Airvolute DroneCore Suite 2 (DCS2)

The Airvolute DroneCore Suite 2 (DCS2) is a stack of AI computer and flight controller for mid-size multicopters, made in Slovakia. It combines an NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX with a selectable FMU – Cube Orange+, Cube Blue, Cube Red or Pixhawk v6X/v5X – and suits developers who want to choose flight control and image processing separately.

The Orin NX comes with 8 or 16 GB of memory; an SSD from 128 GB to 1 TB provides storage, and expansion boards such as the VTOL board add interfaces. The manufacturer's own DroneCore.OS runs on it. Which IMUs and barometers the flight uses depends on the chosen FMU, so the redundancy of the stack is that of the Cube or Pixhawk unit. Dimensions are 120 × 50 × 45 mm and weight is 206 g in the standard configuration with DCS2.Pilot, Cube Orange, standard expansion board and Orin NX with its original heat sink. The operating temperature range is −40 to 85 °C.

Airvolute has issued an NDAA declaration; whether it covers the DCS2 with the FMU actually chosen should be confirmed explicitly when US authorities are the client. The EU class C0 to C6 follows only from the finished drone.

When selecting, the 206 g apply to exactly this combination; a different FMU or expansion board changes the budget. The Orin NX needs airflow and the original heat sink. The SSD and connectors suffer under vibration, and the FMU firmware and DroneCore.OS are maintained separately. After changing the FMU, all sensors are calibrated again.