Drone GPS Navigator Kit v3 – Portenta H7 Dual-Core Stabilisation & GPS

All components pre-tested as a system for simultaneous stabilisation and GPS navigation. Includes an AI build companion trained on this exact dual-core drone project. Shipped from Bengaluru in 3-5 days.

Construct a quadcopter that splits processing across the Arduino Portenta H7’s two cores — the Cortex-M7 runs a 1 kHz Madgwick AHRS and PID control loop for rock-solid stabilisation, while the Cortex-M4 independently manages GPS waypoint navigation. This kit transforms academic theory into a flying embedded platform, giving you complete control over every line of code and every control parameter.

What You'll Build

A custom quadcopter with a true dual-core flight controller. The M7 core reads the 9DOF IMU and executes a Madgwick attitude estimator plus cascaded PID controllers at 1 kHz, keeping the F450 frame perfectly level even under aggressive manoeuvres. In parallel, the M4 core parses NMEA sentences from the NEO-6M, logs position, and steers through pre-programmed waypoints — all without stealing a single cycle from the stabilisation thread.

What You'll Learn

• Implement a Madgwick attitude and heading reference system on a real-time microcontroller
• Tune PID control loops for stable multirotor flight at 1 kHz update rates
• Parse NMEA sentences from a GPS module and integrate waypoint navigation logic
• Architect dual-core embedded systems using the Portenta H7’s M7 and M4 cores

Kit Contents

Why Buy This Kit Instead of Sourcing Parts Separately

Drone — M7 runs Madgwick AHRS + PID at 1kHz for quad stabilisation. M4 handles GPS waypoint navigation separately.

What's in this kit

• Arduino Portenta H7
• Portenta Breakout Board
• ICM-20948 9DOF IMU
• NEO-6M GPS
• ESC 30A x4
• Brushless Motor 2204 x4
• F450 Frame
• 3S LiPo 2200mAh
• XT60 Connector
• LM2596 Buck Converter
• 100nF Caps x15
• PCB Prototype Board x3
• Soldering Iron
• Solder Wire

Choose your assembly option:

• Soldering Kit — 25W soldering iron, 60/40 solder wire, flux, and small perfboard for permanent assembly.
• Breadboard Combo — 800-point full-size breadboard with 65-piece jumper wire pack for solderless prototyping.