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New Product WhitenoiseFPV Unify Pro Mounting Board WhitenoiseFPV

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There are currently 2 versions of the mounting board: Pro V2 (5V) and RACE/HV.



For vendors and support emails:



I'm still working on assembly videos and photos. Sorry for the delay!





Features: Clean stack-able mounting solution

Pin-out to pad expansion for direct soldering

Thermal pad to aid in heat dissipation

Receiver mounting

Remote button expansion for VTX button access outside of the aircraft



Assembly Information



Pro V2 (5V only)

This board was the original design. It is make for the Team BlackSheep Unify Pro V2 5V video transmitter. Because of the side pin out design of the Pro V2, you can have full access to the VTX without the use of the included pigtail plug. By soldering the Pro V2 to the mounting board via the 5 pads and 4 pin outs, you can solder your connections to the mounting board instead of a plug. Keep in mind that the board is flexible in how you use it. You can still use the pigtail connector if you would like (this allows you to fully disconnect the VTX instead of desoldering the wires from the pads).

To power the VTX, you apply 5V to the 5V pad (instead of using the plug). Solder a ground wire to the square ground pad and your video to the "V". Audio is supported on the Pro V2 (the pad marked "A"). The audio pad can also be used for the SmartAudio feature.



In short, the board's ONLY functions is to give a stack-able mounting solution for this video transmitter and expand the pin outs already located on the board. There is no regulator or any other features that would augment the Pro V2 from its normal use case.



SmartAudio and Mic: While you can hook up a mic and SmartAudio to the "A" (audio pad), it is not guaranteed to work. Please refer to the SmartAudio Documentation to see the proper way of wiring a mic and SmartAudio to work together.



5V Bridge: On the bottom of the mounting board, there is a solder bridge labeled "5V". By default, both 5V pads located on the top of the board are not connected. That is to allow the Pro V2 and receiver to be powered from separate voltage sources if needed. If you would like to run the Pro V2 and receiver from the same voltage source, then you may connect the bridge. Once this is done, you will only need to connect 1 power wire to either of the 5V pads on the top of the board. All grounds are connected on this board.





RACE/HV

Because there is no pin-outs on the RACE or the HV Unify Video Transmitters, there are no pads located on the mounting board. You will use the pigtail included with your Unify Pro as normal.





Large Pad: The large pad that is located on the top of the board is to allow for better heat transfer. This is not to be soldered with the board. When you line up the VTX on the mounting board, you'll notice that parts of that large pad are sticking out from the side. These should line up with pads located on the VTX. Those are where you will solder the pads. Solder should not be applied to the bottom side of the video transmitter to connect that large pad!





Receiver Mounting

If you would rather not use the receiver portion of the board, you can always skip it and directly connect your receiver to your flight controller.

This board is compatible with ANY receiver. While the target receivers are the FrSky X4R-SB, D4R, and XM+, this board is NOT limited to only those receivers. The solder bridge located on the top of the board is to choose which set of headers you will get your signal from. If you want to pull the signal from the X4R header, then bridge the center pad to the X4R pad. What does this mean if you want to use a Spektrum satellite? Just solder the wires to one of the headers and choose that header. That will allow you full access to your receiver via the "RX" pads on the mounting board.



NOTE: While the "RX" "5V" pad is labeled as 5V, that does not mean it needs 5V. If you are running a Spektrum Satellite that needs 3.3V, make sure to connect 3.3V to that pad. Again, the 5V pad is only there because the FrSky receivers are powered via 5V.





Button Expansion

The pads labeled "BTN" and "EXT" are to allow for the addition of a remote button. This is another optional feature because no other frame has this incorporated design.

Because the Unify buttons work by pulling down the voltage to read a "press", I have added a pad so the "hot" side of the button can be wired to the board via "BTN" pad. On the LED back plate of my current frame, the



That white box on the bottom is also for labeling if you want to mark your board (1, 2, 3...). Helps me organize



Kevin (Whitenoise) The WhitenoiseFPV Unify Pro Mounting Board is to help tidy up your builds and eliminate the need for zip-ties and tape. Please keep in mind that this is an accessory to builds. Tape and zip-ties work fine but I hated it and making things stack-able really helps to organize things. For those of you with ultra tight/slammed builds, you might find that this will not fit and that is completely fine. I will be using this thread to build up some documentation and support for these boards. You can pick up these boards at:There are currently 2 versions of the mounting board: Pro V2 (5V) and RACE/HV.For vendors and support emails: [email protected] I'm still working on assembly videos and photos. Sorry for the delay!This board was the original design. It is make for the Team BlackSheep Unify Pro V2 5V video transmitter. Because of the side pin out design of the Pro V2, you can have full access to the VTX without the use of the included pigtail plug. By soldering the Pro V2 to the mounting board via the 5 pads and 4 pin outs, you can solder your connections to the mounting board instead of a plug. Keep in mind that the board is flexible in how you use it. You can still use the pigtail connector if you would like (this allows you to fully disconnect the VTX instead of desoldering the wires from the pads).To power the VTX, you apply 5V to the 5V pad (instead of using the plug). Solder a ground wire to the square ground pad and your video to the "V". Audio is supported on the Pro V2 (the pad marked "A"). The audio pad can also be used for the SmartAudio feature., the board's ONLY functions is to give a stack-able mounting solution for this video transmitter and expand the pin outs already located on the board. There is no regulator or any other features that would augment the Pro V2 from its normal use case.While you can hook up a mic and SmartAudio to the "A" (audio pad), it is not guaranteed to work. Please refer to the SmartAudio Documentation to see the proper way of wiring a mic and SmartAudio to work together.On the bottom of the mounting board, there is a solder bridge labeled "5V". By default, both 5V pads located on the top of the board are not connected. That is to allow the Pro V2 and receiver to be powered from separate voltage sources if needed. If you would like to run the Pro V2 and receiver from the same voltage source, then you may connect the bridge. Once this is done, you will only need to connect 1 power wire to either of the 5V pads on the top of the board.Because there is no pin-outs on the RACE or the HV Unify Video Transmitters, there are no pads located on the mounting board. You will use the pigtail included with your Unify Pro as normal.The large pad that is located on the top of the board is to allow for better heat transfer. This is not to be soldered with the board. When you line up the VTX on the mounting board, you'll notice that parts of that large pad are sticking out from the side. These should line up with pads located on the VTX. Those are where you will solder the pads. Solder shouldbe applied to the bottom side of the video transmitter to connect that large pad!If you would rather not use the receiver portion of the board, you can always skip it and directly connect your receiver to your flight controller.This board is compatible withreceiver. While the target receivers are the FrSky X4R-SB, D4R, and XM+, this board is NOT limited to only those receivers. The solder bridge located on the top of the board is to choose which set of headers you will get your signal from. If you want to pull the signal from the X4R header, then bridge the center pad to the X4R pad. What does this mean if you want to use a Spektrum satellite? Just solder the wires to one of the headers and choose that header. That will allow you full access to your receiver via the "RX" pads on the mounting board.While the "RX" "5V" pad is labeled as 5V, that does not mean it needs 5V. If you are running a Spektrum Satellite that needs 3.3V, make sure to connect 3.3V to that pad. Again, the 5V pad is only there because the FrSky receivers are powered via 5V.The pads labeled "BTN" and "EXT" are to allow for the addition of a remote button. This is another optional feature because no other frame has this incorporated design.Because the Unify buttons work by pulling down the voltage to read a "press", I have added a pad so the "hot" side of the button can be wired to the board via "BTN" pad. On the LED back plate of my current frame, the Riptide , I have a button which connects to the "EXT" pads on the mounting board. This simply adds another button in parallel with the Unify Pro video transmitters to allow access from the outside of the frame. If you are not using SmartAudio, then this is extremely useful for swapping between channels.That white box on the bottom is also for labeling if you want to mark your board (1, 2, 3...). Helps me organizeKevin (Whitenoise) Images View all Images in thread Views: 912





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