As part of creating the new Sumobot motor controller PCB I had to create a custom part which wasn’t already in the EasyEDA library. The part is a momentary switch from Jaycar. The process is pretty straight forward, design the schematic symbol, design the PCB footprint and then link the two. Should you ever need to do it – here is how! https://reefwing.medium.com/creating-a-custom-easyeda-part-c02abdd85653
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How to Write your own Flight Controller Software — Part 11
Controlling brushless DC (BLDC) motors is a lot harder than brushed, particularly if they don’t include a sensor for rotor position. This is why Electronic Speed Controllers (ESC’s) exist. In Part 11 of our series we demistify BLDC motors and their control.
https://reefwing.medium.com/how-to-write-your-own-flight-controller-software-part-11-dee7feef05f2