TBS Colibri RACE
The Colibri RACE is a STM32F3 based flight control designed specifically to work with the TBS POWERCUBE multi rotor stack.
Hardware Features:
STM32F303 based chipset for ultimate performance
PPM, SBUS, DSM, DSMX input (5V and 3.3V provided over internal BUS). No inverters or hacks needed.
6 PWM ESC output channels (autoconnect, internal BUS)
- RGB LED strip support incl. power management
- Extension port for GPS / external compass / pressure sensor
- UART port for peripherals (Blackbox, FrSky telemetry etc.)
- Choose between plug & play sockets or solder pads for R/C and buzzer
- 5V buzzer output
- MPU6500 new generation accelerometer/gyro
- 3x status LED (DCDC pwr/ 3.3V pwr/ status)
- Battery monitoring for 12V, 5V and VBat supply
- Size: 36mmx36mm (30.5mm standard raster)
- Weight: 4.4g
For more details please visit: http://www.team-blacksheep.com/powercube
Serial Ports
| Value | Identifier | Board Markings | Notes |
| ----- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------------------------------------|
| 1 | VCP | USB PORT | Main Port For MSP |
| 2 | USART1 | FREE PORT | PC4 and PC5(Tx and Rx respectively) |
| 3 | USART2 | PPM Serial | PA15 |
| 4 | USART3 | GPS PORT | PB10 and PB11(Tx and Rx respectively) |
Pinouts
Full pinout details are available in the manual, here:
http://www.team-blacksheep.com/colibri_race
SWD - ICSP
| Pin | Function | Notes |
| --- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | VCC_IN | 3.3 Volt |
| 2 | SWDIO | |
| 3 | nRESET | |
| 4 | SWCLK | |
| 5 | Ground | |
| 6 | SWO/TDO | |
Internal Bus
| Pin | Function | Notes |
| --- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | PWM1 | MOTOR 1 |
| 2 | PWM2 | MOTOR 2 |
| 3 | PWM3 | MOTOR 3 |
| 4 | PWM4 | MOTOR 4 |
| 5 | PWM5 | MOTOR 5 (For Y6 or Hex X) |
| 6 | PWM6 | MOTOR 6 (For Y6 or Hex X) |
| 7 | BST SDA | Use For TBS CorePro Control Device |
| 8 | BST SCL | Use For TBS CorePro Control Device |
| 9 | PWM7 | Can be a normal GPIO (PA1) or PWM |
| 10 | PWM8 | Can be a normal GPIO (PA2) or PWM |
| 11 | 12.2V DCDC | If 12v is detected, the Blue LED will turn on|
| 12 | 5.1V DCDC | Voltage for MCU |
Servo
| Pin | Function | Notes |
| --- | -------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | Ground | |
| 2 | VCC_OUT | 5.1 Volt output to LCD Strip |
| 3 | PWM Servo | PB14 - PWM10 |
IO_1 - LED Strip
| Pin | Function | Notes |
| --- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | LED_STRIP | Enable `feature LED_STRIP` |
| 2 | VCC_OUT | 5.1 Volt output to LCD Strip |
| 3 | Ground | |
IO_2 - Sensor Interface
| Pin | Function | Notes |
| --- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | VCC_OUT | 4.7 Volt output to the device |
| 2 | Ground | |
| 3 | UART3 TX | GPS |
| 4 | UART3 RX | GPS |
| 5 | SDA | mag, pressure, or other i2c device |
| 6 | SCL | mag, pressure, or other i2c device |
IO_3 - RC input
IO_3 is used for RX_PPM/RX_SERIAL. Under the `PORT` tab, set RX_SERIAL to UART2 when using RX_SERIAL.
| Pin | Function | Notes |
| --- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | PPM/Serial | Can PPM or Serial input |
| 2 | VCC_OUT | 3.3 Volt output to the device |
| 3 | Ground | |
| 4 | VCC_OUT | 5.1 Volt output to the device |
IO_4 - Buzzer
| Pin | Function | Notes |
| --- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | BUZZER | Normal high (5.1v) |
| 2 | VCC_OUT | 5.1 Volt output to the device |
IO_5 - Free UART
| Pin | Function | Notes |
| --- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | UART1 TX | Free UART |
| 2 | UART1 RX | Free UART |
| 3 | Ground | |
| 4 | VCC_OUT | 4.7 Volt output to the device |
IO_6 - IR TX (extension)
| Pin | Function | Notes |
| --- | ----------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | IR TX | |
| 2 | Ground | |