DroneCore 1

10 times

faster time to market for UAS developers

AI-driven autopilot with NVIDIA Jetson, Cube, and ESCs

NVIDIA Jetson

Xavier NX or Orin NX

CubePilot

Cube Orange+, Blue or Red

ESCs

4x FOC-based speed controller

Features

FOC-based ESCs

Proprietary highly optimized Electronic Speed Controllers suitable for quadcopter or octocopter

Various hardware configuration options

Jetson Xavier NX or Orin NX with support for various CSI and USB cameras (IMX477, OV9281, Flir Hadron, Intel Realsense, Ximea, Allied Vision, etc.)

Redundant FMU

Dual flight controller architecture for different use cases

  • The Cube Pilot (Orange+ or Blue) as primary autopilot
  • STM32H7 onboard FMU as secondary autopilot

Powerful SDK and easy-to-use API interface

  • ROS2-based SDK ready to use for autonomous flights
  • Unified Python API for various software layers (hardware access, localization, navigation, AI, etc.)
  • Open Source architecture

Various vehicles support

Support for different types of drones like VTOL, copters, planes, rovers, etc.

Redundant power supply options

9 – 30V power supply

Spec

Purpose
  • The purpose of DroneCore 1 is to speed up UAS development with a cutting edge autopilot solution.
  • With rich connectivity and ESCs, DroneCore 1 is suitable for serial production of custom UASs.
Dimensions
  • 115 x 80 x 45mm
Weight
  • 247g – including Cube orange, Xavier NX, Xavier heatsink with fan
Primary FMU Connections (CUBE Pilot)
  • Direct PWM output (6 + 8 lines)
  • PPM input
  • 2x CAN, 4x UART, 2x I2C, analog
  • Power sensor input, buzzer