Project Overview:

This flight controller board is designed with innovation and user-friendliness in mind, making it an excellent entry for PCBWay’s 7th contest.

• User-Friendly Plug-and-Play Design: All interfaces feature direct plug-in connections, ensuring hassle-free assembly and integration with other components.
• Optimized for Easy Assembly: Nearly all components are located on one side of the board, making it ideal for efficient teppanyaki soldering. Only two components are plug-in on the reverse side, ensuring a streamlined design.
• High-Performance Four-Layer PCB: The board utilizes a four-layer design to enhance signal integrity and reduce noise, perfect for complex flight control systems. Free prototyping is available for this design.

Join my WhatsApp group,if you need any help related to this: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DslmhcxvtA8Hda7E3My17X

Key Hardware Components:

• Gyroscope: 42688P, providing precise motion sensing.
• Barometer: BMP-280, for accurate altitude measurements.
• Onboard Black Box: Available in two memory configurations, 16MB or 128MB, to support various data logging needs.
• Dual BECs: Includes 5V, 2A and 9V, 2A outputs for powering additional components with stability and flexibility.

Schematic

PCB Layout

Firmware Compatibility:

• INAV Firmware: Compatible with 128MB black boxes (note: 16MB black box is not supported due to a firmware limitation).
• Betaflight (BF) Firmware: Supports 16MB black boxes, but is incompatible with 128MB due to firmware constraints.

The necessary firmware HEX files are included in the project attachment. If configuration files are needed, feel free to reach out via private message for personalized assistance.