4 layers78 × 59 mm
2 layers76.2 × 116.8 mm
Esp flight controller
11Deniss11/esp-flight-controllerA custom ESP32-based flight controller board designed in KiCad for my autonomous drone project, featured on the Embedded in my Basement YouTube channel.
- Size
- 76.2 × 116.8 mm
- Copper layers
- 2
- Thickness
- 1.6 mm
- Parts
- 35
- Nets
- 50
- Pads
- 142
- Tracks, vias
- 236, 19
- Routed
- Yes
- KiCad
- KiCad 10.0 (file 20260206)
- Created
- 23 Aug 2026
- Updated
- 23 Aug 2026
Overview
Esp flight controller is an open-source printed circuit board by 11Deniss11, from the 11Deniss11/esp-flight-controller repository on GitHub, published under the Apache-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 76.2 × 116.8 mm with 35 parts on 50 nets, routed with 236 tracks and 19 vias.
It is built around the ESP32-S3R8. Its parts include 17 connectors, 16 capacitors and 2 resistors. It belongs with the robots and motor control boards and the ESP32 boards of this library.
Main components
1README
readme.mdESP32-based Flight Controller PCB
A custom ESP32-based flight controller board designed in KiCad for my autonomous drone project, featured on the Embedded in my Basement YouTube channel. This is the second PCB I've ever made, so its far from refined, but I hope its still useful for anyone who would like to build a project like this without micro-soldering.
Components that slot into this PCB:
- ESP32 S3 Wroom 1 N16R8V
- SX1262 Lora Radio
- BNO055 IMU
- BMP280 Barometer
- BZ-251 GPS
- AMS1117 LDO
Firmware
Code will be released at a later date when its ready.
License
This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.
Parts
35| Qty | Value | Footprint | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 0.1 uf | Capacitor_THT:C_Disc_D5.0mm_W2.5mm_P5.00mm | C3, C4, C5, C6, C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20 |
| 7 | Servo | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | J10, J11, J12, J13, J14, J15, J16 |
| 2 | 220 uf | Capacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D6.3mm_P2.50mm | C10, C11 |
| 1 | 100 pf | Capacitor_THT:CP_Radial_D5.0mm_P2.50mm | C7 |
| 1 | 10k | Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P10.16mm_Horizontal | R2 |
| 1 | 33k | Resistor_THT:R_Axial_DIN0207_L6.3mm_D2.5mm_P10.16mm_Horizontal | R1 |
| 1 | Balance Lead | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x01_P2.54mm_Vertical | J2 |
| 1 | Barometer | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x04_P2.54mm_Vertical | J7 |
| 1 | ESC | Connector_PinHeader_2.54mm:PinHeader_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | J9 |
| 1 | ESP32-S3L | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x22_P2.54mm_Vertical | J17 |
| 1 | ESP32-S3R | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x22_P2.54mm_Vertical | J1 |
| 1 | GPS | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x06_P2.54mm_Vertical | J8 |
| 1 | Gyro | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x08_P2.54mm_Vertical | J5 |
| 1 | LORAL | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x08_P2.54mm_Vertical | J3 |
| 1 | LORAR | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x08_P2.54mm_Vertical | J4 |
| 1 | Voltage Regulator | Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x03_P2.54mm_Vertical | J6 |
Questions
How big is the Esp flight controller PCB?
It measures 76.2 × 116.8 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.
What parts does the Esp flight controller use?
35 parts, built around the ESP32-S3R8. The full list of its parts is on this page, with links to each part's symbol and footprint where PCBKit's library has them.
Where can I download the Esp flight controller KiCad files?
From the 11Deniss11/esp-flight-controller repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is esp-flight-controller.kicad_pcb and its schematic esp-flight-controller.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.
Can I use the Esp flight controller design in my own project?
Its repository publishes it under the Apache-2.0 licence: you may reuse it on that licence's terms (keep the author's notice, and for a copyleft licence share your changes alike).
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