AutoQuad Licensing Model

AutoQuad Licensing Model

AutoQuad flightcontroller & ESC32 are created in the spirit of open source.

Here is a more detailed description for the various software licenses that are used in the AutoQuad project.

  • AutoQuad FC onboard code incl. the PID based attitude controller : open source GPL3.
  • Command line ground support code : open source GPL3
  • AutoQuad QgroundControl widget (in QGC) : open source GPL3
  • Calibration utilities within QGC : closed source, freeware
  • AutoQuad Android App : open source GPL3
  • AutoQuad ESC32v2 onboard code : open source GPL3
  • AutoQuad ESC32v3 onboard code : closed source, freeware
  • AutoQuad ESC32 Configuration Utility (AQ ECU) : closed source, license required
  • AutoQuad third party add-ons like Quatos : Varies, depends on the underlying license models

Any changes to AutoQuad’s license model will be announced on the AutoQuad.org site.