Matek Flight Controller F405-miniTE

F405 convertible flight controller with DJI plug and Matek reliability.

New features of the F405-miniTE compared to the F722-miniSE (discontinued):

• F405 has 1MB flash which can run with ArduPilot. Even with INAV firmware, some features are removed on the F722 due to limited flash.
• Redesigned target MATEKF405TE support 8x bi-directional DSHOT.
• Connector avaialble for the DJI FPV system with a 10V BEC for DJI OSD or analog VTX
• Compared with F722-miniSE 8motors or 6motor+2servos, F405-miniTE support 8motors+3servos in INAV/BF multirotor mixer
• InvenSense GEN3 IMU ICM42605

FC Specifications:

• MCU: STM32F405RGT6
• IMU: ICM42605
• OSD: AT7456E
• Baro: Goertek SPL06-001 (I2C)
• Blackbox: 16M-byte Flash memory
• 6x UARTs,  1x Softserial_Tx option
• 12x PWM outputs (8x Dshot)
• 1x I2C
• 4x ADC (VBAT, Current, RSSI, Airspeed)
• 2x PINIO
• 1x SH1.0_8pin connector (Vbat/G/Curr/R3/S1/S2/S3/S4)
• 1x SH1.0_6pin connector for DJI FPV Air Unit
• 3x LEDs for FC STATUS (Blue, Green) and 3.3V indicator(Red)
   
• Dual BEC, 5V 1.7A & 10V 1.4A
• 10V output ON/OFF switchable
• Convertible 20mm to 30.5mm mounting

Power:

• Input: 6~30V (2~6S LiPo)
• BEC: 5V 1.7A,  Max.2A
• BEC: 10V 1.4A  for VTX or DJI Air Unit
• For stable 10V output, input voltage should > 11V,  when input voltage =<11V, output = 90% input voltage.
• Battery Voltage Sensor: 1K:20K (INAV scale 2100, BF scale 210)
• No Current Sensor built-in, supports external current sensor of PDB/4in1

Firmware:

• ArduPilot: MatekF405-TE
• INAV: MATEKF405TE (not available in INAV configurator for now)
• BetaFlight: MATEKF405TE

Physical:

• Mounting:
  • 20 x 20mm/Φ3mm with Silicon Grommets
  • 20 x 20mm/Φ2mm with Silicon & Brass Grommets
  • 30.5 x 30.5mm/Φ3mm with Conversion Plate and Silicon Grommets
• Dimensions:  28 x 28 mm
• Weight: 5g

Tips:

• F405-miniTE has INAV fw 3.0.2 preloaded for QC
• ArduPilot:
  • Support musical tone alarm with 5V passive buzzer
  • Download latest ArduPilot firmware from HERE.
• INAV:
  • Known issues:  INAV firmware, S3, S5,S7 DSHOT not working because of unknown DMA bug,  pls use ONESHOT or MULTISHOT for now.
  • Support 5V passive buzzer
  • Download INAV firmware from our website before PR is merged.
• BetaFlight:
  • Support 5V passive buzzer
  • MATEKF405TE target was supported since BF4.3 RC3.
  • Set dshot_bitbang = ON  when using X6 and X8 DSHOT,
  • You may download BF firmware directly from BF configurator or from our website,  click “Firmwares” button at upper right corner.
  • Barometer SPL06-001 is not supported by Betaflight, but it can work normal with DPS310 driver.

Package:

• 1x FC F405-miniTE
• 1x 20mm to 30.5mm conversion plate(blue PCB)
• 6x Silicon grommets M4 to M3
• 6x Brass grommets M3 to M2
• 1x SH1.0_8pin cable 5cm (including 2x 8pin connectors) for 4in1 ESC
• 1x SH1.0_6pin to GH1.25_8pin cable 8cm for DJI Air Unit

Board layout here
Wiring diagram here
INAV/BF mapping here
ArduPilot mapping here

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