UDB5 - PIC UAV Development Board (Sparkfun GPS-11703)

Our UAV Development Board is back! The UDB5 (UAV Development Board version 5) comes populated with a dsPIC33FJ256 CPU, and the impressive MPU-6000, a MEMS 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer. The on-board Invensense gyro even has enough vibration tolerance to be used in RC heli applications.

By itself, the board can be used to develop a three axis IMU controller. By addition of an EM406 or D2523T GPS receiver, it can be used to develop a UAV controller for an RC car, plane, helicopter, or boat. It comes with self-testing firmware that can serve as a starting point for you to develop your own control and navigation firmware. There is even fully functional, open source autopilot firmware available. We’ve made a few changes with the UDB5, we’ve removed the MMA7361 three axis accelerometer, the dual axis IDG500 gyro, and the single axis ISZ500 gyro and moved to an MPU-6000. The PCB form factor hasn’t changed. If you like, you can add a reset button and/or a 0.2F super cap. Note:For programming, we recommend the PICkit3. Check the related products below. Note: A GPS module is not included. Check the related products below. Features: * compatible with 20-channel EM-406A SiRF III GPS * compatible with 48-channel EM-506 GPS with SiRF Star IV chipset * compatible with 50-channel GS407 Helical GPS * dsPIC33FJ256GP710A Controller (with onboard 3.3V and 5V glue logic) * dsPIC runs at 80MHz (40 MIPS) with 8MHz resonator and PLL * MPU-6000 MEMS 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer * External 256Kbit EEPROM * Up to 8 Input, 8 output PWM points * 6-wire debug header or ICSP header * 4 separate colored status LEDs * On board 3.3V and 5V regulators (150mA max) * Spare USART connection for debugging, flight logging, wireless telemetry, etc. * I/O pins include a CAN, an I2C, and a SPI port * 30 spare analog and digital I/O pins for debugging and interfacing to sensors

Documents:

• Schematic
• Eagle Files
• GitHub Hardware Files
• Datasheet (MPU-6000)
• MatrixPilot Firmware Home
• MatrixPilot Firmware Downloads
• DIYDrones UDB Page
• DIYDrones UDB Article (how the UDB handles sustained rotations)

 

Replaces:GPS-11115