The SP Racing F3 Flight Controller ARCO was designed to give awesome flight performance based on tried and tested sensors whilst also providing unparalleled I/O capabilities in a small and extremely lightweight form-factor using a next-generation CPU.
There are lots of cool features with this flight controller starting with a next-generation STM32 F3 processor with hardware floating point unit for efficient flight calculations and faster ARM-Cortex M4 core. It also comes with a high capacity black box flight log recorder that will help you optimize your tuning without the guesswork. Some more great features are the additional built-in sensors for altitude and direction with the barometer mounted on the bottom of the board for easy wind isolation. Dedicated output for programmable LEDs – great for orientation, racing and night flying. The no-compromise I/O supports all the features at the same time.
The difference between Acro and the Deluxe version is:
Acro: Standard model for racing/acro flying.
Deluxe: Additional sensors for altitude and direction.
F3 runs the open-source Cleanflight flight control (FC) software which has an ever-growing community of friendly developers and users. Being open-source it allows you to contribute to the system. Cleanflight comes with a detailed manual that is reviewed and maintained by the Cleanflight developers and community. No more second-hand information.
See http://cleanflight.com for links to the manual. PDF copies can be downloaded from the GitHub releases pages. Ensure you reference the manual that is appropriate to your firmware version.
Pin Details:
4 x 4pin JST-SH sockets (I2C, SWD, 2xUART)
2 x 8pin JST-SH sockets (PPM, PWM, SERIAL RX, GPIO, ADC, 3V, 5V, GND)
8 x 3pin through -holes for pin headers for ESC/Servo connections
2 x 4pin through-holes for pin headers for 2x serial ports
2 x 2 pin through-holes for pin headers for battery voltage and buzzer.
Note:
Since this is an Open Source Flight Controller Board, there are many manufacturers who are supplying this product. We have picked up the best quality products from the market and tested them for their functionality. And finally selected best amongst them. Our product works exactly same as we have described above in the description.
Highlights:
- Practical – Easy to access connectors and solder pads.
- Configurable – Choose to use connectors, solder pads or pins.
- Stackable – Mount to your PDB or OSD.
- Compact – Only 36x36mm.
- Professional – Symmetrical, Neat and Tidy.
- 8 Dedicated PWM outputs
- 8 PWM Inputs
- 36 I/O Connections
- 72Mhz Clock Speed
- 3 Hardware Serial Ports
- 64Mb Flash Storage
Flight Performance
- The SPRacingF3 builds on tried and tested software, processor and sensor technology to make your aircraft fly like it’s on rails.
No-Compromise I/O
- Use all the features all the time; e.g. Connect your OSD + SmartPort + SBus + GPS + LED Strip + Battery Monitoring + Sonar + 8 motors – all at the same time!
Configurable
- The SPRacingF3 runs Cleanflight which can be configured to suit your needs using a cross-platform GUI (Windows/OSX/Linux).
Tiny and lightweight
- The SPRacingF3 has a standard 36x36mm form-factor with 30.5mm mounting holes and weighs just 6 grams.
Flight Logging
- On-board high-capacity black box flight log recorder – optimize your tuning and see the results of your setup without guesswork.
Next-Generation CPU
- The SPRacingF3 has an ARM Cortex-M4 72Mhz CPU with Math co-processor (FPU) for efficient flight calculations that gets more done in less time.
- Loop times up to ~2x as fast as previous-generation STM32F1 based boards.
Developer Friendly
- Developer friendly debugging port (SWD) and boot mode selection, unbreakable bootloader.
OneShot ESC
- Full support for OneShot ESCs for easy PID tuning and a sharper response.
Broad RC receiver Support
- Supports SBus, SumH, SumD, Spektrum1024/2048, XBus, PPM, PWM receivers. No external inverters required (built-in).
Programmable LED
- Dedicated output for programmable LEDs – great for orientation, racing and night flying.
Battery Monitoring
- Battery monitoring ports for voltage and current.
Sonar
- Sonar support for precision low-altitude hold.
I2C Port
- I2C port always powered, perfect for external sensors or always-on OLED Screen.
Buzzer
- Buzzer port for audible warnings and notifications.
Features:
- The STM32F3 CPU, MPU 6050 sensor, 16M high-capacity flash memory
- The SP F3 runs Cleanflight which can be configured to suit your needs using a cross-platform GUI (Windows/OSX/Linux).
- Tiny and lightweight, the Racing F3 has a standard 36x36mm form-factor with 30.5mm mounting holes and weighs just 6 grams.
- Flight Logging, on-board high-capacity black box flight log recorder – optimize your tuning and see the results of your setup without guesswork.
- OneShot ESC, full support for OneShot ESCs for easy PID tuning and sharper response.
- Broad RC receiver supports SBus, SumH, SumD, Spektrum1024/2048, XBus, PPM, PWM receivers, no external inverters required (built-in).
- Programmable LED, a dedicated output for programmable LEDs – great for orientation, racing and night flying.
- Battery Monitoring, battery monitoring ports for voltage and current.
- Sonar support for precision low-altitude hold.
- I2C port always powered, perfect for external sensors or always-on OLED Screen.
- Buzzer port for audible warnings and notification.
Package Includes:
1 x SP Racing F3 Flight Controller.
2 x 8Pin Cable.
2 x 4Pin Cable.
1 x Protective Case.
3 x Set of Pin Head.
2 x 2Pin Cable.
