It has been a long time without new posts. I was fully occupied with our move. Most of my quadcopter equipment is still packed in boxes and I traded my soldering iron with a brush and I am still busy painting walls. At least my desk is partially finished and I can start to work… Read More »
In this post I am going to share all the parts you need to build your own super tiny tinyPEPPER 4in1 Blheli_S ESC. All the following information applies to the current version 0.5 of tinyPEPPER (tagged as revision 0.5). If you are wondering what makes this thing so special, have a look at the main… Read More »
This is a previous revision, please have a look at the more recent revision 0.5. In this post I am going to share all the parts you need to build your own super tiny tinyPEPPER 4in1 Blheli_S ESC. All the following information applies to the current version 0.4 of tinyPEPPER (tagged as revision 0.4). If… Read More »
When you buy a BLHeli_S ESCs, the factory has pre-programmed those with the BLHeli_S firmware for you. This firmware comes in two parts, the BLHeli_S bootloader and the main firmware. The bootloader is the code that allows you to upload the latest BLHeli_S firmware using the blheli suite or -configurator. When you build your own… Read More »
This is a previous revision, please have a look at the more recent revision 0.5. In this post I am going to share all the parts you need to build your own super tiny tinyPEPPER 4in1 Blheli_S ESC. All the following information applies to the current version 0.3 of tinyPEPPER (tagged as revision 0.3). If… Read More »
I am just about to finish the last tests on my super tiny 4in1 BLHelis_S ESC: 16x16mm hole-to-hole spacing BLHeli_S with DSHOT300(!) 4.3A continuous current 1S operation only lightweight 1.2grams(!) This is a sneak preview, in order to save you some time I will now share the board design and the bill of materials with… Read More »
This time, we had a tinyPEPPER ESC soldering party. Similar to the tinyFISH FC soldering party, we met with some friends and soldered a total of four tinyPEPPER ESCs. This time, we used boards from elecrow instead of OSHPark. The PCB quality is at a completely different level as OSHPark (worse…). See my comparison post… Read More »
I recently ordered some tinyPEPPER ESC PCBs from elecrow. Usually I order my PCBs from OSHPark, but this time I wanted to test the PCBs in 0.6mm thickness which is not available on OSHPark. The ordering process was straightforward and the PCBs arrived fine. The black (left) PCB was made at elecrow (0.6mm, 2Oz copper,… Read More »
UPDATE: please refer to the latest revision v0.2b! In this post I am going to share all the parts you need to build your own super lightweight tinyFISH flight controller with an integrated, FrSky compatible rx. All the following information applies to the current version 0.2 of tinyFISH (tagged as revision 0.2). Changes compared to… Read More »
When building my tinyFISH fc and the tinyPEPPER ESC I was faced with soldering 0402 sized components. That is quite tricky to do manually, a stereo microscope helps a lot! Do not go for a monocular scope, 3D relly helps a lot. As this is just a hobby project and I am running on a… Read More »