Spanish company Erle produces a full family of DIY drones and devices, like the most interesting controller board, Erle Brains 2.
Erle-Brain 2 is the second generation of Linux-based artificial robotic brain for making robots and drones with official support for the Robot Operating System (ROS) and access to the app store.
| Processor | 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU, 1GB RAM, VideoCore IV 3D graphics core | I/Os | 4 USB ports, Full HDMI port, 10/100 Ethernet, Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite |
| Sensing | Gravity sensor, gyroscope, digital compass, Pressure sensor and tempertature sensor, ADC for battery sensing | Camera (optional): | 5MP Fixed focus lens, 2592 x 1944 pixel static images, supports 1080p30, 720p60 and 640x480p60/90 video record |
| WiFi (optional): | Upgrade your Brain creating a WiFi hotspot using 802.11 ac (even High Gain) dongle. | BlueTooth (optional) | Communicate to your Brain using BT and use game console remote control. |
| CHIP | specs |
|---|---|
| Processor | 1GHz Allwinner R8 Cortex A8 processor with Mali-400 graphics |
| RAM | 512 MB of DDR3 RAM |
| Storage | 4 GB Flash |
| WiFi | 802.11b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 |
| Size | 40×60 mm (2.3×1.5 inches) |
| I/O | 8 digital GPIOs, one PWM pin, SPI, TWI (I2C), UART, USB, CSI, Parallel LCD output, touchpanel input, stereo audio out, mono audio in, composite video out |
