SP Racing F3 Flight Controller Deluxe

The SP Racing F3 Flight Controller Deluxe was created with a next-generation CPU to deliver unmatched I/O capabilities in a compact and incredibly light form factor, all while delivering fantastic flight performance based on tried-and-true sensors.

This flight controller has several fascinating features, such as a faster ARM-Cortex M4 core and a next-generation STM32 F3 CPU with a hardware floating point unit for effective flying calculations. Additionally, it has a high capacity black box flight log recorder that eliminates the need for guesswork and helps you optimise your tuning. The extra integrated sensors for direction and altitude, together with the barometer placed at the board’s bottom for convenient wind isolation, are some more fantastic features. An output specifically designed for programmable LEDs, ideal for racing, orientation, and night flying. All features are supported simultaneously by the no-compromise I/O.

F3 is powered by the free and open-source Cleanflight flight control (FC) programme, which has a thriving user and development community. Because it’s open-source, you can add features to the system. A comprehensive handbook is included with Cleanflight and is updated and evaluated by the community and Cleanflight developers. No more rumours or secondhand knowledge.With all the capabilities you need for the core of your aircraft, the F3 Deluxe is ideal whether you’re interested aerial photography, FPV racing, or acrobatic flight.

Pins and Ports:

1. MicroUSB socket.
2. 4x 4pin JST-SH sockets (I2C, SWD, 2xUART)
3. 2x 8pin JST-SH sockets (PPM, PWM, SERIAL RX, GPIO, ADC, 3V, 5V, GND)
4. 8x 3pin through-holes for pin headers for ESC/Servo connections.
5. 2x 4pin through-holes for pin headers for 2x serial ports.
6. 2x 2pin through-holes for pin headers for battery voltage and buzzer.

Follow the advice below for best performance and long-life of your flight controller:

Reinforce JST-SH connectors with adhesive or resin; this will help in the event of an aircraft disaster.
It is advised to use a box or enclosure for the flight controller.
Place some open-cell foam between the FC and the frame and place it beneath the pressure sensor.
Motor and battery wiring should be routed as far away as feasible from the magnetometer/compass sensor.
Installing the BOOT jumper pins is only necessary if necessary.
It is advised to use color-coded pin headers, which are not included, particularly for VBAT headers.
Make every effort to shield the accelerometer/gyro sensor from vibrations.For example, make sure all the motors and propellers are balanced.

Features :

1. No compromise I/O. Use all the features all the time; e.g. Connect your OSD + SmartPort + SBus + GPS + LED
2. Strip + Battery Monitoring + Sonar + 8 motors – all at the same time!
3.  On-board high-capacity black box flight log recorder – optimize your tuning and see the results of your setup without
4. guesswork ( Deluxe).
5. Next-generation STM32 F3 processor with hardware floating point unit for efficient flight calculations and faster
6. ARM-Cortex M4 core.
7.  Stackable design – perfect for integrating with OSDs and power distribution boards.
8. 16 PWM I/O lines for ESCs, Servos and legacy receivers. 8 available on standard pin headers. 8 via side mounted connectors.
9. Full support for OneShot ESCs for easy PID tuning and a sharper response.
10. Supports SBus, SumH, SumD, Spektrum1024/2048, XBus, PPM, PWM receivers. No external inverters required (built-in).
11. Dedicated output for programmable LEDs – great for orientation, racing and night flying.
12. Dedicated I2C port for connection of OLED display without needing flight battery.
13. Battery monitoring ports for voltage and current.
14. Sonar support for precision low-altitude hold.
15. Buzzer port for audible warnings and notifications.
16. Developer friendly debugging port (SWD) and boot mode selection, unbreakable bootloader.
17. Symmetrical design for a super tidy wiring.
18.  Wire up using pin headers, JST-SH sockets or solder pads. Use either right-angled or straight pin-headers.
19. Barometer mounted on the bottom of the board for easy wind isolation.
20. Loop times up to ~2x as fast as previous-generation STM32F1 based boards.
21. A configuration of the flight controller via a cross-platform GUI (Windows/OSX/Linux).
22. Supports a variety of aircraft, tri copters, quadcopters, hexacopters, octocopters, planes and more.
23. Available in Acro and Deluxe versions.