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PX4 Robotic Drone FMU
FMU Reference Design

PX4 Robotic Drone FMU

Accelerometer + Magnetometer

FXOS8700CQ : Digital Motion Sensor - 3D Accelerometer (±2g/±4g/±8g) + 3D Magnetometer

Automotive Ethernet PHY

TJA1100HN : IEEE 100BASE-T1 compliant Automotive Ethernet PHY Transceiver

Barometer

MPL3115A2 : 20 to 110 kPa, Absolute Digital Pressure Sensor

CAN Transceivers

TJA1042 : High-speed CAN transceiver with standby mode

Gyroscope

FXAS21002C : 3-Axis Digital Gyroscope

Level Translators

NTB0104 : Dual supply translating transceiver; auto direction sensing; 3-state

Microcontrollers (MCUs)

K66_180 : Kinetis^® K66-180 MHz, Dual High-Speed & Full-speed USBs, 2MB Flash Microcontrollers (MCUs) based on Arm^® Cortex^®-M4 Core

Secure Element

A71CH : Plug and Trust - The fast, easy way to deploy secure IoT connections
A1006 : Secure Authenticator IC - Embedded Security Platform
EdgeLock^™ SE050: Plug & Trust Secure Element Family – Enhanced IoT security with maximum flexibility

RDDRONE-FMUK66 flight management unit (FMU) reference design

Functionality

Proven business-friendly open source software with available enterprise support: PX4, QGroundControl
Supports all airframes and vehicles: quadcopters, hexacopters, VTOL, planes, rovers, cars and other robots
Open and flexible development - suitable for bare bones or other vehicle stacks. Add companion computer with vision and peripherals such as GPS, RTK-GPS, UWB, telemetry radios, LTE, Bluetooth^® low energy, radar, ultrasonic, lidar
Can interface with NXP^® RapidIoT using RDDRONE-IOT adapter board
High-bandwidth interfaces: automotive peripheral interfaces support light-weight two-wire 100Base-T1 Ethernet and dual CAN
Included in complete reference drone kit KIT-HGDRONEK66
Uses DroneCodeSDK co-operating with an NXP i.MX, S32x, or other companion computer running Linux^®, ROS, and MAVROS
MAVLink telemetry to ground station
Supports RTK GPS
UAS traffic management (UTM) services through air map platform SDK

Industrial

UAV data buses and battery management
UAV intermediate flight controller
UAV vision, advanced sensing and processing board
Unmanned vehicles (ground, air, water)

Proven business-friendly open source software with available enterprise support: PX4, QGroundControl
Supports all airframes and vehicles: quadcopters, hexacopters, VTOL, planes, rovers, cars and other robots
Open and flexible development - suitable for bare bones or other vehicle stacks.
Can interface with NXP RapidIoT using RDDRONE-IOT adapter board

For the complete reference drone kit, visit KIT-HGDRONEK66

Telemetry radios available by separate orders, depending on your country HGD-TELEM433 (EUR) or HGDTELEM-915 (USA) depending on your country regulations

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RDDRONE-FMUK66 ^Active
PX4 Robotic Drone Flight Management Unit (FMU) - RDDRONE-FMUK66
Kit contains:
- 1x FMU power module
- 1x Holybro Pixhawk 4 GPS with integrated safety switch and buzzer
- 1x 3D printed RC receiver antenna mount
- 1x debug breakout board with cable and 3D printed enclosure
- 1x SEGGER J-Link EDU Mini debugger
- 1x generic USB-TTL-3V3 cable
- Hex/Allen keys and wrench
- Extra cables with JST-GH connector
- Label for FMU enclosure
- SDCARD
- Telemetry radios (HGD-TELEM433 and HGD-TELEM915) must be purchased separately to match ISM band frequencies used in your country.

1 @ US
$235.75

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RDDRONE-FMUK66L ^Active
PX4 Robotic Drone FMU (RDDRONE-FMUK66L)
Kit contains:
- Controller board RDDRONE-FMUK66
- DCD-LZ-ADAPT board
- Enclosure DCD-LZ-ADAPT
- Enclosure for controller board
- Cable RC transmitter SBUS/PPM
- Cable for DCD-LZ-ADAPT
- Quick Start Guide
- Socket head cap screws
Note: Lite version does not include the following components from the RDDRONE-FMUK66
- FMU power module
- Holybro Pixhawk 4 GPS with integrated safety switch and buzzer
- SEGGER J-Link EDU Mini debugger
- Generic USB-TTL-3V3 cable
- SDCARD

1 @ US
$139.00

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HGD-TELEM433 ^Active
Telemetry Radio for HoverGames Drone, 433Mhz (EU)

HGD-TELEM433
1 @ US
$39.00

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Distributor Name	Region	Inventory	Inventory Date

Upon selection of a preferred distributor, you will be directed to their web site to place and service your order. Please be aware that distributors are independent businesses and set their own prices, terms and conditions of sale. NXP makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, about distributors, or the prices, terms and conditions of sale agreed upon by you and any distributor.

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HGD-TELEM915 ^Active
Telemetry Radio for HoverGames Drone, 915Mhz (US)

HGD-TELEM915
1 @ US
$39.00

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Distributor

Distributor Name	Region	Inventory	Inventory Date

Upon selection of a preferred distributor, you will be directed to their web site to place and service your order. Please be aware that distributors are independent businesses and set their own prices, terms and conditions of sale. NXP makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, about distributors, or the prices, terms and conditions of sale agreed upon by you and any distributor.

Don't have an NXP coupon? You can purchase this product from one of our authorized distributors.

Design Resources

HoverGames an exciting starting point in the automated vehicle world.

Get Started

Get to Know using the RDDRONE-FMUK66

The following contain all the information you need to get your HoverGames drone and RDDRONE-FMUK66 up and running.

Getting started using the RDDRONE-FMUK66^{(REV
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- GS-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK
- [ English ]
Assembly your new RDDRONE-FMUK66^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- ASSEMBLY-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK
- [ English ]
Programming FMUK66 for first use^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- PROGRAMMING-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK
- [ English ]
HoverGames drone developer guide^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- DG-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK
- [ English ]

Radio controller setup for the FlySky FS-i6S RC, PX4 configuration using QGroundControl, PX4 Autopilot User Guide and Development Guide

Radio controller setup for the FlySky FS-i6S RC^{(REV
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- 1 B
- RCS-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK
- [ English ]
PX4 configuration using QGroundControl^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- PX4-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK
- [ English ]
PX4 Autopilot User Guide^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- UG-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK
- [ English ]
PX4 Development Guide (leader)^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- DG-MASTER-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK
- [ English ]

Development tools and software

Schematics
RDDRONE-FMUK66 Schematic^{(REV
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- 2.6 MB
- SPF-39053
Design Files / BOM
Connectors and pinout^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- BOM-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK
- [ English ]
BOM file for RDDRONE-FMUK66^{(REV
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- 101.7 kB
- PKL-RDDRONE-FMUK66-A-ROR-10416
RDDRONE-FMUK66 Gerber Files^{(REV
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- 1.7 MB
- RDDRONE-FMUK66-GRBR
Tools and Software
Program software using debugger^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- TOOLS-SW-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK
- [ English ]
System console^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- TOOLS-SW-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK-2
- [ English ]
Building the bootloader^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- TOOLS-SW-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK-3
- [ English ]
Development tools^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- TOOLS-SW-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK-4
- [ English ]
Building Firmware^{(REV
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- Y
- 1 B
- TOOLS-SW-RDDRONE-FMUK66-LINK-5
- [ English ]

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Services

DroneCode and Linux Foundation

NXP is a member of Linux Foundation DroneCode.org, and the FMU functions under the member projects PX4.org flight stack, QGroundControl, MAVLINK, UAVCAN. PX4Pro Flight stack is open source with a business-friendly BSD license and runs on the NuttX RTOS. Several flexible simulation environments are available. All support is through the PX4 Slack community or third-party enterprise-grade support such as Auterion.com.

PX4 Robotic Drone Flight Management Unit (FMU) - RDDRONE-FMUK66

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PX4 Robotic Drone FMU

Accelerometer + Magnetometer

Automotive Ethernet PHY

Barometer

CAN Transceivers

Gyroscope

Level Translators

Microcontrollers (MCUs)

Secure Element

RDDRONE-FMUK66 flight management unit (FMU) reference design

Technical and Functional Specifications

Functionality

Industrial

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RDDRONE-FMUK66 Active

Kit contains:

RDDRONE-FMUK66L Active

Kit contains:

HGD-TELEM433 Active

HGD-TELEM915 Active

Design Resources

Get Started

Get to Know using the RDDRONE-FMUK66

Schematics

Design Files / BOM

Tools and Software

Get Help

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RDDRONE-FMUK66 ^Active

RDDRONE-FMUK66L ^Active

HGD-TELEM433 ^Active

HGD-TELEM915 ^Active