Cables

ModalAI has various cables used by its systems. Below captures the cables by part number and provides pinouts and other information.

Table of contents

MDK-M0018-1

Description:

• Flight Core Cable Kit

Contains:

• PWM Break Out Board (MCCA-M0022)
• MCBL-00004 - PWM breakout cable
• MCBL-00005 - RC Input Cable
• MCBL-00010 - JST to microUSB female
• MCBL-00007 - VOXL to Flight Core Serial Cable (provides MAVLink connection over UART between VOXL and Flight Core)

Buy:

• Available on the ModalAI shop

MCBL-00001

Description:

• VOXL Flight and VOXL to Power Module Cable

Where used:

• VOXL Flight J1013 to VOXL PM v2 or VOXL PM v3
• VOXL J10 to VOXL PM v2 or VOXL PM v3

Also available here here

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00003

Description:

• Flight Core to Power Module Cable

Where Used:

• Flight Core J6

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00004

Description:

• PWM Output Cable

Where Used:

• VOXL Flight J1007 or Flight Core J7 to PWM Break Out Board (MCCA-M0022)

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00005

Description:

• RC Input Cable (Spektrum)

Where Used:

• VOXL Flight J1004 or Flight Core J12 to RC Receiver (e.g. Spektrum)

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00006 - END OF LIFE

Description:

• 4-pin JST to USBA Cable
  • Flight Core (PX4) to QGroundControl (MAVLink)
  • Microhard Standalone Modem to host computer

Where Used:

• VOXL Flight J1006 or Flight Core J3 to Host Computer with QGroundControl
• Microhard USB Carrier Board USB2 Host port to Host Computer

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00007

Description:

• VOXL to Flight Core Serial Cable (provides MAVLink connection over UART between VOXL and Flight Core)
• VOXL to VOXL ESC Cable (straight through)

Where Used:

• Flight Core J1 to VOXL J12
• VOXL J12 to VOXL ESC (J9 on VOXL ESC v2 or J2 on VOXL ESC v3)

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00008

Description:

• VOXL to Flight Controller TELEM port (Dronecode Compliant)

Where Used:

• VOXL J12 to Flight Controller TELEM, such as Flight Core J5 or other Dronecode Compliant TELEM ports

Details:

Pinout:

Buy:

• Available on the ModalAI shop

MCBL-00009

Description:

• 4-pin JST to USBA Female Cable

Where Used:

• LTE Modem and USB Hub Addon J16 and J17 to USB client device
• USB Expander and Debug Board to USB client device
• Microhard and USB Hub Add-on USB J16 and J17 to USB client device

Details:

Pinout:

Buy:

• Available on the ModalAI shop

MCBL-00010

Description:

• 4-pin JST to micro USB Female Cable
  • Flight Core (PX4) to micro USB cable to QGroundControl (MAVLink)
  • Microhard Standalone Modem to micro USB cable to host computer

Where Used:

• VOXL Flight J1006 or Flight Core J3 to micro USB cabl to Host Computer with QGroundControl
• Microhard USB Carrier Board USB2 Host port to micro USB cable to Host Computer

Details:

Pinout:

Buy:

• Available on the ModalAI shop

MCBL-00011-1

Description:

• VOXL-PM-Y for Flight Deck R0/R1 Cable

Where Used:

• VOXL-m500-R1
• VOXL J1 and Flight Core J6to VOXL PM v2 or VOXL PM v3

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00013

Description:

• VOXL Flight to VOXL ESC Cable (cross over)

Where Used:

• VOXL Flight J1002 to VOXL ESC (J9 on VOXL ESC v2 or J2 on VOXL ESC v3)

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00014

Description:

• Flight Core to VOXL ESC Cable (cross over)

Where Used:

• Flight Core J4 to VOXL ESC (J9 on VOXL ESC v1 or J2 on VOXL ESC v2)
• Connecting ESC’s’ to VOXL CAM (on Seeker Drone, for example)

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00015

Description:

• 4pin-JST-to-4pin-JST cable

Where Used:

• VOXL USB Add-On boards to Stand Alone Modem Boards

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00016

Description:

• 6pin-JST-to-pigtail break out cable

Where Used:

• M0048 ICM42688 IMU Breakout Board

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00017

Description:

• Power Supply (not supplied) to Stand Alone Modem Dongle

Where Used:

• MDK-M0030-1-02 J3
• MDK-M0030-1-01 J3
• MA-SA-2 J3

Details:

Pinout:

MCBL-00018

Description:

• RC Input (S.Bus, FrSky)

Where Used:

• VOXL Flight J1004 or Flight Core J12 to RC Receiver (e.g. Spektrum) and VOXL Flight J1003 or Flight Core J9

Pinout:

MCBL-00019-1

Description:

• USB3 Host Mode, USB3.0 Female A Plug to Micro-B plug

Where Used:

• Usage details coming soon

Pinout:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00020

Description:

• USB Cable, Arducam-4 pin Molex Picoblade to 4 -pin JST-GH

Where Used:

• VOXL Add-ons with USB hub to ArduCam USB Camera

Details:

Pinout:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00021

Description:

RC Input Cable, FrSky R-XSR to Flight Core / VOXL Flight

Where Used:

• Flight Core / VOXL Flight
• Seeker Drone

MCBL-00022

Description:

• USB3 10-pin JST cable
• Note: This is not qualified for 10GBps speeds. This is a proto-type design suitable for most application development. Customers are advised to source their own shielded and speed-qualified cable for high-volume needs.

Where Used:

• Any ModalAI CCA USB downstream port (host only) with the 10-pin JST ModalAI USB3 format.

Details:

Pinout:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00023

Description:

• M0051 Consolidated Pigtail Cable

Where Used:

• Usage details coming soon

Details:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00024

Description:

• Power Module to Stand Alone Modem Cable

Where Used:

• Usage details coming soon

Details:

Pinout:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00025

Description:

• LTE v2 to Flight Core Telemetry

Where Used:

• Usage details coming soon

Details:

Pinout:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00026

Description:

• Microhard v2 to Flight Core Telemetry

Where Used:

• Usage details coming soon

Details:

Pinout:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00027 v2

Description:

• RB5 Flight UART ESC Cable

Where Used:

• Usage details coming soon

Details:

Pinout:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00028

Description:

• Seeker GPS Cable

Where Used:

• Connects GPS/Magnetometer to VOXL-CAM on Seeker drone

Details:

Pinout:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00029

Description:

• RB5 Flight to ESC cable / 200mm VOXL2 to ESC cable

Where Used:

• Connects ESC to Qualcomm Flight RB5 Mainboard

Details:

Pinout:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00030

Description:

• RB5 Flight ESC to motor cables

Where Used:

• Connects ESC’s to Motors on Qualcomm Flight RB5

Details:

Pinout:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00031

Description:

• 6 pin-JST-GH-to 6-pin-JST-GH passthrough, Chirp Breakout to Debug or Modem Carrier Board

Where Used:

• Connects Qualcomm Flight RB5 Flight Deck Modem and Chirp Sensors

Details:

Pinout:

See Schematic Here

MCBL-00061

Description:

• Cable providing the primary connection used to connect VOXL2 to VOXL2 IO, which provides power and UART based communications

Where Used:

• Connects VOXL 2 J19 to VOXL 2 I/O J4

Details:

Pinout:

See Schematic Here