3D R Pixhawk Mini User manual

AdvancedAutonomous
VehicleControl

QUICKSTARTGUIDE




PARTS







GETTINGSTARTED
WiththehelpofPX4firmware,Pixhawkminiturnsany
RCplane,copter,orroverintoafull-featuredpersonal
drone.Onceyouhaveafullyassembledvehicle,follow
thisguidetoinstallPixhawkmini.

MOUNT
UsetheprovidedfoampadstomountPixhawkminiascloseaspossibletoyourvehicle’scenterofgravity.
Makesuretoorienttheboardwiththearrowpointingforward.


VEHICLEFRONT



CONNECTRADIOCONTROL
ForPPMReceiversForSpektrumDSMReceivers




CONNECTMOTOROUTPUT



INSTALLQGroundControl
PX4firmwareisthebrainsofyourautopilotandmustbeinstalledbeforeusingPixhawkmini.
ToloadfirmwareontothePixhawkmini,installQGroundControlonyourcomputer.
QGroundControliscrossplatformandavailableonWindows,OSX,andLinux.
Applicationavailableforfreedownloadfromhttp://qgroundcontrol.com/










LOADFIRMWARE
UsingQGroundControlyoucaninstallthelatestversionsofthefirmwareonyourboard.













AIRFRAME
Selectthespecificairframefromthedropdownwithinthegroupwhichbestmatchesyourvehicle.

RADIO
RadioSetupisusedtomapyourmaincontrolstickstochannelsandsetmin/maxvaluesforthese.





SENSORS
Sensorsmarkedwithredmeansthatsomethingneedstobesetupbeforeflight,whilemarkedingreenmeans
thatisworkingproperly.Tostarttheindividualcalibrationsteps,youcanclickoneachsensor'sbutton.

FLIGHTMODES
HereyoucansetupyourdesignatedFlightModes.




POWER
Hereyoucansetthespecificsofyourbatteryandthepowersensorthatwillbeused.

SAFETY
TheSafetySetuppageallowsyoutoconfigurevariousfailsafesettingsaswellasreturnhomedetails.


SPECIFICATIONS
MainProcessor:STM32F427Rev3
IOProcessor:STM32F103
Sensors
Accel/Gyro/Mag:MPU9250
Accel/Gyro:ICM20608
Barometer:MS5611
VoltageRatings:
Powermoduleoutput:4.1~5.5V
Maxinputvoltage:45V(10SLiPo)
Maxcurrentsensing:90A
USBPowerInput:4.1`5.5V
ServoRailInput:0~10V
Dimensions:38x43x12mm
Weight:15.8g
GPSModule:GNSSreceiver:ubloxNeo-M8N;compass HMC5983
Weight:22.4g
Dimensions:37x37x12mm
Interface:
1xUARTSerialPort
SpektrumDSM/DSM2/DSM-X®SatelliteCompatible
FutabaSBUS®Compatible
PPMSumSignalInput
I2C
CAN
ADC
InternalMicroUSBPort

OPTIONALACCESSORIES
DigitalAirspeedsensor+Pitottube(MS525DO)
StandardTelemetry(433MHzand915MHz)
WiFiTelemetry(2.4GHzWiFiRadio)









PINOUTS

Custominstallationsmayrequirecustommadecables.
Here’sahandydescriptionofallPixhawkMini’sconnectorsandwhattheydo.
Justincase...

TELEMPORT

1(red)
VCC
+5V
2(blk)
TX1(OUT)
+3.3V
3(blk)
RX1(IN)
+3.3V
4(blk)
GND
GND

CANPORT

1(red)
VCC
+5V
2(blk)
CAN-H
+3.3V
3(blk)
CAN-L
+3.3V
4(blk)
GND
GND

SAFETYSWITCHPORT

1(red)
VCC
+5V
2(blk)
IO_LED_SAFETY
GND
3(blk)
SAFETY
GND




GPS&I2CPORT

1(red)
SCL
+3.3V
2(blk)
SDA
+3.3V
3(blk)
VCC
+5V
4(blk)
TX3
+3.3V
5(blk)
RX3
+3.3V
6(blk)
GND
GND

POWERINPUTPORT

1(red)
VCC
+5V
2(blk)
VCC
+5V
3(blk)
CURRENT
+3.3V
4(blk)
VOLTAGE
+3.3V
5(blk)
GND
GND
6(blk)
GND
GND











CHANNELPINOUTS
PIN
Multirotos
4Channel
Planes
Rovers
Pin1
Motor1
Aileron
-
Pin2
Motor2
Elevator
-
Pin3
Motor3
Throttle
Throttle
Pin4
Motor4
Rudder
Steering
Pin5
Motor5
-
-
Pin6
Motor6
-
-
Pin7
Motor7
-
-
Pin8
Motor8
-
-

Forplaneswithconfigurationsotherthan4channels,seepx4.ioformoreinformation.

ADDITIONALINFORMATION
Besuretovisithttp://px4.io/forfurtherinformationincluding
tutorials,configurations,andcommunitysupport.