Multipilot32

[edit] Multipilot32

The characteristics of Multipilot 32 are:
Hardware:

ARM7 Cortex-M3 processor STM32F103VET6. 72 Mhz
Flash 512 Kbytes RAM 64 Kbytes
16-bit Timer 4
SPI 2 (ADC Interface , MicroSD connection Option)
I ² C 2 (First I2C (sensor), Second I2C control until ESC 12)
USART 5 (GPS, DEBUG Console, XBee Pro Telemetry)
USB 1 (Upload Firmware, Debug Console, Power Board for Debug)
CAN 1 (Interconnection with Professional ESC 1 Mbit update rate)
6 PWM Output Bit 16 (ESC / Servo Control)
8 PWM Input 16 Bit (RC Input Channel, accept PPM SUM)
8 Analog Input 12 Bit.
Professional 4 layers PCB.
DC: DC 30 V (6s Lipo): 5 volts and 3.3 volts
Sensor Board:

Diydrones OilPan? . (High quality entry level board)
LN Professional Sensor Board: 3 Axis Accelerometer, 3 Axis Gyroscope, 3 Axis
Magnetometer , 10 HZ Gps , High Quality Sensor for certify professional application.

IDE and Development tools:

Arduino IDE.
Arm GCC Toolchain.
Fully compatible with arduino wiring language.

Firmware:

On this platform will be available a lot of RC library developed by Virtualrobotix and Diydrones community. Standard software will be an improved revision of Arducopter , Ardupilot , Multiwii , Aeroquad . The first revision of code will be Arducopter NG . MultiFox? Rev 4 special Arm Edition.
Special Feature :

Multipilot 2.0 is fully pinout compatible with ArduPilotMega DiyDrones Board.
OEM revision of Multipilot 2.0 available.
* Micro SD card is not yetsupported hardware connector is an option , is possible to buy it and solder on board , the firmware support will be available in the next months.

Main Thread :

Status of the project :

http://www.virtualrobotix.com/forum/topics/multipilot32-vride-and-vros

Power Point Presentation of Multipilot32

http://www.virtualrobotix.com/profiles/blogs/multipilot-32-power-point

Getting started usefull information about the board , tools ,libary and firmware available for developing code on Multipilot32

http://www.virtualrobotix.com/forum/topics/multipilot32-getting-started

Preflight Check Discussion Thread for ArduPirates32 and ArmFox V4 32

http://www.virtualrobotix.com/forum/topics/armfoxv4-ng-32-and