TowerBoard V0.1 pinout

Batt + (9-24V, 1S-5S)

Batt -

High V + ESC1

High V - ESC1

ESC/servo 1

PWR CONN - Gnd1

PWR CONN - 3.3v

PWR CONN - Gnd2

PWR CONN - 5V

GPIO - Pin0

GPIO - Pin1

GPIO - Pin11

GPIO - Pin10

GPIO - Pin16

GPIO - Pin17

GPIO - Pin20

GPIO - Pin21

GPIO - Pin22

GPIO - Pin23

ESC/servo 3

High V - ESC3

High V + ESC3

High V + ESC2

High V - ESC2

ESC/servo 2

Secondary Servo 1

Secondary Servo 2

Secondary Servo 3

Secondary Servo 4

ESC/servo 4

High V - ESC4

High V + ESC4

Servo

Servo: This port can be used to power an ESC or a Servo. The pinout is as follows: Black: Gnd, Red: 5V, White: Signal

Note that for ESCs, the center wire is empty, but it is otherwise identical to how a servo works. The "Signal" wire will output a PWM signal if programmed to in code.

This Servo is "Normal" IE it should be plugged in signal right and ground left.

Servo Reversed

Servo: This port can be used to power an ESC or a Servo. The pinout is as follows: Red: 5V, Black: Gnd, White: Signal

Note that for ESCs, the center wire is empty, but it is otherwise identical to how a servo works. The "Signal" wire will output a PWM signal if programmed to in code.

This Servo is "Reversed" IE it should be plugged in ground right and signal left.

Solder pad

This is a solder pad. You will need to solder a wire here. It is not a pin.

Battery Voltage

This spot provides battery voltage. Usually this is used to power a motor. It is directly tied to the battery and will provide whatever the battery is providing (12-24V).

3.3 Volts

This spot provides 3.3 Volts. Usually this is used to power an accessory, like the radio controller.

5 Volts

This spot provides 5 Volts. Usually this is used to power an accessory, like the vtx or camera.

Positive lead

This spot is a positive lead.

Negative lead/ground

This spot is a negative lead, AKA ground. All ground wires are tied together and should have no resistance between one another, including battery spots.

GPIO Pin

the "Signal" wire (white) is tied to pin on the teensy. This will provide a PWM signal or digital signal if programmed to in code.

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GPIO Pin

This GPIO pin is tied to pin on the teensy. This will provide a digital signal if programmed to in code.

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Electronic Speed Controller

These pins and pads correspond to Motor (Defined in code). For quadcopters, this corresponds to one of the 4 motors. By common convention, the motors are top to bottom, left to right, with the top left motor being 1, top right being 2, and so on.

Secondary Servo

As a secondary Servo, these pins control another servo, generally for flight controls or camera gimbals. These pins work the same way as the main servo/esc pins, and use PWM signals. Remember: Servo/ESC wires are interchangable and can be used for different purposes than designed. For example this board could support 8 quad motors or 8 flight control surfaces.