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Multicopters and drones

Complete, ready-to-use, multicopters, tiltrotor, lift & cruise, and tiltwing drones' system solution composed of cutting-edge semiconductors & sensors

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Overview

Infineon brings ready-to-use solutions to the high-potential, emerging market of consumer and commercial multicopters and drones, as well as the manned drones of the future. As a leading semiconductor company, we offer a complete system solution that includes every essential semiconductor, such as power electronics, controllers, security, authentication, wireless connectivity, and sensors. Take a moment to discover our game-changing products.

Benefits

  • Design high power in a smaller size
  • Wide and reliable portfolio
  • Efficient pwr mgmt = longer flight
  • Reduced time to market and effort
  • Accurate and easy flight control
  • Radar & ToF for collision avoidance
  • High quality and robustness
  • State-of-the-art security solutions

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About

Complete and ready-to-use multicopters and drone system solution

Infineon provides a complete system solution for multicopters and drones that addresses each functional block, including the flight controller, electronic speed controller (ESC), remote controller, gimbal, BMS and battery power management. Using our cutting-edge, robust, and high-quality semiconductor and sensor products, you can achieve lighter, easier to control, more secure, and safer multicopters and drones with reduced development effort and a lower BOM.?

Configure your own system and BOM with our interactive block diagram located on this page.

Featured Infineon three-phase gate drivers for multicopters and drones

Our product portfolio contains many market-leading products which enable more compact design that in the end saves space and cost but moreover let you operate the drone longer due to low power consumption and losses. However, some products stand out from the rest, as they provide truly advanced features and benefits, such as:?

Our smart three-phase gate driver MOTIX? 6EDL7141, which has multiple parameters to program and an easy-to-use GUI, can help you to increase power density, resulting in a lighter drone overall and longer battery life. It also features over fifty programmable parameters using a built-in digital SPI interface, making it highly versatile and configurable, allowing you to drive a wide range of MOSFETs for optimum efficiency.

Or the MOTIX? 6ED2742S01Q, which is a 160 V SOI-based gate driver designed for three-phase BLDC motor drive applications. This product enables smaller footprints, and features high durability and reliability, excellent thermal management, scalability, functionality, and simplicity.

6EDL7141 smart three-phase gate driver
6ED2742S01Q 3-phase motor control gate driver IC
Evaluation boards and reference designs to shorten development time

No matter the drone class, from consumer or commercial all the way up to manned drones, Infineon can help you get started quickly, and get your next drone design to market even faster. For example, with little to no experience in motor, flight, or HMI control, you can implement the XMC?, PSoC? or iMOTION? ICs and take flight fast. In addition, project development can be reduced by 30 percent by using our reference designs and the ModusToolbox? platform for microcontroller programming.

Looking specifically at BLDC motor control evaluation boards, we offer choices for 6 V to 28 V low power, 24 V low power plus HMI, mid power, up to high power at 36 V or 48 V. And what about ,ain/flight and HMI control? For this, you have the choice between a number of boards, including those that include HMI, BLE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth?, and USB-PD. For sensing, we also offer boards for 24 GHz radar, 3D IR ToF cameras, 3D magnetic sensors, pressure sensors, and angle sensors.

Leveraging all of these items empowers you to get your drone to market quickly and efficiently. Check out the design support section for details on the individual boards.

Boost multicopters and drone efficiency with gallium nitride products

Infineon¡¯s CoolGaN? HEMTs deliver outstanding performance and the highest energy efficiency levels, even reaching to the next level of motor control efficiency. Accompanied by an appropriate gate driver IC portfolio, this cutting-edge technology opens up new dimensions in speed, precision, and flight times.

Sensors for multicopters and drone control

We provide sensors for various functions such as camera gimbal, joystick control, height control, and soft landing. Our angle sensors feature iGMR that detects the angle of a rotating magnet with a 15-bit representation of the absolute angle and 0.01¡ã resolution. They come in an 8-pin DSO-8 SMD package, support SPI and SSC, and bus mode operation.

Our 3D magnetic sensors have Hall technology and up to eight low-power modes. They can detect a magnetic field range of ¡À160 mT, have 12-bit data resolution, and wake-up functionality (W2B6 only). They come in a 6-pin TSOP6 SMD package and operate in a temperature range of -40¡ãC-125¡ãC.

Our 24 GHz radar sensors have a fully integrated low phase noise VCO with built-in temperature compensation circuit for VCO stabilization. These sensors use a 200 GHz bipolar SiGe technology, have low power consumption, are ESD protected, and come with single-ended RF and IF terminals.?

Our barometric pressure sensors have ¡À0.002 hPa (or ¡À0.02 m) precision and ¡À0.06 hPa (or ¡À0.5 m) relative accuracy. They operate in a range of 300-1200 hPa and -40¡ãC-85¡ãC, an average current consumption of 1.7 ?A, and come with FIFO, I?C, and SPI with optional interrupt.

Discover our sensor portfolio
Advanced MCU solutions for motor control

Considered the most critical function in a drone, the motors keep the platform airborne, as well as empower the gimbal and other functions. Infineon's wide portfolio of MCUs for motor control offers flexibility.

When in need of an ultra-low power consumption and a smaller footprint in simple lower power systems, the XMC? 1300 family of MCUs based on Arm? Cortex?-M0 offers on-chip connectivity of peripherals, which offloads the CPU and improves real-time performance. Meanwhile, the XMC? 1400 family offers peripherals tailored for motor control with FOC.

Alternatively, for integrated solutions, the MOTIX? IMD700A fully programmable motor controller combines an XMC1404 MCU and a 3-phase gate driver IC, saving PCB space.

For a more power-performance balanced solution, the XMC? 4200 and 4400 families of MCUs based on Arm? Cortex?-M4F feature a free IDE, high resolution PWM 150 ps, and industrial connectivity.

Looking for the highest performance and advanced peripheral capability? The PSOC? Control C3M family of MCUs based on Arm? Cortex?-M33 features the ability to control high RPM systems, unique ADCs enable WBG, and a dedicated software ecosystem.

OptiMOS? and StrongIRFET? family selection guide

Complete and ready-to-use multicopters and drone system solution

Infineon provides a complete system solution for multicopters and drones that addresses each functional block, including the flight controller, electronic speed controller (ESC), remote controller, gimbal, BMS and battery power management. Using our cutting-edge, robust, and high-quality semiconductor and sensor products, you can achieve lighter, easier to control, more secure, and safer multicopters and drones with reduced development effort and a lower BOM.?

Configure your own system and BOM with our interactive block diagram located on this page.

Featured Infineon three-phase gate drivers for multicopters and drones

Our product portfolio contains many market-leading products which enable more compact design that in the end saves space and cost but moreover let you operate the drone longer due to low power consumption and losses. However, some products stand out from the rest, as they provide truly advanced features and benefits, such as:?

Our smart three-phase gate driver MOTIX? 6EDL7141, which has multiple parameters to program and an easy-to-use GUI, can help you to increase power density, resulting in a lighter drone overall and longer battery life. It also features over fifty programmable parameters using a built-in digital SPI interface, making it highly versatile and configurable, allowing you to drive a wide range of MOSFETs for optimum efficiency.

Or the MOTIX? 6ED2742S01Q, which is a 160 V SOI-based gate driver designed for three-phase BLDC motor drive applications. This product enables smaller footprints, and features high durability and reliability, excellent thermal management, scalability, functionality, and simplicity.

6EDL7141 smart three-phase gate driver
6ED2742S01Q 3-phase motor control gate driver IC

Evaluation boards and reference designs to shorten development time

No matter the drone class, from consumer or commercial all the way up to manned drones, Infineon can help you get started quickly, and get your next drone design to market even faster. For example, with little to no experience in motor, flight, or HMI control, you can implement the XMC?, PSoC? or iMOTION? ICs and take flight fast. In addition, project development can be reduced by 30 percent by using our reference designs and the ModusToolbox? platform for microcontroller programming.

Looking specifically at BLDC motor control evaluation boards, we offer choices for 6 V to 28 V low power, 24 V low power plus HMI, mid power, up to high power at 36 V or 48 V. And what about ,ain/flight and HMI control? For this, you have the choice between a number of boards, including those that include HMI, BLE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth?, and USB-PD. For sensing, we also offer boards for 24 GHz radar, 3D IR ToF cameras, 3D magnetic sensors, pressure sensors, and angle sensors.

Leveraging all of these items empowers you to get your drone to market quickly and efficiently. Check out the design support section for details on the individual boards.

Boost multicopters and drone efficiency with gallium nitride products

Infineon¡¯s CoolGaN? HEMTs deliver outstanding performance and the highest energy efficiency levels, even reaching to the next level of motor control efficiency. Accompanied by an appropriate gate driver IC portfolio, this cutting-edge technology opens up new dimensions in speed, precision, and flight times.

Sensors for multicopters and drone control

We provide sensors for various functions such as camera gimbal, joystick control, height control, and soft landing. Our angle sensors feature iGMR that detects the angle of a rotating magnet with a 15-bit representation of the absolute angle and 0.01¡ã resolution. They come in an 8-pin DSO-8 SMD package, support SPI and SSC, and bus mode operation.

Our 3D magnetic sensors have Hall technology and up to eight low-power modes. They can detect a magnetic field range of ¡À160 mT, have 12-bit data resolution, and wake-up functionality (W2B6 only). They come in a 6-pin TSOP6 SMD package and operate in a temperature range of -40¡ãC-125¡ãC.

Our 24 GHz radar sensors have a fully integrated low phase noise VCO with built-in temperature compensation circuit for VCO stabilization. These sensors use a 200 GHz bipolar SiGe technology, have low power consumption, are ESD protected, and come with single-ended RF and IF terminals.?

Our barometric pressure sensors have ¡À0.002 hPa (or ¡À0.02 m) precision and ¡À0.06 hPa (or ¡À0.5 m) relative accuracy. They operate in a range of 300-1200 hPa and -40¡ãC-85¡ãC, an average current consumption of 1.7 ?A, and come with FIFO, I?C, and SPI with optional interrupt.

Discover our sensor portfolio

Advanced MCU solutions for motor control

Considered the most critical function in a drone, the motors keep the platform airborne, as well as empower the gimbal and other functions. Infineon's wide portfolio of MCUs for motor control offers flexibility.

When in need of an ultra-low power consumption and a smaller footprint in simple lower power systems, the XMC? 1300 family of MCUs based on Arm? Cortex?-M0 offers on-chip connectivity of peripherals, which offloads the CPU and improves real-time performance. Meanwhile, the XMC? 1400 family offers peripherals tailored for motor control with FOC.

Alternatively, for integrated solutions, the MOTIX? IMD700A fully programmable motor controller combines an XMC1404 MCU and a 3-phase gate driver IC, saving PCB space.

For a more power-performance balanced solution, the XMC? 4200 and 4400 families of MCUs based on Arm? Cortex?-M4F feature a free IDE, high resolution PWM 150 ps, and industrial connectivity.

Looking for the highest performance and advanced peripheral capability? The PSOC? Control C3M family of MCUs based on Arm? Cortex?-M33 features the ability to control high RPM systems, unique ADCs enable WBG, and a dedicated software ecosystem.

OptiMOS? and StrongIRFET? family selection guide

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