APM 2.8 Flight Controller with Built-in Compass

APM 2.8 Flight Controller with Built-in Compass

If you aspire to be an electronics enthusiast and wish to build your own drone, the APM 2.8 Multicopter Flight Controller is an excellent choice. This controller processes data from sensors to determine the optimal speed for each motor, then communicates this to the Electronic Speed Controllers (ESCs), which in turn signal the motors. The APM 2.8 is an enhanced version of its predecessors, featuring a built-in compass for FPV RC Drones, while retaining the same sensors as the APM 2.6. It offers the flexibility to switch between the internal compass and an external one. The APM 2.8 stands out for its use in multi-copters and rovers.

This flight controller is a fully open-source autopilot system and has been recognized as the technology behind the winner of the Outback Challenge UAV competition. It enables the transformation of any fixed or rotary-wing vehicle, as well as multirotor vehicles (including cars and boats), into fully autonomous vehicles capable of executing pre-programmed GPS missions with waypoints.

APM Flight controller Using the built-in compass:

To use the built-in compass simply connect the jumper as shown below. The APM board will use the external compass, during the compass jumper is removed.

Powerful ground control software features:

The downloadable mission planner software is used to configure and control your APM board:

1. Point-and-click waypoint entry, using Google Maps.
2. Select mission commands from drop-down menus.
3. Download mission logs files and analyzes them.
4. Configure APM settings for your airframe.
5. Interface with a PC flight simulator to create a full hardware-in-the-loop UAV simulator.
6. See the output from APM’s serial terminal.

Features :

1. Straight Needle
2. Arduino Compatible
3. Onboard 4 MegaByte Dataflash chip for automatic data logging.
4. Optional off-board GPS, a uBlox LEA-6H module with Compass.
5. One of the first open-source autopilot systems to use Invensense’s 6 DoF Accelerometer/Gyro MPU-6000.
6. Barometric pressure sensor upgraded to MS5611-01BA03, from Measurement Specialties.
7. Atmel’s ATMEGA2560 and ATMEGA32U-2 chips for processing and USB functions respectively.

Specification:

Package Includes :

1 x APM 2.8 Multicopter Flight Controller.

2 x Connecting Wires.