Commercial multicopters have come a long way in recent years, evolving from toys to coastal and event mapping sophisticated programmable aircrafts. This provides challenges and opportunities for multicopter manufacturers.
Infineon provides cost effective system solutions for this rapidly growing market while ensuring the end user mandates excellent user experience, such as light weight, longer flying time, safty or reliability.
Benefits | Offer |
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Development effort and cost reduction | • With no or little experience in motor control, customers can implement the IFX motor control IC and take flight • Project development can be reduced up tp 30% by using reference designs and the DAVE™ platform for microcontroller programming |
Authentication | • Infineon’s solutions enable authentication of components connected to the system • Guaranteed safety and protection of the product, avoiding liability |
Ease of precision control for flight and data | • Through the benefits of multifunction sensors and algorithm, the user can experience an easy, stable, smooth and accurate control of the multicopter • Closed loop control of gimbal motor, sensors enhanced camera stability and data transmission when recording video |
Lighter | • The highly efficient components and effective flight control can make the multicopter lighter, which results in longer flight time |
Broader portfolio | • Infineon provides all the necessary critical semiconductor components for multicopters |
The heart of the multicopter is an Infineon XMC4500 Microcontroller.
The XMC4500 devices are members of the XMC4000 Family of microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M4 processor core. The XMC4000 is a family of high performance and energy efficient microcontrollers optimized for Industrial Connectivity, Industrial, Control, Power Conversion, Sense & Control.
XMC4500-F100K1024 AC | XMC4500F100K1024ACXQSA1 |
XMC4500-F144K1024 AC | XMC4500F144K1024ACXQMA1 |
XMC4500-E144X1024 AC | XMC4500E144X1024ACXQSA1 |
› 3D Magnetic Sensor with low power consumption and high magnetic accuracy for Multicopter Applications
› The new 3D magnetic sensor TLV493D-A1B6 offers accurate three-dimensional sensing with extremely low power consumption in a small 6-pin package. With magnetic field detection in the x, y, and z-directions, the sensor reliably measures three-dimensional, linear and rotation movements. Applications include joysticks, control elements , multifunction knops, anti-tampering for e-meters, and any other application that requires accurate 3D measurements in combination with low power consumption.
TLV493D-A1B6 | TLV493DA1B6HTSA2 | PG-TSOP6-6 | Industrial, Consumer |
- The 3D Magnetic Sensor 2GO is a new budget-priced evaluation board equipped with a magnetic sensor for three dimensional measurement combined with an ARM® Cortex™-M0 CPU. The 3D Magnetic Sensor 2GO has a complete set of on-board devices, including an on-board debugger. Build your own application and gadget with the 3D Magnetic Sensor 2GO.
Components on the Kit:
- TLV493D-A1B6 (three dimensional magnetic sensor)
- XMC1100 (ARM® Cortex™-M0 based)
- On-board J-Link Lite Debugger (Realized with XMC4200 Microcontroller)
- Power over USB (Micro USB), ESD and reverse current protection
- GUI for free download
- v1.0 for 2GO Kits with PCB marking: 3D magnetic sensor 2Go-V1
- v2.0 for 2GO Kits with PCB marking: 3D magnetic sensor 2Go-V2
TLV493D-A1B6 2 GO KIT | TLV493DA1B62GOKITTOBO1 |
Main Features
› Giant Magneto Resistance (GMR)-based principle
› Integrated magnetic field sensing for angle measurement
› Full calibrated 0 – 360° angle measurement with revolution counter and angle speed measurement
› Two separate highly accurate single bit SD-ADC
› 15 bit representation of absolute angle value on the output (resolution of 0.01°)
› 16 bit representation of sine / cosine values on the interface
› Max. 1.0° angle error over lifetime and temperature-range with activated auto-calibration
Parametric | TLE5012B E1000 |
Applications | Angle iGMR |
Package | SMD |
Programmable | no |
Interfaces | SPI, IIF |
› For more information: Angle sensors
Main Features
› Logic level (4.5 V driving voltage rated)
› Lowest RDS(on): 0.9 mΩ
› Low FOMQOSS and FOMSW
› Low gate resistance
› RoHS compliant and halogen free
› Integrated snubber network
TLE5012B E1000
* Monolithic integrated schottky-like diode
>>Find out more: www.infineon.com/optimos
Components | Offer |
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Flight controller source code | • Open source IMU using standard interfaces/connectors to work with any commercial Engine Speed Control (ESC) and Radio Control (RC) • Software is used for academic education in several universities |
Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) | • Breakout-board for IMU Invensense MPU9050 • 9-axis and 6-axis mode |
DPS310 | • High resolution pressure sensor for altitude stabilization |
GPS | • Interface for GPS breakout board • Infineon offers large product portfolio for GPS LNA |
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) | • BLE interface possible (breakout board) • BLE based Android App for control of the multicopter |
Sales Product Name KIT_XMCI45_LARIX_PINU_1