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ESP-Drone with browser control, v0.4.0. Not tested on real hardware yet:
remove the propellers and work through the bench checklist in
docs/e1-mini.md before the first flight.

Install

In the browser: https://technikweber.github.io/esp-drone/ (Chrome or Edge on a computer,
one click). Other ways, including Espressif's own tools:
docs/flashing.md.

Each file is a complete image for address 0x0:

File Board Chip
espdrone-e1-mini-esp32.bin E1 Mini ("ESP32 Drone" kit) ESP32
espdrone-s2-drone-esp32s2.bin Espressif ESP32-S2-Drone ESP32-S2
espdrone-s2-drone-esp32s3.bin Espressif ESP32-S2-Drone with ESP32-S3 ESP32-S3 
esptool.py --chip esp32 --port /dev/ttyUSB0 --baud 921600 write_flash 0x0 espdrone-e1-mini-esp32.bin

Back up the factory firmware first if you want to go back (read_flash 0 ALL, see the guide).
From the box to the first hover:
docs/getting-started.md.

What's in it

  • Browser control over the drone's Wi-Fi with a captive portal: WebSocket, only the newest
    command counts, late commands are dropped, staged failsafe (hold, level out, descend, off).
  • Battery protection: forced landing below 3.0 V, no arming below 3.4 V.
  • Roll and pitch trim, stored on the drone, and one-tap levelling on the ground.
    Control page in English and German.
  • Desktop ground station (esp-drone-groundstation.html below, open it in Chrome or Edge):
    fly with a gamepad (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch Pro and others), live plots of the flight
    controller at 100 Hz, controller gains changeable in flight and stored on the drone, step test,
    motor test for the bench, flight recorder with CSV export. Guide:
    docs/groundstation.md.
  • Flips (experimental, hidden by default): switch them on in the Info dialog of the phone page
    or in the ground station; the drone flies the flip by itself. Needs 2 m of height and room.
    How it works.
  • Board support for the E1 Mini (ESP32 DevKit, MPU6500 on SPI, 8520 motors) with controller
    gains from the vendor firmware.
  • Based on espressif/esp-drone master@9d5a4f8, built with ESP-IDF 5.5.

SHA-256

649be6d6fda593bd8314524eabae998bd6c88b4bcfc57e9ebddaad0895393f79  espdrone-e1-mini-esp32.bin
492fe89c1e793e7bc1bf50836cbff9a295e746972d5ee5ebf729942407e50350  espdrone-s2-drone-esp32s2.bin
f6a21981e4ff90e9608c8f50f1c80c940f9d22349563910e2b8ebd240d240a26  espdrone-s2-drone-esp32s3.bin
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