The processor is essentially the "brains" of your quadcopter. It receives commands and provides instruction to control the motors. Without these commands, the quadcopter would not stay up in the air and keep flying. The faster the processor speed the faster your quadcopter will respond to input received. Although there are a variety of factors that contribute to the response time, the increased mHz on the F7 is a good start.
F1 | F3 | F4 | F7 |
72 mHz | 72 mHz | 168 mHz | 216 mHz |
UART stands for Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter. UARTS allow your flight controller to tap to many external devises (ODSs, SBus receivers, external blackbox loggers, telemetry devices etc.). F3 and F4 flight controllers usually have 3 UARTS, while the F7 can accommodate up to a whopping 8 UARTS. With extra UART ports you can do many handy things such as control the tramp Vtx with your taranis, use the camera control features to change your camera settings, run GPS and much more!
F1 | F3 | F4 | F7 |
2 UARTs | 3 UARTs | 3 UARTs | 8 UARTs |
While most pilots have found that they may not have an immediate need to switch from their F3 or F4 flight controller, it is safe to say that it is the way of the future. At the rate that quadcopter parts evolve, we think that the F7 allows for future expansion and the flight controller manufacturers will only improve the quality of their parts.
Factory Default Firmware | Sensor | Price |
Betaflight 3.1.7 | MPU6000 | $31.29 |
Factory Default Firmware | Sensor | Price |
Not listed | MPU6000 | $30.99 |
Factory Default Firmware | Sensor | Price |
Betaflight 3.2 | MPU6000+ ICM-20608 | $45.29 |
Factory Default Firmware | Sensor | Price |
Betaflight 3.1.7 | MPU6000 | $28.50 |
Factory Default Firmware | Sensor | Price |
Betaflight | ICM 20602 | $29.99 |
Last updated on August 15, 2017
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Thanks for the info! Well formatted and easy to understand - especially like the links and prices to the F7 Controllers. Nice job!