This project is forked from Brucesdad13's AlienWhoopF7 Project. I wanted to modify the project a bit and add some additional features to create a custom whoop flight controller.
Besides the already mentioned features in the original project page, here are some of the features I have added. I focused this project only on the F7 board (F4 is no longer supported on this board).
- ExpressLRS 2.4 GHz CCG Receiver incorporated into the PCB. No more worrying about range (or latency)
- Added FrSky Pixel OSD support
- VTx Control pad
- 4 Addressable LEDs incorporated
- Voltage Sensor
This design is a bit more complex than the original, so a 4 layer PCB is required. It must still be 0.8mm thick. More info in the Hardware Folder
Schematics, PCB design and BOM available in the project page
(From original project)
AlienWhoop V2.1 Dev Team:
- Charles Stevenson (brucesdad13)
- Travis Schrock (NotFastEnuf)
- Brian Pichardo (VelcroFPV)
- Michael Montiverdi (MontiFPV)
Deep bows of appreciation and thanks to Lance for his original work and tremendous generosity in releasing his labor of love for the benefit of all flight controller enthusiasts. Check out AlienWhoop's ancestry in our preserved copy of Lance's original AlienFlight github repository of open source hardware flight controllers: the Classic FC aka Classic Narrow, F3 Quad FC, F3 Hexa FC, and F3 Octo FC. *As of late July 2017, the original www.alienflight.com site is no longer in operation.
Equally deep bows to Jesse Perkins, creator of Tiny Whoop, and the source of inspiration and love for tiny brushed quads.
~ Please note: AlienWhoop is not affiliated with nor endorsed by AlienFlight or forks of Lance's work such as AlienFlight NG. The use of Alien in the name and the alien head vector graphic used on the board silkscreen are nods to the lineage of this remix and to the work of Lance and others who created the conditions for this project to arise. Likewise, AlienWhoop is not affiliated with nor endorsed by Tiny Whoop. The Whoop in the name comes from Jesse Perkin's fantastic Tiny Whoop ("a small first-person-view aircraft that truly allows you to feel the gift of flight and the feeling of being tiny" [tinywhoop.com]) and is simply a nod to his efforts and the TW community worldwide.
For any questions, comments, etc. please don't hesitate to contact me!
Eduardo Lang