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2 layers41 × 42 mmMini Air FC, the printed circuit board in 3D

Mini-Air is a DIY FPV drone! it features: - a custom flight controller supporting Betaflight - an ESC supporting Bluejay firmware - ELRS protocol - an analog camera - GPS

Size
41 × 42 mm
Copper layers
2
Thickness
1.6 mm
Parts
101
Nets
110
Pads
464
Tracks, vias
962, 165
Pours
1
Routed
Yes
KiCad
KiCad 9.0 (file 20241229)
Created
7 Jun 2026
Updated
23 Aug 2026

Overview

Mini Air FC is an open-source printed circuit board by darshg321, from the darshg321/Mini-Air repository on GitHub, published under the CERN-OHL-W-2.0 licence. It is a 2-layer board of 41 × 42 mm with 101 parts on 110 nets, routed with 962 tracks and 165 vias.

It is built around the AT7456E, STM32F405RGT6TR and BMP280, with the TPSM84209RKHT, W25Q128JVPIQ and LP5912-3.3DRVR among its other parts. Its parts include 43 capacitors, 23 resistors, 9 ICs, 9 connectors and 4 diodes. It belongs with the robots and motor control boards and the STM32 boards of this library.

Main components

12

README

README.md

Mini-Air

Mini-Air is a DIY FPV drone! it features:

  • a custom flight controller supporting Betaflight
  • an ESC supporting Bluejay firmware
  • ELRS protocol
  • an analog camera
  • GPS

the custom flight controller has an on-board OSD, IMU, Barometer, and SPI Flash

i made this project to learn how flight controllers and drones work, and because i want to fly a cool fpv drone. the project is optimized to support the features of all the latest fpv software available. all components are analog to reduce latency, and because 480p drone video with osd in general is really aesthetic. with a 2s lipo and a 2-inch propellers, it leans heavily towards speed rather than range or flight time. the vtx, gps, reciever, and esc are all modular, and so can be swapped with different parts if needed. note that the CAD is simplified to just show the rough connection, i am using a bought frame which will allow for screwing in components.

Poster (Zine)

poster

Flight Controller Render

pcb render

CAD Render

cad render

PCB

pcb

Schematic

schematic

CAD

cad https://cad.onshape.com/documents/986fb99af7814b930792b89c/w/8ba981f62ca8b18288746bfa/e/dd69b1ef7cccc17bc086fed8?renderMode=0&uiState=6a3726ba5f00d66196d8cb0d

Assembly:

  1. mount ESC and FC to frame and screw in
  2. mount propeller to motor and screw in to frame
  3. solder camera, vtx, gps, reciever to flight controller
  4. mount camera to front of frame, screw in other components to the back
  5. flash betaflight firmware by connecting to FC with a STLINK
  6. connect battery and radio controller
  7. fly!

BOM

Item:Link:Price (CAD):FIELD4FIELD5Weight (g)
FC PCB2.833.9
FC PCBA236.5
Framehttps://epicfpv.ca/products/hglrc-talon-frame-black45.3146
AneegFpv 45A ESChttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009952151526.html32.9913
4x HappyModel EX1103S 1103 7000KVhttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006105578345.html44.5915.2
Propellershttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006966517627.html6.493.52
CADDX Ant FPV Lite Camerahttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009014299964.html19.872
Zeus nano 350mW VTXhttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008558004179.html35.582.4
Foxeer Lollipop 3 Micro Omni V4 RHCP Antennahttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/4001191873858.html16.894.7
HappyModel 2.4G ELRS EP2 Recieverhttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009851731060.html19.180.41
NewBeeDrone M10Q Micro GPS Modulehttps://newbeedrone.com/products/newbeedrone-m10q-micro-gps-module-with-compass27.802.61
LiteRadio 2 ELRShttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005011890268150.html31.18
x4 2S 450mAh 80C lipo batteryhttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006138925891.html37.9930
Total USD401.18Weight:123.74

Parts

101
QtyValueFootprintReferences
23100nFCapacitor_SMD:C_0201_0603MetricC10, C11, C12, C13, C14, C17, C21, C24, C25, C27, C28, C29, C36, C37, C38, C39 +7
81uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC4, C5, C20, C26, C45, C46, C47, C49
510KResistor_SMD:R_0201_0603MetricR4, R17, R18, R21, R24
4MountingHoleMountingHole:MountingHole_4.3mm_M4H1, H2, H3, H4
4TestPointTestPoint:TestPoint_Pad_D1.0mmTP1, TP2, TP3, TP4
31KResistor_SMD:R_0201_0603MetricR13, R14, R15
32.2uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0402_1005MetricC22, C34, C35
322uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC3, C15, C16
3330Resistor_SMD:R_0201_0603MetricR6, R7, R8
3LEDLED_SMD:LED_0402_1005MetricD1, D2, D3
2100KResistor_SMD:R_0201_0603MetricR12, R22
218pFCapacitor_SMD:C_0201_0603MetricC30, C31
22.2KResistor_SMD:R_0201_0603MetricR19, R20
247uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC2, C18
25.1KResistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR1, R2
275Resistor_SMD:R_0201_0603MetricR10, R11
2Conn_01x04Connector_PinHeader_1.00mm:PinHeader_1x04_P1.00mm_VerticalJ7, J11
2Conn_01x06Connector_PinHeader_1.00mm:PinHeader_1x06_P1.00mm_VerticalJ3, J5
2LP5912-3.3DRVReasyeda2kicad:WSON-6_L2.0-W2.0-P0.65-TL-EPU3, U8
10Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR9
11.37KResistor_SMD:R_0201_0603MetricR5
110uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0805_2012MetricC48
11N5819WSeasyeda2kicad:SOD-323_L1.8-W1.3-LS2.5-RDD4
11uFCapacitor_SMD:C_0603_1608MetricC19
1220Resistor_SMD:R_0402_1005MetricR3
147KResistor_SMD:R_0201_0603MetricR23
1AO3401Aeasyeda2kicad:SOT-23_L2.9-W1.3-P1.90-LS2.4-BRQ1
1AT7456Eeasyeda2kicad:TSSOP-28_L9.7-W4.4-P0.65-LS6.4-BL-EP-2U6
1BMP280easyeda2kicad:LGA-8_L2.5-W2.0-P0.65_AMP6127U1
1Conn_01x02extra:batt_padJ1
1Conn_01x02Connector_PinHeader_1.00mm:PinHeader_1x02_P1.00mm_VerticalJ9
1Conn_01x03Connector_PinSocket_2.54mm:PinSocket_1x03_P2.54mm_VerticalJ4
1Conn_01x03Connector_PinHeader_1.00mm:PinHeader_1x03_P1.00mm_VerticalJ8
1Conn_01x08Connector_JST:JST_SH_SM08B-SRSS-TB_1x08-1MP_P1.00mm_HorizontalJ2
1DSX321G 8MHzeasyeda2kicad:CRYSTAL-SMD_4P-L3.2-W2.5-BL-1X3
1FCM1608KF-601T03easyeda2kicad:L0603L1
1ICM-42688-Peasyeda2kicad:LGA-14_L3.0-W2.5-P0.50-TLU2
1STM32F405RGT6TReasyeda2kicad:LQFP-64_L10.0-W10.0-P0.50-LS12.0-BLU4
1TPSM84209RKHTeasyeda2kicad:QFN-9_L4.4-W4.0-P0.85-YTLU5
1TS24CAeasyeda2kicad:SW-SMD_2P-TS24CASW2
1TYPE-C 16PLT-H10.0easyeda2kicad:TYPE-C-SMD_USB4120-03-CU9
1W25Q128JVPIQeasyeda2kicad:WSON-8_L6.0-W5.0-P1.27-BL-EPU7
1X322527MSB4SIeasyeda2kicad:CRYSTAL-SMD_4P-L3.2-W2.5-BL-1X1

Questions

How big is the Mini Air FC PCB?

It measures 41 × 42 mm and has 2 copper layers, 1.6 mm thick.

What parts does the Mini Air FC use?

101 parts, built around the AT7456E, STM32F405RGT6TR, BMP280 and TPSM84209RKHT. 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 Mini Air FC KiCad files?

From the darshg321/Mini-Air repository on GitHub, at the commit this page was made from: the board is PCB/Mini-Air-FC.kicad_pcb and its schematic PCB/Mini-Air-FC.kicad_sch. PCBKit opens the board in the browser, with nothing to install.

Can I use the Mini Air FC design in my own project?

Its repository publishes it under the CERN-OHL-W-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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