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Altius

The Aerium Altius is a professional-grade carrier board designed to interface with the CubePilot Cube autopilot. Engineered for demanding unmanned applications, Altius supplies the hardware integration, power management, and connectivity infrastructure required to support the Cube’s redundant sensors, high-speed data buses, and real-time processing enabling autonomous control, precision navigation, and mission-critical reliability.

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General​

  • Cube-Orange-class (Pixhawk standard compatible) autopilot with integrated IMUs and advanced I/O.
  • Redundant sensor architecture for fault tolerance and safety.
  • Ideal for multirotors, VTOLs, fixed-wings, and custom robotic systems.

Compatibility​

  • All CubePilot products (CubeOrange, CubeOrange+, etc.)

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Resources​

Mechanical​

  • Dimensions: 50 mm × 41 mm
  • Mounting: Standard 35.5 mm × 44.5 mm pattern (M3)
  • Weight: ~45 g (with carrier board)

Dimensions

Electrical​

General​

Specifications​

  • Input voltage (power ports): 4.1 – 5.7 V (recommended 5V)
  • Redundant power inputs (Power1, Power2, USB)
  • Logic level: 3.3 V
  • Top View Altius Connectors
  • Bottom View Altius Connectors

Serial Port Mapping​

Port NameCubePilot Pinout Name (80-pin DF17)Hardware (UART#)ArduPilot Serial NamePX4 Serial Name
USBUSBUSB CDCSERIAL0/dev/ttyACM0
TELEM1SERIAL1 (TELEM1)UART2 (USART2)SERIAL1/dev/ttyS0
TELEM2SERIAL2 (TELEM2)UART3 (USART3)SERIAL2/dev/ttyS1
GPS1SERIAL3 (GPS1)UART4SERIAL3/dev/ttyS2
GPS2SERIAL4 (GPS2)UART8SERIAL4/dev/ttyS5
TELEM3 / CONSOLE / ADSBSERIAL5 (TELEM3/CONSOLE/ADSB)UART7SERIAL5/dev/ttyS4

Electrical pinout​

Power1 Connector​

GH-6P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM06B-GHS-TBJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-06V-SJST-GH
    PinNameDescription
    1VDD_5VPower input (4.1 – 5.7 V)
    2VDD_5VPower input (4.1 – 5.7 V)
    3CURRENTCurrent sense input
    4VOLTAGEVoltage sense input
    5GNDGround
    6GNDGround

Power2 Connector​

GH-6P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM06B-GHS-TBJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-06V-SJST-GH
    PinNameDescription
    1VDD_5VPower input (4.1 – 5.7 V)
    2VDD_5VPower input (4.1 – 5.7 V)
    3CURRENTCurrent sense input
    4VOLTAGEVoltage sense input
    5GNDGround
    6GNDGround

GPS1 Connector​

GH-8P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM08B-GHS-TBJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-08V-SJST-GH
    PinNameDescription
    1VCCPower Output (5 V)
    2TXUART TX (3.3 V logic)
    3RXUART RX (3.3 V logic)
    4SCLI²C clock (I2C_1)
    5SDAI²C data (I2C_1)
    6BTNSafety Switch Button
    7LEDSafety Switch LED
    8GNDGround

GPS2 Connector​

GH-6P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM06B-GHS-TBJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-06V-SJST-GH
    PinNameDescription
    1VCCPower Output (5 V)
    2TXUART TX (3.3 V logic)
    3RXUART RX (3.3 V logic)
    4SCLI²C clock (I2C_2)
    5SDAI²C data (I2C_2)
    6GNDGround

I2C Connector​

GH-4P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM04B-GHS-TBJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-04V-SJST-GH
    PinNameDescription
    1VCCPower Output (5 V)
    2SCLI²C clock (I2C_2)
    3SDAI²C data (I2C_2)
    4GNDGround

TELEM1 Connector​

GH-6P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM06B-GHS-TBJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-06V-SJST-GH
    PinNameDescription
    1VCCPower Output (5 V)
    2TXTelemetry TX (3.3 V logic)
    3RXTelemetry RX (3.3 V logic)
    4CTSClear to Send (3.3 V logic)
    5RTSReady to Send (3.3 V logic)
    6GNDGround

TELEM2 Connector​

GH-6P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM06B-GHS-TBJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-06V-SJST-GH
    PinNameDescription
    1VCCPower Output (5 V)
    2TXTelemetry TX (3.3 V logic)
    3RXTelemetry RX (3.3 V logic)
    4CTSClear to Send (3.3 V logic)
    5RTSReady to Send (3.3 V logic)
    6GNDGround

TELEM3 Connector​

GH-4P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM04B-GHS-TBJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-04V-SJST-GH
    PinNameDescription
    1VCCPower Output (5 V)
    2TXUART TX (3.3 V logic)
    3RXUART RX (3.3 V logic)
    4GNDGround

CAN1 Connector​

GH-4P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM04B-GHS-TBJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-04V-SJST-GH
    PinNameDescription
    1VCCPower Output (5 V)
    2CAN_HCAN high signal
    3CAN_LCAN low signal
    4GNDGround

CAN2 Connector​

GH-4P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM04B-GHS-TBJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-04V-SJST-GH
    PinNameDescription
    1VCCPower Output (5 V)
    2CAN_HCAN high signal
    3CAN_LCAN low signal
    4GNDGround

USB Connector​

GH-6P

  • Connector Definition

    PinNameDescription
    1VBUS5V power input
    2D+USB data plus
    3D-USB data minus
    4GNDGround
    5BUZBuzzer output
    6LEDLED

Main Motor/Servo​

GH-10P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM10B-GHS-TBTJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-10V-SJST-GH

  • Connector Pinout

    PinNameDescription
    1SERVO1Motor/Servo signal
    2SERVO2Motor/Servo signal
    3SERVO3Motor/Servo signal
    4SERVO4Motor/Servo signal
    5SERVO5Motor/Servo signal
    6SERVO6Motor/Servo signal
    7SERVO7Motor/Servo signal
    8SERVO8Motor/Servo signal
    9GNDGround
    10GNDGround

Aux Motor/Servo​

GH-10P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM10B-GHS-TBTJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-10V-SJST-GH

  • Connector Pinout

    PinNameDescription
    1SERVO1Motor/Servo signal
    2SERVO2Motor/Servo signal
    3SERVO3Motor/Servo signal
    4SERVO4Motor/Servo signal
    5SERVO5Motor/Servo signal
    6SERVO6Motor/Servo signal
    7GNDGround
    8GNDGround
    9GNDGround
    10GNDGround

RC (in)​

GH-3P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM3B-GHS-TBTJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-3V-SJST-GH

  • Connector Pinout

    PinNameDescription
    1VCCPower Output (5 V)
    2SignalRC Signal
    5GNDGround

SBUS Out​

GH-2P

  • Connector Definition

    TypePart NumberPart Name
    Board ConnectorSM2B-GHS-TBTJST-GH
    Cable ConnectorGHR-2V-SJST-GH

  • Connector Pinout

    PinNameDescription
    1SBUS OUTSBUS output signal
    2GNDGround

Integration and Bring-up​

Refer to CubePilot Documentation for detailed information.