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Is the crazyflie control board considered a microcontroller
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 10:49 pm
by 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
Re: Is the crazyflie control board considered a microcontrol
Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 1:04 am
by chad
Hi,
mjobe wrote:[...] but is it a micro controller?
The
Crazyflie's MCU is an
STM32 chip (STM32F405) which is
most certainly a micro controller.
mjobe wrote: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.