New SPR-F3Mini - Modular FC with SD Card Socket, Race Transponder

[Revs]

Just noticed that Dom has released a new flight controller and it';s an interesting one..

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2592215

Hi everyone!

It';s my pleasure to finally announce the new SP Racing F3 Mini board!

http://seriouslypro.com/spracingf3mini

In stock and SHIPPING NOW! RRP £40 (inc VAT) / $50 USD (excl Taxes)

* Next-generation STM32 F3 processor with hardware floating point unit for efficient flight calculations and faster ARM-Cortex M4 core.
* MicroSD-Card socket for black box flight log recorder - optimize your tuning and see the results of your setup without guesswork.
* Race transponder built in - just turn up at a race and have your lap times recorded.
* Onboard regulator (BEC) for powering the FC, receiver and small servos.
* Features the latest Accelerometer, Gyro and Mag/Compass and Baro/Altitude sensor technology.
* 2 Buttons for binding Spektrum Satellite receivers, activating USB bootloader mode or resetting the configuration. More future uses coming!
* Wire up using using pin headers for all major connections for excellent crash-durability. Use either right-angled or straight pin-headers.
* No compromise I/O. Use all the features all the time; e.g. Connect your USB + OSD + SmartPort + SBus + GPS + LED Strip + Battery Monitoring + Sonar + 8 motors - all at the same time!
* 8 PWM output lines for ESCs and Servos. Arranged for easy wiring on standard pin headers.
* Supports direct connection of SBus, SumH, SumD, Spektrum1024/2048, XBus receivers. No external inverters required (built-in).
* Supports direct connection of 3.3v Spektrum Satellite receivers via 3 pin through-hole JST-ZH connector.
* Dedicated PPM receiver input.
* 3 Serial Ports - NOT shared with the USB socket.
* Telemetry port (via pin header or USART2 JST-SH socket).
* Micro USB socket.
* Dedicated output for programmable LEDs - great for orientation, racing and night flying. (Currently mutually exclusive with the Transponder).
* Dedicated I2C port for connection of OLED display without needing flight battery.
* Battery monitoring for voltage and current.
* RSSI monitoring (analog or PWM).
* Buzzer port for audible warnings and notifications.
* Developer friendly debugging port (SWD) and boot mode selection, unbrickable bootloader.
* Symmetrical design for a super tidy wiring.
* JST-SH sockets only for I2C/UART2 and SWD.
* Barometer mounted on the bottom of the board for easy wind isolation.
* Flashing via USB or serial port.
* Stackable design - perfect for integrating with OSDs and power distribution boards.
* Modular design - the core of the board measures 36x22mm but has the ability to be mounted using standard 30.5mm mounting holes.
* LEDs for 3v, 5v and Status for easy diagnostics.
* Copper-etched Cleanflight and #RB logos.

Enjoy!

[nub]

ripping balls!

on a serious note, it has some very nice features.

[Cheredanine]

Saw it earlier, manual not out yet
Observations:
Using through holes addresses some of the resilience questions that have plagued the spf3 (but not all)

Still using i2c not spi loop times still limited

Has same issue as lux and cyclone- using VCP for the USB port means blheli flash through will not work on the USB port until they sort out the code, as it stands flash though would require USB cp2102 adaptor plunged into whatever uart they have single wire pass through assigned to (traditionally uart1)

A few other issues with VCP, soecifically reboots not recognised ATM need sorting in the code

Form factor - again looks like a standard board which you can pull bits off (wander how that reacts in crashes) but with a bit added on to the side - gonna cause problems in tight builds unless you don';t want the functionality on that side bit, looks like lap,counter and LEDs as far as I can see

Not sure what purpose a picci of a pair of plums on your FC serves

Black box is a nice feature

Will stick with lux on latest build and donate to cf directly

[Yellow]

I like the idea, not sure I';d be making use of the ability to split it apart - I wonder how you would mount that then.

Having a transponder included is pretty cool, hope it works well

[atomiclama]

F3 proc Boooooo