Speedy Bee F7 Flight Controller User Manual

Speedy Bee F7 Flight Controller User Manual

Specs Overview

Dimensions

Package

1. Speedy Bee F7 V3 Flight Controller x 1

2. Speedy Bee BL32 50A 4-in-1 ESC x 1

3. DJI 6pin Cable(80mm) x 1
   

4. SH 1.0mm 15mm-length 8pin Cable(for FC-ESC connection) x 1

5. M3*8mm Silicone Grommets(for FC) x 5

6. M3*8.1mm Silicone Grommets(for ESC) x 5

7. M3*30mm Iner-hexagon Screws x 5

8. M3 silicone O Ring x 5

9. M3 Nylon Nut x 5

10. 35V 1000uF Low ESR Capacitor x 1

11. XT60 Power Cable(70mm) x 1
    A 4pin SH1.0 to 3+2pin JST1.25 FPV Cam Cable(30mm) x 1

B 4pin SH1.0 to 3+2pin JST1.25 FPV Cam Cable(60mm) x 1

C 4pin SH1.0 to 4pin JST1.25 FPV Cam Cable(60mm) x 1

D 4pin SH1.0 Radio Receiver Cable(100mm) x 1

E 4pin SH1.0 to 4pin SH1.0 Analog VTX Cable x 1

F 6pin SH1.0 GPS Module Cable without Connector on another end(100mm) x 1

G 6pin SH1.0 GPS Module Cable Connector of another end x 1

FC & ESC Connection

1. Method 1 – Direct Soldering
   

2. Method 2 – All connectors
   

Part 2 – Speedy Bee F7 V3 Flight Controlle

Layout

LED Indicator Definition

RED LED – Power Indicator. Solid Red after powering up.
GREEN LED – Bluetooth status light. Solid Green indicates Bluetooth is connected.
BLUE LED – Flight controller status light which is controlled by the flight controller firmware.
Orange LED – LED Control Mode Indicator. It indicates the 4 sets of LEDs connected to LED1-LED4 connectors on the bottom side are controlled by Betalight firmware(BF_LED mode) or the Bluetooth Chip(SB_LED mode).
Solid Orange ： indicates the 4 x LEDs are in SB_LED mode. In this mode, when the FC is powered on and in standby mode, press the BOOT button to cycle the display modes of the LEDs. You could also change modes in the app wirelessly.
OFF ： indicates the 4 x LEDs are controlled by Betalight firmware.

Long press the button for 3 seconds to switch the control modes between BF_LED mode and SB_LED mode.

FC’s Peripheral Connection

Wiring Diagram
Method 1 – Direct Soldering

Method 2 – All connectors
To recognize the wires in the package better, we marked some of these wires with letters(from A to F). Please find the right wires according to their letters.

Importance notice for SBUS receiver

When using an SBUS receiver, the SBUS signal wire of the receiver must be connected to the SBUS pad on the front side of the flight controller (this pad internally uses UART2).

If you are also using the DJI Air Unit(O3/Link/Vista/Air Unit V1), you will need to disconnect the SBUS signal wire from the Air Unit harness. Failure to do so will prevent the SBUS receiver from being properly recognized by the flight controller. You can use tweezers to pick out the SBUS wire from the 6-pin harness  connector (or directly cut this wire) and insulate the exposed part of the wire carefully

Do NOT connect this wire to assure the external SBUS receiver work properly

Importance notice for ELRS receiver

We recommend connecting the ELRS receiver’s TX and RX to the T2 and R2 pads on the flight controller. However, when using the DJI Air Unit simultaneously, some ELRS receivers may not be recognized properly by the flight controller. If you encounter this issue, you need to disconnect the SBUS signal wire from the Air Unit harness. You can use tweezers to pick out the SBUS wire from the 6-pin harness connector (or directly cut this wire) and insulate the exposed part of the wire carefully.

For some ELRS receivers, it is necessary to disconnect this wire in order to function properly!

Cable Connection vs DJI O3 Air Unit
Use 6-pin cable comes with the O3 Air Unit

Cable Connection vs RunCam Link/ Caddx Vista Air Unit
Use 6-pin cable comes with the F7 V3 stack (See the accessory No.3 in the package section)

Cable Connection vs DJI Air Unit V1
Use 6-pin cable comes with the F7 V3 stack (See the accessory No.3 in the package section)

App

• Get the Speedy Bee App
  Search ‘Speedy Bee’ on Google Play or App Store. Or download the Android .apk file on our website: https://www.speedybee.com/download

• Connect the App
  

FC Firmware Update

Specifications

single 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi- and-Bluetooth combo chip
Flash FC Firmware Wirelessly| Supported. Please enter MENU > FC Firmware Flasher
Download/Analyze Blackbox| Supported.Please enter MENU > Blackbox Analyzer
DJI Air Unit Connection Way| Two ways supported: 6-pin connector or direct soldering.
6-pin DJI Air Unit Plug| Supported. Completely compatible with DJI O3/RunCam Link/Caddx Vista/DJI Air Unit V1, no wire is needed to be changed.
Flash(for BlackBox)| 500MB
BetaFlight Camera Control Pad| Yes(CC pad on the front side)
Power Input| 3S – 6S Lipo
5V Output| 10 groups of 5V output, three +5V pads and 1 BZ+ pad( used for Buzzer) on front side, and 6 +5V output included in the connectors on bottom side. The total current load is 2A.
9V Output| 2 groups of 9V output, one +9V pad on front side and other included in a connector on bottom side. The total current load is 4A.
3.3V Output| Supported. Designed for 3.3V-input receivers. Up to 500mA current load.
4.5V Output| Supported. Designed for receiver and GPS module even when the FC is powered through the USB port. Up to 1A current load.
ESC Signal Pads| M1 – M4 on bottom side and M5-M8 on front side.
UART| 5 sets(UART1, UART2, UART3, UART4(For ESC Telemetry), UART6)
ESC Telemetry UART| R4(UART4)
I2C| Supported. SDA & SCL pads on front side. Used for magnetometer, sonar, etc.
LED Pad| Used for WS2812 LED controlled by Betaflight firmware.
Buzzer| BZ+ and BZ- pad used for 5V Buzzer
BOOT Button| Supported.[A]. Press and hold BOOT button and power the FC on at the same time will force the FC to enter DFU mode, this is for firmware flashing when the FC gets bricked.[B]. When the FC is powered on and in standby mode, the BOOT button can be used to controller the LED strips connected to LED1-LED4 connectors on the bottom side. By default, short-press the BOOT button to cycle the LED displaying mode. Long- press the BOOT button to switch between SpeedyBee-LED mode and BF-LED mode. Under BF-LED mode, all the LED1-LED4 strips will be controlled by Betaflight firmware.
RSSI Input| Supported. Named as RS on the front side.
SmartPort| Use any TX pad of UART for the SmartPort feature.
Supported Flight Controller Firmware| BetaFlight(Default),INAV
Firmware Target Name| SPEEDYBEEF7V3
Mounting| 30.5 x 30.5mm( 4mm hole diameter)
Dimension| 41(L) x 38(W) x 8.1(H)mm
Weight| 10.7g

Part 3 – SpeedyBee BL32 50A 4-in-1 ESC

Connection with Motors & Power Cable

Note: In order to prevent the stack from being burnt out instantaneous voltage spikes on powering up, it is strongly recommended to use the Low ESR capacitor in the package.

ESC Conifguration & Firmware Update

• This ESC is a 32-bit ESC running BLHeli32 firmware inside. Since the BLHeli32 is close-sourced. So ESC configuration & firmware update can’t be done wirelessly in the Speedy Bee app. Please download the latest BLHeliSuit32 configurator to setup your ESC at https://github.com/bitdump/BLHeli/releases.
• Even so, you could still change motor directions in the app for this ESC. Please connect to the app, go to Motors page, click the button shown below. Then experience the easiest and coolest way to change motor directions.

Specifications

http://github.com/bitdump/BLHeli/releases
Continuous Current| 50A 4
Burst Current| 55A(5seconds)
TVS Protective diode| Yes
Heat Sink| Yes
External Capacitor| 1000uF Low ESR Capacitor(In the package)
ESC Protocol| DSHOT300/600
PWM Frequency Range| 16KHz-128KHz
Power Input| 3-6S LiPo
Power Output| VBAT
Current Sensor| Support (Scale=490 Offset=0)
ESC Telemetry| supported
Mounting| 30.5 x 30.5mm( 4mm hole diameter)
Dimension| 45.6(L) 40(W) * 8.8mm(H)
Weight| 19.2g with heat sink

References

• Releases · bitdump/BLHeli · GitHub
• Releases · bitdump/BLHeli · GitHub
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