Why do flight controllers for our FPV quads have so many copper pads cluttering them up? Do all of these things even do something important, and what do all the little white letters mean written above them? Today we are going to look at some of the most common, and not so common, solder pads on modern flight controllers to see what they are all about!
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Timestamps -
00:00 Intro
00:57 Grab your diagram
03:04 Voltage pads
05:19 Rx and Tx
07:51 SBUS
09:52 Cam and Vin
11:44 VTX and Vout
12:24 Partial UARTs
14:04 SDA and SCL for GPS
15:20 BZ and Buzzer
16:14 LED pads
17:12 Solder bridges
19:10 Connectors
19:34 ESC connector breakdown
22:09 Final thoughts
23:14 Patron shout
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Quadmula Siren F5 Split
iFlight Xing 2208 1800KV Motors
SpeedyBee F7 V3 Flight Controller
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DJI O3 Air Unit and camera
CNHL Speedy Pizza 6S 1200mah
RCHackers 6S 1300mah
Ethix Rad Berry 5135 Props
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Quadmula Siren F3 Split
Emax Eco II 2004 3000kv Motors
Skystars F722 HD Pro flight controller
Skystars KM55A 55 amp BLheli32 ESC
DJI O3 Air Unit and camera
GNB 550mah 6S
HQ 3.1x3x4 props
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