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P3 Compass board

mefistotelis edited this page Dec 24, 2017 · 5 revisions

Table of Contents

Function
Variants
Parts
Programming
External interfaces
Service interfaces
Board view
Schematics

Function

The 3D Compass module provides orientation data to the Flight Controller. It is crucial for Course Lock (headless) mode, but also takes part in stabilization in other modes. It is placed within landing gear because it needs to be separated from EM interference caused by large currents drawn from battery and sent to motors.

Variants

Only one version of the module is known.

Marking Overview
P01144.01 The first version.
P01144.02

Parts

Marking Amt. Pkg. Function Specification
HMC5883L 1 Honeywell 3-Axis Digital Compass IC datasheet

Programming

No programmable components exist on the compass board.

External interfaces

Marking Overview
5-pin connector Only 4 pins used; soldered ribbon cable to the ESC Center Board.

Service interfaces

No service pads exist on this board.

Board view

Top of a P01144.01 board from P3X:

P3X Compass board v1 top

Bottom of the P01144.01 board:

P3X Compass board v1 bottom

Top of a P01144.02 board from P3C:

P3C Compass board v2 top

Bottom of the P01144.02 board:

P3C Compass board v2 bottom

Schematics

The following schematics were made by enthusiasts:

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