Attributes of APM 2.8 Flight Controller

Specifications:

• Needle: straight.
• Power supply: LP2985-3.3.
• Max voltage: 16V.
• Add a 47uF tantalum capacitor.
• Port: MUX (UART0, UART2, mnnI2, and OSD are optional, OSD is the defaulted output).
• Arduino Compatible
• Includes 3-axis gyro, accelerometer, along with a high-performance barometer
• Onboard 4 Mega-Byte Data-flash chips for automatic data logging.
• Optional off-board GPS, a u-Blox LEA-6H module with Compass.
• Weight=82g

Description of APM 2.8 flight controller:

This is the new APM 2.8 flight controller. The sensors are the same as the APM 2.6 flight controller however this has the option to use the built-in compass, or external compass via a jumper. This makes the APM 2.8 ideal for use with multi-copters and rovers.

The APM 2.8 flight controller is a complete open-source autopilot system and the bestselling technology that won the prestigious Outback Challenge UAV competition. It allows the user to turn any fixed, rotary wing, or multirotor vehicle (even cars and boats) into a fully autonomous vehicle; capable of performing programmed GPS missions with waypoints.

This revision of the board has an optional onboard compass, which is designed for vehicles (especially multi-copters and rovers) where the compass should be placed as far from power and motor sources as possible to avoid magnetic interference. (On fixed-wing aircraft it’s often easier to mount APM far enough away from the motors and ESCs to avoid magnetic interference, so this is not as critical, but APM 2.8 gives more flexibility in that positioning and is a good choice for them, too). This is designed to be used with the 3DR u-Blox GPS with Compass so that the GPS/Compass unit can be mounted further from noise sources than APM itself.

APM 2.8 requires a GPS unit for full autonomy. You can add additional extras to your AMP 2.8 board via the options above.