Electrical

Electrical

Power

Veronte can use unregulated DC (6.5V to 36V). Pins used for power and ground are the same for both Ground and Air configurations.

LiPo batteries between 2S and 8S can be used without regulation needs. Remaining battery level can be controlled by the internal voltage sensor and by configuring the voltage warnings on the Pipe software.

For higher voltage installations, voltage regulators must be used. For dimensioning voltage regulators take into account that a blocked servo can activate regulator thermal protection.

Warning

Caution!! Power Veronte out of the given range can cause irreversible damage to the system. Please read carefully the manual before powering the system.

Veronte and servos can be powered by the same or different batteries. In case of having more than one battery on the system, a single point ground union is needed to ensure a good performance. The ground signal should be isolated from other noisy ground references (e.g. engines). If all grounds need to be connected, the connection should be made on the negative pole of the battery.

It is recommendable to use independent switches for autopilot and motor/actuators. During the system initialization, the PWM signal will be set to low level (0V), please make sure that actuators/motor connected support this behaviour before installing a single switch for the whole system.

Veronte I/O Signals

Electrical - Connector HEW.LM.368.XLNP

68 pin connector for Veronte Autopilot (frontal view)

Pin

Signal

Type

Comments

1

I/O1

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

2

I/O2

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

3

I/O3

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

4

I/O4

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

5

I/O5

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

6

I/O6

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

7

I/O7

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

8

I/O8

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

9

GND

GROUND

Ground signal for actuators 1-8

10

I/O9

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

11

I/O10

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

12

I/O11

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

13

I/O12

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

14

I/O13

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

15

I/O14

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

16

I/O15

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

17

I/O16

I/O

PWM / Digital I/O signal (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

18

GND

GROUND

Ground signal for actuators 9-16

19

RS 232 TX

Output

RS 232 Output (-13.2V to 13.2V Max, -5.4V to 5.4V Typical). Protected against ESD and short circuit

20

RS 232 RX

Input

RS 232 Input (-25V to 25V Max, -0.6V Low and 2.4V High Threshold). Protected against ESD and short circuit

21

GND

GROUND

Ground signal for buses

22

Analog 4

Input Analog

Input 0-3V. Protected against ESD and short circuit

23

Analog 5

Input Analog

Input 0-3V. Protected against ESD and short circuit

24

GND

GROUND

Ground signal for buses

25

CanA P

I/O

CANbus interface, up to 1Mbps (2.3V Typical, 1.2V-2.3V Differential). Protected against ESD

26

CanA N

I/O

Twisted pair with a 120Ω Zo recommended (2.3V Typical, 1.2V-2.3V Differential). Protected against ESD

27

GND

GROUND

Ground signal for buses

28

CANB_P

I/O

CANbus interface. It supports data rates up to 1 Mbps. Protected against ESD

29

CANB_N

I/O

Twisted pair with a 120 Ω Zo recommended. Protected against ESD

30

GND

GROUND

Ground signal for buses

31

I2C_CLK

Output

Clk line for I2C bus (0.3V to 3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

32

I2C_DATA

I/O

Data line for I2C bus (0.3V to 3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

33

GND

GROUND

Ground for 3.3V power supply

34

3.3V

POWER

3.3V - 100mA power supply. Protected against ESD short circuit with 100mA resettable fuse

35

GND

GROUND

Ground for 5V power supply

36

5V

POWER

5V – 100mA power supply. Protected against ESD short circuit with 100mA resettable fuse

37

GND

GROUND

Ground for analog signals

38

ANALOG_1

Input

Analog input 0-3V. Protected against ESD and short circuit

39

ANALOG_2

Input

Analog input 0-3V. Protected against ESD and short circuit

40

ANALOG_3

Input

Analog input 0-3V. Protected against ESD and short circuit

41

GND

GROUND

Ground for FTS signals

42

FTS1_OUT

Output

Deadman signal from comicro. Protected against ESD and short circuit

43

FTS2_OUT

Output

!SystemOK Bit. Protected against ESD and short circuit

44

GND

GROUND

Ground signal for safety buses

45

V_ARB_TX

Output

Veronte comicro UART output to activate safety mechanism. Protected against ESD and short circuit

46

V_ARB_RX

Input

Veronte comicro UART output to activate safety mechanism. Protected against ESD and short circuit

47

GND

GROUND

Ground signal comicro power supply

48

V_ARB_VCC

POWER

Veronte comicro power (6.5V to 36V). Protected against ESD and reverse polarity

49

FTS3_OUT_MPU

Output

MPU alive voting signal, to use with 4xVeronte. It is a Square Wave at [100,125] Hz. Protected against ESD and short circuit

50

OUT_RS485_P

Output

Non-inverted output from RS485 bus (-7V to 12V Max, -2.3V to 2.3V Typical). Protected against ESD and short circuit

51

OUT_RS485_N

Output

Inverted output from RS485 bus (-7V to 12V Max, -2.3V to 2.3V Typical). Protected against ESD and short circuit

52

IN_RS845_N

Input

Inverted input from RS485 bus (-7V to 12V Max, -2.3V to 2.3V Typical). Protected against ESD and short circuit

53

IN_RS845_P

Input

Non-inverted output from RS485 bus (-7V to 12V Max, -2.3V to 2.3V Typical). Protected against ESD and short circuit

54

RS-485_GND

GND

Ground for RS-485 bus

55

EQEP_A

I/O

DIGITAL output / DIGITAL input / Encoder quadrature input A (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

56

EQEP_B

I/O

DIGITAL output / DIGITAL input / Encoder quadrature input B (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit WARNING!: Only use it as digital I/O with Veronte units of Hardware version 4.5 or lower

57

EQEP_S

I/O

DIGITAL output / DIGITAL input / Encoder strobe input (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

58

EQEP_I

I/O

DIGITAL output / DIGITAL input / Encoder index input A (0-3.3V). Protected against ESD and short circuit

59

GND

GROUND

Ground for encoders

60

V_USB_DP

I/O

Veronte USB data line. Protected against ESD

61

V_USB_DN

I/O

Veronte USB data line. Protected against ESD

62

V_USB_ID

I/O

Veronte USB ID line. Protected against ESD and short circuit

63

FTS_OUT_MPU

Output

Abort mission voting signal from MPU, to use with 4xVeronte. Bit Low (0V) if mission OK. High (3.3V) if mission wants to be terminated. Protected against ESD and short circuit

64

FTS2_OUT_MPU

Output

Abort mission voting signal 2 from MPU, to use with 4xVeronte. Bit Low (0V) if mission OK. High (3.3V) if mission wants to be terminated. Protected against ESD and short circuit

65

GND

GROUND

Veronte ground input

66

ND

GROUND

Veronte ground input

67

VCC

POWER

Veronte power supply (6.5V to 36V). Protected against ESD and reverse polarity

68

VCC

POWER

Veronte power supply (6.5V to 36V). Protected against ESD and reverse polarity

Warning

Remember!! All Veronte’s GND pins are common.

Flight Termination System (FTS)

Electrical - FTS

Flight Termination System

Veronte integrates two different FTS pins (42 and 43):

FTS1 - Deadman (Pin 42): On this pin, Veronte outputs a square wave with A = ~5ms and B = ~5ms (3.3V). Its frequency can be higher right after the rebooting (around 300-400Hz), but A and B must be always < 8ms.

FTS2 - !SystemOK (Pin 43): Its output is 0V when the system is working as expected and 3.3V when some error is detected. In detail, pin 43 goes high if A > 8ms or B > 8ms in the deadman signal sent by the Main Processor Unit (MPU).

Joystick

To use the joystick in the system, connect the PPMout of the trainer port to a digital input of Veronte and configure that digital input as the radio input in Pipe.

If the PPM level is 3.3V, pins 1-8, 10-17 and 55-58 pins can be used.

Veronte is compatible with standard Pulse Positon Modulation (PPM) signals, Futaba radios between 8 and 12 channels are recommended.

Electrical - Futaba T10 Joystick

Futaba T10 Joystick

Electrical - Futaba T10 pinout

Futaba T10 pinout

Electrical - PPM signal

PPM signal

As default, channel 8 is reserved for manual / auto switch. High level is used for automatic flight and low level for manual control. This channel can be configured on Veronte Pipe.

Warning

Caution!! PPM signal must be into the Veronte voltage ranges. Some joysticks may need an adaptation board, please ask our team to check compatibility.

Veronte connector for CS is provided with 3.5mm stereo plug connector as follows:

Electrical - Jack pinout

PPM pinout

Electrical - Jack

PPM connector