When you build a tiny and lightweight indoor quadcopter, every gram counts. It is nice to see that there are very nice camera and video transmitter all in one combinations available. One example of such a nice set is the VM275 camera. It is sold under different names, most of the times you can spot… Read More »
Some weeks ago I added a bootloader mode to my custom FrSky compatible firmware OpenSky for commercial or DIY receivers. This allows hassle free updating of the OpenSky receiver firmware using the STM32 bootloader protocol. For targets such as the D4R-ii or others using an STM32 processor with the factory programmed bootloader nothing special had to… Read More »
Have you ever assembled your quadcopter motors in the wrong order? I am quite sure you did! I am going to show you how to swap motors in betaflight without the need of a soldering iron! This tutorial is based on betaflight 3.1 and betaflight configurator 1.9.1. On older betaflight versions you had to set… 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 »
We had some time at a nice flying spot. This church has been deconsecrated and will be demolished soon… Thanks to all that make this possible! Testing pepperF1SH 🙂Watch this video on YouTube Pilot: Sebastian Quadcopter: current pepperF1SH prototype, 30.7g AUW, 56mm props, X frame!
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 »
You might have read about my announcement of the pepperF1SH WORLD TOUR 2017 If not, have a look at the original post. In short: I want to send a pepperF1SH quadcopter around the world. The idea is simple, you can apply to become the next hop on the world tour by filling in a form.… Read More »
One might wonder why do I need this fancy new plug?! The reason is simple, the original TinyWhoop battery connectors are specified for a current of 1A. At least the original picoblade connector made by Molex — the Chinese clones are probably worse… A small micro brushless quad as my pepperF1SH can easily draw a… 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 »