Pixhawk 4 Flight Controller

SKU: ROB-14841 Brand: Sparkfun

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The Pixhawk 4 is an advanced development kit for the PX4 autopilot and is the latest update to the family of Pixhawk flight controllers. The flight controller has been designed and developed in collaboration with Holybro and Auterion, optimized to run PX4. It comes preinstalled with the latest PX4 firmware and features advanced processor technology from STMicroelectronics, sensor technology from Bosch, InvenSense, and a NuttX real-time operating system, delivering incredible performance, flexibility, and reliability for controlling any autonomous vehicle.

The Pixhawk 4’s microcontroller has a 2MB flash memory and 512KB RAM. With the increased power and RAM resources, developers can be more productive and efficient with their development work. More complex algorithms and models can be implemented on the autopilot. The high-performance, low-noise IMUs on board are designed for stabilization applications. Data-ready signals from all sensors are routed to separate interrupt and timer capture pins on the autopilot, permitting precise time-stamping of sensor data. Newly designed vibration isolations enables more accurate readings, allowing vehicles to reach better overall flight performances.

The two external SPI buses and six associated chip select lines allow to add additional sensors and SPI-interfaced payload. There are total of four I²C buses, two dedicated for external use and two grouped with serial ports for GPS/Compass modules.

Includes

1x Pixhawk 4
1x Pixhawk 4 GPS Module
1x Pixhawk 4 Power Management Board
1x I²C splitter Board
3x 6 to 6 pin cable (Power)
2x 4 to 4 pin cable (CAN)
1x 6 to 4 pin cable (Data)
2x 10 to 10 pin cable (PWM)
1x 8 to 8 pin cable (AUX)
1x PPM/SBUS out cable
1x XSR receiver cable
1x DSMX receiver cable
1x SBUS receiver cable
1x USB cable
1x ‘X’ type folding pedestal mount
2x 70mm & 140mm carbon rod stand off
1x 6x3 2.54mm pitch Horizontal Pin
1x 8x3 2.54mm pitch Horizontal Pin
1x Foam Set
1x Pixhawk 4 Quick Start Guide
1x GPS Quick Start Guide
1x Power Management Board Quick Start Guide

Features

Main FMU Processor: STM32F76 (32 bit ARM® Cortex® M7, 216 MHz Processor running NuttX RTOS, more computing power and 2X the RAM than previous versions)
Abundant connectivity options for additional peripherals (UART, I2C, CAN)
Redundant power supply inputs and automatic failover
External safety button for easy motor activation
New sensors with higher temperature stability
Multicolor LED indicator
Integrated vibrations isolation
High-power, multi-tone piezo audio indicator
microSD card for long-time high-rate logging
16 PWM outputs
Increased ease-of-use: pre-installed with most recent PX4 (v1.8)

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