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Andrey Mironov b8aa6ac915 Added AIKONF4 (#5355 )

* Added AIKONF4

* Replaced binary literals with explicit bit macros

* Removed invalid backdoor timers

* Added board description to docs folder

2018-04-01 11:10:39 +12:00

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Aikon F4

Description

FC with no PDB aimed at multi-rotor and fixed wing use, Aikon F4 features a carefully-chosen timer design which allowed to run 4-6 motors with burst DSHOT with maximum efficiency. On board are dedicated pads for ESC telemetry, VTX and camera control. Board also features an 11-pin connector for plug-and-play connection with Aikon AK32 4in1 ESC, providing voltage, current and ESC telemetry reading with no additional wires.

MCU, Sensors and Features

Hardware

MCU: STM32F405
IMU: MPU-6000 or ICM-20602 depending on revision
Motor outputs: 4-6
IMU Interrupt: Yes
BARO: Optionally
VCP: Yes
Hardware UARTS: UART1 for SerialRX, UART3 for Inverted SmartPort, UART2 and UART4 available for general use
Software serial: SOFTSERIAL1 for VTX control (shared with UART1TX), SOFTSERIAL2 for ESC telemetry (shared with UART4RX)
OSD: Yes
Blackbox: SPI 16MB or 32MB depending on revision
PPM/LED_STRIP Shared: Yes
Battery Voltage Sensor: Yes
Integrated Voltage Regulator: Yes
Buttons: Boot

Features

Software serial is preconfigured by default, all you have to do is enable SOFTSERIAL1 for VTX control and SOFTSERIAL2 for ESC sensor on the Ports tab in Configurator.

Manufacturers and Distributors

https://www.aikon-electronics.com/

Designers

AIKON Electronics Avi Jang

Maintainers

Andrey Mironov (@DieHertz)

FAQ & Known Issues

First revision has no diode protecting the 5V input on the 11-pin ESC connector, make sure to pull the 5V wire coming from our ESC in order to avoid two regulators fighting against each other
First revision has RX4 (ESC Telemetry) and GND pad silkscreen swapped near motor outputs

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