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ELEV-8 Flight Controller (#80204)
v1.2 1/4/2017 Page 1 of 10
ELEV-8 Flight Controller (#80204)
The ELEV-8 Flight Controller is a single-board quadcopter control
solution, designed to control the Parallax ELEV-8 v3 quadcopter
(#80300).
The ELEV-8 Flight Controller features the Propeller P8X32A, a 32-
bit, 8-core microcontroller. Its multicore architecture allows
simultaneous sensor monitoring and motor control, without
interrupts. The ELEV-8 Flight Controller hardware, its C-language
firmware, and the accompanying Ground Station software for
configuration, diagnostics, and live telemetry, are all open source.
This product guide has been updated for the release of the ELEV-8 Flight Controller Rev B. For details,
see Revision History at the end of the document.
Note: This document only covers the Flight Controller Hardware, for information on the Firmware, look
under the Downloads and Documentation section of the #80204 product page.
Features
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32-bit, 8-core, 80 MHz Propeller P8X32A microcontroller with 64 KB EEPROM
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Wide supply voltage range compatible with 2S to 5S battery packs
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Center-positive 3-pin power-in header to avoid reverse polarity connection
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Micro-USB socket for configuration, testing and custom software development
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Automatically selects between USB and external power sources
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USB over-current protection when power supplied by USB
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LSM9DS1 IMU (3D accelerometer, 3D gyroscope, 3D magnetometer)
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LPS25H pressure sensor for altimeter and barometer data
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RF module socket for wireless telemetry; XBee 900 MHz modules recommended
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Battery voltage monitor with low-battery alarm
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Piezospeaker for status alerts and alarms
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Onboard WS2812B addressable RGB LED for status and flight mode indication
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RGB LED expansion header for connecting up to 20 additional WS2812B RGB LEDs
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Serial Tx/Rx duplex expansion port
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Eight bi-directional receiver ports
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Six bi-directional ESC/AUX ports for Parallax xRotor 20A ESCs
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All 14 bi-directional ports are re-assignable, to allow up to 14 ESCs and motors
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All headers are standard 0.1" spaced 3-pin headers
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Unpopulated I2C bus header for custom applications
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Convenient reset touch-button pad for firmware development
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6 Indicator LEDs show the status of USB power/Tx/Rx, and RF ASC/Tx/Rx
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3.3 V linear and 5 V switching voltage regulators
