ARK Electronics Pixhawk Autopilot Bus Carrier

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The ARK Pixhawk Autopilot Bus (PAB) Carrier is a USA-built flight controller carrier board, based on the Pixhawk Autopilot Bus open source standard.

The PAB form factor enables the ARK PAB Carrier to be used with any PAB-compatible flight controller, such as the ARKV6X.

Where To Buy

Order From Ark Electronics (US)

Features

Pixhawk Autopilot Bus (PAB) Form Factor
USA Built

Connectors

PAB Board to Board Interface
- 100 Pin Hirose DF40
- 40 Pin Hirose DF40
Dual Digital Power Module Inputs
- 5V Input
- I2C Power Monitor
- 6 Pin Molex CLIK-Mate
Ethernet
- 100Mbps
- Built in Magnetics
- 4 Pin JST-GH
Full GPS Plus Safety Switch Port
- 10 Pin JST-GH
Basic GPS Port
- 6 Pin JST-GH
Dual CAN Ports
- 4 Pin JST-GH
Triple Telemetry Ports with Flow - Control
- 6 Pin JST-GH
Eight PWM Outputs
- 10 Pin JST-GH
UART/I2C Port
- 6 Pin JST-GH
I2C Port
- 4 Pin JST-GH
PPM RC Port
- 3 Pin JST-GH
DSM RC Port
- 3 Pin JST-ZH
SPI Port
- 11 Pin JST-GH
ADIO Port
- 8 Pin JST-GH
Debug Port
- 10 Pin JST-SH

Dimensions

Without Flight Controller Module
- 74.0mm x 43.5mm x 12.0mm
- 22g

Power

5V input on POWER1, POWER2, USB C, and the USB JST-GH connector
- Input is prioritized in the following order: POWER1 > POWER2 > USB
- USB C and the USB JST-GH are in parallel
- Overvoltage protection at 5.8V
- Undervoltage protection at 3.9V
VDD_5V_HIPOWER and VDD_5V_PERIPH can each provide a total of 1.5A across all the connectors

LEDS

There are two LEDs on the ARK PAB
- Red is the ethernet power LED
- Green is the ethernet activity LED

Pinout

POWER1

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VBRICK1`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	`VBRICK1`	+5.0V
3 (blk)	I2C1_SCL	+3.3V
4 (blk)	I2C1_SDA	+3.3V
5 (blk)	`GND`	GND
6 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VBRICK1

+5.0V

2 (blk)

VBRICK1

+5.0V

3 (blk)

I2C1_SCL

+3.3V

4 (blk)

I2C1_SDA

+3.3V

5 (blk)

GND

GND

6 (blk)

GND

GND

POWER2

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VBRICK2`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	`VBRICK2`	+5.0V
3 (blk)	I2C2_SCL	+3.3V
4 (blk)	I2C2_SDA	+3.3V
5 (blk)	`GND`	GND
6 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VBRICK2

+5.0V

2 (blk)

VBRICK2

+5.0V

3 (blk)

I2C2_SCL

+3.3V

4 (blk)

I2C2_SDA

+3.3V

5 (blk)

GND

GND

6 (blk)

GND

GND

PWM

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	VDD_SERVO (Not Connected)	+5.0V
2 (blk)	FMU_CH1	+3.3V
3 (blk)	FMU_CH2	+3.3V
4 (blk)	FMU_CH3	+3.3V
5 (blk)	FMU_CH4	+3.3V
6 (blk)	FMU_CH5	+3.3V
7 (blk)	FMU_CH6	+3.3V
8 (blk)	FMU_CH7	+3.3V
9 (blk)	FMU_CH8	+3.3V
10 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_SERVO (Not Connected)

+5.0V

2 (blk)

FMU_CH1

+3.3V

3 (blk)

FMU_CH2

+3.3V

4 (blk)

FMU_CH3

+3.3V

5 (blk)

FMU_CH4

+3.3V

6 (blk)

FMU_CH5

+3.3V

7 (blk)

FMU_CH6

+3.3V

8 (blk)

FMU_CH7

+3.3V

9 (blk)

FMU_CH8

+3.3V

10 (blk)

GND

GND

GPS1

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_PERIPH`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	USART1_TX_GPS1	+3.3V
3 (blk)	USART1_RX_GPS1	+3.3V
4 (blk)	I2C1_SCL	+3.3V
5 (blk)	I2C1_SDA	+3.3V
6 (blk)	nSAFETY_SWITCH_IN	+3.3V
7 (blk)	nSAFETY_SWITCH_LED_OUT	+3.3V
8 (blk)	`3V3_FMU`	+3.3V
9 (blk)	BUZZER	+5.0V
10 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_PERIPH

+5.0V

2 (blk)

USART1_TX_GPS1

+3.3V

3 (blk)

USART1_RX_GPS1

+3.3V

4 (blk)

I2C1_SCL

+3.3V

5 (blk)

I2C1_SDA

+3.3V

6 (blk)

nSAFETY_SWITCH_IN

+3.3V

7 (blk)

nSAFETY_SWITCH_LED_OUT

+3.3V

8 (blk)

3V3_FMU

+3.3V

9 (blk)

BUZZER

+5.0V

10 (blk)

GND

GND

GPS2

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_HIPOWER`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	UART8_TX_GPS2	+3.3V
3 (blk)	UART8_RX_GPS2	+3.3V
4 (blk)	I2C2_SCL	+3.3V
5 (blk)	I2C2_SDA	+3.3V
6 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_HIPOWER

+5.0V

2 (blk)

UART8_TX_GPS2

+3.3V

3 (blk)

UART8_RX_GPS2

+3.3V

4 (blk)

I2C2_SCL

+3.3V

5 (blk)

I2C2_SDA

+3.3V

6 (blk)

GND

GND

TELEM1

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_HIPOWER`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	UART7_TX	+3.3V
3 (blk)	UART7_RX	+3.3V
4 (blk)	UART7_CTS	+3.3V
5 (blk)	UART7_RTS	+3.3V
6 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_HIPOWER

+5.0V

2 (blk)

UART7_TX

+3.3V

3 (blk)

UART7_RX

+3.3V

4 (blk)

UART7_CTS

+3.3V

5 (blk)

UART7_RTS

+3.3V

6 (blk)

GND

GND

TELEM2

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_PERIPH`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	UART5_TX	+3.3V
3 (blk)	UART5_RX	+3.3V
4 (blk)	UART5_CTS	+3.3V
5 (blk)	UART5_RTS	+3.3V
6 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_PERIPH

+5.0V

2 (blk)

UART5_TX

+3.3V

3 (blk)

UART5_RX

+3.3V

4 (blk)

UART5_CTS

+3.3V

5 (blk)

UART5_RTS

+3.3V

6 (blk)

GND

GND

TELEM3

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_HIPOWER`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	USART2_TX	+3.3V
3 (blk)	USART2_RX	+3.3V
4 (blk)	USART2_CTS	+3.3V
5 (blk)	USART2_RTS	+3.3V
6 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_HIPOWER

+5.0V

2 (blk)

USART2_TX

+3.3V

3 (blk)

USART2_RX

+3.3V

4 (blk)

USART2_CTS

+3.3V

5 (blk)

USART2_RTS

+3.3V

6 (blk)

GND

GND

UART4/I2C3

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_PERIPH`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	UART4_TX	+3.3V
3 (blk)	UART4_RX	+3.3V
4 (blk)	I2C3_SCL	+3.3V
5 (blk)	I2C3_SDA	+3.3V
6 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_PERIPH

+5.0V

2 (blk)

UART4_TX

+3.3V

3 (blk)

UART4_RX

+3.3V

4 (blk)

I2C3_SCL

+3.3V

5 (blk)

I2C3_SDA

+3.3V

6 (blk)

GND

GND

I2C3

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_PERIPH`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	I2C3_SCL	+3.3V
3 (blk)	I2C3_SDA	+3.3V
4 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_PERIPH

+5.0V

2 (blk)

I2C3_SCL

+3.3V

3 (blk)

I2C3_SDA

+3.3V

4 (blk)

GND

GND

CAN1

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_HIPOWER`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	CAN1_H	+3.3V
3 (blk)	CAN1_L	+3.3V
4 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_HIPOWER

+5.0V

2 (blk)

CAN1_H

+3.3V

3 (blk)

CAN1_L

+3.3V

4 (blk)

GND

GND

CAN2

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_PERIPH`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	CAN2_H	+3.3V
3 (blk)	CAN2_L	+3.3V
4 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_PERIPH

+5.0V

2 (blk)

CAN2_H

+3.3V

3 (blk)

CAN2_L

+3.3V

4 (blk)

GND

GND

USB

All signals in parallel with USB C connector

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VBUS_IN`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	USB_N	+3.3V
3 (blk)	USB_P	+3.3V
4 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VBUS_IN

+5.0V

2 (blk)

USB_N

+3.3V

3 (blk)

USB_P

+3.3V

4 (blk)

GND

GND

ETH

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	ETH_RD_N	+50.0V Tolerant
2 (blk)	ETH_RD_P	+50.0V Tolerant
3 (blk)	ETH_TD_N	+50.0V Tolerant
4 (blk)	ETH_TD_P	+50.0V Tolerant

Signal

Volt

1 (red)

ETH_RD_N

+50.0V Tolerant

2 (blk)

ETH_RD_P

+50.0V Tolerant

3 (blk)

ETH_TD_N

+50.0V Tolerant

4 (blk)

ETH_TD_P

+50.0V Tolerant

ADIO

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_PERIPH`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	FMU_CAP	+3.3V
3 (blk)	BOOTLOADER	+3.3V
4 (blk)	FMU_RST_REQ	+3.3V
5 (blk)	nARMED	+3.3V
6 (blk)	ADC1_3V3	+3.3V
7 (blk)	ADC1_6V6	+3.3V
8 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_PERIPH

+5.0V

2 (blk)

FMU_CAP

+3.3V

3 (blk)

BOOTLOADER

+3.3V

4 (blk)

FMU_RST_REQ

+3.3V

5 (blk)

nARMED

+3.3V

6 (blk)

ADC1_3V3

+3.3V

7 (blk)

ADC1_6V6

+3.3V

8 (blk)

GND

GND

RC/SBUS

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_SBUS_RC`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	USART6_RX_SBUS_IN	+3.3V
3 (blk)	USART6_TX	+3.3V
4 (blk)	`VDD_3V3_SPEKTRUM`	+3.3V
5 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_SBUS_RC

+5.0V

2 (blk)

USART6_RX_SBUS_IN

+3.3V

3 (blk)

USART6_TX

+3.3V

4 (blk)

VDD_3V3_SPEKTRUM

+3.3V

5 (blk)

GND

GND

PPM

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_PPM_RC`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	DSM_INPUT/FMU_PPM_INPUT	+3.3V
3 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_PPM_RC

+5.0V

2 (blk)

DSM_INPUT/FMU_PPM_INPUT

+3.3V

3 (blk)

GND

GND

DSM

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_3V3_SPEKTRUM`	+3.3V
2 (blk)	`GND`	GND
3 (blk)	DSM_INPUT/FMU_PPM_INPUT	+3.3V

1 (red)

VDD_3V3_SPEKTRUM

+3.3V

2 (blk)

GND

GND

3 (blk)

DSM_INPUT/FMU_PPM_INPUT

+3.3V

SPI6

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`VDD_5V_PERIPH`	+5.0V
2 (blk)	SPI6_SCK	+3.3V
3 (blk)	SPI6_MISO	+3.3V
4 (blk)	SPI6_MOSI	+3.3V
5 (blk)	SPI6_nCS1	+3.3V
6 (blk)	SPI6_nCS2	+3.3V
7 (blk)	SPIX_nSYNC	+3.3V
8 (blk)	SPI6_DRDY1	+3.3V
9 (blk)	SPI6_DRDY2	+3.3V
10 (blk)	SPI6_nRESET	+3.3V
11 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

VDD_5V_PERIPH

+5.0V

2 (blk)

SPI6_SCK

+3.3V

3 (blk)

SPI6_MISO

+3.3V

4 (blk)

SPI6_MOSI

+3.3V

5 (blk)

SPI6_nCS1

+3.3V

6 (blk)

SPI6_nCS2

+3.3V

7 (blk)

SPIX_nSYNC

+3.3V

8 (blk)

SPI6_DRDY1

+3.3V

9 (blk)

SPI6_DRDY2

+3.3V

10 (blk)

SPI6_nRESET

+3.3V

11 (blk)

GND

GND

Debug Port

The PX4 System Console and SWD interface run on the FMU Debug port.

The pinouts and connector comply with the Pixhawk Debug Full interface defined in the Pixhawk Connector Standard interface (JST SM10B connector).

Pin Signal Volt

Pin	Signal	Volt
1 (red)	`Vtref`	+3.3V
2 (blk)	Console TX (OUT)	+3.3V
3 (blk)	Console RX (IN)	+3.3V
4 (blk)	`SWDIO`	+3.3V
5 (blk)	`SWCLK`	+3.3V
6 (blk)	`SWO`	+3.3V
7 (blk)	NFC GPIO	+3.3V
8 (blk)	PH11	+3.3V
9 (blk)	nRST	+3.3V
10 (blk)	`GND`	GND

1 (red)

Vtref

+3.3V

2 (blk)

Console TX (OUT)

+3.3V

3 (blk)

Console RX (IN)

+3.3V

4 (blk)

SWDIO

+3.3V

5 (blk)

SWCLK

+3.3V

6 (blk)

SWO

+3.3V

7 (blk)

NFC GPIO

+3.3V

8 (blk)

PH11

+3.3V

9 (blk)

nRST

+3.3V

10 (blk)

GND

GND

For information about using this port see:

SWD Debug Port
PX4 System Console (Note, the FMU console maps to USART3).

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