A Modular Flight Controller Platform for Small Unmanned Vehicles – sUAS News

YARI V6X is an enterprise-grade FMUv6X modular flight controller and autopilot platform for demanding small unmanned vehicle missions. It is designed and built in India for teams developing copters, planes, VTOLs, rovers, boats, underwater ROVs, and other robotics platforms.

V6X is built for developers, system integrators, manufacturers, research teams, defense teams, commercial operators, and builders who need reliable onboard flight-control hardware without leaving the PX4 and ArduPilot ecosystems.

Why We Built V6X

Small unmanned vehicle teams often work at the boundary between open-source autopilot software, custom payloads, companion computers, sensors, radios, power systems, and field conditions that are rarely gentle.

The flight controller sits at the center of that system. It has to handle vehicle state estimation, sensor timing, vibration, logging, power transitions, firmware updates, and integration with the rest of the autonomy stack.

YARI V6X was built to give teams a modern, serviceable, Pixhawk-compatible platform for that work. It follows the FMUv6X and Pixhawk Autopilot Bus open standards, while adding YARI’s own focus on sensor isolation, vibration performance, active IMU thermal stabilization, rugged packaging, documentation, and field validation.

Built On Open Autopilot Standards

V6X is based on the FMUv6X and Pixhawk Autopilot Bus standards. The standard set includes the YARI V6X Flight Controller Module and the YARI Pixhawk Autopilot Bus Carrier, giving teams a modular autopilot platform that can fit into Pixhawk-compatible workflows.

The product ships with ArduPilot support and can be flashed with PX4. YARI V6X board support is already merged into ArduPilot master, and supported firmware downloads are available from the YARI documentation site while official release and ground-station packaging catches up.

That matters because teams do not need to choose between a modern hardware platform and familiar autopilot workflows. V6X is designed to work with the tools, firmware projects, and integration patterns that unmanned vehicle teams already use.

Hardware Designed For Demanding Missions

YARI V6X combines redundant sensing, thermal control, vibration isolation, and high-performance flight computation in a compact autopilot platform.

Key hardware highlights include:

• STM32H743 MCU running up to 480 MHz.
• Modular FMU, IMU, and PAB carrier architecture.
• 3x IIM-42653 SmartIndustrial IMU array with extended temperature support.
• Redundant isolated sensor domains with dedicated communication buses and independent power control.
• Active IMU heating for consistent sensor performance across changing environmental conditions.
• Custom vibration-isolation material for high-vibration airframes.
• CNC-machined aluminum flight-controller enclosure.
• Ethernet, additional telemetry, debug, and integration interfaces on the YARI carrier board.

Tested In The Field And In The Lab

YARI V6X has been validated through field flight testing and NABL-accredited lab testing. The product has cleared environmental and EMC testing in NABL-accredited labs, with tests performed in operational condition with continuous data logging where applicable.

EMC testing covered CISPR 32 conducted emissions, CISPR 32 radiated emissions, IEC 61000-4-2 ESD immunity, and IEC 61000-4-3 radiated immunity.

Environmental testing covered IEC 60068 low air pressure, cold, dry heat, temperature change, random vibration, shock, and damp heat cyclic methods.

Full test reports are available upon request for qualified customers, integrators, and enterprise evaluations.

Designed And Built In India

YARI V6X is designed and built in India. For V6X, that means significant manufacturing value add happens through our India-based network, including activities such as PCB fabrication, PCB assembly, final assembly, testing, packaging, and related manufacturing operations depending on the production stage and component availability.

Electronic components such as ICs, passives, and semiconductors may be sourced globally based on availability and technical requirements. But the product direction, integration, validation, and manufacturing value add are rooted in India.

That matters to us because small unmanned vehicle teams need dependable hardware, clear documentation, and an engineering team that understands the product beyond a reseller catalog.

Documentation, Firmware, And Integration Support

A flight controller is only useful when teams can actually integrate it, update it, debug it, and ship vehicles with it.

The YARI documentation site includes V6X overview, setup, downloads, FAQ, pinout, troubleshooting, compliance and testing summaries, firmware downloads, CAD files, and datasheet links. Supported downloads include ArduPilot firmware for Copter, Plane, Rover, and Sub, PX4 firmware variants, bootloaders, CAD models, and the V6X datasheet.

V6X also supports Ethernet workflows for MAVLink connectivity with direct PC, companion-computer, and ground-station setups. That gives teams another practical path for integration, especially when vehicles use companion computers or more demanding payload and data workflows.

Built Through Field Testing, Automation, And Iteration

Before launch, YARI V6X went through repeated field flights, thermal checks, vibration-focused testing, automated hardware validation, and endurance runs. That work shaped the product and helped us validate the controller as a serious platform for demanding unmanned vehicle development.

The validation work included stable hover flights, high-vibration stress testing, mission-style flight reviews, onboard IMU-heater checks, ArduPilot hardware report reviews, and full-system flights with YARI V6X, YARI GNSS, YARI Power Module, and AM32 ESC hardware working together.

We also built internal hardware test automation around V6X. That included automated serial-port validation, custom test jig development, custom test firmware, close to 100% hardware test coverage, and a week-long endurance run with continuous onboard SD-card logging.

Most field-flight validation so far has been on multicopter platforms. Our next focus is to keep expanding validation across more vehicle types, scale production, and streamline the processes around testing, assembly, documentation, and support.

V6X is the first product we are bringing to market, but it is not a one-off board. It is the onboard hardware foundation for the broader YARI product stack around small unmanned vehicles, autonomy development, and reliable field operations.

Built On Shared Foundations

YARI V6X stands on the shoulders of open-source autopilot projects and hardware standards including PX4, ArduPilot, and Pixhawk. We inherited good design concepts that already exist in the ecosystem instead of reinventing the wheel, and built on those foundations to create a reliable, documented, and indigenized flight-controller platform for YARI’s autonomy stack.

We are grateful to the open-source contributors and maintainers whose work made this possible, including the maintainers who reviewed and helped merge YARI V6X board support. For us, this foundation matters because dependable onboard hardware is one of the critical building blocks for small unmanned vehicles, autonomy development, and field operations.

Availability

YARI V6X pre-orders open on August 15, 2026, with worldwide shipping. Pre-order units are expected to ship in about 2 months.

Pre-orders help us get the first production cycle started. As we scale, the goal is to improve demand forecasting, lock in long-lead-time components earlier, manufacture larger batches, and keep YARI V6X inventory in stock more consistently.

Pre-order customers receive a 10% launch discount. B2C customers can place orders directly through the portal. For B2B or bulk orders, email [email protected].

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