Tropic Power Module is an BSD-3 Licensed Open-Source board designed for the Tropic Community VMU (Vehicle Management Unit) It provides analog measurement of voltage and current which can be used by flight control software to estimate the battery state and/or power consumption.
Tropic Power Module Specification:
- 6.4-36V Input voltage (2S-8S)
- 5.3V Max. 3A output
- Voltage Divider: 18
- Amperes per volt: 38.462A
Power module JST-GH 6-pin pinout:
| JST-GH Pin | Label |
|---|---|
| 1 | 5V |
| 2 | 5V |
| 3 | ADC_A |
| 4 | ADC_V |
| 5 | GND |
| 6 | GND |
Tropic Power Module rev.A schematics
The board is designed using EasyEda Std Edition, to import the project you've to create a new project in EasyEda Std edition and select File -> Open -> EasyEda and select the json files available in the zip file.