Holybro Kakute H743-Wing
PX4 v1.16WARNING
PX4 does not manufacture this (or any) autopilot. Contact the manufacturer for hardware support or compliance issues.
The Holybro Kakute H743 Wing is a fully featured flight controller specifically aimed at fixed-wing and VTOL applications. It has the STM32 H743 Processor running at 480 MHz and CAN Bus support, along with dual camera support & switch, ON/OFF Pit Switch, 5V, 6V/8V, 9V/12 BEC, and plug-and-play GPS, CAN, I2C ports.
INFO
This flight controller is manufacturer supported.
Where to Buy
The board can be bought from one of the following shops (for example):
Connectors and Pins
Pin | Function | PX4 default |
---|---|---|
GPS 1 | USART1 and I2C1 | GPS1 |
R2, T2 | USART2 RX and TX | GPS2 |
R3, T3 | USART3 RX and TX | TELEM1 |
R5, T5 | USART5 RX and TX | TELEM2 |
R6, T6 | USART6 RX and TX | RC (PPM, SBUS, etc.) input |
R7, T7, RTS, CTS | UART7 RX and TX with flow control | TELEM3 |
R8, T8 | UART8 RX and TX | Console |
Buz-, Buz+ | Piezo buzzer | |
M1 to M14 | Motor signal outputs |
PX4 Bootloader Update
The board comes pre-installed with Betaflight. Before the PX4 firmware can be installed, the PX4 bootloader must be flashed. Download the holybro_kakuteh7-wing.hex bootloader binary and read this page for flashing instructions.
Building Firmware
To build PX4 for this target:
make holybro_kakuteh7-wing_default
Installing PX4 Firmware
INFO
KakuteH7-wing is supported in PX4 v1.16 or newer. Prior to that release you will need to manually build and install the firmware.
Firmware can be manually installed in any of the normal ways:
Build and upload the source:
make holybro_kakuteh7-wing_default upload
Load the firmware using QGroundControl. You can use either pre-built firmware or your own custom firmware.
Serial Port Mapping
UART | Device | Port | Default function |
---|---|---|---|
USART1 | /dev/ttyS0 | GPS 1 | GPS1 |
USART2 | /dev/ttyS1 | R2, T2 | GPS2 |
USART3 | /dev/ttyS2 | R3, T3 | TELEM1 |
UART5 | /dev/ttyS3 | R5, T5 | TELEM2 |
USART6 | /dev/ttyS4 | R6, (T6) | RC input |
UART7 | /dev/ttyS5 | R7, T7, RTS, CTS | TELEM3 |
UART8 | /dev/ttyS6 | R8, T8 | Console |
Debug Port
System Console
UART8 RX and TX are configured for use as the System Console.