https://github.com/mathiasvr/bluejay

:bird: Digital ESC firmware for controlling brushless motors in multirotors
https://github.com/mathiasvr/bluejay

bldc blheli drone dshot efm8 esc multirotor quadcopter

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:bird: Digital ESC firmware for controlling brushless motors in multirotors

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mathiasvr/bluejay
• Owner: mathiasvr
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2020-10-21T17:14:32.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-08-31T23:49:29.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-23T18:37:51.653Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: bldc, blheli, drone, dshot, efm8, esc, multirotor, quadcopter
• Language: Assembly
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.89 MB
• Stars: 443
• Watchers: 33
• Forks: 42
• Open Issues: 22
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: COPYING

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README

        


# Bluejay

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Digital ESC firmware for controlling brushless motors in multirotors.

> Based on [BLHeli_S](https://github.com/bitdump/BLHeli) revision 16.7

Bluejay aims to be an open source successor to BLHeli_S adding several improvements to ESCs with Busy Bee MCUs.

## Current Features

- Digital signal protocol: DShot 150, 300 and 600

- Bidirectional DShot: RPM telemetry

- Selectable PWM frequency: 24, 48 and 96 kHz

- PWM dithering: 11-bit effective throttle resolution

- Power configuration: Startup power and RPM protection

- High performance: Low commutation interference

- Smoother throttle to pwm conversion

- User configurable startup tunes :musical_note:

- Numerous optimizations and bug fixes

See the project [changelog](CHANGELOG.md) for a list of changes.

## Flashing ESCs

Bluejay firmware can be flashed to BLHeli_S compatible ESCs and configured using the following configurator tools:

- [ESC Configurator](https://esc-configurator.com/) (PWA)

- [Bluejay Configurator](https://github.com/mathiasvr/bluejay-configurator/releases) (Standalone)

You can also do it manually by downloading the [release binaries](https://github.com/mathiasvr/bluejay/wiki/Release-binaries).

## Documentation

See the [wiki](https://github.com/mathiasvr/bluejay/wiki) for documentation.

## Contribute

Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated!

If you have problems, suggestions or other feedback you can open an [issue](https://github.com/mathiasvr/bluejay/issues).

You can also join our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/phAmtxnMMN) to ask questions and discuss Bluejay!

### Build

Please see the [wiki](https://github.com/mathiasvr/bluejay/wiki/Building-from-source) for instructions on how to build Bluejay from source.