ZUPPA Elevate Autopilot

The ZUPPA Elevate is an indigenous enterprise-grade autopilot designed for commercial surveying, logistics, and precision agriculture drones. Built on ZUPPA's proprietary Navgati architecture, this flight controller provides a fully secure, non-open-source operating environment ideal for DGCA-compliant enterprise and commercial builds where data security is a strict requirement.

Key features

• Available in single or dual GPS configurations to provide positioning redundancy during critical beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) missions.
• Runs proprietary indigenous firmware, bypassing open-source platforms like ArduPilot or PX4 to meet stringent domestic security regulations.
• Outputs standard MAVLink telemetry for seamless integration with conventional ground control stations and enterprise payload systems.
• Optimised for complex autonomous waypoint navigation, automated logistics drops, and high-accuracy mapping flights on large multirotor airframes.

Specifications

• Processors: 2 x 32-bit STM32, running in parallel
• Sensors: redundant, temperature-controlled IMUs and 2 barometers
• GPS: single or dual (by variant); optional base-station integration for centimetre-level accuracy
• GNSS time to first fix: 26 s cold start, 1 s hot start
• Firmware: ZUPPA proprietary, with pre-tuned PID gains
• Ground control: any MAVLink-based GCS
• Logging: internal high-speed logging
• Power: redundant power inputs
• Operating altitude: flown from sea level to over 15,000 ft

Select the single GPS variant for standard commercial duties, or upgrade to the dual GPS configuration to ensure fail-safe positioning on high-value heavy-lift and logistics platforms.