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Encompasses all the CAN boards we are making and buying for use in our systems and to cover how we intend on integrating them. To cover software for Ardupilot, hardware (terminations and topology), and placement (mechanical but affects topology).

Why

Using CAN based architecture allows us to:

• avoid signal integrity problems with longer signal runs as our aircraft get larger

• avoid running out of data ports on the pixhawk flight controller

• allow for shorter/fewer cables overall with a busable protocol to save weight

• allow for fewer connectors to attach removable portions of an airframe (i.e. wings or arms)

Where

This is currently being applied mostly to Big Quad 2025 & Fixed Wing 2025 while Small Quad 2025 is remaining mostly on normal sensors/peripherals to avoid excess complexity on a small airframe.

Custom Projects

There may be more projects here, feel free to link them!

• https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EL/pages/2690416653/Single+Servo+Driver?search_id=49902703-1a10-45be-8298-ed3b846d3f71

  • Daniel Puratich EE only

• https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EL/pages/2596929559/6S+Servo+Module?search_id=fd5073e8-93c9-4457-aa72-370b793f0eb9

  • Daniel Puratich Meghan Dang leading EE

  • EFS unassigned

• Servo Module Improvements

  • Camron Sabahi-Pourkashani leading EFS

  • Jerry Tian leading EE

• Sensor Cluster

  • Michael Botros leading EE

  • EFS unasdigned

• https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EL/pages/2524119043/ESC+CAN+Adapter?search_id=76a53951-a9e0-4846-8a31-fcbd8341f1e2

  • Stanley Tang leading EFS

  • Daniel Puratich Meghan Dang leading EE

  • See https://uwarg-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/EL/pages/2524119043/ESC+CAN+Adapter#Layout-Sample for an example of a system architecture.

• LED Board Rev 2

  • Parker Lawrence-Valeriani EE

  • EFS unassigned

• Cell Monitor

  • needs scoping

• GPS CAN Adapter

  • low priority, cost down only

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