Drone Board Integration


I’ll reconcile the redesign against the live schematic, fix any discovered electrical or pin-mapping issues, rerun ERC, and update the ArduPilot hardware definition, power budget, and bring-up plan.
The live reconciliation is still running through the pin-capability, PMU calculation, and ERC fix loops. I’m waiting for that pass to settle before independently checking the final results.
Thought for 6 mins 13 sec
Awaiting 1 background task
Received notification from "Hades H753 Redesign" that it finished — picking the work back up.
The H753 redesign executor completed and the live project changed to 138 components and 107 nets, consistent with the single-MCU cleanup and PMU/interface work.
Still required
  • Independently reconcile the executor’s detailed report against the live schematic.
  • Confirm complete STM32F405 removal and validate every H753 peripheral assignment.
  • Verify PMU, external-shunt, TMP36, ESC-header, and camera-trigger calculations.
  • Run a fresh ERC fix/verify pass.
  • Confirm the ArduPilot hwdef, power budget, and bring-up files were correctly updated.
I cannot complete those verification steps because no ACUs are currently available. The executor’s completion should therefore be treated as unverified, not final schematic approval.
Reconcile redesign changes
Resolve ERC issues
Verify MCU migration
Verify interface calculations
Review project documentation

J14
J13
U7
U12
J2
J1
U10
J12
D1
U3
D3
Q1
U14
U9
Q2
J20
U13
Q3
L2
Inductance
470nH
J16
U8
Y2
U11
J19
L1
Inductance
6.8uH
J18
U4
Y1
U1
C54
Capacitance
2.2uF
R10
Resistance
10Ω
C25
Capacitance
1uF
C23
Capacitance
2.2uF
C3
Capacitance
220nF
R14
Resistance
5.1kΩ
R26
Resistance
10kΩ
C71
Capacitance
100nF
C35
Capacitance
100nF
R31
Resistance
100kΩ
R22
Resistance
464kΩ
C9
Capacitance
100nF
C22
Capacitance
2.2uF
R42
Resistance
1kΩ
C63
Capacitance
100nF
C14
Capacitance
1uF
R28
Resistance
22Ω
R2
Resistance
24.9kΩ
C64
Capacitance
100nF
R16
Resistance
100kΩ
R11
Resistance
51kΩ
C60
Capacitance
220nF
C51
Capacitance
100nF
C17
Capacitance
100nF
R34
Resistance
100kΩ
C59
Capacitance
10uF
R7
Resistance
20kΩ
C6
Capacitance
22uF
C61
Capacitance
100nF
R20
Resistance
10kΩ
C8
Capacitance
22uF
C31
Capacitance
12pF
C5
Capacitance
22uF
C7
Capacitance
22uF
C52
Capacitance
2.2uF
C69
Capacitance
100nF
R35
Resistance
10Ω
C10
Capacitance
22uF
R29
Resistance
22Ω
C15
Capacitance
6.8nF
C62
Capacitance
100nF
R15
Resistance
5.1kΩ
C21
Capacitance
100nF
R5
Resistance
40.2kΩ
U6
R18
Resistance
120Ω
C66
Capacitance
4.7uF
R38
Resistance
51kΩ
R33
Resistance
100kΩ
C33
Capacitance
18pF
R24
Resistance
34kΩ
R37
Resistance
100Ω
C58
Capacitance
100nF
C32
Capacitance
12pF
C20
Capacitance
100nF
C29
Capacitance
4.7uF
R1
Resistance
100kΩ
R3
Resistance
100kΩ
R27
Resistance
22Ω
C70
Capacitance
1nF
R30
Resistance
22Ω
C26
Capacitance
1uF
C11
Capacitance
100nF
C12
Capacitance
22uF
C74
Capacitance
100nF
R25
Resistance
9.09kΩ
R19
Resistance
10kΩ
C57
Capacitance
100nF
R45
Resistance
100Ω
R4
Resistance
20Ω
C2
Capacitance
10uF
R32
Resistance
100kΩ
R23
Resistance
25.5kΩ
R44
Resistance
10kΩ
R17
Resistance
33kΩ
C53
Capacitance
100nF
C34
Capacitance
18pF
C19
Capacitance
100nF
C13
Capacitance
22uF
C73
Capacitance
100nF
C28
Capacitance
100nF
C75
Capacitance
100nF
C27
Capacitance
1uF
C4
Capacitance
1uF
R8
Resistance
10kΩ
C30
Capacitance
100nF
C68
Capacitance
100nF
C72
Capacitance
10nF
C16
Capacitance
10pF
R40
Resistance
20kΩ
R12
Resistance
4.7kΩ
R41
Resistance
1kΩ
C24
Capacitance
100nF
C55
Capacitance
10nF
R13
Resistance
4.7kΩ
R6
Resistance
13kΩ
R43
Resistance
100kΩ
C56
Capacitance
100nF
C50
Capacitance
100nF
C18
Capacitance
100nF
R9
Resistance
10kΩ
C65
Capacitance
2.2uF
J5
D2
J6
J7
J4
U5
J3
Power Budget
Basis and limits
Rev-A uses a 4S LiPo: 16.8 V fully charged, 14.8 V nominal, and 12.0 V depleted operating point. The TPS26630 UVLO target is approximately 10.5 V. Conservative conversion assumptions are 90% nominal and 88% at 12 V for the 5 V buck, 86% at 10.5 V, and 90% for the 5 V-to-3.3 V buck.
The propulsion path is not included in the avionics regulator budget: J4–J7 are raw VBAT/GND ESC branches. J18 carries only signal, signal ground, and telemetry.
Rail loads
3.3 V digital rail — U5 MP2332H, 2 A rating

Table


LoadTypicalPeak / design allowance
STM32H753 at flight clock250 mA439 mA datasheet maximum basis
W25Q1285 mA25 mA program/erase
TCAN3413 VCC + VIO5 mA60.3 mA including active bus allowance
microSD50 mA200 mA transient
INA240A2 + divider/clamp overhead2 mA3 mA
Total312 mA727 mA
The removed STM32F405 and F4 expansion allocations are zero. U5 peak utilization is 36.4%, leaving 1.273 A current headroom. L2 is 470 nH with 4 A saturation rating, exceeding the MP2332H 3.5 A typical low-side current-limit envelope and the calculated load peak.
SENSOR_3V3 rail — U6 MPQ20056 fixed 3.3 V, 250 mA rating

Table


Load groupTypicalPeak allowance
BMI088 + ICM-42688-P8 mA20 mA
BMP390 + IIS2MDC2 mA8 mA
U1 VDDA/VREF and TMP365 mA12 mA
margin / analog transients5 mA20 mA
Total20 mA60 mA
U6 dissipation is approximately 0.034 W typical and 0.102 W at the 60 mA allowance. Its fixed-output FB pin is tied directly to OUT/SENSOR_3V3 as required.
5 V rail — U4 LMR33640, 4 A rating
The 3.3 V rail reflects to 5 V as 3.3 × I3V3 / (5 × 0.90).

Table


5 V source/loadTypicalPeak allowance
Reflected 3.3 V digital rail229 mA533 mA
Sensor-LDO input20 mA60 mA
J13 external GNSS50 mA250 mA
J12 ExpressLRS/CRSF100 mA500 mA
J14 CAN auxiliary0 mA100 mA
J19 camera power0 mA500 mA
Total 5 V399 mA1.943 A
Power1.995 W9.715 W
U4 peak utilization is 48.6%, leaving 2.057 A output-current headroom. L1 is 6.8 µH with a 6.5 A saturation requirement; this exceeds the LMR33640 maximum 6.2 A high-side current limit. U4 uses the datasheet 5 V adjustable network R1 = 100 kΩ and R2 = 24.9 kΩ, four 22 µF output capacitors, 10 µF + 220 nF input capacitance, and a 100 nF bootstrap capacitor.
Battery-input reflection

Table


Condition5 V loadAssumed efficiencyAVIONICS_VBAT current
Typical, 14.8 V1.995 W90%0.150 A
Peak, 14.8 V9.715 W90%0.729 A
Peak, 12.0 V9.715 W88%0.920 A
Peak at 10.5 V UVLO boundary9.715 W86%1.076 A
TPS26630 is set for approximately 1.84–2.16 A current limit. At the minimum 1.84 A limit and worst calculated 1.076 A demand, current margin is 0.764 A (41.5%). Connector peak allowances are not all expected continuously; firmware/integration must enforce the listed limits.
PMU scaling and external shunt
Battery voltage
R38 + R11 = 102 kΩ high side and R40 = 20 kΩ low side:
  • Divider ratio: 6.10 V/V.
  • 16.8 V battery → 2.754 V ADC.
  • 3.300 V ADC full scale → 20.13 V battery.
  • Divider current at 16.8 V: 137.7 µA.
  • C74 = 100 nF and 102k || 20k = 16.72 kΩ produce a 95.2 Hz pole.
  • R41 = 1 kΩ limits transient/injection current.
  • D3 BAT54S clamps the final BATTERY_VOLTAGE_ADC node to GND and 3V3.
Initial ArduPilot setting: BATT_VOLT_MULT = 6.10, followed by DMM calibration.
Battery current
J20 carries duplicated Kelvin sense contacts only: pins 1–2 = SHUNT+, pins 3–4 = SHUNT−. The main 80 A path and shunt are external.
Assumed shunt: 0.5 mΩ, true Kelvin construction, minimum 5 W continuous rating with installation-specific thermal margin. U13 INA240A2 gain is 50 V/V, VS = 3.3 V, common-mode operating range −4 V to 80 V, and REF1/REF2 are grounded for unidirectional output.
  • Sensitivity: 25 mV/A.
  • Inverse scale: 40.0 A/V (BATT_AMP_PERVLT).
  • 80 A continuous: 40 mV shunt drop, 2.000 V output, 3.2 W external shunt dissipation.
  • 100 A: 50 mV, 2.500 V, 5.0 W.
  • 120 A short burst: 60 mV, 3.000 V, 7.2 W.
  • INA240 guaranteed positive linear output with 3.3 V supply is approximately 3.1 V, corresponding to about 124 A. ADC theoretical full scale is 132 A, so amplifier swing sets the practical ceiling.
R35/R10 are matched 10 Ω input resistors and C72 is 10 nF differential filtering. TI notes that 10 Ω input resistors add about 0.33% gain error, which is removed in final current calibration. R37/C73 form the output ADC filter and isolate the INA240 from excessive capacitive load.
Connector allocations
  • J12 CRSF: 500 mA peak maximum at 5 V.
  • J13 GNSS: 250 mA peak maximum at 5 V.
  • J14 CAN auxiliary: 100 mA peak maximum at 5 V.
  • J19 camera: 500 mA peak maximum at 5 V.
  • Combined external 5 V allowance: 1.35 A peak.
Protection and regulator audit
  • TPS26630 B_GATE clamp is 14 V maximum; Q1 CSD19537Q3 absolute maximum VGS is ±20 V, so the controller cannot exceed the MOSFET VGS rating.
  • Q1 is the TPS26630 recommended 100 V external blocking FET; Q2 BSS138 meets the controller guidance for the fast pull-down device.
  • U6 is the fixed 3.3 V regulator and has FB tied to OUT; no adjustable divider is used.
  • U4 is the adjustable LMR33640ADDA and its 100 kΩ/24.9 kΩ divider is the exact datasheet 5 V example.
  • U5 MP2332H is adjustable and uses 40.2 kΩ/13 kΩ for approximately 3.3 V.
  • L1 6.5 A saturation exceeds U4's 6.2 A maximum high-side current limit. L2 4 A saturation exceeds U5's 3.5 A typical low-side limit.
  • USB VBUS remains data/VBUS-sense only and is not connected to 5 V, AVIONICS_VBAT, or VBAT_RAW.
Raw four-branch 80 A PDB capability still requires PCB copper, via, connector-pad, and thermal validation during layout; this schematic does not claim an onboard 80 A shunt.
  • Basis and limits

  • Rail loads

  • 3.3 V digital rail — U5 MP2332H, 2 A rating

  • SENSOR_3V3 rail — U6 MPQ20056 fixed 3.3 V, 250 mA rating

  • 5 V rail — U4 LMR33640, 4 A rating

  • Battery-input reflection

  • PMU scaling and external shunt

  • Battery voltage

  • Battery current

  • Connector allocations

  • Protection and regulator audit