Which microcontroller should i use to make an autonomous quadcopter?

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I am confused whether arduino will work as it will have pid and other control algorithm. So i want some suggestions on the choice of mcu for an autonomous quadcopter.

dougw · Answer

Check out PSoC5 - it is much more powerful than an arduino and they are low cost - about $10 for a module - the software development system is free.

CY8 CKIT-059 CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR, Development Board, Cortex-M3, PSoC 5LP CPU, Snap-away Programmer/Debugger, CapSense |…

http://www.cypress.com/video-library/PSoC/psoc-5lp-bluetooth-quadcopter/513596

koudelad · Answer

Quite a few controllers use STM32F3 and STM32F4 microcontrollers.

pthat · Answer

I would take a different approach and do a search for opensource quad copter firmware on google. Then look at what boards/processors the firmware has been developed for. Will save a lot of work.

koudelad · Answer

This PSoC5 quadcopter looks nice. I've read somewhere, they might publish it (or even manufacture it) as a reference design - that would be great.

I am just curious, how they do the PID controlling, whether using some internal components without (or with minimum usage of) the CPU, or it's pure SW algorithm.

I've discovered that even PSoC4 has some form of a PID regulator integrated in a fan controller component, but I am not sure, whether it could be used for a gyroboard / quadcopter.

sakthi.1260 · Answer

Hi, If you are planning to make a completely autonomous drone and have a budget, check out the Intel Aero Compute Board, its a a monster with Quad Core Atom Processor and 4gigs of memory. Cheers

volly · Answer

niteshbisht26 . Have a look at this as a starting point: https://www.open-electronics.org/lets-build-an-open-source-quadcopter-part1/

Which microcontroller should i use to make an autonomous quadcopter?

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