Seriously Pro Racing F3 Mini Flight Controller Thank you for directly supporting the Cleanflight project with your purchase.
About The Seriously Pro Racing F3 Mini Flight Controller (SPRacingF3Mini) was designed to give awesome flight performance in a tiny race-ready package. It has the latest sensors, race timing and logging technology in a flexible form factor and also features a built-in voltage regulator (BEC). Featuring a race timing transponder system the SPRacingF3Mini is truly designed for racers. Analyze your race and flight telemetry/blackbox logs using the built-in MicroSD card socket.
WARNINGS Failure to adhere to these warnings will void your warranty and destroy your flight controller. • When using ESCs that support active braking or battery regeneration ensure the FC is protected with a power supply filter. Damage to the FC caused by lack of protection is not warrantable. • Observe polarity at ALL TIMES. Check and DOUBLE CHECK before applying power. Do not rely on wire color-coding alone. • POWER OFF before unplugging, plugging in or making any connections.
2 1. 2. UART3 headers. Spektrum Satellite JST-ZH socket holes. Battery headers. Current/RSSI headers. PWM 7-8 headers. PWM 5-6 headers. UART1 and PPM headers. BOOT Pads. VIN-5v Bridge Pads. SWD debugging socket. BUZZER headers & 3v3 Pad. UART2/LED/IR headers and VIN pad. PWM 1-4 headers. IR LED headers. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 3 1 2 UART2 1. 2. 3. 1 l GND 4 2 VIN 3 TXD/SWDCLK 4 RXD 5 4. 5. 6.
BUZZER BUZZER (11) 1 n 3.3v (PAD) Use 5V and BUZZER- to connect to an external buzzer. 2 p 5v 5.0v and 3.3v are always supplied via the on-board voltage regulators, even when powering via USB. 3 l GND 4 l BUZZER- (B-) UART2/TELEMETRY/LED/IR (12) 1 n VIN (PAD) UART2/TELEMETRY/LED/IR TXD (T2) Cannot be used when SWD is in use. For connecting to telemetry port (FrSky/HoTT/etc). 2 l IR/LED Strip IR/LED cannot be used when transponder unit is attached and enabled.
Soldering IMPORTANT: • Use a high quality soldering iron and good solder. • Tin/Lead solder is MUCH easier to use than other Lead-free solder. • Use solder with flux and remove any flux residue after soldering. AVOID CORROSIVE FLUX! • Check for and remove solder balls you may have created after soldering - use a magnifying glass. • Ensure you have sufficient fume extraction when soldering.
Getting started Verify flight controller operation via the configuration software. • Disconnect the flight controller from your computer. • Disconnect ALL connectors and headers from the flight controller. • Install latest STM32 Virtual COM Port Driver http://www.st.com/web/en/catalog/tools/PF257938 • Install and launch the Cleanflight Configurator tool https://chrome.google.
[Figure 4 - Sensors tab showing all sensors. Disconnect and upgrade the firmware using the Cleanflight configurator tool. (See Firmware Upgrade section) For further software configuration see the getting started guide in the Cleanflight manual. The basic steps, after firmware upgrade, are as follows. • Choose board alignment - you can mount it in any orientation, not just with the arrow facing forwards. • Calibrate sensors. • Configure serial ports.
Firmware Upgrade It is highly recommended that you immediately upgrade the firmware of the flight controller so that you have the latest features and bug fixes. DO NOT FLY until you have installed the latest CLEANFLIGHT firmware. On Windows USB DFU drivers must be installed. See the Cleanflight manual for latest installation instructions. 1. Click the Firmware Flasher tab. 2. Select the correct COM port and speed, use the default speed unless you have changed it on the FC. 3.
A: Check Battery or check 5v supply. (Battery Charged?, USB cable damaged?) Q: The status LED never lights or is always on. A: Follow recovery procedure in the configurator. Likely caused by flashing wrong firmware. Q: Unable to connect and a repeating light sequence occurs on the activity LED. A: Check the Cleanflight manual for how to interpret the error code (count the long flashes). Q: Unable to connect to the board (and status LED shows non-repeating pattern at boot-up).
to the computer it is attached to. By default the iLAP receivers will not transmit the transponder code to the PC twice in a row unless the transponder code has not been received for over one second. For further iLAP receiver configuration and setup advice refer to the iLAP documentation. Hardware Specifications • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Full PCB 36x43mm. Main PCB section standard 36x36mm. Center section 36x24mm. Transponder section is 36x6mm. 30.