CUAV V5 Plus Overview

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The CUAV v5 Plus is an advanced STM32F765 autopilot designed and made by CUAV. It is a variant of the CUAV V5, updated to use Pixhawk standard pinouts. The modular design allows the users to customize their own carrier board. The Carrier Board design reference is here

Specifications

  • Processor

    • 32-bit ARM Cortex M7 core with DPFPU

    • 216 Mhz/512 KB RAM/2 MB Flash

    • 32 bit IOMCU co-processor

  • Sensors

    • InvenSense ICM20689 accelerometer / gyroscope

    • InvenSense ICM20602 : accelerometer / gyroscope

    • Bosch BMI055 accelerometer / gyroscope

    • MS5611 barometer

    • IST8310 magnetometer

  • Power

    • Operating power: 4.3~5.4V

    • USB Input: 4.75~5.25V

    • High-power servo rail, up to 36V (servo rail does not power the autopilot)

    • Dual voltage and current monitor inputs

    • CUAV v5 Plus can be triple redundant if power is provided to both battery monitor inputs and the USB port

  • Interfaces

    • 8 - 14 PWM servo outputs (6 IOMCU, 8 FMU)

    • 3 dedicated PWM/Capture inputs on FMU

    • S.Bus servo output

    • PPM connector supports only PPM

    • SBUS/DSM/RSSI connector supports all RC protocols (including SBUS, DSM, ST24, SRXL and PPM)

    • Analog / PWM RSSI input

    • 5x general purpose serial ports

    • 4x I2C ports

    • 4x SPI bus

    • 2x CAN Bus ports

    • 2x analog battery monitor ports

  • Other

  • Weight: 90g

  • Dimensions: 85.5mm x 42mm x 33mm

  • Operating temperature: -20 ~ 80°c(Measured value)

Where to Buy

Order from here. Official retailers are listed here.

Quick Start

Note

PPM/RCIN input only supports PPM, Use side port for SBUS and other serial digital protocols.

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Interfaces

Main Interface

Function

Power 1

Primary power module. Autopilot power, V & I monitor

Power 2

Secondary power module. I2C Smart Battery capable

ADC

2 x ADC, ie second V & I monitor. Does not provide power

TF Card

Insert SD card for log file and terrain data storage

M1 - M6

Main Outputs. Servo/motor capable

A1 - A8

Additional Outputs. Servo/motor/D-Shot capable

DSU7

Serial 6 (uart7)

I2C1/I2C2

External I2C (Compass / rangefinder etc)

USB C

USB for setup / firmware upload

SBUS Out

SBUS output for peripherals: gimbal / camera etc

CAN1/CAN2

CANBUS (DroneCAN, KDECAN, ToshibaCAN)

GPS & SAFETY

CUAV NEO v2 GPS with compass, safety switch, LED, buzzer

TELEM1 / TELEM2

Serial ports (telemetry, peripherals, companion computer)

DSM/SBUS/RSSI

RC Input (SBUS / DSM / ST24 / SRXL / PPM) or RSSI Input

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More Information

CUAV V5 Plus PDF Manual here

Schematics

More Images

Image gallery can be found here