ESP32-Drone (CiferTech)
- Software
- Drones and boats
- Firmware
Open-source flight controller firmware for ESP32-based mini quadcopters, with a browser-based control panel served over Wi-Fi.
Source on GitHub: github.com/cifertech/ESP32-Drone (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 22163a3 (opens in a new tab).
Licenses
- Code
- MIT (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (MIT) at commit 22163a3 (opens in a new tab), on 22 Oct 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
What it does
- Stabilizes attitude using an MPU6050 IMU, a Madgwick filter and a PID loop running at 250 Hz.
- Serves a web control panel with flight sticks, telemetry, PID tuning, motor testing and settings.
- Supports arming and disarming, an emergency stop, and IMU calibration over WebSocket.
- Stores Wi-Fi credentials, motor pins, PWM settings and other options in non-volatile storage.
- Drives four motors in an X-quad layout (front left, front right, back left, back right).
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 22163a3.
Getting started
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- How to start
- The project's README (opens in a new tab)
Maintenance
- Status
- Maintained: a commit in the last 12 months
- Newest commit
- 3 May 2026 on main
- 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.
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