Electrical¶
Power¶
4xVeronte can use unregulated DC (6.5V to 36V) for the internal Veronte autopilots and also for the arbiter.
LiPo batteries between 2S and 8S can be used without voltage regulation. Remaining battery can be controlled by the internal voltage sensor and by configuring the voltage warnings on the PC application.
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 there are more than one battery on the system, a single point ground union it is needed to ensure a good performance. The ground signal should be isolated from other system ground references (e.g. engines).
It is recommendable to use independent switches for autopilot and motor / actuators. During the system initialization, PWM signal will be fixed to low level (0V), please make sure that actuators / motor connected support this behaviour before installing a single switch for the whole system.
Despite the names, all GND connectors share the same line, meaning they can be used for any ground connection required.
Harness ended in Blue matting connector will refer to Redundant connector, and the one ended in Yellow (reverse polarity) will refer to Arbiter connector.
Redundant Connector Pinout¶
68-pin redundant connector for 4xVeronte Autopilot
PIN |
SIGNAL |
TYPE |
INTERNAL POWER DOMAIN |
COMMENTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
I/O1 |
I/O |
A |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
2 |
I/O2 |
I/O |
B |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
3 |
I/O3 |
I/O |
A |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
4 |
I/O4 |
I/O |
B |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
5 |
I/O5 |
I/O |
A |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
6 |
I/O6 |
I/O |
B |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
7 |
I/O7 |
I/O |
A |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
8 |
I/O8 |
I/O |
B |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
9 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND SIGNAL FOR ACTUATORS 1-8 |
|
10 |
I/O9 |
I/O |
A |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
11 |
I/O10 |
I/O |
B |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
12 |
I/O11 |
I/O |
A |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
13 |
I/O12 |
I/O |
B |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
14 |
I/O13 |
I/O |
A |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
15 |
I/O14 |
I/O |
B |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
16 |
I/O15 |
I/O |
A |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
17 |
I/O16 |
I/O |
B |
MUXED PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
18 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND SIGNAL FOR ACTUATORS 9-16 |
|
19 |
RS_232_TX |
OUTPUT |
A |
MUXED RS-232 OUTPUT |
20 |
RS_232_RX |
INPUT |
A |
REDUNDANT RS-232 INPUT |
21 |
V2_USB_DP |
I/O |
VERONTE 2 USB DATA LINE |
|
22 |
ANALOG_4 |
INPUT |
B |
REDUNDANT ANALOG INPUT 0-36V |
23 |
ANALOG_5 |
INPUT |
B |
REDUNDANT ANALOG INPUT 0-36V |
24 |
V2_USB_DN |
I/O |
VERONTE 2 USB DATA LINE |
|
25 |
CANA_P |
I/O |
CANbus interface. It supports data rates up to 1 Mbps. Twisted pair with a 120Ω Zo recommended |
|
26 |
CANA_N |
I/O |
||
27 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND SIGNAL FOR BUSES |
|
28 |
CANB_P |
I/O |
CANbus interface. It supports data rates up to 1 Mbps. Twisted pair with a 120Ω Zo recommended |
|
29 |
CANB_N |
I/O |
||
30 |
V2_USB_ID |
I/O |
VERONTE 2 USB ID LINE |
|
31 |
I2C_CLK |
OUTPUT A |
MUXED CLK LINE FOR I2C BUS |
|
32 |
I2C_DATA |
I/O |
A |
MUXED DATA LINE FOR I2C BUS |
33 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND FOR 3.3V POWER SUPPLY |
|
34 |
3.3V |
POWER |
B |
3.3V-100mA POWER SUPPLY |
35 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND FOR 5V POWER SUPPLY |
|
36 |
5V |
POWER |
B |
5V-100mA POWER SUPPLY |
37 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND FOR ANALOG SIGNALS |
|
38 |
ANALOG_1 |
INPUT |
A |
REDUNDANT ANALOG INPUT 0-36V |
39 |
ANALOG_2 |
INPUT |
A |
REDUNDANT ANALOG INPUT 0-36V |
40 |
ANALOG_3 |
INPUT |
A |
REDUNDANT ANALOG INPUT 0-36V |
41 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND SIGNAL FOR BUSES |
|
42 |
V3_USB_DP |
I/O |
VERONTE 3 USB DATA LINE |
|
43 |
V3_USB_DN |
I/O |
VERONTE 3 USB DATA LINE |
|
44 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND SIGNAL FOR BUSES |
|
45 |
UART_TX |
OUTPUT |
B |
MUXED UART OUTPUT |
46 |
UART_RX |
INPUT |
B |
REDUNDANT UART INPUT |
47 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND SIGNAL FOR BUSES |
|
48 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND SIGNAL FOR BUSES |
|
49 |
V3_USB_ID |
I/O |
VERONTE 3 USB ID LINE |
|
50 |
OUT_RS485_P |
OUTPUT |
B |
NON-INVERTED OUTPUT FOR MUXED RS-485 BUS |
51 |
OUT_RS845_N |
OUTPUT |
B |
INVERTED OUTPUT FOR MUXED RS-485 BUS |
52 |
IN_RS845_N |
INPUT |
INVERTED INPUT FOR MUXED RS-485 BUS |
|
53 |
IN_RS485_P |
INPUT |
NON-INVERTED INPUT FOR MUXED RS-485 BUS |
|
54 |
RS-485_GND |
GROUND |
GROUND FOR RS-485 BUS |
|
55 |
EQEP_A |
INPUT |
A FOR VERONTE 1&2 B FOR VERONTE 3 |
ENCODER QUADRATURE REDUNDANT INPUT A (0-5V) |
56 |
EQEP_B |
INPUT |
ENCODER QUADRATURE REDUNDANT INPUT B (0-5V) |
|
57 |
EQEP_S |
INPUT |
ENCODER STROBE REDUNDANT INPUT (0-5V) |
|
58 |
EQEP_I |
INPUT |
ENCODER INDEX REDUNDANT INPUT (0-5V) |
|
59 |
GND3 |
GROUND |
VERONTE 3 GROUND INPUT |
|
60 |
V1_USB_DP |
I/O |
VERONTE 1 USB DATA LINE |
|
61 |
V1_USB_DN |
I/O |
VERONTE 1 USB DATA LINE |
|
62 |
V1_USB_ID |
I/O |
VERONTE 1 USB ID LINE |
|
63 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND SIGNAL FOR BUSES |
|
64 |
VCC3 |
POWER |
VERONTE 3 POWER SUPPLY (6.5 to 36V) |
|
65 |
GND2 |
GROUND |
VERONTE 2 GROUND INPUT |
|
66 |
GND1 |
GROUND |
VERONTE 1 GROUND INPUT |
|
67 |
VCC2 |
POWER |
VERONTE 2 POWER SUPPLY (6.5 to 36V) |
|
68 |
VCC1 |
POWER |
VERONTE 1 POWER SUPPLY (6.5 to 36V) |
Arbiter Connector Pinout¶
Although being the same part, Arbiter connector and the Redundant connector are polarized differently to avoid wiring swapping.
PIN |
SIGNAL |
TYPE |
INTERNAL POWER DOMAIN |
COMMENTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O1 |
I/O |
A |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
2 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O2 |
I/O |
B |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
3 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O3 |
I/O |
A |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
4 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O4 |
I/O |
B |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
5 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O5 |
I/O |
A |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
6 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O6 |
I/O |
B |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
7 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O7 |
I/O |
A |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
8 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O8 |
I/O |
B |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
9 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O9 |
I/O |
A |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
10 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O10 |
I/O |
B |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
11 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O11 |
I/O |
A |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
12 |
EXTERNAL FCU I/O12 |
I/O |
B |
EXTERNAL FCU PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V). Input current must be limited to 25mA. |
13 |
VCC2 |
POWER |
VERONTE 2 POWER SUPPLY (6.5 to 36V) |
|
14 |
EXTERNAL FCU ANALOG INPUT 1 |
OUTPUT |
A |
EXTERNAL FCU ANALOG INPUT (0-36V). This is the analog signal corresponding to Analog signal 1 on Redundant connector. |
15 |
EXTERNAL FCU ANALOG INPUT 2 |
OUTPUT |
A |
EXTERNAL FCU ANALOG INPUT (0-36V). This is the analog signal corresponding to Analog signal 2 on Redundant connector. |
16 |
EXTERNAL FCU ANALOG INPUT 3 |
OUTPUT |
A |
EXTERNAL FCU ANALOG INPUT (0-36V). This is the analog signal corresponding to Analog signal 3 on Redundant connector. |
17 |
EXTERNAL FCU ANALOG INPUT 4 |
OUTPUT |
B |
EXTERNAL FCU ANALOG INPUT (0-36V). This is the analog signal corresponding to Analog signal 4 on Redundat connector. |
18 |
FLIGHT TERMINATION SIGNAL STAGE B |
OUTPUT |
B |
OPEN DRAIN OUTPUT FROM VOTING STAGE B (Sensed by arbiter) |
19 |
EXTERNAL FCU TO PAYLOAD UART SIGNAL |
INPUT |
A |
EXTERNAL FCU UART OUTPUT. (0-3.3V) THIS SIGNAL WILL BE AN INPUT FOR THE RS_232 OUTPUT MULTIPLEXER. MULTIPLEXED OUTPUT ON REDUNDANT CONNECTOR PIN 19 |
20 |
PAYLOAD TO EXTERNAL FCU UART SIGNAL |
OUTPUT |
A |
EXTERNAL FCU UART INPUT. (0-3.3V) THIS SIGNAL WILL BE THE OUTPUT OF THE RS_232 MULTIPLEXER. MULTIPLEXED INPUT ON REDUNDANT CONNECTOR PIN 20 |
21 |
PAYLOAD TO EXTERNAL FCU RS-485_P |
OUTPUT |
RS-485_P OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM PAYLOAD (REDUNDANT CONNECTOR PIN 53)TO FCU RS-485_P INPUT |
|
22 |
PAYLOAD TO EXTERNAL FCU RS-485_N |
OUTPUT |
RS-485_N OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM PAYLOAD (REDUNDANT CONNECTOR PIN 52)TO FCU RS-485_N INPUT |
|
23 |
EXTERNAL FCU TO PAYLOAD RS-485_P |
INPUT |
B |
RS-485_P OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM EXTERNAL FCU (REDUNDANT CONNECTOR PIN 50)TO PAYLOAD RS-485_P INPUT |
24 |
EXTERNAL FCU TO PAYLOAD RS-485_N |
INPUT |
B |
RS-485_N OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM EXTERNAL FCU (REDUNDANT CONNECTOR PIN 51)TO PAYLOAD RS-485_N INPUT |
25 |
CANA_P |
I/O |
CANbus interface. It supports data rates up to 1 Mbps. Recommended cable is a twisted pair with a 120Ω Zo. |
|
26 |
CANA_N |
I/O |
||
27 |
VCC1 |
POWER |
VERONTE 1 POWER SUPPLY (6.5 to 36V) |
|
28 |
CANB_P |
I/O |
CANbus interface. It supports data rates up to 1 Mbps. Recommended cable is a twisted pair with a 120Ω Zo. |
|
29 |
CANB_N |
I/O |
||
30 |
ARBITER_RS485_OUT_P |
OUTPUT |
ARBITER |
NON-INVERTED OUTPUT FOR ARBITER’S RS-485 BUS |
31 |
ARBITER_RS485_OUT_N |
OUTPUT |
ARBITER |
INVERTED OUTPUT FOR ARBITER’S RS-485 BUS |
32 |
ARBITER_RS485_IN_N |
INPUT |
ARBITER |
INVERTED INPUT FOR ARBITER’S RS-485 BUS |
33 |
ARBITER_RS485_IN_P |
INPUT |
ARBITER |
NON-INVERTED INPUT FOR ARBITER’S RS-485 BUS |
34 |
ARBITER_ARINC_TXA |
OUTPUT |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S ARINC POSITIVE OUTPUT |
35 |
ARBITER_ARINC_TXB |
OUTPUT |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S ARINC NEGATIVE OUTPUT |
36 |
ARBITER_ARINC_RXA |
INPUT |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S ARINC POSITIVE INPUT |
37 |
ARBITER_ARINC_RXB |
INPUT |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S ARINC NEGATIVE INPUT |
38 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND SIGNAL FOR BUSES |
|
39 |
ARBITER_I2C_SCL |
OUTPUT |
ARBITER |
CLK LINE FOR ARBITER’S I2C BUS |
40 |
ARBITER I2C_DATA |
I/O |
ARBITER |
DATA LINE FOR ARBITER’S I2C BUS |
41 |
ARBITER_RS232B_RX |
INPUT |
ARBITER |
ARBITER RS-232 INPUT B |
42 |
ARBITER_RS232B_TX |
OUTPUT |
ARBITER |
ARBITER RS-232 OUTPUT B |
43 |
ARBITER_RS232A_RX |
INPUT |
ARBITER |
ARBITER RS-232 INPUT A |
44 |
ARBITER_RS232A_TX |
OUTPUT |
ARBITER |
ARBITER RS-232 OUTPUT A |
45 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND SIGNAL FOR ANALOG SIGNALS |
|
46 |
ARBITER ANALOG_INPUT_1 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER ANALOG INPUT (0-36V) |
47 |
ARBITER ANALOG_INPUT_2 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER ANALOG INPUT (0-36V) |
48 |
ARBITER ANALOG_INPUT_3 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER ANALOG INPUT (0-36V) |
49 |
ARBITER ANALOG_INPUT_4 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER ANALOG INPUT (0-36V) |
50 |
ARBITER ANALOG_INPUT_5 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER ANALOG INPUT (0-36V) |
51 |
ARBITER ANALOG_INPUT_6 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER ANALOG INPUT (0-36V) |
52 |
ARBITER ANALOG_INPUT_7 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER ANALOG INPUT (0-36V) |
53 |
FLIGHT TERMINATION SIGNAL STAGE A |
OUTPUT |
A |
OPEN DRAIN OUTPUT FROM VOTING STAGE A (Sensed by arbiter) |
54 |
ARB_GPIO9 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
55 |
ARB_GPIO10 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
56 |
WD_EXT |
I |
ARBITER |
WATCHDOG SIGNAL FROM EXTERNAL AUTOPILOT TO ARBITER (0-3.3V) |
57 |
EXT_DETECT |
I |
ARBITER |
CONNECT TO GND IF EXTERNAL FCU IS CONNECTED. OTHERWISE, LEAVE OPEN |
58 |
GND |
GROUND |
GROUND SIGNAL FOR GPIO |
|
59 |
ARB_GPIO1 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
60 |
ARB_GPIO2 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
61 |
ARB_GPIO3 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
62 |
ARB_GPIO4 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
63 |
ARB_GPIO5 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
64 |
ARB_GPIO6 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
65 |
ARB_GPIO7 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
66 |
ARB_GPIO8 |
I/O |
ARBITER |
ARBITER’S PWM/DIGITAL OUTPUT/DIGITAL INPUT SIGNAL (0-3.3V) |
67 |
GND_ARBITER |
GROUND |
ARBITER GROUND INPUT |
|
68 |
VCC_ARBITER |
POWER |
ARBITER POWER SUPPLY (6.5 to 36V) |