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RC Car Remote Board

cjg-1·FPV-RC-CAR·Remote Board PCB/RC Car Remote Board/KiCad Project/RC Car Remote Board.kicad_pcb

RC Car Remote Board layout, top view — open source ESP32 board by cjg-1
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About the RC Car Remote Board

RC Car Remote Board is an open source ESP32 PCB design by cjg-1, published on GitHub. It is a 2-layer board measuring 98 × 37.8 mm, with 10 components from 10 distinct parts.

Its main chip is the ESP32-S3-DEVKITC-1U-N8R8, from the ESP32 family. Other key parts include the HT7333_UPDATED_VOUT_PO, BTS7960 and Arduino_Pro_Mini_Socket. By type, the board carries 4 capacitors, 3 ICs, 1 module, 1 connector and 1 switch.

It belongs with the iot & wireless and robotics & motion designs in this gallery.

From the project

A wireless FPV control system for RC vehicles featuring real-time video transmission and custom embedded power management. Enables immersive first-person vehicle teleoperation with low-latency wireless architecture.

This project features an RC Car controlled by radio frequency signals and is able to send FPV video feed live to an Oculus Meta headset.

All non-moving pieces are 3D printed, all the electricals are PCB designed, and all instructions are coded into the PCB.

The car is controlled with Double Wishbone suspension and uses Ackermann Steering.

The car uses 3 different voltages, 3.3V, 5V, and 12V:

Main components on the RC Car Remote Board

ESP32-S3-DEVKITC-1U-N8R8HT7333_UPDATED_VOUT_POBTS7960Arduino_Pro_Mini_Socket

RC Car Remote Board bill of materials (BOM)

10 components, 10 distinct parts — part numbers from the project's BOM.

QtyPartRefs
1
ESP32-S3-DEVKITC-1U-N8R8
NRF24L01_
U1
1
HT7333_UPDATED_VOUT_PO
COM-09032
U3
1
BTS7960
HT7333
U5
1
Arduino_Pro_Mini_Socket
A1
1
XT60PW-F
B2B-PH-K
J1
1
MSK12C02
S1
1
100µF
C1
1
100nF
C2
1
100NF
100nF
C3
1
220µF
C4

RC Car Remote Board design files

The KiCad project lives in the cjg-1/FPV-RC-CAR repository on GitHub; these links point at the commit this page was built from.

RC Car Remote Board: common questions

What microcontroller does the RC Car Remote Board use?

The RC Car Remote Board is built around the ESP32-S3-DEVKITC-1U-N8R8, from the ESP32 family.

How big is the RC Car Remote Board?

The RC Car Remote Board measures 98 × 37.8 mm, has 2 copper layers and is 1.600198 mm thick.

How many components are on the RC Car Remote Board?

10 components, from 10 distinct parts, with part numbers taken from the project's own BOM. The full bill of materials is listed on this page.

Where can I download the RC Car Remote Board design files?

From the cjg-1/FPV-RC-CAR repository on GitHub, which has the KiCad layout, the schematic and the BOM; the links under Design files point to each one.

Can I use the RC Car Remote Board design in my own project?

The repository has no license, so all rights stay with cjg-1. Use it as a reference, and ask the author before reusing the design.

Can I test firmware for the RC Car Remote Board without the hardware?

Yes. HardLabs builds a simulation of the board from its netlist and BOM, so you can run and debug ESP32 firmware against it before you order a PCB.

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