AlienWhoop V2 Flight Controller (Round 2)

Name

AlienWhoop V2 Flight Controller (Round 2)

Brand / Manufacturer

AlienWhoop

Manufacturer Part #

AW-F7-BR-V2

Product Description

AlienWhoop flight controller for Tiny Whoop, Blade Inductrix, Eachine, BetaFPV, and other micro brushed quadcopter frames. Fully complete and hand assembled in the USA. Best in class flight controller running BetaFlight 3.2 release candidate (upgradable)--no surface mount soldering required.

• Choice of the top performing ARM processors:
  • High-performance ST Microelectronics ARM Cortex-M4 core F4 168 MHz CPU
  • High-performance ST Microelectronics ARM Cortex-M7 core F7 216 MHz CPU
  • Highest-performer ST Microelectronics ARM Cortex-M4 core F4 OVERCLOCKED to 240 MHz!!
• Choice of top performing motion processors:
  • Invensense MPU-6500 Six-Axis (Gyro + Accelerometer) low power consumption MEMS MotionTracking™ Device
  • Invensense MPU-9250 Nine-Axis (Gyro + Accelerometer + Compass) low power consumption MEMS MotionTracking™ Device
• Latest BetaFlight firmware running the ALIENWHOOPF4 or ALIENWHOOPF7 target. Capable of 32kHz gyro sampling and 32kHz PID loop with overclocked F4 in BetaFlight 3.2 (32kHz gyro sampling rate might not be optimal depending on features selected 16/16 or 16/8 might be preferable).
• Extreme power. Choice of either (1) Fairchild Semiconductor FDMA410NZ MOSFET with 9.5A continuous and 24A burst brushed motor insanity (8.5mm coreless scream), (2) FDMA410NZT MOSFET with 9.5A continuous and 63A burst, or (3) Infineon Technologies IRFHS8342 MOSFET up to 75A pulsed!!
• UART4 solder pads for programmable LED strip (SUPER COOL) using WS2812B RGB or RX/TX for Micro MinimOSD
• Choice of external receivers. Officially supporting FrSky XM and XM+ (SBUS), LemonRX DSM2 and DSMX (SBUS), and FlySky FS-A8S (iBUS) satellites.
  • Please let us know if you prefer a 3-pin satellite connector to be soldered on the board or left off with exposed through holes for soldering your own directly. If you're chosing an addon receiver below let us know if and how you want us to install it.
• 0.8mm 2oz Copper ENIG (gold) finish PCBs from OSH Park

Official Facebook Page

AlienWhoop has a Facebook page:

• https://www.facebook.com/alienwhoop/

AlienWhoop Action on YouTube

AlienWhoop Race Track

AlienWhoop LED Strip

AlienWhoop 7mm Disco

*Acknowledgements: AlienWhoop V2 is a remix of AlienFlight F3 Quad Brushed V1

** Active duty and honorably discharged veterans take $10 off the price. Contact via Facebook for a refund.

Why GroupGets?

AlienWhoop is open source hardware licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 International. Enthusiasts are encouraged to build their own from scratch. Recognizing that building a flight controller is not always possible for each person due to time, disability, funding for tools, or comfort we have decided to make it possible for people to still enjoy flying an AlienWhoop and share in the community spirit.

Unit Deliverable

lienWhoop V2 brushed quadcopter flight controller with BetaFlight 3.2 pre-loaded, MPU-6500 gyro, PowerWhoop pigtail pre-soldered, and any upgrades/accessories purchased. Due to stock shortages the F4 processor (168MHz) will be used.

Unit Price

$50.00

Campaign Part #

GG-P-340

Availability

Not available / campaign funded, end date: Fri, 01 Sep 2017 20:20:00 PDT

Factory Lead Time

Two Months Days

F7 216 MHz Processor Upgrade

$10.00

As of today, a limited number of F7 chips are available after a month or two global shortage. If you are interested in trying out this chip please note stock may change between the start and end of the GroupGets and availability may change. Currently, the F4 chip is outperforming the F7 in BetaFlight 3.2. Developers are working hard on the 3.2 release candidate and bringing F7 performance up to and beyond F4. Just be aware that although more expensive and better on paper it may be some time before this chip lives up to its potential. At least you'll have bragging rights about having one of the few F7 whoops in the world clocked at 216 MHz ;-)

Upgrade to MPU-9250 (include compass)

$5.00

For most everyone the MPU-6500 6-axis motion processor will be the ideal match of price and functionality. If you fancy experimenting with a compass you might consider upgrading to the MPU-9250 which is basically the MPU-6500 with an additional 3-axis magnetometer (compass).

Micro Motor Warehouse Alien Receiver Cable

$2.50

For those who prefer a no-soldering-required approach to adding the external receiver this is the perfect solution. Designed by Benedikt at Micro Motor Warehouse specifically for micro brushed builds like the AlienWhoop.

Banggood.Com FrSky Ultra Light XM Receiver Up To 16CH

$10.00

This is hands down our favorite external receiver. It comes out of the box without a case (unnecessary weight), builtin bind button, and 16 channels and is a perfect match with the Taranis Q X7 remote for an affordable full featured whoop experience.

Banggood.Com Frsky XM+ Micro D16 SBUS Full Range Receiver Up to 16CH

$16.00

This is the full range version of the FrSky XM and boasts two antennae while still weighing only around 1 gram.

Lemon-RX.Com Lemon Rx DSMX Compatible Satellite

$12.00

For Spektrum users we love the Lemon RX series for the price and ease of use. Remove one or two screws and pop off the plastic housing. Weight watchers may prefer to desolder the 3-pin header plug. Or use the Micro Motor Warehouse satellite cable and plug directly into the AlienWhoop. DSMX should give slightly better performance compared with DSM2. On a whoop you may not notice.

Lemon Rx DSMX Compatible Satellite Receiver Product Code: LM0008

Lemon-RX.Com Lemon Rx DSM2 Compatible Satellite

$8.00

Same as the above LemonRX except DSM2 only and a few bucks cheaper. We have used these for many months with Spektrum transmitters and they have a bit of a micro brushed builder cult following.

Lemon Rx DSM2 Compatible Satellite Receiver Product Code: LM0001

AlienWhoop Leaderboard T-Shirt (B&W)

$18.00

AlienWhoop T-Shirt, "Take Me To Your Leaderboard". Black preshrunk cotton. Sizes range from Small through XXL.

AlienWhoop Tiny Whoop Decal Set

$3.00

1 sheet Tiny vinyl decals to decorate your whoop, goggles, transmitter, and more. The words ALIEN and WHOOP fit in the front ducts to show your alien pride on FPV DVR footage.

• Large stickers and t-shirt not included.

AlienWhoop 3.5" Logo Sticker

$4.00

1 AlienWhoop 3.5" Logo sticker for your car, laptop, etc.

• Tiny decals, t-shirt, and colored logo sticker not included