The Cube Ecosystem

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The Cube autopilot is a further evolution of the Pixhawk autopilot. It is designed for commercial systems and manufacturers who wish to fully integrate a autopilot into their system. On top of the existing features of Pixhawk, it has the following enhancements:

• 3 sets of IMU sensors for extra redundancy
• 2 sets of IMU are vibration-isolated mechanically, reducing the effect of frame vibration to state estimation
• IMUs are temperature-controlled by onboard heating resistors, allowing optimum working temperature of IMUs
• The entire flight management unit(FMU) and inertial management unit(IMU) are housed in a reatively small form factor (a cube). All inputs and outputs go through a 80-pin DF17 connector, allowing a plug-in solution for manufacturers of commercial systems. Manufacturers can design their own carrier boards to suite their specific needs.

• Processor
  • 32-bit ARM Cortex M4 core with FPU
  • 168 Mhz/256 KB RAM/2 MB Flash
  • 32-bit failsafe co-processor
• Sensors
  • Three redundant IMUs (accels, gyros and compass)
  • InvenSense MPU9250, ICM20948 and/or ICM20648 as first and third IMU (accel and gyro)
  • ST Micro L3GD20+LSM303D or InvenSense ICM2076xx as backup IMU (accel and gyro)
  • Two redundant MS5611 barometers
• Power
  • Redundant power supply with automatic failover
  • Servo rail high-power (7 V) and high-current ready
  • All peripheral outputs over-current protected, all inputs ESD protected
• Interfaces
  • 14x PWM servo outputs (8 from IO, 6 from FMU)
  • S.Bus servo output
  • R/C inputs for CPPM, Spektrum / DSM and S.Bus
  • Analogue / PWM RSSI input
  • 5x general purpose serial ports, 2 with full flow control
  • 2x I2C ports
  • SPI port (un-buffered, for short cables only not recommended for use)
  • 2x CAN Bus interface
  • 3x Analogue inputs (3.3V and 6.6V)
  • High-powered piezo buzzer driver (on expansion board)
  • High-power RGB LED (I2C driver compatible connected externally only)
  • Safety switch / LED

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