F4BY Flight Controller MCU upgrade

[kozinalexey]

hwdef:F4BY Flight Controller MCU upgrade
replace old MCU STM32F407VGT (1MB Flash) with STM32F427VET rev3 or above (2MB Flash)
fully tested including flight tests with Arducopter 4.5 stable
changed New style Pixracer LED configuration for master repo

[Hwurzburg]

will both boards be available? its wiki page is very dated and has broken links... needs updating if this board is really available

[kozinalexey]

hi, add board id [Tools/AP_Bootloader/board_types.txt] is required in this PR ?
i have test chibios / build (configure-all, chibios, 10) (pull_request) Failing

will both boards be available? its wiki page is very dated and has broken links... needs updating if this board is really available

The wiki and the store are under restoration, we decided to continue working on the project

[peterbarker]

The wiki and the store are under restoration, we decided to continue working on the project

Fantastic!

Something H743 would be nice at some stage :-)

[kozinalexey]

The wiki and the store are under restoration, we decided to continue working on the project

Fantastic!

Something H743 would be nice at some stage :-)

Hello Peter, you are absolutely right, we are already testing the board with H743 for new production. The configuration with 427 MCU is intended mainly for those who have already purchased F4BY and know how to solder. Unfortunately, F4 and H7 in a 100-pin package are not pin-to-pin compatible

[kozinalexey]

will both boards be available?

Yes, we will provide technical support for both boards. Another one with MCU H743 will appear soon, the first samples are already soldered at the factory

[kozinalexey]

Error with test:

2024-11-12T11:17:40.9268736Z configure: F4BY_F427
2024-11-12T11:17:40.9293742Z ##[error]Process completed with exit code 1.
id added
from local master bootloader build fine

[kozinalexey]

i selected ID 21 could this be causing the test error?

[Hwurzburg]

you did not include the bootloader with the new ID...
@peterbarker will have to comment on using the low ID number

[Hwurzburg]

-move all default params into hwdef

• setup SD card in bootloader to enable SD card firmware upgrade

[kozinalexey]

• setup SD card in bootloader to enable SD card firmware upgrade

I have an almost ready board with an h743 MCU in it, I will make a bootloader from SD since the H7 bootloader size is 128. With f427 it is important to include it in the release faster, the CAN, Gimbals, Camera functions are in great demand by users

[kozinalexey]

move all default params into hwdef

I have already made all the necessary settings in the parm file. parm file is depricated?

[Hwurzburg]

Uses flash unnecessarily

[kozinalexey]

excellent, I myself didn’t think of using a define in board_types.txt instead of specifying the ID in three places