{"product_id":"ardupilot-apm-2-8-flight-controller-board","title":"ArduPilot APM 2.8 Flight Controller Board","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to the age of this product, we are only selling the APM2.8 as a legacy product, firmware has not been updated for over 2 years and we will not offer any setup support\/advice. If the unit has a hardware issue out of the box we will help, but otherwise we cannot offer support on this item anymore. We suggest you rather consider the newer pixhawk based autopilots we sell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the new APM 2.8 flight controller. The sensors are exactly 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 multicopters and rovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe APM 2.8 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis revision of the board has an optional onboard compass, which is designed for vehicles (especially multicopters 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 uBlox GPS with Compass, so that the GPS\/Compass unit can be mounted further from noise sources than APM itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAPM 2.8 requires a GPS unit for full autonomy. You can add additional extras to your AMP 2.8 board via the options above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUsing the built in compass\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo use the built in compass simply connect the jumper as shown below. If the compass jumper is removed then the APM board will use the external compass which is best for multirotors with a GPS\/compass module mounted externally\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg width=\"179\" title=\"apm-internal-compass.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0914\/9972\/5181\/files\/apm-internal-compass.jpg?v=1754231354\" height=\"135\" class=\"__mce_add_custom__\" alt=\"apm-internal-compass.jpg\"\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePOWERFUL GROUND CONTROL SOFTWARE\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe downloadable mission planner software is what you use to configure and control your Ardupilot board, features include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoint-and-click waypoint entry, using Google Maps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelect mission commands from drop-down menus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload mission log files and analyze them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure APM settings for your airframe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterface with a PC flight simulator to create a full hardware-in-the-loop UAV simulator.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSee the output from APM's serial terminal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWHAT CAN THE APM BOARD CONTROL?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ArduPilot Mega board can control Planes, Copters and Rovers. All you need to do is load the appropriate software onto the board with a few clicks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFEATURES:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArduino Compatible!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes 3-axis gyro, accelerometer, along with a high-performance barometer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnboard 4 MegaByte Dataflash chip for automatic datalogging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptional off-board GPS, uBlox LEA-6H module with Compass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne of the first open source autopilot systems to use Invensense's 6 DoF Accelerometer\/Gyro MPU-6000.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBarometric pressure sensor upgraded to MS5607, from Measurement Specialties.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAtmel's ATMEGA2560 and ATMEGA32U-2 chips for processing and usb functions respectively.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 30g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRESOURCES:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/plane.ardupilot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e ArduPlane manual \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/copter.ardupilot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e ArduCopter manual \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/rover.ardupilot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e ArduRover manual \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/stuff.storediydrones.com\/APM_v25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Dimensional drawing \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/stuff.storediydrones.com\/APM_v252_RELEASE.zip\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e EAGLE files \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/stuff.storediydrones.com\/Assembly_APM25.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e Assembly guide. \u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Unmanned Tech","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53458442781019,"sku":"APM2.8-1","price":53.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0952\/3888\/1627\/files\/ArduPilotAPM2.8FlightControllerBoard3.webp?v=1782580412","url":"https:\/\/trandnova.com\/products\/ardupilot-apm-2-8-flight-controller-board","provider":"Trand Nova","version":"1.0","type":"link"}