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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 »
I recently bought some batteries with the PowerWhoopConnector. I do not get why do this renaming nonsense in the quadcopter scene. They call it “new plug”, “PWC”, or “MCPX” — why on earth not just call it by it’s name? This is the JST PH 2.0 connector (made by JST, see their product specs). One… Read More »
I recently went to a nice flying location. Three people in the air, checking the frequency board, ok channel B7 for me. After setting the channel in my Skyzone I received the other guys video — strange! Flipping through the channels and bands, still, always the same guy. Hmm… Seems like the channel does not… 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 »
Some time ago I ordered some Pagoda FPV antennas PCBs on elecrow. I modified Maartens ingenious python script to render multiple antennas in a 3×3 grid and into one single gerber file. My script added small breakaway tabs and they worked perfectly. The single PCBs snap away easily. A picture is worth a thousands words:… Read More »
The first community built tinyFISH fc is alive! I recently got an email from the rcgroups user Sevo. He successfully managed to assemble and flash his tinyFISH fc. Congratulations, this is the first report of a working replica from the community! Even though he had no access to a microscope he managed to complete his… Read More »