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2 layers50 × 87 mmUltraHawk, the printed circuit board in 3D

A custom flight computer designed for drones and flight computers.

Size
50 × 87 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
81
Nets
117
Pads
331
Tracks, vias
726, 93
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
Created
15 Jun 2026
Updated
14 Sep 2026

Overview

UltraHawk is an open-source printed circuit board by InSynchronous, from the InSynchronous/UltraHawk repository on GitHub, published under the MIT licence. It is a 2-layer board of 50 × 87 mm with 81 parts on 117 nets, routed with 726 tracks and 93 vias.

It is built around the BMP581, LIS3MDL and TPS565208DDC, with the AO3400A, AMS1117-3.3 and BMI270 among its other parts. Its parts include 31 capacitors, 16 resistors, 15 connectors, 9 ICs and 2 diodes. It belongs with the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

7

README

README.md

UltraHawk

A custom fully autonomous drone designed to run custom firmware on a fully custom flight controller. It is capable of autonomously navigating to waypoints.

drone

Ultrahawk utilizes a fully custom PCB made out of SMT components that can be manufactured via a pick-and-place machine, or manually soldered on via hot plate. You may find KiCAD files in the pcb directory, along with the production folder including a .zip file for easy export to PCB services as JLCPCB and PCBWay. Components may be found in the bom.csv file containing the LCSC part numbers for each part.

UltraHawk also uses a custom frame that is designed to be 3D printed. CAD files for this can be found in the CAD folder as .step files.

The drone can then be assembled using the rest of the parts such as motors, esc's, and batteries, all of which can be found in the bom.csv file. Perliminary firmware for the project may also be found in the firmware directory.

See bom.csv for full price breakdown. See JOURNAL.md for full work log.

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Parts

81
QtyValueFootprintReferences
15100nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C11, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C21, C23, C24
610kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR1, R6, R7, R12, R13, R15
6Conn_01x03_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ3, J11, J12, J13, J14, J15
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_3.2mm_M3H1, H2, H3, H4
4Screw_Terminal_01x02TerminalBlock:TerminalBlock_MaiXu_MX126-5.0-02P_1x02_P5.00mmJ7, J8, J9, J10
3100Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR11, R14, R16
31uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC9, C10, C14
3AO3400Aao34400a:SOT-23-3L_AOSU7, U8, U9
3Conn_01x04_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x04_P2.54mm_VerticalJ2, J4, J5
20.1µFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC27, C28
210µFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC25, C26
222uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC15, C16
222µFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC29, C30
234pCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC12, C13
24.7kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR9, R10
25.1kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR2, R3
110nCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC8
110uCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC7
1120RResistor_SMD:R_0603_1608Metric_Pad0.98x0.95mm_HandSolderFB1
116MHZCrystal:Crystal_HC49-U_VerticalY1
11k5Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR5
11ufCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC22
1220Resistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR17
13.3uheasyeda2kicad:IND-SMD_L5.8-W5.2L1
154.9kResistor_SMD:R_0805_2012MetricR8
1AMS1117-3.3Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-223-3_TabPin2U2
1BMI270bmi270:BMI270_BOSU3
1BMP581bmp581:QFN10_BMP581_BOSU4
1Conn_01x06_PinConnector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x06_P2.54mm_VerticalJ6
1GREENLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricD2
1LIS3MDLPackage_LGA:LGA-12_2x2mm_P0.5mmU5
1REDLED_SMD:LED_0805_2012MetricD1
1STM32H723VGTxPackage_QFP:LQFP-100_14x14mm_P0.5mmU1
1TPS565208Package_TO_SOT_SMD:SOT-23-6U6
1TS-1088R-02026easyeda2kicad:SW-SMD_L3.9-W3.0-P4.45SW1
1USB_C_Receptacle_USB2.0_16PConnector_USB:USB_C_Receptacle_GCT_USB4105-xx-A_16P_TopMnt_HorizontalJ1

Questions

How big is the UltraHawk PCB?

It measures 50 × 87 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the UltraHawk use?

81 parts, built around the BMP581, LIS3MDL, TPS565208DDC and AO3400A. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.

Where can I download the UltraHawk KiCad files?

From the InSynchronous/UltraHawk repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is pcb/UltraHawk.kicad_pcb and its schematic pcb/UltraHawk.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the UltraHawk design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the MIT licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).

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