Do Speedybee F405 clones require a port?

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Broke college student here, but trying to break into the hobby for a club. Looking at ali express, I see a lot of what appears to be clones of the SpeedyBee F405. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806991272338.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.10.856c749aFJgsLO&algo_pvid=081c9352-621f-4aba-991b-37dd6f54a400&algo_exp_id=081c9352-621f-4aba-991b-37dd6f54a400-9&pdp_ext_f={“order”%3A"13"%2C"eval"%3A"1"%2C"fromPage"%3A"search"}&pdp_npi=6%40dis!USD!38.28!26.80!!!38.28!26.80!%402101d6fe17629142584933644e7aea!12000039710524926!sea!US!6655004038!X!1!0!n_tag%3A-29911%3Bd%3A5c010a18%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895&curPageLogUid=w3cImWrPjc9a&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch|query_from%3A|x_object_id%3A1005007177587090|_p_origin_prod%3A

I was wondering if these can use the existing firmware for the SpeedyBee, or if I would need to port it myself.

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No idea. If you’re in the US, find a US supplier. You’ll pay a tariff via Ali Express, and there are no guarantees about whether or not it’ll work. These F405 autopilots are among the absolute cheapest, even when genuine. There’s no need to roll the dice on a clone.

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