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ESP-Drone

A small drone platform based on Espressif ESP32/ESP32-S2/S3 microcontrollers with Wi-Fi control and multiple flight modes.

  • Drone
  • Open source
  • 3D printable

Suggested by Robotheca, created by @HoneyGrant (opens in a new tab), from github.com/HoneyGrant/UAV (opens in a new tab). Pinned to commit 6a6fb32 (opens in a new tab).

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Hardware license
GPL-3.0-only (opens in a new tab)
Software license
GPL-3.0-only (opens in a new tab)
Commercial use
Allowed

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Which files (9 scripts, 6 firmware images)

Photo and 3D model

ESP-Drone, photo from its repository
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What it can do

Written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

  • Stabilize flight mode
  • Altitude-hold flight mode
  • Position-hold flight mode
  • APP control via Wi-Fi
  • Gamepad control via Wi-Fi
  • GPS navigation with waypoint setting
  • Optical flow navigation
  • Autonomous takeoff and landing

Bill of materials

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Build guide

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Guide by @HoneyGrant (README.md), under GPL-3.0-only. The English translation is by Robotheca, shared under the same license.

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Wiring and electronics

Notes written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

Main parts

  • ESP32/ESP32-S2/S3 Wi-Fi chip (ESP-Drone)
  • STM32F405RGT6 microcontroller (F405)
  • ICM20602 gyroscope and accelerometer (F405)
  • LSM6DS33 gyroscope and accelerometer (OLDX-FC)
  • LIS3MDL magnetometer (OLDX-FC)
  • BMP280 barometer (F405)
  • MS5611 barometer (OLDX-FC)
  • NRF24L01 2.4G communication module (OLDX-FC)
  • VL53L0X/VL53L1X laser rangefinder (ESP-Drone/OLDX-FC)
  • Pixflow optical flow sensor (OLDX-FC)
  • GPS module (NEO-8M)
  • UWB module (INF)

Connections

  • ESP-Drone: ESP32/ESP32-S2/S3 connected to motors via PWM outputs, sensors via I2C/SPI, and powered by 2S-4S battery
  • F405: STM32F405 connected to MPU6000 via SPI, BMP280 via I2C, motors via 2*5 pin header or dedicated ESC interface, GPS & compass via dedicated port, receiver via PPM/SBUS, buzzer via dedicated port,
  • OLDX-FC: STM32F405 connected to ICM20602 and LSM6DS33 via SPI, LIS3MDL via I2C, MS5611 via I2C, NRF24L01 via SPI, GPS via UART1, optical flow via UART5, ultrasonic sensor via UART3, CAN bus via dedica

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