Is the crazyflie control board considered a microcontroller

[mjobe]

I am currently doing a project for school and we are told that we must use a micro controller that ends up controlling some external hardware, now i know the crazyflie is controlling the motors which counts as external hardware but is it a micro controller? My second question is i want to purchase the kit so i can assembly it myself however I saw that you can use an expansion board so you need not solder and also i plan on not buying a remote its possible to control the crazyflie via my iPhone correct? I would appreciate it if someone could answer my questions. Thank you in advance

[chad]

Hi,

[...] but is it a micro controller?

The Crazyflie's MCU is an STM32 chip (STM32F405) which is most certainly a micro controller.

possible to control the crazyflie via my iPhone

You can control it over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) using the iPhone. It is certainly not as easy to learn to fly a nano-quad with an iPhone as it is with a controller (lack of tactile feedback being one of the issues). If you can, you might want to get the Crazyradio PA and find a used PS3 controller to fly it. It is much easier to control and much more fun with a controller. That said, it is definitely flyable with an iPhone. I use the iPhone app a lot.