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IO Port

The bottom plate of the Hercules has several easily accessible ports that allow you to connect different additional peripherals through specific protocols to the autopilot. The total available interfaces for each protocol type are summarized below:

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Figure 5. IO Port Hercules X4 Drone

Auxiliar Port

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1S9In/Out-

S5 pin in Hercules HySpex edition is reserved for internal use and is not available for external configurations.

2S8In/Out-
3S7In/Out-
4S6In/Out-
5---
6S4In/Out-
7S3In/Out-
8S2In/Out-
9S1In/Out-
10GND-GND
Connector Information

  • Connector JST-GH 1.25mm – 10 circuits
  • Contact: SSHL-002T-P0.2
  • Housing: GHR-10V-S
  • Receptacle: BM10B-GHS-TBT

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Serial 3 (from the flight controller)

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1VCC-5VOut5V3A maximum load
2MCU-TX3Out3.3-5V TTLTx from flight controller
3MCU-RX3In3.3-5V TTLRx from flight controller
4NC--N/A
5NC--N/A
6GND-GND
Connector Information

  • Connector JST-GH 1.25mm – 6 circuits
  • Contact: SSHL-002T-P0.2
  • Housing: GHR-06V-S
  • Receptacle: BM06B-GHS-TBT

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Serial 4 (from the flight controller)

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1VCC-5VOut5V3A maximum load
2MCU-TX4Out3.3-5V TTLTx from flight controller
3MCU-RX4In3.3-5V TTLRx from flight controller
4NC--N/A
5NC--N/A
6GND-GND
Connector Information

  • Connector JST-GH 1.25mm – 6 circuits
  • Contact: SSHL-002T-P0.2
  • Housing: GHR-06V-S
  • Receptacle: BM06B-GHS-TBT

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CAN2 (from flight controller)

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1VCC-5VOut5V3A maximum load
2CAN-HIn/Out12VCAN-High
3CAN-LIn/Out12VCAN-Low
4GND-GND-
Connector Information

  • Connector JST-GH 1.25mm – 4 circuits
  • Contact: SSHL-002T-P0.2
  • Housing: GHR-04V-S
  • Receptacle: BM04B-GHS-TBT

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I2C1/I2C2

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1VCC-5VOut5V

3A maximum load

2SCL1/2In/Out3.3V (PULL UPS)
3SDA1/2In/Out3.3V (PULL UPS)
4GND-GND
Connector Information

  • Connector JST-GH 1.25mm – 4 circuits
  • Contact: SSHL-002T-P0.2
  • Housing: GHR-04V-S
  • Receptacle: BM04B-GHS-TBT

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GPIO CUBE

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1VCC-5VOut5V3A maximum load
2AUX OUT1Out3.3VPWM auxiliar signal connected to FMU_CH1_PROT
3AUX OUT2Out3.3VPWM auxiliar signal connected to FMU_CH2_PROT
4AUX OUT3Out3.3VPWM auxiliar signal connected to FMU_CH3_PROT
5AUX OUT4Out3.3VPWM auxiliar signal connected to FMU_CH4_PROT
6SBUSIn/Out3.3-4.5VRCIN – Signal PPM/SBUS
7NC--N/A
8GND--GND
Connector Information

  • Connector JST-GH 1.25mm – 8 circuits
  • Contact: SSHL-002T-P0.2
  • Housing: GHR-08V-S
  • Receptacle: BM08B-GHS-TBT

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XT-30F

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1GND-GND-
2VCC-5VOut5V5V@3A
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Connector XT-30F

MR-30F

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1GND-GND

12V@3A

2VCC-12V-12V
3NC--
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Connector MR30

MT-30F

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1VCC PC1-V3Out24V

24v@5A

2VCC-12V-12V
3NC--
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Connector MT30

EXTERNAL 50V

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1GND--

Directly connected to main Battery Power

2V BattOut≈50V
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Connector XT-60F

LEMO EGG 0B 303 CLL (Gray)

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1GND--

FRONT SIDE SOCKET VIEW PLUG PART NUMBER: FGG.0B.303.CLAD56

25VOut5V
3Auto ADQOut5V
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LEMO

LEMO EGG 0B 304 CLL (BLACK)

#PINNAMEI/OVOLTAGEOBSERVATIONS
1ETH0 TX-In/Out-

Front side socket view Plug part number:FGG.0B.304.CLAD56

2ETH0 TX+In/Out-
3ETH0 RX+In/Out-
4ETH0 RX-In/Out-
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LEMO