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Re: Brushless Motor Microcontoller

As far as I know, hobby style brushless motor controllers use the same 1-2ms, ~50Hz PWM signal that the brushed controllers use. This is very convenient in that a ton of work has already been done for you.

Additionally, there is already a "motor shield" built for the Arduino that meets many of your stated needs. Although, I am not certain if you will be able to use all your sensors with it AND drive all the motors.

Take a look at what is available with the Arduino, it may just be the ticket you want.

Look at Sparkfun and Adafruit. Both have a good selection of options.
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