A Tiny All-In-One

The MARC Basic's all-in-one design makes it one of the

smallest and lightest flight controllers (Auto Pilot Systems)
on the market. It includes all sensors, motor controls, and
processing necessary for flight.

Versatile and Powerful

With numerous upgrades, the MARC Basic can function in multiple use cases.
It can even be stacked with additional MARC Basic boards to be ready for
anything from helicopters to octocopters to ornithopters and more. Monocular
Vision to Stereoscopic vision capabilities among many others

The Perfect Upgrade

The MARC Basic is plug and play capable, and can easily
be adapted to top of the line equipment. With a few plug n
play adapters, it interfaces seamlessly with Futaba and
Spektrum controllers, servos, ESCs.

See the World

Give your robot eyes (mono, stereo and compound eyes). Navigate through the
world, identify objects, stabilization, applications are in the palm of your hand,
literally.

Made in the USA

Designed in Georgia, manufactured in California, the
MARC Basic is truly American built. It is also a good
friend of UL and the environment with it being RoHS
compliant
Multiple MARC-Basic Flight Controllers

The MARC-Basic Flight Controllers are able to be deployed on multiple

vehicles at the same time. Each Aerial Vehicle can be independently controlled
and tuned independently via the Ground Station.
MARC-Basic Flight Controller (Outdoors 6-11mph Wind Speed)

The MARC-Basic is customized with a sophisticated flight controller which

adapts to fast changing environments and is versatile enough to add numerous
sensors through add-on plug and play modules
MARC-Basic Flight Controller-Indoor flight

The MARC-Basics are extremely versatile and are capable of handling various
indoor obstacles effectively navigate corridors, self-stabilize on impact and
bumps.
MARC-Basic Flight Altitude Hold

Add ultrasonic sensors or use stereo depth perception, add-ons and sensors can
easily integrate to extend to multi-missions
MARC-Basic Flight RC and Position Hold

The MARC-Basic comes pre-programmed with advanced Optical Flow based

precise position hold algorithms. By combining the on-board gyroscope data
with the image data from the camera module, the algorithm estimates accurate
position of the platform; and that is just the beginning of what's possible with
capabilities of multi-camera operations.
Specifications

Microprocessor
dsPIC33F
80Mhz Core; 80MIPS
53KB RAM
512KB Flash

Sensors
3 Axis Accelerometer
3 Axis Gyroscope

Interfaces
4-Ch/7-Ch 2.4Ghz Receiver
2Mbps Transceiver
6-pin IDC Programmer

Camera
Mono OVM 7692
640480 px
Stereo Camera (optional)

Power
2.5V-5.5V
All inputs ESD protected
Reverse Polarity
Protection

Weight and Dimensions

3.5 grams
2.25" x .625" x .25"
In the Box

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MARC Basic
Camera
ACC-MCP2210 SPI To USB Converter
Mini-USB to USB Cable
Quick Start Guide
6 pin Firmware programming header
Flex Strips x27, x13
3 pin Servo, ESC Adapter cables
6 pin RC Receiver adaptor cable
2 pin power header
13/27 pin Breakout boards
Mounting Hardware

MARC Basic Developer Kit

$299
MARC Basic Board:

MARC BASIC BOARD Applications

Control Module For:

Helicopters, Quad-Copters, TechJect MAV

Fixed-wing Airplanes

Micro Aerial Vehicles

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Remotely Piloted Vehicles (Drones)

Small Ground Robots

Small Underwater Vehicles

Research & Developement; Multi-Robot System

MARC BASIC BOARD Features

Light

Small

Modular

Fast Computation

Low Power

On-chip Memory

MARC BASIC BOARD SPECIFICATIONS

Processor:
Operating speed:
Memory:
Flash:
Transceiver:
Motor Drivers:
RC Servos:
Brushless ESC:
Inertial Sensors:

ADC:
Peripherals:
RC Control:
Dimensions:
Power Supply:

SPI to USB Adapter (SUA)

SPI serial communication

MCP2210 USB-to-SPI converter

USB MINI B connector

Uses an SPI Click and nRF board

Camera:

High Speed Wireless Data Transceiver:

On-board ceramic 2.4GHz Antenna

100m Range at 250kbps

250kbps to 2Mbit Data Rate

Auto Acknowledge,Auto Re-Transmit

Multiceiver - 6 Data Pipes

32 Byte separate TX and RX FIFOs

5V tolerant input pins

Software selectable channel from 2400MHz to 2525MHz (125 Selectable channels)

Minimum number of external components

Pins broken out : VCC, CE, CSN, SCK, MOSI, MISO, IRQ, GND

Lots of application notes and support on Nordic Semiconductor Website

4 x Servos:

Torque: .2kg

Weight: 2 grams

Voltage: 3-4.8V

4 x 10Amp Brushless ESC:

Continuous Current: 10A

Burst Current: 12A

LIPO cells: 2-4

Weight: 9grams

Recommended for use with the MARC-Basic for designs using Servos and Motors Not exceed

6 Amp Brushless Motor Drivers

Continuous Current: 6A

Burst Current: 12A

LIPO cells: 2

Weight: 6grams

300mAh LIPO Battery:

300mAh LIPO Battery & 180 mAh LIPO Battery

300mAh LIPO Battery

Capacity: 300mAh

Voltage: 7.4V(2S)

Weight:17 grams

180mAh LIPO Battery

180 mAh LIPO Battery

Capacity: 180mAh

Voltage: 7.4V(2S1)

Weight: 13 grams

LIPO Charger:

Input ; 110v or 240v A/C

Cell Count : 2~3s

Includes standard power cable

4 x Ultra Fast and High Torque Brushless Motor :

Voltage : 7.4VDC

Speed : 3700 rpm

4 x Coreless Motors:

Body Dimensions: 4mm dia x

12mm

Voltage: 1.3V

Speed: 13,645 rpm

Expansion Board:

24 pin customizable expansion

9 mm(.354 in) x 15 mm(.591 in)

Accessories:

Accessories

Flex Strip

3 pin adapter cable

6 pin RC adapter cable

Mounting Hardware

6 pin programming header

2 pin power header

Mini USB cable and Mini-USB to USB cable

Total: $299

Description

Additional Information

Product Description
Simplicity is the key! The MARC-Basic Kit line of flight control systems are fully
comprehensive, super-small and energy-efficient, general purpose flight control systems. Its a
very light and inclusive system that could also be upgraded and expanded to fit your needs. The
boards are also stack-able if you need more inputs, outputs, or processing power.
Control Module for :

Helicopters, Quad-Copters, TechJect MAV

Fixed-wing Airplanes

Micro Aerial Vehicles

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Remotely Piloted Vehicles (Drones)

Small Ground Robots

Small Underwater Vehicles

Research & Development; Multi-Robot System