Pixhawk Mavlink External LED w/ Controller for Pixhawk2 Ardupilot PX4 RGB APM Navigation Light Quadcopter Hexacopter Drone Plane
Features:
The Mavlink LED Controller includes a controller board, 6 sets highlight LED strips and one USB to UART module. It is compatible with any flight controller with ardupilot or PX4 firmware like Pixhawk serial, APM serial, Pixracer, NAVIO2, PXFmini etc. It is compatible with Mavlink 1 and Mavlink 2
- The front 2 LEDs (F1 and F2) show the orientation of the aircraft and get solid when the aircraft arm, breathe when disarm. The color is changeable via the configurator
- The rear 2 LEDs (R1 and R2) show the status of the aircraft(GPS, RC failsafe, low battery, critical low battery, flight mode changing). Refer to the table below for more information about the aircraft status
- Other 2 LEDs (F3 and F4) show solid color. The color is changeable via the configurator
- All LEDs can Turn on/off via one of the Ch6 to Ch16
Aircraft status LED (R1 and R2)states
Color |
Blinking/solid |
Description of the state |
green |
Blinking slowly |
GPS locked |
blue |
Blinking slowly |
GPS not lock |
yellow |
Blinking quickly |
Low battery |
pink |
Double blinking |
RC failsafe |
red |
Blinking quickly |
Critical low battery |
pink and yellow |
Blinking alternatively |
RC failsafe and low battery |
pink and red |
Blinking alternatively |
RC failsafe and Critical low battery |
white |
Blinking once |
Flight mode changing |
The small blue LED on the controller will indicate whether the Mavlink message received. Blinking when not receiving Mavlink message, solid when getting Mavlink message.
The LED strip will alternately flash when not receiving the Mavlink message. It will work normally when receiving the Mavlink message
Specification:
- Rating current:
200mA @8 LED beads
300mA @12 LED beads
600mA @26 LED beads.
- Cable length for LED: 350mm
- Max support 4 LEDs for one strip
Notice:
When more than 12 LED beads are used, the telem port of Pixhawk can not supply enough power, so you need power the Mavlink controller from an external 5V source