Finished MCU and Schematic

I finished wiring up the MCU and made the final touches to the schematic. Now, the only thing left to do is to route the PCB.

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@reyansh_saindane on Flight Controller · 1 day ago

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Started Wiring MCU

I started on the MCU wiring, including adding in the buttons and crystals needed for it. I also added in the jst connecters for the ESC and camera (I decided to add it in).

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@reyansh_saindane on Flight Controller · 3 days ago

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Connected MCU

I connected the MCU to all of my peripherals, not wired yet though. I decided to only use one DIO pin from LoRa, I might use more later but for now only 1. Now, I have to wire this in KiCad along with the remaining few components.

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@reyansh_saindane on Flight Controller · 6 days ago

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Wired GPS

I finished wiring the GPS component, including adding in a connection for an active antenna, which the GPS needs. Next, I will either wire the MCU or LoRa module. I still have to figure out weather I want this to be able to use a camera.

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@reyansh_saindane on Flight Controller · 6 days ago

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Finished wiring MicroSD and Magnetometer

I finished wiring two more important components of the flight controller. Now, it’s time to work on the bigger components like GPS, LoRa, and MCU.

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@reyansh_saindane on Flight Controller · 7 days ago

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Finished wiring more components

I finally finished all of the power components with the wiring of the 3.3V buck. I also started out on wiring the sensors by wiring the barometer and IMU. Next, I’ll finish wiring all of the sensors and wok a little bit on LoRa and GPS.

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@reyansh_saindane on Flight Controller · 8 days ago

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Finished wiring 5V buck-boost

I finished the wiring for the next part, which is the 5V buck-boost. I also added in the correct parts for the inductors because they needed different models.

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@reyansh_saindane on Flight Controller · 9 days ago

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Finished wiring

I finished the wiring for the battery charger and I completed my research on ESC’s and how to integrate them into my current design. Next, I will wire the remaining components as fast as possible because I want to move on.

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@reyansh_saindane on Flight Controller · 10 days ago

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First steps

I started out on planning the flight controller, I got the basic parts but I still need to plan out the whole architecture a little bit more. I also started out wiring a few of the parts.