and 2 CAN ports
- Safety switch port
- Buzzer port
- RC IN port
Pinout
UART Mapping
- SERIAL0 -> USB
- SERIAL1 -> UART2 (Telem1) (DMA enabled)
- SERIAL2 -> UART6 (Telem2) (DMA enabled)
- SERIAL3 -> UART1 (GPS1)
- SERIAL4 -> UART3 (GPS2)
- SERIAL5 -> UART8 (USER) TX only on pin, RX is tied to RCIN
- SERIAL6 -> UART4 (RS232)
- SERIAL7 -> USB2 (virtual port on same connector)
- SERIAL8 -> UART7 (DEBUG)
The Telem1,Telem2 port has RTS/CTS pins, the other UARTs do not have RTS/CTS.
Connectors
TELEM1 ,TELEM2 port
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC | +5V |
| 2 | TX (OUT) | +3.3V |
| 3 | RX (IN) | +3.3V |
| 4 | CTS | +3.3V |
| 5 | RTS | +3.3V |
| 6 | GND | GND |
GPS1/I2C4 port
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC | +5V |
| 2 | TX (OUT) | +3.3V |
| 3 | RX (IN) | +3.3V |
| 4 | SCL I2C4 | +3.3V (pullups) |
| 5 | SDA I2C4 | +3.3V (pullups) |
| 6 | SafetyButton | +3.3V |
| 7 | SafetyLED | +3.3V |
| 8 | - | - |
| 9 | Buzzer | +3.3V |
| 10 | GND | GND |
GPS2/I2C3 port
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC | +5V |
| 2 | TX (OUT) | +3.3V |
| 3 | RX (IN) | +3.3V |
| 4 | SCL I2C3 | +3.3V (pullups) |
| 5 | SDA I2C3 | +3.3V (pullups) |
| 6 | GND | GND |
CAN1,CAN2 port
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC | +5V |
| 2 | CAN_H | +24V |
| 3 | CAN_L | +24V |
| 4 | GND | GND |
I2C1,I2C2 port
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC | +5V |
| 2 | SCL | +3.3 (pullups) |
| 3 | SDA | +3.3 (pullups) |
| 4 | GND | GND |
USB Ex
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC IN | +5V |
| 2 | D_minus | +3.3V |
| 3 | D_plus | +3.3V |
| 4 | GND | GND |
RSSI
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC | +5V |
| 2 | RSSI | up to +3.3V |
| 3 | UART8_TX (OUT) | +3.3 |
| 4 | GND | GND |
RS232
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC | +5V |
| 2 | TX (OUT) | +3.3V |
| 3 | RX (IN) | +3.3V |
| 4 | GND | GND |
DEBUG
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC | +5V |
| 2 | TX (OUT) | +3.3V |
| 3 | RX (IN) | +3.3V |
| 4 | SWDIO | +3.3V |
| 5 | SWCLK | +3.3V |
| 6 | GND | GND |
ADC
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC | +5V |
| 2 | ADC_3V3 | up to +3.3V |
| 3 | ADC_6V6 | up to +6.6V |
| 4 | GND | GND |
POWER1
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC IN | +5V |
| 2 | VCC IN | +5V |
| 3 | CURRENT | up to +3.3V |
| 4 | VOLTAGE | up to +3.3V |
| 5 | GND | GND |
| 6 | GND | GND |
POWER2(CAN1)
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VCC IN | +5V |
| 2 | VCC IN | +5V |
| 3 | CAN1_H | +24V |
| 4 | CAN1_L | +24V |
| 5 | GND | GND |
| 6 | GND | GND |
RC Input
RC input is configured on the RCIN pin, at one end of the servo rail. This pin supports all unidirectional RC protocols. For bi-directional protocols, such as CRSF/ELRS, UART8 can be set to protocol "23" and the reciever tied to RCIN (shared with UART8 RX) and UART8 TX. In this case, the RC_PROTOCOLS parameter should be set to the expected protocol type to avoid accidental erroneous detection by the RCIN path.
PWM Output
The VUAV-V7pro supports up to 14 PWM outputs,support all PWM protocols. Outputs 1-12 support DShot. Outputs 1-8 support bi-directional Dshot. All 14 PWM outputs have GND on the top row, 5V on the middle row and signal on the bottom row.
The 14 PWM outputs are in 4 groups:
- PWM 1, 2, 3 and 4 in group1
- PWM 5, 6, 7 and 8 in group2
- PWM 9, 10, 11 and 12 in group3
- PWM 13, 14 in group4
Channels within the same group need to use the same output rate. If any channel in a group uses DShot, then all channels in that group need to use DShot.
GPIOs
All 14 PWM channels can be used for GPIO functions (relays, buttons, RPM etc). The pin numbers for these PWM channels in ArduPilot are shown below:
| PWM Channels | Pin | PWM Channels | Pin |
|---|---|---|---|
| PWM1 | 50 | PWM8 | 57 |
| PWM2 | 51 | PWM9 | 58 |
| PWM3 | 52 | PWM10 | 59 |
| PWM4 | 53 | PWM11 | 60 |
| PWM5 | 54 | PWM12 | 61 |
| PWM6 | 55 | PWM13 | 62 |
| PWM7 | 56 | PWM14 | 63 |
Analog inputs
The VUAV-V7pro flight controller has 5 Analog inputs
- ADC Pin2-> Battery Current
- ADC Pin16 -> Battery Voltage
- ADC Pin19 -> ADC 3V3 Sense
- ADC Pin3 -> ADC 6V6 Sense
- ADC Pin9 -> RSSI voltage monitoring
Battery Monitor Configuration
The board has voltage and current inputs sensor on the POWER1 ADC and POWER2 CAN connector.
The correct battery setting parameters are:
Enable Battery1 monitor:
- BATT_MONITOR 4
- BATT_VOLT_PIN 16
- BATT_CUR_PIN 2
- BATT_VOLT_MULT 15.7 (may need adjustment if supplied monitor is not used)
- BATT_AMP_PERVLT 60.61 (may need adjustment if supplied monitor is not used)
Enable Battery2 monitor (if used):
- BATT2_MONITOR 8
Loading Firmware
The VUAV-V7pro flight controller comes pre-installed with an ArduPilot compatible bootloader, allowing the loading of *.apj firmware files with any ArduPilot compatible ground station.