Components
The node represented by the block diagram in Measurement system is all bundled in a 3D printed case. The following picture show the 3D printed case with all the components connected for the drone node.
Drone node
Case
Voltage regulator
Slot card with voltage regulators
Power Distribution Unit
Slot card with host computer
Ethernet cable
PCAN device
PDU cable
USB Hub
Host computer
WiFi adapter
ADC Wideband balun board and cables
ADC-to-board RF cable
Board-to-antenna-frontend RF cable
ADC Wideband balun board
Slot card with RFSoC
Antenna frontend
Gimbal payload adapter
Gimbal
Adapter 1
Adapter 2
6S LiPo battery cable
4S LiPo battery cable
Weight of the components
The following table shows the weight of each component listed in previously shown pictures, plus the weight of other components.
Click on each row (under the column "Component") to see a picture of the component that was weighted.
| Component | Weight (g) |
|---|---|
| Voltage regulator | 78 |
| Slot card with voltage regulators | 298 |
| PDU + cable | 58 |
| Slot card with Manifold | 466 |
| Ethernet cable | 16 |
| PCAN device + cable | 106 |
| PDU cable | 12 |
| USB Hub | 58 |
| Host computer | 200 |
| WiFi adapter | 28 |
| ADC board and cables | 130 |
| ADC to TI board RF cable | 22 |
| TI board to antenna frontend RF cable | 8 |
| TI board | 12 |
| Slot card with RFSoC | 310 |
| Antenna frontend | 246 |
| Gimbal payload adapter | 120 |
| 3D printed case | 402 |
| Gimbal | 1346 |
| Red metallic ring adapter | 22 |
| Black Tilta adapter | 394 |
| 6S battery cable | 46 |
| 4S battery cable | 54 |
| Drone tag | 18 |
| 6S LiPo battery | 776 |
| 4S LiPo battery | 466 |
| SmallRig battery | 560 |