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- Page 1 Seriously Pro Racing F3 EVO Flight Controller Thank you for directly supporting the Cleanflight project with your purchase. Seriously Pro Racing F3 EVO Flight Controller Manual (Version 1) Copyright © 2016 Dominic Clifton...
- Page 2 About The Seriously Pro Racing F3 EVO Flight Controller (SPRacingF3EVO) was designed to give awesome flight perfor- mance in a stackable race-ready package. It has the latest sensors, race timing & logging technology backed by excellent connectivity options at a wallet-friendly price.
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Page 3: Double Check
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. - Page 4 MicroUSB socket. UART2 socket. I2C socket. STATUS LED. UART3 headers. Orientation indicator. UART1 headers. Cleanflight copper-etched Spektrum Satellite JST-ZH Logo socket holes. 5V OK LED. IR LED headers. STM32F303 processor UART2 / PPM/TLM headers. with FPU. Current/RSSI headers. Battery headers. Accelerometer, Gyro and 10.
- Page 5 BUZZER BUZZER (11) 1 n BUZZER- (B-) Use 5V and BUZZER- to connect to an external buzzer. BUZZER+ (B+) / 5v 5.0v is also supplied when powering via USB. Boot Headers - Used for recovering firmware BOOT (12) 1 n 3.3v No connection = Boot Normally Bridged = STM32 Bootloader 2 l BOOT...
- Page 6 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.
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Page 7: Getting Started
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.com/webstore/detail/cleanflight-configurator/enacoimjcgeinfnnnpajinjgmkahmfgb • Connect flight controller to computer via USB cable. - Page 8 [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.
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Page 9: Firmware Upgrade
Firmware Upgrade IMPORTANT: It is REQUIRED that you immediately upgrade the firmware of the flight controller so that you have the latest fea- tures and bug fixes. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FLY until you have installed the latest CLEANFLIGHT firmware. On Windows USB DFU drivers must be installed. - Page 10 Q: I have no LEDs on at all. A: 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.
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Page 11: Hardware Specifications
Credits and acknowledgements Hardware design by Dominic Clifton. Manual by Dominic Clifton. Seriously Pro website by Dominic Clifton. Cleanflight firmware and GUI tools are maintained by Dominic Clifton. Blackbox flight logging component, tools and SD Card support by Nicholas Sherlock.
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