CUAV

CUAV is the brand of Guangzhou Leixun Innovation Technology Co., Ltd. The company designs, builds and sells open source unmanned system electronics. It describes itself as a national high tech enterprise and a Guangdong specialised and innovative company. It has worked with PX4, ArduPilot and Dronecode for many years.

Controllers

The controller range includes the X25 SUPER, X25 MEGA, X25 EVO, 7-Nano v2, Pixhawk V6X v2 and X7+ Pro. CUAV calls the X25 SUPER the core intelligent controller for industrial grade unmanned systems.

Other products

• GNSS: the NEO 4 family and the NEO 3 modules. The NEO 4 uses a u-blox M10 receiver.
• RTK: C-RTK 3 X20P, C-RTK 3 G5, C-RTK 2HP and C-RTK 9Ps. The X20P covers all bands and all constellations.
• Telemetry: the LBA 3 micro base station and the P8 and P9 radios.
• Power: PMU 2 Lite, CAN PMU and CAN PDB.
• Airspeed: SKYE 2 and SKYE 2 Nano. The company calls SKYE 2 the first airspeed sensor with smart de-icing and drainage.
• Peripherals: bus hubs, a CAN Babel adapter, the C-RID Remote ID module and the C-Compass.

Factory

CUAV runs its own advanced manufacturing base. It has a research and development center, a fully automatic SMT production line and a test center.

Vehicles

CUAV says its parts suit ground vehicles, boats, robots, multirotors and VTOL fixed wing aircraft.

Open source work

The company brought some of the first open source controllers into China. It launched the CUAV brand and its first production line, and it began its own product team in 2015 with the Pixhack V3 controller. ArduPilot developer Andrew Tridgell has served as a technical adviser since 2019.

Quality and use limits

CUAV says its factory holds ISO 9001 certification and that products follow CE and FCC standards. Its usage policy bans military and war related use. Buyers must sign a compliance letter and follow export rules.