I developed a quadcopter with a custom flight controller, programmed in Python (@micropython), that can efficiently run on a $4 @Raspberry_Pi Pico microcontroller!
Check it out: github.com/TimHanewich/Ce…
Centauri is 3 pieces, one loop: the quadcopter (self-correcting, PID 100s/sec), the transmitter (@XBOX controller + laptop + radio), and telemetry software. Chapter 1, the map before the weeds:
medium.com/@timhanewich/f…#FullStackFlight
Another (minor) addition to the Centauri ecosystem: Link Monitor
Just a small handheld device to check reception at range of the control commands being sent out by the transmitter.
Wiring diagram done. Now to design the device.
github.com/TimHanewich/ce…
Built my first flight controller (Scout) in 2023. And now: Centauri, a full quadcopter ecosystem in Python on ~$132 of parts. Open source on @github. Publishing a 9-part series on how it was built.
medium.com/@timhanewich/f…#FullStackFlight