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MindRacer Hardware

PX4 does not manufacture this (or any) autopilot. Contact the manufacturer for hardware support or compliance issues.

The AirMind® MindRacer series is a fully stackable flight platform for miniature UAVs. The platform currently has two RTF vehicles: MindRacer 210 and NanoMind 110.

MindRacer

This flight controller is manufacturer supported.

Quick Summary

MindRacer is a fully stackable flight platform for miniature UAVs. Based on MindPX, MindRacer further scales down in formfactor while focused on providing modularity. MindRacer is a platform rather than a flight controller.

MindRacer implements the SEP (soldering-elimination-port) and WEP (wiring-elimination-protocol) concepts. Before SEP and WEP, soldering and wiring are always the major pain and efficiency killer during UAV manufacturing and tuning.

The main hardware documentation is here.

  • Ultra mini size, weight ~6g
  • High performance STM32F427 168MHz floating point processor, super fast throttle response
  • Support OneShot ESC
  • Support PPM/SBUS/DSM radio receivers, support D.Port/S.Port/Wifi telemetry
  • On board flight data recorder
  • Support IMU isolation
  • DroneCode® standard compliance connector
ItemDescription
Flight controller/ProcessorF427VIT6
Weight~6g
Dimension35x35mm
PWM Outputsmaximum 6
IMU10DOF
IMU isolationYES/Optional
Radio ReceiverS.BUS/PPM/DSM/DSM2/DSMX/SUMD
TelemetryFrSky® D.Port, S.Port, Wifi, 3DR radio
On board TF card for flight data recordingYES
OneShot ESC SupportYES
Expansion Slots2x7(pin)x2
On board Real time clockYES
ConnectorJST GH(compliance with DroneCode standard)

Quick Start

Pin-out Map

Mindracer pinout

How to Build

TIP

Most users will not need to build this firmware! It is pre-built and automatically installed by QGroundControl when appropriate hardware is connected.

To build PX4 for this target:

make airmind_mindpx-v2_default

Companion PC Connection

MindRacer has an attached Adapt IO board.

Attached Adapt IO board

MindRacer has a built-in UART-to-USB converter. To connect a companion computer, stack MindRacer on an interface board, and connect the companion computer to the USB port on the interface board.

And the max BAUD rate is the same with px4 family, which is up to 921600.

User Guide

The user guide is here

Where to Buy

MindRacer is available at AirMind Store. You can also find MindRacer at Amazon® or eBay®.

Support

Please visit http://www.mindpx.org for more information. Or you can send email to [email protected] for any inquiries or help.