ARK Electronics ARKV6S

WARNING

PX4 does not manufacture this (or any) autopilot. Contact the manufacturer for hardware support or compliance issues.

The USA-built ARKV6S flight controller is a low-cost, single-IMU variant of the ARKV6X, based on the FMUV6X and Pixhawk Autopilot Bus open source standards.

The Pixhawk Autopilot Bus (PAB) form factor enables the ARKV6S to be used on any PAB-compatible carrier board, such as the ARK Pixhawk Autopilot Bus Carrier.

INFO

This flight controller is manufacturer supported.

Where To Buy

Order From Ark Electronics (US)

Sensors

• Invensense IIM-42653 Industrial IMU
• Bosch BMP390 Barometer
• ST IIS2MDC Magnetometer

Microprocessor

• STM32H743IIK6 MCU
  • 480MHz
  • 2MB Flash
  • 1MB RAM

Other Features

• FRAM
• Pixhawk Autopilot Bus (PAB) Form Factor
• LED Indicators
• MicroSD Slot
• USA Built
• Designed with a 1W heater. Keeps sensors warm in extreme conditions

Power Requirements

• 5V
• 500mA
  • 300ma for main system
  • 200ma for heater

Additional Information

• Weight: 5.0 g
• Dimensions: 3.6 x 2.9 x 0.5 cm

Pinout

For pinout of the ARKV6S see the DS-10 Pixhawk Autopilot Bus Standard

Serial Port Mapping

UART	Device	Port
USART1	/dev/ttyS0	GPS
USART2	/dev/ttyS1	TELEM3
USART3	/dev/ttyS2	Debug Console
UART4	/dev/ttyS3	UART4 & I2C
UART5	/dev/ttyS4	TELEM2
USART6	/dev/ttyS5	PX4IO/RC
UART7	/dev/ttyS6	TELEM1
UART8	/dev/ttyS7	GPS2

INFO

The mapping above applies to the running PX4 firmware. The ARKV6S bootloader enables only UART7 (TELEM1), so when flashing firmware over UART with px4_uploader.py you must connect to the TELEM1 port — no other UART will respond in bootloader mode.

Building Firmware

make ark_fmu-v6s_default

See Also

• ARK Electronics ARKV6S (ARK Docs)