Pet GPS Collar Tracker Kit v2: Build a Dual-Core Drone for Pet Tracking with Arduino Portenta H7

Every part needed, pre-tested for compatibility, with an AI build companion trained on this exact project. Shipped from Bengaluru in 3-5 days.

Imagine a drone that autonomously follows your dog’s GPS collar through a park, using a high-speed stabilisation loop and separate navigation logic running in perfect parallel. This kit hands you the exact hardware and AI guidance to build that drone — a full quadcopter with an Arduino Portenta H7 brain, where the Cortex-M7 core runs Madgwick AHRS and PID at 1 kHz for rock-solid flight, while the Cortex-M4 core independently handles GPS waypoint planning. Whether you’re prototyping for a Smart India Hackathon challenge or diving into advanced embedded control, this project transforms a complex dual-core system into a buildable, testable reality.

What You'll Build

You’ll assemble and program a complete F450-class quadcopter that lifts off with smooth, high-bandwidth stability, then locks onto a moving GPS waypoint — the simulated path of a pet. The drone’s M7 core maintains attitude and altitude in real time, while the M4 core reads the NEO-6M module, computes the bearing and distance to the next target, and feeds commands into the flight control chain. The finished aircraft can autonomously navigate a series of waypoints around your flying field, demonstrating the same dual-core architecture used in professional pet-tracking drones.

What You'll Learn

• Program dual-core tasks on the Arduino Portenta H7 using Mbed OS or Arduino IDE
• Implement Madgwick AHRS sensor fusion with the ICM-20948 9-DOF IMU
• Tune PID cascades for quadcopter roll, pitch, yaw, and altitude
• Build a GPS waypoint navigation state machine and integrate it with a real-time stabilisation loop

Kit Contents

Why Buy This Kit Instead of Sourcing Parts Separately

Who This Kit Is For

This advanced kit targets final-year B.Tech students in ECE, aerospace, or mechatronics at IITs, NITs, VIT, and BITS Pilani who need a capstone project with real-time embedded control. It also suits experienced hobbyists who have already built a basic quadcopter and want to explore dual-core architectures. Smart India Hackathon participants tackling autonomous tracking or drone delivery challenges will find the pre-integrated hardware and AI companion a major time-saver, cutting the typical development cycle from weeks to days.

Built and Backed by Compoden

Every Compoden kit ships with an AI build companion trained on this exact project — accessible via a QR code on the box, with WhatsApp and email backup. We've spent 10 years building projects for makers, schools, and institutions across India. If a part fails because of a manufacturing defect, replace it free within 7 days.

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.