This is a hardware add-on 'lid' for the kimχ micro that adds drone control hardware replacing a separate PX4 external embedded subsystem. The kimχ micro with the drone- control add-on board is an all-in-one embedded drone and rover control system.
The kimχ micro with the drone-control add-on is an i.MX8M Mini Linux system with a 32mm x 65mm x 10mm form factor.
kimχ micro is a small and spicy open hardware embedded SBC that offers tons of versitility for many different applications.
- m.2 connector for NXP IW612 Wi-Fi 6E/Bluetooth & BLE/Zigbee 802.15.4 board
- Gigabit Ethernet port
- ST Micro ISM330DHCX IMU gyroscope/accelerometer
- ST Micro IIS2MDC magnetometer/compass
- Bosch BMP581 pressure sensor for altitude
- 15-pin Connector for Raspberry Pi v2 HD camera
- GPS & Telemetry connectors for NXP drone & rover kits
- PWM control for up to 8 external motors w/ NXP rover & drone kit compatible connector
Stay tuned for updates to both the hardware and software as we add features and port PX4 Autopilot to the i.MX8M Mini on-board embedded ARM m4 core
Please see our Drone Control Yocto github repository to build a Linux OS for the kimχ micro with drone-control daughterboard
The Drone Control components for a complete system.
- kimχ micro i.MX8M Mini SBC
- drone control add-on board
- NXP IW612 Wi-Fi/BT/802.15.4 m.2 card
- Teledatics 802.11ah HaLow long range mini-PCIe Wi-Fi card
- Raspberry Pi v2 camera
32mm x 65mm x 15mm assembled drone control kit ready to mount on an NXP drone or rover kit.