Description

Enables unmanned aerial vehicles to fly in GPS denied environments such as inside buildings, tunnels, etc.

• Dronecan Optical Flow and Distance Sensor Module
• Next Generation PX4FLOW
• Open Source Schematic, BOM, STEP Models
• Runs PX4 Open Source Firmware
• Supports UAVCAN Firmware Updating
• ROS2 Support
• Sensors
  • PixArt PAW3902 Optical Flow Sensor
    • Tracks under super low light condition of >9 lux
    • Wide working range from 80mm up to infinity
    • Up to 7.4 rad/s
    • 40mW IR LED built onto board for improved low light operation
  • Broadcom AFBR-S50LV85D Time-of-Flight Distance Sensor
    • Integrated 850 nm laser light source
    • Field-of-View (FoV) of 12.4° x 6.2° with 32 pixels
    • Typical distance range up to 30m
    • Operation of up to 200k Lux ambient light
    • Works well on all surface conditions
    • Transmitter beam of 2° x 2° to illuminate between 1 and 3 pixels
  • Invensense ICM-42688-P 6-Axis IMU
• STM32F412CEU6 MCU
• Two Pixhawk Standard CAN Connectors
  • 4 Pin JST GH
• Pixhawk Standard Debug Connector
  • 6 Pin JST SH
• Small Form Factor
  • 3cm x 3cm x 1.4cm
• LED Indicators
• USA Built
• FCC compliant
• Power Requirements
  • 5V
    • 71mA Average
    • 76mA Max

Includes 4 Pin Pixhawk Standard CAN Cable

Documentation

Testimonials

I want to say that the ArkFlow is working amazingly, way better than the PX4Flow we had previously. More accurate and without the focusing limitation of the PX4Flow, it’s really nice. – Alin Grig

Have used them and they’re top notch! – Ryan Johnston