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ELEV-8 Flight Controller (#80204) 

v1.2  1/4/2017  Page 10 of 10 

P25 

PIN_RC_0 

Receiver port 1   
-OR- 
SRR/DSM data pin  

P26 

PIN_RC_1 

Receiver port 2  

P27 

PIN_RC_3 

Receiver port 4  

P28 

PIN_I2C_CLK 

EEPROM / I2C clock 

P29 

PIN_I2C_DAT 

EEPROM / I2C data  

P30 

TX (USB programming / terminal) 

P31 

RX (USB programming / terminal) 

 

Dimensions 

(not to scale) 

 

 

Revision History 

Version 1.0: Original release 

Version 1.1: Updated the introductory paragraph, page 1, the Piezospeaker section, page 5; and the RF 

Module Socket section, page 4. 

Version 1.2: Updated for board version Rev B. New images, updated references to board labels that 

have changed, added sections for Accessory Power Header Pads, SRR/DSM Header Pads. 

Summary of Contents for ELEV-8

Page 1: ...eatures 32 bit 8 core 80 MHz Propeller P8X32A microcontroller with 64 KB EEPROM Wide supply voltage range compatible with 2S to 5S battery packs Center positive 3 pin power in header to avoid reverse...

Page 2: ...B Dimensions 2 165 x 2 165 inches 55 x 55 mm Operating temp range 32 to 158 F 0 to 70 C Corner mounting holes 3 mm at 45 mm spacing Weight 19 grams 0 67 oz Online Resources For instructions on using t...

Page 3: ...The Propeller P8X32A uses I O pins P28 and P29 to communicate with the 64 KB I2C EEPROM for program and data storage The lower 32 KB contains the program that the Propeller loads on reset The upper 32...

Page 4: ...g transmitted or received with the remote module Serial Expansion Header The Serial Expansion Header marked XP has 0 1 pin spacing oriented vertically It provides a duplex serial port for customer exp...

Page 5: ...gulator to provide 5 V power supply to the Flight Controller This is fine because the Parallax Flight Controller has its own onboard 5 V power regulator The ESC and AUX ports signal IO pins are open T...

Page 6: ...tware The Flight Controller USB interface uses a standard FTDI USB controller For best results download and install FTDI drivers for your operating system before connecting the Flight Controller to yo...

Page 7: ...ly an RF module when installed It is also used to set the logic level voltage at the I O ports Inertial Measurement Unit The LSM9DS1 is an inertial measurement unit containing a 3D digital linear acce...

Page 8: ...such as tweezers or a small screwdriver tip will cause the Propeller to immediately reload the code stored in EEPROM and re start If required a push to make reset switch could also be soldered to the...

Page 9: ...gyro active low chip select P7 PIN_SDO SPI SDO Data Out P8 PIN_SDI SPI SDI Data In P9 PIN_SCL SPI SCL Clock P10 PIN_CS_ALT SPI CS Altimeter active low chip select P11 PIN_BUZZER_1 Piezo buzzer P12 PIN...

Page 10: ...I2C data P30 TX USB programming terminal P31 RX USB programming terminal Dimensions not to scale Revision History Version 1 0 Original release Version 1 1 Updated the introductory paragraph page 1 th...

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