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BCFlight

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BCFlight is an open-source Linux flight controller and ground controller system for Raspberry Pi drones, covering flight control, stabilization and telemetry.

Source on GitHub: github.com/dridri/bcflight (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 1bda5ac (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
GPL-3.0-only (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (GPL-3.0-only) at commit 1bda5ac (opens in a new tab), on 22 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

Copyleft: Modified source must be published.

What it does

  • Runs stabilization and sensor updates at up to 8kHz on a Raspberry Pi 4, with about 25% CPU and 100MB RAM.
  • Supports DShot, OneShot125, OneShot42 and standard PWM motor protocols, with up to 8 motors.
  • Communicates over WiFi/Ethernet, raw WiFi based on wifibroadcast, nRF24L01 or SX1276/77/78/79 radios, and limited S-BUS.
  • Provides composite video output to 5GHz VTX modules and multi-camera MKV recording, with Gyroflow output.
  • Is configured in LuaJIT, with custom Lua functions and access to all systems.
  • Includes a PC controller GUI and a portable remote control with touchscreen support.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 1bda5ac.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate
Hardware it needs, as the project states it
PC controller: Ubuntu/Debian with Qt5. Performance figures are given for a Raspberry Pi 4.

Maintenance

Status
Maintained: a commit in the last 12 months
Newest commit
14 Mar 2026 on master
Latest release
None published on GitHub

Checked on GitHub on 22 Oct 2026.

Links

Robots that can run it

No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.

Robotheca lists software as a reference: nothing is hosted or run here, and every fact links to where it was read.