ARK Electronics Pixhawk Autopilot Bus Carrier
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:::warning PX4 does not manufacture this (or any) autopilot. Contact the manufacturer for hardware support or compliance issues. :::
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.
Order From Ark Electronics (US)
USA Built
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
Without Flight Controller Module
74.0mm x 43.5mm x 12.0mm
22g
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
There are two LEDs on the ARK PAB
Red is the ethernet power LED
Green is the ethernet activity LED
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +5.0V |
2 (blk) |
| +5.0V |
3 (blk) | I2C1_SCL | +3.3V |
4 (blk) | I2C1_SDA | +3.3V |
5 (blk) |
| GND |
6 (blk) |
| GND |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +5.0V |
2 (blk) |
| +5.0V |
3 (blk) | I2C2_SCL | +3.3V |
4 (blk) | I2C2_SDA | +3.3V |
5 (blk) |
| GND |
6 (blk) |
| GND |
| 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 |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +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) |
| +3.3V |
9 (blk) | BUZZER | +5.0V |
10 (blk) |
| GND |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +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 |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +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 |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +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 |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +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 |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +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 |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +5.0V |
2 (blk) | I2C3_SCL | +3.3V |
3 (blk) | I2C3_SDA | +3.3V |
4 (blk) |
| GND |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +5.0V |
2 (blk) | CAN1_H | +3.3V |
3 (blk) | CAN1_L | +3.3V |
4 (blk) |
| GND |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +5.0V |
2 (blk) | CAN2_H | +3.3V |
3 (blk) | CAN2_L | +3.3V |
4 (blk) |
| GND |
All signals in parallel with USB C connector
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +5.0V |
2 (blk) | USB_N | +3.3V |
3 (blk) | USB_P | +3.3V |
4 (blk) |
| GND |
| 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 |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +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 |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +5.0V |
2 (blk) | USART6_RX_SBUS_IN | +3.3V |
3 (blk) | USART6_TX | +3.3V |
4 (blk) |
| +3.3V |
5 (blk) |
| GND |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +5.0V |
2 (blk) | DSM_INPUT/FMU_PPM_INPUT | +3.3V |
3 (blk) |
| GND |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +3.3V |
2 (blk) |
| GND |
3 (blk) | DSM_INPUT/FMU_PPM_INPUT | +3.3V |
| Pin | Signal | Volt |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
1 (red) |
| +3.3V |
2 (blk) | Console TX (OUT) | +3.3V |
3 (blk) | Console RX (IN) | +3.3V |
4 (blk) |
| +3.3V |
5 (blk) |
| +3.3V |
6 (blk) |
| +3.3V |
7 (blk) | NFC GPIO | +3.3V |
8 (blk) | PH11 | +3.3V |
9 (blk) | nRST | +3.3V |
10 (blk) |
| GND |
For information about using this port see:
PX4 System Console (Note, the FMU console maps to USART3).
