Sentinel Spektrum Bind Board
Overview
The Sentinel Spektrum Bind Board is a hardware solution that allows software binding of a Spektrum radio receiver directly to your RB5 Flight or Voxl2 (Sentinel) based drone solution. It creates a seamless software experience for binding without all the hassle of a binding plug or other plug removal/insertion methods.
This accesory is specific to Spektrum and will not work with other R/C receivers.
Block Diagram
This diagram shows both options for RB5 Flight and Sentinel installation options.
Pin Tables
In both options, the 3-position JST SHR connector matches the Spektrum pinout as follows:
Pin | Net | Notes/Usage |
---|---|---|
1 | VREG_3V3_RC | Spektrum Power |
2 | GND | Spektrum GND |
3 | RC_UART_RX | Spektrum UART TX |
The reason for the different configurations with M0094 illustrated here is that the RB5 Flight platform has a dedicated GNSS/Mag connector (J19), whereas Voxl2 (Sentinel) has a multi-purpose connector J19 that has GNSS/Mag + R/C added, so the cable assembly is a little more complicated.
RB5 Configuration
The RB5 configuration mates with J12 and J10 simultaneously.
J10 Mate: “P3” 8-pin JST GHR plug
Pin | Net | M0094 Connection |
---|---|---|
1 | VREG_3V3 | J1 Pin 4 |
2 | NC | No Connect |
3 | NC | No Connect |
4 | NC | No Connect |
5 | NC | No Connect |
6 | GPIO_46 | J1 Pin 5 |
7 | NC | No Connect |
8 | NC | No Connect |
J12 Mate: “P1” 4-pin JST GHR plug
Pin | Net | M0094 Connection |
---|---|---|
1 | VREG_3V3_RC | J1 Pin 1 |
2 | NC | No Connect |
3 | RC_UART_RX | J1 Pin 3 |
4 | GND | J1 Pin 6 |
Sentinel (Voxl2) Configuration
The Sentinel configuration mates with J19 and J10 simultaneously.
J10 Mate: “P3” 8-pin JST GHR plug
Pin | Net | M0094 Connection |
---|---|---|
1 | VREG_3V3 | J1 Pin 4 |
2 | NC | No Connect |
3 | NC | No Connect |
4 | NC | No Connect |
5 | NC | No Connect |
6 | GPIO_46 | J1 Pin 5 |
7 | NC | No Connect |
8 | NC | No Connect |
J19 Mate: “P1” 12-pin JST GHR plug
Pin | Net | M0094 Connection |
---|---|---|
1 | VDC_5V_LOCAL | No M0094, Pass to GNSS Module |
2 | GNSS_UART_TX | No M0094, Pass to GNSS Module |
3 | GNSS_UART_RX | No M0094, Pass to GNSS Module |
4 | MAG_SCL | No M0094, Pass to GNSS Module |
5 | MAG_SCDA | No M0094, Pass to GNSS Module |
6 | GND | Pass to GNSS Module |
7 | NC | No Connect |
8 | NC | No Connect |
9 | VREG_3V3_RC | J1 Pin 1 |
10 | NC | No Connect |
11 | RC_UART_RX | J1 Pin 3 |
12 | GND | J1 Pin 6 |