Overview
Hardware Revision History
| Version # |
Release Date |
Release Notes
|
| v1.00 |
10/2016 |
Initial release of Chimera
|
Detailed Features
Pictures
Pinout
Pins Name and Type are specified with respect to the Autopilot Board
General Pinout
Pinout Tables
UART1 (Companion)
| Pin # |
Name |
Type |
Description
|
| 1 |
GND |
PWR |
common ground
|
| 2 |
+5V Comp. |
PWR |
5V/3A specific for Companion board (PC4 = LOW => ON (default) / PC4 = High => OFF)
|
| 3 |
+3.3V |
PWR |
3.3V Rail from autopilot
|
| 4 |
RX1 |
IN |
UART1 Serial Input (3.3V level, 5V tolerant)
|
| 5 |
TX1 |
OUT |
UART1 Serial Output (3.3V level)
|
UART2
| Pin # |
Name |
Type |
Description
|
| 1 |
GND |
PWR |
common ground
|
| 2 |
+5V |
PWR |
5V Rail from autopilot
|
| 3 |
+3.3V |
PWR |
3.3V Rail from autopilot
|
| 4 |
RX2 |
IN |
UART2 Serial Input (3.3V level, 5V tolerant)
|
| 5 |
TX2 |
OUT |
UART2 Serial Output (3.3V level)
|
| 6 |
RTS2 |
OUT |
UART2 Flow Control Request to Send (3.3V level)
|
| 7 |
CTS2 |
IN |
UART2 Flow Control Clear to Send (3.3V level, 5V tolerant)
|
UART3 (Modem)
| Pin # |
Name |
Type |
Description
|
| 1 |
GND |
PWR |
common ground
|
| 2 |
+5V |
PWR |
5V Rail from autopilot
|
| 3 |
+3.3V |
PWR |
3.3V Rail from autopilot
|
| 4 |
RX3 |
IN |
UART3 Serial Input (3.3V level, 5V tolerant) DO NOT USE if XBee module present on Chimera
|
| 5 |
TX3 |
OUT |
UART3 Serial Output (3.3V level) DO NOT USE if XBee module present on Chimera
|
UART8 (GPS Receiver)
| Pin # |
Name |
Type |
Description
|
| 1 |
GND |
PWR |
common ground
|
| 2 |
+5V |
PWR |
5V Rail from autopilot
|
| 3 |
+3.3V |
PWR |
3.3V Rail from autopilot
|
| 4 |
RX8 |
IN |
UART8 Serial Input (3.3V level, 5V tolerant)
|
| 5 |
TX8 |
OUT |
UART8 Serial Output (3.3V level)
|
Schematic
PCB
Gerber & Drill Files
Assembly
Components Layout
Bill Of Material
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Mechanical Dimensions
Programming
On-board Data Logging
Debugging
Debugging with STM Discovery ST-LINK/V2 embedded debug tool
Debugging with Black Magic Probe
Source Files
Source code
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